I've whitened my linens, planted lavender to make a bundle, procured a chair to cane. I am a shuttle tatter. I see bobbin lace making in my future! Thanks for the inspiration.
I have been making different types of lace for decades. I’m 73 years old. I crochet lace, tat lace, and make bobbin lace. It always makes me happy when I see young people take an interest in learning these skills. It also saddens me when I think how the products made are considered too expensive because that leads to fewer people learning and making these irreplaceable items. Inevitably that is how the skills die out. But I keep trying to pass on my knowledge to all who want to learn.
for anyone who is curious: the introduction song is Chopin's Cantabile in B flat Major (Posth.) - just thought I'd mention it cuz I just started learning it and I always appreciate other commenters that share that stuff. hope this helps someone!
Thank you for this. My 96-year old grandmother died last week. She could make lace just like this, slaughter animals, make marmelade and everything else on the farm (with 8 kids). I inherited her lace tools some time ago. This inspired me to use them. ❤
My mom learned to do bobbin lace in Paris from a book and became an internationally known lace teacher. Eventually she translated that book and made up a volume of her own lessons from her years of teaching. Yes, she taught me, and yes, i made several projects before giving it up for a craft a little less--demanding. Her first cushion, bobbins, and other tools have gone to my daughter. I'm so honored to have had lacemaking in my life.
I agree! I almost gave a thumbs-down, but did have to remind myself it’s not actually a tutorial. But now I’ll happily fall down the lace-making rabbit hole :)
Yes please! when Rajiv finished the first line would have been a great time to zoom in and show what they were talking about in terms of the weave he created. It was very frustrating to have him reacting to a look at the line but not know what the work looked like. Please be sure to let us experience these wonderful moments with you when you are learning these fascinating crafts!
Rajiv you have such a beautiful approach to everything. You’re such an inspiration to have awe about everyone and everything you encounter. You make everyone feel priceless and important. What a gift.
I hope the lace curator understood how genuinely excited Rajiv was about learning to make lace, because I felt the joy emanating in this video! I love the art of making things the traditional ways. (Like book binding, wink wink, which I tried and was AMAZING!) I so appreciate you publishing these sort of videos, thank you so much for sharing your interests with us! 💜💜
I’m with the bobbin lace atelier at the lace museum in Bruges Belgium and when I just started out my mind was blown too. Now tourists are fascinatingly looking over my shoulder while I am working 120 bobbins. 😅
In the '60's, I visited Belgium, and watched an elderly woman make handmade lace. I was fascinated! She barely looked at her work with the numerous bobbins, and the lace grew perfectly! Thank you for taking us along for this more-than-interesting lesson in a dying art skill!
Maybe the same lady I saw in the 70s. I was 10 years old. I couldn't believe how fast she worked. I thought she was just throwing the bobbins around but I actually saw the pattern emerge, amazing craft!
Rajiv, thank you so very much for this. I learned bobbin lace-making from a beautiful oldler lady from England named Betty. Now this was many, many years ago, and I have not done this since then ( you know...life). Betty asked me to demonstrate with her at a craft fair in Georgia. We set up early in the morning and Betty got me started on my demo. I was so focused on the pattern that I didn't notice that the fair became full of people, (and bless their hearts, not one of them interrupted me) until I looked up and was shocked to acknowledge that life had flowed right past me & my lace and it was nearly noon! I have never experienced this "flow" since, but just watching you and Elena, your excellent teacher, brought it all back. It makes me want to return to this incredible craft/art. I loved this and I thank you again❣
I love the point where you say I have to go get my glasses and you come back with these incredible glasses! Everything about you is just extraordinary! I so appreciate the insight into these absolutely spectacular arts! You are doing history some amazing favors by keeping these arts alive and reigniting their interest with the world. Thank you so so much! ❤
I just want to know where he got those fantastic frames. Great job on the lace lesson. I can feel a Rajiv video comming from him as he makes lace at home.
What a wonderful video. I can remember an elderly aunt, long gone, who made lace. She also used a method called tatting, which used a different technique. You've inspired me to do more research. I love your channel. Thank you for taking the time to do this for us.
What a gorgeous, talented, intelligent, appreciative man! And I love that there are young people out there who appreciate and keep these old school crafts alive. ❤️
Can you imagine… a period drama movie… about a handsome, intelligent, charming, kind, curious man (Rajiv) inadvertently coming across the delicate art of lace making.. and then somehow supporting these artists and crafters in their craft in only a way we could imagine someone as sweet and adorable as Rajiv doing. Then, of course, one of them gets to fall in love with him. Because.. we all want to be the person Rajiv shines the light of that sweet attention on. 😉💕 I could see him in a role of a benevolent benefactor. Kind of a Jean Val Jean.. without the background of being imprisoned. Maybe set in London. Around the 1800’s. Maybe he was also in the orbit of John Keats. Definitely want a cameo of Keats in my movie. Dickens could be there as well. But only as an impressionable child to overlap in Keats lifetime. We also need an artist, a painter to swirl into our story of art and love. Intelligence and kindness. It would be a feast for the eyes in landscape, costume, lighting, weather, music, poetry, literature, art and the handsome smile of Rajiv. And he MUST ride a bike in scenes.
@@solsticesummer982 I've been imagining going into an antique mall, finding Victorian mourning jewelry (that would be my perfect find), and then suddenly hearing a man softly singing in the next room. Our Rajiv! 😁
Oh Rajiv.." LACE''. As my research study to complete High School textiles and Tailoring, I scoured the thrift shops for samples of laces and manage back then to find over eighty examples of different types of handmade lace. Unfortunately, my teacher was so taken with it that she never gave it back. On a trip to Sydney at age 18 I found a lace-making pillow and bobbins with a pattern still on the pillow in an antique shop.....the quest to learn was on. I also taught myself to Tat ( shuttle lace). This was great because it is so portable one can do it on trams and trains. Many of the dresses I made in the 60"s were trimmed with little lace-tatted edgings I had made while commuting to Art School. I, unfortunately, lost my lace-making pillow and bobbins in a recent flood, but I still have several tatting shuttles in a tin Upstairs. Oh to go through the drawers of lace in that beautiful museum and to be as knowledgeable as Elena. You always bring back memories and make my old soul sing with your enthusiasm for learning and appreciating handmade things. Cheers, Muffy from Oz
Absolutely mesmerizing!! Years ago, I attended a spinning workshop at a sheep farm in the Shenandoah Valley. A woman in our group worked on her bobbin lace project in between our workshop classes. She had hand carved her bobbins from fallen trees on her home property. It was fascinating to watch. Thank you, thank you, Rajiv and Elena for sharing the making of bobbin lace with us.
Oh, this was delicious! Such a gracious and talented lady ( and stylish! ) who is helping to keep this art form alive. My Beloved mother-in-law Frieda made us a pair of ecru tatted-edged pillowcases, that are exquisite. I've always treasured them, after seeing this, even more now. And yes Rajiv, I use them all the time, because she didn't make them to be hidden away! I too am a huge proponent of using our " best" things on a daily basis, they bring such pleasure to our short lives. I thank you for yet another video, both informative and entertaining. ❤ Pamela.
As a Belgian, lace is still quite present in the houses of older people. We have several areas that are (were) renowned for their lace: Bruges, Brussels, Malines among others - each with their own style. I have several pieces from relatives that passed away but I never gave them much thought (other than to use in mixed media projects). After seeing this, I will be thinking twice about using them. Funny how someone on the other side of the globe can make one come aware of one's national heritage.
Elena's a great guest --- a good teacher and moves us at a good pace through the lesson. She isn't as reserved as many of Rajiv's latest museum guests. Very fun stuff to see!
Lace making is still quite a thing here in England. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Especially Rajiv’s excitement. He did great. Such a gracious chap 💗
After discovering that a number of my ancestors were bobbin lace makers, I became determined to learn the craft. I was thrilled that a purchase of sewing and embroidery items from a deceased estate included lace making items and I added a good pillow and some extra spangled bobbins to my kit. It is still a craft I have yet to learn, as I am studying, renovating our home and helping to run our business, but it is high on my list of things to start working on when our renovations are complete. Today’s video has spurred me on and reminded me how wonderful the art of lace making is. I have a list of occupations performed by my ancestors and find great pleasure in collecting some of the tools and materials of their trades in order to help familiarise myself with what their work entailed. I also have ancestors who were silversmiths in Birmingham, England and I have been able to collect a number of pieces of their work which are now some of my most treasured possessions.
What a lovely way to spend Saturday morning breakfast, watching Rajiv discover a new craft. Thank you for this beautiful video and your enthusiasm for this beautiful artwork.
I’m envisioning a rainy afternoon in NYC at your lovely apartment. You make Elena some curry and then you both make lace all afternoon. If it ever happens, I hope you tell us! Thank you so much for the fascinating and gorgeous video, Rajiv! ❤
Wow. This was so cool!! I consider myself a very crafty person, knowing seeing, crochet, but this is something I never even considered!! I didn’t even realize it was something so intricate!
i have a friend who makes lace... she is the woman who taught me to knit in the 20 minutes before i performed her wedding ceremony (after many people tried and failed for decades). Great.. now i want to learn bobbin weaving. i bet it is easier to keep my cats from destroying than my table or floor looms (they love to sit on the warp and break things, because they are CATS). :) Thank you for sharing so many wonderful things with us.
Thank you for this lovely video. As a young lacemaker I love seeing the craft being showcased, and having somebody outside of the craft being so thoughtful, and so interested was really great to see. Keep up the phenomenal work.
My sister-in-law Kim makes bobbin lace and her work is gorgeous! She has the patience of a saint! Thank you for showcasing this rare and tedious craft! Love the Met!
I am from Panama from the region of Azuero, where the most elaborate costume dress in the world is made, "Pollera", and it has a lot of bobbin made laces, especially the underskirt. It can take about two years to complete one and it is usually made by several people.
Our hand crafted skills are a rare art. Finding a skilled Tailor is a gem these days. I didn't think there was a community of hand Lace Makers left. It's nice to see a young person continuing the craft. Thank you for the video Rajiv.
WOW Elena is super talented, I love her personality and how she explains this beautiful art, I enjoyed every minute of this video. I send my best wishes from Costa Rica to Elena and Rajiv, you guys are AMAZING!!!!
Wowwwwwwwwwwwww thank you soooooo much , this gave me goose bumps . I envy you , I want to meet you and this wonderful person . This is something I wanted to do for so long❤
Rajiv is so cute! He's the host of this video but once the making starts, he's all about taking in what he can in the moment and the video-making is secondary. So charming!
I’ve been thinking lately of trying my hand at lace again. Seeing this makes me want to give it a shot. I do tons of other handicrafts, but this has always been incredibly intimidating.
As a society, I feel many don't have the patience or appreciation for this kind of craft. We have so many lost arts. Thank you for this exposure, your curiosity is infectious.
This is so fun to watch, well done Rajiv! I grew up in Gemanys Ore Mountains, where making bobbin lace used to be a tradinional handcraft done by many. I learned it as a child and did stick with it for years. It's a great hobby for an introvert and I loved being creative with motives and colors. Good to know it's getting popular again!
My Sunday morning ritual: a cup of tea, in my new thrift store blue willow cup and saucer, joining Rajiv at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, antique shops or in his kitchen, learning new old things. Simply perfect. Thank you, Rajiv, for sharing your passion.
I had a wonderful teacher who taught me how to do this when I was about ten years old. She had the most beautiful hand writing as well. I met her after thirty years and she still remembered my name(!). Thank you ‘juf Lemstra’, you were one of the best.
Such a beautiful craft, thank you for showcasing it! I have just returned from Offida in Le Marche, Italy, with a couple of silver lace bracelets and what an honour it was to have watched the ladies make them!
Hi Rajiv. Thank u for sharing such wonderful things. I am not going to make lace but be assured that I have put into practice things that you showed for the running of a house. I am 71 and you showed me how to fold fitted sheets. 😂😂😂😂😂. Love you. Rosa. Uruguay😉
This is why a keep coming back to your channel. You do so much cool stuff bro. I imagine that even today if someone like Elena were to make lace for you by hand, especially the kind of lace collars and cuffs in the portraits it would still be crazy expensive.
מקסים! הסרטונים שלך כאן ביוטיוב הם פשוט תענוג אמיתי. גם לצופה מתל אביב, ישראל. תודה. אני כותבת בעברית מתוך סקרנות לראות האם תהיה סקרן כדי לבדוק מה כתוב כאן. יש לי תחושה שאתה איש חוקר ולומד וזה יסקרן אותך. בהנחה שזה יעניין אותך....התגובות הבאות יהיו באנגלית, מבטיחה.😊
I have a music box doll that is a bobbin lace maker. I’m 65 and the doll was my mothers. The music she plays is “Three Coins in a Fountain” and I absolutely love her. It was so interesting to learn a little bit about the making of bobbin lace. I agree with an earlier commenter that it would have been nice to have had more close ups and perhaps even an overhead view while Rajiv and the lacemaker were demonstrating the art. Great video.
Cookie indeed comes from "koekje" in Dutch and they mean 100% the same. "Koek" is cake, and "koekje" is "small cake", the addition "je" making things small (like "zus" is sister and "zusje" is little sister). In Dutch we use "koekje" but also the word "biscuitje", which means the same. The origin of "biscuitje" is French ("biscuit").
Thanks for showing us your baby steps. Sometimes adults lose sight of learning new things...we get comfortable and don't want to admit we don't know or are inexperienced. It's encouraging and comforting to see you enthusiastically pursuing new-to-you knowledge and skill
Thank you so much for making this video. I was always confused about how laces were hand made. I thought the threads were knotted. Now I see they're actually weaved not knotted. Thank you for that clarification. 🧵🪡👍
Dear Rajiv, I found your channel today and I want to thank you! I am now watching all of your videos and each and every one of them is inspiring my curiosity to learn new things and skills. I used to be an avid learner and highly curious person and would get as much joy from things like I see you do. And then I lost that joy to mundane and harder parts of life. And right now it feels as if a big missing piece of me is being revived with every video. Thank you!
That was so great! Thanks. You are so good at explaining and respecting your instructor. Coming to New York City at the end of May and hoping to get to the Met. The paintings will mean so much more to me. Thanks again it was great. Cheers dan
This was so nice. Lately I have had opportunities to connect with elder women, and the disappearing art of lace making is something many lament. These videos appreciating and admiring craftsmanship are so important. Thanks Rajiv and crew. 🙏🏽
What a fun video! Thank you, Rajiv for sharing this. It's something that would be rare to experience. The lady is a wonderful instructor. She made it quite easy to understand that little portion of the pattern. I would enjoy learning to make lace.
This was fascinating! I noted and love your gorgeous lace edged linen pocket handkerchief. You’re right. It’s much more elegant than the colored squares that match the ties!
Love love lace! Another good one Rajiv! I have lace that I kept that was passed down from my mother and grandmother. I always felt it was something special about the pieces I have. Now I have a little more knowledge about lace. I understand why I refuse to get rid of it. Love the museum editions. Thank you Rajiv 🥰🙌🏽
This was so interesting! Recently lace making has become more shown in media and the whole history and process is fascinating. When Rajiv was listening to her explain the bobbin lace I felt the same way!
Watching you making lavender wands. I have been collecting lavender from gardens for many years. It never ceases to amaze me with the sight and scent of it.. love your videos.
I visited an island around Venice Italy that was known for lace making. It’s incredibly interesting, thanks for taking us along. Love all your videos ❤
Not like knitting, more like crochet. Or many crochet stiches in that you [usually] do the exact same stitches each row. This is sooooo great to know there is an almost secret society of lace makers in the US and to see as an actual demo and not just a history lesson. As a textile artist and couture designer, I would luv to talk a class on lace from the MET. I'm calling tomorrow to ask if they do.
I've whitened my linens, planted lavender to make a bundle, procured a chair to cane. I am a shuttle tatter. I see bobbin lace making in my future! Thanks for the inspiration.
Love it!
I to think bobbin lace is amazing and am ready to dive into creation
I have been making different types of lace for decades. I’m 73 years old. I crochet lace, tat lace, and make bobbin lace. It always makes me happy when I see young people take an interest in learning these skills. It also saddens me when I think how the products made are considered too expensive because that leads to fewer people learning and making these irreplaceable items. Inevitably that is how the skills die out. But I keep trying to pass on my knowledge to all who want to learn.
for anyone who is curious: the introduction song is Chopin's Cantabile in B flat Major (Posth.) - just thought I'd mention it cuz I just started learning it and I always appreciate other commenters that share that stuff. hope this helps someone!
Thank you 🙏🏿
Thank you, so kind of you! 🙏
indeed, nice to know, thanks!
Thank you for this. My 96-year old grandmother died last week. She could make lace just like this, slaughter animals, make marmelade and everything else on the farm (with 8 kids). I inherited her lace tools some time ago. This inspired me to use them. ❤
What a wonderful inheritance. I hope you do use them. I love using my great grandmother's sewing tools.
Slaughter animals? Why 😮
To eat meat or make leather goods.
Slaughtering animals is not really something you should be proud of or show off about. Sit down.
@@cris_here Well, it was a farm and it was the 1950's. 🙂
My mom learned to do bobbin lace in Paris from a book and became an internationally known lace teacher. Eventually she translated that book and made up a volume of her own lessons from her years of teaching. Yes, she taught me, and yes, i made several projects before giving it up for a craft a little less--demanding. Her first cushion, bobbins, and other tools have gone to my daughter. I'm so honored to have had lacemaking in my life.
Wow!
I would love to know your mom's name.
Martha Villegas, she was Mary McPeek.
This was fascinating! I just wish the camera person would have given us more close ups of that.
I agree! I almost gave a thumbs-down, but did have to remind myself it’s not actually a tutorial. But now I’ll happily fall down the lace-making rabbit hole :)
Agreed
Agreed
Yes please! when Rajiv finished the first line would have been a great time to zoom in and show what they were talking about in terms of the weave he created. It was very frustrating to have him reacting to a look at the line but not know what the work looked like. Please be sure to let us experience these wonderful moments with you when you are learning these fascinating crafts!
Bingo! Adding another reply in this thread (pun intended) so that perhaps future videos have better camera angles. Love this channel!
Rajiv you have such a beautiful approach to everything. You’re such an inspiration to have awe about everyone and everything you encounter. You make everyone feel priceless and important. What a gift.
I hope the lace curator understood how genuinely excited Rajiv was about learning to make lace, because I felt the joy emanating in this video! I love the art of making things the traditional ways. (Like book binding, wink wink, which I tried and was AMAZING!) I so appreciate you publishing these sort of videos, thank you so much for sharing your interests with us! 💜💜
I saw her in a story he did on Instagram. She actually made the top she’s wearing. 💝
I was wondering about her top. It’s gorgeous. Nice to see these talented people who are so genuinely lovely!
Wow
That's amazing (☆▽☆)
I’m with the bobbin lace atelier at the lace museum in Bruges Belgium and when I just started out my mind was blown too. Now tourists are fascinatingly looking over my shoulder while I am working 120 bobbins. 😅
How very incredible! I will have to add that to my "must visit" list !
Wow my mind is blown 120 amazing
In the '60's, I visited Belgium, and watched an elderly woman make handmade lace. I was fascinated! She barely looked at her work with the numerous bobbins, and the lace grew perfectly! Thank you for taking us along for this more-than-interesting lesson in a dying art skill!
Wow….what a memory…incredible to think she could do it without looking.
Maybe the same lady I saw in the 70s. I was 10 years old. I couldn't believe how fast she worked. I thought she was just throwing the bobbins around but I actually saw the pattern emerge, amazing craft!
It was in Brugge ...nowadays lace is made digital, laser cut method.
@@marcusseidel6824 sort of sad to think about....another heritage craft lost to digital processing.
Like my grandmother. She could crochet while watching TV. She seldom looked down at her work.
Rajiv, thank you so very much for this. I learned bobbin lace-making from a beautiful oldler lady from England named Betty. Now this was many, many years ago, and I have not done this since then ( you know...life). Betty asked me to demonstrate with her at a craft fair in Georgia. We set up early in the morning and Betty got me started on my demo. I was so focused on the pattern that I didn't notice that the fair became full of people, (and bless their hearts, not one of them interrupted me) until I looked up and was shocked to acknowledge that life had flowed right past me & my lace and it was nearly noon! I have never experienced this "flow" since, but just watching you and Elena, your excellent teacher, brought it all back. It makes me want to return to this incredible craft/art. I loved this and I thank you again❣
As an art librarian, i looooove this museum series 😍😍😍
I love the point where you say I have to go get my glasses and you come back with these incredible glasses! Everything about you is just extraordinary! I so appreciate the insight into these absolutely spectacular arts! You are doing history some amazing favors by keeping these arts alive and reigniting their interest with the world. Thank you so so much! ❤
His glasses are so cool! He is too adorable
I just want to know where he got those fantastic frames. Great job on the lace lesson. I can feel a Rajiv video comming from him as he makes lace at home.
He is so damn cute! He’s an artist himself. Always learning.
What a wonderful video. I can remember an elderly aunt, long gone, who made lace. She also used a method called tatting, which used a different technique. You've inspired me to do more research. I love your channel. Thank you for taking the time to do this for us.
Thank you for watching!
My mom did tatting. ❤️
What a gorgeous, talented, intelligent, appreciative man! And I love that there are young people out there who appreciate and keep these old school crafts alive. ❤️
Can you imagine… a period drama movie… about a handsome, intelligent, charming, kind, curious man (Rajiv) inadvertently coming across the delicate art of lace making.. and then somehow supporting these artists and crafters in their craft in only a way we could imagine someone as sweet and adorable as Rajiv doing. Then, of course, one of them gets to fall in love with him. Because.. we all want to be the person Rajiv shines the light of that sweet attention on. 😉💕 I could see him in a role of a benevolent benefactor. Kind of a Jean Val Jean.. without the background of being imprisoned. Maybe set in London. Around the 1800’s. Maybe he was also in the orbit of John Keats. Definitely want a cameo of Keats in my movie. Dickens could be there as well. But only as an impressionable child to overlap in Keats lifetime. We also need an artist, a painter to swirl into our story of art and love. Intelligence and kindness. It would be a feast for the eyes in landscape, costume, lighting, weather, music, poetry, literature, art and the handsome smile of Rajiv. And he MUST ride a bike in scenes.
@@solsticesummer982 I've been imagining going into an antique mall, finding Victorian mourning jewelry (that would be my perfect find), and then suddenly hearing a man softly singing in the next room. Our Rajiv! 😁
@@rubysmith8818 I could see that happening! 🙂
Oh Rajiv.." LACE''. As my research study to complete High School textiles and Tailoring, I scoured the thrift shops for samples of laces and manage back then to find over eighty examples of different types of handmade lace. Unfortunately, my teacher was so taken with it that she never gave it back. On a trip to Sydney at age 18 I found a lace-making pillow and bobbins with a pattern still on the pillow in an antique shop.....the quest to learn was on. I also taught myself to Tat ( shuttle lace). This was great because it is so portable one can do it on trams and trains. Many of the dresses I made in the 60"s were trimmed with little lace-tatted edgings I had made while commuting to Art School. I, unfortunately, lost my lace-making pillow and bobbins in a recent flood, but I still have several tatting shuttles in a tin Upstairs. Oh to go through the drawers of lace in that beautiful museum and to be as knowledgeable as Elena. You always bring back memories and make my old soul sing with your enthusiasm for learning and appreciating handmade things. Cheers, Muffy from Oz
Absolutely mesmerizing!! Years ago, I attended a spinning workshop at a sheep farm in the Shenandoah Valley. A woman in our group worked on her bobbin lace project in between our workshop classes. She had hand carved her bobbins from fallen trees on her home property. It was fascinating to watch. Thank you, thank you, Rajiv and Elena for sharing the making of bobbin lace with us.
Oh, this was delicious! Such a gracious and talented lady ( and stylish! ) who is helping to keep this art form alive. My Beloved mother-in-law Frieda made us a pair of ecru tatted-edged pillowcases, that are exquisite. I've always treasured them, after seeing this, even more now. And yes Rajiv, I use them all the time, because she didn't make them to be hidden away! I too am a huge proponent of using our " best" things on a daily basis, they bring such pleasure to our short lives. I thank you for yet another video, both informative and entertaining. ❤ Pamela.
As a Belgian, lace is still quite present in the houses of older people. We have several areas that are (were) renowned for their lace: Bruges, Brussels, Malines among others - each with their own style. I have several pieces from relatives that passed away but I never gave them much thought (other than to use in mixed media projects). After seeing this, I will be thinking twice about using them. Funny how someone on the other side of the globe can make one come aware of one's national heritage.
You're so sweet! I love the Metropolitan Museum of Art and you! Thank you for honoring the ancient art of lace making! ✨️
Elena's a great guest --- a good teacher and moves us at a good pace through the lesson. She isn't as reserved as many of Rajiv's latest museum guests. Very fun stuff to see!
Lace making is still quite a thing here in England. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Especially Rajiv’s excitement. He did great. Such a gracious chap 💗
After discovering that a number of my ancestors were bobbin lace makers, I became determined to learn the craft. I was thrilled that a purchase of sewing and embroidery items from a deceased estate included lace making items and I added a good pillow and some extra spangled bobbins to my kit. It is still a craft I have yet to learn, as I am studying, renovating our home and helping to run our business, but it is high on my list of things to start working on when our renovations are complete. Today’s video has spurred me on and reminded me how wonderful the art of lace making is. I have a list of occupations performed by my ancestors and find great pleasure in collecting some of the tools and materials of their trades in order to help familiarise myself with what their work entailed. I also have ancestors who were silversmiths in Birmingham, England and I have been able to collect a number of pieces of their work which are now some of my most treasured possessions.
It is fantastic that these old techniques are being preserved and used so that lace making doesn't become a lost art. Fantastic video!
What a lovely way to spend Saturday morning breakfast, watching Rajiv discover a new craft. Thank you for this beautiful video and your enthusiasm for this beautiful artwork.
I’m envisioning a rainy afternoon in NYC at your lovely apartment. You make Elena some curry and then you both make lace all afternoon. If it ever happens, I hope you tell us! Thank you so much for the fascinating and gorgeous video, Rajiv! ❤
Rajiv has done it again! Once again he reminds us that there is more to life than screens and likes and phones.
Thank you, Rajiv.
Wow. This was so cool!! I consider myself a very crafty person, knowing seeing, crochet, but this is something I never even considered!! I didn’t even realize it was something so intricate!
i have a friend who makes lace... she is the woman who taught me to knit in the 20 minutes before i performed her wedding ceremony (after many people tried and failed for decades). Great.. now i want to learn bobbin weaving. i bet it is easier to keep my cats from destroying than my table or floor looms (they love to sit on the warp and break things, because they are CATS). :) Thank you for sharing so many wonderful things with us.
Thank you for this lovely video. As a young lacemaker I love seeing the craft being showcased, and having somebody outside of the craft being so thoughtful, and so interested was really great to see. Keep up the phenomenal work.
My sister-in-law Kim makes bobbin lace and her work is gorgeous! She has the patience of a saint! Thank you for showcasing this rare and tedious craft! Love the Met!
I am from Panama from the region of Azuero, where the most elaborate costume dress in the world is made, "Pollera", and it has a lot of bobbin made laces, especially the underskirt. It can take about two years to complete one and it is usually made by several people.
Rajiv-you’re a treasure! Thank you for bringing amazing content to the platform!
Our hand crafted skills are a rare art. Finding a skilled Tailor is a gem these days. I didn't think there was a community of hand Lace Makers left. It's nice to see a young person continuing the craft. Thank you for the video Rajiv.
WOW Elena is super talented, I love her personality and how she explains this beautiful art, I enjoyed every minute of this video. I send my best wishes from Costa Rica to Elena and Rajiv, you guys are AMAZING!!!!
Wowwwwwwwwwwwww thank you soooooo much , this gave me goose bumps . I envy you , I want to meet you and this wonderful person . This is something I wanted to do for so long❤
I love what an enthusiastic and engaged student you are and your pursuit of experienced mentors 💙 I find it truly inspiring!!!
Rajiv is so cute! He's the host of this video but once the making starts, he's all about taking in what he can in the moment and the video-making is secondary. So charming!
I’ve been thinking lately of trying my hand at lace again. Seeing this makes me want to give it a shot. I do tons of other handicrafts, but this has always been incredibly intimidating.
Go for it. You can do it! Rajiv has gotten me to pull out some old silver utensils & buy some polish. 🤍
Immediately clicked. I think this is my favorite channel.
There is no fancy music, just them with their arts. We are expecting series of "Rajiv mastering lace" 🤩
As a society, I feel many don't have the patience or appreciation for this kind of craft. We have so many lost arts. Thank you for this exposure, your curiosity is infectious.
This is so fun to watch, well done Rajiv! I grew up in Gemanys Ore Mountains, where making bobbin lace used to be a tradinional handcraft done by many. I learned it as a child and did stick with it for years. It's a great hobby for an introvert and I loved being creative with motives and colors. Good to know it's getting popular again!
I'm jealous, this sounds like something you'd need to learn young
@@lizzies9307its not too late to try, i think you should if it interests you :)
Mind boggling. Cannot comprehend, but much respect for her incredible talent. Beautiful. ♥️
My Sunday morning ritual: a cup of tea, in my new thrift store blue willow cup and saucer, joining Rajiv at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, antique shops or in his kitchen, learning new old things. Simply perfect. Thank you, Rajiv, for sharing your passion.
I had a wonderful teacher who taught me how to do this when I was about ten years old. She had the most beautiful hand writing as well. I met her after thirty years and she still remembered my name(!). Thank you ‘juf Lemstra’, you were one of the best.
Elena is such an expert and elequently explains everything. Here I thought lace is magically appears done by fairies :))
It always amazes me who could think this stuff up! Lace making… 🤯
Thank you for making this video 🙏🏼
I’ve always been curious!
Such a beautiful craft, thank you for showcasing it! I have just returned from Offida in Le Marche, Italy, with a couple of silver lace bracelets and what an honour it was to have watched the ladies make them!
Hi Rajiv. Thank u for sharing such wonderful things. I am not going to make lace but be assured that I have put into practice things that you showed for the running of a house. I am 71 and you showed me how to fold fitted sheets. 😂😂😂😂😂. Love you. Rosa. Uruguay😉
This is why a keep coming back to your channel. You do so much cool stuff bro. I imagine that even today if someone like Elena were to make lace for you by hand, especially the kind of lace collars and cuffs in the portraits it would still be crazy expensive.
Absolutely incredible. What an eye opener! Thank you, Rajiv.
This was special and I so admire the artisans that are keeping these old crafts alive. Thanks for taking us along on your visit to MOMA.
מקסים! הסרטונים שלך כאן ביוטיוב הם פשוט תענוג אמיתי. גם לצופה מתל אביב, ישראל. תודה. אני כותבת בעברית מתוך סקרנות לראות האם תהיה סקרן כדי לבדוק מה כתוב כאן. יש לי תחושה שאתה איש חוקר ולומד וזה יסקרן אותך. בהנחה שזה יעניין אותך....התגובות הבאות יהיו באנגלית, מבטיחה.😊
I have a music box doll that is a bobbin lace maker. I’m 65 and the doll was my mothers. The music she plays is “Three Coins in a Fountain” and I absolutely love her. It was so interesting to learn a little bit about the making of bobbin lace. I agree with an earlier commenter that it would have been nice to have had more close ups and perhaps even an overhead view while Rajiv and the lacemaker were demonstrating the art.
Great video.
Cookie indeed comes from "koekje" in Dutch and they mean 100% the same. "Koek" is cake, and "koekje" is "small cake", the addition "je" making things small (like "zus" is sister and "zusje" is little sister). In Dutch we use "koekje" but also the word "biscuitje", which means the same. The origin of "biscuitje" is French ("biscuit").
nou nee hoor, een koekje is een lekkere koek en kan van alles zijn maar een biscuit zijn die droge saaie 50 cent per pak koekjes zonder smaak
Only Rajiv could make such videos and keep us hooked to them. Quality content!
Thanks for showing us your baby steps. Sometimes adults lose sight of learning new things...we get comfortable and don't want to admit we don't know or are inexperienced. It's encouraging and comforting to see you enthusiastically pursuing new-to-you knowledge and skill
Rajiv, you’re adorable as always and so was this. Thank you. 🙌🏽✨
Thank you so much for making this video. I was always confused about how laces were hand made. I thought the threads were knotted. Now I see they're actually weaved not knotted. Thank you for that clarification.
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I am so grateful to have Rajiv's wonderful videos back on TH-cam. I wish him the greatest success with his own channel.
Dear Rajiv, I found your channel today and I want to thank you! I am now watching all of your videos and each and every one of them is inspiring my curiosity to learn new things and skills. I used to be an avid learner and highly curious person and would get as much joy from things like I see you do. And then I lost that joy to mundane and harder parts of life. And right now it feels as if a big missing piece of me is being revived with every video. Thank you!
Amazing Rajiv for bringing these almost lost arts to the world with at most appreciation. 🙏❤your genuine passion will take you higher and higher. 🙏
You're awesome bro I love how genuinely interested you are!
That was so great! Thanks. You are so good at explaining and respecting your instructor. Coming to New York City at the end of May and hoping to get to the Met. The paintings will mean so much more to me. Thanks again it was great. Cheers dan
Never thought I'd sit still for lace making. I love lace, I didn't know how detailed it was.
Rajiv is such an attentive and joyful learner!
This was so nice. Lately I have had opportunities to connect with elder women, and the disappearing art of lace making is something many lament. These videos appreciating and admiring craftsmanship are so important. Thanks Rajiv and crew. 🙏🏽
What a fun video! Thank you, Rajiv for sharing this. It's something that would be rare to experience. The lady is a wonderful instructor. She made it quite easy to understand that little portion of the pattern. I would enjoy learning to make lace.
Never thought that this is how lace is made. Thank you Rajiv.
Oh my gosh, Rajiv and Elena! This made me so happy
In 1969, I visited Chartres and can still remember the lacemakers sitting
outside the doors to the Cathedral. It was mezmerizing.
I admire this young lady so much for learning and perfecting the skills for this beautiful craft!
Lana was wonderful and I think you are kindred spirits with the love of beautiful handmade items!
Rajiv posts a video, and I am immediately taken to my happy place! 😊
Loved it! So magical how it all happens, but Elena made it look so simple. Great job Rajiv!
Are you kidding me. You are amazing. How you are able to do whatever you set your mind to. I love your videos.
I made an attempt at learning lace making and it is so hard without a teacher. This craft should be widely taught. It’s so beautiful!
Thank you for sharing this art. It’s very special. When I find old handmade lace, I snap it up.
This was fascinating! I noted and love your gorgeous lace edged linen pocket handkerchief. You’re right. It’s much more elegant than the colored squares that match the ties!
I absolutely love the two of you. What a wonderful collaboration.
Thank you for the lesson in patience and artestry of lace making. You, my friend, are one classy dude. Thank you Rajiv.
Fascinating. Rajiv, you always amaze. ❤
Oh my! THAT was Facinating! I've often seen all of those bobbins but couldn't imagine how one keeps track of them! Thank You for sharing!
I love trying to learn old and dying skills such as this. So thank you for making these kinds of videos.
Thank you for reminding me of my love for bobbin lace! So excited to see you do more soon!
So amazing! That's the reason that lace is so special. Thank you for sharing this art.
Love love lace! Another good one Rajiv! I have lace that I kept that was passed down from my mother and grandmother. I always felt it was something special about the pieces I have. Now I have a little more knowledge about lace. I understand why I refuse to get rid of it. Love the museum editions. Thank you Rajiv 🥰🙌🏽
This was so interesting! Recently lace making has become more shown in media and the whole history and process is fascinating. When Rajiv was listening to her explain the bobbin lace I felt the same way!
There's a group of bobbin lace makers in my area that demonstrate every year at the local fair.
Shout out your approximate area so any other folks in your area know there ARE lacemakers they can learn from !
@@m.maclellan7147 the fair is The Topsfield Fair in Massachusetts
@@frankieamsden7918 I am also in Massachusetts! Guess I will be planning on making sure I get there this year !
It's thrilling to find out what I will learn next from Rajiv. Today it's lace!
The timing of this video is crazy, I just got really interested in handmade lace, and how it’s done. There is so much work put into lace :0
Always so interesting! Fascinated greetings from Berlin
Rajiv is so brilliant! I admire his talent to find beauty and celebrate it.
This was the cross-over I hoped for! I hope Rajiv and Elena make more episodes together, this was amazing.
Yes to that Thom Browne bag, so dapper!
Watching you making lavender wands. I have been collecting lavender from gardens for many years. It never ceases to amaze me with the sight and scent of it.. love your videos.
I visited an island around Venice Italy that was known for lace making. It’s incredibly interesting, thanks for taking us along. Love all your videos ❤
Thanks for watching, Heidi!
Not like knitting, more like crochet. Or many crochet stiches in that you [usually] do the exact same stitches each row.
This is sooooo great to know there is an almost secret society of lace makers in the US and to see as an actual demo and not just a history lesson. As a textile artist and couture designer, I would luv to talk a class on lace from the MET. I'm calling tomorrow to ask if they do.