Hi Amanda! I'm sending Giusiana's Study Guide to you in a private email, for your "future reference"!
> This would be the "Step by Step Guide"? [re: Niven] Yes. I have the original book, which is "Flanders Lace: A Step by Step Guide". > Just out of curiosity, is the need for a teacher because the > syllabus lacks all the details (doesn't have complete diagrams, > etc) or because of intangibles like a need for correct tension? > I've never had a teacher so I don't know if I'm missing out on > the latter category by doing things my own way. Actually, the "need" for a teacher is that in the Syllabus Binche series (by Verbeke-Billiet) it is assumed that you have some fundamental knowledge of Continental "SOPs" (standard operating procedures...), as well as some of the very helpful tricks of the trade which are (in my limited experience) found only in certain situations in Continental laces. Vera Cockuyt has a self-published booklet called "Suggestions How to Improve Binche" which spells some of these tricks out nicely, but it takes some intuitive reasoning as well as trial and error to know when to apply them if you don't have a teacher handy. If you are a lacemaker who is comfortable with trial and error whenever you tackle a new challenge, then you won't be so frustrated without a teacher. But if you are easily frustrated and want to know how to do it right the first time (even if it isn't pretty!), then you will be happier with a teacher. That isn't to say you can't do it - but you may be more frustrated. And in answer to another part of your question - Verbeke-Billiet's diagrams are beautiful and complete. But knowing the SOPs and special tricks is assumed. > > Giusiana's samples are drawn from a comprehensive list of > > books which include Verbeke-Billiet's, his own four books > > (including one which is out of print), and several others by > > Ulrike Lohr, Ermute Wesenburg, and others. > > This sounds more complete but also more expensive in the end :) Well, in all honesty - yes. But more expensive than what? Buying how many books on Torchon lace and then Bucks lace and then... and then...? Let's face it... when we take on a new lace, we spend way more money than we ever "planned" to in order to "gettum while they're hot"! I have bought every book I could lay my hands on in the last five or six years, and lots of them are no longer available. And in all honesty, I haven't parted with but two or three of them. But you don't have to buy all the books at the same time. You can get started quite nicely with Niven's book and Giusiana's "Binche II: The Old Becomes New". (Ironically, Binche II takes you through your paces more thoroughly than his earlier "Binche Handkerchiefs". ) If you find, after working through Niven's book, that you're doing well, then invest in "Binche II" and continue your studies. That's part of the value of this study guide... you don't have to own the whole library in order to get some benefit from your studies, and you can add to your library as your grow. I hope you decide to take the plunge, and I hope you enjoy Continental laces (especially Binche) as much as I do ! Clay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amanda Babcock Furrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [lace] One Designer's Input on Her Copyrights > On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 06:21:51PM -0400, Clay Blackwell wrote: > > > Hi Amanda ! > > Hi! Thanks for your reply! > > > Mary Niven's book (republished last year) is an excellent > > resource for that [Flanders]. > > This would be the "Step by Step Guide"? > > > Moving into Binche, one readily > > available (from lace vendors) option is the series of > > "Syllabus Binche" from Anne-Marie Verbeke-Billiet (there are > > three in the series). However, this is best used if you > > have a teacher at hand who can help you with each step of > > the way. > > Just out of curiosity, is the need for a teacher because the > syllabus lacks all the details (doesn't have complete diagrams, > etc) or because of intangibles like a need for correct tension? > I've never had a teacher so I don't know if I'm missing out on > the latter category by doing things my own way. So far I've > stuck to books with good diagrams, except for the Russian Lace > which I'm just having fun with. > > > Another option is the Binche Study Guide prepared by Michael > > Giusiana, which gives the student a specific list of samples > > which should be worked as one progresses through the levels. > > Tell me more :) Is this in print or electrons? > > > Giusiana's samples are drawn from a comprehensive list of > > books which include Verbeke-Billiet's, his own four books > > (including one which is out of print), and several others by > > Ulrike Lohr, Ermute Wesenburg, and others. > > This sounds more complete but also more expensive in the end :) > > > Michael's Study Guide is something he is happy for us to > > share with each other! He has sent it to anyone who wants > > it, and has given us permission to send it on to our > > friends. > > I would definitely be interested in this whether it be in email > or on paper. I'm not ready to dive in just yet, but it would > be nice to have something to look at while I dream. > > Thanks, > Amanda > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/msword which had a name of syllabus laces1.doc] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
