Gentle Spiders,
I am just now getting the time to peruse the Wikipedia website noted by
Patricia. One of the statements that caught my eye was the statement that
bobbin lace was sometimes called "bone lace" because the bobbins were often
made of bone.
When I studied lace in England in the 1970s, I was informed that bobbin lace
was often called "bone lace" because fish bones were used before the
invention of metal pins. If that is the reason for calling it "bone lace,"
why not "thorn lace" 'cause thorns were also used to hold the stitches
before metal pins were invented.
This is according to S.F.A. Caufield's *The Encyclopedia of Victorian
Needlwork* Dover Publications, 1972, ISBN 0486228010 - An unabridged
republication of the 2nd edition (1887), originally published by A.W. Cowan,
London 1882. I'm giving this information for those who like me, are
bean-counters and might want to "read more about it."
Happy Lacemaking,
Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA who should finish some of her Lace UFOs
instead of counting beans....
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From: "Patricia Dowden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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
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