Good morning Diana
I am also sure some black lace was made using black thread. I have an
antique pricking that is a light card with the indicators drawn in red. If
the indicators were in black they would be confused with the black threads.
This is Arachne at its best. Blow the dust.
Alex
Hi fellow Arachnids,
I believe that some black lace was made with white thread and dyed black and
some made with black thread. If you have some old pieces of black lace you do
not mind unpicking you can see for yourselves. Lace dyed after it is made will
be very slightly lighter inside the
Like Alex I’ve always understood that on the whole black lace produced in the
English east Midlands was worked with white thread which was later dyed.
On the other hand I have old Beds lace prickings on grey card which I believe
were used for work with black thread.
Diana in Northamptonshire
