Honiton (East Devon) lace sampler of filling stitches
This sampler shows a variety of leadworks or filling stitches characteristic of lace made in East Devon. Using a fine thread, the maker demonstrates a repertoire of stitches, skills and techniques including a hand-made ground, rare by the middle of the 19th century as lace-makers began to apply pillow made motifs to ready-made machine net.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 293/2009
- Collection Class
- Textiles and equipment
- Material
- cotton
- Common Name
- Honiton (East Devon) lace sampler of filling stitches
- Simple Name
- sampler
- Production Year Low
- 1820
- Production Year High
- 1860
