Dear Spiders
When people talk of Irish lace they usually mean Irish Crochet or
Carrickmacross lace. They do not know that Tatting was also taught and made
in here from 1847 around the town of Ardee.
"It was made by poor children and as much as 5,000 Pounds was earned for
distribution in that district in a very few years, thus affording
considerable relief at that bad time", according to a booklet I have ...
"Guide to the Collection of Lace" in the National Museum in Dublin. "The
art of tatting may be traced to the 16th century Italian macrame work, and
is a variation of the punto a gruppo or knotting stitch." It was done in
France in the 18th century.
Lindy in Ireland
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From: "Lynn Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [lace] tatting - history
The earliest documented date I have heard so far is 1840's. Dan
Russch-Fischer doesn't post much on any of the lists I'm on any more, but
his page
http://www.tribbler.com/tatman/
includes early printed references. Click on "Misc" at the bottom, then
scroll down to "In Print".
Many tatting books make claims about its origin, but only a few give any
documentation or references to support them.
So tatting is fa-a-ar into the future for anyone doing Elizabethan. :)
Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA
alwen at i2k dot com
http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/
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