Thanks to Jo Ann and all those who have responded to my questions about
these puzzling pieces.
I have extricated my book on Beveren and see that Jo Ann is correct about
the holes. They do resemble the holes in the linen stitch in the second of
the two "Tonder" pieces I posted. Also, before me is
My first thought about Devon's lace was "that's Beveren lace." The lace does
have large holes like Tonder, but it also has cloth stitch flowers with large
central holes much like Beveren. Beveren lace also has a straight headside
like Devon's lace. For those of you interested in large holes in
