Re: [lace] Book Review for Left-handed Stitchers
Whilst it may be possible with embroidery, provided one can tell where the starts and finishes were, to tell if the worker were left or right handed in some cases, (dependent on which way round the worker had worked of course I used to finish off sewing for my Mum... she was a 'rightie' and I'm a 'leftie') I would say that it would be impossible to tell on lace, the prickings are worked the same way by either a left or a right handed person. Agnes I are both working the same Bedfordshire piece, and if one gets stuck the other can sort it out if need be, and no-one could tell! After all, it's the manipulation of thread that makes the lace, not the fingers of the individual! Knitting would be virtually impossible to tell, however it would be possible with crochet or in some cases tatting, although the use of a knitting nancy could be the other way round What do others think? Sue in EY On 9 Aug 2010, at 23:57, Margery Allcock wrote: I'm intrigued. Will the lace or embroidery made by a left-handed worker be identifiable as such, once finished? And will this enable the maker to be more nearly identified? I'm imagining future textile experts saying well, this was made by a left-handed person in the early 21st century, and we know of only a few of those ... Margery. - 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] Book Review for Left-handed Stitchers
Yes, I see what you're saying, and I agree, especially with bobbin lace and knitting. I was thinking of hemstitching, blanket stitching, buttonholing; and then needle lace. Where with each stitch you can see where it came from. In which direction it was worked, really. Margery. = margerybu...@o2.co.uk in North Hertfordshire, UK = -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Sue Duckles Sent: Tuesday 10 August 2010 08:02 To: Margery Allcock Cc: jeria...@aol.com; lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Book Review for Left-handed Stitchers Whilst it may be possible with embroidery, provided one can tell where the starts and finishes were, to tell if the worker were left or right handed in some cases, (dependent on which way round the worker had worked of course I used to finish off sewing for my Mum... she was a 'rightie' and I'm a 'leftie') I would say that it would be impossible to tell on lace, the prickings are worked the same way by either a left or a right handed person. Agnes I are both working the same Bedfordshire piece, and if one gets stuck the other can sort it out if need be, and no-one could tell! After all, it's the manipulation of thread that makes the lace, not the fingers of the individual! Knitting would be virtually impossible to tell, however it would be possible with crochet or in some cases tatting, although the use of a knitting nancy could be the other way round What do others think? Sue in EY On 9 Aug 2010, at 23:57, Margery Allcock wrote: I'm intrigued. Will the lace or embroidery made by a left-handed worker be identifiable as such, once finished? And will this enable the maker to be more nearly identified? I'm imagining future textile experts saying well, this was made by a left-handed person in the early 21st century, and we know of only a few of those ... Margery. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Book Review for Left-handed Stitchers
Yvette Stanton's The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Companion - A Step-by-Step Stitch Dictionary, published by Vetty Creations in 2010, 978-0-9757677-3-3, PB. My copy came from Ruth Kern Books in the U.S., priced $29.(U.S. Amazon for $23.) This new book from Australia may be helpful to those who are left-handed. This will go on the embroidery side of my library -- but some of the stitches are used in needle-made laces or lacy embroidery, and edgings for items to which you may attach lace, such as: Buttonhole fillings with return and fancy buttonhole fillings (needlelace) Buttonhole bars and buttonhole with picot (Venetian picots) Eyelets Four-sided stitch (pulled-work) Hedebo stitch Hem stitching Holbein stitch (blackwork which mimics lace applied to linen) Needlewoven bars Plaited braid stitch (the gold metal coils seen on Elizabethan jackets) Trellis stitch (a detached needlelace filling stitch that appears as silk flower petals on Elizabethan jackets) There are many other basic and fancy stitches. Some Arachnids have not had stitching lessons in school, and need a resource book. This is very well illustrated, in color. From author's website, I learned there is a right-handed version. And other books on whitework. _www.vettycreations.com.au_ (http://www.vettycreations.com.au) Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - 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] Book Review for Left-handed Stitchers
I'm intrigued. Will the lace or embroidery made by a left-handed worker be identifiable as such, once finished? And will this enable the maker to be more nearly identified? I'm imagining future textile experts saying well, this was made by a left-handed person in the early 21st century, and we know of only a few of those ... Margery. = margerybu...@o2.co.uk in North Hertfordshire, UK = -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of jeria...@aol.com Sent: Monday 09 August 2010 18:46 To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Book Review for Left-handed Stitchers Yvette Stanton's The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Companion - A Step-by-Step Stitch Dictionary, published by Vetty Creations in 2010, 978-0-9757677-3-3, PB. My copy came from Ruth Kern Books in the U.S., priced $29. (U.S. Amazon for $23.) This new book from Australia may be helpful to those who are left-handed. This will go on the embroidery side of my library -- but some of the stitches are used in needle-made laces or lacy embroidery, and edgings for items to which you may attach lace, such as: Buttonhole fillings with return and fancy buttonhole fillings (needlelace) Buttonhole bars and buttonhole with picot (Venetian picots) Eyelets Four-sided stitch (pulled-work) Hedebo stitch Hem stitching Holbein stitch (blackwork which mimics lace applied to linen) Needlewoven bars Plaited braid stitch (the gold metal coils seen on Elizabethan jackets) Trellis stitch (a detached needlelace filling stitch that appears as silk flower petals on Elizabethan jackets) There are many other basic and fancy stitches. Some Arachnids have not had stitching lessons in school, and need a resource book. This is very well illustrated, in color. From author's website, I learned there is a right-handed version. And other books on whitework. _www.vettycreations.com.au_ (http://www.vettycreations.com.au) Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
