David, some very stylish gowns these days feature "tulle" lace over beige, tan, pink, or other pastels. So maybe hiding the obvious signs of machine made is also driving the fashions?
Clay Sent from my iPad > On May 9, 2014, at 9:32 AM, David C COLLYER <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I discovered "Handmade bobbin lace from the city of Chantilly France"! >> Judging from the pictures, some of it is awful, some not bad (but >> expensive), and I would wager that it is all machine made.... and possibly >> hand-finished. >> >> http://www.housefabric.com/Chantilly-Lace-C285.aspx > > Hmmmm. My first thought was "how come they've got pictures in a slightly > blurry shade of pink. That's certainly no way to show off hand made lace > these days. Or is it to hide the fact that it's machine made? > David in Ballarat, AUS > > - 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/
