Re: [lace] Lace revival - bobbins

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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

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

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

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] Lace Revival of the 1970s

My father may have (embraced the melting pot and he sure as heck wanted to be sure I never visited the “old country” as second and third cousins were going back to marry extended family members. Sicilian chain migration??) but his father never really spoke English into the early 1990s. My

Re: [lace] Lace revival of the 1970s

Also in the 1950’s I was a Girl Scout Library aide and found *Bobbins of Belgium.* Don’t remember the author. The stories of post WWI Belgium were horrifying but they were trying to make lace an economic craft in the ’20’s. Cynthia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

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My observation is that before the 60s America fully embraced the melting pot model. My own Grandmother, for example, was not allowed to learn Norwegian. She was the first in her family born in the US, but expected to only know English. Preserving heritage from European countries was seen by

RE: RE: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

;self-taught". I also learned from her book. And earlier, from her correspondence lessons. Lorelei Subject: Fw: RE: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s >From: lynrbai...@supernet.com >Then there's Doris Southard in Iowa, whose book was published in the '70's. >Don't know how or w

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s - Bath's book and Golden Hands

The Virginia Bath LACE book and also Golden Hands have been mentioned today.  Not long ago, I reviewed both on Arachne.  The reviews are easier to read on the New England Lace Group's home page at www.nelg.us   Select Book Reviews from the menu on the Left.   When there are no new books I wish

RE: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s - mystery book probably...

Yes! You are correct. It was Knyppling. I couldn’t remember what it was, even though I picked up a copy at an estate sale fairly recently. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

RE: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

Jo raises some interesting insights. One thing she mentions is the crafts to leisure aspect. Originally there seemed to be an ethos that one was practicing a “useful craft”. For instance, you made a quilt because you needed a bed covering, or a doily because every well kept house required

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s - mystery book probably...

Dear Devon,   Perhaps the book to which you refer was Knyppling, 1964, published (in Swedish) by LTs Forlag in collaboration with the Swedish Lace-Making Association.  Author was Sally Johanson.   It was re-published with the title of Traditional Lace Making in 1974 in the U.S. in English by

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

My belief is that as it was featured in Golden Hands which I think was published in UK in 1969 and the older Lacemakers were asked to do more teaching. The WI used to have craft classes I think. Boredom with commercially made items and a desire to learn, plus a little more money for hobbies?

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

Also, Spring Fling happened annually for many years, then every other year for many more. Last year was the kast full-fledged version, however. On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 2:52 PM H M Clarke wrote: > Speaking from my family’s perspective, my grandmother learnt as a child in > the

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

Maybe a chicken-and-egg thing? The books inspire the students who provide the market for more books … but what triggered the interest in the 70s in the first place - I’d bet on a backlash from the super-modern 60s. There’s only so much bright yellow and lime green Fortrel a body can take. I

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

Speaking from my family’s perspective, my grandmother learnt as a child in the 1910s. This was at some local girls’ club in Suffolk. Then she married and had a family (obviously!) and lace was put away. When she was sadly widowed in the early 1960s she went back to making lace. She showed my

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

You will find Mary McPeek who was influential together with Trenna Ruffner in getting Les Dentelles aux Fuseaux published with her English translation. GLLGI recently published a compilation of Mary McPeek’s lesson plans and prickings together with photographs of the pieces worked. Mary taught

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

There were four ladies whose patterns were published but I can’t remember them all. IIRC Mary McPeak was one and so was Trenna Rufner. Lovely ladies and lovely lace. The Great Lakes Lace group had a seminar and several European teachers came over. Exciting times. C On Mar 26, 2018, at 1:26

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

I don’t know for sure, but she had lots of Tonder lace in her book. I think she also had a pattern by Mary McPeak. C On Mar 26, 2018, at 12:37 PM, DevonThein wrote: > Where did Doris Southard learn to make lace, or how? - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

And there was Virginia Churchill Bath’s book *Lace*. She was from the Chicago Art Institute. C On Mar 26, 2018, at 12:36 PM, DevonThein wrote: > Adele makes the interesting point that it wasn’t until the 1970s that it > began to be possible to buy books published by

RE: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

Thanks for mentioning the Torchon Lace Company and the Princess lace pillow. I would relate this to the early 20th century lacemaking ideas which included trying to make lace for money, rather than leisure. Examples include the Sybil Carter missions and Italian Lace School (cut work). But, surely

RE: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

Yes! Thanks. I just looked it up. 1987. I think Trenna Rufner was also involved in the lace postage stamps. 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:

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St Louis had the Torchon Lace company. They sold bobbins, the Princess lace pillow and booklets of patterns. We found them in 1904 sources but couldn’t find any other information about them. The Princess pillow was in the Missouri Historical Society collection. Cynthia On Mar 26, 2018, at 12:13

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

I learned in 1981. Missed a class and learned several grounds from the DMC book. Also found bobbin lace in the Readers Digest handwork book. Crown and Triangle from Doris Southard’s book was originally from Family Circle (or was it Woman’s Day?) One of those grocery store magazines. Cynthia On

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

I consulted my notes which consist of a few writeups of Doris over the years. She actually wrote on a 2005 Arachne thread “How I Started lacemaking” https://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/msg14763.html She was an avid weaver and knitter when she first discovered bobbin lace in

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

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. Cynthia On Mar 26, 2018, at 9:59 AM, DevonThein wrote: > > I began to make lace in 1971, but I was not a very objective observer of what > was

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

Just chiming in to say this is all very interesting and I look forward to reading this all more carefully later! Best, Elena - 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:

RE: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

<< Shortly after I started in England in 1971 I bought a copy of Maidment Bobbin Lace Work printed in 1971. >> So interesting to see this cluster of books being published and republished in the 1970s. But why? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

RE: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

I too started in the 1970's as a teenager. Saw a demo on a local nostalgic summer fair. Being crafty I wanted too try. Found a few books in the local library, the local craft store happened to have bobbins in stock, improvised a pillow and got hooked. Those days some crafty Dutch magazines

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

Shortly after I started in England in 1971 I bought a copy of Maidment Bobbin Lace Work printed in 1971. Maureen E Yorks UK - 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

RE: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

Where did Doris Southard learn to make lace, or how? 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: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

RE: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

Adele makes the interesting point that it wasn’t until the 1970s that it began to be possible to buy books published by mainstream publishers about how to make bobbin lace. She observes that her lace club actually started in 1955 but had huge impediments due to the lack of instruction and

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

Sorry, I forgot to crop. Maureen > - 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: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

And I should, of course, mention needlelace as Nenia Lovesey wrote her first book in the late 1970s, she signed my copy at a lace day in Essex in 1982. Although I didn't try needlelace until after then. Maureen e Yorks UK. > On 26 Mar 2018, at 17:42, Maureen

Fw: RE: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

>From: lynrbai...@supernet.com >Sent: Mar 26, 2018 9:51 AM >To: Devon Thein <dmt11h...@aol.com> >Subject: RE: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s > >Dear Devon, read your email the first time I woke up at 6. Now 9:20 and my >coffee is brewing. Decadent hours. I wa

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

Hi Devon: The lace club I belong to (Vancouver Lace Club) started in 1955 but it was slow going at first because the ladies could only get instruction from a lacemaker who lived up the coast and only visited Vancouver once a year, to demonstrate lace at the Pacific National Exhibition. She would

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

I too started lacemaking in The early 70s but I had seen it in Golden Hands and found a local handicraft group that were putting a class on. Well I was going for embroidery classes at the time, but moved over to the lace class, supposedly for one term but which continued for a lot longer, to

RE: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

Sue, your observation about taking a class in an adult school in England is interesting. I think there was more of that in Great Britain than in the US at the time. But, Holly van Sciver took an adult school class in England while there for a college semester abroad. Eventually she was a large

Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s

I too started making lace in the 70s my interest was sparked purely by the chance sighting of lace making classes starting at our local night school and at the fact that I liked anything " crafty" after the first lesson I was well and truly "hooked" Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK Sent from my iPad