I wonder if these were made on a tape loom. I had the opportunity to
get a photo of one at a historical site a few years ago :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8617487@N08/3690979159/in/set-72157621006080174/
It would make sense that it was made on a loom instead of by bobbins.
Also, it makes me wonder about the Russian tape laces and various other
ones that exist... off to do research.
Shell
On 11/23/2013 2:38 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Dear Devon, Where to start on this one!? Not everyone uses the term
Mezzo Punto, for example.
You might like to reference my 2-volume 1913 set of "Old Italian Lace" by
Eliza Ricci. Volume II is about Bobbin Laces, and though she does not ever
use the term "Mezzo Punto", you might see more examples of tapes from
different collections. Milanese starts on page 155. On page 156 is mentioned
a tape made with 2 bobbins. We know you can make lace with 2 pairs of
bobbins (In Gil Dye's new book "Surface Decoration in Silk and Metallic
Laces" and in Tamara Duvall's "Two-Pair Variations), but 2 bobbins? A
fascinating subject to research.
In the following chapter about Abruzzi (Southern Italy), you might like to
view the illustration on page 228. In the text I found a reference to
making lace with thousands of bobbins (p. 223-4), another reference of
children scarce 2 years old instinctively twisting 3 or 4 threads (p. 226),
and on
the same page the words that a lace maker of Pescocostanzo is able to draw
with her bobbins and pins. (No pattern or striped fabric on her pillow.)
This relates to an Arachne subject of the past few days.
These 2 books were scanned by Tess into the Professor's site:
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html
When you read the address you are reminded that he started with a site for
weavers. There are many more weavers in the world. Being able to share
the University of Arizona site with weavers is a gift of great value,
because out-of-print books are extremely costly.
Devon, do you know any weaving scholars doing identification at major
museum collections? I should think they might add an interesting twist to your
research. At the least, you might look to see what books are in the
weaving section of the Professor's site.
Everyone: If you would like to learn about lace makers who came before
us, I recommend the Eliza Ricci books. They are written in a charming
style, like books that belonged to our grandmothers. Not over- burdened with
footnotes and extraneous credits to others. A chapter a day may be quite
manageable and interesting. Makes you proud to be carrying on the tradition
of lace making. It is rare to find Italian lace history in English, which
is why Tess spent so much time scanning these books for you.
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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In a message dated 11/23/2013 7:58:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
In the 17th century there were laces made from premade tapes. When the
tapes go around a curve they are gathered, or turned over..they were not
made with bobbins on a pillow with the patten on it, in which case the maker
would have shaped the tape
Does anyone know how or where these tapes were produced? Were they
produced on a little loom, like a ribbon loom?
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