I read the article Clay sent to me, and looked at the picture in the article. I still do not believe a machine can make buttonhole stitches. I tried to search the web for info on such, and found nothing. I'm not very good at searching the web, so maybe someone else can turn up some information. Please let me know if you do.
In the meanwhile, I believe that lace like in the article, and like Robin has (and some I have) was made in China. Experienced workers can produce a high quality of work. The general style of needlelace out of China does not have all the embellishments that can be found in some European laces. It is made as expediently as possible to get to market. Simple/basic stitches, uncluttered pattern, and sometimes a larger size thread will lead to a finished product in as short a time as possible. I would very much like to see the machine that can produce an even row of buttonhole stitches with neat connections from bar to bar, and between sections of the pattern. Generally, the pieces of lace I've seen (or have) are made up of many small sections. There are few places where the condonnet goes over 10-15 inches. Not many extensions would need to be worked in. I've done quite a bit of fancy stitching on a sewing machine. It would be difficult to make all the connections in a needlelace pattern neatly with the freemotion methods I've learned. I think there would be evidence of overlapping if a machine produced Robin's doily. So, until some definitive pictures are available, I'll continue to believe that the Chinese Knitting Machines that produce needlelace are attached to Chinese workers' arms. I need more than third hand hearsay to be convinced otherwise. Contrarily, Alice in Oregon --- Clay Blackwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wish I could send the entire list the story I > copied to Alice....... It gives > an account of the examination of a stunning > needlelace tablecloth by Mrs. > I. Boone, who is the founder of The Artistic School > for Art Needle Lace in > Zele, Belgium. It took Mrs. Boone a matter of > seconds to determine that > the tablecloth in question had been made by machine > in China. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
