Well, the pictures do not display the lace well, so I cranked up the magnification on my computer to about 400% and decided that it may be silk, it may be antique, and it may be handmade, but it isn't Chantilly. The holes in the point ground should not be discernable from a photograph that is not a tight closeup. I suspect that it is more probably a Point de Paris grounded piece which can have quite large (relatively) holes in the paris ground or a guipure (Beds, Cluny or Maltese) where the holes in the ground can be seriously large. Both paris and guipure grounded laces were made in black silk.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lora Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 12:25 PM To: Lace Arachne Subject: [lace] Chantilly lace ruffs Didn't know if any lacemakers would be interested in this. The clothing designer selling them has been around for a while and is quite respected as well The pictures arnt great, can anyone knowledgable about such things tell if the lace is genuine? http://www.kambriel.com/chantillyruff.html Either way I thought it interesting when I stumbled across it in my inbox! - 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]
