BACKGROUND: The tatted yoke on this camisole is at least 90 years old. What a testimony to the sturdy fruit of the shuttle! I had sentimental reasons for my appreciation of this yoke (detailed below in HISTORY) and made a camisole for my daughter. Miss Alice, the previous owner, was especially fond of my children and they grew up knowing her as an exemplary model of Christian womanhood. In 1996, this garment was featured in my series entitled  Antique Textiles in Creative Needle magazine.
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE: The project was a challenge. I needed a way to attach the yoke to the gathered fabric without detracting from the intricacy of the tatting pattern. Commercial entredeux just seemed too new and joining it to the gathered fabric would be bulkier than desired. Also, white entredeux was too bright and ecru was too dark. Machine made entredeux was the perfect solution but just how to do that on a diagonal line across the gathered straight of grain fabric made me ponder long and hard.
