[lace] Lengberg
Most of the fragments are actually what is called faggotting -- embroidery stitches worked between 2 pieces of hemmed fabric to hold them together. Calling it lace is a stretch. One usually finds it described in embroidery books. There do seem to be some simple buttonholed loop edgings on some of the fragments -- a very elementary punto in aria. Dillmont (DMC Encyclopedia of Needlework) is not the best choice for accurate statements about lace history. But a very interesting find and link. Thanks Linda. Lorelei - 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
Re: [lace] Lengberg
It is intriguing. Could the interpretation be 'lace' as in cording, connecting two fabrics by means of 'a lace (cord, string etc.)' On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Lorelei Halley wrote: > Most of the fragments are actually what is called faggotting -- embroidery > stitches worked between 2 pieces of hemmed fabric to hold them together. > Calling it lace is a stretch. > > - > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - 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
