[lace] Generalized lace types (was: judging)
Carolyn Hastings wrote: ... I do know that many people attending the fairs where lace is exhibited love the pictoral lace (for want of a better term). I'm talking about the lace that shows a face, or a person, or even a scene. They can relate to that sort of lace, and really don't have the knowledge to appreciate a lovely piece of Binche or Bucks... Carolyn H. Hi, Carolyn, I think the term you're looking for is figural lace, which applies to pictures/ representations of anything except flowers. Lace with pictures of flowers is, of course, floral lace, while lace that has mathematical sorts of patterns is geometric lace (Torchon being the best-known geometric style). Lace that expresses ideas -- that looks non-representational or vaguely impressionistic or is only suggestive -- is abstract lace. These are the sorts of terms we use when we try to describe what sort of lace a specific technique is used for, before we get to more specific terms like point ground or tape, etc. Lace collectors use these general distinctions a lot. Did I miss any? :-D Beth S. --- in dark and chilly Kambah, Canberra, where La Nina has broken the drought, but has also stopped summer from coming. Our city water reservoirs are 43.9-percent full, which is a huge improvement on what they were this time last year. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Buddy Map- Jo Falkirk
Hello Jo, Please would you take me off the Buddy Map, many thanks, Rosemary in Portugal - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Honiton that isn't! Pattern anyone?
In one of the books scanned by Tess and the Professor, The American Lacemaker Volume 2, there is an unusual pattern (# 30, pg49) described as Honiton (because it's flowery, I guess) but isn't. (The first page of my PDF file of it, which I saved some time ago, reads: The Antique Pattern Library http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org This scan was contributed by On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/index.html so I think I found it through the first address rather than the latter) This book of instructions relates to prickings which may have had to be bought separately as they are not included in the scans of volumes 1 or 2 - the books are produced by the Torchon Lace Company which is the ones that made/sold the Princess lace pillows that appear on e-bay occasionally. It is written in the style of many of the old books where there are pinhole by pinhole instructions right up to hole # 272, by which time it sounds as if the lacemaker is expected to understand it enough to go solo. I wondered if anyone has a copy of this pattern from which I could negotiate a scan, I guess I could work out the pattern from the photo but it's not that clear, and the instructions are virtually meaningless unless one has the appropriately pinhole-numbered pricking. By the way, in volume 1 (from the same source) there is an advert at the end for the company's bobbin winder, which fits onto the fly wheel of a sewing machine. Very neat - and only 75cents. About time there was one on e-bay, I think. Jacquie in Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] dachsund pattern
HI! I am looking for a pattern for a Torchon dachshund. I purchased the most adorable bobbin lace bookmark of a dachsund at the Lace Museum in Sunnyvale, CA yesterday. Does anyone know where I might find this pattern? I am interested in making another one. Thanks, Kim - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
