Hi, Kim Is it not also possible that the technique was developed for the same purpose as it's used for now? It makes large, square holes with a straight edge, ideal for sewing the lace onto fabric. I was under the impression that the really early laces (such as in "Le Pompe" and Shepherd's book) were sewn onto garments as surface decoration. Stitching over the 'bars' between rows would attached the lace invisibly and the lace would have a very clean and smooth edging. Just a thought.
Robin Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com ---- Kim Davis <k...@wirelace.net> wrote: I am interested in the why part of it. The problem of the curling up edge is one possibility. Another possibility is the exchange of workers. Yet another possibility is how the actual stitches came out of plaiting. I have a piece of lace that was made during the revival period which has a pin under 4 edge, and I am looking back to see if this was true in others as well. I suspect it came out of the plaiting techniques used at that time. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
