We toured the Bingham-Waggoner Estate and the Vail Mansion in Independence, MO. I was allowed to take pictures in certain areas. I especially loved the collection of old wedding dresses on display in the Vaile Mansion. The red dress below, unusual in that most people don't think of red as a wedding dress, was my favorite.
The below are closeups of the embroidery.
The below ivory wedding dress was my second favorite, due to the style.
And this one I loved simply due to it's location under the staircase, near the reflections from the lamp to it's right. It made it come alive.
In the Bingham-Waggoner Estate, where nearly all the furnishings were originals to the Waggoner family, I loved the pillow in this rocking chair.
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| Here is a close up of the pillow on the rocker. |
Needlepoint on the back of a chair.
I love the below design in that it was on a voile shade. The green is from the grass outside.
I'm not sure what this stitch is called, but I like it and will research it further.
I guess this is the early version of a rag quilt?
I miss my collection of vintage hats that I had while living at Shangri-la (our beautiful home on a hill in the woods near Annapolis). I had a few dozen hats. I gave several to friends, and some some to another friend (she insisted on paying for them because she resells). I miss my hats. But not enough to work full time.
There were several framed needlepoint bouquet collections, some with human hair, which was popular, by necessity in days of old.
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