I think that the individual sections are what is usual for Chinese BL, it's just not usual to find a piece that big. It would make a lovely table cloth, especially if the price remains low!
Brenda > I would say that it is handmade bobbin lace. It looks like it was made > in sections and then sewn together. Some of the sewing threads have > loosened. It's not the normal pattern for Chinese lace. I'm guessing it > was made in Europe. > > This is all guessing...but it may have been made by a group of people > during one of the attempts to reinstate bobbin lace as a commercial > entity. > > It's surely worth more than the starting price. The seller is probably > hoping the price will go up with bidding. And the seller could be > someone who inherited the bedspread and just wants to dispose of it. > There would probably have been more information in the description if the > seller knew much about lace. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
