Re: [lace] What do bobbin and needle lace have in common?

You bring up a really thought-provoking question, Devon, what DO bobbin and needle lace have in common?? When I talk to the uninitiated, I usually describe lace as “an umbrella term that covers myriad techniques that vary across regions and history.” But while bobbin lace is decidedly only

[lace] Jill Nordfors Clark, - Contemporary Needlelace

Dear Devon,   In defense of Jill Nordfors, her first book, dated 1974, was at a time when there was very little available in America about the stitches she used in her work.  Her second book under family names of Nordfors Clark was dated 1999.  Both were primarily marketed to embroiderers, not

[lace] Caulfeild/black diamonds/female work underappreciated

Thank you, Jeri for drawing my attention to this interesting tome. I actually own it, a facsimile of the 1882 version published in 1972. I have virtually never thumbed through it. I must have bought it close to 1972 when my interests and goals were very different than today, and having once

[lace] Diaper patterns - see Dictionary of Needlework by Caulfeild & Saward

Several times I have referred Arachne subscribers to the Dictionary of Needlework 1885 (published 1989 as a reprint from the 2nd edition of 1885) by S.F.A. Caulfeild (Sophia) and B. C. Saward (Blanche): my old Arachne memos of 2/29/16, 1/21/09, 12/29/04 are tucked in my hardback 528-page book.  

[lace] What do bobbin and needle lace have in common?

I received this privately, “You asked if bobbin and needle lace had anything in common, once the original look-alike aspect had diminished?  Thinking about this, I thought I’d consult Jack Lenor Larsen’s ‘Interlaced’, as an accepted authority, but of course needlelace doesn’t figure

RE: RE: [lace] Nordfors Clark, Contemporary Needlelace

Catherine writes< Surely ALL needlelace is worked by the execution of the simple buttonhole stitch. if not, what other stich is used to work examples of Ros Hills, Contemporary needlelace, Bath's needlelace, or antique laces such as Point de Gaze, Hollie Point, Burano, Halas, Alencon, Youghal,

Re: [lace] Re: Bath-changing style of contemporary Needlelace 1970s onwards

Diaper - also used to describe the diamond pattern in brickwork eg Tudor buildings such as Hampton Court Palace. Liz Pass Another dull day with showers in Poole, Dorset. - Original Message - From: "Jane Partridge" To: "DevonThein" ,

Re: RE: [lace] Bath-changing style of contemporary Needlelace 1970s on

PS. They ALL relied on the simple buttonhole stitch, whether with or without the use of colour! Catherine Barley Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com Original message >From : catherinebar...@btinternet.com Subject : Re: RE: [lace] Bath-changing style of contemporary

Re: RE: [lace] Bath-changing style of contemporary Needlelace 1970s on

Original message >From : devonth...@gmail.com Subject : RE: [lace] Bath-changing style of contemporary Needlelace 1970s on , whereas later books like Catherine Barley’s 1993 and Pat Earnshaw’s Needlelace, Merehurst Embroidery Skills book, 1992, relied more heavily, even in