BTW: #lacemakers are finding a lot of treasures in the @internetarchive and we are making lists!
If you find other books that belong in here, let us know.
Discussion of this triggered the memory of my of my lace group friends, who knew of this "lace or needlework" pattern from ~1720. Dated because it's on the back of a deed in #Boston.
Gosh, I love a rabbit hole through archives.
#MFABoston [and I love that the MFA offers Mastodon link shares] #BostonMA
I have also created a list of tatting books. You can make lists now and they are public, so I'm trying to collect various lace books as I come across them.
This is my #tatting list. I'm also trying to create #LaceHistory, #BobbinLace, and #Needlelace lists, but those are kind of preliminary right now.
The “Invention” of #Needle-lace in East Tyrol? uploaded by Beatrix Nutz
#laceHistory #needleLace older than #bobbinLace?
My interest in historic lace goes back a long time. I've spent many years painting lace myself and was lucky to dive deeper into lace history with the help of the National Portrait Gallery in 2013. Read more about my lace adventures in that year in the link to my website.
https://www.sophieploeg.com/paintings/bp-travel-award/research/
#lacehistory #histodons #fashionhistory #arthistory #arthistodons
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Paula Kate Marmor
Sophie Ploeg