According to Anna Crutchley, in "The Tassels Book", passementerie is the making of tassels and trimmings. She says it is "a hybrid craft. It employs the talents of the cordspinner, weaver and tassel maker, each of whom works to a high level of skill and expertise. They in turn are answerable to the interior decorator or upholsterer who is commissioned be the owner of the house to design schemes of great taste and imagination."
Anna is one of the tutors that we have for or lace and textile weekends and she does a talk and slide show about some of the traditional methods and equipment used to make this high quality work - I believe I am right in saying some of hers was used in the restoration of Windsor Castle after the fire. Some of the narrow braids she shows could be replicated successfully with lace techniques but are much quicker on a purpose made loom and therefore more commercially viable. Even so, they are extremely expensive as they are mostly made to order. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
