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Chebka Knotted Lace Insertion

1.5" x ? (need measurements)

Good condition, no breaks but many rust spots.

An insertion of Chebka knotted lace, with diamond and bar diagonal patterns. There is an engrelure on both upper and lower edges, which appears to be machine-made.

purchased 05/01/2010
first posted 05/21/2010
revised 09/03/2021

References

Title:           Chebka, Dentelle Arabe, Traité Pratique
Author:       Les Sœurs-Missionnaires (Sœurs Blanches) de Notre-Dame d'Afrique
Publication: Collection Cartier-Bresson
Date::         1926
Publisher:    G. de Malherbe et Cie, Paris

Comprehensive excellent technical manual on Chebka knotted needlelace. Presumably written by missionaries with direct experience in Tunisia. This is the only work ever published solely on this technique.