[lace] Cloth-stitch laces and tones

2005-07-10 Thread Adele Shaak
Hello, spiders: About the cloth-stitch laces: I'm referring to the older (eg, 17th-century) laces of Antwerp and similar; the ones that gave rise to what we now call Valenciennes, Flanders, and Binche. I would like to learn more about these laces, and am wondering if there are any resources

Re: [lace] Cloth-stitch laces and tones

2005-07-10 Thread TwoHappyBees
Dear Adele, Re: your question on old Flanders laces, etc., I recently purchased Onder de Loep from Holly Van Sciver. I think it might be of interest to you. Her website description follows: Onder de Loep - A follow-up title to Caroluskantjes. A selection of 42 patterns from 16th and 17th