[lace] Bedfordshire lace corners

There are some Bedfordshire lace samples for sale on ebay, supposedly from the 1900s (which I suppose could mean any time until 1999), two of those shown having corners. I was under the impression that corners were a relatively new development and that lace was gathered prior to their

Re: [lace] Bedfordshire lace corners

Since lacemaking has been around for 500 years, 'relatively new' could be a couple hundred years. More to the point, the book Les Dentelles Aux Fuseaux by Dillmont has many corner patterns, and the author died in 1890. I can't give an earler reference, but I think corners came in during the

Re: [lace] Bedfordshire lace corners

Message- From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Feb 8, 2007 4:39 AM To: Lace lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Bedfordshire lace corners There are some Bedfordshire lace samples for sale on ebay, supposedly from the 1900s (which I suppose could mean any time until 1999), two of those shown