Hi Arachnids Re: I believe that some black lace was made with white thread and dyed black and some made with black thread. If you have some old pieces of black lace you do not mind unpicking you can see for yourselves. Lace dyed after it is made will be very slightly lighter inside the crossings and twists where the dye has not penetrated as deeply. Lace made with black threads will be darker inside the crossings and twists as it will not have faded as much as the outside of the threads.
Thank you Jopie. I must try it. At the moment I am finishing off my book on Mechlin to get it out before Christmas and then I will have a look. If you are in my area, Haywards Heath, let me know and we can look at them together. Bloe the duat Alex - 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/
