As you know I am ignorant about lace!! However I am trying to identify the style of bobbins the two waves of immigration of lace makers may well have brought to England.
We know that the main arrivals were Flemish Protestants and they arrived around 1572 (St Bartholomew Massacre and again about 20 years later during another purge of protestants (Not sure of the dates) Whilst the vast majority of migrants came from Flanders we are also under the impression that they came for other places in France also (I read of Paris being one of them) Assuming that they made various types of lace, I believe they would have brought a variety of bobbin styles with them as it appears they used used different bobbins for different style of lace (?) Now I full admit to you all that I am swimming in treacle regarding the lists below that I have culled from Bullocks, Lace and Lace Making and Lams, Kant wereldwijd. (for a start I do not know a word of Dutch.) I.e. books on my "bobbin history" shelf. I have many questions about this list so may I start by asking: 1 Is there a list of the types of laces that the migrants did bring with them at that time? (Like complied by a person who knows what they are talking about instead of me!!!) 2 Would someone please Anglicise the list for me please? 3 Does the list contain Modern laces I.e. post say 1700. (I use that longish date as there is a great deal of evidence that the lace dealers of England had quite a lot of contact with the continental dealers over many many years.) if so would some kind person point them out to me please? I am sure that I will have more questions to ask but this will do for starters remembering that though I do have to mention the lace, I will be writing about the bobbins as the main topic. OK Here is the list, please remember I am simple soul when it comes to lace!!! I would like to just end up with a reasonable list that only the academic big wigs will challenge me about!! smile (I do appreciate your academics, really I do, but this ends up as a bobbin article and I am happy to be challenged on them! but not on lace!)) *Lace (French)* Alencon Argenton en Alencon Arras Chantilly, Cluny Cluny en Dentelle du puy Lille Lille en Point de Paris Valenciennes ** *Lace*Flemish/Brussels (English point ?) Applique Binche Brabantse Brugs Brussels rose point Drochel Duchesse Florence Guipure de Binche Guipuure de Flandres Lille Mechelse/Mechelin Pillow Guipure Point dâAngleterre a Brides Point de Brussles Point de Gaze Point de Paris Rocco Rosaline Torchon Trolle Vlaanderse Many many thanks, but enjoy your New Year celebrations first Happy New Year to all my spider friends -- Brian. (Who lives in Awabakal Country) Cooranbong. Australia - 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/
