Since I happen to have all my books in front of me, to Nancyâs pointâ¦
According to Wardle in Victorian Lace, (110-112) a certain amount of Valenciennes had been made in Ypres in the 18th century, but did not assume any importance until the 19th century when Belgium took the leadâ¦According to M. Felix Aubry(â¦) it was M. Felix Duhaijon-Brunfaut of Ypres who, in 1833, decided that the time had come to revitalize the industryâ¦It was deemed necessary not only to give the lace a greater appeal by emphasizing the contrast between a densely white pattern and a cobwebby ground, but also to make its production both quicker and cheaper. To achieve this the practice was adopted of adding threads to form the toile. These would be carried over at the back of the work, like those of the mesh ground in Brussels bobbin lace, while the work was in progress, and the redundant threads cut away after the lace was finished. This also meant that a lighter type of ground could be made and it was at this period that the airy diamond-shaped meshes, by which nineteenth century Valenciennes can easily be distinguished from that of the eighteenth century came into being. Not an answer to my question, but interesting nonetheless. Devon Sent from Mail for Windows 10 - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
