Hi Everyone
Sorry to be so long in replying to Jeri�s enquiry about the Rachel B
Kay-Shuttleworth book. They have some books. The main problem is trying to find
out how you can pay. I have not got all the details yet, but I have not
forgotten.
The discussion about cloth stitch, half stitch etc -
I use the term cloth stitch but I know that some people use the term whole
stitch to mean the same thing.
When I have been writing descriptions of lace for cataloguing the lace of the
Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth collection and so many terms are use to describe the
same thing � tally = Barley corns, Coxcombs, Cutworks, Grains, Leadworks, Leaf,
Grains, Wheat-ear, etc. Which term should I use? Some are quite local terms
used in a small area. I decided to use the name tally and sometimes the local
name in brackets. But if someone came to research a certain term they may not
necessarily find what they are looking for. So I decided to make a glossary of
terms which hopefully may help someone in the future with their research. I am
going through my books looking for the meanings but the list grows! Where
should I stop?
Something some of you may find of interest is a large card, which will have to
be dismantled because it isn�t acid free. The pieces of lace are sewn onto
velvet, which is sewn onto the card. Its title is �Arab, Palestinian and Cyprus
Lace�. I have not seen any �Arab Lace� before. Rachel�s note says � Probably
the oldest type of lace, but until recently unknown, being made in the harem
for home use. There are eight pieces from Bethlehem, some from Tunis, Armenia,
Persia and Cyprus. They look like netting with a fine thread. There are dates
on some they seem to have been made in the 1920s. It says �Sheet 1� so maybe I
will find some more, sometime in the future.
The stitches look to be knotted. There are some circular mats, edgings and
insertions. Two little pieces �look like Torchon in design but worked with the
old Arab stitch.�
The pieces from Tunis, all 1920, say �all the very old traditional designs�.
One of the motifs looks like needlelace some of the areas in the design like
Bebila.
Hope this is of interest.
Dianne Derbyshire
City of Preston
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