Re: [lace] Lace screen

2014-11-04 Thread Beth Marshall
Thanks Jeanette - fascinating. Thought it was bobbin lace until I got to the work-in-progress pics and realised she was needle weaving with a single rope... Beth In a cold but sunny Cheshire, NW England -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. - To unsubscribe

Re: [lace] Lace screen

2014-11-04 Thread Malvary Cole
Pictures of this lace were just posted on Facebook. The maker is Manca Ahlin who will be one of the lecturers on OIDFA Congress 2016 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Manca lives and works in New York. She grew up in Žiri, one of the most important Slovene lace making centres, known for its exquisite

Re: [lace] Lace Screen by Manca Ahlin of Mantzalin

2014-11-04 Thread Jeriames
(I changed the Subject, so this will be archived under artist's name.) Manca is an Architect, whose early lacemaking, is sometimes influential in her chosen career. Wow! Thank you Jeanette in South Africa and Malvary in Canada. I hope those trying to inspire the younger generations to make

Re: [lace] Lace screen

2014-11-04 Thread Brenda Paternoster
With “thread” of that thickness you would need to move one rope at a time; the pic with the hammer in lower left corner clearly shows there are two worker pairs. Brenda On 4 Nov 2014, at 07:54, Beth Marshall b...@capuchin.co.uk wrote: Thought it was bobbin lace until I got to the

[lace] Lace screen

2014-11-03 Thread Jeanette Fischer
This lace screen seems to be in an hotel in New York. Has anybody seen the screen? Quite an achievement. I wonder if this is a bar for lacemakers http://design.mantzalin.com/portfolio-items/stix-lace-screen/ Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. - To unsubscribe send email