> 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.
In the same style you also have Jean Greenhowe. I have several of her booklets but haven't knitted anything from them (yet). I quite dislike seaming. hah. Hence my tendency to knit lace shawls and stranded things in the round. Also, what I wanted to ask: Is it true that silk has no "memory"? I am making a lace shawl from the silk my dear mother gave me. Usually I block my shawls. But a friend told me it would be of little use as it will come back to its original size as the silk has no memory. Nathalie - 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
