>>>From: Nicole Gauthier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You are right, Tamara, Punto Fiandra di Gorizia is not Flanders. They call the flander stitch the ribbon formed with 3 pairs of bobbins. <<<
In Maltese lace there's a stitch called "Punto Inglizi" (spelling approximate), or "English stitch". Not like anything I've seen in English laces, just a name for a stitch. Perhaps, many years ago, some English lacemaker taught a Maltese lacemaker an interesting ground/filling and it caught on in the Maltese islands. Something similar could be the source of "Flanders stitch". Robin P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
