[lace] Lace revival

I started to make bobbin lace in 1970. Nena Lovesey started me off with a simple pillow, some Belgian bobbins, and excellent basic instruction! I loved it! When she thought I was able enough, she introduced me to the Swedish Knipplerscan books. There were two paperback books of patterns,

[lace] Lace revival

Hi Arachnids The discussion about how lace spread is most interesting. In England the handcrafts followed during and immediately after WW2 were knitting and dressmaking, only those that were useful. Also only products that were useful were available, know as utility. I remember my parents

[lace] Lace Revival

I first became aware of bobbin lace in 1975. It had been a bad time for me having had two miscarriages in the first half of the year and I had a strong urge to do something creative; if I couldn’t make another baby then it would have to be something else. That August, to commemorate the

[lace] Lace revival - bobbins

Strange how this thread has revived so many memories! When I started making lace with Nena Lovesey in 1970, with my Belgian bobbins, she not only taught me to make lace, she taught me all sorts of things about lace. This continued with talks which she gave to emerging lace groups. So I learned

[lace] Mounting lace for display

Thank to Joepie’s kind efforts, I was finally—after a lot of searching—able to find the “White Coated Metal Ring For Crafts—20cm/Metal Wire & Craft Hoops”. They can be found through Amazon—but in Britain only! If you want them in the US, you can find them, but instead of costing

[lace] Lace Revival

You would think that someone had written about the Craft revival of the 1970s, but when I search for this topic, only one article comes up, by Andrea Peach called Crafting Revivals? An investigation into the craft revival of the 1970s: can contemporary comparisons be drawn? She has made it

Re: [lace] Lace Revival

Certainly the craft centre which Nena Lovesey ran received advice from the CAC, but I don’t think they supplied funding, although they may have done. The committee which was formed to oversee the centre was chaired by my husband, and I know he was in correspondence with the CAD, but the centre

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

after my memory it was 1987 the year I spent several months in NY. Ilske > Am 26.03.2018 um 20:16 schrieb Cynce Williams : > > There was also the US bobbin lace stamp (well 4 stamps) organized by Mary > McPeak. > > Bu I can’t remember what year—1980’s sometime. >

RE: [lace] Needle Lace revival

 Also, don't forget Brigitte Delesques Dépalle, who wrote by far the best manual on needlelace and still teaches. She and I were students together at Alençon. -Original Message- From: Devon Thein Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 4:55 PM To: Laurie Waters

[lace] Lace and Getting Started

Hi All, My paternal grandmother taught me to crochet when I was 9 and has been a passion ever since. Became interested in Ecclesiastical work and have done a few large pieces (No 40 thread mostly) for Altar cloths. In my early 'looking for books' journey I ordered from England Margaret Jeans'

Re: [lace] Magnifying glasses

These are the ones I use: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0011WYMKK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8=1 They come in different strength, though for the really fine stuff like Binche lace I also use a small magnifier specially made for lace pillows. You can see it on the

[lace] Needle Lace Revival

Devon wrote Carolyn had a full class at the Winter Lace Conference in Costa Mesa, CA in February and she is one of the teachers at the IOLI convention in San Antonio in July. Her classes are listed on the IOLI website. Please consider signing up for needlelace if there is space available. I

Re: [lace] Magnifying glasses

Hi Sue and everyone I asked my optometrist about more magnification than my prescription reading glasses offer, for lacemaking. I was prepared to explain what lacemaking was, but she already knew :) The technician helped me pick out clip-ons; there isn't a trade name on them but they are the

[lace] Needle Lace revival

OK Devon, you left my name off the list of traditional needlelace teachers… is the 2012 Alençon class already forgotten? The one where we used all the traditional equipment and threads – all the stuff I learned as a student in Alençon? And the subsequent Needlelace Practicum? Unfortunately I had

Re: [lace] Needle Lace revival

Oops. Sorry, Madame Laurie. Can’t wait to see your articles. Everyone save your lobster claws. Needle lace lives! Devon Sent from my iPad - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace] Needle Lace Revival

Margaret Stephens, here in Australia, is very much an expert and teacher in needle lcae. her classes at both the Embroiders' Guild and the Lace guild are booked out. She has even written 2 how to books one on Retecella and one on Amelia Ars. Both show the traditional and modern colour. Anna

RE: [lace] Needle Lace revival

Oops. Sorry, Madame Laurie. Can’t wait to see your articles. Everyone save our lobster claws. Needle lace lives! Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

[lace] Magnifying glasses

Janice - you wrote " Poor eyesight is not a handicap these days as I have magnifier glasses that clip onto my regular glasses to help me to see what I am doing. " What are your preferred glasses? Any one else got magnifying preferences? Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send

[lace] Safety of Our Members

In January, I wrote inviting Arachne members who will be attending this Congress in BELGIUM to correspond with me.  I have collected replies which will not be made public.  We must protect Arachne members, and much of our mail seems to be going to Ge.   One letter from Australia was from

[lace] Nenia Lovesey

Many have been writing about Nenia Lovesey's influence as a bobbin lace teacher.  There are six books by Lovesey (one with co-author Catherine Barley) in my library.  Five are about needle lace and the sixth about both bobbin and needle lace.  This sixth is one of my favorites, because she

[lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

There is a big difference between either side of the Pond. On the Eastern side there was frequently a relative who made lace. One knew of its existence, usually. It was around. You might have had to look for it, but it was there. In the United States, certainly, one didn't know what it was.

Fwd: [lace] Lace revival

Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com Original message >From : catherinebar...@btinternet.com Date : 27/03/2018 - 17:36 (GMTDT) To : ec...@cix.co.uk, lace@arachne.com Subject : Re: [lace] Lace revival I was also taught bobbin lace by Nenia Lovesey in the late 60's early

Re: [lace] Lace revival

I was also taught bobbin lace by Nenia Lovesey in the late 60's early 70's after having seen her demonstrating in a church hall in Crowthorne, Berks where I lived. I was fascinated and asked where I could learn, to which she replied "at the Berkshire craft Centre in Wokingam in what was the

RE: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

Lyn feels that there was very little official fostering of crafts in the US, as opposed to England, and I think she may be right. Most of these crafts are not considered heritage items in the US. (Maybe quilting is.) One thing that is mentioned in Andrea Plum’s article was that there were a lot

[lace] Travel

In January, I wrote inviting Arachne members who will be attending the Congress in BELGIUM to correspond with me.  I have collected replies which will not be made public.  Our travelers need protection from unauthorized people reading Arachne mail, and much of our mail seems to be going to

[lace] RE: Nenia Lovesey- the Tebbs's

Jeri brings up another example, that of Louisa and Rosa Tebbs, and Nenia Lovesey, that shows a linkage between the early 20th century lace boom and the one in the 1970s. My sense is that there were just enough people left over from the early 20th century lace enterprises to seed the 1970s lace

Re: [lace] Lace revival

Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com Original message >From : catherinebar...@btinternet.com Date : 27/03/2018 - 17:36 (GMTDT) To : ec...@cix.co.uk, lace@arachne.com Subject : Re: [lace] Lace revival I was also taught bobbin lace by Nenia Lovesey in the late 60's early

Fwd: [lace] Lace revival

Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com Original message >From : catherinebar...@btinternet.com Date : 27/03/2018 - 18:14 (GMTDT) To : ec...@cix.co.uk, lace@arachne.com Subject : Fwd: [lace] Lace revival Original message >From : catherinebar...@btinternet.com Date :

Re: [lace] Lace revival - bobbins

If you have received my response to Kathleen's email more than once, please accept my sincere apologies. As a subscriber to Arachne myself. it as come through in my Spam folder rather than my mailbox P!ease would someone email me to acknowledge receipt if you have received it in your

[lace] Handcraft movement in England

I first began to travel at age 40, 40 years ago.  After Switzerland (everyone should go there at least once), I took embroidery tours of the UK.  What impressed me in the small villages, especially in the Cotswolds, was the community buildings available to residents.  These usually resembled

[lace] Re: Lace Revival of the 1970s

I started studying for City & Guilds at Lichfield College in September 1994, Janice, so lace was definitely going strong in Lichfield then, as I joined a well established class. Lesley Doram, my tutor, had been one of the C 'guineapigs' when the course was first devised. Both her mother and

[lace] Needle Lace Revival

Catherine writes: Is there no one out there who makes beautiful fine white needlelace and who can pass on these techniques for the benefit of future generations? I have done my level best over several decades, travelling many thousands of miles both here in the UK and overseas to pass on my