So does an embroidered net count as lace? It has fundamental holes from the construction of the base net (not lace) some of these holes are to a greater or lesser degree filled in, in a decorative pattern, when the embroidery/tambouring is done.
Brenda On 29 Jun 2010, at 01:39, Aurelia Loveman wrote: > Hello, Brenda! Here is a quote from a catalogue published in 1989 by the > Baltimore Museum of Art > in connection with an exhibition of the Museum's extensive lace collection: > > Lace is a textile whose identity depends entirely on the arrangement and > proportion of the spaces > between the threads that form the fabric. Textiles other than lace also > feature spaces or actual > holes in the work, but only as ornament, not fundament. Lace requires a > preponderance of empty > space over thread. However, this is not sufficient to define the textile; > net, for instance, fulfils the condition of preponderant space, but is not > lace. The term "lace" applies only when > the holes and threads are perceived as forming figured patterns on ground. > > Aurelia > Catonsville, Maryland USA Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.me.uk - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
