Hi Everybody: > That's what I was thinking, but I have no historical or documentable basis > for it. I've never heard of early colored lace, would be interested in > finding out more
Whenever I have looked into the history of coloured laces, they have turned out to be from the time in the late 19th century when handmade laces were trying to compete with machine-made laces by diversifying and by trying to include features the machine-made laces weren't able to provide, or were made even later than that. I *have* heard of early lace being coloured, as someone has said, by applying a coloured starch paste to the finished product. But I also heard that was mainly just a fad, around 1600 or so. I've never heard that it was done consistently over time - and no wonder, because if your colour is applied through starch, then the lace will be harsh and crisp when the starch is fresh, but as soon as the lace is exposed to humidity - whether perspiration, rain, or just damp air - the starch becomes limp and gummy and then the colour would come off all over your skin and clothes. No, thank you! Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) - 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
