Re: [lace] What do bobbin and needle lace have in common?/Needlelace revival

2018-03-31 Thread N.A. Neff
Devon, I propose that they are the two major forms of handmade, historically important lace, forms with which the general public is not familiar and doesn't know how to make, even in very general terms. Other than that, I agree with the implication of your question -- they don't share anything

[lace] What do bobbin and needle lace have in common?/Needlelace revival

2018-03-31 Thread DevonThein
Catherine asks< Is there anyone out there who makes/teaches fine white traditional needlelace?> Carolyn Wetzel and Laurie Waters are both traditionalists. Although I do not teach, I have spent an inordinate amount of time looking at old laces and admiring them. I love Catherine’s books and have