As I am not a lace maker, I cannot discuss the technique of how this lace is made in the different countries. I can only respond to the design. I believe the difference is mostly manifested in the design elements or pattern. Here is my opinion - and I may be wrong! This description does not come from my mentor or from any textbook. Just from my intuition and understanding.
Belgian Zele / Point de Venise is graceful, sinuous, coherent, with consistent and immaculate button hole stitch, and often a hex ground. It is somewhat “rounded” and open in its design. It most often includes “floating” leaf veins except in the work on napkins. (See Belgian Zele photos in the Needlelace folder.) |