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>From : devonth...@gmail.com
Subject : RE: [lace] Bath-changing style of contemporary Needlelace 1970s on
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Surely ALL needlelace is worked by the execution of the simple buttonhole
stitch. if not, what other stich is used to work ex
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>From : devonth...@gmail.com
Subject : RE: [lace] Bath-changing style of contemporary Needlelace 1970s on
, whereas later books like Catherine Barleyâs 1993 and Pat
Earnshawâs Needlelace, Merehurst Embroidery Skills book, 1992, relied more
heavily, e
I’ve always understood that those patterns - very popular in medieval times -
where there’s a matrix of diamond shapes, are called diaper patterns. So, a
repeating shape, usually in a diamond form. I think the North American use of
“diaper” for baby’s nappies comes from the traditional
Cynthia makes an interesting observation, that in 1974 needle lace was
considered needle-work or embroidery.
Do you think it would be an accurate observation that the early contemporary
needle lace books from the 1970s, such as Jill Nordforsâs Needle Lace and
Needle Weaving and Bathâs book,
