Re: [lace] Victorian lace and Bobbin hairwork
Lora lorabutter...@btinternet.com wrote: On a bit of a Victorian tangent this morning I wondered what sort of lace would have been used for mourning items in Victorian England and on a slightly different note if anyone had tried using bobbin lace techniques for hair work? I imagine it would be extremely fiddely and frustrating but it could be a good project. I don't know about bobbin lace techniques, but coincidentally I am working some of the hairwork braids from a Victorian-era book, Mark Campbell's 1867 Self-instructor in the art of hair work. http://books.google.com/books?id=vLdAYAAJ or http://books.google.com/books?id=BNATYAAJ They are intended to use bobbins, but he used a round table with a hole in the center like the Japanese maru-dai (braiding stand) used for kumihimo. (I am using a circle cut from thick craft foam!) Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ Ravelry ID: alwen - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Jean Leader's dvd on Intermediate Buckspoint lace
I know Jean was and probably is on this list. If I am mistaken (doubtful lol) someone else maybe can answer my question. I noticed there is a nice DVD on Intermediate Skills in Bucks Point Lace available online. What I am a bit confused about is that it says certain patterns are included and worked in the DVD. My question is this: Are the patterns included in hard copy (IE. on paper?) with the DVD? If not how do you get them, so you can work along with her? Cearbhael - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Jean Leader's dvd on Intermediate Buckspoint lace
Hello Cearbhael and everyone In case Jean is busy right now, I'll jump in and answer - yes, the patterns are on paper, provided with the dvd. On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 9:04 AM, cearbh...@mywdo.com wrote: I noticed there is a nice DVD on Intermediate Skills in Bucks Point Lace available online. What I am a bit confused about is that it says certain patterns are included and worked in the DVD. My question is this: Are the patterns included in hard copy (IE. on paper?) with the DVD? -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
