Another mystery. A piece presents itself as a Brussels applique, but the droschel is actually worked around the motifs, sewing into the edges of them during construction. However, when viewed from a distance, there are faint lines indicating the droschel was made in strips. I always thought that if the droschel was made in strips, then the lace motifs were sewn on to them. I have posted photos and an inquiry on the laceioli.ning site. In a way, it makes sense because there are large swaths of the droschel so that it would be very hard to make it all with massive numbers of bobbins on a pillow at once. It seems like this would be a sensible innovation during the late 18th century when there were very delicate motifs and lots of mesh. It seems as though extra thread is carried along the edge of the motif to then enter the droschel. Am I interpreting this correctly? Has anyone else enountered this? Here is the link.
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