Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Jane,
I had a chance to visit Coniston 2004 when I travelled around England and Scotland looking for lace in various museums. The collection is wonderful. For those who have the book Ruskin Lace, it is a chance to see pieces and to possibly meet Elizabeth Prickett. She teaches a class in the area. We had a wonderful morning looking at her samples which were pictured in the book and talking about lace, linen and the difficulty in getting the correct supplies today. The museum is a very interesting place with mining and history of the area on display. On the opposite side of the valley from the main heavy travel, it takes a detour to get to it but well worth the trip. > > > Dianne > > Quoting Jane Viking Swanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hi All, While I am getting the millionth update to the Anti-Virus program > > I'll add a little on Ruskin lace. In "The Identification of Lace" by Pat > > Earnshaw she says: > > > > "Subsequently, he brought back designs of the so-called Greek lace from > > Italy, and the handspun linen was decorated with cutwork, drawnwork, > > reticella and needleweaving. As with most revival work, even that which > > carefully copied old designs, a certain stiffness of appearance > > distinguishes it from the verve and spontaneity of the 300-400 year old > > originals." > > > > No pictures, unfortunately. Thanks for your great report Carol!! Sounds > > like a wonderful place to visit! > > > > Jane in Vermont, USA where the grass is getting greener and there are tiny > > leaves and shoots everywhere! > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > - > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > -- - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
