Rosaline Perlée is a late
19th century Brussels bobbin lace, worked as a fine braid.
The braid is similar to Honiton lace but without a coarse
thread, giving it a characteristic 'crinkly' edge. Raised
and rolled techniques are used in the braids; the ground is of a
guipure type. Needlelace couronnes are added to the centre of
the floral designs.
Russian Lace 
Russian lace goes back as
far as the 12th century. It is a lace using a small number
of bobbins making a braid and these same bobbins are used
to work the fillings as you go along. It was made for
Royalty, used in churches and has been found on many ordinary
items such as linen and aprons. Gold, silver and coloured
threads have always been used, but after the mid 19th century
metal threadwork had died out.
Russian lace is instantly recognisable and is usually big, bold and hard wearing. Following the revolution of 1917 lace-making was nurtured and the craft has continued to thrive.
Under
communism the lacemaking industry was subsidised and was very
much part of the fashion industry. Since the demise of
communism, lacemaking is no longer subsidised, and Russian
lacemakers rarely get paid. Consequently the industry is
in decline.
Tambour
Tambouring was originally a surface chain stitch
embroidery that came from the east. It became classed as a
lace when it was worked on machine-made net. It was
referred to as 'tambour work' because the frame, on which it was
first worked, resembled a tambour drum. Today embroidery frames
are often used. They need to be on a stand or across two tables
so that both hands are free to move freely above and below the
material. A metal hook with a pointed head fixed in a wooden
handle is used vertically, pushed through the net, catching the
thread from underneath the material, and bringing through to the
surface to form the stitch.
Coggleshall, Essex, is
famous for its tamboured lace and it is claimed that a resident
of Coggleshall, Charles Walker, took workers from his home town
to Limerick, setting up schools to train young girls to tambour
and darn net and it then became known as Limerick Lace.
ABC(4) Knitted Lace,
Needle Lace, Point Ground
ABC(6) Tape Lace, Tatting, Torchon
Lace
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