Dear Elena, There are 56 messages in the Arachne archives about Armenian lace, including long book reviews that I wrote. The best known Armenian-American author was Alice Odian Kasparian, who wrote - Armenian Needlelace and Embroidery (1983) - still available as a used book, and a good place to start learning more because it covers history and instructions. Arachne archive address: https://www.mail-archive.com/search?q=Armenian+Lace&l=lace%40arachne.com Suggest checking what has been written about Armenian lace in PieceWork, which will lead to other current experts and makers of this lace.Â
I recall a long article about the late Armistice Turtura within the last year or so, but cannot remember where it was. Armistice was a member of IOLI and of Chesapeake Region Lace Group. Search her name to learn more - she was a wonderful community volunteer, lived a long life, and she was named for Armistice Day ( celebrated as the end of WWI). Jeri Ames in Maine USALace and Embroidery Resource Center In a message dated 12/11/2018 3:45:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes; Today we had a visitor from California named Deborah Valoma who isinterested in meeting other Armenian lacemakers in the U.S. and beyond. Sheis the former head of the Textiles Department at the California College ofArts in Northern California, and recently inherited a collection of over200 pieces of lace made by her Armenian grandmother. Does anyone know ofany Armenian lacemakers that I can connect her with? She would be sothrilled to get in touch.Elena - 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/
