Thanks Maureen! Perhaps we are discussing the same book? Dentelle en Bretagne by Viviane Helias & Helene Cario, published by coop breizh. When you attended the class, did you use wire? It looks like wire & linen cord are combined? Another website has some info: guennbretagne.centerblog.net. Apparently there was a demo/exhibit this year & an elderly gentleman showed how to do the finishing/starching. All very interesting as the lace and/or wire must be robust enough to maintain the fanciful shapes. There are also references to embroidered segments that are assembled with the lace motifs. What did you learn/make in the class? You are very lucky to have attended! It's certainly a class I would take if the teacher comes to the US, unless my friend drags me to Brittany first. She won't need to pull too hard as this is an area of France that I have not seen. Looking forward to learning more! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA
Sent from my iPad > On Sep 26, 2015, at 3:58 AM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good morning > > Picot Bigouden is a crochet lace very much in the style of Irish crochet and > was, I think, modelled on it. I have a book on this lace having been to a > workshop on it last year. The book is in French but the photos are very > clear so you can work the patterns out if you can't speak or read the > language... - 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/
