Re: [lace] Kalocsa lace from Budapest - Books

2015-09-14 Thread Jeriames
My books on Kalocsa are filed under the Embroidery category, because they rely heavily on a pre-existing foundation fabric for execution. On occasion, parts are made of needle lace, but this is rare today. In 1991, I went to Hungary the first time, landing within an hour of Pope John Paul II's ar

[lace] Kalocsa lace from Budapest

2015-09-13 Thread jviking
Hi All, I was given a lovely piece of Kalocsa (I think I've spelled that right) lace by my nephew who was in Budapest. I didn't expect any gift so this is a real treat. It's a circle about 8" across (20 cm). It's beautiful and here is a Bing page with lots of examples: http://www.bing.com/image