Hi Paula
All you have to do is enjoy your lacemaking. It doesnt matter which lace
you work as experience improves everyones lace. I have been lacemaking
for well over 30+ (probably nearer 40) and when I look back on the lace I
worked in the early days I see how much I have improved. As a teacher I
leave these in my folder to show beginners that they can, and do, improve.
I do work all types of lace, have dabbled into the continental lace, but for
me, the freedom of the english laces appeal more to me.
Above all enjoy
Maureen
in sunny East Yorkshire
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From: "Clay Blackwell" <clayblackw...@comcast.net>
To: <fitz....@tinyworld.co.uk>
Cc: <lace@arachne.com>
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] arachne webshots
Hi Paula!
Thank you very much!
I want to encourage you to keep working on your lace!! I have not been
making lace forever... I started in 1998. After five years of working
Torchon, Bucks, and Milanese, I had the opportunity to take a workshop
with Michael Giusiana, and for the past six years, I have focused on
Binche. I have done occasional small projects in other laces along the
way, but my concentration is on Binche. My point is that you don't have
to have 30+ years of lacemaking under your belt to work in Binche!
Start with Flanders... that will give you experience in continental
work, and then when you're feeling more confident, move on to Binche.
The main thing is to enjoy!!
Clay
Clay Blackwell
Lynchburg, VA USA
fitz....@tinyworld.co.uk wrote:
I agree, what wonderful lace. How many years will it take me to get
to that stage of lace making??????
I have been making lace for about 3 years and get really inspired by
all that you do on this list, I shall just have to keep plodding along!
Paula in sunny Suffolk.
----Original Message----
From: lhal...@bytemeusa.com
Date: 24/04/2009 6:55
To: <lace@arachne.com>
Subj: [lace] arachne webshots
Clay and Martina
Your laces are wonderful.
That wild ground, Martina. I haven't heard of it before. It clearly
has
structure, it is not just threads going wherever you want. But I
can't figure
it out. Very very interesting anyway. And the detail on the
unicorn's head
is marvelous.
And Clay, your Binche is breathtaking. I especially like #5 the one
you state
was a Michael Giusiana recontruction. It is just bits of cloth
stitch
separating blocks of different grounds: exactly the kind of design it
would be
fun to make. I'm just a baby beginner at Binche.
And Eve M: your ornaments are really very nice. Your thread choices
make them
especially bright and festive.
Well done everyone.
Lorelei
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