Dear Devon,
Why don't you ask directly the author of the book?
Her name is Nora Andries and if you are interested i can give you her
address. I used to go to her classes on Turnhoutse lace in Germany a couple
of years ago.
Maria Greil
El sáb., 18 abr. 2020 a las 0:38, Devon Thein ()
escribió:
According to the book Van speldengrond tot Turnhoutse Kant (about Turnhout
lace) "In Couvin, Beaumont, Cerfontaine and Marche lengths of lace were
made in black or white silk and in cotton. The point de Paris ground is
mostly combined with point ground. The aspect and the technique is
different
Hi Karisse
Lace workers never bothered to count bobbins, even the ones that could.
Instead they would wind a handful and start working. When they ran out they
would wind another handful and carry on, the same with gimps. Also, the number
of bobbins needed varied when making floral Bucks according
Dear Arachnids
I fully agree with Brian and Pierre that it is time museums curators
remembered they are only custodians of the museum property and that the
collections are not their private property; I have heard curators referring to
,my collection, when talking about the collections they are in
