Hi Devon and all.
I did some research into the early tapes for my book on Borris Lace. See
p.14
Mezzo Punto was first employed by lacemakers in Milan and Genoa in the 17th
century according to Mrs Head, The Lace and Embroidery Collector, 1922, p33.
The manufacture of braids was an important craft
By now I should not be amazed by the amount of collective erudition there is
in Arachne, but this discussion is an example. One must also remember the
inkle loom, which is particularly good at making tapes of all kinds. And
the saying, from I forget where, thick as inkle weavers probably
Thanks Annette.
This is very helpful.
There seems to have been something called a ribbon loom which could weave
multiple narrow ribbons simultaneously. There are some photos of the loom
on the site of the Comines Ribbon Industry Museum
http://ribbonindustrymuseum.wordpress.com/
I wonder
The thought of ribbon making came to me last night in bed. Coventry was a
centre of ribbon making in England and the silk used was, in the 1800's was
'farmed' in the Cotswolds and the occupations of women and girls that I've
come across in doing our family research shows that many were
The tape lace discussion is most interesting.
In further erudition, 'inkle' means small; having made inkle tapes on the
associated contraption, I don't see how the sewing edge can be achieved, as
in bobbin lace. The warp threads on the inkle loom can only be of a given
length, whereas with bobbin
The tapes in question do not have a sewing edge as in a twist, twist,
whole stitch, twist, twist. There are no spaces. They are solid like a shoe
lace. Some are woven perpendicularly. Some appear to be woven diagonally.
If you look at the piece, 88.2.7 on the museum site, a piece said to
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Subject: Re: [lace] 17th c. premade tapes, Mezzo Punto-ribbon loom?
Thanks Annette.
This is very helpful.
There seems to have been something called a ribbon loom which could weave
multiple narrow ribbons simultaneously. There are some photos of the loom
on the site
Weaver here, and one who works with band looms and historic techniques. The
older term for ribbon comes from its woven structure
rib band, so you
might also see the spelling ribband in the older references. These bands
were often woven with a close-set warp and a weft thats pulled tight,
Devon: These are the thoughts and questions that spring to mind upon looking
at your example.
1st: I did see several Genoese early laces at the Art Institute of Chicago
which had what looked like continuous tallies, made with more than 2 pairs.
In the photo you have showed us there is too much
I realize that this is not a good example because the photography does not
allow you to see the transitions. I also realize I have some photos of
privately owned pieces that I could post on one of the Ning sites. (Sorry,
have never gotten the hang of the arachne flicker site.) What group do
I wonder if these were made on a tape loom. I had the opportunity to
get a photo of one at a historical site a few years ago :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8617487@N08/3690979159/in/set-72157621006080174/
It would make sense that it was made on a loom instead of by bobbins.
Also, it makes me
Good photo, this is a rigid heddle loom. A drawback to this device is
abrasion on the threads. Short lengths of tape/weaving/cord/lace/bands
whatever to call the smallwares, would be strong and possibly quite thick
in proportion to their width.
Something else to think about, in the time period of
In the 17th century there were laces made from premade tapes. The tapes
were tacked onto a pattern and filled with often very beautiful and elaborate
needle lace stitches. These tapes look to be of woven linen. When the
tapes go around a curve they are gathered, or turned over, so it is
During my University of Malta Diploma in Lace Studies course, we
explored needlelaces and made a tape for a motif ourselves using
bobbins and upright Maltese lace pillow.
Karen in Malta
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Karen wrote:
During my University of Malta Diploma in Lace Studies course, we
explored needlelaces and made a tape for a motif ourselves using
bobbins and upright Maltese lace pillow.
How did you make the tape with bobbins? Specifically what kind of edge
did it have? Was it a tape with
And having made Battenberg type laces using tapes where you have to gather
and ease the tapes around corners, I would much rather spend the time making
a bobbin lace tape to fit the shape first.
All the tapes I inherited seem machine woven to my eye.
Sue
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I'm afraid I cannot answer many of your questions because we did not
go into depth on these laces.
What we did was a cloth stitch braid with a 'straight edge' (i.e. some
of you Spideys out there have referred to it as 'pin under four'). We
then gathered to go around curves. I preferred to have a
Dear Devon, Where to start on this one!? Not everyone uses the term
Mezzo Punto, for example.
You might like to reference my 2-volume 1913 set of Old Italian Lace by
Eliza Ricci. Volume II is about Bobbin Laces, and though she does not ever
use the term Mezzo Punto, you might see more
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