Dearest Spiders, I know this may sound as sacrilege but I want to purchase yardage to go in a reproduction late renaissance shift. I could make all the lace, but I actually want to complete the shift in this lifetime. So I'm looking for Bedfordshire / Cluny style laces, or something that mimics needlelace, perhaps made on a Leaver's machine. And to complicate matters, I'd like the lace made of cotton, not polyester. Linen lace would be even better, but I doubt I'll actually find that.
I don't want the coarse thread stuff that my local fabric store carries - looks more like peasant lace. I've fustrated myself to no end searching the internet and can't seem to find what I want. I found a cluny site out of the UK, that is a possibility (lace made on Leaver's machines!), but it looks like a wholesaler, and no-where on the site could I find a place to log-on (you have to log-on to see prices). Does anyone happen to know of any links that I may not have come across? Or is it just sacrilege to buy yardage instead of making it myself - at least I'm looking for the better quality stuff. Has anyone bought yardage of good quality lace? Lace made with rose ground is too modern. Beth McCasland in warm sunny Seattle, Washington - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
