Hi Tamara! What you're describing (unless I completely miss my guess) is the organized work of a Binche student who is following Michael Giusiana's study guide, which has been chatted about on this list quite a bit. I know that one of my fellow guild members is a good bit more advanced in Binche than I am, and she has progressed very nicely in the guide, and is keeping things very organized.
At any rate, if this is study guide work, the pieces you saw are samples of the many Binche grounds we are required to work as we go through the guide. Usually, the samples are consistent in size (depending on the source of the pricking). But as one completes level one, an "application" requirement is to modify the size of several of the pricking, and change the thread size accordingly. So you may have been looking at a portion of Kay's level one... There are actually 18 samples to work in that level, and then the variations in the "application" section (total samples in this component =9), so altogether, there will be 27 samples completed for level one. I think I may have completed six samples!! I confess, I'm not disciplined enough to work samples in between projects (or have a sample pillow going all the time!) Clay > There were two non-competitive entries in the Educational category, > both greatly appreciated. One was truly educational - a big board, > titled "Handmade Bobbin Lace", with (fully finished) small and > medium-sized pieces in 3 areas: Torchon, Milanese and Bucks Point. > > The other was less educational, in that it had no title, and no > explanations, except on the entry ticket stub. All the same, it was > *fascinating*. It consisted of - maybe - 12 Binche samples of varying > widths, lengths, scale, thread thickness and complexity of design. > Showing where and how the pairs were hung in and where they were > whacked off (because the maker gave up? Because she "got it", and > decided to try on a full-sized project?). All mounted on a piece of > black velveteen and framed as a picture. Quite frankly, I liked it much > better than the same person's finished Binche piece, framed the same > way... :) And it's, probably, one of the most imaginative (and easy; I > love "easy" <g>) way of turning trash into gold... - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
