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H3674 Lace length, Black Blonde lace border, bobbin made, [Spain], c. 1830 (OF).
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Description
Black blonde lace border with irregular picoted scallops along the headside.
PATTERN:
A repeating design of relatively large curving floral sprays which form the headside scallops
STITCHES/TECHNIQUES:
The solid areas of the design are worked in cloth stitch using a soft, thick pair of worker threads to create a strong contrast with the rest of the lace. A small three petal flower in each repeat is worked in half stitch. All of the design elements are outlined with a multi-strand gimp The only filling stitch is the standard honeycomb net. The picots are worked by twisting two threads together around the pin.
This text content licensed under CC BY-SA.Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1934
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