Re: [lace] plioirs and acessories pictured on French site
I also wondered what it was . thanks for the explanations dom from paris , france . the sun is with us again .. at long last ! . Le 31/03/10 21:05, Lorri Ferguson a écrit : Just a note to those who may not know. About a third of the way thru the pictures just after a side note Plaquettes ou plioirs , there are a few 'items' that have slots and a small hole in the bars between the slots. These items are 'rigid heddles' for hand weaving tape strips (similar to the twill tape we might use today). I saw one being used at Jamestown, Virginia, USA. Since they did not have zippers, etc. their clothing was held together using tapes or draw strings. I showed an interest while watching the park's costumed recreator was demonstrating and she even let me use the one she was using, showing me exactly how to use it. After I had made a few inches of the tape, she carefully cut the finished piece off and gave it to me. I was surprised at this but it made a very memorable souvenir of my visit. When I returned home and described the process to family my dear brother made one for me as a Christmas gift not as fancy as the ones pictured but very effective. The one I used at the park and the one my brother recreated have a longer handle than those pictured and do not have the decorative carving. I must confess I haven't made much tape but I do treasure the experience at Jamestown, VA and my brother's thoughtfulness. If anyone is interested in how it works, let me know and I am not a weaver but will try to describe the process. Lorri F Graham, WA Subject: Re: [lace] what is a plioirs? The best collection of plioirs, aunes, and other French wooden lacemaking equipment I've ever seen is at http://lezardpremierauvergne.skynetblogs.be/tag/1/plioirhttp://lezardpremi erauvergne.skynetblogs.be/tag/1/plioir Laurie - 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] plioirs and acessories pictured on French site
Interesting comment about the heddles. Lace collectors go after these things because of a story that they are connected with lace. Gertrude Whiting describes them in Old-Time Toys and Tools of Needlework (1928). Even though she makes her doubts known, she's responsible for many lace collectors looking for these things today. The idea would have been that it was a winder for lace, and she even tries to speculate how a piece would be threaded through the slats. She says they were a traditional gift in Alencon to lacemakers. It's pretty obvious to weavers that this is a small heddle, and I have no idea where this story originated before Whiting, but they often have been labled as 'lace winders' in auctions. Personally I think there may have been a real traditional Alencon gift that might have a lot more credibility - something known as a 'spool winder'. It's a small metal or wood spool in a holder - there are examples in a Dover reprint called 'Decorative Ironwork' that attributes them to Alencon. I'm pretty sure I know how they might have been used. I've just agreed to teach a class in Alencon lace technique at the Minneapolis IOLI convention in 2012, although the details haven't been entirely worked out. I'll be going over a lot of this in the class. Laurie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] plioirs and acessories pictured on French site
As an example of what I was just writing about on the heddles, see Ebay item #260578984300 Laurie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] plioirs and acessories pictured on French site
Just a note to those who may not know. About a third of the way thru the pictures just after a side note Plaquettes ou plioirs , there are a few 'items' that have slots and a small hole in the bars between the slots. These items are 'rigid heddles' for hand weaving tape strips (similar to the twill tape we might use today). I saw one being used at Jamestown, Virginia, USA. Since they did not have zippers, etc. their clothing was held together using tapes or draw strings. I showed an interest while watching the park's costumed recreator was demonstrating and she even let me use the one she was using, showing me exactly how to use it. After I had made a few inches of the tape, she carefully cut the finished piece off and gave it to me. I was surprised at this but it made a very memorable souvenir of my visit. When I returned home and described the process to family my dear brother made one for me as a Christmas gift not as fancy as the ones pictured but very effective. The one I used at the park and the one my brother recreated have a longer handle than those pictured and do not have the decorative carving. I must confess I haven't made much tape but I do treasure the experience at Jamestown, VA and my brother's thoughtfulness. If anyone is interested in how it works, let me know and I am not a weaver but will try to describe the process. Lorri F Graham, WA Subject: Re: [lace] what is a plioirs? The best collection of plioirs, aunes, and other French wooden lacemaking equipment I've ever seen is at http://lezardpremierauvergne.skynetblogs.be/tag/1/plioirhttp://lezardpremi erauvergne.skynetblogs.be/tag/1/plioir Laurie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
