Thank you, Ilske!
Even more good information! I know that some of the "black" silk from
the mid 19th century turned brown with age, and some of it disintegrated
due to the caustic nature of the dyes used. So if France had a pure
black color that did not destroy the silk, and the color stayed black,
then it would have been highly desirable!
Clay
Ilske Thomsen wrote:
the Chantilly lace in the 19th century made around Chantilly was made
from this Grenadine named silk. It was a non boiled silk, very fine
and what's very important relly black. Not grey-black as the silk used
in Belgium. This is a point to distinguish French Chantilly from Belge
Ch. And the lace was stiffer than with boiled silk. If you work
Chantilly don't use the English (boiled) silk take thw Dnish one which
isn't boiled. If you ever come to Chantilly in France and visit the
Chantilly museum the lady there will tell you how expensive the
Grenadine silk was in that time and you will get an impression How
worthfull Chantily from there was and I think today still is.
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