Hi Karen, What are the angles of the grounds in the Ipswich lace samples?
Nancy Connecticut, USA On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 3:35 PM, Karen Thompson <karenhthomp...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. > > -Karen - usually in Washington, DC or Delaware > > - > 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
