Oh dear, oh dear! Tim Wonnacott was showing a lacemakers' lamp on today's
'Bargain Hunt'. He said that every bit of light was needed because Honiton
and Nottingham! lace were so intricate. Obviously his researchers didn't do
their job properly if they didn't discover that Nottingham lace is
It also raises the old argument 'did it hold water or oil'! I shouldn't
think anyone could work Honiton with the small beam of light through that
globe.
Also I would like to know where he got the valuation from at £200, if that's
right I'm sitting on a small fortune - I think not ;o)
Still we
I believe there are 2 books available - one by Fukuyama, and the other
the Liers lace by Greet Rome-Verbeylen.
There is a third, well it's really a 26 page booklet: Jean Dudding.
Creating Coggeshall Lace. I think it's out of print, but if you put the
title in Google, you'll find lots of
Eye candy, again -- priced at $2900.00. Take a look.
http://cgi.ebay.com/MAGNIFICENT-AND-RARE-POINT-D-ARGENTAN-LACE-FLOUNCE_W0QQitemZ7394623185
It's *wayy* beyond my pocket book, but lovely to
look at. I usually put eBay things on Chat, but this
is for all of us to drool at.
After that, I
From: Elizabeth Ligeti [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am thinking of trying my hand at Tambour lace.
I believe there are 2 books available - one by Fukuyama, and the
other the Liers lace by Greet Rome-Verbeylen.
Lierse Kant (Lier Lace) is a kind of tambour. Tambour appears to refer
to all kinds of
I've seen two demos of lacemaker's lamps. In both, I was quite
impressed by the amount of light concentrated onto the work area by a
very-low-wattage bulb (no brighter than a real candle). Certainly not
like an Ott light, but for the time
Robin P.
Los Angeles, California, USA
(formerly
Hello All, I am a little behind in reading my lace news so this is
probably at the tail end of the discussion of 'sGravenmoer lace. On
the weekend of Feb 17 - 19th, the Lacy Ladies of Arizona hosted a
workshop with Susan Wenzel (Lacy Susan) teaching 'sGravenmoer.
There were 10 ladies
I have always liked to do 'creative' things. That
could be anything from sewing to woodworking. There
is always some sort of thread/textile project on the
go. There are times I'm not enthusiastic about the
household chores, like dishwashing, but I enjoy seeing
the completed job. Somehow,
