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!
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!
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.
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. 😅
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.
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").
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.
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! 😁
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 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
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.
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, 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❣
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.
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!
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❤
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!
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. 🧵🪡👍
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.
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!!!!
My grandmother's wedding dress was made by Spanish nuns who lived on Cuba. My grandmother was married to my grandfather in 1921. I wore the dress in 1989. I believe the lace at the neck, the sleeves, the hem, and in a rectangle in the front and the back was made of this lace. I had to wear a grosgrain slip to wear the dress. My Mom restored the dress for me. My uncle gave me the dress when my grandmother died. I hope you continue to make the lace. My sister tats and I make crochet lace. Have fun!
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 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.
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
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!
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.
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😉
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.
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 channel adds a wealth of richness to my life. In addition to all that you share with your strong story-telling skills and calm voice, and interest in beautiful things, the comments that others bring makes for a wonderful community of appreciation of all things lovely.
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. 🙏🏽
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.
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!
This might be my favorite video of yours so far. I cannot tell you how thrilling I found it to watch the bobbins moved... I felt like I could feel my neurons firing. THANK YOU for this video!!
The beauty of watching someone explain their niche artform and an amazing nerd that really represents all of us watching these videos ask the right questions to quench the thirst for knowledge and details
Another amazing video Rajiv - what a fascinating craft. I can't wait to see what you will be exploring and sharing with us next. Elena is the bomb diggity
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 ❤
I was just at the MET for the Karl Lagerfeld exhibit and one of the things I was most impressed with was the work with lace. It’s so delicate but can result in the most fantastical patterns. Great video
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.
Thanks for your interest in lace making and for trying, Rajiv! I am a lace maker in Germany and I like to watch videos about lace making from around the world. I think, I will look through your channel, I bet I'll find other interesting videos (albeit not about lace).
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 🥰🙌🏽
I got teary watching the joy of learning light up in Rajiv. Thanks for sharing the moment. Yes lacemaking is a wonderful craft to pursue. Thanks for your inspiring video. I will have to start back up and try to share this wonderfully meditative process with others.
I love your horse? bag! What a lovely soul Elena is :) Thanks for sharing. These are the things that makes me wish we lived a thousand lifetimes so we could try and master them all.
what a wonderful video. Rajiv asked some extremely astute questions which make it so much more informative. When I was in primary school (late 1940s) we were taken to a craft exhibition in the local library and on the stage were the old ladies making bobbin lace (my town was famous for its lacemaking) and I always wanted to do it. Somehow it never happened although I have done many other yarn and thread crafts.
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!
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!
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
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
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.
As an art librarian, i looooove this museum series 😍😍😍
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
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.
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! 🙂
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 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
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.
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, 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❣
You're so sweet! I love the Metropolitan Museum of Art and you! Thank you for honoring the ancient art of lace making! ✨️
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!
There is no fancy music, just them with their arts. We are expecting series of "Rajiv mastering lace" 🤩
In 1969, I visited Chartres and can still remember the lacemakers sitting
outside the doors to the Cathedral. It was mezmerizing.
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!
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❤
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!
Never thought I'd sit still for lace making. I love lace, I didn't know how detailed it was.
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.
🧵🪡👍
Immediately clicked. I think this is my favorite channel.
Rajiv-you’re a treasure! Thank you for bringing amazing content to the platform!
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.
I love what an enthusiastic and engaged student you are and your pursuit of experienced mentors 💙 I find it truly inspiring!!!
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!!!!
My grandmother's wedding dress was made by Spanish nuns who lived on Cuba. My grandmother was married to my grandfather in 1921. I wore the dress in 1989. I believe the lace at the neck, the sleeves, the hem, and in a rectangle in the front and the back was made of this lace. I had to wear a grosgrain slip to wear the dress. My Mom restored the dress for me. My uncle gave me the dress when my grandmother died. I hope you continue to make the lace. My sister tats and I make crochet lace. Have fun!
Elena is such an expert and elequently explains everything. Here I thought lace is magically appears done by fairies :))
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!
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.
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.
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 for sharing this art. It’s very special. When I find old handmade lace, I snap it up.
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!
Mind boggling. Cannot comprehend, but much respect for her incredible talent. Beautiful. ♥️
I admire this young lady so much for learning and perfecting the skills for this beautiful craft!
Never thought that this is how lace is made. Thank you Rajiv.
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.
You're awesome bro I love how genuinely interested you are!
Lana was wonderful and I think you are kindred spirits with the love of beautiful handmade items!
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😉
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!
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.
Only Rajiv could make such videos and keep us hooked to them. Quality content!
Thank you for reminding me of my love for bobbin lace! So excited to see you do more soon!
I love trying to learn old and dying skills such as this. So thank you for making these kinds of videos.
It's thrilling to find out what I will learn next from Rajiv. Today it's lace!
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
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
Wonderful. Thank you for taking on this lovely lace journey, Rajiv!
This channel adds a wealth of richness to my life. In addition to all that you share with your strong story-telling skills and calm voice, and interest in beautiful things, the comments that others bring makes for a wonderful community of appreciation of all things lovely.
Oh my gosh, Rajiv and Elena! This made me so happy
Are you kidding me. You are amazing. How you are able to do whatever you set your mind to. I love your videos.
Whoa. That was painful, exciting, and scary at the same time. Who knew I could feel so much watching lace making!?
Yes to that Thom Browne bag, so dapper!
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. 🙏🏽
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 !
Fascinating. Rajiv, you always amaze. ❤
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.
You're very special, Rajiv. Thank you for exploring and sharing the quiet skills and crafts.
That was completely mind bobbiling !
Wow! It's simply amazing.. I'll keep repeating this video a zillion times..
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 remember seeing her on tictok. Very cool. Rajiv’s fascination with crafting is infectious
I am so grateful to have Rajiv's wonderful videos back on RUclips. I wish him the greatest success with his own channel.
I love this museum series and enjoyed this video overall, but kept wanting to see more close-ups of the work, too!
Thanks for this demonstration. It's fascinating! The bobbins are beautiful, too.
Loved it! So magical how it all happens, but Elena made it look so simple. Great job Rajiv!
This might be my favorite video of yours so far. I cannot tell you how thrilling I found it to watch the bobbins moved... I felt like I could feel my neurons firing. THANK YOU for this video!!
Simply elegant. What an ART!
The beauty of watching someone explain their niche artform and an amazing nerd that really represents all of us watching these videos ask the right questions to quench the thirst for knowledge and details
My favorite video yet! ❤
So amazing! That's the reason that lace is so special. Thank you for sharing this art.
Another amazing video Rajiv - what a fascinating craft. I can't wait to see what you will be exploring and sharing with us next. Elena is the bomb diggity
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!
I was just at the MET for the Karl Lagerfeld exhibit and one of the things I was most impressed with was the work with lace. It’s so delicate but can result in the most fantastical patterns. Great video
Totally overwhelmed am I! you are amazing! The joie de vive!!!!
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.
Thanks for your interest in lace making and for trying, Rajiv! I am a lace maker in Germany and I like to watch videos about lace making from around the world. I think, I will look through your channel, I bet I'll find other interesting videos (albeit not about lace).
Amazing Rajiv for bringing these almost lost arts to the world with at most appreciation. 🙏❤your genuine passion will take you higher and higher. 🙏
Thank you so much for sharing this artistry with us. Always admired this craft.
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 🥰🙌🏽
I got teary watching the joy of learning light up in Rajiv. Thanks for sharing the moment. Yes lacemaking is a wonderful craft to pursue. Thanks for your inspiring video. I will have to start back up and try to share this wonderfully meditative process with others.
Wow, i loved this video! I didn't realize how complex lace is. Fascinating.
This is so amazing. I predict Rajiv will master lace making.
i never knew this is how lace is made. fascinating!
How brilliant was that! I feel as excited as Rajiv and want to order my first set of bobbins 😃
My grandmother used to Cochet lace, I have never seen it done this way before.
Thank you so much this was absolutely lovely!
I love your horse? bag!
What a lovely soul Elena is :) Thanks for sharing. These are the things that makes me wish we lived a thousand lifetimes so we could try and master them all.
what a wonderful video. Rajiv asked some extremely astute questions which make it so much more informative.
When I was in primary school (late 1940s) we were taken to a craft exhibition in the local library and on the stage were the old ladies making bobbin lace (my town was famous for its lacemaking) and I always wanted to do it. Somehow it never happened although I have done many other yarn and thread crafts.