I have few older handkerchiefs so I'm like Devon -- I can't say for sure, but I think in the ones I have that have gathered corners, there's a quite visible join. (They are in storage but I will try to dig them out soon.) I do know that the flat corners are a recent development (i.e., starting in the mid-20th C), and I agree with Devon, I think lassen may be a recent development dating from trying to make a continuous flat circular or square edging -- i.e., no older than mid-20th C. If this is true then there would be finer thread available (although I'm not sure about the 6-times finer), because modern straight lace edging is typically worked not much finer than about 140/2 Egyptian cotton, and there's 185/2 Egyptian cotton readily available, and I even saw 210/2 Egyptian cotton somewhere recently.
This needs a little research I'd say. Interesting question. Nancy Connecticut, USA On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 1:37 PM Clay Blackwell <clayblackw...@comcast.net> wrote: > ...Corner work is continuous. It doesn't require the finer thread. ... > > > > On Jun 16, 2019, at 11:03 AM, Devon Thein <devonth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ...whether lassen is a relatively recent development dating from the > need to > > match when doing a square handkerchief edging with corners. > > - 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/
