If it is mesh crochet, then the base chain has 5-6 chains between slip stitches, and the loops are 9 sts long; second and third rows are slip stitched to the fifth stitch in the previous row's loop.
It is possible that chain stitch was stitched with a needle to make 5 stitch at the base chain and 9 stitch loops, rather than slip stitching. Or we could be witnessing the early use of actual crochet as a separate craft, not just tambour embroidery. Ann in CT --- Lynn Downward wrote: > Wow, that looks exactly like a mesh crochet stitch. > I would never have thought of it for something that early. > Are we agreeing > that since it's basically a chain stitch attached here > and there, it's more > than possible that this is really what we're looking at > this early in the history of crochet? > > LynnD > > Katy Bishop wrote: > > > I believe the dress in question is pictured on the MET museum site (I > > just found my copy of the book to look it up). > > > > It is featured on the first page on their highlights from the > > collection page. > > > > Dress (Robe à la Française), 1740s > > British; Country of Origin England > > Harris B. Dick Fund, 1995 (1995.235a, b) > > <http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/index.aspx?dep=8&vw=0> > > > > Here is a link to the page for the dress: > > <http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/the_costume_institute/Dress_Robe_a_la_Fran_aise/ViewObject.aspx?depNm=the_costume_institute&pID=1&kWd=&OID=80001010&vW=0&Pg=1&St=5&StOd=1&vT=2> > > > > You can zoom in,it is very unusual trim, not what everyone thinks of > > as trim from that period. very interesting. I wish the zoom was a > > bit more closeup! There's a detail in the book of the fly fringe. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
