Hi, Looks like a piece of Bayeaux (sp?) to me. I've worked this same pricking in white. Maybe from the Bayeaux book from the late 80's? I can check tomorrow. Laura Sandison Lace! in NM
Tamara P Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Feb 20, 2008, at 21:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There is currently a listing on eBay for a length of black lace. It > is very simple in design, and seems to be fairly unevenly worked - > signalling the likelihood that it is handmade. It is being sold from > Pennsylvania. I wonder if this is some Ipswich lace? > > Does anyone out there know enough about this lace to make a judgement > on that? > > Here's the URL: http://tinyurl.com/2ealrh May very well be hand-made; the ground around the motifs *is* uneven and differs from one motif to the next, suggesting it might have been made without pins. Ditto the footside -- looks like it's been made on a well-worn (and therefore no longer perfect) pricking. But not Ipswich, at least I don' think so. None of the laces illustrated in Cotterell's book has the tulle (CTTT) ground, which this lace has. Perhaps something someone bought in Europe? Cute little trimming, though. Wonder if one could still buy 4 yards of even machine-made cotton lace for that price. Or if one could even *find* cotton lace :) -- Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
