Re: [lace] Lacemaker survey

2018-04-09 Thread Lorri Ferguson
1. I first saw lace being made in 1976 at a Heritage Festival (200th birthday of USA). But I didn't have 'time in my life' for another hobby - 3 children in elementary school. Then 12 yrs later when I was in college (Jewelry/Goldsmithing classes) I read that lace had been made with gold and

Re: [lace] Lacemaker survey

2018-04-09 Thread Karen ZM
> > 1. Who taught you to make lace? My first teacher was a woman who, unfortunately, died young of cancer. I attended lessons with her at a private institute and then moved on to Government-run evening classes, but still with her as teacher. The woman I can credit with teaching me most of what I

[lace] Lacemaker survey

2018-04-09 Thread Elena Kanagy-Loux
Dear Arachne, I hope you all had a lovely weekend! As some of you may know, I'm currently finishing up my MA thesis on the topic of making lace by hand in a modern world. The majority of my research comes from interviews with lacemakers that I conducted in 2015, in Croatia, Slovenia, Italy,