Re: Re[2]: [lace] Textile Encyclopedia
This is what it says on the site: "Prospective contributors are invited to submit brief proposals, identifying the proposed topic and volume, and may submit proposals for more than one topic or volume." It says submissions will be 4K words or less, with drafts coming in from July 2020 to December 2021. But, I do not see a timeframe for proposals. Kim On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 10:27 AM Devon Thein wrote: > What exactly is the submission process? > Devon > > > - 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: Re[2]: [lace] Textile Encyclopedia
What exactly is the submission process? Devon - 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: Re[2]: [lace] Textile Encyclopedia
In going to reply to this email I realized that the email address listed for proposals is now out of date! Please send all proposals to Vivienne Richmond, one of the project editors along with Janis Jeffries at: vivie...@viviennerichmond.com For the proposal I think they are looking for a short (one paragraph to one page) proposal for each article that you would like to write, as well as your CV. I hope that helps! Best, Elena On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 1:28 PM Devon Thein wrote: > What exactly is the submission process? > Devon > > > - 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: Re[2]: [lace] Textile Encyclopedia
That's a great question, Kim, and one that I don't have an exact answer for yet. If I recall correctly I think they will vary in length from short entries to longer, in-depth articles. So there would be room for both a longer, more general entry on the development of bobbin lace, for example, followed by shorter entries on very specific aspects or regional varieties. But we are still fleshing all of this out. I think a lot of it has to do with the kind of submissions that we get! Best, Elena - 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: Re[2]: [lace] Textile Encyclopedia
I agree, Devon, and was looking at where we could fit lace in. I wondered if embellishment (vol 5) is appropriate for some types of lace. Certainly lace can stand alone, but is also often used as a trim applique on other textiles. Would this delve into braids? Knotting? I am also curious, Elena, how the encyclopedia will be structured within each volume. When I think of an encyclopedia, I think of an exhaustive list of short entries on a topic. Is it going to have that sort of thing along with articles, or just in depth articles? Kim - 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: Re[2]: [lace] Textile Encyclopedia
I love that idea, Devon. Absolutely, lace should be in every volume. Here's the complete list of volumes for all that are interested: 1. Raw Materials: natural fibers, synthetic filaments, blending fibers, spinning and twining threads and yarns 2. Cloth in Cultures â Wovens: woven structures, techniques and technologies in the history of weaving 3. Cloth in Cultures â Non-Wovens: history, technology, range of formation and use including knits, felt, lace, and non-wovens for medical and industrial use 4. Color: dyeing, dyes and the application of color to fibers and fabrics, printing and resist techniques 5. Embellishment: finishing, surface design, embroidery, subtraction, and new technology applications informing the design, aesthetics and qualities of textile substrates 6. Trade and Industry: global circulation of local manufacture, and the migration and consumption of textile products, both historically and contemporaneously 7. Function and the Everyday: textiles in the spheres of domesticity and duty 8. Politics and Power: textiles as global signifiers of status, wealth, national identity, ideology, and global influence 9. Sacred and Ceremonial: the role and meaning of textiles in world ritual, religions, ceremonies and celebrations 10. Textile Futures: textile environmental impacts and proposals for new ecologies of textile production, consumption and disposal, textiles and health. If I weren't already working on the Non-Wovens volume, I'd love to contribute to Function and the Everyday, which sounds ripe for some lace articles. However there is still room for discussion and teasing out where specific techniques should land, e.g. the precise division between embroidery and needle lace, for example. But also, the editors know that not everything is clear-cut, so there will inevitably be some overlap and that's okay too! I'm really excited by the enthusiasm about this project already. Just imagine, a textile encyclopedia that doesn't skimp on lace! We are shaping the future of what textile and history students will learn. Best, Elena - 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: Re[2]: [lace] Textile Encyclopedia
Am I misreading the announcement on The Textile Society of America website? It would seem that the architecture of the Encyclopedia has already been established and will consist of 10 volumes. Rather than discussing whether bobbin lace should be added into the already chock full volume about woven textiles, wouldn't it be a better use of our time, after writing erudite articles about every form of lace, to try to insert lace into the other volumes. I know that someone could write something about lace in Trade and Industry. Who wants to take Function and the Everyday? Textile Futures seems ripe with possibilities, although I am not signing up for Sacred and Ceremonial. Politics and Power, am I hearing Lace Wars? Raw materials should be a shoo in, ie. Flax in Flanders. Devon > - 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: Re[2]: [lace] Textile Encyclopedia
How about Volume 1 and Volume 2? On Tue, 20 Oct 2020 at 16:34, Sue Babbs wrote: > Maybe the problem comes in titling the Volumes "Woven" and "Non-woven" > . Just a thought > > - 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/
