Hello Alex and All, I hope I'm correctly understanding your question, my English is not so good.
I think you're asking how we call the lace made with the technique of lying a thread in a square, oval or whatever else shape and then working inside that shape a design with various stitches . If it's so, we call it "pizzo ad ago", "merletto ad ago" , "punto in aria" (needlelace). the Venetian lace is made in this way, there is no difference in the name between a geometric and a more "free" design. This is the "punto in aria". We call "pizzo ad ago" ( needlelace) the Puncetto, too, which is made without lying threads on a surface to anchor the design. Reticello, I've read is a term used for the first time in 1393 , it's a cut work. It evolved from "punto tagliato" . The first cut works were made cutting and pulling only the horizontal threads; this technique was ( and still is) called "sfilature". Only later the vertical threads were cut and the designs became more florals and rich, thanks to the artists who created designs for lace. All that said... if I misundestood your question, please, let me know and ask me again ! Kind Regards Tiziana Taranto (italy) 2009/3/12 Alex Stillwell <[email protected]> > Hi Tiziana > > Thanks for letting me know your interpretation of the words. Do you have a > different name for the designs like reticello (which has a grid consisting > of threads remaining from fabric) that have a grid of plaits? > > Kind regards > > Alex > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
