There is a young scholar studying Burato. She would like to try to make
some Burato. Does anyone know of a source for the fabric, which appears to be
something resembling a leno weave, or any information or instructions?
Devon
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Dear Devon,
Vima deMarchi Micheli is the Embroiderers' Guild of America teacher of
Italian needle-made techniques. She may have supplies. She shows examples in
her book I sent you a couple years ago - Italian Needlework Treasures.
Jeanine Robertson of Canada is a member of Arachne,
Dear spiders I do hope one you can help me. I am searching for a lace
pattern of a hand holding a piece of lace. I seem to remember the whole
thing was lace but I cannot remember where I saw it and I would like to do
the pattern if I can find it. Does anyone know of this design?
Sue M
Hello All! Just a reminder--Textile Art Alliance in conjunction with Cleveland
Museum of Art is offering a Buratto/Filet lace workshop lecture on the 1st
weekend in Nov. Info at: http://www.taacleveland.org/program.html The
teacher is Diane Daiker, a member of SCA, she is providing
Dear All
Just a quick reminder that this book is on sale at the Queen's
Gallery, and that In Fine Style finishes on 6 October - it has a section on
children and their clothes (very upper class only!!)
leonard...@yahoo.com
in an unseasonably warm London, stewing down the last of the
Devon: I did find a supplier of silk 40 count gauze that might be suitable.
(although it is very fine)
http://www.stitchesnthings.com/detail.cfm?ID=35776
http://www.stitchersworkshop.com/largedetails.php?Product_ID=81prodType=Fabr
ic
http://www.nordicneedle.com/ctgy/G28-00-00.html
Also there
Years ago I saw this material for sale at Lacis in Berkeley, CA.
Otherwise
if you are looking for a source of the cotton, traditional knotted yardage go
to:
http://www.filetlace.net/
I've been a happy student and customer of
Filet Lace by the Sea for years.
Karen Bovard Sayre
The
Hi Sue,
I don't know where the pattern is from, but I saw a piece of lace like this
at the Denver Art Museum. I have a (not so great) picture of the lace: the
hand is mostly cloth stitch (CTC) with index finger and thumb grasping part
of the lower edge of the frame and pulling it up. The
Hi, Devon,
I bought some Filet net from Lacis, last year. They had free postage within
USA - so I had it sent to Helen, and then collected it when we visited.
There are different sizes of mesh - I usually use the 9 count. The net is
wider than normal dress fabric, but you buy it by the yard .
