Gentle Spiders, Please would some of our experienced lace identification folks take a peek at the bobbin lace article on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbin_lace Bobbin lace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and consider the photo of lace labeled "Bobbin lace of the Royal collection, Belgium"? The image has insufficient resolution for me to tell, but someone with greater knowledge might be able to, whether that image is of bobbin, needle, or possibly mixed lace. I would have guessed needle, or possibly a combination. (Maybe needle with a bobbin lace edge?) But I am not confident enough of my lace id skills to be sure. I haven't checked out the article in a while, but happened to notice this change had been made last year--I'll remove it if it's not actually bobbin lace. The person who edited the article replaced a picture which was definitely bobbin lace, and in progress--but not a "traditional" pattern--with this photo I'm wondering about. Thanks! Julie E. in Seattle ============================================= Hi Julie, The picture is of a mixed lace in the Brussels Duchesse tradition with a huge amount of Point de Gaz needle lace in the strap work. (The sections with wheels between parallel lines.) Interestingly, instead of the more usually seen guipure plaited bars, it seems to be grounded in point ground or possibly Droeschel (like Mechlin ice ground but with longer plaited sections), being in the royal collection. On the other hand, it could be appliqued on net. The picture lacks the definition to settle the point. The multi part leaves are definitely raised work and some of the flowers also seem to be raised work. The section above the strapwork appears to be bobbin lace and the section below the strapwork is also bobbin lace. The small sprays of flowers are most likely bobbin lace, but the large spray of flowers at the top of the picture may be mixed needle and bobbin lace. The flower at the lower right is shaded in the manner typical of Point de Gaz needle lace and the large flower to the left of it could also be Point de Gaz, but the multi part leaves are definitely bobbin lace. Pretty sure, but open to other opinions, Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
