I generally agree with Lyn's analysis, except that I would point out that diagrams are a recent phenomenon. If one takes Sharon's question to imply "all things being equal", then surely 17th and 18th C Binche/Valenciennes (before they differentiated) is the most difficult bobbin lace. I can work out how to do a piece of point ground lace, even floral, without a diagram, and all other kinds of bobbin lace I can think of, but I certainly can't do that with old Binche. But that's just one data point.
Nancy Connecticut, USA On Mon, May 21, 2018, 09:05 <lynrbai...@supernet.com> wrote: > ... "Difficult" is different for different people. Binche is certainly > difficult in that you have to follow the diagram carefully, and there are > methods of doing that, but nonetheless, there are diagrams, so as long as > you know where you are, it's not that difficult to figure out what to do > next. ... > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi <shg...@mail.harvard.edu> > > >What is the most difficult *type* of lace to make? I'm guessing it is > >Binche. > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
