Re: [lace] Programme on Opus Anglicanum on BBC4
Many thanks to Louise for posting this. I watched last night on catch up TV (what a great invention that is!) and I totally agree that the programme was absolutely fascinating. The close ups of the needlework showed the stitching in fantastic detail and it was mind-blowing how many hundreds of hours of work must have gone into making each of the articles that was shown. I hope that non UK members will be able to enjoy the programme somehow. Jill in cloudy, but warm, Milton Keynes On 03 October 2013 at 16:26 Louise Bailey bail...@slb.com wrote: I apologise first to all the non Uk Arachnes - as unless this is syndicated it won't be accessible to you, (actually it might be through BBC worldwide / itunes, but I don't know). BBC 4 has just finished had a short run series Fabric of Britan .The first one was on knitting and a bit soft, mainly on fashions trends in the 20th C. I haven't watched the second one yet on wall paper. But the third, last night, was really very good. Beautiful focus on stunning early mediaeval church copes, and a demonstration from the RCN on the stiches involved. They even pinpointed the date at which the skill declined with the great plague, and when inferior continental techniques came in. I've posted the iplayer link - its available until Sunday. There is a clip under more info nonUK people might be able to see. Here's the blurb The Reformation in England witnessed the destruction of the most brilliant art of the medieval age. Church paintings and stained glass - even sculpture - were destroyed throughout England in the name of religion. And yet one art survived against the odds - the art of medieval embroidery. Portable and easily squirrelled away, English embroidery was spirited out of the country in the 16th century and many brilliant examples survive today - if slightly unappreciated and forgotten in Italian churches and museums, even the Vatican. And yet it is an art form that rivalled the very finest in medieval painting or stained glass and for 200 years was the finest embroidery in the Western world. Known simply as Opus Anglicanum (English work), the work of English embroiders was desired by kings and popes throughout Christendom. Dan Jones, Plantagenet expert and medievalist, goes in search of these fragile yet stunning survivors from the great age of embroidery - encountering a world of finery, bejewelled luxury and sacred beauty on an undreamt-of scale. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03c2766/Fabric_of_Britain_The_Wonder_of _Embroidery/ Enjoy! Louise, In slightly drier Cambridge this afternoon, where Autumn and the university term have definitely arrived - cue the wet weather traffic jams - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Bucks point
Hi Jenny Another tip. Clay has mentioned about keeping the number of twists in the ground constant. You can check this at the end of a diagonal row by slightly easing up the lead thread â the one at the very end of the row. This should pull back to the very beginning of the row and not do a U-turn somewhere in the middle. If it has done a U-turn it means that you have a stitch with the wrong number of twists. Itâs not good practice to do this all the time as it over tensions the lace, but it is a useful check while you are learning. At one course at Knuston Hall I had Vi Bullard was tutor. At the time I was stroking the bobbins at the end of a point ground row in order to improve the tension. I was reprimanded and Vi explained that the tension of point ground is achieved by the movement of the bobbin as you make the stitches, any more will over tension it and make the holes, which should be smooth ovals, into hexagons with straight sides that look too harsh. Making sure you have room to move the bobbins from side-to-side as you work, i.e. sufficient room that you can move each bobbin at least 4 inches sideways from when you pick it up until you place it down. Looking at your last piece I think you are doing this, it looks like you are using the full width of your pillow. Keep going, remember we are here to help when you need it. Happy lacemaking (not that you need reminding) Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Two major lace auctions in October 2013
The second half of a major collection will be offered at Drouet in France on October 10th, see http://tinyurl.com/ocebfdv. Yet more of Pat Earnshaw's collection (very nice pieces) will be sold at Kerry Taylor on October 14th, see http://tinyurl.com/pnuhr5p. Laurie http://lacenews.net - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Vibeke Ervo
Sad to hear of the passing of another lace maker. Not a name I know but we can't afford to lose anyone! I get the Artefact of the Month photos - and Love them. Many thanks to those who organize it and take the photos. I have a folder in My Docs.with them all, and it is a great resource, - and fun to look at, and drool over some of the pieces! Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Vibeke Ervo
Hello Angharad and everyone Thank you for sharing the news of Vibeke's passing. I knew her from the freehand lace study group, behind which, as you say, she was the driving force. Although I'm not active with the group any more I hope that those who are will follow Vibeke's vision for the preservation and interest in this historic lace. Vale Vibeke. On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 1:30 AM, Angharad Rixon angharad.ri...@gmail.comwrote: Dear All, There will probably be other messages about this sad news. Vibeke Ervo passed away on October 1st. She was such a driving force in the research into early and freehand bobbin laces and an extraordinary source of support to many lace researchers. Many members of the lace community, myself included, were very fond of her and she will be greatly missed. -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
