On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Panza, Robin wrote: > There's also something that I think is called "Tuscan lace" by the antique > dealers. I'm not sure how the net is made, but the darning is *very* coarse > and darned areas are usually surrounded by buttonhole or overcast stitch. > There's often embroidered decorations on the darned areas.
I think that I know of this style of Filet Lace as 'Filet Guipure'. This is the type of Filet Lace that is still being imported from China that you can buy for pennies on the hour (of work it took to make). Karen Bovard (The ShuttleSmith) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Omaha, NE - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
