In the last few years it seems to me that we have emphasized perfection over speed in making lace. I find that I am faster when I use continental bobbins vs. using spangled bobbins. I have learned to do the the whole stitch where you move both the cross and the twist together across the an area of whole stitch. I have timed myself and I am about equal in time as doing it separate. But I haven't practiced very much either. I will agree that practice makes faster. I do try to make some lace everyday and I know it helps with muscle memory. I think perfection is important when we are making pictures to hang on the wall but I wonder if speed isn't more important if we are making yardage to use on clothes.Â
I am making some Bedfordshire to put on my masks and if someone is so close to my mask that they can see a rogue twist or cross they are all together too close to my mask. I just want to get some lace on my face. LOL Karisse in cold wet Washington State. On November 23, 2020 at 9:59 AM, lynrbai...@supernet.com wrote: Elena, I think I know the lady you mean at Kantcentrum. I saw her when I spent a week there, in 2009, working in the afternoons. She always sat in the corner with the most light, and had been making lace since she was 7. At that time she was in her 70's. She was so fast, and her work was beautiful. I think there are many videos of her hands at work. Yesterday, at the online lecture, there was a video of women from near Le Puy en Velay, you could tell by their bobbins, going quickly. I'm wondering if one slowed down the motion of these videos, an experienced lacemaker could pick up tips. And thanks, Nancy Neff, for your suggestion on cloth stitch. Sounds workable to me. Big motifs in Flanders come to mind. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where all the leaves are off the trees, as always happens the week before Thanksgiving. We are eating takeout from a local restaurant for Thanksgiving, just the two of us. Sure saves time from cooking for lace. "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." Elena wrote: Agreed, they are just breathtaking! I have a video of a lacemaker at Kantecentrum that I share in most of my lectures for graduate classes and I always warn them that they will probably be disappointed with the speed of my live demonstration at the end after watching this video. :) Best, Elena - 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/
