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<p>[QUOTE="Northern Lights Lodge, post: 2372213, member: 13464"]Hi [USER=15656]@Starry[/USER] </p><p>SAW-WHEEET! What a cute piece! I love the shape! Love the little bee pin and the darling wee bodice also!</p><p><br /></p><p>Ok... from what I can see... it is machine. Interesting from several perspectives! </p><p><br /></p><p>First it appears to be a "filet net" - a square "knotted" ground (or netting). I can't "quite" see what the fibers in that square net are doing; but it "looks" like it isn't really knotted (at the corner of each square) but it looks like two twisted threads running in one direction (let's say -"up and down") that "intersect" at the corner of each square. For more info on "filet lace" - you can refer to "Lace Lesson #1"; posted at the top of the Textile Forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>More clearly put; two threads twist together coming from "up and down" - and allow the two threads that are twisted together from "side to side" to pass between it and then the "up and down" threads resume twisting. I can't say that I've seen this before. It gives a very "handmade" look to that netting.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you feel the junction of each of those little squares; a "REAL" knot would feel like a little nub at each corner of the square. Magnification could prove that as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Moving on to the florals.... very interesting and pretty use of two tones of thread! The more ecru may be cotton and the lighter with a silky sheen may be indeed silk. A marketable silk replacement thread was not widely available until the 1890's. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now to the way that the stitches are made to form the florals.... they clearly appear to have long stitches that run above or below (depending upon if you are looking from the top side or the bottom side) the stitches running the opposite direction (side to side vs top to bottom). This really is typical of machine made lace.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for dating the piece. Proving or disproving whether or not it is silk; would narrow it down a little. </p><p><br /></p><p>Machine made lace was not widely used until the mid 1800's. I am tempted to say that it is circa: 1860-70.</p><p><br /></p><p>I particularly like the little stand up collar and the chain stitching in ecru on the fabric.</p><p><br /></p><p>It really is a doll of a piece! It "looks" like it might stand up to hand washing? </p><p><br /></p><p>Delightful! </p><p>Thanks for sharing!</p><p>Cheerio,</p><p>Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Northern Lights Lodge, post: 2372213, member: 13464"]Hi [USER=15656]@Starry[/USER] SAW-WHEEET! What a cute piece! I love the shape! Love the little bee pin and the darling wee bodice also! Ok... from what I can see... it is machine. Interesting from several perspectives! First it appears to be a "filet net" - a square "knotted" ground (or netting). I can't "quite" see what the fibers in that square net are doing; but it "looks" like it isn't really knotted (at the corner of each square) but it looks like two twisted threads running in one direction (let's say -"up and down") that "intersect" at the corner of each square. For more info on "filet lace" - you can refer to "Lace Lesson #1"; posted at the top of the Textile Forum. More clearly put; two threads twist together coming from "up and down" - and allow the two threads that are twisted together from "side to side" to pass between it and then the "up and down" threads resume twisting. I can't say that I've seen this before. It gives a very "handmade" look to that netting. If you feel the junction of each of those little squares; a "REAL" knot would feel like a little nub at each corner of the square. Magnification could prove that as well. Moving on to the florals.... very interesting and pretty use of two tones of thread! The more ecru may be cotton and the lighter with a silky sheen may be indeed silk. A marketable silk replacement thread was not widely available until the 1890's. Now to the way that the stitches are made to form the florals.... they clearly appear to have long stitches that run above or below (depending upon if you are looking from the top side or the bottom side) the stitches running the opposite direction (side to side vs top to bottom). This really is typical of machine made lace. As for dating the piece. Proving or disproving whether or not it is silk; would narrow it down a little. Machine made lace was not widely used until the mid 1800's. I am tempted to say that it is circa: 1860-70. I particularly like the little stand up collar and the chain stitching in ecru on the fabric. It really is a doll of a piece! It "looks" like it might stand up to hand washing? Delightful! Thanks for sharing! Cheerio, Leslie[/QUOTE]
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