-----Original Message----- From: Patricia Dowden Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 10:52 AM To: 'Vasna Zago' Subject: RE: [lace] filet/lacis
Hi Vasna, Filet crochet copies lacis. Lacis is made by embroidering on net that is knotted in a rectangular grid. (Avital has some ciruclar netting on her site, showing some of the possibilities of just varying the netting itself). In the late 19th Century, filet net came into popularity again and as very often happened, the embroidered lace was renamed Guipure d'Art (if in doubt, name it in French). There is simply tons of filet net on ebay. Filet crochet copies the filet net. Filet crochet achieves the look of net filet by working solid blocks of crochet and open cells. Another difference is that filet crochet is worked all in one piece while the net filet requires the foundation net. Almost any design that is charted in squares can be worked in either technique. Net filet uses more stitches than can be reproduced in crochet filet. Burano filet is worked on a canvas with one thread in the weft and two twisted threads in the warp (a leno weave). The Burano was often embroidered in colored silks. Patty Dowden -----Original Message----- From: Vasna Zago [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 10:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] filet/lacis Dear Spiders: A friend and I are trying to figure out all the differences between filet and lacis. Are they the same kind of lace? What is filet crochet and how is that different? I had always thought that filet and lacis were different names for the same kind of lace, i.e., darned net. Is it still called filet (or lacis) if one buys the netting pre-made and just does the darning? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance! Vasna Zago If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible warning. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
