Elena, I think I know the lady you mean at Kantcentrum. I saw her when I spent a week there, in 2009, working in the afternoons. She always sat in the corner with the most light, and had been making lace since she was 7. At that time she was in her 70's. She was so fast, and her work was beautiful. I think there are many videos of her hands at work. Yesterday, at the online lecture, there was a video of women from near Le Puy en Velay, you could tell by their bobbins, going quickly. I'm wondering if one slowed down the motion of these videos, an experienced lacemaker could pick up tips. And thanks, Nancy Neff, for your suggestion on cloth stitch. Sounds workable to me. Big motifs in Flanders come to mind.
Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where all the leaves are off the trees, as always happens the week before Thanksgiving. We are eating takeout from a local restaurant for Thanksgiving, just the two of us. Sure saves time from cooking for lace. "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." Elena wrote: >Agreed, they are just breathtaking! I have a video of a lacemaker at >Kantecentrum that I share in most of my lectures for graduate classes and I >always warn them that they will probably be disappointed with the speed of >my live demonstration at the end after watching this video. :) >Best, >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/
