For all those who met Despina in Greece, and those who have fallen in love with Greek lace through the years, following is an exerpt of information I sent to Arachne August 7, 2004. It will give you a chance to search for the books if they are of interest - before they become almost impossible to obtain. ----------------------------- Dear Lacemakers,
......Despina Koutsika is connected to both books below. She is organizaing the OIDFA Athens Congress 2006! 1. "Greek Lace in the Victoria & Albert Museum" by Lila de Chaves with an introduction by Despina Koutsika. Published by Indiktos Publications of Athens/V&A, 2,000 copies in 1st edition, 1999, ISBN 960-518-052-9. You can Google the V&A and look at their books for sale. Book is in Greek and English. An Artbook in size and paper quality at 236 pages. Many wonderful color photos. Not an instruction book. Great Bibliography. At publication time, this cost me about $63 U.S. 2. "Lace in Chios" by Despina Foros-Koutsikas, published by The Friends of the Villages of Chios, Cheyden 3, Athens 104 34. Book is in Greek and English. Chios is an island east of Athens and very close to Turkey. I became aware of this book's forthcoming (at the time) publication while attending OIDFA in Lund, Sweden 2000, and ordered it at that time. Published in 2000, ISBN 960-86675-0-X. Artbook format and 296 pages. There are many color photos in this book, and it is interesting to see many photos of home settings. Not an instruction book. At publishing time, I paid $100, which included shipping costs. I recommend Googling on any of this info for more purchasing details. ..... Chapters: Introductory Note, Lace in Chios, Bobbin Lace, Renaissance Lace, Bibila-Needle Lace, Venise, Breton, Filet, Other Lace Techniques, Bibliography. It is the Chios book that I took to Elizabeth Kurella (American) at the IOLI Convention in 2003, so she could see the chapter on "Mosaics" laces made on Chios. Elizabeth was teaching Normandy lace. There are over 50 pages of pictures of "Mosaics" laces. It resembles the Normandy laces, in that many types of completed laces are assembled to create tablecloths and other items in a sort of Victorian crazy quilt way. Very effective. I think the name "mosaics" might have come from the translator (though it might be a direct translation from the Greek word). I have used the Victorian crazy quilt reference with the knowledge there is a 19th C. catalog in my collection that offers both Victorian crazy quilt kits and kits for making these lace constructons.....Elizabeth Kurella was put in touch with Despina Foros-Koutsikas and information about the Chios lace has been included in subsequent Kurella writings...... Spelling note: I have spelled Despina's surname exactly as it is in each of the two books. In other words, without an "s" at the end in one book, and with the "s" in the other. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
