Re: [lace] New at www.LaceCurator.info: Crocheted Maltese Lace
Hi Robin et al, I wonder if it is also because crochet grows much quicker than knitting, and infinitely faster then bobbin lace! I started a crochet cardigan, admittedly in double knitting wool, last night, and have now finished the back, and halfway through one front - I couldn't possibly have done that much in knitting. Especially as I neither like nor am good at knitting!! However, I can also remember that, when I was a small girl, anything hand-knitted instead of being purchased, was somewhat looked down upon, as it was assumed that the parents were unable to afford to buy the more expensive bought and knitted clothing, as handknitting wool/yarn was cheaper in those days! How times have changed - I could have bought a casrdigan for the three-year old grand-daughter for half the price I have paid for the wool, and not to mention the crochet hooks, buttons, patterns etc - as well as my time. But I am sure Phoebe will love it - after all, it is pink, with purple buttons, as she requested! Carol - in North Norfolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - Original Message - From: robinl...@socal.rr.com robinl...@socal.rr.com To: lace@arachne.com lace@arachne.com Cc: Sent: Sunday, 25 August 2013, 4:48 Subject: Re: [lace] New at www.LaceCurator.info: Crocheted Maltese Lace Elizabeth Kurella ekure...@gmail.com wrote: Personally, I've always half-wondered if it isn't low self-esteem. Crochet was for many years very commonly done and had no real glory. So many people turned up their noses, Oh, that's just crochet! Parvum leve mentes capiunt (Little things amuse little minds) - - 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/
Re: [lace] New at www.LaceCurator.info: Crocheted Maltese Lace
I think, too, that crochet gives you lots of freedom to create just from the end of the hook right where you are, and you don't have to plan it all out ahead of time. You can decide to put in extra stitches or skip a couple if things are getting tight. You can stop at any moment and stick in a bobble, or tie off your thread and just begin again someplace else. You can turn around and go backwards or you can slip stitch further down the row. That immediacy lets you be really creative if you want to be, and it makes it comparatively easy to shape your crochet into something that looks like something else, even without a lot of training. So an amateur who has done enough crochet to understand the possibilities can just take a look at some other kind of lace and say I'm going to do that in crochet and turn out a reasonable replica. So - it's portable, it's cheap to do, it allows for great creativity - no wonder people use it to create so many different looks. And you can pull out your mistakes *really* easily ;-) Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) On 2013-08-24, at 11:25 AM, Elizabeth Kurella wrote: New at www.LaceCurator.info is crocheted Maltese lace. It seems to me that crocheting lacemakers are more likely than any other lacemakers to produce crocheted variations of many other lacemaking techniques. I‚ve seen crocheted Cluny, reticella, point plat, Gros Point, Battenberg, filet and others. Anyone care to share thoughts on why? What‚s the most innovative imitation you‚ve seen? Come visit www.LaceCurator.info and share. - 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/ - 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/
Re: [lace] New at www.LaceCurator.info: Crocheted Maltese Lace
I'll take a stab, two actually - 1. you only need a ball of thread and a crochet hook 2. it's faster. Having done filet/lacis, bobbin lace, and needlelace - seems to me that crochet is faster. I can make a reticella like medallion in an evening, where doing the same thing in actual reticella takes me days. OK, theory #3 - more portable. At least for lacis or bobbin lace. You could argue one way or the other over needlelace. Beth McCasland Seattle, Washington, USA where it's still summer, but there's a taste of fall on the air - 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/
Re: [lace] New at www.LaceCurator.info: Crocheted Maltese Lace
I'd agree with both, and add that in comparison to needlelace there's less preparation no need to lay out foundation threads, etc. You just pick up the hook and go. It's also easier to correct mistakes. Katrina Worley kwor...@mac.com -- History: special people in special places at special times Anthropology: everyone else the rest of the time. K.Worley, 1997 On Aug 24, 2013, at 2:11 PM, Beth McCasland bmccs...@gmail.com wrote: I'll take a stab, two actually - 1. you only need a ball of thread and a crochet hook 2. it's faster. Having done filet/lacis, bobbin lace, and needlelace - seems to me that crochet is faster. I can make a reticella like medallion in an evening, where doing the same thing in actual reticella takes me days. OK, theory #3 - more portable. At least for lacis or bobbin lace. You could argue one way or the other over needlelace. Beth McCasland Seattle, Washington, USA where it's still summer, but there's a taste of fall on the air - 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/ - 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/
Re: [lace] New at www.LaceCurator.info: Crocheted Maltese Lace
Elizabeth Kurella ekure...@gmail.com wrote: It seems to me that crocheting lacemakers are more likely than any other lacemakers to produce crocheted variations of many other lacemaking techniques. Ive seen crocheted Cluny, reticella, point plat, Gros Point, Battenberg, filet and others. Personally, I've always half-wondered if it isn't low self-esteem. Crochet was for many years very commonly done and had no real glory. So many people turned up their noses, Oh, that's just crochet! So people imitated other laces to prove that they can do beautiful and special things with their technique. I know I'm not expressing it well, but I have a feeling it's about the attitude of crocheters and how their craft was looked down on. Then there's the problem that so few people knew the other lace techniques so why not crochet the designs? All you need to know is the one lace technique and you can do any kind of lace in the history of humanity! Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com Parvum leve mentes capiunt (Little things amuse little minds) - 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/
