As an example of what I was just writing about on the heddles, see Ebay item
#260578984300
Laurie
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"Anyone got any ideas on what this is? http://tinyurl.com/yju5sb9";
It reminds me of a form of drafting tool. If you were making prickings, or
replicating a pre-existing lace, then you would have pinholes in the various
placements in (what appears to be) the ivory plate, and the moveable arms
wo
I just stumbled across this interesting site - great for a beginner. Bright
and colourful and I just love the Scottie Dog!
http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/lace/index.htm
Diana in Northants
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In answer to Lora's query, I have a Victorian black silk mourning dress
(separate sleeved top and skirt, that would have been worn attached, plus
over skirt) which is decorated with black yak lace embellished with French
'jet' (glass) beads.
I daresay that most other types of lace were also used fo
Interesting comment about the heddles. Lace collectors go after these things
because of a story that they are connected with lace. Gertrude Whiting
describes them in Old-Time Toys and Tools of Needlework (1928). Even though
she makes her doubts known, she's responsible for many lace collectors
As Queen Victoria was widowed at a fairly early age, I think that most
of her lace was honiton. I'm pretty certain that this would have set
a trend for Honiton Lace to be the most popular, but I couldn't swear
to it.
BTW I love the tag line I'm definitely one of the 'assorted
weirdo
On a bit of a Victorian tangent this morning I wondered what sort of lace would
have been used for mourning items in Victorian England and on a slightly
different note if anyone had tried using bobbin lace techniques for hair work?
I imagine it would be extremely fiddely and frustrating but it c
I also wondered what it was . thanks for the explanations
dom from paris , france . the sun is with us again .. at long last ! .
Le 31/03/10 21:05, Lorri Ferguson a écrit :
> Just a note to those who may not know.
> About a third of the way thru the pictures just after a side note
> "Pl
