Devon, do you have access to a copy of Pam Nottingham's "Technique of
Buck Point Lacemaking"?
The first of the "nine narrow edgings" she starts with, Running River,
fits the bill perfectly - easy-peasy to anyone with bobbin lace
experience, and authentic to boot! Quote: "This version of Running River
is an ideal pattern for a newcomer to Bucks Point lace; in the past it
was made frequently by the younger children"
(the book is still in copyright but as the pattern itself is traditional
I would be happy to scan & email the pricking, but not the instructions,
if you don't have a copy)
If running river is too easy, one the next few patterns in that chapter
would be suitable
Devon wrote:
Supposing that I want to do a bit of performance art at the Brooklyn Lace
Guild’s St. Catherine’s Day party. Supposing I want to make a historically
correct pattern while chanting a tell to see if I can make lace as fast as an
early 19th century child. I would need a pattern that I could work quickly,
and learn quickly, something that a child in Olney might make.
Suggestions?
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