Dear spiders As I get the digest, I'm a bit late in answering. My first class in bobbin lace was a week in Le Puy, (initiation 1 = lace 101) The atmosphere was good, I left knowing enough to keep making lace on my own. The classes are only in french. You get the prickings, but nothing else (no written support), so you've got to write down what's told to you. I liked my week there, as I needed to learn the basics, and I got what I wanted. They follow the student's rythm, i.e. if you're a fast learner, you'll complete more in a week, but you've got to "follow the book". Le puy is a charming small town, the Retournac museum is 40 km away, a nice drive for the afdternoon, although the museum is under reconstruction, but there's a exhibition somewhere.
I don't know about Brioude. Last summer I spent a week having a class with Magali Deboudard. She prepared her lace certification in Brioude. Again, french only. She gives the classes from her home, in a small village. We were 3 students, 2 beginners and I. Personalized classes. I wanted to make a butterfly pricking from those sold by the Retournac museum, Cluny style. No problem, she taught me the techniques along, does not have a set class program. I left with the beginning of a necklace on my pillow. I've not been very active on the lace front. Will I be able to wear the necklace at IOLI ? Maybe, maybe not, but it's gorgeous, with jet bklmack beads. Hope this helps, feel free to ask more questions. Domi (the other one) in grey Paris Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 05:36:36 -0300 From: Margot Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [lace] Le Puy Does anyone know anything about the courses given by the lace school in Le Puy? Are they 1) any good? 2) available by correspondence? 3) in French only? Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/quinbot/seaspray/SeasprayLaceGuild.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
