I think where Pat Earnshaw was concerned, it would have been through study - on a visit to London, I met up with Elaine Merritt and we attended one of Pat's Tuesday afternoon talks at the V&A. Afterwards, we had tea with her in the museum's tea room. During our discussion I discovered that Pat didn't actually make lace, she studied and wrote about it, and her stitch diagrams in her various technique books were from observation rather than experiment.
Devon, I've not come across the word 'diaper' in this context before (I thought it was a word used in the US for baby's nappies!), has it any other meanings? I'm taking it to mean the type of needlelace fabric produced in Hollie Point, where the pattern is formed by spaces, similar in effect to Assissi work in embroidery (and an absolute pain to work - Hollie Point was not an enjoyable part of the C&G course for me!). Jane Partridge I've been away for a few days, and am now trying to type with a cat draped across my arms! ________________________________________ Devon wrote: Pat Earnshaw's Needlelace, Merehurst Embroidery Skills book, 1992, relied more heavily, even in contemporary work, on the buttonhole stitch, be it corded, twisted, or multiply twisted. Perhaps this was a result of the continuing study of the techniques of historical laces where there was not such a large repertoire of different stitches. Perhaps these discoveries were then imported into contemporary needle lace. Devon - - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
