Lia Baumeister's Lace Identification book also distinguishes between Vieux Flandre (Old Flemish Lace) and a "so-called Vieux Flandre" made in Belgium. This 19th century version has a motif made with braids(they can be made with bobbin lace or they can be machine made) and they are put together with needle lace stitches. This is not the same as the 17th century Vieux Flandre , which has the following characteristics:made with continuous threads motifs mainly clothstitches lines in the motif are made by twisting the runners or the passive pairs no coarse thread background is short irregular plaits. In later laces, a regular ground, as that became more fashionable. This book Lace History and Lace Identification is available for loan from the IOLI Library. --- Doris O'Neill--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet.
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