Yes, I agree with you Brenda: hand made and french Lucie DuFresne Ottawa Canada
> Further to Diane's query about whether her pieces of lace are hand or > machine lace she has sent me a scan which I've uploaded to: > http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/arachne/dianes_lace/ > dianes_lace.htm > I have cropped and compressed but still big images to show the detail > > Diane said >> The one without a cloth trail I think is machine as there are no >> pinholes anywhere. The other one has pin holes where the plaits >> cross. >> >> Thanks for the help. >> (I think both need laundering as they smell very musty, but I will be >> very careful and check the archive for advice) > > Personally I think they are both hand made. > The top image does show pinholes on some of the crossings (top left of > image) and the petals, though even enough are all a bit different, not > to mention the centre crossing > > The lower image is definitely handmade as the working direction varies. > > BTW I wouldn't call either of them torchon, the top one is Cluny, the > lower one Cluny with "Russian braid" influence. > > What does anyone else think? >> -- >> diane >> > > Brenda in Allhallows, Kent > http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected] > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
