[lace] Bacton Altar Cloth

2016-05-16 Thread Louise Bailey
It seems to be my luck to be posting embroidery stories. Splashed over the papers is the identification of an alar cloth in a small church in Herefordshire as a piece of a dress from Elizabeth 1st.It is being conserved by BRP: and there is a lovely short film on youtube. https://www.youtube.c

[lace] Lace espadrilles

2016-05-16 Thread Susan
Hello All! Last summer, WalMart sold cute & comfortable "crocheted lace" espadrilles. Would you believe--they are back this year! Black, ecru & hot pink! I've posted a pic of mine on Arachne Flickr. Usual disclaimers, happy customer, etc. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA

[lace] Honiton With Rectangles?

2016-05-16 Thread Adele Shaak
Hi Everybody: A couple of weeks ago I posted a question (below) about a Honiton collar, and didn’t hear from anyone. Happily the owner of the collar has sent me some photos, so I invite you to take a look at them and tell me what you think (see link at bottom of message). My original question:

Re: [lace] Honiton With Rectangles?

2016-05-16 Thread Liz Roberts
Wow! That is a very beautiful piece of lace! I see what you mean about the rectangles. I don't have a clue, but love it anyway. It would seem to be very meticulous to make (for me anyway). Thanks for sharing! Liz Roberts in cool and rainey Missouri, USA Subject: [lace] Honiton With Rectangles

Re: [lace] Honiton With Rectangles?

2016-05-16 Thread Sue Babbs
The picot braids in a square pattern look to me like the 'purl edged braid squares' shown on pages 75 and 25 of "Honiton Lace: A collection of rediscovered fillings" but in this case the purls are only on one side of the braid not both. I look forward to hearing what others think, as I am not

Re: [lace] Honiton With Rectangles?

2016-05-16 Thread Jean Leader
On 16 May 2016, at 21:57, Adele Shaak wrote: > A couple of weeks ago I posted a question (below) about a Honiton collar, and > didn’t hear from anyone. Hi Adele, I think it is probably Honiton - the flowers including the thistle are typical as are the leaves with raised work. I’ve never seen