On Sat, 2011-02-19 at 09:08 +0100, Nathalie wrote: > Many laces were named after locales but I am wondering about laces > named after (famous) people. I know of Point de Colbert which is a > 19th century needlepoint lace from France. This surely can't be the > only one or is it? > Point de Colbert is embroidery, using partially lace pattern and giving back the aspect of lace, but no cutting out-
my book says broderie Colbert is is origin-airy from the XVI and XVII century, imitating the point de Dresde and needle lace known as point de Venise, After 1850 this embroidery is also called point de Venise à la Colbert or point Colbert in memory of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, minister of king Louis XIV, considered as founder of l the lace-industrie of France. The success of this embroidery lasted until the XIX century. Alix from Luxembourg. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
