Not sure about the peacock, but the Madonna and child look so much in the style of Milca Eremiasova--what is the source of that pattern, and ,please, where can I purchase it?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Anita Hansen" <purplelace...@hotmail.com> To: "lace" <lace@arachne.com>, celticdreamwe...@yahoo.com Sent: Friday, February 6, 2015 11:45:23 AM Subject: [lace] Binche Peacock Hi Sherry! I think I have made the peacock that was discussed, but I'm not sure. My patterns and lace books are still packed away after our move so I can't check the pattern to see if was from OIDFA. I have uploaded a photo of my lace to the arachne2003 flicker account. My Binche lace skills are primarily self taught. If you can follow a color-coded Belgium diagram you are well on your way to doing Binche! Oh, and being able manage a zillion bobbins helps! LOL! If you can't find a Binche workshop, one in Flanders or Paris is the next best thing. The most difficult part of working Binche lace (aside from the zillion bobbins) is that it will keep you on your toes. You will need to constantly refer to the diagram. This isn't Torchon where you look at the lace and automatically know what to do and easily get into a repeatable rhythm. So you will either like that or you won't. I don't even bother taking my Binche project to a lace demonstration because I need to concentrate. I also put my working diagram on a styrofoam board (covered with fabric) so I can use pins to keep my place. I will suggest that it helped me to practice Flanders ground, Paris ground and snowflake ground before I just jumped into one of Kumiko Nakazaki's design which was similar in size to this peacock. Kumiko Nakazaki will be teaching a class on Binche lace at the upcoming 2015 IOLI convention. I am delighted to say it is being co-hosted by the Doris Southard Lace Guild right here in eastern Iowa, namely Coralville. You can find information on the IOLI website. And you will (hopefully) find me in her class too! Anita Hansen Cedar Rapids, Iowa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
