Yes, Leonard! I totally agree with you that part of the charm of
David's work is that it is really and truly *his* work... inspired by a
pattern he had, but executed with his own set of skills and
preferences. The result is beautiful, and yet not a rigid duplication
of an antique piece.
If one is attempting to exactly replicate an old lace, then the work has
to be "just so". But for modern lacemakers, there is a great range of
latitude in expressive interpretation, and I have enjoyed seeing how
David has worked this pattern.
Clay
Clay Blackwell
Lynchburg VA, USA
Leonard Bazar wrote:
Dear Lorelei
Cucumber tallies were used quite frequently in 19th century Bucks point. It is used, for
example, as a filling with columns of cloth stitch on the scarf illustrated on the front
of "Art, Trade or Mystery" published by the Lace Guild (now out of print, I
fear). The scarf is owned by the Guild and thought to be the work of the Midland Lace
Association. Northampton Museum has the pricking, which is on the back cover. The Bucks
point motifs applied to machine net illustrated on page 46 seems to have them used as
leaves/petals in a filling in the flower centre, but it's difficult to see, and quite
frankly the lace shows why people turned to fully machine made... On the other hand, on
page 8 there is a photo of 18th century E Midlands lace with torchon ground with a daisy
filling using leaf tallies. I suspect that point ground workers then just used patterns
chosen because someone liked them, and worked them as best they could, using fillings they
liked or found easy, and happily took inspiration (copied) anything from
anywhere they liked the look of! Rather as David seems to do... quite right
too! Especially with such marvellous results.
With thanks to David for sharing it, and Julian for broadcasting it..
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Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:23:49 -0600
From: "Lorelei Halley"
Subject: [lace] David's lace
David
A beautiful piece. the design is interesting. I wouldn't expect leaf tallies
and cucumber tallies in English Bucks point. But they have slipped into the
Danish version. Very interesting. Has anyone else seen this combination of
elements in other Toender pieces?
Lorelei
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