Hello Everybody,
Today I looked through all my material about Goldlace from the time of
Rennaissance and I asked two ladies which are specialiced for that
subject.
The material they used in that time wasn't, in Europe, not gold- or
silver-wire. It was pur gold or silver thread ovr a soul of
Some of the interest in the Le Pompe patterns is being spurred by the desire
to use wire in lace making. Some wire is very beautiful, it works up nicely,
doesn't unravel and there is a general feeling that lace was originally made
in wire of precious metal, but it has not survived. In
In a message dated 2/1/07 12:51:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In the museum collection that I work in, there are some
examples of metallic laces dating from @1600 but none of wire laces. (Of
course, a wire lace might not be stored in a textile facility!) There are
In a message dated 2/1/2007 5:00:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How far do you want to go with the wire lace exploration? Maybe Arline
Fisch
(about whom I've written to Arachne several times) has some answers in her
research. She is a foremost international
