The tape lace discussion is most interesting. In further erudition, 'inkle' means small; having made inkle tapes on the associated contraption, I don't see how the sewing edge can be achieved, as in bobbin lace. The warp threads on the inkle loom can only be of a given length, whereas with bobbin lace one can add threads indefinitely, and practically invisibly. I think the pre-made tapes were made by the bobbin lace method by people whose skills and time available were conducive to doing so, back when.
On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 4:50 AM, Lyn Bailey <[email protected]>wrote: > By now I should not be amazed by the amount of collective erudition there > is in Arachne, but this discussion is an example. One must also remember > the inkle loom, which is particularly good at making tapes of all kinds. > And the saying, from I forget where, "thick as inkle weavers" probably > because their looms are so narrow. I would imagine, speculatively, that > since one can do patterns on an inkle loom, 'inkle' meaning tape, that must > have been the preferred method, as I think we can agree that weaving is > faster than bobbin work. > > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
