[lace] brides

Bronwen It is my understanding that the outlines of motifs would be couched because that is what determines the shape of the motif. But brides are connections between motifs, and are put there to prevent large holes in the lace; they give it more stability. And the important thing is that they a

[lace] period lace

Lucie The first thing is that city women would have had access to laces made in the countries of their close trade partners. So for English areas, English laces of the period, probably not the best quality. And for French areas, French laces. Point ground laces were widely made in both countries

RE: [lace] Thank you everybody

So, in doing reticello or similar types of needle lace, is couching the brides "normal" or am I doing it wrong? Thank you so much for your patience in reading through this whole missive. Bronwen That's a very provocative question? Firstly, anything that makes the lace more beautiful is good. I

[lace] 1810s vs 1860s

I am trying to figure out what kinds of lace would be extant and available to American and Canadian women (urban and fairly rich, I guess) to decorate their clothes (especially coiffes). I have a fairly good grasp of the clothing styles involved (except for the difference between country clothes th

[lace] Thank you everybody

I received many wonderful responses from the list. Thank you all for taking the time to answer me! Mostly I was given the advice to ask questions, so I will. Good thing I'm not shy, right? A little background info, first: About 4 years ago, I had the chance to learn pulled thread embroidery, w

[lace] Cotswolds Members

Hi All, I am going as 'chauffeuse' with my parents, to the Cotswold Water Park, from 4th September to the 19th, and I wondered if there are any Arachne members in that area, or any Lace Groups which will be meeting, and who wouldn't mind a visitor!I don't know what we will be doing on which da

[lace] needlelace - was gasoline lace follow-up

In message <4212fbff0908182113n7db456dbneeb131fe3a3c6...@mail.gmail.com>, Branwyn ni Druaidh writes Ob Lace: I've seen a lot on this list about bobbin lace, but nothing really about needle lace. Is this list only for bobbin lace, or can people (like me) who do needle lace (and into historical