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Hi Frederick Just to put this in context - I am a teacher of bobbin lace and have been for 30 years - the collecting, researching, lecturing etc are all part of my lifelong interest in beads, bobbins, etc (among other things!) I would estimate (similar, but not quite the same as Mel) that: (i) English-made (by specialists, not in the home, so not home-made as such) about 50%-55%, mainly square cuts and squiggle beads, some plain round (ii) Bohemian/Central Europe about 35-40%, including plain round; drawn beads in the form of plain or facetted Sprengperlen, into which so-called "Russian blues" and other colours fall; moulded beads (including facetted, fire-polished, English-cut facetted), seed beads/rocailles (iii) Venetian lampmade fancies and some plain, also seed beads, about 8% (iv) Other beads and items about 2% All this is approximate but gives a general idea. Also, proportions at any one time may be different considering that there have been English lace spangles for about 250 years. Hope this helps Carole All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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