RE: [lace] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?
My mother taught me to knit, crochet, embroider sew, bought the Golden Hand Series, but the bit about bobbin lace in there didn't register. My mother was teaching porcelain painting at the Bathurst College's Winter School, when I started working I attended a Spinning class. That's when I saw bobbin lace for the first time it just spoke to me. I had to wait a whole year before my first lessons with Jenny Fisher. Then Jenny designed an edging sleeve insertion for my wedding dress which I made myself. The next year Myra Frappell of Orange (who died last year on the day I was flying to Sydney) taught me how to tat. My maternal grandmother was a tatter, but my mother didn't learn until 1996 when Noelene taught her, now she's been learning bobbin lace for a few years now. After settling in Canberra I showed my cousin, Jenny Rees, the basic stitches introduced her to the Canberra lacemakers. Last year she discovered that another cousin was learning bobbin lace as well. My father's interest in genealogy has traced our family origins back to the Devon area in England the French Huguenots, so for us lacemaking is also in the genes. BTW I downloaded a few photos to Webshots of a rock that my youngest son found recently. I think it is limestone, but not quite sure, but limestone is Estonia's national stone/rock. It has lacey holes through it. http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003-date/1 Pene (an Aussie lacemaker living in Tartu, Estonia) - 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] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?
Dear Jane I am curious about what you see as the problems with the Dryad lacemaking kit, assuming it's the same one as I got in 1985. [In 1994 I started teaching because the owner of our small craft shop, who understood the problems of the Dryad kit, would only sell them to people she thought would cope but would I help people get off the ground? ] The kit was definitely my saviour as I'd spent the previous four and a half years trying to figure out how I could make bobbin lace without any equipment or instructions [or any money]. The frustrations of the time taken spangling the bobbins and finding something to cover the polystyrene pillow [an old skirt of my mothers] were nothing compared with the sense of achievement when I finished that first strip of cloth stitch etc. I was hooked on lacemaking long, long before I actually had a chance to have a go. And that first strip of lace that I made was the first piece I ever saw in real life. There are no lacemakers in my family that I know of. My Mum was into knitting, dressmaking and tapestry, but I don't believe either of my grandmothers were. But my maternal grandad's hobby was carpentry, he was very good, I still have two pieces that he made at home. I taught myself to crochet. My daughter makes lace, but with a demanding job and a lot of illness recently she hasn't had much time. Alison in Essex UK where this morning's rain has turned to sunshine - 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] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?
I saw lace being made in Tonder, Denmark ten years ago where I got married. I had never even heard of doing lace this way and was absolutely enthralled with it...stared at the store window every chance I got! LOL! For Christmas that year my hubby got me my first pillow and bobbins and I taught myself. Pictures of the store windows on my blog: www.bobbinsnthreads.blogspot.com Jude in WY - 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] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?
I am, as far as I know, the first lacemaker in our family. I remember my step-father's great aunt tatting, but otherwise no-one else has taken up this craft. I did learn other crafts from my family - my nanna (father's mother) taught me to knit when I was about 5-6, and my mother taught me to sew - machine and by hand. My step-mother taught me crochet and embroidery, and now I've started writing this, I do remember her teaching me some sort of drawn thread work as well. One of my daughters crochets free-style (never uses a pattern) but found knitting too slow and my other daughter tried bobbin lace but didn't take to it at all. There are no grandchildren yet (nor for a while, I hope) but I look forward to passing on as many crafts as they show interest in learning. Lesley in a much drier Marple this morning. - 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] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?
My mother was a great teacher, seamstress and a master with a crochet hook. She was always crocheting. She made these beautiful shawls and sweaters, my favorites had these shell shaped forms. I haven't seen these in over 30 years. She tried to teach me crochet while I was in elementary school. But growing up as one of those (male) in South Texas there was a lot of pressure not to pursue this craft. But she helped dad teach me model building and wood carving. And they both helped as I learned knots and lashing in Boy Scouts. They both more that just financially supported my leather work. When I went off to University (we did not get along) I found that I had enough skill to patch my blue jeans using embroidered flowers and shapes. Eventually I took up macramé and embroidery (again). My passion became counted cross stitch and needlepoint. I remember back in 2005 I was waiting for my son's after school choir rehearsal to end. I watched this lady sitting on the floor with her hand going back and forth so fast I could not see what she was doing beyond the ribbon coming out of her other had. We started talking and by the end of the year I started tatting. While looking at Half Price Books (in Austin) for tatting books I did pick up three or four books on bobbin lace. Every time I looked into the craft I was whelmed. Then last August my middle son's God Mother and a good friend asked if I wanted to join her at a Bobbin Lace class put on by the Lifetime Learning Institute. Now approaching a year later I am wanting to specialize in my studies. Though I am torn between Idrija and Bedfordshire, but I may just make another pillow and go back and forth. I feel fickle sometimes though. I remember how much in love with tatting I was (am) and now all I can think of is Bobbin Lace. Well with crafts I guess this is not too evil. TTFN Pat T. in warm but mostly dry Austin, Texas, USA - 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] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?
... While looking at Half Price Books (in Austin) for tatting books I did pick up three or four books on bobbin lace. Every time I looked into the craft I was whelmed. Then last August my middle son's God Mother and a good friend asked if I wanted to join her at a Bobbin Lace class put on by the Lifetime Learning Institute. Now approaching a year later I am wanting to specialize in my studies. Though I am torn between Idrija and Bedfordshire, but I may just make another pillow and go back and forth. I feel fickle sometimes though. I remember how much in love with tatting I was (am) and now all I can think of is Bobbin Lace. Well with crafts I guess this is not too evil. TTFN Pat T. in warm but mostly dry Austin, Texas, USA === Pat! You are NOT fickle, just omnivorous! I have spent the last few years absolutely engrossed in Tatting and am now slowly coming back to Bobbin Lace (miniatures, Schneeberger, actually learning Torchon after all these years of practically everything but!) Cluny leaves were learned first in Tatting, still scared me in BL. I started with crochet as a child. Fond memories of the whole neighborhood of kids crocheting chains with their fingers, learning Irish Crochet roses first (always was a little hop skippety). Knitting was a vast unfathomable mystery (now I have a Niebling on the needles). I just bought a most wonderfully illustrated book on Middle Eastern knotted lace in Japanese. I have always wanted to figure it out. Embroidery, cross stitch, petit point, anything with thread and something. The string sings to me and I cannot resist. Patty - 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] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?
I guess you could say lace making is in my blood. I have the lace knitted bedspread made by my great grandmother (even the steel douple-pointed needles it was made with), but neither of my grandmothers knitted. Both were crocheters but I taught myself to crochet and knit at age 12. I've been a lace knitter for many years but am new to bobbin lace. Over 40 years ago my MIL taught me tatting so I've been making lace of one type or another over 50 years. Almost said more than half a century and decided that made me sound really old and I don't feel that old lol Norma from Salem, VA/USA http://normasneedlez.blogspot.com http://sistersstitching.blogspot.com NATA #847 Need a Holiday? Win a $10,000 Holiday of your choice. Enter now.http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTJxN2x2ZmNpBF9zAzIwMjM2MTY2MTMEdG1fZG1l Y2gDVGV4dCBMaW5rBHRtX2xuawNVMTEwMzk3NwR0bV9uZXQDWWFob28hBHRtX3BvcwN0YWdsaW5lB HRtX3BwdHkDYXVueg--/SIG=14600t3ni/**http%3A//au.rd.yahoo.com/mail/tagline/cre ativeholidays/*http%3A//au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset/%3Fp1=other%26p2=au%26p 3=mailtagline - 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] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?
About 26 years ago I stumbled upon lace at a meeting of the 'Young Wives' where the speaker was a local teacher of lacemaking - she came, I saw and I was conquered!! The next day the very helpful speaker loaned me pillow and bobbins and I was off. I knew straight away that I wanted to make Bucks Point and it is still my lace of preference. It was later that I learned that there were lacemakers in my father family in Bedfordshire - so when I tell people how long I've been making lace I add that my hands already knew the way as its in the blood ;o) The dear, late Vi Bullard was fascinated how I worked and even took photographs to show the late, great Mrs Millar the movement of my hands, but its just seems natural to me. Sadly I didn't inherit any equipment - just the joy of throwing the bobbins. Diana - very stiff from too much gardening on a lovely sunny day in Northamptonshire - 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] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?
Hi All, The last thing my Paternal Grandmother did in this world was to teach me to crochet (I turned 10 the week she died). Alice always had a number of things on the go, and supplied many things to local Fetes and was a major inspiration for me. Not sure of Northern Hemisphere equivalent - ? Fair. My mother taught me what I wanted to know when I asked and this is important to a kid. Much of what I learn comes from books after someone has held my hand while I take the first steps - like the one hour lesson a sister in law had with me for tatting. Lace came to me with an interest in Ecclesiastical Stitchery and I did a Correspondence Course with Rosemary Shepherd - the text of the course was published as a How to book and is still the best how to book I have seen. I have attended both a local group and the NSW Guild at irregular intervals and always like to look at what other people are making. I love Lace Express Magazine, and although I probably will not work many pieces, look through them from time to time. It gives an excellent idea of the scope of the Craft. My as-yet-unfulfilled ambition is to teach one of my Girl Guides to make lace. Mary Carey Campbelltown NSW, Australia _ Looking to change your car this year? Find car news, reviews and more - 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] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?
I was on holiday in Nothingham and there was a demo at the lace museum . i had a try and thought it was not that complicated ...but once back home didn't find a teacher till 30 years later in Paris .. and I am the first to make lace . my mum did some sewing and knitting and her sister was a really good knitter . i'm pretty useless at knitting myself ... go figure .. dom from Paris where summer has decided to have a try - 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] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?
Oh good, a poll! I found lace on my own, none of my foremothers did such a thing - they sewed, mended, knitted, as required, during their careers as housewives and mothers; they were also businesswomen. No lace pedigree in my family, and none of my offspring or their offspring are interested. There it is, and here I am. On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 6:26 PM, Susan Reishus elationrelat...@yahoo.comwrote: Synchronicity abounds on Arachne! I was just to ask if most have come into bobbin lace (or other forms) via lineage, or self-initiation, and then Alice posted this: new lace student is very enthusiastic. Her grandmother made lace and she's excited about learning how to do it. -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - 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] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?
I first saw Bobbin lace being worked in 1976 at a Heritage Fair and thought some day I want to learn that. Then some 12-14 yrs. later I heard about 'gold and silver wire lace' and since I was using gold and silver wire in my jewelry career I thought 'I can do that too' but realized I needed to learn in fiber first. First from books and then I found Lacemakers of Puget Sound. I have made some wire lace but really became hooked with the process. So while I found 'lace' myself, I come from a family of women who were sewers, knitters, and needle workers. I have always done things with my hands. I even did a weekend class at Blacksmithing. Really fun too! Lorri --Synchronicity abounds on Arachne! I was just to ask if most have come into bobbin lace (or other forms) via lineage, or self-initiation, and then Alice posted this: new lace student is very enthusiastic. Her grandmother made lace and she's excited about learning how to do it. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
