Since lacemaking has been around for 500 years, 'relatively new' could be a couple hundred years. More to the point, the book Les Dentelles Aux Fuseaux by Dillmont has many corner patterns, and the author died in 1890.
I can't give an earler reference, but I think corners came in during the first half of the 1800's. Anyone have a more precise date? Alice in Oregon -- mild but damp this week --- Jean Nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are some Bedfordshire lace samples for sale on > ebay, supposedly from > the 1900s (which I suppose could mean any time until > 1999), two of those > shown having corners. I was under the impression > that corners were a > relatively new development and that lace was > gathered prior to their > development. Can anyone say when corners were first > made? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
