As the others have said, it's not crochet. I say it's machine made lace imitating bobbin lace. If you look closely at the threadpaths in the spider , it is not quite the way we make spiders. Machines have difficulty doing spiders. This one is quite good. I see a lot of this pattern. It was probably made by the millions of yards and sent all over the world.
Welcome to the world of bobbin lace, mislabeled bobbin lace, and the tatting (or crochet) lady. Welcome also to Arachne. There's usually someone on this List who can answer almost any question about lace so let us know when you have a question. Making lace is fun. I'm sure the bride will love the garter. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon -- gray day with rain coming, and we're getting ready to go camping this weekend. Anyway I came across this: > http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6122571 > which is described > as crochet lace but it looks very like bobbin lace > to me. Can anyone tell > me if it really is crochet lace and how to tell the > difference? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
