Dear Susan, The Embroiderers' Guilds in Australia, Canada, the U.K. and the U.S. consider needle laces being made with a threaded needle with an eye as being embroidery. I have written to Arachne **many times** to recommend to our members the needle lace courses offered by the various Embroiderers' Guilds around the world. This is because, at this moment in time, Lace Guilds are focused on bobbin laces. The Embroiderers' Guilds have experts in many types of work (excepting bobbin lace), and they offer courses in their seminars and workshops at meetings that are "wonderful". It was through such courses that I learned about Lace Guilds 40 years ago and came to be involved in the international lace community. This is true of several dear friends, who have moved from embroidery to lace. Nordic Needle is a large privately-owned business in the upper mid-West (a region of the U.S. where many Scandinavians settled) which offers quality fabrics and threads. Also, books and many related supplies. (Want a nice pair of embroidery scissors? You'll find them.) Nordic Needle originally offered supplies for Hardanger and other Scandinavian needlework like Hedebo and Swedish embroidery. Unlike the craft chain stores in malls where staffs know little about merchandise, the staff at Nordic Needle knows a lot about needlework. I always suggest it to women in Maine, a state where most owner-operated needlework shops have closed. They ship to other nations. You can look at what they offer: http://www.nordicneedle.com/ And this is what we have said in 33 memos in our Arachne archives: _http://www.mail-archive.com/search?q=Nordic+Needle&l=lace%40arachne.com_ (http://www.mail-archive.com/search?q=Nordic+Needle&[email protected]) Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center --------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 1/1/2017 10:41:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
There's a nice article about LH in the current newsletter issue from Nordic Needle. I didn't realize she is also an expert in various embroidery techniques in addition to needlelace! The article includes pics of her work. Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA - 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/
