New England Treasures: Tricia Wilson Nguyen's Thistle Threads Blog http://thistle-threads.blogspot.com/ Running from computer to library room recently, for some reason Thistle Threads flashed in my mind. Sure enough, there is new interesting and amusing content to read from this embroidery scholar (remember the Plimoth Jacket, trimmed with gold lace) and practicing Engineer with a PhD from MIT. You'll be inspired. There is usually something for everyone and you can work your way back further than the 15 pages that first appear. The entries are in reverse order - most recent is first. 1. 4/22/17 Digital printed fabric/wrapping paper on demand. Think of Lace. How nice to make fabric that can take the wear and tear that fine threads cannot. How nice to wrap gifts in paper featuring Lace. 2. 4/1/17 Listening (or watching from the corner of your eye) to something while you stitch (make Lace)? There is a Maine lacemaker who will be intrigued by 1500 hours of organized historical documentaries. Then, the podcast you may listen to: "Stuff You Missed in History Class", because if you are making Lace reproductions, you probably have some interest in the period in which it was originally made. Listen, and spin a tale the next time you demonstrate. Audio books. 3. 3/27/17 Silk Purls. You may be familiar with metal purls used in silk and metal embroideries, but you've probably never seen silk purls for sale. They are fascinating little silk covered silk springs. Imagine something like a ring pillow embroidered with these, and trimmed with Lace. Very elegant. You can see works made hundreds of years ago, specifically - an example of a 17th C. embroidered casket in which women kept their greatest treasures. Mirror frames were also popular. These Stumpworks also feature needle lace. 4. 3/23/17 Marbling Paper - link to a video. This falls in the category that we might call crafts-related-to-Lace-and-Embroidery, because you never know when the information might be required. 5. 3/21-20/17 As an Engineer/Coach, the challenges Nguyen faced mentoring a group of teen boys who built and programmed robots for a large competition dominates this blog. She is, after all, a genius with several compelling interests. Would lacemakers ever be this competitive in figuring out a complex lace pricking like ones seen in Normandy museums? (Here, I am reminded of Milton Sonday who was curator of a lace exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in 1982, having previously been responsible for an exhibit about the Brooklyn Bridge. In a gallery talk to members of The Lace Guild of New York, he said lace prickings were more complex than blueprints for the Brooklyn Bridge. How many people saw this exhibit?) We read the teenagers' You Tube Channel had over 51,000 views in one season! Are there even that many lacemakers left in our world? 6. Nguyen wraps up with her take on the BBC broadcast where small children ran into camera range while their father was on air. All who have juggled careers with motherhood, will enjoy this. You have an option to read Older Posts. Did you enjoy following up on this? Please let us know. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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