Well thank you for that information. It is clear that I will not lust after
such a lace... I will just amble around in my jeans! :)
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From: "Tamara P Duvall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Lace Arachne" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 4:02 PM
Subject: [lace] Re: What is "worsted Lace" please
On Oct 22, 2008, at 0:44, Adele Shaak wrote (in response to Brian):
Judging from this website:
http://wmboothdraper.com/TapeLace/tapelace.htm
it seems to be a kind of twill tape with a chevron pattern, used for
binding the edges of uniforms, etc.
It doesn't seem to be something worth strutting about, and certainly
isn't what we would call lace.
Not "lace" as we understand it (a fabric full of holes arranged in a
pattern); "lace" in the sense of "tape" or "cord". As in "shoe lace", for
example. Bodices were "laced" -- tied with *a* lace, threaded back and
forth. A cord, arranged in patterns and used to ornament uniforms
(passementerie) was also sometimes called "lace". You might have seen such
"lace" outlining the buttonholes, making the "closure "frogs" etc, which
is what I think might be meant here.
"Worsted" can refer either to woven fabric or to the thread from which the
fabric was woven. As far as *wools* go, it might be something to brag
about, actually. It's very smooth and very strong (long staple); very
long-wearing. I doubt, however, that a footman's uniform decorated with
worsted lace (or laces) would have been more strut-worthy than one
decorated with silk or metal ones...
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Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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