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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Northern Lights Lodge, post: 2004113, member: 13464&quot;]Good Morning,</p><p>I thought I&#039;d do a word about &quot;very fine&quot; Needle Laces. Some of these very fine needle laces include: Point d&#039;France, Alencon, Punto in Aria, and others.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some forms were quite large undertakings; as the small segments could be joined into much larger pieces. All that was required was that the lace making community was large enough to produce the required number of segments. </p><p><br /></p><p>This piece is French. Probably Point d&#039; France. The pin, for reference, is an ordinary sewing pin.&nbsp; This lace is made in small segments and repeated....the left side showing the join and the right side shows the end of the small segment and how it was worked in a stair step fashion to join with the next segment. This segment (not the entire piece) measures 3&quot; to 3 1/4&quot; long x 3 1/8&quot; deep.</p><p><br /></p><p>When examining handmade laces that are made in pieces or small segments - holding it up and looking at the piece against a light; should reveal a slightly darker line; indicating the join.</p><p><br /></p><p>These very fine laces were built stitch upon stitch with a needle and thread. The patterns were usually very dainty, floral designs with very fanciful stitches. Most had a heavy outline cord/cordonnet/gimp thread which appear very much &quot;on top&quot; of the work; like piped icing!</p><p><br /></p><p>I should like to point out several things. Please note the tiny dot in the center of each diamond has 4 connecting legs. Each of those legs have two twisted threads... unreal... even under strong magnification; it is hard to see that they are twisted! </p><p><br /></p><p>This particular lace does have a picot edge, each picot formed with a single thread loop. As a point of interest; for some reason, they are not consistent. Just one of those little things that is noticed as one examines and &quot;reads&quot; a piece of lace. </p><p><br /></p><p>The straight edge on this particular piece is &quot;part and parcel&quot; of the segment. It is not sewn on separately... it is worked at the same time as the lacy part of the segment.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bear in mind that this lace is not &quot;woven&quot; as bobbin laces are. So the mechanic&#039;s of construction are quite different. In needle laces; it is difficult to &quot;follow the thread path&quot; as it is worked one stitch at a time. What &quot;SHOULD&quot; be clearly visible is that there are &quot;individual&quot; stitches. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]247977[/ATTACH] </p><p>This piece would have been made much like the lower photo. Each lace maker responsible for a small segment - approximately 3 to 3 1/4&quot; long x 3 1/8&quot; deep.[ATTACH=full]247979[/ATTACH] </p><p>Have a lovely day!</p><p>Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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