[lace] Folded tally mesh
There is a bobbin lace mesh I know I have seen (The Lace Museum in California has a parasol cover with this background) that consists of a braided grid with a folded tally at each crossing. I believe it is used in Bedfordshire. Can someone help me find a photo of this ground? I know I’ve seen it on the internet, but can’t seem to find it again. Thanks! Elizabeth - 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/
[lace] Lace Collection at Sweet Briar College
Thanks to those who have posted notes about the announced closing of Sweet Briar College in Virginia. The possible closing of Sweet Briar College not only endangers the Lace at Sweet Briar annual retreat, but the Connin-Barber lace collection at the Sweet Briar College Museum. When in 2003 I was asked to find a home for that unique collection the hope was not only to find a safe haven for the lace, where it would be properly stored, but a place where it would be kept together as a collection and would be available for study. Margaret Kyle Barbers granddaughter Jane Connin arranged for the collection to be extensively documented with digital images and descriptions to make it more useful for study. Having a strong group of lacemakers in the area to help protect that legacy was also part of the decision of where to place the collection. Clay Blackwell stepped up magnificently to start the annual Lace at Sweet Briar retreat for lacemakers, and pieces of lace from the collection have served as inspiration for lacemakers as well. If you have designed and made lace pieces inspired by pieces in the Connin-Barber collection at Sweet Briar College, please tell the Sweet Briar museum: Karol Lawson, email klaw...@sbc.edu. Please also email me email me at lacecura...@gmail.com. It is important to document the value of the Connin-Barber lace collection, and the importance of keeping it together and available for study. If the value is not documented, it is as if it never happened. Important lace collections do get lost. The lace collection of Dorothy Gerber was unceremoniously and very quietly dumped on the auction market by the Grand Rapids, Michigan art museum many years ago even though the pieces in the collection had been identified and valued and a very successful exhibit of that lace was staged, and very well attended and as well. It would be a terrible loss if something happened to the Connin-Barber collection at Sweet Briar. A summary of the 2003 lecture I gave at the International Old Lacers Inc. 2003 Convention (now the International Organization of Lace, Inc.) introducing the Connin-Barber collection and how it came to Sweet Briar is posted on my website, www.LaceCurator.info. Please read it, and pass it along to your friends who love lace. There is a group of Sweet Briar Alumnae working to save the college. I have sent them that article as well -- I hope to make them aware of all the loses that occur when a college closes, and hopefully give them just a bit more ammunition to help save the college. Please add what you can to this plea to save the lace collection as a study resource. I know lacemakers have drafted some patterns from the collection. I hope anyone who has been inspired by the lace collection and the lace retreats will send comments and perhaps pictures to the Sweet Briar museum and also to the Alum group. Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
Re: [lace] Book publishing - was Magic of Shetland Lace Knitting
I investigated this as well when publishing my Youghal Lace book — I’d love to make it cheaper to buy overseas, and investigated publishing in the UK to save on shipping costs. Brenda spells out the difficulties quite well. Distribution overseas is a considerable problem. Booksellers who store, pack and ship do earn their keep. On Jan 31, 2015, at 4:29 AM, Brenda Paternoster wrote: > Hi Jeri > >> Lace Book Authors: One thing I learned in the past few days (didn't write >> down the source) is that it is less expensive to have a British book >> published in the U.S. than it is to ship from overseas. Something for a >> few of >> you to investigate further. > > Whilst I can see that the actual cost of printing and binding *might* be more > cost effective in USA it could only work for large publishers who already > have premises and staff both sides of the Atlantic. > > For small, self-publishers such as myself the logistics just don’t add up. > > 1, Where would books be stored? I am anticipating a couple of cubic metres > of boxes when Ed6 is ready, and hopefully they will reduce to nothing in > time. Not much in the grand scheme of things but a lot to store in an > ordinary house. I’ll probably end up with boxes in every spare corner and > the rest taken up to the attic. If I had to rent storage somewhere even the > smallest storage unit would be far bigger than needed and would cost money. > > 2, Who would pack parcels and take them down to the post office? There may > be a rush in the first couple of days, but after that it’s only one or two > parcels as and when; certainly not not enough to employ someone to do it but > books don’t pack themselves! > > 3, Trading from another country would make the annual income tax return even > more complicated! I will accept US dollars or Euros in cash for an > occasional single book as there’s always someone going on holiday who will > take them, but my policy is really payment in sterling (GBP) only. I can’t > factor in international currency exchange rates when setting the price. > > Brenda in Allhallows > paternos...@appleshack.com > www.brendapaternoster.co.uk > > - > 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/
[lace] Lace Day trips from London?
I will be in London this coming week -- It seems I have a free day on short notice on Thursday Oct. 2 Can anyone advise on easy train day trips from London to see/study antique lace? Tried contacting Higgins museum in Befford and it sound like there is very litle lace on permanent display — can anyone advise me more specifically, or perhaps about the Luton museum? Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
[lace] Seeking info on Slovakian Lace
My family is planning a trip to the region of Liptovsky Mikulas in Slovakia where my grandparents are from, and I am interested in finding any opportunity to see the lace of the area while I am there this coming Fall - late September or October. It is in Northern Slovakia, the area of the High Tatra mountains, quite close to the Polish border in the area of Zakopane. In the book “Slovenska Ludova Palickovana Cipka” by Veronika Geciova-Komopovska the lace of that area, including the village of Bobrovec where the grandparents were from, is quite different from the lace in other parts of Slovakia. It is a continuous bobbin lace, white, and reminds me more similar of Swedish lace. I’d really like to find out how it came into favor there, the history of it, and if any is still being made or worn in that area. Can anyone help? Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
[lace] Silly Me!
Forgot you would be listed in the IOLI directory Found you! Nancy Evans 26001 174th Street Covington, WA98042 Your copy of the new book will be in the mail early next week. EMK - 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/
[lace] looking for phone number or email
Does anyone have a phone number or email for Peggy Zalamea, author of 20th Century Linens and Lace? Or please ask her to email me. Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
[lace] More Milanese
I cant let the Milanese discussion end without a word about my favorite aspect of early Milanese: the wonderful whimsical three dimensional effects. I have not found these to appear in such profusion and creativity in bobbin laces that I have found from other countries besides Italy. Santina Levey mentions them briefly on pages 33-34 of her Lace, A History: wheatears were now used extensively as were other three dimensional effects. A witty representation of other fabrics is achieved by these means, where fur, knitted and woven fabrics, buttons and lace are all represented These effects deserve much more than such a passing reference. NOTE: figure 202 in Leveys book also has fabulous three dimensional effects. THIS PIECE IS IN THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM. It was, and should still be available for study. (Note to anyone in driving distance of Cleveland -- ASK to see this pieces. It is amazing. There are also lots of Milaese pieces with three-dimensional effects in the Art Institute of Chicago. Ask to see those. Also a couple of really interesting 3-dimensional Milanese pieces in the Sweet Briar College museum (anyone attending the lace retreat at Sweet Briar should be familiar with these pieces. A flounce matching the Sweet Briar Milanese cuffs is in the Ikle Collection in St. Gallen Switzerland.) A wonderful, but somewhat ragged and worn figural piece with 3-d effects was sold on ebay in the last year (unfortunately way beyond my budget). I agree with Lorelei that it is unfortunate that we may never know exactly what was made where and when. Common sense tells us there had to have been a time, when bobbin lace was just being invented, when there were no rules. Techniques were being invented to produce the designs someone envisioned. They used what techniques would work to do that. Rules only are really needed when lace is being produced by an industry where uniformity in pieces produced by many people is important. When lacemakers are making lace for their own pleasure, where do rules fit in? I would hope someone takes up the challenge of developing a lacemaking class in 3-dimensional Milanese. That could be great fun! Happy lacemaking! - 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/
Re: [lace] Research for Future Lace Scholars
Kudos to Jeri for bringing up this aspect of lace studies. I have a large collection of Phillips textile/lace auction catalogs from the 1980s and 1990s — the days before on-line catalogs. It is always interesting to see major pieces, watch for things to resurface, track prices, etc. Those were the days when Phillips (bought out many years ago by Bonhams) held about 6-8 auctions per year of textiles and lace, with hundreds of lots of lace each auction, dating from the 1600s to 1900s. This includes the catalogs from the Powys and Simeon sales. Audrey Field was their specialist, very knowledgeable with many connections, to gather together very interesting materials. EMK On Feb 13, 2014, at 1:25 PM, jeria...@aol.com wrote: > Reading all the disastrous things that can happen to an estate's lace > treasures prompts me to write about lace ephemera --- some of which I am > keeping > in my library for the use of future researchers. Ephemera is defined in > my dictionary as 1) Something of no lasting significance, or 2) Collectibles > not intended to have lasting value. It is 2) that I am writing about - > in this case: lace posters, lace auction catalogues, brochures and photos > of lace exhibits, supplies catalogues, etc. Presently, some of these are > searchable by computer. But, some are hard to come by, and may be useful to > historians after the owners of today's web sites have passed on and their > sites have disappeared into ether. I am not giving up on paper ephemera and > related equipment, supplies, etc.! > > Example: We read last year that Susan Cox, Principal of The English Lace > School had owned laces. Some of these laces were being sent to auction. > It did not take long to decide information about the School and something > about her collection should have a special folio in my library. > > First, I searched for the School, and located a 36-page 1983 prospectus, > offered for sale by a U.K. book dealer. It was de-accessioned by the Devon > County Council Library Services. My local independent book store gets such > things for me. What a treasure of English 20th Century ephemera about > lace this is! It provides information about classes, teachers (who became > lace book authors of the period), and tuition, and had supporting > advertising. > > Then, I began to track the auctions via computer, so there would be some > idea of auction values in 2014 (I am doing this also for Pat Earnshaw's > laces - filed in thick binders). There was the big London auction of a few > pieces. Then, Laurie Waters of Lace News listed seven smaller Susan Cox > laces > in her Ebay Alerts! Twenty-one items - December 2, 2014.Note the typo > - It was really February 2. The private dealer selling both Cox and > Earnshaw laces on Ebay is usually derbeatle, Cheltenham, U.K. > > If you subscribe to Laurie Waters' Lace News (free), here is what I do: > > 1. Wait 10 days to read Lace News, capture pictures and get auction > results. I don't want to waste time going back for the results (I never buy > lace without holding it in my hands for a personal look and feel). > > 2. Above the Subject line - to Right - click on "Show images and enable > links". This moves a picture into each description, and if you click on the > picture, you can make an enlarged print for keeping. > > 3. At the beginning of each entry is http://tinyurl.com/ etc. address. > Click on that, and see the Ebay final sale price. Print. > > Laurie is a knowledgeable expert, and gives a nice assessment of the > laces, sometimes correcting identification info given by dealers, sometimes > sharing interesting history. She also gives condition, if you are > considering > bidding. If you would like to learn lace identification, but other demands > of life permit only small chunks of free time, this is a wonderful way to > see representative examples of laces offered on Ebay, without plodding > through hundreds of entries. > > It would be nice to know if others are trying to keep records that our > guilds may not have resources to save. I am mindful that my Hungarian > friend > has stressed the importance of keeping information in places around the > world, so if one region is devastated by war and plunder, all is not lost. > Women need to be more aware of this. Men document everything about wars, > politics, sports, exploration, business, etc., funding with public money > from > everyone's taxes. Women? Not much documentation, though they have always > represented about 1/2 the human race. What lace makers did was once a huge > industry, and those of us doing research have difficulty reconstructing > what was not properly recorded then, and what is not being saved now. > > If you have lace-related things of historical value that should be saved > for future generations, please check wit
[lace] New Stories, New Format at www.LaceCurator.info
Two new stories - What Makes Love in Bloom Lace Special, and Repairing Love In Bloom Lace show more details of the lace featured as a Valentine special - the lovely bobbin lace hearts in Copy This. With an eye to making it cleaner and easier to find stories, Ive completely changed the format of the www.LaceCurator.info. website. With so many stories added last year, I also put in an ARCHIVES section. Come visit www.LaceCurator.info and, and let me know what you think! Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
[lace] German Lace Museum?
Are there perhaps any German lacemakers out there who might know if Plauen still has a museum of antique handmade lace? Supposedly around 1900 there was a collection of fine handmade lace in Plauen that may have served as inspiration for machine lace designs — The Plauen tourist website only mentions the machine lace industry — no info on content of museum. Anyone know anything about this? Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
[lace] Love in Bloom Valentine Patterns at www.LaceCurator.info
New at www.LaceCurator.info Love in Bloom lace yields a stack of classic lace Valentine patterns for your friends and family. Come visit COPY THIS Love In Bloom Lace at www.LaceCurator.info. Pick a pattern or two, and make a Valentine for a friend. Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
Fwd: [lace] 2015 IOLI convention July 27 - Aug 2
Im not quite up to speed yet on replying to inquiries on arachne.com not sure when Im replying privately and when to the whole group. This is a response to Devons query re things to do in Iowa. Some years ago (Not long before the great Iowa floods) I did a lace program at the National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids and was very impressed with the museum. Trusting that it is still as wonderful as it was then, I do hope DSLG plans a free day field trip there and if that is not possible that many visitors with spouses in tow will consider that for a side trip. LOTS to see and do in Iowa and of course it is an easy trip from Chicago as well. Looking forward to that convention! EMK Begin forwarded message: > From: dmt11h...@aol.com > Subject: Re: [lace] 2015 IOLI convention July 27 - Aug 2 > Date: January 10, 2014 at 4:00:19 PM CST > To: ekure...@gmail.com > > > Devon > > -Original Message- > From: Elizabeth Kurella > To: dmt11home > Sent: Fri, Jan 10, 2014 2:30 pm > Subject: Re: [lace] 2015 IOLI convention July 27 - Aug 2 > > Do check out Cedar Rapids dont know if Quaker Oaks still does tours there, > but there used to be a significant presence (pre-flood, economic shifts, etc.) > > This might be a bit esoteric, but the National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar > Rapids is quite nice. http://www.ncsml.org my Slovak heritage requires I > point that out. You ight enjoy it as well great collection of costume. > Perhaps the IOLI group will plan a field trip. > > Amana colonies are nice > > And just driving around the boonies in Iowa can be quite interesting. I > remember many years ago hearing the most bizarre noise while driving through > farm country. My companion and I decided we had to check it out. It was two > bulls in a field crashing it out head to head. Didnt think farmers put two in > the same field, but who knew! > > And of course Chicago is an easy drive. > > EMK > > > > > On Jan 10, 2014, at 12:57 PM, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: > > > Dear Lin, > > > > I am looking forward to the Sacramento convention and think that it will be a > > great deal of fun. The location, just where our Gold Rush started is very > > interesting historically, and that theme will yield very interesting entries > > in its contest. I can't wait to get my Bulletin and find out who the teachers > > will be and the details of the trips! I already know that there will be some > > very interesting exhibits. > > > > However I am also glad that an effort is being made to acquaint us with the > > details of the 2015 convention in Coralville, IA. Usually conventions are > > planned many years in advance, as the Sacramento one has been and there is > > chatter and chit- chat for several years as people familiarize themselves with > > the location and make determinations about whether they want to go. In the > > case of the 2015 convention, there was a serious fear that no one would step > > forward to host the convention. In fact some groups who might have been > > interested in hosting found that all the potential hotels were booked up two > > years in advance, and instead chose to ask for years farther out. So, it was a > > tremendous relief when the Doris Southard group stepped up to the plate and > > heroically offered to put on a convention with a very short lead time. Not > > only do they have to put everything in place super quick, but there hasn't > > been the usual opportunity for consciousness of the location to evolve within > > the group. So this is rather an exceptional situation where the normal process > > has already been disrupted. > > > > I don't know about other people, but my vacation time and money are in such > > short supply that I am usually thinking several years in advance about it. I > > confess, I don't know much about Iowa, and I would like to know more. I have > > never taken a vacation in Iowa before. What is there to do? What is there to > > see? What is the hotel going to be like? What special things are going to > > happen there? How do I present the idea of vacationing in Iowa to my spouse > > who also gets to weigh in on decisions? Although initially cool to the idea of > > vacationing in Sacramento, he has researched the area and identified > > activities that he enjoys. Now we are both looking forward to it with (almost) > > equal enthusiasm. At this point I need to know what activities might be > > available to him in Iowa. > > > > I would like to know as much as possible about the Iowa convention and as soon > > as possible. It would be a real shame if the Coralville Convention w
[lace] Contact info for DSLG
Have been trying to email the Doris Southard Lace Group, but email keeps bouncing back. Does anyone have an email address? EMK - 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/
Re: [lace] Print On Demand books
I certainly agree that Spiral is a great way to go, but unfortunately my digital printer does not offer that option. Perfect binding is the only binding they offer, as a way to keep costs down. I’m working on a pattern book, so if you can suggest a printer please let me know. E. Kurella On Jan 7, 2014, at 3:52 PM, wrote: > For Alex & other lace authors, may I cast my vote for spiral bound editions? > A growing number of embroidery, beading & quilting books are being printed in > that format & it is much appreciated by those of us who use them. A good > example would be the A to Z books by Country Bumpkin. Books lie flat & do > not need to be propped open--very handy when one is trying to follow the > instructions! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA > > > - > 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/
Re: [lace] Torn veil - help needed
Anybody Can Mend is most certainly still in print — thanks for asking! It is available both on my website, www.LaceMerchant.com, and on my ebay sales site, moniker “lacemerchant" All my books should remain in print forever, thanks to digital printing! Elizabeth On Jan 5, 2014, at 6:53 PM, laceandbits wrote: > > The net isn't torn, it looks as if its been chewed. How on earth did it > happen. Or was it speared by a stiletto heel. > > I agree with Joan that appliquéd sprigs (plural) are one way to go. As the > damage is in from the edge a way they'd need to use more than one, balanced > either side of the centre back motif, or it would be obviously a repair. > They don't need to be fancy, just in keeping with the rest of the design, but > obviously one in each group must be large enough to conceal all of the hole, > the others could be smaller. > > It may be possible to use motifs from a damaged old piece of Duchesse or > Honiton if there's no lacemaker with the time and skills available but you'd > need to match the scale and colour. > > Another option would be to patch in a piece of net and this would be the > easiest and quickest, and properly done almost invisible, BUT would depend on > you finding a piece of old net that is a good match in mesh shape and size > and colour. It is relatively easy to find areas of net in otherwise > unimportant pieces of machine lace, once you attune your eyes to the search; > having said that this looks as if it might be a diamond mesh net (although > the detail isn't quite good enough to see clearly) and that's not as easy to > find as hexagonal mesh, but still possible. > > See if you can find a copy of the Anybody Can Mend Lace and Linens book, by > Arachne Elizabeth Kurella. I don't know if it's still in print or not (? > Elizabeth) but if you belong to IOLI they likely have a copy in their > library. If not, and if you are a Lace Guild member, we have a copy and are > allowed to copy small parts of a book for your use (we can't loan the books > overseas). But if you can find your own copy I can't recommend it highly > enough. > > I think (and I may be dreaming) that in the above book she also shows you how > to do a darned repair, but for this you'll need a very fine thread in the > right colour, or it would stick out like a sore thumb. > > I wish them luck as it's a lovely heirloom piece. > > Jacquie in Lincolnshire > > > > > Sent from Samsung tablet > > - > 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/
[lace] Query re Irma Osterman
Can anyone provide contact - email or phone -- for Irma Osterman's daughter Peggy? Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
Re: [lace] Demonstrating
Does anyone remember the spectacular fashion show the Puerto Rico lacemakers held at the castle by the sea during their IOLI convention many years ago? bBeautiful laces newly made for baptismal dresses, communition dresses, weddings, quinceaneras and just for nice. Handmade lace still was obviously a part of their lives. EMK On Dec 8, 2013, at 10:16 AM, laceandbits wrote: > Jane said > "Go back beyond that, though, and even at four or five years of age you would > have been learning the lace of the town/region in which you lived" > > No need to go back in time, just visit Camariñas in Spain, (and very probably > other towns on the continent as well,) where lace is valued as an important > part of their heritage, and you can see children of 5, 6 and 7 working on > complex guipure laces with very little help. Working fast at that, and > chatting away to each other in exactly the same way they see their older > sisters, mothers, grandmothers and aunts doing. > > Jacquie in Lincolnshire > > > > > Sent from Samsung tablet > > Original message > From Jane Partridge > Date: 08/12/2013 14:42 (GMT+00:00) > To lace@arachne.com > Subject [lace] Demonstrating > > For about the last century, most people have been making lace as a hobby > rather than to earn a living, and have had some choice as to what lace > to start with - some, because frequently that choice is dictated by the > teacher to start with. Some teachers throw their hands up in horror if > you even suggest starting with something other than braid lace or > Torchon - probably because they are not used to teaching the beginner > skills to progress to anything else. Go back beyond that, though, and > even at four or five years of age you would have been learning the lace > of the town/region in which you lived. In some places, like Honiton, and > I suspect on the continent, that is still the case, but children would > have started off learning the more complex laces - they would probably > never have learned anything else! > > Some teachers like to make people think lace is difficult to learn in > order to keep them coming to class, and not let them even think they > could learn from books, DVDs or U-tube on their own. The first stage of > learning to make lace is learning the self-confidence that tells you you > can do it; after that, getting your hands to work the cross and twist > movements, then to stop thinking about what you are doing and let your > hands get on with the task - those are the difficult bits. Once that has > clicked, then other than certain advanced techniques, the lace itself > isn't all that complicated! > > > In message <893662BF2DDA426AB8F380939BCD0A61@Cecily>, Lyn Bailey > writes >> While it is possible, I know of no one who started in Binche. >> > > -- > Jane Partridge > > - > 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/ - 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/
[lace] New at www.LaceCurator.info
A bit of a novelty to try for lacemakers who like to play. New at www.LaceCurator.info COPY THIS: Milliner's Horsehair bobbin lace -- This is something to try with a fine wire -- or hair of a horse's tail if you can get it. Come visit! www.LaceCurator.info Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
[lace] Query about Queen Mary's Youghal lace
Does anyone have a suggestion of where I might find close up pictures of Queen Mary's Youghal lace train? There are a couple in Pat Earnshaw's Youghal books, but I was hoping for more views. Any suggestions? And by the way, where it the actual train? Is it ever available to see for real? Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
[lace] New at www.LaceCurator.info Friday in Leuven
New at www.LaceCurator.info: Travels in Belgium, Friday in Leuven. The grand finale day of my recent lace study trip to Belgium. A off-the-beaten path lace shop with a fascinating range of antique lace pieces. Also: Favorite Things and COPY THIS feature one of the treasures, a large-scale vintage bobbin lace band that wants to be copied and studied. Coming soon: Another piece from that delightful lace shop in Leuven -- a half-stitch milliner's lace that offers fun possibilities for lacemakers. Come visit! www.LaceCurator.info Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
[lace] Reflecting on Lace in Gent New at www.LaceCurator.info
Closing in on the last of the stories of my lace study trip to Belgium -- New on www.LaceCurarator.info is Thursday in Belgium: Reflecting on Lace in Gent. After that, in the next few days, will be Friday in Leuven. Come visit! www.LaceCurator.info - 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/
Re: [lace] robin pricking
I always thought this looked like a robin -- I know it's not lace, but thought you might enjoy it. It is taken from a whitework tea cozy I used to have Jane's note reminded me of it. EMK On Oct 19, 2013, at 8:19 AM, Janice Blair wrote: > Hi, > Does anyone remember if there is a pattern in the English Lace magazine or > among our christmas card exchanges of a British Robin? I would like to do one > for an craft sale at my British club. My lace pieces that are auctioned > usually bring in a good price from my friends. I don't have much time to > design one myself as I am working on a large Lester Beds piece and making my > card exchanges lace. > Janice > > Janice Blair > Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of > Chicago, Illinois, USA > www.jblace.com > http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org > > - > 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/
[lace] Borromeo church in Antwerp New at www.laceCurator.info
New at www.laceCurator.info Antwerp -- another of the highlights of my lace study trip to Belgium, the Borromeo lace museum. A very special place of learning about lace in centuries past. Come visit www.LaceCurator.info Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
[lace] Teeter-tottering Angels New from www.LaceCurator.info
A pair of impish angels teeter-tottering on Brussels lace scrollwork are a surprise flea-market find. Two new articles in Favorite Things and COPY THIS spell out the story on www.LaceCurator.info. Coming next: Visiting the Borromeo Lace Museum in Antwerp, Belgium Come visit! www.LaceCurator.info - 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/
[lace] New at www.LaceCurator.info: Tuesday in Bruges
The second day of my visit to Belgium: special lace shops and the Kancentrum in Bruges -- Come visit with me -- www.LaceCurator.info Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
[lace] New at WWW.LaceCurator.info
Back from my travels to London (visited In Fine Style with Heather Toomer, author of a series of wonderful books on 18th and 19th century whitework embroideries - a special treat!) to Paris, where I found a few special items at a street flea market. One piece will surely find its way into a COPY THIS article in the future -- watch for it, guaranteed to make you smile! Finally to Belgium for almost a week. The first of a series of Lace In Belgium articles is now posted at www.LaceCurator.info. The first is Lace in Brussels, to be followed soon after by Bruges and Leuven. Also -- a follow up to the recent article on Insouciant Crochet -- fearless imitations of classic laces by audacious folks with a crochet hook and ball of thread. This special piece, from the collection of Kate Henry, is a crocheted fall cap that imitates Point de France needle lace. Come visit! Elizabeth Kurella www.LaceCurator.info - 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/
[lace] www.lacurator.info in Belgium
This week I am traveling in Belgium so there will be no new posts to www.laceCurator.info until I get home next week. I visited the Lace and Costume Museum Brussels in Monday. Tuesday Bruges to the KantCentrum snd some special lace shops. Today I'm off to the Borromeo Church to see Antwerp lace. More later. Visit www.LaceCurator.info to catch up on stories you might have missed until next week. Also found some interesting old lace in a Paris street market so there will be good stories coming. Elizabeth Kurella www.laceCurator.info Sent from my iPhone - 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/
[lace] New at www.LaceCurator.info
New at www.LaceCurator.info A 19th century needlerun net and Bucks Point lace pelerine with special hand stitched buttons gets a bit of repair -- and is ready for a young re-enactor to wear it to a party. See Use it or Lose It: A Vintage Pelerine in Search of a Party - 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/
[lace] New from www.LaceCurator.info: Squirrel and the Rabbit Use or Lose
New from www.LaceCurator.info: A mixed lace panel with Jupiter and his friends, the Squirrel the Rabbit, assorted Roosters and more. It's damaged - should we Use It --- Or Lose It? Feel free to second guess my choice -- Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
[lace] New at www.LaceCurator.info: Crocheted Maltese Lace
New at www.LaceCurator.info is crocheted Maltese lace. It seems to me that crocheting lacemakers are more likely than any other lacemakers to produce crocheted variations of many other lacemaking techniques. Ive seen crocheted Cluny, reticella, point plat, Gros Point, Battenberg, filet and others. Anyone care to share thoughts on why? Whats the most innovative imitation youve seen? Come visit www.LaceCurator.info and share. - 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/
[lace] New from www.laceCurator.info
The second part of the Mechlin Lace Makeover story has been posted on www.LaceCurator.info -- why care about makeovers? Also in COPY THIS -- for the kat stitch lacemakers, a Quartet of Quirky Roosters. Come visit and see what's new. Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
[lace] New from www.LaceCurator.info
New articles on www.LaceCurator.info Very old and complex Mechlin and Valenciennes lace from the 1700 made into a collar in the 1800s. Mechlin Makeover: Travels in Time, Clues in the Threads, and Mechlin Motifs Hidden in the Weeds, in COPY THIS! Come visit and see what's new, and catch up on what you've missed. Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
[lace] London lace book shops
I will have a day in London and was wondering if there are any book shops in London that would have a good selection of lace books. Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
[lace] New from www.lacecurator.info
New at www.LaceCurator.info An article on the Alencon needle lacce ground in Collecting Lace. Updates to previously published articles: Another piece of cutwork Alencon has surfaced, as well as another fragment of the Art Nouveau fan leaf. Come visit! - 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/
[lace] New at LaceCurator.info
New at www.LaceCurator.info: What do you call 18th century lace that has Alencon needle lace background and fillings, but motifs of embroidered cloth cutwork? Wonderful fun! Thats why I say collect lace, not names. Also a new swan added to the collection in COPY THIS! But is it a swan? The long neck says yes, the beak and body .? (scroll down on the Copy This Swans webpage -- it's the last swan on the page.) Come see whats new at www.LaceCurator.info - 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/
[lace] New on LaceCurator.info
Newly published on LaceCurator.info: Swans aSwimming: swans in vintage lace for the bobbin lacemaker to copy. Kates Library for the Inspired Lacemaker: A selection of general technique books, not specific to any technique, for bobbin lacemakers who want to make their own unique pieces. - 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/
[lace] Carnival of the Animals
New at LaceCurator.info: Carnival of the Animals A mysterious bobbin lace piece with a carnival of the animals in a coarse point ground: Prancing Pony, Laughing Donkey, Loafing Rabbit, Hound dog, Sheep, and Rooster heads in the corners. Oh yes, I almost forgot the Elephants! Pat Earnshaw thought it might be Greek, only because we had no other ideas. Did Greek lace ever use a point ground? And what could be the connection between these animals? Calling out to lacemakers and collectors around the world -- where might this charming but tattered piece have been made? Come visit www.LaceCurator.info and help solve the mystery. Elizabeth Kurella - 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/
