Hi Devon and all.
I did some research into the early tapes for my book on Borris Lace. See
p.14
Mezzo Punto was first employed by lacemakers in Milan and Genoa in the 17th
century according to Mrs Head, The Lace and Embroidery Collector, 1922, p33.
The manufacture of braids was an important craft
There is a type of lace in Malta, examples of which can still be seen
in convents, which is called 'Trina' and which was made using a
bobbin-made tape and needlelace fillings. Early examples use
bobbin-made tape, later ones use machine-made tape. Weaving was a
very common occupation
One thing the discussions of this - using heelball, pricking through original
prickings etc - makes very clear that the photocopiers we now take for granted
are a very modern invention, and most of us can remember when they were
unreliable - distorted, shrunk patterns on odd shiney paper that
By now I should not be amazed by the amount of collective erudition there is
in Arachne, but this discussion is an example. One must also remember the
inkle loom, which is particularly good at making tapes of all kinds. And
the saying, from I forget where, thick as inkle weavers probably
Hi to Australian Lacemakers, my son has just returned from a tour of Australia
mainly out of Perth. On his trip he came across a shop called The Lace Place
in small town called Hyden. he went in because he knew how I liked lace and
was surprised to find it was like a little museum of lace
Thanks Annette.
This is very helpful.
There seems to have been something called a ribbon loom which could weave
multiple narrow ribbons simultaneously. There are some photos of the loom
on the site of the Comines Ribbon Industry Museum
http://ribbonindustrymuseum.wordpress.com/
I wonder
The thought of ribbon making came to me last night in bed. Coventry was a
centre of ribbon making in England and the silk used was, in the 1800's was
'farmed' in the Cotswolds and the occupations of women and girls that I've
come across in doing our family research shows that many were
The tape lace discussion is most interesting.
In further erudition, 'inkle' means small; having made inkle tapes on the
associated contraption, I don't see how the sewing edge can be achieved, as
in bobbin lace. The warp threads on the inkle loom can only be of a given
length, whereas with bobbin
The tapes in question do not have a sewing edge as in a twist, twist,
whole stitch, twist, twist. There are no spaces. They are solid like a shoe
lace. Some are woven perpendicularly. Some appear to be woven diagonally.
If you look at the piece, 88.2.7 on the museum site, a piece said to
No I did not find any references to ribbon but it is another interesting
crossover.
Annette in Wollongong, Australia
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The Lace Place is located in the Tourist Centre at Wave Rock, Hyden. Hyden is
approx. 400 kms from Perth.The original collection belonged to one of the
leading ladies in Perth many years ago and I believe the lace was taken to
Hyden by a relative after her death.
A couple of months ago,
Weaver here, and one who works with band looms and historic techniques. The
older term for ribbon comes from its woven structure
rib band, so you
might also see the spelling ribband in the older references. These bands
were often woven with a close-set warp and a weft thats pulled tight,
Devon: These are the thoughts and questions that spring to mind upon looking
at your example.
1st: I did see several Genoese early laces at the Art Institute of Chicago
which had what looked like continuous tallies, made with more than 2 pairs.
In the photo you have showed us there is too much
Good idea, Laurie! I have had some contacts ask for conservators and
appraisers, and was never able to make suggestions. I'm sure you'll find
some, somewhere.
Lorelei
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I realize that this is not a good example because the photography does not
allow you to see the transitions. I also realize I have some photos of
privately owned pieces that I could post on one of the Ning sites. (Sorry,
have never gotten the hang of the arachne flicker site.) What group do
Thank you Ruth for all that information. I had an email from Shirley Meier
about The Lace Place and checked it out, they do have a small site online it
just made me wish even more that it was me that holidayed in Australia and not
my son. Him and his wife had a wonderful time over there and
I wonder if these were made on a tape loom. I had the opportunity to
get a photo of one at a historical site a few years ago :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8617487@N08/3690979159/in/set-72157621006080174/
It would make sense that it was made on a loom instead of by bobbins.
Also, it makes me
www.waverock.com.au/lace.htm provides a brief description of the Lace Place
in Hyden which I visited a few years ago to see the Irish crochet lace
collection.
It is well worth a visit and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
It is not well known in the tourist industry and I needed help to find out
about
Good photo, this is a rigid heddle loom. A drawback to this device is
abrasion on the threads. Short lengths of tape/weaving/cord/lace/bands
whatever to call the smallwares, would be strong and possibly quite thick
in proportion to their width.
Something else to think about, in the time period of
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