Re: [lace] Mechlin lace

Hi Nancy An interesting thought. Sorry, I cannot help, the reference I came across was only to Mechlin. Since the areas in which the other laces were made are in close proximity to the Mechlin area it is very possible that they had the same attitude. Fortunately there are more prickings available

Re: [lace] Mechlin lace

Hi Alex, Were the Binche and Valenciennes prickings burnt also? Nancy On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 5:01 AM, Alex Stillwell wrote: > Thank you Devon. Interesting not only to see the lace but the pricking it > was > made on. There are very few Mechlin prickings available,

RE: [lace] Mechlin and lace terminology

<lace@arachne.com> Subject: Re: [lace] Mechlin and lace terminology Lorelei, It may be because I am both a collector and a lacemaker, but I don't see that the two groups differ in what they want to use a name for--to be a short-hand for some set of data. ... - To unsubscribe send ema

Re: [lace] Mechlin and lace terminology

Lorelei, It may be because I am both a collector and a lacemaker, but I don't see that the two groups differ in what they want to use a name for--to be a short-hand for some set of data. The data that you as a lacemaker want to know is the same as what I think collectors want to know--techniques,

RE: [lace] Mechlin

That fits well. I agree. Lorelei -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Ilske Thomsen Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 11:07 AM To: Arachne reply <lace@arachne.com> Subject: Re: [lace] Mechlin Mechlin, Valenciennes and Binche

Re: [lace] Mechlin

Mechlin, Valenciennes and Binche laces looked at the beginning of 18th century very similar but than they became each their typical look. Mechlin get an outline for example.with In the first half of 18th cent. the motives of the Mechlin lace were named flowers and worked in linen stitch and

RE: [lace] Mechlin

Nancy says, “This doesn't say what the historical usage was, of course, but that is the current usage by dealers for the antique laces.” Trying to use updated terminology for lace is proving to be nothing short of a metaphysical enterprise. For instance, at one point the museum referred to all

Re: [lace] Mechlin

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.

Re: [lace] Mechlin

Alex, In addition to the Mechlin lace books you and Lorelei mention, there is another one also by Rita Thienpondt. It was published in 1998 and is titled 'Mechelse kant, meer dan alleen ijsgrond...' (Mechlin lace, more than iceground). Regards, Maria Greil a lacemaker living in Spain 2014-06-03

Re: [lace] Mechlin, where did the pins go?

On Mar 23, 2005, at 12:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Julie) wrote: The pins are missing! There are no pins in the ground! How do I tension without pins to pull against? Tamara wrote: The pins are missing in the ground of both Mechlin and Valenciennes (and I've heard of some Bucks

Re: [lace] Mechlin, where did the pins go?

I've never tried Mechlin, but Skansk is another lace with pins only at the edges. What I did through the ground was work to an edge and use that pin to maintain the worker's position while carefully tensioning each ground stitch along its path. Even in Bucks, they traditionally didn't put

RE: [lace] Mechlin, where did the pins go?

Julie, I took Ulrike Voelker's (nee Loehr) (NOTE: The new name has NO UMLAUT, YAY!) class in Ithaca and love Mechlin. I haven't done tons of it, but I think I got the ground pretty well under my belt. As usual, Tamara's Patented Thinking Woman's Lace Methods are right on track. On the

Re: [lace] Mechlin, where did the pins go?

In a message dated 3/24/2005 3:45:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was in once that although Mechlin was supposed to have died out early in the 1800's, she found lace pieces in England that were worked in Mechlin ground up til almost 1900. It was a small lace

Re: [lace] Mechlin terminology

Hello Julie I don't have that book but I think I can answer some of your questions In Section 1, Thienpondt does not define the stitches. Linen stitch is a standard name, I assume it's cloth stitch CTC Half-stitch is a standard name, I assume it is CT Twisted stitch I assume