A lappet is technically one piece of lace designed to be attached to a cap and hang down one side of the face. They were used in sets. People started attaching a set together in the middle so we find the term lappet used for both one side piece and also a long connected piece with two finished ends. It's been a few months since I read the OIDFA book about the lappets but I remember that it's about the lappets used in Herrmannsburg, Germany. They were probably not made there but acquired wherever possible. I think the main style was Guipure. At least, that's the name I attach to the style of lappet I'm making. It may have had a passing acquaintance with Beds because the edging is braids and picots like I've seen on Beds things. It has trails that run parallel, and half stitch sections with leaf tallies on top of the half stitch filling.
I use a lappet as a decorative scarf. Tuck the middle under a jacket collar and have the ends hang down each side in front. I like to wear the black one on a red jacket. However, at IOLI conference I have been known to wear lappets on my head... a different one each day. It was a fun way to use some of my antique lappet collection. By the end of the week, there were some other brave souls also wearing lappets. Alice in Oregon ----- Original Message ----- All you very clever people who make these fabulous lapetts, I want to ask you what you do with them once made? Alice An interesting story. What kind of lappet is it? Mechlin? Bedfordshire? Point ground? Old Flanders? - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
