[lace] 2016 Arachne Bookmark Exchange

[Lin Hudren]

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I found during the holidays that there is such a thing in the USA of a
"global stamp" which last year cost $1.15 which I request for my cards and
bookmarks to mail out overseas.  Just ask for it rather than have them make
you fill out the forms or even "weigh" the envelope.  I use a card as
padding for them.  These go for one regular stamp intercontinental as well.



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 Thank you.  Enjoy
and happy lacemaking.  Thank you for participating.

Hugs, Lin and the Mali

*“*Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.*”  **―
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Re: [lace] Lace in Rauma

[Bev Walker]

Hello everyone and Sylvie who wondered:
> if anyone is familiar with bobbin lace made in Rauma, Finland.

I see that there is a point ground style, Vadha Rauman Pitsi (Old Rauma
Lace) in Point Ground Lace, A Comparative Study. ISBN 0 95406960
It uses honeycomb stitch almost exclusively for fillings, otherwise is
similar to Bayeux lace.

-- 
Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of
Canada

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[lace] Rauma lace and Kortelahti

[lacel...@frontier.com]

>I only know that Rauma was an important bobbin lace making area. I think the
>lace was largely torchon with some guipure elements. I suspect Kortelahti's
>work style derives from that tradition.
I have a couple books of Rauma lace patterns but I don't have them right at
hand.  My memory of reading them is that Rauma lace is on the Torchon
style.  The thing I remember best is that they figured out  that most
edgings tend to pull up a bit on the footside and ruffle slightly on the
headside.  They wanted flat handkerchiefs with flat lace, so worked out a
solution.  Their corners are a few degrees off of 90 degrees.  When the lace
is forced to fit a 90 degree corner, it flattens out that extra bit of
ruffle.
Kortelahti's style is based on the Early 20th Century Dutch Lace
development.  When I got that book, I could see elements of the Kortelahti
lace all through it.  My guess is that she learned from someone who learned
from the Dutch school.  She adds some of her own tweeks to it.  I have done
lots of her lace, and some from the Dutch book.  It's probably my favorite
style of lace, though I do a bit of many kinds.
Alice in Oregon -- where we are having (finally) a week of sunshine.

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Re: [lace] Lace in Rauma

[Jeriames]

Dear Sylvie,
 
20 to 22 years ago, the OIDFA Congress was held in Finland, and Rauma lace  
was featured.  Please, if someone attended, perhaps they can help.
 
Sylvie, you need to try to get to a lace guild's library that contains  
OIDFA bulletins for the period about 1993 and after - (the 2 to 3 years  prior 
to the Rauma OIDFA Congress).  There will be Rauma articles in the  
bulletins.
 
You can also do a Rauma Lace search via your computer.  There will be  a 
Lace festival there at the end of July 2016, per private correspondence I  
received just today.
 
If you want lace books, go to the IOLI web site's Library.  The second  
listing of books is alphabetically by Author's names.  All the books  by 
Eeva-Liisa Kortelahti that are available for members to borrow will be listed  
there.
 
It is possible some of Kortelahti's books are available for purchase  from 
Barbara Fay.  
_www.barbara-fay.de_ (http://www.barbara-fay.de) 
This book business is located in Germany and they speak perfect  English; 
easy to order from.  Barbara is deceased.  Her daughter,  Dagmar is the 
person with whom I now do business.
 
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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In a message dated 3/29/2016 1:34:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
sylvieroyngu...@gmail.com writes:

Hello,  
I'm wondering if anyone is familiar with bobbin lace made in Rauma,  
Finland. 

Sylvie in sunny Illinois
USA  

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[lace] Rauma

[Lorelei Halley]

Sylvie

I only know that Rauma was an important bobbin lace making area. I think the
lace was largely torchon with some guipure elements. I suspect Kortelahti's
work style derives from that tradition.

Try a search on Rauma pitsi and you will find some things.
Pitsi is Finnish for "lace".

Lorelei

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[lace] Assuit

[hottleco]

Thank you Jeri!  Glad to hear that you own one of these shawls.  I will be 
looking more closely when checking out vintage textiles.  Last night's AR 
appraisal was $900 but that may be based on the particular bands of motifs.  I 
was also delighted to learn (Wikpedia) that Hedy Lamarr wore a dress made of 
the finished fabric.  Draping to the Nth degree--Zowie! Sincerely, Susan 
Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens FL USA

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[lace] Lace in Rauma

[Sylvie]

Hello, 
I'm wondering if anyone is familiar with bobbin lace made in Rauma, Finland. 

Sylvie in sunny Illinois
USA 
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Re: [lace] Assuit Also Asyut / Assiut / Tulle bi telli

[Jeriames]

Dear Lace Lovers,
 
There is not much about lace and lacy that we have not discussed on  
Arachne.  That includes these machine-woven tulle shawls,  embroidered with 
metal 
strips. 
 
I own one.  My shawl is what I'd call grim off-white.  It  measures 80" x 
22 1/2".  To give an idea of value, a vintage textile  dealer near me 
estimated a 2011 retail value at $250.  Not  much.  A collection treasure 
because 
of its uniqueness, but I  understand many were made in the early 20th C.  
Especially popular after  King Tut's tomb was opened in 1922. 
 
We used to have a file in our archives calledAsyutand my old 
research found a spelling of  Assuit with ui reversed:  As Assiut.  You can do 
computer  searches using all these spellings.  As our readers well know, 
spelling  differences occur for many laces and textiles, depending on the 
nationality of  the person writing.  Do searches under all the spellings and 
you 
will reap  more information.
 
Here is an example site to view:  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulle_bi_telli  
Translation:  Net with metal (tells the history)
 
For photos, search   Egyptian net embroidery
 
There was a lovely article in the magazine Ornament, 1989 Winter,  pages 
66-67, published in Los Angeles.  This magazine is mostly for  people who make 
jewelry.  This article says the invention of the bobbinet  machine in Tulle 
France in the early 19th century gave impetus to the popularity  of 
hexagonal mesh fabric and it became known commonly as "tulle".  In  Egypt, 
after 
manufacture using white or black cotton or linen thread, the  fabric was given 
to local artisans and embroidered with 1/8 inch flat strips of  metal: gilt 
silver or copper wire and later chrome-plated copper or brass.   (This is 
why I'm reluctant to wet clean my shawl.  Maybe the white  shawls were dyed 
after wet cleaning stains appeared from the  metals.)This is your 
conservation lesson for today!
 
This technique has popped up in PieceWork, published in the U.S.   My 
personal correspondence to them references:
 
1.  Rivers, Victoria - The Shining Cloth has a photo on pg.  91
 
2.  Gillow, John & Sentance, Bryan - World Textiles has  a photo on pg. 
209, which Gillow says is from Lebanon.  I have met him  in England, and I 
remember closely reading this book.  There are some  errors.  In this case, I 
think he may have purchased the shawl in  Lebanon, but that it was probably 
made in Egypt.  There is just too  much confirmed research that this technique 
is Egyptian.
 
If you have found this of interest and think you may need later  - save, or 
print and put it in a file or in a related book.   I have found that our 
archives are dropping correspondence - and this  subject may arise again years 
from now.
 
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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In a message dated 3/28/2016 9:49:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
hottl...@neo.rr.com writes:

Hello  All!  Was anyone else watching Antiques Roadshow tonight?  Near the  
end of the episode, the appraiser looked at a drop dead Egyptian shawl, 
circa  1920's, & called the textile "assuit".  When I Googled, the  description 
seemed reminiscent of Lacis or Liers lace except that the "thread"  is flat 
metal, sort of like plate used in goldwork.  Short lengths of  1/8" wide 
metal are woven onto a tulle foundation with a flat needle rather  than 
Luneville hook.  The finished "fabric" is heavy but drapes  well.  Just 
wondered 
if anyone has tried this technique or will  comment.  The AR piece was quite 
lovely with rows of stylized trees,  flowers & geometrics interspersed with 
open tulle foundation.  Susan  Hottle

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Re: [lace] Assuit

[Jill Hawkins]

Hi Judith

It seems that this video is not available outside of the US.

  All items on Antiques Roadshow are available to look at on the
  website. Here's what a search on "Assuit" turned up. Very nice
  indeed. 
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/season/20/tucson-az/appraisals/egyptian-assuit-shawl-ca-1920--201501T04

Jill, in Milton Keynes, UK

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Re: [lace] Assuit

[Judith Smith]

All items on Antiques Roadshow are available to look at on the website.

Here's what a search on "Assuit" turned up. Very nice indeed.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/season/20/tucson-az/appraisals/egyptian-assuit-shawl-ca-1920--201501T04

Thanks for sharing Susan.

Judy
on the Mississippi in warm, cloudy S. Louisiana

On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 8:47 PM, Susan  wrote:

> Hello All!  Was anyone else watching Antiques Roadshow tonight?  Near the
> end of the episode, the appraiser looked at a drop dead Egyptian shawl,
> circa 1920's, & called the textile "assuit".  When I Googled, the
> description seemed reminiscent of Lacis or Liers lace except that the
> "thread" is flat metal, sort of like plate used in goldwork.  Short lengths
> of 1/8" wide metal are woven onto a tulle foundation with a flat needle
> rather than Luneville hook.  The finished "fabric" is heavy but drapes
> well.  Just wondered if anyone has tried this technique or will comment.
> The AR piece was quite lovely with rows of stylized trees, flowers &
> geometrics interspersed with open tulle foundation.  Sincerely, Susan
> Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
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[lace] RIP: Eeva Talts (1944 - 2016)

[pene piip]

Sad news: Estonian lacemaker Eeva Talts has died at the age of 72.
As well as teaching bobbin lace she organized the annual Lace Festival 
in Pärnu & was a founder of the Estonian Bobbin Lace Association (Eesti 
Niplispitsi Selts) in 1995.
She published "Eesti niplispitsi mustreid/Estonian bobbin lace patterns" 
in 2003. In 2012 Eeva wrote a book about tatting in the Estonian 
language, and in 2015 published a book about bobbin lace from the Seto 
region, which is on the Estonian & Russian border.


She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

Penelope
An Aussie lacemaker in Tartu, Estonia

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