Hello lovelies,
another - oops I forgot to post the newest video post. I am also late to make a written post about it, but it's in the work.
So, here we are: My sharknado dress
All the best,
Auris Lothol
Hello lovelies,
another - oops I forgot to post the newest video post. I am also late to make a written post about it, but it's in the work.
So, here we are: My sharknado dress
All the best,
Auris Lothol
Hello lovelies,
a few of you might remember, that I uploaded a few gaming videos on my channel. I removed all of them again as I didn't like the combination of sewing, lace making and gaming. I have also decided to focus entirely on lace making, sewing, and Japanese/historical fashion. As a result, I won’t be uploading any more travel videos too unless they’re related to these themes.
But don't worry, I am not giving up gaming. The gaming content will henceforth move to a completely new home! Since I love gaming and sharing that passion, I’ve created a separate channel called @AurisAdventures.
Right now, I’m playing My Time at Sandrock and plan to add Coral Island soon. I’d love for you to check it out if you are also into comfy games, and subscribe! Thank you all so much for your support.
See the full announcement on youtube:
All the best,
Auris Lothol
Hello lovelies,
it's been a while since the Lolita community organized another b&b. Usually it was combined with the Anime/Manga event Animarket but about two years ago the organizers of that event split and made two different events on the same day. And then it somehow fizzled out and the community made their own event again - one following the big Tea party in June 2024 (see here) and the newest one, last weekend in January.
Outfit rundown:
OP: Angelic Pretty - shadow dream carnival
Shoes: Swankiss
Bow: La Pafait
6 different wig parts: Prisila
If you don't know how a b&b works, it is easy. You bring all of your items with a proper tag stating your name, the brand of the item, the size and price. Not mandatory but good to know would also be: if you accept PayPal plus your PayPal address, phone number, and measurements of the item. At the cashier your pay the fee for leaving your clothes there (1€ per item) and then you can stroll around and check out, what other people are selling. At the end of the event you pick up your clothes and ask the cashier for your money and they will hand it out to you in cash. And that's it. This time I handed it 7 items and sold three of them.
I loved the blue disney dress on the left but I rarely wear blue :(.
And the skirts. The left skirt in the old pink colour I also own but never wear as I don't really like it. But I was also unsuccessful in selling it myself. Mh...
There was only a small collection of bags and shoes this time.
A few accessoires that were stored on the table.
Last event and also this event, we had Lisas Munchie's as a guest vendor - she sells amazing cookies.
Hias and I quickly grabbed lunch as we still had time. Can you guess which food is mine? Because I am team beige while my partner usually eats healthy food.
I say usually because we went to a cafe afterwards and he ate both of these croissant, which kind of negates his healthy food a bit in my opinion. But they did look delicious. I don't like the flaky-ness of croissants so if I have a choice, I'd rather order something else.
I picked up the unsold items, got my money and we went back home again. All in all I bought three dresses, a skirt, and a necklace. And here is the haul:
The skirt is so pink, so frills, so gyaru and I got it for only 15€.
J. gave me a small discount on this Axes Femme dress and I paid 40€ for it. She said that the dress colour didn't suit her complexion which I didn't see.
Finally, I stained glass window dress in white! Hooray. And it was only 40€ too. I just don't know the brand.
This cherry necklace is from Alien Moe, a creepy-cute Austrian indie brand. The necklace was 10€ a piece.
All in all I paid 180€ but also sold items worth 60€.
Btw, I uploaded a reel/shorts from the event:
Have a great weekend,
Auris Lothol
Hello lovelies,
and welcome back to another lace exhibition blog post. After diving into that exhibition topic head first last year, I finally get all the good information where all of the exhibitions and lace are held. And I am loving it.
The MAK (Museum für Angewandte Kunst) allegedly also has a huge lace collection so I will check it out soon. I have only been to MAK once at a lolita event and that was ages ago (while going through all of my posts I realized I never made a posting about it. I think it was back in 2009/2010 maybe?).
The small exhibition was held at Tostmann Trachten, a shop specialized on Dirndl and other traditional Austrian garment. I like Dirndl in its modern form but also have to strongly disagree with people who seem to think that all Austrians wore this before the world wars. A dirndl like dress was only worn by peasants in the countryside and servants and looked very different to what we have today. Yes, it did also consist of skirt, apron and bodice but most clothing did in the 18th and 19th century. But I digress.
Here is a screenshot from their website, accessed 13th of January 2025 introducing the exhibition "The world of lace".
The exhibition is open Fridays from 2pm to 5pm and Saturday from 11am to 3pm. As I worked near the shop, it was a no-brainer to just go Friday after my work. We arrived around 3pm at the shop and were lead up a narrow staircase at the back of the shop. The stairs were well-trodden by many people who had passed through before.
The room we were in had dark fabric plates on the wall where the lace was pinned onto it. Next to it were the information table which explained the lace. And there was so much to see. I will only upload the collected versions and not the individual images because it would be too much. If you want any close-ups of the lace, don't hesitate to contact me on my email![]() |
Occhi Spitzen (Tatting Lace) |
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Orientalische Nadelspitze (Oriental Needle lace) |
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Hedebo Baldyring Durchbruchstickerei (Breakthrough Embroidery) |
All examples were made in the later half of the 19th century.
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Durchbruchstickerei |
All were made in the 20th century.
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Renaissance embroidery |
The brown piece on the left is the oldest piece, it's from the late 15th century, while the other two are from the 16th century.
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Reticella collars and gros point de venise. |
These are all lace collars, mostly from the 16th century.
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Point de France and Alençon |
This long hood band was made in the 19th century.
The top lace collar is a point de France from the second half of the 17th century, the other two below are Venetian collars made in the 16th century. Only the bottom one with the floral motif is relatively new from the 19th century. The ground is machine made and was then filled in.
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Alençon, Agentan and Brussel Needlelace in tull ground |
The rectangle and the one on the bottom are the only two without a date, the rest is from the 18th century.
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Frühe Italienische und Niederländische Klöppelspitzen/Early Italian and Netherland bobbin lace |
The red one was from a stole of a liturgical vestment but all were made in the 17th century.
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Brüsseler Rokoko Klöppelspitze/Brussel rococo bobbin lace |
The top two were made in the 1740s, the decorative cloth and the lace last lace were made in the 19th century whereas the middle lace was made in the 18th century. Both lace at the bottom are examples of Valenciennes lace.
There were also two bobbin lace bolster pillow with lace patterns attached to them. I am pretty sure that there were people demonstrating bobbin lace on the opening day.
A wonderful little cap but without any information.
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Kombinationsspitzen/Combination lace |
All crafted in the 19th century in Point de gaze or duchesse.
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Chantilly |
Chantilly lace from the 19th century made in Silk.
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Flandrische Rokoko Klöppelspitzen/Flandern rococo bobbin lace |
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Sonnenspitze |
I had never hear of "Sonnenspitze"/"Sun lace (??)" before but you always learn something new.
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Lochstickerei/Broderie Anglais |
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Bändchenspitze |
The books that can be seen at the bottom of the pictures are available for sale on the homepage of the publisher Leykam.
All the best,
Auris Lothol