Fine needle lace is polished and finished with an aficot or lobster claw or some suitable implement. It needs to be extremely smooth and polished itself. We were told about this when visiting the nunnery in Argentan , France where fine needle lace is still made. I think it would apply to laces such as the Venetian laces as well. They are probably made of linen thread which will not be damaged as cotton would be, and the threads are packed closely together. I think that needle laces are much stronger than bobbin laces generally because of he layers of stitches there are in some parts. Think of the rolls of thread surrounding some of the Venetian lace.
Jean in Cleveland U.K. Getting ready for our Lace Guild meeting tomorrow and trying to remember all the things I need to take as we try to plan our display for the Lace Guild AGM.
On 13 Feb 2004, at 01:05, Elizabeth Ligeti wrote:
Do any of the NL-ers on the list buff their NL? I have been checking out
Aficots.
I have never buffed my NL, and wonder if it really makes very much
difference.
Do you only buff the raised work, or the fillings, too?
I would appreciate any thoughts on this, as I wonder if it makes the thread
more fluffy, or not.
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