Jeri has just posted an article on Carrickmacross from the NY times. I am
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From: Jeri Ames
Sent: Friday, December 7, 2018 11:21 AM
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: Carrickmacross, Silk Mill, Buttons, Painting Yarn
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Thanks, Jeri
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>From a special section - 'Craftsmanship', in The New York Times, December 5,
2018. Articles about Ireland, Italy, France, The Netherlands.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/fashion/lace-carrickmacross-ireland.html
You may enjoy the loving way Carrickmacross is presented in the article at the
address above. We know that technically, this is embroidery and applique
applied by hand to a pre-existing foundation fabric (usually net). However,
it and Limerick lace (hand embroidery) were marketed as lace in the 19th C.
and they have been called lace ever since.
There is something for almost everyone in this special "Craftsmanship"
section, as you will notice at the bottom, where you can select from 3
additional options:
1 - In Florence, an 'Undiscovered Jewel' of a Fabric Mill. (Silk, Pucci,
female weavers, Leonardo da Vinci's inventions. Did you know hand looms used
today were once owned by noble families in Florence and date from the 1700's?
Silk has been made in Florence since the 1300's. Going to Italy in 2019? Da
Vinci died in 1519, and Florence is beginning to celebrate the 500th
anniversary of his death. This silk mill is attracting the attention of Jeff
Bezos, Tim Cook, and Bill Gates.) Art book Jeri recommends: Merchants, Princes
and Painters - Silk Fabrics in Italian and Northern Paintings 1300-1550, by
Lisa Monnas, Yale Press.
2. Who's Got the Button? Chanel. French. (Google to view Chanel at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, where you will see what appears to be a lace
runner appliqued to the front of a dress!) Jeri's fashion tip: Upgrade a
garment and give it new life by changing buttons. Inexpensive clothing can be
treated to fabulous buttons from a specialty shop. When you travel to a large
city, search for button shops. Nice buttons are better to own than tawdry
souvenirs, and can be saved when garments are discarded. Buttons are
collectible, have potentially long lives, can be used when creating textile
art, and some can serve as spangles for lace bobbins.)
3. A Dutch Laboratory that Paints in Yarn. (This is very interesting, and
about TextielLab, where research and development is the focus - for making
large tapestries and textile installations. You will think in new ways about
the potential when paint is applied to lace. They tried to make red pop by
adding a little fluorescent, but then the textile became stiff. So, here you
learn how professionals tackle problems as they "invent". There is a museum to
visit at this location.)
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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