David
Thank you for the scan of the Beds lace. I'm afraid I still think it is
machine made. http://barmenlace.com/downloads/rehage-catalogue.pdfThis
is a 1 mb catalogue from a Barmen machine lace manufacturer that I found on
line. I tried to isolate just one page, but couldn't. However
I agree that the cloth stitch in the Barmen is the give-away, and sadly, I see
the same thing in this old handkerchief lace. And, the style is very
consistent of the styles in this catalog.
Thanks, Lorelei, for providing that reference.
Clay
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On Oct 27, 2013, at 3:28 PM,
I did not want to disappoint David in the first moment, so kept quiet. But
now that Lorelei and Clay have given their opinion, I agree that this piece
of lace is machine made. As Lorelei said, the cloth stitch area and the
tallies reveal that it is not hand made. Nevertheless, it is a beautiful
Oh, Dear Antje !
You flatter me! I probably was presumptuous to respond to Lorelei's opinion!
I am a lacemaker, and I have a keen eye for detail... However, I am not even
close to being as proficient as Lorelei at identifying.
Still, i do recognize the issue with cloth stitch in machine
