Hi Adele and everyone There is a lace called Regency Point that was made in Northamptonshire in the 18-teens. It is a point ground lace that differs slightly in style from Buckspoint, but for your purposes you could do a Bucks edging for the neck trim and it would look right ;)
In the intro to Victorian Lace, Patricia Wardle writes that for the last decade of the 18th and the first two decades of the 19th centuries, laces were similar - slightly patterned; the severe classical styles and light materials then fashionable didn't lend themselves to ornate laces. Net-like laces with borders of leaves, flowers or simple scrolling motifs were popular. Classical scroll or key motifs are found. Border laces were generally straight-edged, used to trim the low necks and hems of dresses, or perhaps to form a small gathered ruff at the neck of the wearer (about 1815 the VanDyked or scalloped edges became popular). Light laces such as silk blondes, Mechlin and Lille, or similar - made in the east Midland counties were popular for dress trimmings. ...machine-made nets were already available in quantity by 1800, often ornamented with hand embroidery or used plain over self-coloured or contrasting silk in dresses. Another idea - make a stole or shawl of net and embroidery it lightly? About 1812 - 14 they wore them off shoulder and held by the arms, as I recall seeing portraits of the time. HTH bev -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) On 6/20/07, Adele Shaak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi everybody: I am trying to figure out what type(s) of lace would be appropriate for an English lady's evening costume for the period 1796 - 1817. Does anybody have any thoughts? I know blonde lace was popular but I don't know how to make it and I don't have enough time to learn.
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