With all the discussion about knitting the royal wedding figures, I thought some Arachnes might like to dig up a Search Press series of published books by Jan Messent (England). They could inspire our needlelace makers and teachers to re-interpret the figures. This would be close to Stumpwork techniques which were first made 4 centuries ago to attach to fancy mirror frames, caskets (jewelry boxes), and so forth. I do not have all Jan's books, but consider: "Have You any Wool?" 1986, with more small 3-D figures, wall hangings, toys. The Princess and the Pea can be made as a wall hanging, with a pocket at top for Princess, twelve mattresses, and a pea at bottom.
"Wool'n Magic" 1989, which is all about very unusual knitted and crocheted garments and small 3-D figures, like a whole flock of sheep, and a luscious mermaid. "Knitted Historical Figures" 1992, of Egyptian man/lady, Rabbi from Old Testament, Italian Renaissance man/lady, King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I (with lacy ruff), Mr. and Mrs. Pilgrim (American), Madame de Pompadour, Victorian lady/gentleman. And more. And titles not in my library: "Knitted Gardens" "Knit a Fantasy Story" "Knitted Gnomes and Fairies" "Knit an Enchanted Castle" "Knit the Christmas Story" I have a feeling the instructions in these well-thought-out books will be easy to use. 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]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
