Originally Posted by
Jackie R
What exactly is a chatelaine? I'm not familiar with them.
In the old days - chatelaines were used by the lady of the castle when she hand embroidered her fancies. It held her tiny scissors, needle case, pins, thimbles, etc.., and she could pin it to her gown as shown in the photo by Miriam. (Ladies of wealth and leisure had their personal seamstresses to fashion their gowns) but some did enjoy fine sewing. I understand Queen Victoria did a lot of embroidery/stitchery.
Nowadays chatelaines are mostly made of fabric and hang around the neck like a scarf for ease. That's what I'm looking for - ideas on how to fashion one. Someone suggested using a man's tie as a base/pattern and adding the goodies to it. I'm taking Miriam's suggestion and will make another Google search.