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mem_somerville<p>Separately, I was planning to launch this project in January, after the holidays. But BECAUSE REASONS it makes sense to launch now. </p><p>I'm recruiting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a> editors for lace pages, and got a grant for it from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wikis.world/@wikipedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wikipedia</span></a></span> .</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BobbinLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BobbinLace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeedleLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeedleLace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tatting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tatting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lacemaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lacemaking</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/5boV146lm_k" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/5boV146lm_k</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
mem_somerville<p>I don't know if y'all can access this story, but <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>404mediaco</span></a></span> has a piece that I helped with. It is:</p><p>"AI Comes for a Centuries-Old Craft" and the proliferation of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIslop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIslop</span></a> beginner books. Preying on beginners who don't know what's real or not is loathsome, and underway.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BobbinLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BobbinLace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeedleLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeedleLace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tatting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tatting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lacemaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lacemaking</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/email/623759d6-610f-49dc-90cb-3454d3ca8e71/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/email/623759d6-610</span><span class="invisible">f-49dc-90cb-3454d3ca8e71/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter</span></a></p>
mem_somerville<p>OMG, the awards for our <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lace</span></a> group at the local Ag fair are out.</p><p>Angela Polino's lovely and large <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NubbleLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NubbleLight</span></a> lighthouse in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> wins best of department!</p><p>Angela is about 90 years old. She is a hot ticket. </p><p>Click on the lighthouse to see the other entries.</p><p><a href="https://nelg.us/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nelg.us/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BobbinLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BobbinLace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeedleLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeedleLace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tatting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tatting</span></a></p>
mem_somerville<p>ICYMI: if you are a textile artist, you might appreciate this piece by Elena Kanagy-Loux.</p><p>"My Grandma’s Doilies Are Not a Joke</p><p>When will art institutions finally pay respect to our foremothers’ artistry?"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TextileHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextileHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BobbinLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BobbinLace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeedleLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeedleLace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tatting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tatting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CrochetLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrochetLace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KnittingLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KnittingLace</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hyperallergic.com/906788/my-grandmas-doilies-are-not-a-joke/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hyperallergic.com/906788/my-gr</span><span class="invisible">andmas-doilies-are-not-a-joke/</span></a></p>
mem_somerville<p>My supervisor drops by to remind me that a project due in May is what needs to be done now, not the crazy new idea you just had about this book....</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Caturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caturday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BobbinLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BobbinLace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Needlelace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Needlelace</span></a></p>
mem_somerville<p>Oh noez. Somebody just gifted me a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeedleLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeedleLace</span></a> book, and now I am obsessed with these gorgeous tiny flowers....</p><p>My ambition so greatly exceeds my skillz.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Armenian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Armenian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArmenianLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArmenianLace</span></a></p>
Auris<p>my first needle lace! 💖 so happy how it turned out. <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/NeedleLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeedleLace</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LaceMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaceMaking</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HandMade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandMade</span></a></p>
Hughes, Grace Greggory<p>Needlelace by textile artist Agnés Herczeg <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WoodCarving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WoodCarving</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NeedleLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeedleLace</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/TextileArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextileArt</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Harvest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvest</span></a></p>
mem_somerville<p>I was just re-watching a previous <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lace</span></a> lecture from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IOLI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IOLI</span></a>, about a woman who re-creates <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reticella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reticella</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PuntoInAria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PuntoInAria</span></a> from the original 16th century pattern books and museum pieces.</p><p>Grace Gamble has a lovely website with examples and instructions.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeedleLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeedleLace</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://pysankigirl.wixsite.com/graceslace" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pysankigirl.wixsite.com/graces</span><span class="invisible">lace</span></a></p>