Yes, I see what you're saying, and I agree, especially with bobbin lace and knitting. I was thinking of hemstitching, blanket stitching, buttonholing; and then needle lace. Where with each stitch you can see where it "came from". In which direction it was worked, really.
Margery. ================================================= margerybu...@o2.co.uk in North Hertfordshire, UK ================================================= > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] > On Behalf Of Sue Duckles > Sent: Tuesday 10 August 2010 08:02 > To: Margery Allcock > Cc: jeria...@aol.com; lace@arachne.com > Subject: Re: [lace] Book Review for Left-handed Stitchers > > Whilst it may be possible with embroidery, provided one can > tell where > the starts and finishes were, to tell if the worker were left > or right > handed in some cases, (dependent on which way round the worker had > worked of course.... I used to finish off sewing for my Mum... she > was a 'rightie' and I'm a 'leftie') I would say that it would be > impossible to tell on lace, the prickings are worked the same way by > either a left or a right handed person. Agnes & I are both working > the same Bedfordshire piece, and if one gets stuck the other > can sort > it out if need be, and no-one could tell! After all, it's the > manipulation of thread that makes the lace, not the fingers of the > individual! > > Knitting would be virtually impossible to tell, however it would be > possible with crochet or in some cases tatting, although the > use of a > knitting nancy could be the other way round.... > > What do others think? > > Sue in EY > On 9 Aug 2010, at 23:57, Margery Allcock wrote: > > > I'm intrigued. Will the lace or embroidery made by a left-handed > > worker be > > identifiable as such, once finished? And will this enable > the maker > > to be > > more nearly identified? > > > > I'm imagining future textile experts saying "well, this was > made by a > > left-handed person in the early 21st century, and we know > of only a > > few of > > those ..." > > > > Margery. > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing > the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachnemodera...@yahoo.com > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
