In the case of Bedfordshire, what would you call it if you were classifying it.
The early lace would be a plaited type and if I knew it had been made in England I I would call it early Bedfordshire lace or English plaited lace. Later on Cluny type lace was made in England and I would call it Bedfordshire lace as that is how it is found in books on making it and when it is more the Maltese style I would call it Beds Maltese. There are differences in technique and design between these types and Cluny and Maltese. The later lace of what is now often called the Thomas Leicester type I often refer to as floral Bedfordshire as there were other designers in the field. Incidentally. I it is decided to classify by where it was made then, as much of what we now call Bucks point was made in Northamptonshire and I know a few techniques by which some can be identified, should these be divided off? I donât think so. This is a minefield. We need some means of classifying lace by technique and when the true place of origin is known it can be added as âmade in ...â Blow the dust Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
