Sorry, it should be: does anybody know? :)

Hi Yoriko, what an interesting question. I can remember my grandmothers crocheting items and then starching them to make them stand! Very much like FSL. Hope someone knows how it started

I don't know either Yoriko - I remember doing crocheted items and starching them with a sugary substance back when I was a teenager!

Maybe some of the other cuties can help you out.

I hope you are enjoying your trip away and your are seeing your sons this weekend aren't you. Have a great time.

Love and blessings Chris

Hi Yoriko...glad you stopped in to say Hi...how is the family? Hope your plane trip was good.
Enjoy visiting your family and friends ... we ALL miss you!
Hugs

Hé Yoriko, good morning to you !!! how are you ??? :o)

Hi Yoriko, hope you are having fun in Japan....
Well I don`t know how FSL started but am happy it did start!!! It is certainly fun to make!!!! Some people are so clever to invent all theses things for us to enjoy..

I would also like to know ,also would like to learn how to do this.

I don't know either. Maybe it was just a logical step up from the lacy designs that were first offered. But I'm glad someone got the idea to make them!

I too love FSL. But do not have any idea on how it got started. Somebody sure had a wonderful idea!! Hope you are enjoying your family and friends in Japan. Hugs for you

This was all I could find on a google search regarding the origins of Free Standing Lace. Isn't it amazing that it has been in use that long!

CHEMICAL LACE (describes our current FSL done where a background is removed)
In 1883, German experimenters discovered a new technique for producing convincing machine-made lace. Motifs were embroidered by machine in cotton thread on a background of silk, which was then burned away with caustic acid or chlorine. The cotton embroidery remained unharmed as a delicate tracery. This chemical lace was used primarily to imitate three-dimensional laces such as Venetian gros point.

Hello Yoriko, it looks like Jerrilyn found the answer for us all. Hope you have had a good trip to Japan and that you enjoy the family and friends there. Hugs Carla

Yoriko, all I know is I have a love of lace - I see that our dear Jerrilyn did find out for us - isn't that great - I knew the art of lace work had been around for a long while - but that is amazing. Thank you for asking. *4U

Super question!!! Go to Jerrilyn's link, read about it. Interesting it was so long ago that it started, I wasn't aware of that. Thanks!! Hugs, Marji

Super question!!! Go to Jerrilyn's link, read about it. Interesting it was so long ago that it started, I wasn't aware of that. Thanks!! Hugs, Marji

We're so glad to hear from you; I feel as if an old friend has gone for a long trip. Your question is an excellent one; I remember grandmother tatting (using a bobbin and thread to make lace) and then using sugar or other starch to make it stiff.
I hope that your trip is going well and that you will return to Austrailia refreshed. Remember that you are missed by all of us here in 'cute-land'.
Fondly,
Jacqueline