Gil says <<bobbin lace evolved in the sixteenth century from braid making and exactly the same techniques were used for the colourful surface decorations in metal threads and coloured silks as for the white linen bobbin lace on the ruffs of the time - where bobbin and needle lace were often used together, and were sometimes barely distinguishable>>
This reminds me that I was at a show at the Morgan Library not long ago where there were some 14th century Indulgences on display. These were the things you could buy in the medieval world in order to shorten your time in Purgatory. There were some braids on them that I thought might be finger looping, arguably a precursor to bobbin lace, which Gil and Jean Leader know about. If Sue will indulge me, perhaps I could send them to her and she could post them on the Arachne flicker account and maybe Gil and Jean Leader could tell me whether they think they are finger looping. Devon Sent from Mail for Windows 10 - 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/
