At 09:00 AM 2/8/2009, [email protected] wrote:
Hello Again! I am writing to ask for "counseling" on Ruskin lace. A friend registered for an EGA RL class (seminar this fall) but it was over-booked & she did not get a space. I have lots of resources on needlelace that I could lend, including the Lace Guild booklet. Also, am I wrong in seeing a four-sided stitch similarity with Casalguidi? The E. Prickett site has lots of examples, so am I correct in thinking that it is the arrangement & placement of motifs that sets Ruskin apart from other types of needlelace? As well as having been "invented" at a much later date than other types? Will someone enlighten me? Many thanks. Susan, Erie, PA
To the best of my knowledge, Ruskin lace and Casalguidi are revivals of drawn thread work (the work that gave birth to punto in aria, the first true needle lace being without a fabric foundation). As such, the authors of the revivals may have emphasized certain aspects more than others or developed certain stylistic interpretations but it is all the same type of drawn work, embroidery, and needleweaving techniques.
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