RE: [lace] Re: British symbols in lace for wedding
I bought it not long ago and am currently working the Rose for my sister's birthday - who is named Rose. Lovely clear instructions , enjoying the making as it is a tiny bit challenging for me having not done much Bedfordshire. Sue M Harvey Norfolk 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
[lace] Re: British symbols in lace for wedding
On Mar 27, 2011, at 3:14 AM, Jean Nathan wrote: > Further to the discussion of which British symbols could be included in a > lace design for Kate and Wills' wedding, I've just seen an article which says > that they have asked that the four national flowers of the British Isles - > rose, thistle, shamrock and daffodil - be featured in the icing design of > their wedding cake. In 1992, Jean Leader (Lace Guild website) wrote a booklet, called "Thistles, roses, daffodils and shamrocks. 4 Bookmarks using Bedfordshire lace techniques. The designs have that Art Nouveau-ish, sinuous look to them and the diagrams, for all they're in just black on white, are very clear and cover both general instructions and problems specific to each design. *Very, very* nice. The booklet looks to be self-published, which, presumably, means that it could still be available. Apologies if all of this has been mentioned before. For several weeks, I have not had the time to read arachne and am just trying to jump back in now. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - 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] Re: British Symbols in Lace
Susan said, "There can be much ado about royalty carrying on the symbolism" Using that argument the Welsh symbols should be more dominant than the Irish shamrock, as we have the Prince of Wales, but (as far as I know) no member of the Royals connected with Northern Ireland. The shamrock motif is possibly the most frequently found one as it is very common in the Irish laces as well as Honiton. The Rose also turns up a lot, and I suspect that those two are the most popular because they are compact and instantly recognisable whichever way up they are. The thistle, although an attractive shape and basically symetrical, needs to be the right way up. Only the head is needed for everyone to know it's a thistle, but it also has distinctive leaves for a more ornate design. The leek, to be very recognisable as a leek, needs to be big with lots of spreading leaves. Again, a one way up shape, and far more complex than the thistle. The daffodil can be looked at from two directions. Head on, simplified and all in white, it could be mistaken for other flowers. In profile, as a unmistakeable daffodil, it is not a shape which fits into a design with ease. Does it keep its stem? Then it can look top heavy (which they are in real life). Do you add leaves? Very boring shape which could be from any strappy leaved plant. The first three emblems definitely have the edge for simplicity. Mum made a pulled thread embroidery cushion for the Queen's Golden Jubilee, and the daffodil caused her more problems than the other three emblems put together. And in answer to Lyn, whose post arrived while I was writing this, lace in Wales is as popular as anywhere else in the UK. I think the Lace Society was originally called "The Lace Society of Wales" or similar. Jacquie in Lincolnshire - 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
