At 08:50 PM 8/4/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Okay Alice! Since the list is so quiet, I'm going to ask >you to tell us about your new pillow! I love vicarious >thrills!! > >And also - tell me about Peniche lace - is it a Spanish >lace? > >Clay
Hi again, The 'new' pillow is a small travel pillow I got on eBay. I happen to be familiar with this kind, and have a student who wants one. However, I'm tempted to test it out, first, to be sure it's working right. <G> I recently picked up the book "Rendas de Bilros de Peniche" (Bobbin Lace of Peniche) by Janne L.G. Hill and Graca Maria Ramos. It was published by Barbara Fay Verlag. ISBN 3-925184-72-4 Gammelby 2001. It is written in English, German, and Portugese. Peniche is a fishing town by the sea in Portugal. This lace has been made here for at least 2 centuries. It is still being made and some can even be purchased. The book gives the history of lacemaking in this town, and has about a dozen patterns. This lace has two forms -- popular lace and complicated lace. The popular lace is quite basic -- simple motifs, grounds, leaves, plaits. The complicated lace is as named -- can be any shape or size and tends to be very intricate. However, directions must be carefully read even in the popular lace because it does have its special characteristics. The basic ground stitch (should it be called Peniche ground?) is CT pin CTTTT. (I haven't searched my ground reference book to see if this stitch is in it.) >From looking at the patterns, I would say that anyone who knows Torchon and a bit of Beds, and is willing to work with fine threads, can probably do them without stress. Peniche, each year, has The Day of The Lacemaker with contests and celebrations. Lacemakers make lace in the Public Gardens and many visitors add to the fun. Since I had nothing in my library about Portugese lace, this book was fun to find. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon - July had no rain. Hoping for a shower soon. Oregon Country Lacemakers Arachne Secret Pal Administrator Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
