Actually there's a guipure form of Carrickmacross that is lace without question. It's much less common than the applique form. I'll try to find a good picture to put up on Arachne2003; my specimens are too hard to dig out right now or I'd photograph those...
With regard to whether applique is truly lace or not, there are other forms of applique that are indubitably lace, such as Brussels applique. I think the net ground makes the applique form of Carrickmacross lace even by purist lacemakers' definition. Nancy Connecticut, USA Jeri Ames wrote: We know that technically, this is embroidery and applique applied by hand to a pre-existing foundation fabric (usually net). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
