Borris Lace and Branscombe lace both use a machine made straight tape. Like a tape made on the straight with whole or cloth stitch. Battenberg lace uses Battenberg tape which is courser and made on the cross grain so that it can be drawn up to fit the design curves by pulling the gathering thread that runs along the edge of the tape. Princess tapes can also be gathered up in this way. Borris and Branscombe tapes do not gather and must be whipped along the edge to gather up. Branscombe tape is all mounted and whipped to lie flat before working the fillings. Borris tape is drawn up while working the fillings.
Hope this helps with understanding. Please ask questions if I have not adequately explained it. Best wishes Annette Meldrum -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lorelei Halley What are the distinguishing features of Borris lace, Branscombe, Battenberg and princesse? Battenberg is usually considered quite crude. Are there other styles of mixed tape lace that I haven't mentioned? Lorelei --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus - 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/
