Re: [lace] Website, Brazilian bobbin lace
Here you can see the picture of the amazing Brazilian needles: thorns of madacarú (a type of cactus), used in the northeast of Brazil. http://es.geocities.com/antjeglezherrero/paginas_web_interesantes_otros_paises.htm Greetings from Antje, in Guadalajara, Spain - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Website, Brazilian bobbin lace
(Forwarded from Antje) Hello all Arachneans, I have an e-friend who comes from Brazil and is also a lacer. I have asked her about the gigantic pins that have been commented a few days ago: she has told me that these large bobbin laces we saw in that website are made in the North East of Brazil and, as this is a very poor region, they use (instead of pins) the thorns of a plant called mandacaru, which is a kind of cactus. She has also sent me an incredible fotograph. I will put it in my web site so that you can have a look at it. Greetings from Antje, in Guadalajara, Spain - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Website, Brazilian bobbin lace
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes > If you look at the shoulder bag on the products page its the leaves >that stand out and makes the whole thing 'work'. I must admit I really like that bag - if they had a sales page up I would be really tempted! Have you noticed though, the lace on the home page appears to be wrong side up? I was trying to work out which way it was worked - whether the half stitch was traditional or the s'Graves.. (that word I can't spell that has vertical straights instead of horizontal in the half stitch) - this is often a clue to machine made lace - on one of the top left hand petals in most of the flowers, the centre thread is not woven all the way down. Almost looks as if a thread has been put in later, rather than worked in at the time. But then, back to the bag, four tally flowers to make one side of a bag - they are huge tallies to control! -- Jane Partridge -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.10/24 - Release Date: 21/06/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Website, Brazilian bobbin lace
In a message dated 21/06/2005 10:09:31 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > What struck me as being odd, is that they are doing this for money, but > making BL with lots of petals which surely isn't the quickest of techniques. > A > lot of Asian/Chinese torchon/Cluny typle BL also has petals. > Yes, but for visual impact they have got to be worth every minute spent. The mix-up of all those colours works because of the blocks of plain colour in the leaves. If you look at the shoulder bag on the products page its the leaves that stand out and makes the whole thing 'work'. Also think about the silk Maltese, made for sale earlier last century and it's the fat, overlapping leaves that give it the wonderful texture; they catch and reflect the light and quadruple its value from just 'ordinary' lace. It's a pity there isn't a picture of the 50 hour blouse (or I can't find one) to see how much lace there is on it, because I'd love to get an idea of how fast these lacemakers are. I always remember Doreen Fudge telling us the Midlands lacemakers could make a Beds collar (and we are not talking small or narrow here, one of the ones with a wide back and shaped, hanging down fronts) in a day and a half. Jacquie. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Website, Brazilian bobbin lace
On 21 Jun 2005, at 01:24, Lynn Carpenter wrote: http://www.fairloom.org/ Talk about color in bobbin lace! Some interesting pictures as you click through the website: under the "About" link, what *are* those things being used as pins? Could they be dried seedheads attached to some sort of thin spikes? In England when pin production was done by manually and therefore expensive it was quite common to use the seedheads from Ladies Bedstraw - the little burrs that stick to clothing and animal fur - to make 'berry pins' I did try it once, just a case of pushing the pin head into the burr and leaving it for a few weeks to dry. What struck me as being odd, is that they are doing this for money, but making BL with lots of petals which surely isn't the quickest of techniques. A lot of Asian/Chinese torchon/Cluny typle BL also has petals. Brenda http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Website, Brazilian bobbin lace
Hi, I think the "pins" are some type of thorn. I have another picture from a Brazilian book on their Rendas and it shows the same type. Some of the them do not have the blob on top so I think that might be a wax of some sort. All a guess on my part. It is one of those things I was going to look into and never have...as of yet. Regards, Rosemary in Sunny Flagstaff, AZ. - Original Message - From: Lynn Carpenter<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: lace@arachne.com<mailto:lace@arachne.com> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 5:24 PM Subject: [lace] Website, Brazilian bobbin lace http://www.fairloom.org/<http://www.fairloom.org/> Talk about color in bobbin lace! Some interesting pictures as you click through the website: under the "About" link, what *are* those things being used as pins? Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Website, Brazilian bobbin lace
On Jun 20, 2005, at 20:24, Lynn Carpenter wrote: http://www.fairloom.org/ Talk about color in bobbin lace! Geez... And here I thought that some of the Slovenian lace was a bit overboard... :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Website, Brazilian bobbin lace
http://www.fairloom.org/ Talk about color in bobbin lace! Some interesting pictures as you click through the website: under the "About" link, what *are* those things being used as pins? Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com Hi Lynn, I think we have heard about these pins before. In some areas of the world where coconut palms are plentiful, straight or small headed pins get a teeny baby coconut to make the pins more finger friendly. Patty - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Website, Brazilian bobbin lace
http://www.fairloom.org/ Talk about color in bobbin lace! Some interesting pictures as you click through the website: under the "About" link, what *are* those things being used as pins? Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
