Nancy I don't disagree at all. What I found interesting was your statement about "extinction of the cultivars" for super fine linen thread. I have been thinking along those lines for a long time, but never came across any corroboration. However, I thought it happened in WWI, not the French revolution. Where did you find that statement? I'm just curious.
Subject: Re: [lace] Faery Lace? "I think all modern Binche falls into "Point de Fee" or "Fairy Lace ,,,, All the commercial Binche lace, for the tourist industry, is Point de Fee..... (or if linen the thread will be thicker than the finest thread pre-1800 of course, because of the extermination of the flax cultivars for the finest linen threads, during the French Revolution.) ...older Binche is more densely woven, although it can be very light-weight because of how extremely fine some of the pre-1800 linen is." Nancy - 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/
