Re: [lace] The archetype of the lacemaker - books
The author Monica Ferris writes a series of mysteries usually found under the subheading "cozy". All of her titles are needlework related. Her second book "Framed in Lace" had some mention of lace making. Unfortunately I read the book so long ago I can't remember how accurate it was. Helene Near Myrtle Beach, SC On Sat, May 26, 2018, 3:20 PM N.A. Neff wrote: > Hi Sharon, > > Another book is Nancy Drew Mystery #59, "The Secret in the Old Lace"! It's > set mostly in Bruges, and that aspect isn't bad.y done, but it does have > several bloopers: for example, the French-speaking woman in the story > refers to the city as Brugge rather than Bruges, and another (my favorite) > is when a boy throws some bobbins at a girl in the Kantcentrum shop...and > leaves bad bruises!! As for the rest, it's a typical Nancy Drew, for the > younger set of course, but it's rather fun to read. > > Nancy > Connecticut, USA > > On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 1:02 PM, Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi < > shg...@mail.harvard.edu> wrote: > > > ...I have been wanting to ask you Arachnids for the titles of novels and > > short stories that feature lacemakers *along with* your commentary on its > > accuracy. ... > > > > - > 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/
Re: [lace] The archetype of the lacemaker - books
Hi Sharon, Another book is Nancy Drew Mystery #59, "The Secret in the Old Lace"! It's set mostly in Bruges, and that aspect isn't bad.y done, but it does have several bloopers: for example, the French-speaking woman in the story refers to the city as Brugge rather than Bruges, and another (my favorite) is when a boy throws some bobbins at a girl in the Kantcentrum shop...and leaves bad bruises!! As for the rest, it's a typical Nancy Drew, for the younger set of course, but it's rather fun to read. Nancy Connecticut, USA On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 1:02 PM, Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi < shg...@mail.harvard.edu> wrote: > ...I have been wanting to ask you Arachnids for the titles of novels and > short stories that feature lacemakers *along with* your commentary on its > accuracy. ... > - 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] The archetype of the lacemaker - books
Thank you Kathleen for the title of the fictional account. I have been wanting to ask you Arachnids for the titles of novels and short stories that feature lacemakers *along with* your commentary on its accuracy. So for instance, The Royal Lacemaker is accurate. And, as Alex Stillwell remarked, a Louis L'Amour book had lace which was laughably wrong. So: if you please, would you tell me the titles of novels with lacemaking that are accurate and/or some bloopers. On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 12:18 AM, Kathleen Harris wrote: > And for a fictional account of the life of one of the lacemakers involved > in the making of the lace for Victoriaâs wedding dress read âThe Royal > Lacemakerâ by Linda Finlay. It is a good read and, as far as I can tell, an > accurate account. > > Sent from my iPad > > > On 25 May 2018, at 18:10, Jeri Ames wrote: > > > > There has been correspondence about Devon Trolly Lace in the past. > Search by > > that name at > > http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html > > > > Once in the archives, if you would like to know more about the subjects > > mentioned by Sue T. in Dorset, you can search for information about the > > following: > > > > The book that best informs about lace belonging to Queen Victoria is > Royal > > Honiton Lace by Elsie Luxton and Yusai Fukuyama, Batsford, 1988. Luxton > is > > known for her books on Honiton Lace. There is also a booklet by Kay > > Staniland and Santina Levey titled Queen Victoria's Wedding Dress and > Lace, > > published by W. S. Maney & Son Ltd., 1983. > > > > Finally, perhaps the best and most enjoyable book to use for research > about > > Queen Victoria's entire wardrobe is In Royal Fashion - Clothes of > Charlotte > > and Victoria by Kay Staniland, published by the Museum of London, 1997. > Best > > described as a best-friend book. > > > > Jeri Ames in Maine USA > > Lace and Embroidery Resource Center > > - > > We went to a Lace Event > > since then and were shown samples in a book and other items from that > time. > > http://www.barbara-fay.com/index.php/en/component/ > virtuemart/bobbin-lace/devo > > n-trolly-lace-patterns-and-lace-for-queen-victoria-detail?Itemid=0 > > This link will show you a book and give you just a little information > > Sue T Dorset UK, which is the county next to Devon. > > > > - > > 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/ > - 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] Machine lace and its manufacture
David the list in Gillian's book, it appears there were 11 ships according to the NSW Immigration Boards List. Maureen E Yorks UK > On 26 May 2018, at 17:36, Maureen wrote: > > David > > According to Gillian Kelly's book there were a lot more ships than three, but > it seemed the Australian government didn't want them as Lacemakers so the > lacemaking machines were left in Calais. The website 'The Australian > Lacemakers of Calais' gives a lot of information on the subject. And then, > as you say, the goldrush happened. If you can read Gillian's book 'Well > Suited to the Colony' you will find it very interesting. > > Maureen > E Yorks UK > > > - 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] Machine lace and its manufacture
David According to Gillian Kelly's book there were a lot more ships than three, but it seemed the Australian government didn't want them as Lacemakers so the lacemaking machines were left in Calais. The website 'The Australian Lacemakers of Calais' gives a lot of information on the subject. And then, as you say, the goldrush happened. If you can read Gillian's book 'Well Suited to the Colony' you will find it very interesting. Maureen E Yorks UK - 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] Comprehensive list of lace books?
Dear Amy,  (Everyone asking for help - please give a hint of where you are. Replies to questions like this need to be customized by location. You could be in Iowa, Israel, or India!)  It is probable that Lorelei's many links will be your very best resource. She has voluntarily spent years doing a tremendous amount of research, for which there can never be enough thanks from us.  However, you did ask for a list of lace books in the Subject line of your memo.  I am guessing that you are in New York State, where you will find local lace guilds and groups that may have lace libraries for members. There is a comprehensive lace book library at Cornell that you can access if you are near that. If you know what you want, you can use Interlibrary Loan at any local public library. They will obtain a book from the nearest library that has it. There may be a fee to defray associated costs. You probably used Interlibrary Loans in college/university, and are familiar with it.  If you belong to International Organization of Lace - the not-for-profit American national lace guild - you can borrow from their library. You can look to see holdings (by author, or by subject) at https://internationalorganizationoflace.org/Library/library.html without being a member.  If you are curious about a book, you can put the Author's name or Title in the Search box of the Arachne archives and maybe find a review and comments. http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html  You can also Search by a subject and find what we have written. You are a bit far from Maine, but I have what is probably the largest private library of books (4,000+) about lace/embroidery and related subjects (costumes, history, etc.) in the world. Lace and embroidery have traveled together throughout history, so sometimes what you seek will be in an embroidery book. There are over 1,000 lace titles here. I do not loan books, but if a book is here, it can be beneficial to use my expertise of having read everything at least once and usually knowing what to recommend. My inventory is by Author, then Title, etc.  I am a long-time subscriber to Maine Antique Digest, and that sometimes gives an advantage when someone is interested in old laces. Search Maine Antique Digest in the Arachne archive for examples.  Thanks to members of our lace community, Lace books no longer under copyright have been scanned and can be read in full. Skip past listings of articles, and you will get to Authors of books published before 1923. http://www..cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html  Amy, as a Gmail user, you will not receive my AOL postings, unless you ask to be on my bcc list. Apparently, they are not on "speaking terms" via the free Arachne server that we use (very old equipment/software).  Suggest you print this for future reference.  Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - In a message dated 5/25/2018 5:32:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, amymills...@gmail.com writes:  Is there a "master list" of lace books floating around somewhere that I could access?  I've found a couple in my obsessive antique shopping, but some guidance would be lovely.  Thanks, Amy - 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] Machine lace and its manufacture
Devon, I suppose that as we enjoy the lavish handmade flounces of mid-century royal lace, we should spare a thought for the English machine lace makers who were collateral damage, forced to become farm hands in Australia. My understanding is that there were 3 shiploads of lace makers from Calais. The people from them settled in Adelaide, Sth Australia and Maitland in NSW. Their intention was to establish a lace making community but then in 1851 the gold rushes happened and they all dispersed. David Downunder in AUS - 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] Definition of lace
Hi Jeri Thank you for sharing Aureliaâs definition of lace. She had such a gift for words. Blow the dust 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] Lacemakers
Hi Arachnids One of my lacemaking friends came from a lacemaking Bedfordshire family. Iâm not sure the era she was talking about but in her family lacemaking was not considered such drudgery. Men worked on the land and earned sufficient to keep their families. However, they preferred to marry lacemakers as they would be able to earn extra money to, as my friend put it, put jam on their bread or have another dress. Making lace paid for the extras, not the essentials of life. Blow the dust 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/
Re: [lace] The archetype of the lacemaker - books
And for a fictional account of the life of one of the lacemakers involved in the making of the lace for Victoria’s wedding dress read “The Royal Lacemaker” by Linda Finlay. It is a good read and, as far as I can tell, an accurate account. Sent from my iPad > On 25 May 2018, at 18:10, Jeri Ames wrote: > > There has been correspondence about Devon Trolly Lace in the past. Search by > that name at > http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html > > Once in the archives, if you would like to know more about the subjects > mentioned by Sue T. in Dorset, you can search for information about the > following: > > The book that best informs about lace belonging to Queen Victoria is Royal > Honiton Lace by Elsie Luxton and Yusai Fukuyama, Batsford, 1988. Luxton is > known for her books on Honiton Lace. There is also a booklet by Kay > Staniland and Santina Levey titled Queen Victoria's Wedding Dress and Lace, > published by W. S. Maney & Son Ltd., 1983. > > Finally, perhaps the best and most enjoyable book to use for research about > Queen Victoria's entire wardrobe is In Royal Fashion - Clothes of Charlotte > and Victoria by Kay Staniland, published by the Museum of London, 1997. Best > described as a best-friend book. > > Jeri Ames in Maine USA > Lace and Embroidery Resource Center > - > We went to a Lace Event > since then and were shown samples in a book and other items from that time. > http://www.barbara-fay.com/index.php/en/component/virtuemart/bobbin-lace/devo > n-trolly-lace-patterns-and-lace-for-queen-victoria-detail?Itemid=0 > This link will show you a book and give you just a little information > Sue T Dorset UK, which is the county next to Devon. > > - > 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/
