REDLANDS >> Julia Brock remembers when she was first introduced to bobbin lace. She was a teen in 1968 touring Europe when she noticed a group of women sitting outside, perfecting their own versions ...
Her hands move deftly, putting a machine to shame, when she braids the threads around pins in a particular pattern. It’s rhythmic and nimble, but accurate at the same time. Being an expert in bobbin ...
Women armed with huge, padded cushions, thread and pins, gather twice a week in the cozy basement of Nancy Wass’ home in Ferndale. It is a time for them to sip tea and share stories as they busy their ...
PEMBINA, N.D. -- Threads of the past run through the newest exhibit at the Pembina State Museum. The museum is featuring a collection of bobbin lace art made by the late Sister Rosalia Haberl, a ...
Left: Matthias De Visch, "Portrait of Empress Maria Theresa" (1749), Musea Brugge – Groeningemuseum (© Lukasweb); right: Sleeve fragment in bobbin lace, Brussels region, Southern Netherlands, 1740–50 ...
Lace carries connotations of Victorian-era dresses and intricately stitched gifts from a grandmother or elderly aunt. Contemporary artists, however, in their restless probing into new expanses of ...
Susan Hottle's enthusiasm for lace-making got an added boost when she heard Allie Marguccio speak about the history, beauty and religious significance of Slovenian bobbin lace at an Erie Art Museum ...
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