> Is there a way to tell the difference between the hand-made netting and machine-made netting for Filet? Do both types have that "knot" at the junctions? Or is it more like a "wrap" in the machine variety? In other words, if one has an old piece of Filet, can one tell if the net is handmade or machine made?
Hi,
My understanding, and what I read in my reference books, is that handmade filet net is knotted. At each intersection, you can feel a bump or knot -- like a grain of sand, per my book -- if you run your fingers over the mesh.
Machine made net does not have a knot. It probably is woven or twisted. There are no little bumps at the intersections. Once you have felt the handmade net, you will not mistake machine made for handmade.
The machine made net became so common, and saved so much working time, that the term 'handmade filet' often refers to the design darning part only. If it is handmade, then the whole lace is called handmade. Machine made filet means filet that was done entirely by machine.
People who really know lace may separate the net and the design elements and designate each one separately. This gives three varieties of filet:
-handmade design on handmade net
-handmade design on machine made net
-machine made, both design and net
Be sure you let us know when this book is available. Alice in Oregon
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