Re: [lace] Armenian Lacemakers?

2018-12-11 Thread Anna Binnie
Hi Elena The lace that we call Armenian lace is also called Oya in Turkey and is also practiced in Greece and that part of the Mediterranean. There are a number of authors who have produced books on the technique. Widen you search to Mediterranean Lace or Greek lace or Oya. I know of one

RE: [lace] Armenian Lacemakers?

2018-12-11 Thread Lorelei Halley
Elena The online network http://needlelacetalk.ning.com includes Armenian needle lace in its subject matter. We have quite a few members who do Armenian/Turkish knotted needlelace. http://needlelacetalk.ning.com/group/oyaturkisharmenianmediterraneanknottedn eedlelace We also have several albums

Re: [lace] Expanding cloth stitch with weaving techniques

2018-12-11 Thread Bev Walker
Just to add to the topic, Half-stitch is a three-way weave! On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 1:15 PM Devon Thein wrote: > An interesting idea. > -- Sent from my iPod - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

[lace] 2018 christmas exchange

2018-12-11 Thread Maria Greil
Hello to everybody, I just want to tell you that I received a splendid card with lots of suprises from the US. Firstly let me thank Lin for all the efforts she put in this wonderful exchange, I hope it's not the last one. Then I want so send a big thank you to my this year's partner Stormy Lee

[lace] Armenian Lacemakers?

2018-12-11 Thread Elena Kanagy-Loux
Hello everyone, I hope you're all having a wonderful week! As many of you know, I started a new job in October as the Collections Specialist at the Antonio Ratti Textile Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. My job mainly consists of holding viewings of textiles with curators, conservators,

Re: [lace] Expanding cloth stitch with weaving techniques

2018-12-11 Thread Devon Thein
An interesting idea. Whereas linen stitch is double weft weaving, tallies are single weft weaving. I have seen some pieces that are made entirely out of Talley like weaving. It is quite tight. I wonder if it would be possible to incorporate fancier weaves if you converted to Talley type weaving

[lace] Christmas 2018 Exchange

2018-12-11 Thread Janice Blair
I received a card from Lin back in November and it was filled with small pieces of lace she had made in tatting, Romanian Point, crochet, etc., plus a nice wire Christmas stocking on the front.It is on my card wreath over the fireplace in the family room. Last week I received an ornament from Mary