It is interesting that the 17th C and early 18th C straight laces from the Flanders region are today all referred to as Valenciennes or sometimes Binche by lace dealers--e.g., http://www.mendes.co.uk/antique.bobbin.lace.p.two.html. As soon as a gimp appears, then that variant is called Mechlin. This doesn't say what the historical usage was, of course, but that is the current usage by dealers for the antique laces.
Nancy Connecticut, USA On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 3:52 AM, Alex Stillwell <alexstillw...@talktalk.net> wrote: > ... it would appear that the straight lace made in the Flanders > region, Mechlin, Binche and Valenciennes etc. was all called Mechlin lace > until about 1740, although there are some suggestion that it may have been > as > early as 1665, and it was only then that the different styles were defined. > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
