[lace] Elena
If anyone has Elena’s email addy, please contact me off list. I need to send her a message ASAP. Thx. Susan Hottle, FL USA Sent from my iPad - 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] Official catalogue 1851 Great Exhibition catalogue for free download
Thank you Brian! Cearbhael Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 10, 2019, at 12:30 AM, > wrote: > > https://archive.org/details/officialcatalog06unkngoog/page/n11 > > > > and other sites > > > > Brian > - 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] Re:Mrs. Treadwin
Hi, Mrs. Treadwin wrote a book titled Antique Point and Honiton Lace. The Antique Point is the Battenberg I make today, the Honiton is bobbin lace. It appears there was an exhibit in August 2019 at Exeter Cathedral of some of her lace. There were a number of mentions of her when I googled her name. I need to go back and read more. She was born in 1820 as Charlotte Dobbs. She won a prize medal in 1851 for some pieces of Honiton lace including a flounce! I can't find my copy of her book at the moment so I can't give you the details on that. Very good for braid lace. Jane in Vermont, USA where it's not too cold yet jvik...@sover.net From: "Adele Shaak" Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2019 11:44 AM To: "Arachne list" Subject: Re: [lace] 1851 Great Exhibition catalogue I found a short reference to Mrs. Treadwin's display (#55, on about p. 103). Mrs. Treadwin is ringing a bell in my mind but I don't know why. Was she the one who designed Victoria's wedding lace? Or? Adele - 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] 1851 Great Exhibition catalogue
I found a short reference to Mrs. Treadwin’s display (#55, on about p. 103). Mrs. Treadwin is ringing a bell in my mind but I don’t know why. Was she the one who designed Victoria’s wedding lace? Or? Adele > On Oct 10, 2019, at 4:02 AM, Diana Smith > wrote: > > Thank you for the link Brian. After scrolling up, down and inside out I’ve > learnt there are five catalogues of the exhibition. After considerable time > studying what turned out to be only other countries of the world I managed to > find a short reference to Lacemaking in the East Midlands. - 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] 1851 Great Exhibition catalogue
Precious materials were used to make all sorts of items to trade, other than ornaments. Snuff boxes often had ivory inlay cigar boxes, etc I expect. As mentioned handles for parasols or fans, I also wonder what decorations have adorned castles/palaces around the world, Spain, France, Russia, Britain as well as others in Eastern Europe which have been used by top folk in all of those countries along with all the silver and gold items in these places and during the last 150 years others have come and gone. Sue T I remember Barbara Underwood saying that Thomas Lester used family and friends for his complicated patterns as they would not be cost effective for the average lacemaker. Maybe they used ivory bobbins. I always thought it would be impossible for antique bobbins to be ivory but maybe there are some about. I do have one ivory Bobbin which was made by Richard Gravestock, possibly early to mid 1980s just before it became illegal to sell ivory. And I have an Antique ivory parasol but I have no idea how old it is. Even if it was legal I wouldn’t buy ivory now. Regards Maureen - 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] 1851 Great Exhibition catalogue
Thank you for the link Brian. After scrolling up, down and inside out I’ve learnt there are five catalogues of the exhibition. After considerable time studying what turned out to be only other countries of the world I managed to find a short reference to Lacemaking in the East Midlands. Page 112 (can’t remember which catalogue - sorry) “Mr B Hill of Olney exhibited several specimens of Buckinghamshire pillow lace of very pleasing patterns, and all admirably executed. In the production of the specimen engraved comprising oak branch with pendant acorns there are upwards of 700 bobbins employed.” I must add that I have an old sample of this lace. “A good notion of the process of Lacemaking was afforded by a lace pillow exhibited by Messrs Groucock & Co, which was placed on one of the bridges in Class X1X and which deservedly attracted much observation, on account of its singular appearance and the exceeding fineness of the lace in process of making upon it.” I’ve not heard of Groucock & co, pity their location wasn’t included - more research maybe! Diana > On 10 Oct 2019, at 08:14, Maureen wrote: > > I remember Barbara Underwood saying that Thomas Lester used family and > friends for his complicated patterns as they would not be cost effective for > the average lacemaker. Maybe they used ivory bobbins. I always thought it > would be impossible for antique bobbins to be ivory but maybe there are some > about. I do have one ivory Bobbin which was made by Richard Gravestock, > possibly early to mid 1980s just before it became illegal to sell ivory. And > I have an Antique ivory parasol but I have no idea how old it is. Even if it > was legal I wouldn’t buy ivory now. > > Regards > Maureen > > - > 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] 1851 Great Exhibition catalogue
I remember Barbara Underwood saying that Thomas Lester used family and friends for his complicated patterns as they would not be cost effective for the average lacemaker. Maybe they used ivory bobbins. I always thought it would be impossible for antique bobbins to be ivory but maybe there are some about. I do have one ivory Bobbin which was made by Richard Gravestock, possibly early to mid 1980s just before it became illegal to sell ivory. And I have an Antique ivory parasol but I have no idea how old it is. Even if it was legal I wouldn’t buy ivory now. Regards Maureen - 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/
