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August 2020 Page 1 NELG Newsletter, Issue 110, August 2020 Page 1 The Quarterly Newsletter of the New England Lace Group Issue 110 www.nelg.us August 2020 Enjoying Lace Together Since 1982 Page 4 In this Issue President’s Message ................................................ Page 2 An Invitation to Collaborate ..................................... Page 3 Zero-Waste and Bobbin Lace ................................... Page 4 Book Review ........................................................... Page 5 Sr Madeleine’s Torchon Shawl ................................. Page 6 Digital Museum Field Trip ........................................ Page 7 Things to Do & Places to Go ..................................... Page 9 Lace in Literature ................................................... Page 10 Meeting Minutes ................................................... Page 10 Member Resources ................................................ Page 11 Pattern Pages ........................................................ Page 12 …And more! Page 2 NELG Newsletter, Issue 110, August 2020 President’s Message Elected Officers President Did you, like me, just “return” from the IOLI UnCon Carolyn Wetzel (Unconventional Convention) this weekend? Kudos to 108 Petticoat Hill Road the IOLI organizers who threw it together as a Williamsburg, MA, 01096 replacement for the in-person convention. Only one (413) 268-3115 class went virtual as far as I know, the Beginners [email protected] Bobbin Lace Class, but it was fun to still have the lace Vice President competition, lectures, Teacher Showcase, Annual Katherine (Kate) Moore General Meeting, and faux banquet. If you are an IOLI 76 Stafford Circle member and missed UnCon, be sure to catch the Dennisport, MA 02639-1124 recorded lectures, etc., before they’re taken down (508) 237-4592 from the IOLI website. (If you’re not an IOLI member, [email protected] you might want to consider joining at Treasurer/Membership Officer https://internationalorganizationoflace.org.) Barbara Morrow 132 Old Mill Road Some of you attended the NELG virtual retreat meeting in May, too. It was great to see Shelton, CT 06484 everyone even if it wasn’t the same as spending the weekend together in person. We (203) 521-9874 might have to continue online meetings into the fall – watch your email and the NELG [email protected] website for announcements and updates. Member at Large Impervious to the havoc that COVID-19 has wrought on human lives, Nature is Jill Hawkins progressing through the summer season with a parade of flowers, fruits, vegetables, and 38 Idylwood Drive other abundance. I hope you have a chance to relax in Nature’s beauty and escape the Northford, CT 06472 (203) 464-9873 current anxiety and stress of human society. [email protected] Appointed Officers Clerk Open Position NELG Annual Meeting [email protected] At the Annual Meeting in June, held via Zoom, absent and present members unanimously Librarian re-elected Kate Moore as Vice President and Barbara Morrow as Treasurer/Membership Bryce M. Wolf Officer. Both have graciously agreed to serve a second term. 52 Birchwood Lane Lincoln, MA 01773 Congratulations and thank you for your service! (781) 259-8529 [email protected] President Carolyn Wetzel conducted the attendance raffle. Winners are Jill Hawkins and Jim Martin; they will each receive a $20 gift certificate for Van Sciver Bobbin Lace. Newsletter Editor Gail A. MacLean 5 Brookhill Lane Norwalk, CT 06851-1617 From Our Librarian (203) 847-9437 [email protected] I will be happy to mail out requested materials. For those concerned, the books are stored in closed bins and would go directly into a mailer—just like Amazon. I would encourage Webmaster members to return items (by media mail) that they are no longer using before the items Jill Hawkins get accidentally shelved with their personal collection. There are quite a number of books 38 Idylwood Drive and CDs that have been checked out for more than a year! Northford, CT 06472 Bryce Wolf (203) 464-9873 [email protected] A Gentle Reminder: All the work that appears in this newsletter is either original or obtained from an outside source with permission for its use in the NELG newsletter. Please contact the Editor for written permission to use an item. Thank you. NELG Newsletter, Issue 110, August 2020 Page 3 An Invitation to Collaborate By Judy Jeon-Chapman Dear NELG Members, 11. Chantilly Lace 12. Malines Lace I am writing to invite you to participate in a project 13. Spanish Blonde Lace involving poetry, prints, and samples of NELG-made lace, 14. Ténériffe Lace ideally along with comments, prickings and instructions. 15. Paraguayan Lace Recently, I translated into English Henri de Régnier’s 16 16. Lace of Tomorrow French sonnets, published in 1927. They were inspired by Here is what I would like to include in the book: 16 different types of lace, each illustrated in the book with original pochoir prints by Yan B Dyl. • My introduction to the book discussing Henri de Le miracle du fil: seize sonnets de Henri de Régnier et seize Régnier and his work in general and Le miracle du fil in planches en couleurs de Yan B Dyl [The Miracle of Thread: particular. Sixteen Sonnets by Henri de Régnier and Sixteen Woodcut • A bilingual presentation of Henri de Régnier’s 16 Color Prints by Yan B Dyl]; Simon Kra (Paris, France), 1927 sonnets, with the French original on one page, and my English translation on a facing page. This book is now in the public domain, so I believe that it • My analysis of each poem, appearing as a brief wouldn’t be difficult to republish both the original French introduction to each poem. sonnets and the artwork by Dyl, along with my • Immediately following each poem: translations. As far as I have been able to ascertain, nobody o Yan B Dyl’s print. else has ever translated these sonnets into English. Here o Photos of samples of the type of lace featured, is the link to the best scan of the book that I have found made and contributed by members of the New thus far: England Lace Group. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k15254797/f21.ima o Comments from the lace contributors about the ge history of the type of lace presented, and the depiction of it in the associated poem and in Dyl’s Although poetry enthusiasts may be interested in this print (is it an accurate depiction or not?) and in the translation, I think that those most likely to find it samples they’re contributing. interesting would be people who love lace and those who • Prickings of the contributors’ lace samples with make lace. I would also like to offer instructions would be included as an something new in this publication by appendix. including real examples of each of the 16 types of lace featured in the sonnets, Please contact me if you are interested in contributed by members of New England participating, and specify which type of lace Lace Group. Here are the types of lace you are interested in. Once we’ve decided treated, listed in the order in which they who will be working on each type of lace, I are presented in Le miracle du fil: will forward the specific translation of the associated sonnet to better inform the 1. Cluny Lace choice of pattern and the lace-maker’s 2. Point de Gênes comments about the lace, poem, print, etc. 3. Renaissance Spanish Lace 4. Bruges Lace It is my hope that as many members as 5. Duchesse Lace of Brussels possible will be willing to participate and 6. Flemish Point de Gaze contribute their knowledge and expertise 7. Point de Venise to this group project. 8. Point d’Alençon Thank you! 9. Gold and Silver Lace 10. Point d’Angleterre My email is [email protected]. Renaissance Spanish Lace Page 4 NELG Newsletter, Issue 110, August 2020 Zero-Waste and Bobbin Lace By Kara Quinteros My initial attraction to bobbin lace was its delicacy and entire process of my garments’ creation to be ethically and precision. How tiny and perfect everything seemed to be! environmentally sustainable. More information on the materials can be found on my website, including the eco- I’ve always been quite drawn to handwork—knitting, tanned, ethically sourced leather I used: crocheting, weaving, spinning, embroidery, etc. My dad https://www.loversoath.com/, credits my grandmother with giving me this trait! So, when looking for a new I found that angora rabbit yarn was the most field of handwork to explore, I suitable for lace making, as it has little attempted to teach myself the basics of stretch and allows for the required tension in bobbin lace. I was in the second bobbin lace. Its smooth, low-friction surface semester of my junior year studying led to fewer broken yarns and greater ease fashion design at Parsons. Eventually, I of guiding threads correctly. Figuring out the realized that I was essentially weaving correct distance to place the pins for such without a loom! thick materials was difficult, but with some experimentation, it seems to have resulted in This concept of off-the-loom weaving what I had hoped. Of course, the grid sizes I took hold of me, and being that I already used were dependent on the thickness of the had previous inclinations towards yarn, which made using some more varied designing along sustainability and yarn weights difficult (especially hand-spun environmental lines, I began to think yarns). about how this form of weaving could impact fashion design relative to the I also encountered the difficulty of concept of zero-waste. That is, using basic bobbin lace appropriate tools because of how large these prickings techniques to weave a garment without any waste were. I ended up using the largest pillow I had, but even materials or the need to cut pattern pieces out of a large that proved to be very hard to maneuver. And the bobbins! rectangle of fabric.
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