turquoise - a mineral, hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium

turquoise - a hydrous phosphate mineral of copper and aluminium CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
I learned to look at hands, which I'd never looked at before...and I learned also that shadows are not black but coloured

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Needlepoint Laces

Point d'Alencon, 19th Century (French)

Point de Venise

Burano Lace, 19th century Italy

Here are three incredible examples of needlepoint lace. As the name clarifies, these laces are made with a needle, usually stitched on top of a pillow-like ground until the piece is finished and then detatched.

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2 comments:

carey said...

Hi Boyden family! We love your blog! We can't believe how much your kids have grown!!! - The Christensens

PS - if you are remotely interested in viewing our boring blog, let us know. We went private.

February 27, 2008 at 5:39 PM
carey said...

Katie!!! YAY!!! I'm so glad we found each other. :) What a great surprise to find your comment today. :) So sorry to hear about your friend in the ER. I haven't posted anything "angry" like that before, but I just had to vent it out. Keep in touch - your family is darling!

February 28, 2008 at 1:38 PM

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