Elena,
I would take this with a grain of salt. Some of the inventories that
actually mention bone lace are likely to have been metal laces, which were
certainly not "fine" in terms of diameter of the thread.
Kim
In Thomas Wrightâs âRomance of the Lace Pillow,â on page 8 he makes a
> distinction between bone lace as being finer, and bobbin lace as being
> coarser. My other trusted sources (Levey, Palliser, Earnshaw, etc) make no
> distinction, and my understanding has always been that bone lace is just an
> early name for bobbin lace. What say you all? Are there any other sources
> to support this or should I take it with a grain of salt?
>
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