Hi Arachnids
I started my lacemaking using a book called 'Every girls book of hobbies' by E
M de Foubert 1924 that I bought in a market, I have it on my shelf in front of
me. It contains many interesting crafts including marbling paper, enamel work
as well as bobbin lace. This was just as the
So, I hold the record at the moment then over 45 years!!
Sue in a not quite so wintry, East Yorkshire at the moment!!
On 24 Jan 2013, at 00:09, Lin Hudren wrote:
Just goes to show you are never to old to learn - and enjoy. Great stories.
Just a little longer than 25 years, Jenny!
I was lucky to get Sof's posting about that remarkable exhibition and was even
more pleased to get the two links posted later here on Arachne. I am so often
distressed at contemporary work (in many media) where the design and the
technique don't suit each other. In the work of these two
Greetings, Lacemakers!
Hereâs some news that should warm your heart during this cold, dreary
seasonâ¦
The Chesapeake Region Lace Guild is sponsoring a workshop with Vera Cockuyt!
The dates are April 5 â 7, and the workshop will be in Colesville, MD. Vera
will be teaching Chrysanthemum
Hi Arachnids,
Yes, I had a student some years ago who had suffered a stroke and had hardly
any use of her left side. She learned to make lace, but could only work very
slowly. I have also tried to teach a young woman who had lost one arm, and
the hand on the other side in a terrible fire. She had
Again, I've seen no review of a new book by Gilian Dye - this one is The
Isham Samples and Other Linen Edgings - 16th 17th Century Lace - Book 2,
published by Cleveden Press, Nov. 2012, ISBN 978-0-9553223-4-1, 60 pages,
soft cover, amply illustrated in color and in black white.
Attention
I received my book today and have read it from cover to cover.
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