Dear Arachnes
Yesterday I started to make the 'randa' from the OIDFA buttetin nbr 1-2011. The
randa is a freehand lace from the Northern part of Spain near to the French
border. I used linen 50/2 manufacgtured by FFR in Aalst, Belgium. It seems to
be a little bit thin according to the photo in
Hello all,
The mention of a Spanish randa tweaked my
curiosity, since an Argentine friend has been
teaching our local lace group a netted lace
called Randa Tucumana; that is, randa from the Tucumán area in Argentina.
It looks similar to filet lace but the knot is
made differently and it is
Back in late March, one of our dear lacemakers(Thanks Susie) alerted us to
the exhibit ³The Urge To Embellish² that is being shown at the Illinois
State Museum in Springfield, IL. My wife and I were thrilled to get a
chance to see this exhibit this past weekend. Here is the post for reference
Hello Gon,
I have got in touch with the author of the article in the OIDFA bulletin to
find out how wide the randa is. I think she has used old linen to make it.
I will tell you as soon as she answers me.
Randa is a term used in some parts of Spain to describe a type edging. In
fact, the word
As a complementary information, here it is a link to one of the pages of
a trip report I made Oct. 2010 where there are some pictures of
different types of lace and their terminology made about year 1500 in Spain.
http://www.carolgallego.com/references.html
The link to the complete report:
I have seen several bobbin laces on Picasa labeled Hinojosa. These are
unusual tape laces where the tape widens and narrows by changing stitches and
adding decorative holes. Does anyone know of a book or magazine where I can
find a bunch of patterns for this lace? Hopefully a whole book of
Mariña Rodriguez's book on the history of, the techniques, the braids and
patterns has just been published.
We are off to Camariñas for Easter to meet up with her and bring copies back to
the UK.
It has text in Spanish, French, German and English, and from what I have seen
while checking the
We have the best designer of Hinojosa lace (witch stitch) in Arachne:
Carolina de la Guardia (Gallego). Her books are full of great/original
designs, clear and easy to follow instructions, simple to more intricate
patterns. I have not seen Marina's book yet, so I cannot say anything about
it. I
Beethoven's fifth, by a conductor who could give us all lessons in
enthusiasm:
http://www2.choralnet.org/268945.html
What do you do when you have a problem with your nose when conducting?
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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