05-25-2017 07:19 PM
I am struggling to identify antique lace as handmade or machine made. Could you help me? Thank you in advance for your time and experience.
05-26-2017 06:48 PM
The center pieces are tape laces and and hand done.
06-02-2017 08:23 AM
The top is Chantilly. Hard to tell form the photo. There is a chance it is hand made but without seeing it in person, hard to say. I try to follow the lines and if they are all lined up, then it is machine. Not sure if they are or not. lol!
The middle I think might be Bruge. Handmade.
The bottom one I believe is Bath Brussels, also hand made.\
I know I have lost a lot of info over the years....gotten lost in my old brain filled with too much information! haha! Since I do not handle it anymore I am losing some of what I knew. Sorry I can't help more. Maybe someone who knows more will happen along. 🙂
06-08-2017 07:14 AM
I'm unsure about the black lace, but the others are probably bobbin lace. I don't think they are tape lace - I see no tapes.
06-09-2017 07:32 AM
I can see them quite clearly in shots 2 and 3. Look at the edges in 2, and clearly the flower petels in 3...
06-09-2017 07:33 AM
07-03-2017 07:39 AM
The black one, which is imitating Chantilly, is machine made