Thanks, Sharon! Now that you mention it, I remember that bit! And it seems that any excuse to call it hand made is grabbed with gusto!
In browsing through the Internet, I an also struck with how liberally sellers use the descriptions, "Chantilly" and "Alencon"! The fabrics being offered usually have no distinguishing features resembling either! Clay Sent from my iPad > On May 9, 2014, at 4:46 PM, "Rick & Sharon Whiteley" <rswhite...@shaw.ca> > wrote: > > It's my understanding that by the time Chantilly lace really became popular > it was no longer made in Chantilly. At the height of popularity in the > mid-1800's it was made by machine but the gimps were still put in by hand. > It's probable that the modern Chantilly is still made this way and threading > the gimps allows it to be called "hand made". Sharon on Vancouver Island > - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
