[lace-chat] Re: USA Bobbin lace web sites

[Tamara P Duvall]

On Aug 19, 2005, at 23:33, susan wrote:


i'm definitly not snubbing my own county's companies, i just don't
understand why in america where they mass merchandise anything,
especially hobbies, why not bobbin lacing, and why can't i go to the
local craft store or library and find info on bobbin lace?  i don't
think it makes sense.


It makes perfect sense, financially :) It's because bobbin lacemaking 
does not have the critical mass, that the things needed for it (tools 
and books) are not being mass produced and sold in every Michaels. Even 
more accessible (easier to learn) textile crafts like tatting or 
crochet are beginning to suffer - the selection of suitable threads and 
tools available at a WalMart or a craft store is much more limited now 
than it used to be 15 yrs ago - there's *not enough profit* in carrying 
a wide range of choices.


As for libraries... Mine used to have a couple of books on lace but, 
being small, it also has a policy that any book not checked out in 3 
years *goes*, to allow for more books (possibly of broader appeal). So, 
no more lace books in my library.


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Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)

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Re: [lace] Russian bobbin lace web sites and instructional materials

[Carolina de la Guardia]

Sylvie Nguyen wrote:



Information regarding bobbin lace web sites and
instructional materials for introductory bobbin lace,
in Russian, would be quite welcome.  


Very appropriated the book: Course of Russian Lace Making
Author: Tatiana and Aleksei Karpenko

More information on the web:
http://www.laceexpress.de

Click on books

Hope this helps

Carolina. Barcelona. Spain.
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Carolina de la Guardia
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[lace] web sites

[Sylvie Nguyen]

Steph,
Thank you for sharing the addresses of the web sites. 
While so many things are lovely, I particularly
enjoyed viewing the fans.

It is a pleasure to view the contributions of Arachne
members in the newest issue of Lace.  Your work
continues to be greatly inspirational.

Sylvie
Cherry Valley, IL, USA




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