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Can anyone identify this type of needle lace please?
I recently bought some napkins that have a type of needlace in one
corner (I'm not sure if "needlelace" is the correct term). Would someone be able to identify the style for me and tell me the correct name. Here is a link to the two photos of the needlelace. http://tinyurl.com/85kx7 Any help identifying this would be really appreciated. Fran |
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Could be needlelace, or could be a combination with crochet. Hard to
tell from the pictures. The flower petals are worked with needle/thread. And I'm pretty sure the other portion is needlelace, but can't say for sure without it being in my possession. Sorry I'm not of more help. Dianne wrote: I recently bought some napkins that have a type of needlace in one corner (I'm not sure if "needlelace" is the correct term). Would someone be able to identify the style for me and tell me the correct name. Here is a link to the two photos of the needlelace. http://tinyurl.com/85kx7 Any help identifying this would be really appreciated. Fran -- "The Journal of Needlework" - The E-zine for All Needleworkers http://journal.heritageshoppe.com |
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wrote: I recently bought some napkins that have a type of needlace in one corner (I'm not sure if "needlelace" is the correct term). Would someone be able to identify the style for me and tell me the correct name. Here is a link to the two photos of the needlelace. http://tinyurl.com/85kx7 Any help identifying this would be really appreciated. Fran Can you tell if this is a separate piece sewn onto the corners of the linen? If so, I think this could be bobbin lace, primarily from the leaves/petals of the flowers. This looks like the Torchon bobbin lace method for doing leaves. Pic is he http://www.loreleihalley.com/images/lace457.jpg I am not familiar with the ground pattern on the rest of the corner. Hope this helps Catherine |
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Thanks for looking Diane and Catherine,
There are definitely no crochet stitches, and yes it does appear to be a separate piece that was then attached to the corner. The entire napkin edge has a buttonhole stitch all around. I think that as the buttonhole stitch was being executed around the corner it was used to catch parts of the lace piece, thus attaching it very neatly without the need for additional "attaching" stitches. Fran |
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wrote in message ps.com... I recently bought some napkins that have a type of needlace in one corner (I'm not sure if "needlelace" is the correct term). Would someone be able to identify the style for me and tell me the correct name. Here is a link to the two photos of the needlelace. http://tinyurl.com/85kx7 Any help identifying this would be really appreciated. Fran Could it be a crochet insert? It`s very similar to something my aunts and grandmother did. Lovely, whatever it is. Pat P |
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Hi Fran
This is bobbin lace, done in a rather course thread in the Bedfordshire style - the leaves worked in the overlapping manner is very typlical of this lace. Lots of this table linen came out of China in the 1970's. Hope that assists you. Joanne in Perth (a lacemaker) wrote in message ps.com... I recently bought some napkins that have a type of needlace in one corner (I'm not sure if "needlelace" is the correct term). Would someone be able to identify the style for me and tell me the correct name. Here is a link to the two photos of the needlelace. http://tinyurl.com/85kx7 Any help identifying this would be really appreciated. Fran |
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Hi Joanne,
Thanks so much for having a look for me. Your reply has been very helpful. I found your comment about a lot of this table linen coming out of China in the 1970's very interesting. I see many napkins with Madeira style hand embroidery with similar or identical patterns in the same colours and I suspect that many of these are from China also. Hadn't seen one with bobbin lace before, though I am a child of the 70's :-) Fran Perth WA. |
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Thanks for taking the time to look and reply Pat and Marg,
In this case, many heads are better than one in trying to identify this. You have no idea how many lace searches I have done on Google trying to identify this :-) Fran |
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Hi,
My two cents worth: I'm sorry to disagree Marg, but I don't think there's any crochet there at all. In my opinion it is bobbin lace, as Joanne said. The "radial" pattern you describe is formed by the pins - used to stabilise the work while one is creating the bobbin lace - being gradually placed further apart. JMHO. Yvette Stanton Author of "Elegant Hardanger Embroidery" and "Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature" www.embroidery.more.at www.mountmellick.how.to www.hardanger.how.to |
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