Hi Robin
An interesting observation, thank you for letting us know. Does anyone have
a photo of these lacemakers? and did the Biologist know what bobbin lace is
or did she see some other form of lace being made using thorns as pins?
Also, as you say, the lace was coarse, not made with the very fine linen
used in 17th century. It's my science background that always asks for proof.
Happy lacemaking
----- Original Message -----
From: <robinl...@socal.rr.com>
To: "Alex Stillwell" <alexstillw...@talktalk.net>; <lace@arachne.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 5:35 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] Pins, thorns and bone slivers
---- Alex Stillwell <alexstillw...@talktalk.net> wrote:
These ideas about using thorns and fish bones have been around for a long
time. Has anyone actually tried using thorns or fishbones to make lace? I
mean the very fine lace made at the time the thorns were supposed to have
been used. Did they work or not?-----
Still not directly to your question, Alex, but I remember talking to a
Brazilian biologist. She was not a lacemaker, but she told me about
seeing women in a certain part of Brazil that has a bobbin lace tradition.
We found pictures of them using thorn pins. It was coarse lace (not the
stuff made with 240 cotton in early Europe), about like the modern Chinese
designs in stores these days.
Robin P.
Los Angeles, California, USA
robinl...@socal.rr.com
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