Hi Tess and other concerned lacemakers: Not to worry, the man doesn't make lace 23 hours a day. He makes it "until 11pm or midnight". The French use the 24-hour clock, and so he says "23 hours" instead of "11 pm"
The announcer refers to the whole series of programs as "travaux a l'aiguilles" because they're lumping together embroidery, knitting, and so on. They properly call it "dentelle aux fuseaux" in the lace program itself. The president of the Lacemakers of Artois has a beautiful home. I watched the video twice just to see those windows again. Her grand-daughter is so cute. I love the way she conscientiously pats the bobbins to tension. And if I heard it correctly, the lady making the point lace at the meeting said that when she started, she would begin again every time she made a mistake, until the lace was exactly the way it should be. Yikes! That's dedication. I thought their little exhibit was really pretty, especially the rooster and the little lace purse. And I liked what the president said "It's basic, but with it you can make marvels" Adele PS: Thanks, Tess, for the link. I'm going to see if they post the embroidery one. On 2010-11-19, at 8:57 AM, tess parrish wrote: > Even if you don't understand French, please go through this whole > film: < > http://videos.tf1.fr/jt-13h/les-travaux-d-aiguille-les-dentellieres-de-l-artois-6143696.html > >> It will look very familiar to all of us! The beginning lacemakers > talk about their trials and errors, and the more experienced ones help > the new ones. There is even a husband who says that he makes lace > twenty=three hours a day (!) and his wife gives him a friendly little > pat on the arm. They are mostly working on familiar torchon examples, > but they have posted some others which many of us have made. > > This is from a daily broadcast where the announcer visits the crafts > of France with examples of all sorts of things, like farmers making > cheese, raising ducks for the market, building walls, and so on and so > on. It comes on every day on French television at the midday news > hour and is a favorite of mine. My daughter just happened to catch > this one, which I think is really well done. It will be followed by > embroidery, knitting, and so on, and I think it is all this week. > > For the ones among us who speak French, I know you will enjoy this. > For the rest, just have a good time joining a typical French lace > group at work. > > Tess (tess1...@aol.com) > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
