[lace] Bulgarian bobbin lace makers

2015-08-18 Thread Lorelei Halley
Sally I have seen Bistra's work on the internet. She is amazing. But I don't know about the others. Can you give us last names? (In case they also have photos online somewhere). https://plus.google.com/+BistraPisancheva/posts

RE: [lace] Bulgarian bobbin lace makers

2015-08-18 Thread mary carey
Hi All, Quite a range of techniques we have seen from other places, for example, knotted needle lace. Some of her work makes me think of Mimi Dobreva's work I have seen in Lace Express. Will look again and hope I can get the subtitles to work. The presentation techniques are also good - could

Re: [lace] Bulgarian bobbin lace makers - Personal security

2015-08-18 Thread Jeriames
From a security point of view, giving last names does not seem like a great idea. We do not know what safety concerns these lovely lacemakers in small villages might have. I'd recommend not giving exact locations without specific permission. Certainly, we should take the privacy