The intro to Chrysanthemum Lace by Cathleen Belleville says that 'the history of this lace is a mystery. It is a relatively modern lace, having been developed in the early to mid 1900s but its country of origin is widely disputed. Almost every European country claims to have invented it...'
Clare > On May 25, 2017, at 6:13 PM, N.A. Neff <nancy.a.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Susan, > > Tønder lace is indeed Danish as Jean says, a point ground lace derived from > Lille lace from France. This is what I read recently, I believe in the > first part of Inge Skovgaard's The Technique of Tønder Lace. Bobbi > Donnelly, as Jean says, is the expert on Tønder, would know if I have the > right reference, and would be able to tell you if she agrees or not with > the derivation from Lille. I can give you Bobbi's email privately if you > want--I don't think she would mind. > > Nancy > > Nancy A. Neff > Connecticut, USA > > - > 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/
