I sent this to Sallie earlier this evening: "Sallie Unfortunately, none of the photos are quite close enough. The camera needs to see every individual thread. Only then can a lace expert accurately and definitively identify a lace. The photos show the style, but not enough about where the threads actually go. #27 is the only one I questioned as a possible, but I think it highly unlikely. I think it is probably a chemical lace, machine made by machine embroidery in cotton on a dissolvable fabric. The background fabric is dissolved and only the cotton embroidery remains. The design seems most likely an imitation of needle lace. If it were real needle lace it would be very valuable. But I can't see enough detail to be absolutely sure. #28 is a mixed tape lace of the type called Battenberg. A straight machine made tape is curved around and folded around curves. Then needle lace stitches are done in the empty spaces. In this one it is mostly buttonholed rings. There is a piece with similar work and design on my website. http://lynxlace.com/battenberglace.html #29 is unusual. It is also a mixed tape lace, but the tape itself is very odd. It may be imitating a very complex kind of bobbin tape, or it is remotely possible that it is a bobbin tape. But since I can't see the individual threads, I can't be sure. The filling stitches between the tapes are also very unusual and highly complex. If those fillings are truly hand made needle lace, then this is an unusually good example of mixed tape lace. But I am suspicious. I would need to be able to see the threads to be sure.
Sorry that I can't give a more definitive answer. Lorelei Halley " - 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
