I forgot to post the last link. This one deals with structural differences
(working methods and thread paths) of different styles of bobbin lace.
http://lynxlace.com/bobbinlace2structuralclasses.html
This one compares laces that look similar, but are very very different in
structure and
Amy
I have several resources set up which should be helpful. First I recommend
Santina Levey's LACE. She has worked out a way to date lace by using sample
books for woven brocades. If a lace is similar in style, with similar
motifs, then the date of the lace may match the brocade's date. She does
Hi all,
I'm newer to the lace world, and am very interested in reading about its
history. I'm also interested in learning how to visually identify the
different types of lace and the time periods they came from. Is there a
"master list" of lace books floating around somewhere that I could access?
Dear Sharon,
Dear Sharon,
Dear Sharon,
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It would be nice to hear what our current members have to say. For
additional information, there are 82 memos in the Arachne archives at:
https://www.mail-archive.com/search?q=Mangling+lace=lace%40arachne.comÂ
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Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and
At a recent lace getaway we were fortunate to have a very brief description on
mangling linen lace. How it improved the appearance and feel of the lace was
remarkable. How many of you have tried this and what suggestions would you
pass on about your experience ? Sharon
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One book that I have found quite fascinating is Three Generations in
the Honiton Lace Trade: A family history by Margaret Tomlinson. It is
about the Chick and Tucker families. Admittedly these people were
"management", but they worked in the lace business and there are a lot
of details about every
There has been correspondence about Devon Trolly Lace in the past. Search by
that name atÂ
http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.htmlÂ
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Once in the archives, if you would like to know more about the subjects
mentioned by Sue T. in Dorset, you can search for information about the
Felkin, William. A History of the Machine-Wrought Hosiery and Lace
Manufacturers, Burt Franklin, New York, 1967, 608 pages. Posted April 18,
2007. SAMPLE PAGE. REVIEW. Part 1: File size 10.1 MB PDF. Part 2: File size
12.5 MB PDF. Part 3: File size 11.9 MB PDF.
This can be found on the
After I sent the email about lace maker and farming I clicked on a link and
found this. After the chats about the recent royal wedding (and knowing
there is another much quieter royal wedding coming up later this year. (
One of the Duke of Yorks daughters).
This link will take you to some
My husbands g, g, g, grandmother (I think I have enough greats, born in
1816) was shown in the census as a lace maker as was her sister and her
mother I think! After she married that changed over the years to
Agricultural worker and her and her husband appear to have worked on a named
I agree with your assessment Marianne and thank you for the eloquent reply.
In my research it seems opioid use was more of a a 19th-century phenomenon
when factory work was displacing lacemakers and increasing hardships. And
these stereotypes are generally overblown - it'd be interesting to dig
Don't equate the use of opiods back then with the current street drug
problem in NA. Back in those days laudanum was easily available, often
without a prescription,but technically was a diluted form of opium. A
lot of people, specially women, used that stuff a lot, not just poor
people, but
My great, great grandmother was a lacemaker; on the 1861 census she was
aged 20 and her trade was described thus - 'Farm labourer's daughter'. I
always thought this was because her parents were trying to make her look
like a good catch (i.e. 'our daughter doesn't have to work we have the
funds to
One concept that I seem to have gleaned from my reading is that the
lacemakers in England did well during the Napoleonic Wars because
trade with the continent was cut off. Then after the Napoleonic Wars
things became much worse for them. Perhaps their number swelled during
the period when people
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