Re: [lace] Most difficult lace

[Clay Blackwell]

Yes, I agree?

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> On May 21, 2018, at 9:22 AM, Lbuyred  wrote:
> 
> I think my vote would go to Mechlin as the most difficult lace.  It is not 
> too bad if you use pins in the ground.  But I find it almost impossible to 
> control without the pins.
> 
> I make Binche lace pretty regularly.  You do have to watch the diagram 
> carefully for the designs done in the last 20 or 30 years.  I am guessing the 
> ladies who made yards of Binche back 100 years ago or more had the designs in 
> their heads.  Then the challenging part would be to create a lace with an 
> even tension without using support pins which take extra time to put in and 
> would reduce your speed.
> Liz R, Raleigh NC
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[lace] Most difficult lace

[Lbuyred]

I think my vote would go to Mechlin as the most difficult lace.  It is not too 
bad if you use pins in the ground.  But I find it almost impossible to control 
without the pins.

I make Binche lace pretty regularly.  You do have to watch the diagram 
carefully for the designs done in the last 20 or 30 years.  I am guessing the 
ladies who made yards of Binche back 100 years ago or more had the designs in 
their heads.  Then the challenging part would be to create a lace with an even 
tension without using support pins which take extra time to put in and would 
reduce your speed.
Liz R, Raleigh NC

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