My understanding is that lassen is used when the end of a pattern overlaps the beginning; and the patterns therefore match. This would have nothing to do with corners; it would be done in the one place in the lace piece where the end overlapped the beginning. So, if you were making a hankie that had drafted corners, you would work all the way around the pattern and then an inch or two past where you started so you can overlap and lassen it together.
It looks to me from the hankie Devon has put up on Ning, and the way the pattern continues straight around, that they had a long straight piece of lace edging, and that was folded back on itself to create the 90 degree corners. If it were me I would have sewn the lace seam in place before I cut the triangle off, and then overstitched the cut ends. I can’t say for sure that is the way this one was made, but I am struck with how perfectly lined up the threads are, just before they hit the seam, so I don’t think the lace was cut first and sewn later. (still nothing to do with Lassen, I know). Hope this helps. It would be interesting to look at things like doily edgings, picture frames, and the like, to find use of the lassen technique. I seem to recall seeing it used on a piece of Tonder; I think the technique would be useful for many different lace types. Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) > On Jun 16, 2019, at 2:54 PM, Devon Thein <[email protected]> wrote: > > <<I think we need to assign Devon to look at all the bobbin lace ones in > the Met and tell us how the joins are made.>> > Funny you should ask. I was looking at one of the binche handkerchiefs from > Princess Alice of Monaco, 63.196.6. The joins are in the corners and they > do not use lassen, although they are very skillfully done. I have posted > photos of the four corners on > http://laceioli.ning.com/group/identification-history?xg_source=activity the > laceioli.ning site in identification/history. The handkerchief dates from > 1888-1902 based on the monogram which changed when the owner became > divorced. > I think that lassen is something that you do with Binche and point de > Paris. Are there any other laces that use "lassen"? Nancy, did you see > any other handkerchiefs of interest? I might have photos. - 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/
