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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Northern Lights Lodge, post: 2275492, member: 13464&quot;]Hi again @Aquataine</p><p><br /></p><p>SAW-wheeet!&nbsp; I love the one with the harps too! It looks to me like it is hand done! Late 1800&#039;s - &quot;needle run&quot; Limerick.</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems to me - that the &quot;heavier&quot; outline threads are flatter on one side (more like a &quot;running stitch&quot; -which would be the back side of a chain stitch) and more pronounced (raised higher - a chain stitch) on the other. The &quot;other&quot; being the top side; and the flatter side being the back side.&nbsp; You also might be able to tell the front and back by looking at how the fabric is attached. The &quot;cut edge&quot; of the fabric is usually either rolled inside itself and stitched toward the back, or simply folded back and stitched on the back. It is rare that the &quot;cut edges&quot; would be on the top side.</p><p><br /></p><p>The way the smaller threads are &quot;looped&quot; around loosely inside the leaves is not something that a machine could do easily; another reason I believe it to be hand worked.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can check your other two possible hand done &quot;needle run&quot; pieces and see if they have similar stitches.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also this piece does not have &quot;mitered&quot; corners again (cut and stitched). Although it is possible for hand made yardage to be cut and stitched into a miter ... hand made pieces are usually either made in clear segments and joined or made all in one piece, rather than cut. Of course, there are always exceptions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Item #8 - which I &quot;thought&quot; to be machine by the photo, the stitches would probably look a bit different. Look under magnification to compare. This example has cut and joined mitered corners; another reason it may be machine.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second handkerchief is most certainly hand done. Brussels Duchesse. Yes, 1880&#039;s Belgian. I believe your pics to be the back side. In the close up, I can see little &quot;cut offs&quot; on buds and curls and in the full size photo... it looks like there is a tiny fancy edge on the other side of the linen. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> A pretty little example!</p><p><br /></p><p>As for removing the lace. Yes, possible. First you need to determine how the lace is attached. I think there are 3 ways I can think of:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Attached by machine - either zig zag or running stitch. Either is picky; but very possible to snip and pick off.</p><p>2. Attached by hand - usually a simple whip stitch which is easy enough to remove...still picky; but not difficult.</p><p>3. The crochet is &quot;directly&quot; attached to the fabric. In this case you would HAVE to actually cut the fabric and NOT cut any of the crochet threads. Once the lace with a tiny edge of fabric was cut away from the pillow case; the lace could be reapplied some how. But the reattachment would probably have to have some sort of a seam covering the cut edge of the fabric.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look under magnification. If you can&#039;t identify which one it is; send me a close up and I should be able to determine which it is and indicate which threads to cut.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope that helps! I&#039;m delighted to share info! </p><p>Thanks for sharing with US!</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheerio Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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