On Jun 11, 2007, at 17:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maybe there is an Arachne who can help answer the following inquiry
that
Lacefairy received? She asked me to send to Arachne, for assistance.
Jeri Ames
in Maine USA
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"Can you tell me how I am able to identify Saba lacework from others?
Are
there certain styles that were only used by Sabans or only certain
materials
or shapes/items?"
There is a (little) book... :) "The Fruit of Her Hands; Saba Lace,
History and Patterns"; Eric A. Eliason; 1997; ISBN 99904-0-193-4. The
publisher is: Saba Foundation for Arts; Saba, The Netherland Antilles.
The author claims that some of the patterns and/or pattern elements
*are* strictly Saban but he's not a lacemaker himself and I don't know
enough about needle-made lace/drawn work to either confirtm or dispute
the claim. The author -- "Eric A. Eliason is assistant professor of
folklore in the English Department at Brigham Young University in
Provo, Utah -- can be googled. He seems to have lost all interest in
lacemaking -- the entries talk about him teaching Mormon lit -- but,
perhaps, he could be contacted and, maybe, there are copies of the book
still available? Someone who actually does make this kind of lace might
be able to see what's the same and what's different about it.
I'm not parting with my copy of the book, because, even though my
interest in NL is minimal, this was a Christmas gift from my stepson...
--
Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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