I'm glad to have gotten the identification of the laces going...I didn't have the magnification so could only look at the photo as shown, thus it looked like crochet. Crochet is the most common thread work done in the period up to the 1970s in Middle America. Tatting was quite common as well. One needs to know when the the pieces were made. Obviously, the people there would know about their display. Did anyone ask?
Hey, Mark, you're not THAT far from St. Louie, why don't you go have a look? I assume we're talking about St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA Jan 3, 2011 05:12:15 PM, [email protected] wrote: The lace on the dining table is Drawn Work. Some of the fabric threads are removed and the remaining cross threads are shaped and augmented with needle and thread. Some of the designs do resemble Teneriffe, or Sun Lace, a bit...when done in a circle .. but the base threads are part of the original woven fabric. I don't know much about fringing so I don't know if the fringe is all attached threads or if it's been augmented also. The lace in the sitting room could be bobbin lace. It looks like some patterns I've seen somewhere...Russian? Cluny? Wish I could enlarge the picture to really see the threads. Alice in Oregon ... just took down the Christmas decorations. It's DH's birthday so must plan a nice dinner. ----- Original Message ----- Subject: Re: [lace] Lace at St Louis Botanical Gardens They look crocheted at first glance but if you zoom in the structure resembles a needlelace, or drawn thread work on the first one. Sun lace or macramé lace perhaps? The lace looks like it is part of the tablecloth fabric, rather than being attached? The large-scale pointy trim resembles network. - 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]
