It seems such a long time since I posted anything - just a lot of things going on and getting in the way of my coursework, but I also did some fun stuff too.
One fun and very interesting thing I did was to take a workshop in Normandy Lace Making. As the name implies the art started in France,in the 18th century, when the elaborately embroidered caps, worn by women, went out of fashion. Being frugal,the women would reuse the embroidery by incorporating it with other laces, to form a new fabric. The photo on the left shows a cap back in the center of this old lace fabric, made up of many pieces.
In the workshop I made a piece of lace fabric, (photo on right) which consist of seven different laces. This is a great way to give new life to old deteriorated linens and laces - by just cutting out and using the good parts. I now have a reason to stop at all garage sales - to look for old laces, but something tells me I won't find too many 18th century French cap backs in Texas!
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