tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post1494880194352666618..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: An 1835 Workbook of Needlework "Specimens"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-27846345946200633302014-11-04T21:18:20.879-05:002014-11-04T21:18:20.879-05:00And um yes, I did intend to type 2015. Which I hav...And um yes, I did intend to type 2015. Which I have done now. The perils of writing in the past...Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-29784891187022544132014-11-04T21:17:28.095-05:002014-11-04T21:17:28.095-05:00Thank you, Unknown! I'm glad you're enjoyi...Thank you, Unknown! I'm glad you're enjoying the posts. I know the feeling about exhibitions, too; all the really cool things always seem to be in California or London or any other place Where I'm Not. :)<br />Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-10481595976730228972014-11-04T10:45:32.770-05:002014-11-04T10:45:32.770-05:00I just love the intriguing and interesting things ...I just love the intriguing and interesting things that you post on this blog, and I so wish that I could get to the Winterthur Museum to see these particular items. Since I can't, I appreciate even more the things you share with us from there.<br /><br />BTW, did you mean to type "July 15, 2015" instead of the "July 15, 1915" that is in the post? *grin* Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290963921486838613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-29780431601634944552014-11-04T05:58:22.405-05:002014-11-04T05:58:22.405-05:00Ooh, Elena, thank you! I've added that to my e...Ooh, Elena, thank you! I've added that to my ever-huge wish list. I've knitted all my life, but only in the last few years have I begun to really work at lace knitting. The examples from the 18th-19th c are beyond my comprehension, using thread and needles so fine that they aren't even available now. Such beautiful work by very talented women of the past....Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-72455277124015415672014-11-03T23:15:53.801-05:002014-11-03T23:15:53.801-05:00Some years ago I found a wonderful book by Susanna...Some years ago I found a wonderful book by Susanna E. Lewis - there is a marvelous 19th century sampler in the Brooklyn Museum, white cotton lace still on its steel needles. She decided to document it and quickly realized the only way to really understand it was to start at the beginning and progress as the maker did. It is clearly an experimental piece, not for show, and Lewis also charted the patterns, the first time I was able to actually UNDERSTAND knitted lace! I enclose the link, only so you can see this wonderful piece. http://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Lace-Workshop-Patterns-Projects/dp/0942391527Elena Jardinizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335079548380273268noreply@blogger.com