Hi Karen and All, I do know about Sara Hadley!! I had an article on her in the September/October 1995 issue of "Piecework" magazine. Send me your address and I'll send you a copy.
She was in business from about 1894 or so until the 1920's. Her magazine The Lacemaker covered many types of needle/embroidered laces as you have discovered. Her favorite seemed to be Battenberg Lace (my favorite too). I will write more tomorrow since others many be interested. What a treat to find a note about Sara Hadley! Jane Viking Swanson waiting for the leaves to come out. jvik...@sover.net > Does anyone know when Sara Hadley published her bobbin lace patterns? I > have spent a good many hours trying to find information with no luck. At > the Smithsonian American History Museum we have some of her patterns. I am > guessing from the early 1900's as they are very similar to the ones > copyrighted by the Torchon Lace Co (Princess Lace Loom or Machine), and in > fact were donated with a Princess lace pillow, patterns and books. I have > found when she lived (1860-1927). She had a lace shop in New York in the > early 1900's and published books through Butterick, where she was an > editor, and in Ladies' magazines. She claimed to have invented Battenberg > lace, which she called "Modern Lace". In 1901 she writes in "Modern Lace > Making": âPillow lace, while exceedingly dainty and pretty, is not > adaptable to the workers of todayâ, so I am guessing her bobbin lace > patterns are later. She mostly published on tape lace (Modern Lace Making > or Battenburg), but also on crochet, hardanger, filet and Romanian Point > (cut work) among other laces. > Thank you > â-â > Karen > âin chilly but sunny Washington, DCâ > > - > 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/
