----- Original Message ----- From: "Lorelei Halley" <lhal...@bytemeusa.com>
What style are the lappets? Point ground, Mechlin? Lorelei -------------------- The lappets of Hermannsburg, Germany, were mostly considered to be Erzgebirge Guipure. The opinion of the people studying them were that they came from a variety of regions. Unmarried girls wore a long, narrow double lappet (two lappets connected in the center) as a headband, tied in the back. Most old lappets like this had damage in the area that would have been tied. When married, they changed to a double lappet with a large diamond area at the top of the head, called a fanchon. Since most ladies were buried with their marriage fanchons, not many remain to be studied. The narrow lappets remained in the cupboards because they weren't worn after marriage. The book has an interesting history on the bonnets and lappets that were worn, and why fashion changed from one to the other. Even if you never want to make a lappet, the history part of the book makes a good read. Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
