[lace] Lace in the news

2018-02-23 Thread DevonThein
Since Jeri has asked to have people share newspaper articles, here is one that appeared in the Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/lace-takes-a-modern-turn-in-interiors-1518798031 The author took a bobbin lace class with Brooklyn Lace Guild co-founder Elena Kanagy-Loux in Manhattan an

Re: [lace] Lace, not Lace: Contemporary Fiber Art from Lacemaking Techniques

2018-02-23 Thread Sue Babbs
Hi Devon Do you have a sense of how much money is still needed to fund the exhibition at the Hunterdon, and what happens to the funds if they don't get enough for the exhibition to go ahead? One of the things I liked about the recent kickstarter for the Massachusetts historical society book

RE: [lace] Lace, not Lace: Contemporary Fiber Art from Lacemaking Techniques

2018-02-23 Thread DevonThein
Dear Sue, A similar question was asked by Alice earlier in the week. I put it to the Director of the Hunterdon Art Museum and this was her answer. “We keep very good records of every donation - how much, from whom, etc.  The Museum has  software specifically for tracking donations.  It's very

Re: [lace] Lace, not Lace: Contemporary Fiber Art from Lacemaking Techniques

2018-02-23 Thread Sue Babbs
Thanks, Devon That answers a lot of the questions I had about this exhibit. It was good in particular to see that the exhibit will go ahead anyway – it is rather the scale of it that is in question. As I participated in the crocheting of the Urchins I would be very excited to see them in this

[lace] Is there a video about the history of lace?

2018-02-23 Thread DevonThein
The director of the Hunterdon Art Museum asked me this the other day, and I did not know the answer. She wants to include didactic material about the history of lace in the exhibit. Devon Sent from Mail for Windows 10 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsub

Re: [lace] Question about early English lace

2018-02-23 Thread Laurie Waters
See the piece I wrote on LaceNews a few years ago, at https://lacenews.net/2011/08/24/music-the-bonelace-weavers-song/ It is Part 1, because I actually interviewed Roy Harris about this, and will write up my notes in a second article soon. Laurie ___