RE: [lace] Mechlin and lace terminology

Nancy I only omitted Valenciennes because it produces another whole set of problems. Mechlin/Flanders and Flemish/Brussels/Duchesse were enough, for the time being. Let me recover my brain’s full function and I may revisit that aspect of the problem. And, among your other points, the problem

Re: [lace] Mechlin and lace terminology

Lorelei, It may be because I am both a collector and a lacemaker, but I don't see that the two groups differ in what they want to use a name for--to be a short-hand for some set of data. The data that you as a lacemaker want to know is the same as what I think collectors want to know--techniques,

[lace] Mechlin and lace terminology

We have a constant problem with terminology, partly because we comprise 2 different groups of people - collectors and lace makers. I am not willing to say one is right and the other wrong. But our perspectives are different. As I understand it, the collectors want a name they can use to reference

RE: [lace] Mechlin

That fits well. I agree. Lorelei -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Ilske Thomsen Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 11:07 AM To: Arachne reply Subject: Re: [lace] Mechlin Mechlin, Valenciennes and Binche laces

[lace] RE: Mechlin

Alex What you say does not really conflict with what I said. I think it is a confirmation. Part of our problem is that when we say the word "Mechlin" most lace makers think of the lace with Mechlin ground. I think that whether the stack of half stitches has 3, 4 or 6 half stitches is not really

Re: [lace] Lace magazine

I'm in the UK & I received mine a week or two ago, so those of you overseas should receive yours soon Sorry I've not had time to post a review to whet your appetites (not even had time to finish reading it yet) - it will be well worth the wait Beth in Cheshire (NW England) Jean wrote:

Re: [lace] Lace magazine

October is the last issue I received. Jean Reardon, Pennsylvania Sent from my iPad > On Feb 14, 2017, at 2:02 PM, Celtic Dream Weaver > wrote: > > Has anybody gotten their Lace Magazine? I haven't gotten the Jan. issue yet > so I am curious. Wind To Thy

Re: [lace] Mechlin

Mechlin, Valenciennes and Binche laces looked at the beginning of 18th century very similar but than they became each their typical look. Mechlin get an outline for example.with In the first half of 18th cent. the motives of the Mechlin lace were named flowers and worked in linen stitch and

RE: [lace] RE: Carbon dating of lace

After the article in the OIDFA bulletin is published I’ll be happy to discuss this in detail. Thanks, Laurie From: devonth...@gmail.com [mailto:devonth...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 6:23 AM To: Anna Binnie ; Lorelei Halley ; 'Laurie

RE: [lace] RE: Carbon dating of lace

Anna writes: “That is why I mentioned that lace is in the historic period and you would be better to date the lace using type, style and thread composition.” If we thought that it were possible to use type, style and thread composition to date lace within a 500 year period, we wouldn’t be

[lace] Mechlin

Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 21:02:39 -0600 From: "Lorelei Halley" Subject: [lace] RE: Mechlin Alex Of the books you list, I only have Levey and Palliser. Palliser was trying to be scholarly Hi Lorelei As far as I have managed to understand it the ,Mechlin, made before about