Hi Devon
I first heard about black lace being made white and then dyed at a talk
given by Eunice Arnold in the 1980s and she was talking about thread lace,
not silk. I have a piece of white kat stitch with a design and the half
stitch areas that make me suspect it was intended to be dyed. I also have a
piece of black Honiton. I have never tried making Honiton using black
thread, I think taking sewings would be difficult. This is proving an
interesting subject.
Blow the dust
Alex
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From: Devon Thein
Sent: Tuesday, September 4, 2018 5:09 PM
To: David C COLLYER
Cc: Anna Binnie ; Alex Stillwell ; lacelijst -
Subject: Re: [lace] Thresds
Alex writes: Because black is so difficult to work with, much of the
black lace was made
using white thread and subsequently dyed black.
However, according to the Bobbins of Belgium, p. 296, "Grammont, or
Chantilly lace is usually made of black silk thread". Also there is a
footnote in Palliser in a paragraph dealing with Caen in Normandy, p.
199, "The silk came from Nankin by way of London or the East, the
black silk called "grenadine" was dyed and prepared at Lyons, the
thread was from Harlaam. Rola de la Platiere."
Is there a particular example of lace made in white thread and dyed black?
Devon
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