One reason for starting with Torchon is that is geometric on 45 degrees and if
you make a mistake such as not closing the pin or forgetting a twist it is
soo obvious and it might not be so obvious in other laces. So it's great
if you're the type of person who wants to know that their work is pe
I take my hat off to anyone that can learn from a book. I have to see
something before I can understand it - words mean nothing!!! CD's have
helped tremendously as far as that is concerned but then the CD player and
the pillow are not always in the same room!!! I also had the good fortune
to sta
I was pleased to read this, it makes a huge amount of sense and I learned
this first going on to bucks beds etc. There are lots I haven't tackled but
am usually happy working what I make. I used to get very angry at my
mistakes, but am much more forgiving these days. Made a stupid mistake the
Good morning all
I just HAD to share this with you all!
Who would have thought that such tiny little hands could be so dexterous and
play so beautifully and his feet barely reach the pedals!
It's 'raining cats and dogs here in Henley-on-Thames, UK this morning but
listening/watching this little 5
Hi Spiders All,
I am reading this thread with interest. I also was fortunate to have a good
teacher at first, and have been very thankful for her help, as it eradicated a
lot of my general shyness in life, and eventually enabled me to teach others,
join lace committees, and even reach the di
Dear Friends,
I've spoken with my friend Jill and told her of your interest in her
old Beds hanky. She will bring it to rehearsal on Wednesday night so
that I can photograph it. Then we can really get stuck into a decent discussion
:)
David in Ballarat, AUS
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Dear Alice and other Friends,
We have had several people right here on
Arachne who had pursued the skills on their own.
I believe I was the first person to learn bobbin lace via the
Internet & Arachne back in late 1995.
I know I began with "20 Lessons in Bedfordshire Lace" and made 3 or 4
I agree with Jean about the reasons to start with Torchon, which is a lovely
and many-sided lace technique. But in my opinion one can start with nearly
every technique. I wouldn't say with Binche.
When my the group i belonged to at that time decided to do some Beds, at that
time all of us had d
> We have had several people right here on Arachne who had pursued the
>skills on their own.
I'll chime up as another, from about the same time as David. No evening classes
I could find - Bridget Cook was still offering a day class, but no good to me
as I worked, and Batsford about to go unde
Dear Spiders,
It occurs to me that very few teachers have been referred to by name in the
memos of the past few days.
No need to name the bad ones. That is frowned on at Arachne..
But, please name the GOOD ones!
Even if they are deceased, good teachers may receive your praise, and it
Liz Baker said:
> I went to a demonstration and the lady giving the talk said
> "you can't learn lacemaking from a book, you need a teacher"
Well! That's just silly! (as my Mum used to say a lot).
When I was 11 (about 1953), I found a book on tatting, Mum let me buy
it and all the thread, shuttl
Jeri and all,
I can name a good long distance teacher - Janet in Bridlington. I remember
when she first saw my spiders. Her comment was "that is lovely - they are
different from ours". After pressing her to explain, she said we do them
differently and then showed me how she was taught. Light b
There are two skills I have which I couldn't learn on my own from a book.
Riding a bicycle and hand spinning on a spinning wheel. Notice that
lacemaking is not included. Nowadays, with the internet, googling 'bobbin
lace' leads to online lessons, online suppliers, lacemakers in your
vicinity,
My first lace teacher in 1994, was a very bad one.
After 2 lessons myself and and elderly woman decided to try and teach
ourselves.
She gave up, I muddled for a while and gave up until about 2005-6, when
after having been made redundant from one job, I had time on my hands. I was
lucky to find ano
Dear All:
I have a pillow that a very kind lady helped me get started on repairing
broken threads... I'm probably just in denial/looking for excuses but I'll
be in Gettysburg PA Friday and Sat ("Families weekend" at Gettysburg with
my daughter).
She'd be very grateful if I had a reason to leave c
To all,
I forgot to include Liz in Australia, Janice, in IL and all the others at
Lace Convention that were so patient with me. There are too many to name.
Sallie in WY
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Carolyn M Salafia <
carolyn.sala...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear All:
>
> I have a pillow that a
I'm mostly self taught in bobbin lace.
My local group does little projects at the monthly meetings. I wanted to
try them so I just got some cheep bobbins and made a pillow (it's horrible
and was quickly replaced). But I just put the pricking on and jumped in.
The ONE torchon piece (a centimeter
Thank you Agnes. I am now blushing. Seriously though, my aim is to help
people learn lace the best way I can. If I explain something and the student
doesn't understand what I have said then I rephrase it. But I like to
demonstrate as well as describe.
My favourite teacher has to be Alex S
For needlelace, Carol Williamson Isle of Man, who doesn't now teach as far as I
know and, of course, Cathy Barley whose lace is absolutely amazing.
Maureen
E Yorks UK
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I'm self taught from a book - Rosemary Shepherd's "Introduction to Bobbin
Lacemaking" which is based on the correspondence lessons she wrote for the
Australian Lace Guild. When you live in a small country town in Australia,
there's no other option. The book is still available from Rosemary dire
The 2 good teaching books that I could not have managed without were firstly -
my bible when I first started learning lace " The Technique of Bobbin Lace" by
Pamela Nottingham and later " a Visual Introduction to Bucks Point Lace" by
Geraldine Stott those 2 gave me an excellent grounding to la
Hi All,
I started on my own with Doris Southard's book, but after seeing a chance
for an internet correspondence course, I jumped at it.
I applied and was accepted. My teacher for Torchon, Advanced Torchon and
Honiton was Judith Markham, an Australia Lacemaker, who I respect very much.
Her teach
DORIS SOUTHARD
Sheila Wells (great Honiton workshop and booklet)
Geraldine Stott (has a very logical mind and her progressive Bucks lessons are
just right.)
Yo Pauwels (great on Flanders and Bruges. She showed me how to break Flanders
down into units)
I like logical minds that organize lessons in
I have been incredibly fortunate to have studied with many excellent teachers!
Sheila Wells introduced me to Honiton lace at IOLI Convention in Bethesda in
1999. At the same convention, I met Louise Colgan, who taught a great
mini-class in understanding threads, their fibers and sizes, and p
Hi All,
My first weeklong lacemaking course was taught by Gail Young, who at that
time also ran Trilliim Lace. She was great, and let us progress at the
speed that was appropriate for each student. This allowed some of us who
were extremely keen to really move ahead in that week. Josee Poupart
Up in the Top End (of Australia), some 25 or more years ago, a lady got
herself a copy of rosemary shepherd's Beginners book, and taught herself
from that book. She then found some other like-minded ladies, lent the book,
and helped them learn from it. There is now a thriving Lace Group in the
are
I forgot to mention that I am self-taught for tatting, and also for the the
start of Needlelace.
I was lucky to have a nice lady,- now sadly passed on - who helped and
encouraged me at various Lace Days where we would meet every 2 months.
I had been struggling on my own for a couple of years, th
*Louise Colgan* hands down. Even if you don't think you want to learn
Milanese she is worth taking from. She just really knows how to teach and
inspire.
Happy lace making. *
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