Dear fellow Arachneans,
Yesterday evening I attended a lecture hosted by the University of Tartu's
Department of Scandinavian Studies.
David Hopkin, an Oxford professor, is a very interesting person an
articulate speaker.
His lecture was based on the 6th chapter of his book titled
Voices of
I'm sorry, its happened again. My email went through without its text. I'll
try again:
From: bridgetmar...@msn.com
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Spanier Arbeit
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:19:25 +0100
I have seen two of the Spanier Arbeit gorms: one in Prague at the
OIDFA
Dear Pene et al,
Personally I was very heartened to see, on his website,
http://www.hertford.ox.ac.uk/about/people/dr-david-hopkin
He is the process of initiating two new projects: one on the working lives and
culture of lacemakers from Flanders through to Northern Italy and Spain;
Which
The Whipple House Museum in Ipswich is supposed to have a collection of
Ipswich lace. Unfortunately they don't have any photos on their website that
I can find. It's on my bucket list to visit there some day.
http://ipswichmuseum.drupalgardens.com/exhibitions-collections/whipple-house
Diane
Some of the members of the New England Lace Group have worked on cataloguing the
lace collection at the Ipswich Historical Society and have photographed much of
the lace and posted the photos on their Yahoo group
site:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ipswich_Lace/ You will need to join the
group to
I visited the Ipswich Museum a couple years ago, and was disappointed. I went
without any prior arrangements. There is one bolster pillow, maybe two, some
bobbins, a few examples of the lace, some prickings, but very little else. All
in one small case. I believe some people from the local
Thank you, Pene. I am interested in what is being taught at universities
in 2013, especially about the history of women.
This will probably be a unpopular note, but my computer is on the way to
hospital, so will not reveal responses for a while.
The talk by David Hopkin, as summarized,
Thanks for the reminder Jill. I'm a member of this Yahoo group and I remember
that they posted MANY photos of the lace collections. The laces though are
not all Ipswich-made. I wonder if Shell, the original poster, is interested
in the Ipswich-made laces from the late 18th-century or all the
You do need to make special arrangements to see what is in the archived
collection - which is substantial, by the way, although it is not all Ipswich
lace. The New England Lace Group made a field trip a couple of years' ago and
were rewarded with a splendid display. If you know you're going to
What a terrible loss. Sheila and Russell came to the first Lace Day that
Sawbridgeworth Lacemakers held in 1978 and for many years after that.
Nick had just started making bobbins, which I still have. They have
had a very special place in our hearts as they were one of the first
lace
Oh! The stories to tell!
Two Maine lace makers went down to the Whipple House (Colonial Period
historic property owned by the Ipswich Historical Society) to view lace years
ago. The curator was contacted in advance, so we were expected.
We were shown to an upper room, where short cuts
Shell,
together with some American ladies I helped the Ipswich Museum to identify the
laces from Ipswich Museum. I am sure you could find them in internet.
Ilske
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Hi arachnids
The lacemakers songs or 'tells' had a distinct use in that they encouraged
faster work. Sea shanties were used to keep the seamen working together when
rowing and hauling ropes, the lacemakers would move their bobbins to the
rhythm and it would keep their speed constant. I'm sure
I have a romantic picture of the working songs of lacemakers, that as well
as keeping the rhythm of work, the songs kept everyone awake and interested
with gossipy themes and a thrilling if sometimes sad end; in today's terms,
a combination of soap opera and urban myth.
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at
I found it interesting that when my granddaughter had her first go at
making lace (she made herself a bracelet on the day after her sixth
birthday) once she got the hang of the half stitch, she naturally
started singing as she worked, and I can quite imagine that with
children starting to
Shell and others,
Since I subscribe to the digest, I just saw the posts about Ipswich. I
think your question has been answered well by other members. Marta
Cotterells book Ipswich Laces is the most comprehensive. The black silk
Ipswich laces from 1789-90 are some of the best documented early
Dear Jere, et al
I just bought a copy of The Prospect Before Her for 1 cent on Amazon. $3.99
shipping. There are a number of used paperback copies, so I suspect this
was a college text.
We have an opportunity here. This man is writing about lacemakers. I am
slow to judge. In today's
Well, I just ordered from ABE Books, $1.00 with $2.95 shipping, with
numerous other copies around that price. I generally give ABE Books a try.
Yours,
John Mead
Tacoma, WA, USA where there was a little fog this morning, but I mowed the
front lawn yesterday.
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Lyn
Hello All! My friend, who is a member of Pomegranate Guild, owns a book by Ita
Aber in which there is a short reference to the technique. While she was
reading to me, I was taking notes! Spanier arbeit/shpanyer arbet was used for
neck bands for prayer shawls chest bibs for weddings. It's a
Which lacemaker was it that posted a while back a video of her
grandchildren learning bobbin lace while singing and dancing. The boy
emulating a trumpet player was hilarious.
Cheers,
Shirley T. - Hot weather gone now and the cool nights of autumn are
with us but still no rain. :-(
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