It is with great interest that I have followed the conversations about Mechlin, Valenciennes, Binche, etc. and am wondering if the conversation can continue with point ground. So far, I have not been able to find a date (approximate) for the start of point ground laces. The closest I have come is late in the 1700s. Of the 22 Ipswich lace samples made in Massachusetts between 1789 and 1790 and preserved at the Library of Congress, only one of them employ point ground, and that is as a filling. Most of the grounds are Paris ground/Kat stitch or some version of Torchon, including honeycomb. My guess is that point ground was fairly new, but one of the lace makers figured out how to make it from a snippet of imported lace. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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