Malcom Cox's web site is: http://www.connect.ie/users/mcox/ I have a set for a large fan I made for my daughters to use in their weddings. They are lovely, but very heavy. He offers alternate MOP, also abalone (which I have), as well as other materials.
There is someone in the US from whom I've also had fan sticks, John Aebi from Ohio. If he has a web site I can't find it, but maybe someone will jump in here. His sticks are very nice, but not (at least the ones I have) **fancy** -- nice woods are used, nicely finished, but they aren't carved. My experience has been different from that of the lacemakers who've already answered. I made my fans from readily available prickings, and the sticks were made to fit the lace. In fact, the fan stick makers already seemed to know the prickings, and were all prepared to set to work. There's a nice article on Treena Ruffner's experience with fan making/mounting, in the IOLI Bulletin Summer 2005. Good luck, Carolyn > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Aurelia Loveman > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 8:40 PM > To: Barbara Joyce > Cc: lace@arachne.com > Subject: Re: [lace] General Fans Information > > > Dear Barbara -- Usually you would make the fan to fit the sticks, > not the other way round. So now, when you find fansticks that you > like, you might have to alter your pricking a bit so that it will > fit. Also, there is a > fan maker who currently advertises in 'Lace.' His name is Malcolm > Cox. I haven't seen any of his work, but I hear he is very good. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
