It would seem to me that as long as lace was a luxury item (which it was
until machine lace caused it to fall out of fashion...) the people who
could afford good lace would only want the latest fashion, therefore,
Regency lace would not have been as desirable in the later years of the
19th century. However, after the renewed interest in lace after the
turn of the 20th century, *all* laces were desirable, so those who could
make lace would use any patterns they had or could find.
Clay
On 3/16/2011 9:21 AM, Alex Stillwell wrote:
Hi Jane
I was not commenting on the earliest date, only the latest. I think it is
dangerous to stipulat the latest date it was made because if there are
prickings around lacemakers will use them. We are all using prickings from the
last two centuries and possibly earlier, why can they not have done this in
the past?
Best wishes
Alex
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