Adele, thank you so much for posting! I was having trouble imagining the
collar from your description so it was kind of your friend to send photos to
share. Love the bird, thistle & shamrocks (??). Does your friend ever wear
her collar? It is stunning & would look very chic indeed on a light
Thanks for sharing this (and posting the link so I can get to it easily).
Definitely an interesting piece, though the pivoted bars are unusual.
May I appeal to anyone sharing photos on Arachne to post a link to them. It
makes life so much easier. Mm..I may need to take this last request
ba
On 16 May 2016, at 21:57, Adele Shaak wrote:
> A couple of weeks ago I posted a question (below) about a Honiton collar, and
> didn’t hear from anyone.
Hi Adele,
I think it is probably Honiton - the flowers including the thistle are typical
as are the leaves with raised work. I’ve never seen
The picot braids in a square pattern look to me like the 'purl edged braid
squares' shown on pages 75 and 25 of "Honiton Lace: A collection of
rediscovered fillings" but in this case the purls are only on one side of
the braid not both.
I look forward to hearing what others think, as I am not
Wow! That is a very beautiful piece of lace! I see what you mean about the
rectangles. I don't have a clue, but love it anyway. It would seem to be very
meticulous to make (for me anyway).
Thanks for sharing!
Liz Roberts in cool and rainey Missouri, USA
Subject: [lace] Honiton
Hi Everybody:
A couple of weeks ago I posted a question (below) about a Honiton collar, and
didnât hear from anyone. Happily the owner of the collar has sent me some
photos, so I invite you to take a look at them and tell me what you think (see
link at bottom of message).
My original question:
While the list is quiet, I would like to ask a question.
A member of my lace club brought a beautiful lace collar into our last club
meeting. It is an heirloom, coming from her family in the English Midlands, and
is 100 years old, if not older. The lace is very finely made - beautifully made
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