Okay, I've put up on Flickr a close-up of the spangled lace I am convinced
is 16th or 17th C. What do you think??
Nancy
Ashford, Connecticut USA
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I agree, it's an early lace / prior to the 1600s. One of the tells is the
spangles, in that they aren't round, but tear-dropped shaped. The whole
point is to add sparkle. Imagine a gown trimmed with that lace in candle
light!
Beth McCasland
in sunny and warm (!) Seattle
On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at
What a find! Certainly looks early to me. Last year I did some yardage (from a
pattern in Rosemary Shepherd’s Early Lace Workbook) and the cushion motifs and
the method of work look very familiar! If I remember correctly, the pattern I
worked was dated to the early 1600s.
Adele
West Vancouver,
A Google search didn't come up with a website for Gillian Dye. Does anybody
have an email address for her? I have recently acquired a piece of
16th/17th C metal lace with spangles, and I'm hoping she can date it more
precisely for me. Please email me privately at nancy.a.n...@gmail.com with
any
