Dear Lee,
A photo would sure help.
Kate Henry
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From: Jeff and Lee Daly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 12:45 PM
Subject: [lace] Old lace tool?
Hi Everyone,
I received an email from someone who has a lace tool she wishes to
identify. Her description does not bring anything to mind except perhaps, it
is part of a lace machine. Her note is below. Any ideas? Lee in NJ USA
I wonder if you can help me identify an old tool that I think was used to
make lace. It is a pointed piece of wood, with a short piece of metal comb
embedded lengthwise in it. Attached to one end is a piece of stiff wire
which moves up and down over the comb. I speculate this is some sort of
lace loom, with the comb keeping the warp straight and the wire acting as a
heddle to lift the warp as a person weaves back and forth. I have two of
these, one four inches long with a 1 inch comb, one six inches long with a 2
inch comb - I think the lace therefore would have been 1 inch or 2 inches
wide.T
he items date from the 19th century, I think - the wire appears to be
hammered by hand to make it stiff, and they were found in a basket
containing hairpin lace (literally - it was still attached to a 2 pin used
to hold a lady's hair).
Would you or your members have any information on this sort of lace? Do you
know of a lace museum that could perhaps have examples of lace made with
such looms?
Thanks so much for any information
Tracey Trenam
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