The frontispiece and first chapter of Margaret Maidment's Manual of
Hand-Made Bobbin Lace Work is all about sprang/Egyptian twisted lace. She
says there
are two types of Egyptian lace found in the tombs. The first is knotted from
which the filet lace is developed (and I would have thought
I haven't a reliable clue (and I wasn't there then), but it seems to
me possible (likely?) that needle lace and bobbin lace may have
evolved out of sewing and weaving techniques, respectively...which,
in turn, might have had to do with the types of grasses and fibers
available. Knotting would
