Hi All, What an interesting thread! I'll add some things that I know and some guesses. My main interest is tape lace/Battenberg lace and most of my information is from the US. Tape lace in the US was most popular from 1890 to 1910. There were a number of needlework magazines published then and many of the "women's" magazines included monthly columns on different techniques - lace-making, knitting, crochet, embroidery, netting and other crafts. The interest in crafts continued into the teens but became less after that. That I know. I believe there was renewed interest in tape laces in the 30s (maybe), 50s and then in the 70s with other laces.
Recently I found that McCall's Needlework is no longer printed. It seems that the many crafts magazines that were on the market for the last few decades are no longer. Now it's mostly very simple things or scrapbooking. There are a few exceptions but they seem to stay with a limited choice of technique (heirloom sewing, embroidery, quilting, knitting and crochet). I have a copy from the early 80s of a Battenberg article by the Kliots. The magazines used to have a much broader range of techniques. IMHO. Also the spate of Victoriana magazines have disappeared from my local newsstand. "Lace & Crafts Quarterly" was a wonderful magazine with lots of tape lace and many, many lace id/history articles. I'm going through them all again because I wasn't so interested in all those articles when it came out but I am now! But they went out of business a few years ago. BTW doesn't Lacis still have their storefront? I don't know if that has changed since Kaethe Kliot passed away. Anyway, my vote is with the pendulum of popularity going back and forth. As someone mentioned, at least there will be a wealth of books available on so many types of lace for future lace makers. I always try to take hand-outs of supplier lists and other info. when I do a demo. That at least gives people a place to start if they want to find out more about lacemaking. Time for me to go to bed! Jane in Vermont, USA where the cooler fall temps. have arrived! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
