Late 1700s, the little town of Ipswich Mass produced annually 79,000 yards of Handmade Bobbin lace. Documentation and actual samples are in the Library of Congress Washington DC. For demo at Rev War reenactments I make a black silk copy of #4. The distinctive laces mostly resemble a combination of Bucks and Torchon, with variations on the grounds. Some of the patterns have been published with new prickings so they can be made again. They are very pretty. :)) Check published prickings by Karen Thompson 2004. .Check "The Laces of Ipswich" Marta Cotterell Raffel ISBN 1-58465-163-6. My copy was $25 a while back. Excellent history included. Also check IOLI Bulletin Summer 1996-7 Vol 17, Number 4. ISSN 0740-6746.. Kate Henry Indiana USA
----- Original Message ----- From: "C Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tatman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lace list" <lace@arachne.com> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Princess Lace Machine > Hi Mark AND All. > > I was wondering also, this must have been a largest effort made to get > lacemaking really going in the US? > Was there a larger effort made? > > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
