I think PieceWork had a short article about Saba lace a while ago, but I don't recall very many photos or close-ups of the work. The photos that Lacefairy has on her site really look like Teneriffe.
http://lace.lacefairy.com/ID/Saba.html If I were to hazard a guess at identifying Saba lace, I would say that the drawnwork looks like a hybrid of Teneriffe/Sol/Nanduti and Mexican drawnwork. Saba lace doesn't have the separately worked medallions that are characteristic of a lot of Nanduti lace. It seems to be worked more in bands like Mexican drawnwork but the bands are not as wide and elaborate as what I've seen in Mexican work. As for the stitches, one would expect overlap--there's a limit to the number of ways one can wrap threads or needle-weave fillings. Take this with a grain of salt because I'm only going by the photos on one site. I just found some photos on the Saba tourism site. Saba lace seems to be mainly used for inserts and edgings. http://www.sabatourism.com/lacesamples2.html Of course, that may reflect current fashion (lace collars aren't in style), but it does appear that Nanduti/Teneriffe has more examples where the entire fabric is made of lace, by whipping medallions together and working fillings in the spaces. Teneriffe/Sol/Nanduti laces are worked on spokes formed by winding thread around a stitched circle or around pins. Saba may be true drawnwork (worked only on threads left after drawing out grounds threads, but I somehow doubt it. Otherwise, you wouldn't see so many examples of white on colour. I hope this makes sense. I'm trying to do this at work and the Web interface isn't great. Avital > On Jun 11, 2007, at 17:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Maybe there is an Arachne who can help answer the following > inquiry > > that > > Lacefairy received? She asked me to send to Arachne, for > assistance. > > Jeri Ames > > in Maine USA > > ---------- > > "Can you tell me how I am able to identify Saba lacework from > others? > > Are > > there certain styles that were only used by Sabans or only > certain > > materials > > or shapes/items?" > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
