RE: [lace] Spanier Arbeit
I'm sorry, its happened again. My email went through without its text. I'll try again: From: bridgetmar...@msn.com To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Spanier Arbeit Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:19:25 +0100 I have seen two of the Spanier Arbeit gorms: one in Prague at the OIDFA conference and the one in the Israel Museum. They date from the 19th or early 20th century. They seem to be an attempt to semi-mechanise, and therefore speed up, a process which must have originally been done by hand, but without seeing them in use it is very difficult to work out how they actually worked. The finished result is more like a braid than lace, and it seems always to have been made in metal thread. Ive just found a picture of another on the web: http://blog.seniorennet.be/etterjefke/archief.php?ID=1126237 This one is earlier, and is said to be from late 18th century Galicia. It looks more rough-and-ready, perhaps even home made. Unfortunately I couldnt get much information from the website which appears to be a lace blog in Dutch or Flemish. Incidentally, I dont recommend searching for Spanier Arbeit in Google images - you just come up with a lot of pictures of Spaniards working! Adding Silver Thread helped, and produced two or three really nice pictures. If you use the Yiddish spelling, Shpanyer Arbet, you do rather better, with lots of pictures of caps, collars and other dress trimmings and portraits of people wearing them. Bridget, in Pinner UK, where the sun is out at last. - 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] Spanier Arbeit
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Re: [lace] Lace in contemporary fashion
Thanks to Leonard for the link to the Financial Times article (18 March 2013). I'm a bit slow in catching up with the digests. The latest edition of 'Threads' (May 2013) features two striking all-lace dresses on the cover, and an interview with their designer, Mimi Prober, who works with remnants and recycled lace. Well worth a look if you can get hold of it. (If you don't know it, 'Threads' is a dressmaking magazine published in the States by Taunton Press.) http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/th_currentissue.asp Happy EasterBridget, in Pinner 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] Lace in contemporary fashion
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[lace] Olympic Lace
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RE: [lace] The Hollow Crown
Very difficult to tell. Metal thread embroidery would certainly be more authentic for the period. But I don't think they were aiming for precise historical accuracy in the costumes.Bridget Subject: Re: [lace] The Hollow Crown From: cyncewilli...@sbcglobal.net Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 06:28:20 -0500 To: bridgetmar...@msn.com On the one photo I looked at closely, I'd lean toward metal embroidery--specifically couched threads. Cynthia On Jul 3, 2012, at 5:59 AM, Bridget Marrow wrote: Have any of you watched the new Shakespear trillogy opening play; Richard II. Yes I know it's machine lace but the gold lace in Ben Wishaws white tunic gown was mesmerising. Totally anachronistic, of course, but the whole thing was rather gorgeous. Google may not have a closeup of the lace, but there's a lovely shot of Wishaw in full, golden armour plus sunglasses! Bridget in Pinner, 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] The Hollow Crown
Have any of you watched the new Shakespear trillogy opening play; Richard II. Yes I know it's machine lace but the gold lace in Ben Wishaws white tunic gown was mesmerising. Totally anachronistic, of course, but the whole thing was rather gorgeous. Google may not have a closeup of the lace, but there's a lovely shot of Wishaw in full, golden armour plus sunglasses! Bridget in Pinner, 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] The Laughing Cavalier' Lace
It's happened again! My message has appeared in the digest without its text. I don't understand it, but will try again. I've switched to plain text, which may work better. From: bridgetmar...@msn.com To: lace@arachne.com Subject: RE: [lace] The Laughing Cavalier' Lace Date: Mon, 8 May 012 1::5::4 +100 I was able to visit the Wallace Collection last week to see their Fencing and Fashion exhibition. The emphasis is very much on fencing - lots of fancy swords, but no lace. However, the main galleries made up for it, with lots of wonderful portraits. I paid my respects to the Laughing Cavalier, and had a good look at his cuffs. Definitely needlelace, a wide band of reticella edged with punto in aria. There's more of the same on his collar, but is is so densely pleated you can hardly see the lace, and it doesn't show up in the photograph: http://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org:080//eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterfacemodule=collectionobjectId=4959 Somehow I missed the Little Lacemaker with her blackwork cap, though I know she's there somewhere. http://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org:080//eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterfacemodule=artistobjectId=410viewType=detailView Altogether a very pleasant visit, and nice and cool on the hottest day of the year so far! Bridget Marrow, in Pinner, 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] The Laughing Cavalier' Lace
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[lace] Piecework
I don't know what went wrong, but the message I sent yesterday arrived without its text, so all I can do is try again: I've just received the latest (June/July) Piecework, their annual lace edition. It contains an interesting article on Bucks point, with a pretty edging pattern. Also articles on a modern form of Reticella, Margaretenspitze, Clones crochet, Tatting and Lace Knitting, all with a certain amount of how-to instructions. Worth looking for on a bookstand if you don't subscribe. Bridget Marrow (no commercial interest, just a happy subscriber) - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace] Piecework
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RE: [lace] lace photos
Dear Lorelei and other spidersthank you so much for posting the link to Iva Proskova's wonderful lace. I was privileged to take a class with her when OIDFA was in Prague in 2004. She was an inspiring teacher, encouraging us to follow our design instincts whether small or large scale - I came away with a pretty pendant and lots of ideas. Some of the class designed shawls! Happy memories.Bridget, in Pinner, where its turned cold again. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Removing fold lines from a handkerchief
In fact, I am now wondering if they are not handkerchiefs...If not handkerchiefs, could they be challice veils? Often mistaken for handkerchiefs, they are used in the Catholic church to cover the communion cup. Typically they have a rounded centre, rather than square, of very fine material with quite deep lace edging. I suppose they would also have to be washable - the wine would be bound to spill sometimes!Bridget, in Pinner - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] Pronounciation of lacis
Who'd have thought there'd be so many different ways of pronouncing 5 little letters!My email of yesterday went through with a section missing, so I'll try again, with a comment on lexicalization: I've just checked in the Shorter Oxford Dictionary (which isn't that short!): it gives only the French pronunciation - lass-ee, with the final s silent, though the word has been in use in English since the 16th century, so it ought to be naturalised by now. It also gives a second meaning: in anatomy it is used for a particular network of cells around the kidneys - so now you know! Bridget, in Pinner, North London - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Pronounciation of lacis
Katelyn wrote: LAY-sis appears to be how just about every English-speaker (UK or US) who hasn't heard the term would guess to pronounce it. The pitfall here is that the word is French in origin, so it's probably pronounced lah-SI, as the english lacy, but the first vowel being more open, and stress on the second syllable. Of course, there's always the chance that the word has been fully Anglicized and is pronounced properly in English as LAY-sis, as but it seems an obscure enough word that lexicalization is unlikely... - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] galoon
Historically galloon refers to metal thread lace or braid, as used on military uniforms or 18th century laced coats.Here's the Wikipedia definition: Galloon is a decorative woven trim sometimes in the form of a braid and commonly made of metallic gold or silver thread, lace, or embroidery. Galloon is used in the trim of military and police uniforms, ecclesiastical garments, and as trim on textiles, drapery, and upholstered furniture. Modern lace manufacturers seem to be using it more loosely, for any sort of double-edged strip lace, scallopped or straight. Google turned up several of them. Bridget, on a foggy evening in Pinner - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace shoes men's shoe buttons
Now I'm wondering if there were lace spats??? . There certainly were! They may have been the most impractical garments ever thought of, but I have a pair. They were in a bag of bits and pieces given to an amateur drama group I belonged to. The wardrobe mistress could see no possible use for them, so she passed them on to me. They must date from 1900-1910. They are made of chemical lace, have press-studs (poppers) rather than buttons, and an elastic strap to hold them under the foot. There were actually two pairs, one natural cream, the other dyed brown. So I have donated one pair to the Lace Guild. They were their object of the month for April 2009. Bridget, in Pinner Middlesex, where it is seasonably cold today [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg] - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] lucky charms
I like to have a button on my pillow for luck, but the silver button in a Christmas pudding was for a batchelor. I think also the thimble may have signified an old maid. So neither very suitable for a wedding garter!Other Christmas pudding charms were a boot (for travel) a horseshoe (for luck) and a ring (for marriage).A friend of mine says in her family they also had a small silver pig (for a laugh) - but pigs are also lucky.A real boot is sometimes tied to the back of the bride and groom's car after the wedding, so that would be quite appropriate. A silver button is one of the charms stirred into a Christmas pudding so it may well be and it could certainly go on a garter. A silver thimble and a small silver coin are some of the others Bridget Marrow in Pinner, Middlesex. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
RE: [lace] A lace fence
Apologies: my email sent on Friday seems to have arrived without its text! I'll try again. Here goes - Those within reach of London might like to know that a panel of Jeroen Verhoeven's Lace Fence is currently on display at the VA in a (free) exhibition The Power of Making. A very modern take on the idea of craft. A few other items of textile interest include a pair of crochet lace knickers from a cooperative in Poland (also discussed on Arachne a while back). The exhibition is on until 2 January. Bridget in Pinner, England On 1-Nov-11, at 8:33 PM, Witchy Woman wrote: My favorite is the lace fence...http://www.lacefence.com/ It's bobbin lace made with wire, with chain link fencing used for the ground.The book showed the panels being made in a workshop in India by constructionsworkers. Interesting story - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] A lace fence
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RE: [lace] Lace in literature
Valenciennes lace in 1453? Oh dear, oh dear, whatever next! The date is really too early for lace of any sort, and besides the idea of lace as a trimming for a nightdress or underwear belongs to the 19th and 20th centuries, when lace was no longer a luxury item worn to display your wealth. I caught Philippa Gregory out in one of her earlier books (can't remember which one) where she has a girl peeling potatoes in early Tudor times, long before they were generally available in Europe. The trouble with this sort of petty inaccuracy is that it destroys the credibility of the whole book - you're forever wondering what else she's got wrong. Bridget, in Pinner,Middlesex. On Mon, 26 Sep 2011, Pene Piip wrote: I recently read The White Queen, The Virgin's Lover, The Red Queen by Philippa Godfrey in that orderIn The Red Queen she refers to Margaret wearing a nightgown which has the finest Valenciennes lace. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Music and Lace
Dear Nathalie and other spiders the most immediate connection I can think of is that Mozart's mother is said to have made lace. There is a portrait of her holding up a piece of lace as if she is proud of it (see Google images). As others have said, that was the great age of lace in dress - I love the idea of piano playing being influenced by full lace cuffs! Mozart certainly wore them. On Fri, 8 Jul 2011 Nathalie wrote:Would there be someone among you who can see a connection between lace with music?... Bridget, in Pinner, Middlesex. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
RE: [lace] Definition of lace
Dear Noelene best definition so far! Thank you. Bridget Lace is just air Surrounded by thread If not for lacemakers The craft would be dead. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
RE: [lace] Definition of lace
How about: A pattern of holes surrounded by thread. - that at least eliminates the worn out sock! - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Fans
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 Linda wrote: Does anyone know of any images on-line of antique lace fans? It would be interesting to see if there differences in their design. This website http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/eGallery/exhibition.asp?exhibition=FANS shows fans from an exhibition Unfolding Pictures: Fans in the Royal Collection (2005), which had a number of lovely lace fans belonging to the Queen. You have to pick them out, there are a lot of other fans as well, and some that look like lace from the thumbnail turn out not to be - one of the earliest, c 1600, looked like lace, but turns out to be cut leather! As it seems to be imitating lace, maybe actual lace fans were around at the time. There's lots of detailed information about each fan, so it's well worth studying. Sorry this is a bit late, I'm only just catching up on digests. Happy 2011 to everyone. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
[lace] Re: knotting and tatting?
It so happens I have just been reading a book on Tatting: Technique and History by Elgiva Nicholls (a Dover reprint of a book first published in 1962). In the historical introduction she describes two portraits very similar to the one Yuko saw: It has been said that the employment of the shuttle shows off the worker's hands to greater advantage than any other instrument of needlework. In 1759 Sir Joshua Reynolds painted the Countess of Albermarle with a shuttle in her hand. The portrait is in the National Gallery. In the following year Anne Chambers, Countess Temple, was painted by Allan Ramsay. The sitter, who is wearing a tight, long-waisted dress profusely trimmed with lace, holds a rather large jewelled shuttle; her piece of work, to which the shuttle thread is attached, is concealed in the lace-trimmed 'pocket' suspended by a ribbon from the left wrist. Just such a pocket is visible in the French portrait. She confirms the earliest printed reference to tatting as 1843, but gives no convincing explanation as to where the word came from. Early in the 20th century, tatting enjoyed a revival spearheaded by Queen Marie of Roumania who, with her friend Lady Hoare, published The Art of Tatting in 1910. Full of original and inspiring designs, Nicholls calls it 'a milestone in tatting evolution'. So perhaps, as Hunting is referred to as 'the Sport of Kings', we should think of Tatting as 'the Craft of Queens' ! Bridget, from Pinner, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Raffle results
I had loads of entries for my double raffle. So this morning I turned them out off the box, gave them a good stir round, and drew the winners: For the HONITON TEA TOWEL - Shere'e Robinson For the LACEMAKER CROSS STITCH CHART - Vickie Green I'm sorry to dissappoint the rest of you, better luck next time. Meanwhile, happy lacemaking. Bridget, in Pinner, Middlesex, where its a grey day but seems to be warming up a bit at last. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] bucks point fan
Dear Faye yes, the book is still available from sole supplier Roseground: www.roseground.com Happy lacing Bridget From: f...@tpinstruments.com.au To: bridgetmar...@msn.com Subject: RE: [lace] bucks point fan Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 07:03:57 +1000 Can you ask if the book is still for sale and if so how I can get one please Thank you Faye Owers Tasmania -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Bridget Marrow Sent: Thursday, 27 May 2010 2:55 AM To: Arachne Lace Digest; po...@me.com Subject: Re: [lace] bucks point fan ...There's a book: Simply Bucks. a collection of original Bucks Lace Patterns by Jane Lewis in the UK Lace Guild library, which can be borrowed... I don't know the book, but I do know Jane Lewis. She's my lace teacher. I can ask her tomorrow if the Flowers fan is one of hers. Bridget, in Pinner, Middlesex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] bucks point fan
...There's a book: Simply Bucks. a collection of original Bucks Lace Patterns by Jane Lewis in the UK Lace Guild library, which can be borrowed... Dear Celia I don't know the book, but I do know Jane Lewis. She's my lace teacher. I can ask her tomorrow if the Flowers fan is one of hers. Bridget, in Pinner, Middlesex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] New Raffle
I've recently been going through various lace-related bits and pieces, and I have found a couple of items that I'd like to pass on to new owners. What better than an Arachne raffle? HONITON TEATOWEL (No, not a teatowel made out of lace - don't be silly!) A souvenir sold a few years ago at the Honiton Museum. It shows a lacemaker surrounded by the tools of her trade and with typical Honiton lace motifs, all on a deep blue background. I was going to use it as a cover cloth, but never have, so it is in pristine condition. CROSS STITCH CHART OF A LACEMAKER shows a Bruges lacemaker at her pillow. Thread codes are for DMC/Madeira stranded cotton. Finished size is given as 21 x 29 cm. I'm not really into cross stitch, so I'm never going to make it. Usual system: Send an email to me (NOT to the list) with subject either HONITON RAFFLE or CROSS STITCH RAFFLE. You're welcome to enter both, but separate emails please. I'm happy to post anywhere in the world, and will make the draw on 31 May. Best of luck! Bridget Marrow, 'enjoying' a damp bank holiday in Pinner, UK bridgetmar...@msn.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Hyperbolic Crochet
I was lucky enough to see the Sydney Hyperbolic Crochet Reef (or part of it) when it was exhibited in London 2 or 3 years ago. It was beautifully displayed and lit. Quite awesome - using fishing line and bits of plastic as well as conventional materials to conjure up the beauty of all the sea creatures that are threatened by damage to Coral Reefs. Bridget, in Pinner, Middlesex Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:04:54 -0500 From: deanna7 Cohen Subject: [lace] Hyperbolic Crochet patterns Here are some free patterns for hyperbolic crochet, if you want to try it. I had fun with some of these and others quite a while back. Don't remember what I did with them or I would post a picture. http://sydneyreef.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post.html - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] The Tudors - costumes
HENRY VIII On Mon, 22 Mar 2010, Sue Harvey wrote: I was lucky enough to get a couple of photos of Henry VIII and did notice that the front of his costumes seemed to be decorated with gold bobbin lace Hi Sue, you obviously had a wonderful day out at Hampton Court. Thank you for posting the photos. The costumes look splendid, and really bring the portraits to life. I think the goldwork may have been embroidery rather than lace on the original. Though, again going by contemporary portraits, gold lace and bobbin-made braids were around before the white linen laces came to England. Very little actual lace survives from this (or any other) period because the valuable gold could be melted down and used again. LADY JANE GREY On Tue, 23 Mar 2010, Elizabeth Ligeti wrote: I have seen a photo of a painting where Lady Jane Grey certainly had narrow torchon-type lace around her cuffs Hi Liz, I'm intrigued to know what Portrait you are referring to. There aren't that many, and most (if not all) are later copies rather than strictly contemporary. The National Portrait Gallery in London has recently put on display a painting newly identified as Jane Grey, but even that was painted 40 years after her death. It has no lace - just a little embroidery at the neck and cuffs. Bridget Marrow, in Pinner, Middlesex. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Subject: [lace] The Tudors - costumes
Any lace, except for the most primitive, is anachronistic for the Henry VIII period. Reticella was just beginning in Italy, but there is no evidence for it reaching England this early. The costumes for The Tudors are pure fantasy - like the series itself. Historical accuracy just doesn't come into it. Enjoy it for the sexy romp it is, but please don't confuse it with History! Bridget Marrow, in Pinner, Middlesex, where I've spent the first afternoon of Spring making lace in a sunny conservatory. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Catalan lace
I'm forwarding this request from Heather Toomer, as she is not on Arachne. Bridget Toomers 25/02/2010 17:28 Catalan Lace - news and query I recently spent a fascinating afternoon in the lace museum at Arenys de Mar, on the coast just north of Barcelona. The museum was given a lot of material by a local firm which made bobbin laces up to the 1960s, including many original patterns, prickings, laces and sales documents. The area made particularly fine bobbin lace in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles in a period when our hand- lace industry was dying. The museum's well worth a visit to see the local bobbin lace although not all other laces are correctly identified. A volunteer at the museum, who has a background in art history, is researching the local industry and has written articles for Spanish and other periodicals. He is very keen to promote knowledge of the industry outside Spain so would appreciate suggestions of any publications that might take his articles - they would be provided in English. I have suggested 'Lace' and 'Text' but other suggestions would be very welcome. Please contact Heather Toomer on heathertoo...@ukgateway.net or 01761 241540 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Amazing Lace!
Its always interesting to see new uses for lace in fashion - traditional or extravagant. Check out the BRIT AWARDS, held in London about a week ago. I wouldn't normally take much notice of them, but the newspaper pictures made me investigate further. Most extraordinary was LADY GAGA, who arrived looking almost Venetian, in a huge wig, a lace face mask and an all-enveloping white cloak which came off to reveal a body stocking encrusted with just enough lace to preserve her decency (if not her modesty!). Rather more demure was PIXIE LOTT, who wore an elegant little-black-dress with lace sleeves and a pretty lace fill-in at the neck. Several of the other stars wore lace sleeves, overskirts, etc. mostly black. At first glance LILY ALLEN appeared to be wearing a big red collar in lace, but a close-up showed that it was actually beaded, but none the less striking for that. So there you have the latest trends. For images, Google BRIT AWARDS 2010. Bridget, in Middlesex, where it is still raining... - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Re: and a purloined solution...
Does anyone know of a UK supplier for this gadget - the Gimp Grabber or wooden-handled hackle plier? It sounds most useful. I only have a very basic hackle plier, with no handle at all, and find it quite awkward to use. I certainly couldn't use it to hold a broken thread prior to throwing it out. on Thu, 11 Feb 2010 Clay Blackwell wrote: ...After I used my first Swivel Hackle, I had the notion that it would be very pleasing if the metal handle could be replaced with a bobbin. I gave Richard Worthen one of these hackles, and asked him to insert the working part into one of his turned bobbins and on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 kenn van dieren replied: ...the copyright symbol is for the name of the tool Gimp Grabber not the tool itself... Bridget Marrow, in Pinner, Middlesex. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re:[lace] Lace reference in literature
Hi Mark and other Arachnids like you, I've never read LES MISERABLES, and I must be one of the few remaining Londoners who hasn't seen the musical. But I know (I've just checked) that the story begins in 1815, and the main action takes place not during the original French Revolution, but a later uprising in 1832. This makes a big difference to the lace. Yes, Mechlin would still have been fashionable, but the machine lace industry was already flourishing: The first machines had been smuggled out of England in parts, and were set up in Calais, which remained the centre for Machine Lace production until the 20th century. However a lace factory was often more of a depot, where cottage lacemakers would bring their work and the wholesaler, or factor would supply them with patterns and thread. Obviously, they were not allowed to sell lace to anyone else. This was the system in England, and I'm sure was much the same in France - after the glitch during the Reign of Terror (c1790-1800) when lacemaking almost died out. Bridget, in Pinner, where the day finally seems to be brightening up. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Re: Cranford
Robin wrote: I believe milk was used to darken, not lighten the lace. Milk is used to brown crusts on baked goods and can be used like lemon juice as an invisible ink that appears when heated. The speaker (in the book) also compares using milk to make the lace cream instead of the darker yellow from using tea/coffee. I'm sure this is right. Bear in mind that by the mid 19th century cheap machine-made lace was readily available. It was cotton and very white. So to show that you were wearing old, handmade lace (like Mrs Forrester) it was important that it looked like antique linen. Bridget, in Pinner, Middlesex. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] FW: Love Lace
This reached me from another email list. I'm sure it will be of interest to Arachne. Our Australian spiders may know more about it? Bridget, on a very snowy day in Pinner, UK Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:03:08 + From: Peter McNeil peter.mcn...@uts.edu.au 03/12/2009 01:56 Subject: Love Lace Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award: Love Lace The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney has launched its call for expressions of interest for this award on the web. The award seeks to challenge conventional notions of lace and its application in the areas of fashion, the built environment and digital multi media. At a time when innovation in textiles and materials is at the forefront of international design trends, we encourage the design of openwork structures in materials limited only by the artists imagination. We expect this brief will lead to experimentation with a wide range of materials and techniques and that we will gather work ranging from large spatial pieces to exquisitely delicate designs. Each entry submission will be judged by a panel of Australian and International judges with reference to visual impact, originality and creativity, skill in execution and innovation in design, materials and technique. The work must be original and reflect the artists identity and cultural origins. The overall winner will be presented with $20,000 and there are five other prizes of $4,000 including an Australian and New Zealand student prize. Please pass this information on to any colleagues or contacts that you feel may be interested in this very broad design award for openwork structures which encompasses fashion and the built environment. Finalists work will be displayed in an exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney from July/August 2011. For more information go to: www.powerhousemuseum.com/lace/ or email: l...@phm.gov.au Lindie Ward Curator Design and Society Powerhouse Museum PO Box K346, Haymarket NSW 1238 Australia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Exhibition - Urh Sobocan
I'm very behind with lace digests, but have finally set aside some time this weekend to read them and browse through all the fascinating links. When I got to the piece about Urh Sobocan the name didn't ring a bell, but the story did - the young Slovenian artist designing lace pictures which his grandmother then makes up for him. I checked the websites with pictures of his work and realised where I had seen them before: he was on the same post-graduate course at Central St Martins as my youngest niece. Of course, I went to the graduation show, and remember admiring his lace pictures - very different from anything else in the show! I meant to follow it up, but term having ended, my niece was no longer in touch with him, so I didn't take it any further. I'm very glad to have come across him in such a different context, and to have a chance of buying the magazines with pictures of his work. Its an exciting, and very modern use of lace. I'm only sorry I can't get to Derbyshire to see the new exhibition. Bridget, in London, England. On Sun, 3 August, Jane Partridge wrote: On Friday night I had had an invite to go to the private viewing of the Men Only exhibition at The Beetroot Tree (www.thebeetroottree.com) which is a gallery at Draycott, in Derbyshire (not far from Long Eaton, and Junction 25 of the M1, for those in the UK). One of the four artists is Urh Sobocan (there is a saucer-shaped accent over the c), from Slovenia, who designs lace which his grandmother then makes up. The designs in the exhibition are based on his grandfather's WW2 experience, very similar to (but not quite as intricate as) the War Lace design that was featured in the centre of Lace several years ago - and now at long last I can see how that design could be made! The other three artists have used various media and stitched textiles, and all complement each other. Some of the pieces in the exhibition are pictured at http://trendz.pl/urh-sobo-an-sztuka-nowej-europy - though it will possibly need a translation (?Tamara, can you) if anyone wants to know about his background, the pictures speak for themselves. Seeing the actual lace was well worth making the journey for, as was being able to meet the artists and speak to them (Urh speaks fluent English) about the techniques used. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Someone needs help on ebay
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:32:32 -From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED]A seller on ebay is asking for help identifying an item he/she thinks is for lacemaking (yes another one, but at least he/she's asking for help)http://tinyurl.com/2a4rvtIsn't it our old friend the Golf Tee? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE:[lace] Lacemaking Ancestors?
Original message: With the lace list being so quiet just now, I thought I'd tell you about one of my latest genealogical finds. While tracing one family (the Braybrooks) on my Dad's side, I found census records for them in 1841 in Keyston, Huntingdonshire and all the female members of the families (there were several groups) were lacemakers! That means I now have 'race memories' of lacemaking from both sides of the family as my maternal grandmother made lace most of her life though only as a hobby. Clearly I was meant to learn to make lace myself :-) What I don't know is the type of lace that would have been made in Keyston. It is on the border of Northamptonshire but could have been influenced by either Bedfordshire or Buckinghamshire. Does anyone have any suggestions to offer? Dear Helen and other spiders 1841 is in any case too early for Bedfordshire lace, which didn't really get going until after 1851, when Maltese lace had wowed everybody at the Great Crystal Palace Exhibition. The lacemakers followed the fashion, copying and adapting it to make Beds-Maltese which later, thanks largely to the genius of designer Thomas Lester, became the distinctive Bedfordshire lace we know today. Co-incidentally, Cranford is set at the same period - early 1840s. Rightly the lace shown is small scale, Bucks or Mechlin style. Though I do think they might have found a more spectacular piece for the cat the swallow - that after all was meant to be a priceless 18th century antique! Happy lacing Bridget, in Watford, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Preference of book format
Dear Carole Yes, I would opt for a CD such as you describe - it would take up less room than a book, and I am seriously short of shelfspace! It would be wonderful to be able to print out patterns as one needed them - the pricking straight onto card - and I assume would make scaling up or down very easy. I don't think I would print out the whole book. Thank you for the brilliant idea. Bridget, in Watford, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] [Lace] Arachne Archive
Greetings Spiders I'm just breaking in a new computer and I have lost (hopefully only mislaid?) my favourites list. Please could someone remind me of the url for the Arachne Archive? Then I can bookmark it in what seems to be a new system. Bridget, in Watford, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re:[lace] Cecil Higgins Museum, Bedford
I'm forwarding the following information from Jennifer Davies: I have recently been to the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery a couple of times to see and photograph the Thomas Lester lace; I thought that you would want to know that sadly the museum is to close ... for a couple of years for refurbishment. When finished there will be more space to display the lace but as the museum did not get the lottery funding they needed they dont really know how long it will take. The roof in the store room is leaking so the collection has to be put away and then the buildings and display areas all upgraded. The Thomas Lester lace displayed in the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery (next door to the Bedford Museum) is absolutely wonderful and if you have the chance do go and see the lace while it is still available. There are pieces mounted in vertical draws that you can pull out at the top of the stairs and a room beyond the upstairs gallery with lace and patterns all round the walls. There is a café to buy drinks but no food on sale. Entrance is free but the museum is closed on Mondays. And the following comes from the Museum itself: The Gallery will be closing in June . and the last open day will be Sunday 17 June 07. Jennie Clarke (Secretary) Cecil Higgins Art Gallery Bedford Museum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bridget Marrow, in Watford, England, where it has suddenly turned wintry again original message: [lace] Cecil Higgins Museum, Bedford Elizabeth Ligeti Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:59:18 -0800 I have just received reliable information, that the Cecil Higgins Museum in Bedford will be closing, during the summer, for about a year for Refurbishment. Therefore, anyone travelling over there hoping to see the Lester Lace will be unlucky. There is a possibility that the lace will be displayed at another museum, - it is a thought being looked into, I think, and I will pass on any other information I get. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re:[lace] Spangles
On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:27:17 -0400 Margot Walker wrote: Isn't it interesting that in the American English they use the French word 'paillettes' and in Canadian English, we use the British 'spangles'? Of course, there's nothing logical about language, but we're the English/French bilingual country :D and in England the commonest word is 'sequin', which derives from Arabic and I believe originally meant a small gold coin. Bridget Marrow, in damp Hertfordshire. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] eye candy
Have a look at: http://www.kerrytaylorauctions.com go to current auction - the lace begins at lot 184. There's an interesting selection, though the standard of photography is not really good enough for lace details. Bridget, in Watford, England. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Reddish Spanish prickings
I should have said comparatively cheap - saffron is something I buy when I am in Spain, because it is still a lot cheaper there than in England. I know it has always been a labour intensive crop, but if you could use the residue to dye card, that sounds more like thrifty lacemakers! I take your point about the thread - its was just an idea, and I havn't worked enough with metallics to know about not rolling it up. It's clearly a fanciful picture, not an accurate one. Not enough bobbins, for a start! Original Message Follows From: eva schaefer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bridget Marrow [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [lace] Reddish Spanish prickings Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:51:23 +0100 (CET) I'd not heard of this use of saffron before. It could only have been common in countries like Spain where saffron is cheap. Just had to come out of lurkdom for a moment - saffron is not cheap in Spain. I spent some days eight years ago with a family who picked the flowers, separated the stamens and did the roasting. They then sold it to the dealer for 1 kilo at 100.000 pesetas - about 600 Euros. The price varies from year to year according to the crop. They used - then, at least - what was left of the flowers to make the dye for the prickings, only to show me how, because yellow cardboard is now used in La Mancha. Greetings from Spain, Eva ___ Telefonate ohne weitere Kosten vom PC zum PC: http://messenger.yahoo.de - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Plays about Lacemakers
I was pleased to read (Sat, 08 Jul 2006) about the new revival of Shirley Gee's play Ask for the Moon, and sorry I couldn't get to see it. I well remember the original London production at (I think) the Hampstead Theatre. Shirley Gee was a promising playwright of the 1970s/80s who died far too young. The only other play I know featuring lacemakers as characters is Le Baruffe Chiozzotte by the 18th century Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni. (Hullaballoo on Chioggia would be a rough translation). It is set on the island of Chioggia in the Venetian Lagoon, where all the men are fishermen and all the women make lace. It's a comedy about feuding families, and escalates to a ludicrous battle royal in which the women use their lace pillows as weapons! I think they must have been the upright, cigar-shaped ones that are still used on Malta. The play is written in a strong local dialect - not even standard Venetian - so it is not often revived even in Italy and I don't think it has ever been translated into English. Does anyone know any more instances of lace in drama? Bridget, in Watford, England. Just catching up with digests after a week away. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] tatting - history
The art of tatting may be traced to the 16th century Italian macrame work, and is a variation of the punto a gruppo or knotting stitch. It was done in France in the 18th century. If it were done that long ago, HOW did they do it? What is the oldest reference to a tatting shuttle as we know it? It's extremely difficult to find documentary evidence, but the Shorter Oxford Dictionary does give dates for the first published use of the words in the sense we want: 1842 - tatting = a kind of knotted lace, netted with a small, flat shuttle-shaped instrument 1767 - shuttle = a thread-carrying device...used for knotting, tatting and embroidery Tatting clearly derives from Knotting, done with a very similar shuttle, and very popular in the 18th century, though I'm sure it goes back earlier. I've seen several portraits of elegant 18thc ladies wielding shuttles to show off their delicate hands. Here's one by Joshua Reynolds: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/work?workNumber=ng1259 BUT knotting was done on a straight piece of thread - to be used in tassel-making or added to embroidery (they didn't have access to the wonderful textured threads that we have). The breakthrough, probably about 1830-40, was working out how to link the knotted thread into the typical little rings. The new technique immediately became popular, and then someone decided to christen it tatting... Bridget, in Watford, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] What is everybody up to?
Last week, with a weekend course coming up, I finally finished two pieces that had been sitting around almost-but-not-quite-done for far too long (I needed the pillow from one and the bobbins from the other!) They were a Binche pattern: Cathy Belleville's Moonlight Serenade; and a sample of the traditional Buck Waterlily edging, which I shall pursue further, possibly as a hexagon or a collar. Then I spent a delightful weekend at Great Missenden, where Jan Tregidgo was teaching a very mixed class, ranging from absolute beginners to some working on complex Thomas-Lester-style Bedfordshire (I suppose I'm somewhere in between). Luckily Jan is the sort of teacher who can take it all in her stride. I made a start on a new Beds edging, designed by Barbara Underwood. We all left making plans for her next course, in November, which will focus on Christmas lace. Still in Beds mood, I arrived home to find a package from the Lace Guild with a copy of Jean Leader's new book of motifs for review - so that will keep me busy when I'm not at my pillow. Bridget Marrow, on a dark, dreary day in Watford, Hertfordshire. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE:[lace] Bucks lacemakers postcard on Lacefairy's website
What a wonderful picture! Thank you very much, Brenda and Lori, for making it available to us. You can see the lace they are making quite clearly - How interesting that it is what we would now call Bedfordshire, or Beds/Cluny. Bridget, in Hertfordshire UK, where the sun is shining and the daffodills are out at last. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace Guild AGM
Hi Malvary and other spiders, I shall also be painting bobbins on Saturday and multi-plaiting on Sunday! I look forward to seeing you there. I have a spider-web brooch that I shall wear (if I can find it in time) and also a spider pin for my pillow. Bridget, in Watford, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace in Fashion
The new THREADS magazine (April/May 2006 - isn't the year going fast?) has an article on dressmaking with lace. Of course they are talking about machine lace yardage. They show examples of the three 'fashion' laces - known as Alencon, Chantilly and Guipure - that we were discussing a while back. There are hints and tips on cutting out and sewing, and a picture of a black lace bolero which is stylish and stunning. Bridget, in Watford, England. I was making lace by a sunny window this morning, but now the sky has clouded over and its cosier in the computer corner! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lace in fashion
Hi Bev and other spiders I've just ordered, from a mail order catalogue, a denim dress with a panel of tape lace across the back. Not quite so revealing as the Marie Claire one, but obviously part of the same trend. I hope it will be the star of my summer wardrobe and I'll be able to wear it at the Lace Guild convention in April. Its great to see fashion taking up lace again - even if the lace itself may not be top quality. Bridget in Watford, England, where the sun is shining and I can see that my windows need cleaning, but will probably make lace this afternoon instead! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Inscribed bobbins
on Tue, 20 Dec 2005 Jean Barrett wrote: Susan does not strike me as a victorian name. I have been searching for a 'Jean' bobbin for years but I know that I am unlikely to find one. Victorians just did not call their daughters that Dear Jean and all spiders, I think there were Susans around in Victorian times - it is after all a variant on the biblical name Susannah. Black-Eyed Susan was a popular melodrama and Thomas Hardy used the name for a character in The Mayor of Casterbridge. They may not, of course have made lace! Like Jean, I've never found a bobbin with my name on it. I think the problem there is regional: Jean (Scottish) and Bridget (Irish) both come from areas where bobbin lace never really caught on. Signing off now, as I go away tomorrow. Happy Christmas everyone, and a lace-filled New Year. Bridget in Watford, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] more paintings
I've just done a Google image search on Cornelis de Vos, and found some portraits of people wearing fantastic lace. Including his own little daughters (but not the St Nicolas - thank you, Jo, for posting the link) Recommended for eye candy. Bridget, in Watford, England. - - Original Message - From: Jo Falkink [EMAIL PROTECTED] I created a link page with the actual painting and some more. Jo Falkink near Gouda, Netherlands - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lace day query
This is a query for British arachnes: Does anyone know the date of the next Cockfosters (North London) lace day? It's usually quite early in the year (? February), and I expected details to be in the latest edition of Lace, but there is nothing there, nor on the Lace GUild website. Bridget in sunny (for the moment!) Watford. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lace in the news
on Sat, 15 Oct 2005 Anne Toney wrote: Maybe there's hope for the fashion world after all. I noticed that one piece of advice is steer clear of synthetics. I wish there were more pictures, as I don't have time right now to search for the items mentioned. Dear Anne if you go to the website http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2005/10/12/eflace12.xml and click on the heading In pictures: how to wear lace it will take you to a slide show of the illustrations. About half-a-dozen pictures - though the lace isn't very obvious in all of them! Happy browsing Bridget, in Watford, England. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] 3 pair italian lace
On Thu, 29 Sep 2005, Irene wrote: Is there somewhere on the internet that I can see what 3 pair italian lace looks like? I am curious. Another site you might look at is http://www.italiainvita.it/workshops/merletti/gorizia.html - the workshop happened last year, but there is an explanation of the three-pair fiandra lace, which they call punto fiandra di gorizia, and a close up of it used as a background. Bridget (a damp day in Watford, England) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Visit to Normandy
Dear Anne I have just got back from a weekend in Normandy. These are the places we went to: BAYEUX - the Musee Baron Gerard has a lace display, alongside other local items. They have the original of one of the well-known lacemaker paintings - by Frederic Panchet (1812-1895). The Museum is now housed in the Hotel du Doyen, which used to be the home of the Conservatoire de la Dentelle. This is now in a spectacular 16th century half-timbered building on the charmingly named Rue du Bienvenue, very near the cathedral. There will usually be one or two lacemakers at work in what is basically a little shop. They have patterns and bobbins for sale, and a small display of recent work - in traditional and modern styles. Another shop, Naphtaline, also very near the cathedral, has antique lace for sale, also sometimes old bobbins, lacemaker postcards, etc. The famous Tapestry should keep non-lacemakers out of mischief for a bit. The cathedral is well worth a visit. There is a World War II museum and one dedicated to De Gaulle. I could recommend a hotel in Bayeux if you would like me too. ALENCON - Leave plenty of time for the Musee des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle where the lace display is superb. There is also a very good video, telling the history and showing, in closeup detail, just how this particular kind of needlelace is made. Examples of the use of lace in modern haute couture top off the historical displays. I didnt get to the Conservatoire (spent too long in the gallery) but was told it is still going, just, with only one student! Perhaps not surprising, as the full apprentiship takes 8 years (and we think we can learn a new lace on a weekend course). There was a lace demonstration, but this may have been because it was a special heritage weekend (Les Journees de Patrimoine, 17-18 Sept.) Its like our open house weekend. It might be worth checking when this falls next year.. ARGENTAN - we only stopped briefly, as we had been warned that the museum was closed. Tourist Information told us it is due to reopen in June 2006, so you should be alright. Again the cathedral is worth visiting, with moving reminders of wartime devastation. We did not get to COURSEULLES, home of polychrome lace, but have heard rumours that the museum there is closed. Great shame if so. CAEN - I dont know if there is a lace museum, but it might be worth contacting Michel Bouvot [EMAIL PROTECTED] who organises courses and summer schools and has written books on Blonde de Caen. I hope at least some of this information is useful. We certainly had a lovely time, and gorgeous september weather. Bridget (in Watford, England) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] is this lace?
For amusement only, have a look at www.mkgalerie.nl/ shanewaltener_wonderweb.htm Bridget, in Watford, England. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: exhibition in Dortmund, Germany
Thank you, Ilske, for your description of what sounds like a marvellous exhbition - I only wish I could get to see it. I was lucky enough last year to go to the OIDFA meeting in Prague and see the work of Emilie Palicková and other wonderful Czech lace makers Bohemian garnets are real garnets. They produce loads of them, as well as the beautiful glass beads that Tamara was thinking of. But please, what is a sun doiley? Bridget, in Watford England, where the sun is shining at last and I might be able to make lace in the garden this afternoon. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Mechlin, where did the pins go?
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 Tamara P Duvall wrote: In Prague, in one of the exhibits, I saw a totally modern piece - huge, in comparison to old Mechlin - where the ice ground was used to delineate glass panes in a picture of a (cathedral?) window. The downstrokes might have been elongated a bit (an extra TC?), but the visual effect was totally satisfying and precisely right. I've been carrying that image in my (admittedly leaking g) mind ever since, for possible future use... Dear Tamara and other Spiders, I was lucky enough in Prague to take a course on the use of Mechlin Ground in modern lace. Our tutor was Iva Proskova. We began by drawing freehand shapes - almost scribbles. Then we drew in a grid for the ground - not neccessarily regular - and indicated areas of cloth stitch etc. We did use pins, where they seemed neccessary to support the threads, but there was no pre-pricking. I found it a very liberating and inspiring method. I came away with two very wearable pendants and lots of ideas for the future. You can see some of Iva Proskova's work at the Czech lace website: http://www.palickovani.cz/en/def_p.htm Happy lacing Bridget, in Watford, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re:[lace] what's plonk
On Thursday, March 17, 2005, at 05:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Plonk is a term we use for the type of wine that you can clean a toilet with. It's said to be a corruption of 'vin blanc', as encountered by British soldiers in France for the first time during World War I. Bridget, in Watford, England where it is a lot warmer but raining again. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] DMC linen floss
Good to see that DMC are reviving an old idea. I have some (very) old skeins of linen floss that I bought years ago from someone who was having a turnout. They are labelled Knox's Linen Floss - size 3. And yes, I have used them for lace, usually as gimps with a more conventional linen thread. As you would expect with floss, they are quite lightly twisted. You do need to take extra care when winding onto a bobbin from a skein rather than a spool. I look forward to seeing the new DMC range. Bridget, in Watford, England, where it was snowy this morning but has all disappeared now. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Danish Flower Thread
Reading about DMC's new linen thread reminds me that they seem to have given up supplying Danish Flower Thread. Does anyone know of another stockist? It seems to be almost unobtainable in the UK now. Bridget, in Watford, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Temporary closures of galleries at V A
It's not all bad news at the VA. The main costume gallery (Room 40) is due to reopen in February with a new permanent display as well as a temporary exhibition 'Style and Splendour: Queen Maud of Norway's wardrobe 1896-1938' (Queen Maud was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria). I don't know how much lace there will be - I'll report back when I have seen the exhibition. I don't know what is happening in the Textile Study galleries - that's where the pull-out frames of lace are. Its very sad if they have had to be closed as a security measure. The actual thefts were of small (valuable) items of porcelain and sculpture. But the thieves were able to come back and help themselves three times! So obviously drastic measures have had to be taken. Meanwhile there is some stunning lace on display, mostly on costume, in the new British Galleries. I agree with Jean that it is sensible to phone for information before travelling from a distance - the website is not always up to date. www.vam.ac.uk Bridget, in Watford, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Binche book
Dear spiders does anyone know how I can buy a copy of Vera Cockuyt's book 'Suggestions how to Improve Binche'? I have a copy on loan from the Lace Guild at the moment, I'm finding it most useful and shall miss it when it has to go back, so I'd like my own copy. Do any of the UK suppiers carry it? Or should I buy it direct from the author? It is self-published, but there is no address in the book, so I don't know how to contact her. Bridget, in Watford, England. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Wear More Lace!
Dear Spiders I have decided to join Devon's campaign to make lace more visible by wearing lace (particularly modern lace) in public rather than keeping it for lace days and annual conventions. So, on Friday I went to a neighbour's drinks party wearing a pendant I made at the OIDFA course in Prague. Much admired by the hostess (though she didn't offer to buy it!) On Saturday I went to the theatre - the Old Vic in London - wearing an all-black outfit accessorised with a scarf trimmed with Crysanthemum lace. As the show was a Pantomime, I'm not sure whether the audience qualifies as rich and cultivated! but it was great fun anyway. Happy New Year to all lacemakers and lace wearers. Bridget in Watford, England. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Earnshaw lace at Springett auction?
Dear Devon and other spiders I now have a copy of the (printed) catalogue for the 15/16 December auction. There is quite a lot of lace, as well as costume and other textiles. Apparently it is only 'part 1' of the Springett Bobbin collection. Seven lots (595-601) are identified as from the Pat Earnshaw Collection: they are all needlelace, mostly early Italian or French, and are obviously museum quality items. Alas, only one is illustrated. They'll come up for sale, as will the bobbins, on the second day 16 Dec 2004 I shall try and get to the viewing before the sale, and will report back. on Wed, 24 Nov 2004 13:27:39 EST Devon wrote: I just returned home to find a message on my phone alerting me to the Springett auction. The caller, however, said that the auction featured Pat Earnshaw's lace as well. Does anyone know about this? I looked through the lots and couldn't identify what it would be. A search of the word Earnshaw didn't help either. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Chantilly
Two more books on Chantilly lace: Chantilly: Tachniek en Patronen (Nederlandse Kant Opleiding 1997) ISBN 90-5603 063-9 Text in Dutch/English/German/Danish. A good introduction to the basic techniques. Some simple patterns to practise on, and some very pretty ones later on. There's a butterfly that particularly took my fancy. When you've worked your way through those, you might be ready for Schwarzarbeit: ein Buch Über Chantilly by Ulrike Lohr (Bochum 1996) no ISBN Not for a complete beginner, but it has clear diagrams (as you'd expect from this author) bilingual text in German and English, and some gorgeous patterns. Happy lacing Bridget Marrow - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Christmas Lacemaker's Fair at NEC
Dear Beth and Helene Its a date! I'll do my best to be there, and will wear my spider-web brooch. Bridget in Watford, England Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 14:47:00 + From: beth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] Christmas Lacemaker's Fair at NEC Hi, everyone Helene (Dowler, from NY) and I will be meeting up on the Saturday (4th December) at 12.30 at the Roseground stall (stand C4) if anyone else would like to join us. Beth in Cheshire,England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] 13th cent needlelace from China?
Thank you, Devon, for the Met Museum link. Its a wonderful piece and the photography is awesome. http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/viewOne.asp?dep=20viewmode=0item=1987.277 A few years ago I saw a similar peice of Chinese needlelace at an antique dealer's in London. It was dated early 14th century, the colours were as fresh as the day it was made. The design was floral, more naturalistic than the Met piece, quite similar to later Chinese satin stitch embroideries. But the stitch was definitely detatched buttonhole. The dealer showed me another example in a beautiful (very expensive) book on Chinese embroidery. Alas, I could afford neither the book nor the embroidery! I tried (with permission) to take photographs, but it was framed, behind glass and rather high up, so there was no chance of getting detail. As others have said, this was the time of Marco Polo and the beginnings of trade between Europe and the Far East. Even though the (male) explorers may not have been particularly interested in embroidery, some pieces must have been brought back. The only puzzle is why it took the Venetians so long to realise the potential of detatched buttonhole stitch and to develop it into their own art form - the exquisite needlelace which took fashionable Europe by storm in the 16th century. Bridget in Watford, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE: Mountbattens
Here is more than you probably wish to know about Prince Philip. From the royal family's website: http://www.royal.gov.uk Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, was born Prince of Greece and Denmark in Corfu on 10 June 1921. He was born the only son of Prince Andrew of Greece. His paternal family is of Danish descent - Prince Andrew was the grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark. His mother was Princess Alice of Battenberg, the eldest child of Prince Louis of Battenberg and sister of Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Prince Louis became a naturalised British subject in 1868, joined the Royal Navy and rose to become an Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord in 1914. During the First World War he changed the family name to Mountbatten and was created Marquess of Milford Haven. Prince Philip adopted the family name of Mountbatten when he became a naturalised British subject and renounced his Royal title in 1947. Prince Louis married one of Queen Victoria's granddaughters. Thus, The Queen and Prince Philip both have Queen Victoria as a great-great-grandmother. They are also related through his father's side. His paternal grandfather, King George I of Greece, was Queen Alexandra's brother. Pretty complicated, huh? Remember that pretty well every European royal family is related to Queen Victoria, one way and another (she had a lot of daughters to marry off). Bridget, in Watford, England, where the nights are getting chilly. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE: Re Vintage Textile Fair, Manchester UK
OOps! I made a mistake. Jumping to conclusions, I managed to confuse two different Vintage Textile Fairs - same venue, different dates. The Antique Vintage Clothing and Textile Fair on Sunday 26 September 10am - 5pm, at the Armitage Centre, Fallowfield, Manchester (http://www.artizania.co.uk/manchester_fair.htm) is NOT the one organised by the Textile Society, which is not until Sunday 6 March 2005 at the same address. (http://www.textilesociety.org.uk/pages/fair.htm) Apologies to Steph and to anyone else I may have misled Thanks to Jane for pointing out the mistake. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re [lace] Vintage Textile Fair, Manchester UK
Thank you, Steph, for calling our attention to the forthcoming Antique Vintage Clothing and Textile Fair (Sunday 26 September 10am - 5pm, Armitage Centre, Fallowfield, Manchester) However, on a point of accuracy, the fair is not organized by Artizania, though they seem to be claiming it for their own, but by the British Textile Society whose website: http://www.textilesociety.org.uk/pages/fair.htm has considerably more detail. I've belonged to the Textile Society for a number of years, but have never yet managed to make it to the fair. Maybe this year Bridget, in Watford, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] mixed lace
At an OIDFA gathering some years ago, probably in Belgium, I remember hearing a piece of bobbin-with-needle lace referred to as mixed-up Brussels! Bridget, in Watford, England. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace] Coventry
Well, I finally got to the Myth or Mystery exhibition. I was all set to go on Saturday, but the trains were not running a full service at the weekend, and I jibbed at doing half the journey by bus. So, I missed the presentations and had the place almost to myself on Monday. It took me some time to find the Gallery, and when I did half of it seemed to be a building site - which may be why there was not as much space available as the Lace Guild would have liked. I am simply in awe of what my fellow lacemakers have achieved - not least the arachnids! Hearty congratulations to Jill Harward (and welcome to Arachne!), winner of the John Bull trophy, and to the South Australian lacemakers who conjured up Medusa's Ghost. I couldn't possibly mention all the entries I admired. The technical standard was so high, and the theme had obviously appealed imaginations from the youngest to the oldest! I wonder which they were? Here's to 2007, and our Arachne entry. I havn't signed up to the sub-group that is planning it, so I hope they will let us know how they are getting on from time to time. Signing off now, as I am off to Prague tomorrow. When I get back, I might confess to my longest running UFO (it beats any that have been mentioned yet!) Happy lacemaking Bridget, in Watford, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: lace survey
on 30 Jun 2004 Paula Harten wrote: The strip of Sedlice lace, a Bohemian lace, in the 2004 OIDFA Bulletin#1 caught my eye since the picture and pricking were there, I decided I could try to figure it out. Dear Paula glad to know someone else has had a go at the Sedlice lace edging. I thought it looked pretty and not too difficult Did you work it with the footside on the right or the left? I started out with the footside on the right, English-style, and couldn't get going on it at all. The threads just didn't flow. Then I reversed the pricking, and everything fell into place! I've made enough to trim the cuffs on a blouse, and I'm very pleased with it. Bridget Marrow, in Watford, England (wondering where the summer has gone) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Threads and OIDFA
Dear Spiders thanks to everyone who responded to my Thread Query (15 June) with helpful advice and suggestions for equivalents to Linen 33/4. I have also contacted the OIDFA secretariat in Prague, and they say the required threads will be available to buy at the workshop. I shall take some Moravia Linen with me anyway, just in case, and because I like the colours! I shall be in Prague from 8 July, and I hope to meet some of you at the workshops and some more at lunch on Sunday. I have a small spider brooch to wear, and will be on the lookout for others. Happy lacing Bridget Marrow - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Thread query
Dear Spiders I've just got my requirements list for the workshop I'm doing in Prague before the OIDFA Congress. The thread they've asked for is Linen 33/4. I've never come across this, and it doesn't seem to be in Brenda's Threads for Lace book. If any of you have worked with it, can you tell me what it is like and whether there is an easily obtainable substitute? Bridget, in Watford, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Mary Queen of Scots (was bobbin lace in movies)
on Sun, 11 Apr 2004 Johanna Brown wrote: I was watching an old movie with Catherine Hepburn as Mary, Queen of Scots and in once scene where Mary is in her drawing room with her ladies in waiting, one of the ladies is doing bobbin lace Dear Johanna and esteemed Spiders, I'm sure I saw this film some time ago, probably on TV, but I don't remember spotting a lace pillow. The film certainly wasn't historically accurate as far as the plot was concerned! Bobbin lace was of course made at the time and the large frame for needlepoint sounds just right. It is known that Mary Queen of Scots was a skilled needlewoman, some of her needlepoiunt embroideries still exist, and she also made Lacis, but it is unlikely that she herself made bobbin lace. There's a lovely story of her annoying her Council (all men, natch) by working at her embroidery during Council Meetings. They found it (and her) most distracting. It's as if Maggie Thatcher had taken her knitting into the House of Commons! There's an excellent book by Margaret Swain called The Needlework of Mary Queen of Scots. My copy is a reprint, published in 1986 by Ruth Bean. ISBN 0903585 227. I'm pretty sure there was an earlier American edition. Its well worth getting from a library if you can. Back to the movie... Sherry, the title of the film was MARY OF SCOTLAND, released in 1936. I think its fair to say it was not Katherine Hepburn's finest hour. Neither the script nor the supporting cast did her justice - but that's just my opinion. I hope you can track down a copy and make up your own mind. Bridget, in Watford, England _ Express yourself with cool emoticons - download MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE:[lace] a good beginning Bobbin Lace Book
On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 20:25:26 -0600 Janet Anderson wrote: I am very new both to this list and to the craft of lace making. I am interested in learning bobbinlace techniques especially ones from the Renaissance and Elizabethan eras Dear Janet as you are particularly interested in Elizabethan and Renaissance lace, I would recommend a little book called ELIZABETHAN LACE by Gillian Day. She concentrates on plaited bobbin lace, which is the basis of the Elizabethan style. She also gives basic instructions for simple needle-lace, reticella and lacis. There's a lot in a small space! I don't alas know whether it is still in print, but do get hold of it if you can. Published in 1995 by the Elviston Press, Boston Spa, England. ISBN 0 9522709 35 Good hunting! Bridget Marrow, in Watford, England. _ Express yourself with cool new emoticons http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/myemo - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] OIDFA
My booking confirmation has come through. Hooray! So I shall be in Prague, and also at the Lace Guild convention in Scarborough. I look forward to meeting other spiders there - and hope I'll have got my spider brooch finished in time! Keep lacing Bridget, in Watford England, where Spring has sprung at last. _ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Is everyone on holiday?
Not on holiday, but I did go away for a lovely lacey weekend at Great Missenden. The course was on Belgian laces (Flanders, Binche, Bruges etc) and I have at last made a start on Cathy Belleville's Olive Branch pattern. Going well so far :-) Only the weather let us down - instead of spring sunshine we had a sudden frost. The coots and moorhens were skating on the pond on Saturday morning, and Sunday was wet and windy. Still who cares when you can snuggle up to a lace pillow? Bridget, in Watford England. _ Express yourself with cool emoticons - download MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] sizing of patterns
on Thu, 22 Jan 2004 08:49:08 + Jean Barrett wrote: Can I canvas opinions on how patterns are presented in books. ... If you were buying a book would you prefer to have such patterns cut in half, probably with an overlap so that you can put them together again, or would you prefer them to be reduced with the % enlargement noted so that you can print them out actual size yourself? Dear Jean and other spiders, I've just been sent a book to review for Lace, published by the Dutch Lace Guild (LOKK) to celebrate their 25th anniversary. There's a wonderful selection of patterns, all but the smallest are reproduced at 50%. This seems to me a good solution. Most people would photocopy the pricking before making it anyway, and modern machines make it very easy to adjust the size. Indeed many lacemakers make their own adjustments to allow for different threads or the intended use of the lace. Use any extra space for decent size diagrams. PS I like Adele's idea of a scale line - that would be very helpful Lacefully yours _ Express yourself with cool new emoticons http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/myemo - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [lace] IOLI Previews
Spare a thought for us poor Brits. It'll be at least another fortnight before I get my copy of the Bulletin. Bridget, in damp and dreary Hertfordshire, UK _ Express yourself with cool emoticons - download MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Bowes Museum
I don't know the Bowes Museum personally, but have seen some publicity for their current exhibition (until 18 April 2004). Wedding Belles - two centuries of bridal gowns. From the brochure, these appear to be positively dripping with lace! With best wishes for a wonderful trip Happy new year to everyone Bridget, in Watford, England _ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Richard II, hankies and pockets
On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Jean Barrett wrote: I am not a very learned lace historian, but any who has been making lace for a few(!) years gathers a little of the history along the way. I settled down to watch a production of Shakespeare's 'Richard II' yesterday evening. It was from the Globe theatre, Bankside, London and was being done in more or less Elizabethan costume. I wanted to see it as this was the play we had to study for our exams at school and I wanted to see how much I remembered (not all that much actually) but I found I was being constantly distracted by the costume. They were very good and very decorative, but within the first 2 minutes there was Richard flourishing a lace edged hanky about 8 inches square and the lace had worked corners. Surely it should have been bigger? Then what about that lovely linen collar, edged with Bedfordshire lace? Most of the laces I could not begin to put a name to and I hadn't thought to tape it. Finally was a scene where Richard is shown with his hand in the pockets of his breeches. I had a feeling that pockets were not fitted into clothing until a later date. Dear Jean and other spiders, I didn't see the televised version of Richard II from the Globe, but I was lucky enough to see it live in the magnificent Middle Temple Hall earlier in the year. Of course from the audience one didn't get 'close-ups' of the lace, so it wasn't so distracting. Richard II and his first Queen, Ann of Bohemia, are credited with introducing the handkerchief as a fashionable item to the English court, which is why, I think, so much was made of it. But yes, it should have been larger and the corner was all wrong. Pockets for women were a separate item until the late 18th century - worn under the skirt and reached through a gap in the seam. For men 'built-in' pockets came much earlier. Janet Arnold in Patterns of Fashion shows several early 17th century breeches with pockets. The word certainly occurs in Shakespeare. The Globe wardrobe prides itself on making clothes as authentic as possible, both in fabrics and construction. All the stitching is done by hand, and they have begun to commission hand-made braids and narrow laces. But inevitably there are still compromises. They can't afford fine needlelace, reticella and punto-in-aria for their collars and ruffs. At least they're not using chemical lace or nylon! In case anyone is historically confused, the aim of the production was not to replicate the fashions of Richard II's time (14th century), but those of the time when the play was written in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (late 16th century). Bridget, in Watford, England. _ Hotmail messages direct to your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Barbara Fay
Many thanks to all those who sent me Barbara Fay's email address. I'm about to go on holiday, but will contact her when I get back. Keep lacing Bridget Marrow _ Hotmail messages direct to your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Barbara Fay
More information please: Has anyone an email addy. (or snailmail address) for the bookseller Barbara Fay? I don't think she has a website. thanks, Bridget, in Watford UK. _ Get Hotmail on your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [lace] Summer projects
Dear Spiders, I'm currently working my way through Mary Niven's Flanders Lace, and its driving me mad! I don't really like working from diagrams, and find Flanders ground very frustrating - 4 pairs and 6 (count 'em!) separate stitches for one pinhole! I'm more used to Point ground, where you use 2 pairs and don't even have to cover the pin. I'm no where near pattern VIII, so it'll be some time before I catch up with Bev. However I must persevere, as I have booked for a Binche course in February, and everybody says you need to grasp Flanders first. I was much encouraged by Clay's enthusiasm for Binche, and her assurance that you can, eventually, get away from the diagrams. On my mindless pillow, suitable for travelling or sitting in the garden, is a length of a simple Bucks Point edging - Peacock's Eye - in pale turquoise with a metallic blue gimp. Sounds a bit gaudy, but it isn't really. I've done just over a yard, plan to trim a blouse with it (next summer...or the one after.) Might even complete the 5-metre challenge. My next serious piece is a beautiful Bucks corner, designed by Pamela Nottingham. Pricking and bobbins to be prepared before the start of next term. Oh, and I have to mount two Crysanthemum lace scarf ends completed last term. The chiffon's there, and the lace, and the silk threadsomehow they havn't put themselves together! Bridget, about to make lace in the garden, in Watford, England. _ Express yourself with cool emoticons - download MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Lace Fans
I too am a great fan of the Fan Museum in Greenwich. They pulled out all the stops last year with an exhibition of lace fans to mark the OIDFA visit. Over now, alas, but there are some pictures on their website: www.fan-museum.org go to Temporary Exhibitions - Exhibition Archive. The current exhibition is A Fanfare for the Sun King from 3rd June until 21st September 2003. I don't know if there is any lace, I hav'nt seen it yet, but it should be spectacular. Bridget, in Watford, England. _ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Pounds, shillings and pence
Annette wrote: I'm not old enough to remember farthings, since they were withdrawn when I was about 3 years old, but I have seen them - I think they had a robin on the back. The bird on the back of a farthing was a wren - the smallest British bird for the smallest British coin. I have one on a bobbin somewhere, for luck. Bridget, in sunny Watford, UK _ Tired of 56k? Get a FREE BT Broadband connection http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/btbroadband - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re:[lace] Further Steps in Honiton Lace
Addresses for the UK second hand book dealers that Brenda mentioned are: Judith Mansfield Books Claremont South Burnley Road TODMORDEN Lancashire OL14 5LH Black Cat Books Ann Morgan-Hughes Meadow Cottage High Road, Wortwell HARLESTON Norfolk IP20 0EN another who specialises in books on costume, lace and embroidery is: Felicity J.Warnes 82 Merryhills Drive ENFIELD Middlesex EN2 7PD I've not dealt with Black Cat Books, but have found the other two very helpful. Bridget, in Watford, England _ Hotmail messages direct to your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Kant in de Gouden Eeuw: Lace in the Golden Age
I've just been to the Dutch lace guild website to check out their new book, and also found some charming free patterns. They are little motifs suitable for key rings or jewellery: one valenciennes, two bucks point. Go to http://www.lokk.nl/defaultboek.html and click on gratis patroon on the left-hand menu. Bridget in Watford, England, where our mini-heatwave has now broken. Its raining, and cool enough to sit at the computer again. _ Use MSN Messenger to send music and pics to your friends http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lacemaking doll on ebay
There's a charming and very unusual Lacemaker Doll on eBay UK: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3231451268category=114 (sorry, I don't know how to turn it into a proper link) Item number 3231451268 Bridget, in Watford, England. _ Express yourself with cool emoticons - download MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
