In a message dated 6/29/2013 11:37:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time ...I've found this book http://www.archive.org/stream/handbookofgreekl00hers#page/n3/mode/2up "A Handbook of Greek Lacemaking"...if anyone could offer more information or a direction to look...I would be very grateful. Ayla in New Zealand.
------------------------------------------------------------------ Ayla and Others Interested in Greek Lace, Researching lace is usually difficult. I agree with Bev Walker that the first place to search for Lace books is the University of Arizona site. To comply with copyright laws, most of the books are pre-1923. This free resource was made possible by a member of Arachne, and we have been using it for a number of years. http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html Suggest you get in touch with a New Zealand Lace Guild or the Australian Lace Guild (look them up) to meet others with your interest and perhaps access their libraries. Another contact for you may be Greek-New Zealand/Greek-Australian clubs. They may maintain libraries that would include textiles and some of the rarer books. You may prefer New Zealand, but need to know that lace makers in both countries have the same problems getting books and doing research. For rare books, use a service of public libraries and university libraries (in the U.S. called InterLibrary Loan). It is available in many nations, just as it is for scholars studying other subjects. You are interested in a very old culture, and some Greeks say they were the first to develop lace! (See Book #6 below.) Written documentation is scarce. Other nations have made the same claim! OIDFA (International Bobbin and Needle Lace Organisation) had a Congress in Athens a few years ago. Maybe some members have information to share. Classes were offered in Greek laces. Lace-specific exhibitions in museums were featured. Many lace identification books include Greek laces. You must check them, perhaps through a local lace guild. Museum and ethnic books on Greek needlework often include lace amongst the embroideries, costumes, home furnishings, etc. Also, "other crafts" will give design history and interpret symbols (such as pottery and sculpture). Cast your net wide when you search. To do research on GREEK LACE, now or in the future, print this list of books for reference or for your Lace Guild libraries. The books include Bibliographies, which will further expand research possibilities. 1. De Chaves, Lila "Greek Lace in the Victoria & Albert" (Oversized Hardback), pub. Indiktos/Athens, English/Greek, 1999, 236 pp., ISBN 960-518-052-9. Lots of color photos, all styles of laces, very informative. 2. Dickson, Elena "Knotted Lace in the Eastern Mediterranean Tradition" (Soft Cover), pub. Sally Milner - Australia, English, reprinted several times since 1992, 133 pp., ISBN 1-86351-346-9. Instructions for needle-made knotted lace. This author has a Greek family background. 3. Dickson, Elena "Mediterranean Knotted Lace" (Soft Cover), pub. Sally Milner, English, pub. 2005 etc., 144 pp., ISBN 1-86351-346-9. Continuation from book above. 4. Foros-Koutsikas, Despina "Lace in Chios" - a Greek Island (Very Oversized Hardback), limited edition pub. by Friends of the Villages of Chios, English/Greek, 2000, 296 pp., ISBN 960-86675-0-X. A favorite, this book contains history and many color photos of lace, including how it is used in homes. 5. Ioannou-Yannara, Tatiana "Lace - Greek Threadwork" (Hardback), pub. Melissa Pub. Co./Athens, English/Greek, 1989, 251 pp., no ISBN. Plentiful color/black & white photos and history back to pre-historic beginnings. Covers needle and shuttle laces. 6. Ioannou-Yannara, Tatiana "Greek Threadwork - Bobbin Lace" (Hardback), pub. Melissa Pub. Co./Athens, English/Greek, 1990, 203 pp., ISBN 960-204-001-7. General explanation of how bobbin lace developed and its transfer to Italy and Europe after the Fall of Constantinople - up to recent times. 7. Koustouraki-Koukoulari, Kristina "Cretan Bobbin Lace" (Small Paperback, translated to English and on Arizona site for downloading), pub. by author, 1998, 64 pp., no ISBN. Bobbin lace instructions. 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
