Last fall, at our Fall Lace Day, I took a class from Susan Banbury in
Charlotte, NC, on beginning Needle Lace. We each made a flower petal,
and the class was excellent - Susan is a wonderful teacher! For those
who want to try Needle Lace, and don't really want to have to get yet
another pillow, it is very possible to do Needle Lace in your hands.
There are numerous paintings showing ladies making lace this way. I've
checked my Lovesey books, and there's no reference to this way of doing
it. Catherine Barley mentions it briefly in her book, and I have a good
booklet on beginners Needle Lace from Lavender Rose (actually, it came
as part of a kit) which has a 1990 copyright to "Windsor" (no other
name) and the notation "Snohomish, WA 98291-1365" on the cover... but
no other information. Bev - are you familiar with this?
Anyway, for small pieces, and beginning work, "in hand" is a very
workable solution. Hopefully there are others on the list with more
experience in NL who will be able to speak to this kind of work.
Clay
Sue Duckles wrote:
Must admit, as I'd decided to do a different pattern to Agnes, I
managed to finish one petal (for practice only... I was set a
challenge by the teacher to get it finished so they could show how to
finish off!!...) That petal is definitely in the 'here's my first
practice' category!!!
I think if Agnes wants to do some more, she should get a needle lace
pillow (at the same time as I do....) and then we can both get Mike to
make boxes for them to sit in!! LOL (I'll get told off for that
one.....)
It was a fun day though. Definitely one of those things that one
could take most places to sit and do in 'quiet moments' long as it
wasn't on a plane.... not sure that the needles would be allowed!
Sue in Brough (next door to Elloughton) UK
On 18 Jan 2009, at 12:55, Agnes Boddington wrote:
As promised, I am reporting back from our needle lace class yesterday.
Personnally, I only got as far as couching down the outline thread
for a five-petalled flower.
As a result of the position I was working in, I developed a thumping
headache (quite common as
a result of a childhood accident), which still has not subsided yet.
Most of the group were beginners, only a few had done needle lace
before.
One is actually a member of the UK Guild of Needle Lacers:
http://guildofneedlelaces.org
and has a wonderful domed wooden box which she bought from them a few
years ago,
the top is used as a pillow as described by several Arachne members.
However, the top is hinged and tilts backward to reveal a nice
storage box.
Our lace teacher has a home made roll, covered in cloth, I estimate
it is 30 cm long with a diameter of
15cm. To make working on it easier, she uses a chop stick to lift the
material sufficiently.
I will have another go when I find the time to do so, but for the
moment will stick with bobbin lace,
as I don't have nearly eanough time to do that on top of teaching.
Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK
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