In a message dated 2/15/2014, jean...@hotmail.co.uk writes:
I'm going by the American editions of the Antiques Road Show that have
been
shown in the UK, which of course is the only way we can judge what's
considered an antique in the US. Obviously the experts on that programme
have been lax
I do not claim to be a Milanese expert, but in my opinion you see this
adding and tossing out in older pieces such as one of my favorites,
http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/227653?rpp=20pg
=1ao=onft=53.162.2pos=1
In this piece you have a lot of crazy things
I also can not claim to be an expert, but have made my fair share. In the
patterns I have worked it is definitely part of the experience that you
will need to add or subtract pairs when going from one braid to the next.
This can be further complicated if you are using colors and need more/less
of
Sandi Woods *is* fantastic! and if you've never experienced her painterly
techniques combined with the traditional Milanese techniques, you have missed
incredible results! Louise Colgan is our favorite US teacher of Milanese
Sandi (from the UK) is a treat all Milanese devotees should
Sadly Richard Ives stopped making lace bobbins a few years ago now, he gave
the last few of his remaining stock to me a couple of years ago when he and
Jenny had a tidy up at home. He was the first bobbin maker that I got to
know when I first took up lacemaking in the 80's and I have always loved
