Lace ladder and twist

Name/Title

Lace ladder and twist

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.227

Description

From the book: "In this traditional Italian design, two simple patterns are effectively combined: a garter-stitch lace ladder and a three-stitch twist."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 6 : Twist Stitch Patterns

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Lori Messner

Date made

Jul 19, 2018

Place

State/Province

Maine

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Lori's grandmother, Grace, taught Lori how to sew and knit when she was a child. When she was 13, Grace's family immigrated to America from Southern Italy, where she had been taught the important skills of sewing, knitting, and crochet -- skills that she maintained throughout her life and passed down to Lori. Lori lives in Maine and is immersed in nature and surrounded by creative individuals. She is always invigorated when she takes on a new sewing or knitting technique. When she picks up her knitting needles or sits at her sewing machine, she thinks of Grace and feels her presence in each project.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, handwritten letter.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library