My impression is that there were a variety of 'strange' laces, that don't fit nicely into any category in the late 19th century. They seem to have all sorts of mixed techniques and I wonder if they were part of the handmade lace industry's attempts to produce lace that hadn't / couldn't be copied by machine and so could command a better price. Something to think about anyway. Jean currently enjoying sunshine and snow in Italy
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