<Can anyone tell me about Pitsligo Lace? > Back in 1993 Sandi Millikin and I went to visit Sheila Joss of New Pitsligo, Scotland to study the lace that is still being made there. We stayed with Sheila and Jamie, her husband, for two weeks learning more about the craft. She gave us patterns to work on during the day while she and her husband went off to work and then would help us with over the rough spots when she came home for lunch and in the evening. We visited with her students at one of the weekly classes she taught at the local school and went to St. Andrews for a lace day. We had a wonderful time! Met a lot of warm, generous people but Sheila and Jamie were the BEST!
New Pitsligo lace IS much like Torchon but has it's own special rules and quirks. More needs to be written about it as most lace books say that bobbin lacemaking die out in Scotland before 1900. Not True! Sandi taught a class on it at an IOLI convention some time in the mid 1990's. She was going to write a book about it but she ran into some health problems and died in 2002 before getting anything else done on her plan. I've recently run across some information about NP lace but have forgotten where I saw it. As for myself, I went on to exploring other area of the bobbin lace world and haven't looked at my New Pitsligo lace and patterns for a long time. Maybe its time for me get back into it again! Trish Fisher, Scott Depot, WV - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
