Brenda, you may have seen this coming, but I now have to ask what chemical
lace is please?
Thank you for such great info on the rest of the email, brilliant.
I think that they filming would have been done at different points and the
producer showing what they showed in the time allotted to each
Hello Sue
Chemical lace is cotton embroidery on acetate fabric, then the whole
lot is steeped in acetone or something similar to dissolve away the
acetate leaving only the embroidery. Discovered in the 1880s I think
so Victorian but slightly late for the 1850s setting of the TV
programme.
I see what you mean about being recognisable, Thank you for you explanation
and for the link which I found very interesting.
I have a lace butterfly bought in Bruge in the 1980s which I wonder if its
done in this way.
When I bought it I bought it as a pretty brooch of lace that I liked, but
: Re: [lace] Victorian Farm was lace-digest V2008 #276
I see what you mean about being recognisable, Thank you for you explanation
and for the link which I found very interesting.
I have a lace butterfly bought in Bruge in the 1980s which I wonder if its
done in this way.
When I bought it I
We are going out to a Burns night supper on saturday for my 60th birthday,
(did I just admit to that, LOL). My husband has a kilt I made to wear at
our living history camps and usually wears a red soldiers coat from the
period 1800's. He has socks/hose, sparren but no modern jacket, so we
