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<DIV>Blackwork (more properly, monochrome embroidery), as a technique, existed
LONG (as in centuries) before lace was ever invented....</DIV>
<DIV>--Maire</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
title=mailto:scbooks@mindspring.com href="mailto:scbooks@mindspring.com">Carol
Thomas</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=mailto:h-needlework@lists.ansteorra.org
href="mailto:h-needlework@lists.ansteorra.org">Historic Needlework</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 15, 2009 7:42
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [HNW] Consulting the collective:
coifs</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"> "Last Judgement", by Jacob
de Backer, Belgium. 1580. 6 of the ladies kneeling on the right
side panel could have blackworked coifs under their wired headresses.<BR><A
title=http://www.wga.hu/index1.html
href="http://www.wga.hu/index1.html">http://www.wga.hu/index1.html</A>
</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>The upper right lady shows her ear <U>through</U> the fabric
of the coif. This makes me wonder if it were lace.<BR><BR>I've read
speculation that blackwork was developed to give an impression similar to lace
- but cheaper.<BR><BR>Carllein
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