Most of the fragments are actually what is called faggotting -- embroidery stitches worked between 2 pieces of hemmed fabric to hold them together. Calling it lace is a stretch. One usually finds it described in embroidery books. There do seem to be some simple buttonholed loop edgings on some of the fragments -- a very elementary punto in aria.
Dillmont (DMC Encyclopedia of Needlework) is not the best choice for accurate statements about lace history. But a very interesting find and link. Thanks Linda. Lorelei - 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
