On Jun 20, 2007, at 22:58, Adele Shaak wrote:
I am trying to figure out what type(s) of lace
would be appropriate
for an English lady's evening costume for the
period 1796 - 1817. Does
anybody have any thoughts? the Napoleonic wars.
Could I get away with making some Bucks Point or
Hi Adele and everyone
There is a lace called Regency Point that was made in Northamptonshire
in the 18-teens. It is a point ground lace that differs slightly in
style from Buckspoint, but for your purposes you could do a Bucks
edging for the neck trim and it would look right ;)
In the intro to
Hi everybody:
I am trying to figure out what type(s) of lace would be appropriate for
an English lady's evening costume for the period 1796 - 1817. Does
anybody have any thoughts? I know blonde lace was popular but I don't
know how to make it and I don't have enough time to learn.
I am
Would it be too obvious to suggest Regency Lace? It was, I think, named
after the Regent in question. In my Dover edition Palliser it is depicted on p.
389, figure 145. It appears to be a point lace with the rather weird
characteristic of having the gimp inside, rather than around the
