Dear Tess
Don't know the picture you have in mind, but there is
a photograph of a Miao lady from China woking on a
wooden stool with bamboo bobbins weighted with coins
(spangles!!). She is making a fine silk braid for use
in embroidery - her sleeves are decorated with this
work. There is no pillow, but on the facing page is a
lady from Oman working a braid in white cotton, using
a small bolster (khajuja), which looks very like those
we used in Prague, on a practical-looking stand. She
is simply using cotton reels with a half hitch to hold
the thread - that's what to do if you don't like
winding bobbins!
The book is "Braids & Beyond - A Broad Look at Narrow
Wares" from a Braid Society Exhibition, by Jacqui
Carey. ISBN 0-9523225-4-4. Her website
www.careycompany.com sells it. I find it fascinating,
with several techniques clearly explained, several
with interesting parallels with bobbin lace; one can
only speculate as to whether cross-fertilisation or
common solutions to similar tasks.
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:57:30 -0400
From: Tess Parrish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [lace] chinese lacemaker (?)
There is an early line drawing or perhaps woodcut of a
Chinese
lacemaker (or maybe she's doing a form of macrame)
which I have seen in
several books. She is perched on a bench with one foot
drawn up,
sitting in front of a loom-like structure with her
threads attached to
weights of some sort. I was hoping to copy it for the
Professor, but
for the life of me I can't find it now. Does anyone
know what I am
talking about?
I know I have seen it here in something that was
on my table, but I
had to move everything aside in order to set up
rollaway beds, and it
will take hours of cleaning out to put everything to
rights. So if
anyone can help, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]
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