Re: [lace] lace photos - what is it?
What a wonderful collection of lace and lacemakers.It looks as if everyone is having a lovely time. So nice to see such a lot of support for lacemaking. Maureen E Yorks UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: Spanish Lace Pillow Re: [lace] lace photos - what is it?
As a picture is worth a thousand words, here it is a link to a Spanish lace supplier, who sells all type of pillows, now used in Spain: http://www.boixet.com/index.php?cPath=22language=en The traditional one is the straw long vertical bolster pillow, it is intended to work straight long laces. They can be of different diameters, depending on the wideness of the lace to be worked. Usually we support them against a wall and/or a table. http://www.boixet.com/index.php?cPath=22_52 In Galicia (north of Spain) varies slightly the shape, being more wide and some times half bolster pillow, with two sticks on the top to better support and recline on a table. In the South West of the country lacemakers who work tape laces, they use a shorter bolster pillow, similar to Italian and Slovenian ones with a horizontal wooden support. Nowadays polystyrene is also very often used, overall when a large shawl or runner is in process, as well as round pillows. All weekends in Springtime and Summer you can find lace days all over the country sometimes in little villages, where it is usual to find a Civic centre where aged people make laces as a pastime. Here there is another link to another lace day, this in Alcanar (Valencia) http://tinyurl.com/bt48g8q I'm sure our Spanish lacemakers will join in this discussion. Laura Sandison New Mexico, USA Carolina de la Guardia http://www.carolgallego.com Witch Stitch Lace - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: Spanish Lace Pillow Re: [lace] lace photos - what is it?
Hello all those interested in Spanish lace, Sorry for not having got in touch before. But I have a good excuse: I have been at the Diada of Arenys, and afterwards took a few days off at the Mediterranean coast. As Carolina has already told you, in Spain there are now so many lace meetings, that it is sometimes difficult to choose which one to attend. Not all of them are interesting. It all depends on what you are looking for. The Diada of Catalonia is, evidently, the most interesting of all, not only because of the number of participants, but also because it has an international presence. For example, in Arenys we could see an exhibition of important lace centers of Europe, such as Peniche (Portugal), Bobowa (Poland), Idrija (Eslovenia), France (sorry, but can't remember now which lace center was there!). And from Spain, our most important lacemaking centers were there: Arenys de Mar and Arenys de Munt (with a long tradition and a museum), L' Arboc (also long tradition, specific type of lace and also a museum) - both in Catalonia-, Almagro (also long tradition and a museum), Camariñas (also long tradition and museum)... Apart from this exhibitions, and conferences and courses held in Arenys along the whole week, the meeting itself gathers thousands of lacers from all over Spain. They sit at those big tables you have seen in the pictures, and make lace. Each group of lacers brings their best laces with them... But... not all lace meetings of Spain are the same. You are only seeing a selection of laces in these Picasa albums, usually the best pieces. But, normally you only see lots and lots of torchon and not so well done works. Something I like at the meetings is that there are many selling points: here you can buy many things you don't easily get in your local shops. I am going to write a short text about The Diada in my blog. Coming soon. I will tell you about it, so that you can read and see. Hope this answers some of your questions about lace in Spain. Best regards from Antje, in Guadalajara, Spain. www.vueltaycruz.es - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace photos - what is it?
- Original Message - From: Lorelei Halley lhal...@bytemeusa.com Here are 2 albums of a lace day at Arenys: https://picasaweb.google.com/110476155563856600497/DiadaDeArenys?feat=content _notification# https://picasaweb.google.com/110476155563856600497/EscaparatesDeArenys?feat=c ontent_notification# Greetings, On the first web address above, picture 141... What kind of lace is it? I have an antique shawl made of this kind of lace that was labeled Milanese when I bought it. However, I knew even then that it wasn't Milanese, but I've been puzzling ever since on exactly what it's proper name is. It looks to me to be more in the family of Beds-Maltese-Cluny but doesn't quite fit the stereotype description of any of these. Does anyone have an idea about it? Both the files above have lots of lovely lace to look at, and creates a few wishes to have some of the patterns. Thanks for giving us the addresses. Alice in Oregon .. where the sun is starting to show up every four or five days and spring trees are in bloom. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace photos - what is it?
Hello Alice and everyone The lace resembles other patterns I've seen in La Encajera magazine, Spanish Guipure perhaps? On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:50 AM, lacel...@frontier.com wrote: https://picasaweb.google.com/110476155563856600497/DiadaDeArenys?feat=content _notification# On the first web address above, picture 141... What kind of lace is it? I have an antique shawl made of this kind of lace that was labeled -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace photos - what is it?
I do notice that Spanish lacemakers tend to use a completly different sort of pillow - a sort of very large half-bolster. Has anyone use one of these? What do you think? I also noticed in several of the pictures the patterns had a website address on them: http://www.patronsroka.com/index.php?cPath=81 Patterns and pillows and fansticks! Katelyn Schreyer krschre...@gmail.com On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 12:50 PM, lacel...@frontier.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Lorelei Halley lhal...@bytemeusa.com Here are 2 albums of a lace day at Arenys: https://picasaweb.google.com/110476155563856600497/DiadaDeArenys?feat=content _notification# https://picasaweb.google.com/110476155563856600497/EscaparatesDeArenys?feat=c ontent_notification# - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace photos - what is it?
Hello Alice and all, Every year, (in a different city) takes place in Catalonia the Lace Day Event La Diada de la puntaire that is The lacemakers Great Day. It is organized by the Catalonian Lace Association-ACP, and this year the demonstration was the 29nth April in Arenys de Mar, city with a great lace tradition. Other activities that we had the opportunity to enjoy were: A fashion show. An international participation with stands from Hungary, Idrija, Slovaquia, France, and other traditional lace areas of Spain as Camariñas, Almagro, Arboç, Arenys de Munt and Arenys de Mar. Also, an interesting exhibition in the Mares Lace Museum. 2.300 lacemakers were participants in the Diada and up to 50 vendors. Next year the event will take place in the city of Barcelona, probably 26nth May, 2013. On the first web address above, picture 141... What kind of lace is it? I have an antique shawl made of this kind of lace that was labeled As Bev well says, these type of laces are the traditional guipure laces we make in Spain, they have a certain familiarity with Cluny laces. They have a plaited ground, leaves, and the outer edge ends with plaits forming pointed edges with picots (puntillones). Other pictures that are within this Spanish lace are: 73, 79, 100, 104 and 140. Greetings from Barcelona. Spain - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Spanish Lace Pillow Re: [lace] lace photos - what is it?
Hi Katelyn, I'm sure our Spanish lacemakers will join in this discussion. As a primary user of cookie and Honiton pillows, I have used the Spanish bolster. I used to demonstrate at a Spanish colonial/territorial living history museum and made lace on the bolster. There were a few challenges, mostly bobbin control, but it worked out. I felt like a nine armed klutz that couldn't control myself. Eventually, with the hours of practice and peaceful setting, it became second nature. Try it! It's fun! Laura Sandison New Mexico, USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace photos - what is it?
I think it looks more like Cluny in style. It has many of the elements that I learned when taking a short course in Basic Cluny lace. Karen in Malta On the first web address above, picture 141... What kind of lace is it? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace photos - what is it?
I think that type of pillow is only used in Spain, though I have made one for myself (a bit more round though) as I don't like to use the Maltese bolster at all. Before someone on Arachne mentioned using pillows filled with polystyrene to stop pillows rolling around, I couldn't bear mine moving all over the placeand I hated sitting in the corner to work! Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
