The Original Lace Pattern

Back to the original lace pattern. I loved the pattern from Elizabethan Lace by Gillian Dye but ultimately I chose not to use it for the following reasons:

1. It didn’t allow for the same 4 color progression as the extant lace.

2. It had a modern footside edge not seen in period patterns.

3. Gillian Dye didn’t thoroughly reference the design in her book. She states that it is drawn from a design on an Elizabethan Ruff, but doesn’t give any additional information.

So, I went back to the pattern and drew another version of the original lace using some of the things I learned from working on the Dye pattern.

The pattern will be done in #5 silver and gilt passing and soie perlee silk that I got from Hedgehog Handwork.