[lace] More Milanese!

2014-02-28 Thread Sandi Woods
I really enjoyed reading Elizabeth Kurella's piece about 3-dimensional Milanese lace - I saw a few examples of it some years ago (I think it might have been in Como?) and found it fascinating. Over the years since then, those memories have inspired me to work 3-dimensionally, when appropriate, in

[lace] More Milanese

2014-02-24 Thread Elizabeth Kurella
I can’t 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