RE: [lace] Lace ID (Susan H's question)

2017-07-14 Thread Lorelei Halley
I think Sally is right -- the designer/creator used whatever techniques pleased her, and it doesn't fit into a particular niche. Also I do now see the needle lace filling stitches inside the loops made by the narrow braid. Lorelei From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On

[lace] Lace ID (Susan H's question)

2017-07-14 Thread Sally Jenkins
In reference to Susan Hottle's question about a mat, https://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/35865707036/in/album-7215763195503607 0/lightbox/ There is another possibility. Perhaps the designer/creator used various techniques, and the entire piece does not fit any one designation. I know a woman

[lace] Lace ID?

2017-07-14 Thread Susan
This morning I found braids, similar to the lace sample, on bestneedleart.com under braids, DMC. Two widths of flat braid with straight edges--very plain. The bumpy "catepillar" braid is the one that we've all used in workshops. Then there are the decorative braids, zig zag etc. used for

Re: [lace] lace ID?

2017-07-14 Thread Eve Hoffenkamp
It looks to me like someone combined techniques.  There are a few filling stitches and the picot bars for connecting. But it is primarily Irish Crochet motifs. On Thursday, July 13, 2017 5:43 PM, "hottl...@neo.rr.com" wrote: Hello All!  I just posted a scan of a