Binche lace is a Flemish bobbin lace that originated in Binche, Belgium. Bobbin lace is a Lace Textile made by Braiding and twisting lengths of thread, which are wound on Bobbins to manage them Binche is a Walloon Municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. It is continuous, meaning it is made all at once, in one piece. It is generally made in strips 2 inches (5 cm) wide. [1] Though typically it has no cordonnet outlining the design against the ground, occasional pieces are made with a very fine one, about the same thickness as the thread used in the pattern. Gimp is a narrow ornamental trim used in sewing or embroidery [2][3] The pattern in Binche lace is very detailed, with animal scenes and figures.
Binche lace is sometimes known as "Fairy lace".
History
Tradition says that Binche lace was started in the 15th century by lacemakers that moved to Binche from Gent with Mary of Burgundy, however there is no proof for this theory. Mary, called Mary the Rich ( 13 February, 1457 &ndash [3] However, Binche lace was being made by the end of the 16th century. In 1585, when the river Scheldt was closed to shipping, Binche did not suffer a decline in its lacemaking as did Antwerp lace, which was made nearby. The Scheldt (Dutch Schelde, French Escaut, Latin Scaldis) is a 350 km[http //www Antwerp lace, is a Bobbin lace distinguished by stylized flower pot motifs on a six point star ground [1] Binche lace was the subject of a royal edict in 1686, which implies that the lace must have been fairly important. [2] The heyday of Binche lace was in the 18th century, when it was popular in Parisian circles. [2] It began to die out at the end of the 18th century, and was not made much during or after the 19th century. In 1862 Victor Hugo mentioned Binche lace as the material of Cosette's wedding gown in Les Misérables, as he remembered it from his youth as being a lace of great beauty. Victor-Marie Hugo ( ( February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) was a French Poet, Playwright, Novelist Les Misérables (pronounced /le miːzeʁabl(ə translated variously from French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched [2] The quality of Binche lace declined at the end of the 18th century, with the lace becoming coarser and the patterns less detailed. [3] Originally Binche lace resembled Valenciennes lace. Valenciennes lace is a type of Bobbin lace which originated in Valenciennes, in the Nord département of France, and flourished from about 1705 to [4]
In the 20th century there was another lace called Binche lace, that consisted of bobbin-made patterns sewn onto machine-made net, like Brussels lace. Brussels lace is a type of pillow lace that originated in and around Brussels. [4][3] However, it was of inferior quality,[5] and thus was never very common.
References
- ^ a b Deboeck, Guido (2007). Flemish DNA & Ancestry: History of Three Families Over. Dokus Publishing, p. 69. ISBN 0972552677. Retrieved on 2008-05-24. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned
- ^ a b c d Palliser, Bury (November 1984). History of Lace. Dover Publications, pp. 121-122. ISBN 0486247422. Retrieved on 2008-05-24. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned
- ^ a b c d Binche Lace. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
- ^ a b "Binche. " The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989.
- ^ Palliser, Bury (November 1984). History of Lace. Dover Publications, p. 103. ISBN 0486247422.
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