Dear Chris, First, using the Panix address to Arachne means your letter may get lost in ether instead of going to our archives, so someone looking for it in near future may not find it! However, this reply will make it through, so your request is covered because most of your words have been kept - below my memo. Look at: http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html to see what is there. I put Greek Lace in the search box and brought up 2 pages of memos from a variety of our experienced members. My first (6/30/13) and last memos on page 1 (which may move to page 2 because of today's correspondence) provide information about books and hint at how early lace makers moved from place to place. The book you asked about is one of a pair by Tatiana Ioannou-Yannara, a Greek author. You should expect an expert on Greek Lace to be writing from her perspective. Several European countries like to claim to be "the first". They name laces according to their national tradition (some laces have many names), and what they call a lace may not fit your understanding of what is a lace. 1. 1989 - Lace: Greek Threadwork (Needle lace) 2. 1990 - Bobbin Lace: Greek Threadwork Cost $75 each as used books in 1999. Lace at Arachne began in 1995, well after these books were published. They are the kind of books I would normally review immediately after publication, if we knew they existed. The various lace guilds often write about old books in their Bulletins, and maybe someone can tell you of a review. Otherwise, please go to see what we all have to say about Greek Lace. You are in Michigan, a state with a large local lace guild, which is why you found the book. It was probably donated by a lace maker! If you belong to the America-based Lace Guild, the International Organization of Lace, you can borrow lace books from them at reasonable cost. Move to the second half of the book list (address below) and search by Author name. By lace category will take longer, and many books have the same Title, which is confusing. http://www.internationalorganizationoflace.org/library1.html I did not find either of these books under Ioannou or Yannara. However other books listed in my Arachne memo of 6/30/13 may be available. You should also always look at Bibliographies in books you find most useful. Lace Guilds rely on donations to provide their selections for members. My personal Lace Library contains over 1,000 titles. There are another 3,000 titles on embroidery and other related topics. A huge investment. I write for many people through Arachne, and do not usually do research for individuals. That would be a full-time job. It would be wonderful to have a free fully-dedicated lace researcher available in America, wouldn't it? A discussion topic, everyone! Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center -------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 5/9/2014 9:31:13 A.M. gypsy.v...@gmail.com writes: I'm not in a good position to search the archives, has anyone done a review of this book: Lace: Greek Threadwork by Tatiana Ioannou-yannara
http://books.google.com/books/about/Lace.html?id=4s8jqAAACAAJ I was paging through, and noticed several needle lace pieces made in the 17th century that I've seen in other books as punto in aria or reticella, but this is the only place I've ever seen it called Greek lace - more to the point, that author seems to be saying it's *commonly known as* Greek or Cretan lace, which I've never heard before. Mind you, I'm not at all debating where the pieces were made - I believe they were found in Crete, or are at least currently in their museum. I don't work in needle lace enough to have done much research on origins of particular styles. I'm just trying to figure out if there's something I've missed, since I specialize in making 16th and early 17th century lace, and want to make sure I know what I'm talking about! Chris - currently wandering amongst books in Kalamazoo Michigan - 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/
