Mick Fouriscot definitely does Cluny. She is associated with the lace
school in Brioude. I am not sure about needle lace so someone else can
respond to that. Though the books with which she is associated are in
French, the diagrams are very good and can be followed without the
verbage by an experienced lacemaker. The photos are beautiful as well
and are also helpful as well as inspiring! The one significant
difference in technique which may not be readily apparent concerns the
Continental method of making leaves/tallies. These are made by using
bobbin lace "stitches" or movements, rather than weaving "over, under,
over....." as the English method does. The leaf/tally is done by
making two twists with one pair, cross, tension, then two twists with
the opposite pair, cross, tension, as so on.
Vicki in Maryland where we have skipped spring and gone straight into
summer! Today it hit 90F degrees here!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Reishus <elationrelat...@yahoo.com>
To: post to Arachne <lace@arachne.com>
Sent: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:24 pm
Subject: [lace] Fouiscot
Does Fouriscot do Cluny and also needle lace? What are the techniques,
as the French is hard to discern all, and are the books English
friendly, even if written in French? In other words, can one make
one's way through them, if one only knows enough French to order from a
restaurant menu? <G>
TIA,
Susan Reishus
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