At 11:09 AM 1/11/2009, you wrote:
Nice pics... God I wish I had more time to sew. :)
The Mary Tudor portrait... that looks like multi-coloured tatted lace on the
under-sleeves, between the chemise puffs. How far back does tatting go?
Meli
Tatting only goes back into the early 19th century. It was proceeded
by knotting; several portraits from the 18th century show queens
knotting and there are references in diaries by various noble- and
gentlewomen to making trims. Making fly fringe is a knotting
technique (which I want to learn one of these days).
Tatting can simulate needle lace. A close look at examples of both
techniques will show that the needle lace is done by sewing with
buttonhole stitch while tatting uses a shuttle and makes a larks head knot.
Joan Jurancich
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