Thank you to everyone who has had any input in this discussion. It is
interesting to read all the different thoughts and view.
It has given both myself and my sister much more idea of what she has owned
for 32 years and it has been moved from a keepsake box into her knickers draw
so she can enjoy
Sorry. I said that the mantillas from Granada and Barcelona were machine
made. IT IS NOT TRUE. They are manual.
Maria Greil
El sáb., 18 jul. 2020 a las 19:16, N.A. Neff ()
escribió:
> I agree with Maria. As I said initially, this is machine-made needlerun on
> machine-made net. This indeed a
Thank you, Nancy, your explanation was very useful.
I learned this kind of lace collecting *mantillas* and being a young family
member of an active professional embroiderer. *Mantillas* were made in
bobbin lace and later, when the manufacture had to speed up, they were
embroidered on machine
I agree with Maria. As I said initially, this is machine-made needlerun on
machine-made net. This indeed a form of embroidery on net, which is not
usually included in what people mean by "needle-lace". I didn't want to get
into an argument about how narrowly or how broadly one defined
Sorry, but I do not agree with you. I find it is no needle lace but machine
embroidery on a mechanical tulle.
Maria
El jue., 16 jul. 2020 a las 16:21, sue () escribió:
> There are always too many Sues in my life to help the confusion! Grin.
> The
> handkerchief was bought by my sister in 1988
There are always too many Sues in my life to help the confusion! Grin. The
handkerchief was bought by my sister in 1988 to carry at her wedding as her
something old. She bought it in the Kings Road, London, England UK. It
appeared from its storage in recent times while shielding from the
There are too many Sues in this handkerchief conversation! Grin!! Other
than posting the photos on Flickr for Sue T, I know nothing about the
hanky.
Sue T has asked her sister for more photos, and there is now also a
photo of the hanky's reverse and a photo of its corner. The photos are
in
Hazel's wedding hanky photo is now on Flickr for all to see. Hopefully
it can be correctly identified
Sue
suebabbs...@gmail.com
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