Liz asked about Tambour. I am just finishing up an interview with Greet
Rome-Verbeylen for the summer issue of the IOLI Bulletin which will feature
tambour lace. Lier lace is one of the tambour laces - English Coggeshall
and Irish Limerick laces are also worked with tambour techniques. (The
needlerun version of Limerick lace is worked with a needle.) Lier lace
originated in Lier, Belgium. Greet's book, Lierse kant oud en nieuw, has
excellent technique diagrams and photographs of the lace. Several of the
filling stitches are also documented.
In my opinion, the trick is to have a good hook - proper shape, no rough
spots, etc. I had a "not so good" hook in the beginning for my class in
Denver and I had all kinds of problems. Once I got a better one, the
stiches were much easier.
Jo Ann Eurell
Urbana, IL
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