Re: [lace] encouraging young lace makers/artists

I don't mean that there is no room for the far out artistic in lace making, and that we should stick to only traditional lace making. But the conversation started with talking about having lost another well known lacemaker. I don't know if she was also a designer of patterns and/or a teacher,

Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers

When non fiber artists ask about cost of a handmade item and I quote how many hours of work go into it, I too hear them balk at the cost. I throw it back on them and ask how much they feel they should be paid for X amount of hours of work. Usually gets them to think how much their time is worth

[lace] encouraging young lace makers/artists

Dear All, With "mock" fear and trepidation I dare to enter into a contribution regarding your beloved hobby. (I consider myself just a hanger on!) My contribution is to certainly encourage younger people into your lace making skill; but to limit it to what I would call "traditional" lace

Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers

I'm with Marianne and Clay. Many years ago I made one of Betty Lou Braun's Rose Brier Bears as a gift. A lady I worked with asked me to make one for her. When I told her it took me 48 hours to make (I had tracked my time) and even at less than minimum wage it would cost her over $100 because of

Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers

I totally agree! Sent from my iPad > On Jul 23, 2016, at 6:42 PM, Marianne Gallant wrote: > > I think this discussion is going in the wrong direction. We don't need > young 'artists' to continue the art of lacemaking. If you come right > down to it, it is not really an 'art

Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers

I think this discussion is going in the wrong direction. We don't need young 'artists' to continue the art of lacemaking. If you come right down to it, it is not really an 'art form' like a painting you put on a wall. It never really was, it was mainly something to decorate clothing or

Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers

Robin Lewis' rope torchon lace installation in the TVA building was well-received at the time... >From Doris O'Neill, Chicago Area - Original Message - From: "Marianne Gallant" To: "lace" Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2016 2:16:41 PM Subject: Re: [lace]

[lace] Buying lace art

The thread started off with Jeri saying, "We simply cannot afford to lose so many of our very talented lace artists without replacements. In memory of Radmila, " Doris has just said of Radmila, "She arranged for us to meet prominent Czech lacemakers, including Milca Eremiasova, Marie Vankova and

Re: [lace] Torchon Lace Company and the Princess Lace Loom

For those interested: The 68-page 1884 book by Sara Rasmussen - Kloeppelbuch: Eine Anleitung zum Selbstunterricht im Spitzenkloeppein (Book of Bobbin Lace: Self-instructions for Bobbin Lace Making) - is available for reading. Select "Books" and then scroll down to Rasmussen at:

Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers

I think that may be true for a lot of people. Most of the modern 'art' I don't care for, it is just too far out there. Like the mention earlier of a guy who had been watching a demo of bobbin lace and then enthusiastically talked about using rope.fine, yes you can make 'lace' with anything,

Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers

Or perhaps we don't buy the works because we just don't like them. We can appreciate the work that has gone in to them but wouldn't want them around all the time Just my 2 cents worth. Malvary in Ottawa Devon wrote: But, do any of us buy great works by current lace artists such as Pierre

[lace] Radmila Zuman

I am sorry to learn of the death of Radmila Zuman. She has contributed so much to the Lace World. I remember her best for the Lace Tour she organized for 21 of us to to (then) Czechoslovakia, where we were privileged to be part of the first FREE May Day in Wenceslas Square. She arranged for us

[lace] Oops, final line should have read

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Re: [lace] Lace The Torchon Lace

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[lace] Supporting young lacemakers

Many good suggestions have been proffered for increasing the visibility of lace. But, here in NY, what I am observing is that people who know how to make lace, and are fiber artists are turning away from making lace art because there is no market for it. We are, to use one of my husband's

[lace] #2 - Supporting Young Lacemakers, Publicity, Networking

Dear Amanda, Happy to see your correspondence from Philadelphia. Knitters wear their knitting. For the sake of enticing young fiber artists and making people connected with funding organizations aware of the laces being made today: We must wear our laces in our everyday lives! You

Re: [lace] Lace The Torchon Lace

Dear Antje and arachneans, Mr. Lewis copied most of his material, including the lace pillow from the Danish author Sara Rasmussen's Knipling (also published in German at the same time). And maybe the Swedish lacemaker he saw was using a Danish style pillow. -Karen > On Jul 23, 2016, at 3:35 AM,

Re: [lace] Lace The Torchon Lace

What an interesting article, Karen! I had heard in Arachne about the Princess Pillow, but didn't really know what you were talking about! Now, a question arises after reading your article: here in Europe I have seen the Danish pillows, which are so similar to this "machine". Did Lewis copy it or,