When I was learning Flanders and Binche in Bruges, 30years ago, I was taught by Anne-Marie Verbeke-Billiet. She taught her students to start at a point in the lace where a join could be most invisibly placed. The first repeat of the pattern was to practise and learn the pattern, and the last repeat would lie over the first, which would be cut away.
We were not taught how to make the join, but advised to take the finished lace to the t’Apostilente shop where the girls ( sisters I think) were experts at “lassen”. I know several lacemakers who did this and were very pleased with the result. And it wasn’t too expensive either. I tended to make samples rather than complete circles or squares of lace, so I have no personal experience. Now, I wish that I had some complete pieces! Sent from my iPad - 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/
