[lace] Lace police
I was told some years ago, by someone who was in a position to know about these things, that the old East Midlands workers judged pairs by the weight. No they didn't get the scales out ;-) but took a bobbin in each hand hence they would be able to feel the similarity in weight. So the bobbins didn't have to be all the same - some heavier bobbins could have a smaller spangle and visa versa. It seems logical to me anyway. Diana in a cold windy Northamptonshire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Lace Police, chairs
I've got a nursing chair upstairs!! It originally belonged to my Mum and was used as a nursing chair!!! Maybe I shall just have to relocate it downstairs for use with my lace pillow and stand!!! Sue in a sunny East Yorkshire On 24 Apr 2015, at 08:27, Jane Wright wrote: Many years ago I was lucky enough to have a chair made for me. It is what I knew as a nursing chair, fairly low with a very straight back and no arms. Since I am fairly short, they adjusted the seat length - front to back - so that when I sit on it my back is firmly supported and my feet reach the floor. Ideal for a Honiton lace pillow. I had it covered in 'Imperial Blue Electrum' velvet. The name says it all, it is opulent! Wwhen I went to collect it I found that they had had it sitting in the show room for over a week as it was attracting so much attention. As I said I am very lucky and I luxuriate in it every time I make lace. Sigh. Jane Regarding Lacemakers chairs - once some years ago, Helen and I went demonstrating at an Historic House here in Melbourne, and they seated us by a window (great light!), and sat us in Victorian Ladies chairs - so they called them. They were the Best chairs I have had to sit and make lace - very low, with a circular seat, and the back wrapped about half way around the seat, so you sat back and the back rest wrapped around you. Being low, your knees were up, - just right for resting your pillow on!! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Lace Police, chairs
Many years ago I was lucky enough to have a chair made for me. It is what I knew as a nursing chair, fairly low with a very straight back and no arms. Since I am fairly short, they adjusted the seat length - front to back - so that when I sit on it my back is firmly supported and my feet reach the floor. Ideal for a Honiton lace pillow. I had it covered in 'Imperial Blue Electrum' velvet. The name says it all, it is opulent! Wwhen I went to collect it I found that they had had it sitting in the show room for over a week as it was attracting so much attention. As I said I am very lucky and I luxuriate in it every time I make lace. Sigh. Jane Regarding Lacemakers chairs - once some years ago, Helen and I went demonstrating at an Historic House here in Melbourne, and they seated us by a window (great light!), and sat us in Victorian Ladies chairs - so they called them. They were the Best chairs I have had to sit and make lace - very low, with a circular seat, and the back wrapped about half way around the seat, so you sat back and the back rest wrapped around you. Being low, your knees were up, - just right for resting your pillow on!! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Lace Police
No need to apologise Corinne, it could have been any of us. On 23 Apr 2015, at 08:31, corinne Sorry it was on my pillow Maureen when I was with Alex on Monday. The bobbin was made by Stuart Johnson as a special order. I suspect I might have been involved, although it wasn't on my pillow last week when Alex saw it. When a group of us go on lace courses we save the silly sayings and have a bobbin made. I have several different ones now, adds to the fun. I would guess that Stuart Johnson, Winslow Bobbins or Margaret Wall would have made them. But any of them will make bobbins to order. Linda Walton wrote: On 22/04/2015 07:47, Alex Stillwell wrote: [snip]Incidentally just last week I caught one of my students using a bobbin with the inscription YOU CAN FUDGE IT AS LONG AS TEACHER DOESN T SEE. Guess where she heard that? I must get one.[snip] Wow ! I want one like that, too. When you find out the source, please let us all know. Linda (in High Wycombe, Maureen E Yorks - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lace Police, chairs
.sit up straight, look down her nose and state firmly that it took time and effort to work out how to get the effect she wanted. I love that answer, Alex. It is Great!! I love your attitude!!! There should be more of it!! :)_ But then, I was always a bit of a Rebel!! :) Regarding Lacemakers chairs - once some years ago, Helen and I went demonstrating at an Historic House here in Melbourne, and they seated us by a window (great light!), and sat us in Victorian Ladies chairs - so they called them. They were the Best chairs I have had to sit and make lace - very low, with a circular seat, and the back wrapped about half way around the seat, so you sat back and the back rest wrapped around you. Being low, your knees were up, - just right for resting your pillow on!! They watched me Very Carefully, when I went home, :) - to make sure I was not carrying one of the chairs with me :) I could quite happily sat there forever in those chairs. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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On 22/04/2015 07:47, Alex Stillwell wrote: [snip]Incidentally just last week I caught one of my students using a bobbin with the inscription YOU CAN FUDGE IT AS LONG AS TEACHER DOESN T SEE. Guess where she heard that? I must get one.[snip] Wow ! I want one like that, too. When you find out the source, please let us all know. Linda (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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Me too.All you need to do is take a plain Birch bobbin, inscribe it with the words with a fine marking pen, and then give it a couple of coats of clear nail lacquer.I have a couple that say So much thread, so little time I made myself, as well as a couple to commemorate workshops. Stick on nail transfers make good decorations with a coat of nail polish, too. Noelene at The Angle noel...@lafferty.com.au [snip]Incidentally just last week I caught one of my students using a bobbin with the inscription YOU CAN FUDGE IT AS LONG AS TEACHER DOESN T SEE. Guess where she heard that? I must get one.[snip] Wow ! I want one like that, too. When you find out the source, please let us all know. Linda (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Lace Police
I suspect I might have been involved, although it wasn't on my pillow last week when Alex saw it. When a group of us go on lace courses we save the silly sayings and have a bobbin made. I have several different ones now, adds to the fun. I would guess that Stuart Johnson, Winslow Bobbins or Margaret Wall would have made them. But any of them will make bobbins to order. Linda Walton wrote: On 22/04/2015 07:47, Alex Stillwell wrote: [snip]Incidentally just last week I caught one of my students using a bobbin with the inscription YOU CAN FUDGE IT AS LONG AS TEACHER DOESN T SEE. Guess where she heard that? I must get one.[snip] Wow ! I want one like that, too. When you find out the source, please let us all know. Linda (in High Wycombe, Maureen E Yorks UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lace Police
Hi Arachnids I teach traditional techniques (note the word traditional, not correct) and encourage my students to experiment with alternative techniques, including anything they think may improve their lace. My second rule of lacemaking is Your lace must be beautiful. I also recommend that if someone criticises her technique she should sit up straight, look down her nose and state firmly that it took time and effort to work out how to get the effect she wanted (even if it was a mistake in the first place). You would be surprised how many have come back to me saying it works. Incidentally just last week I caught one of my students using a bobbin with the inscription YOU CAN FUDGE IT AS LONG AS TEACHER DOESN T SEE. Guess where she heard that? I must get one. Happy lacemaking. Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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Greetings to One and All! I LOVE the poem! Who wrote it? And may I share the poem with some of my lace making friends. I've come in contact with a few of those, lace police that is. And before the list police contact me about deleting the previous message...yahoo won't let me do it this time. Hugs, Susie Rose  My stores: https://www.zibbet.com/SusieRoseDesigns https://www.zibbet.com/MountainRoseFoods https://SusieRose.Blujay.com Group: ufo12fo...@yahoogroups.com Blog: http://fiberismybag.wordpress.com From: Noelene Lafferty noel...@lafferty.com.au To: 'Lace Arachne' lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 2:54 AM Subject: [lace] Lace Police Will this do? The world is full of rules and laws Controlling all we do. We must do this, we can't do that Our freedoms are so few. But when it comes to making lace There's guidelines there, not laws. We don't need fussy Lace Police You can't do that, because . So if you make your lace for joy Just pleasure in the making Then thumb your nose at Lace Police It's not YOUR rules you're breaking. Noelene at The Angle noel...@lafferty.com.au www.lacegumnuts.com https://www.flickr.com/groups/lacegumnuts/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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Hi fellow Arachnids, Another lovely poem from Noelene and very much to the point. Thank you. Happy lace making, Joepie, in sunny but still chilly (a glorious day really!) East Sussex, UK. From: Noelene Lafferty Sent: âMondayâ, â20â âAprilâ â2015 â11â:â07 To: Lace Arachne Will this do? The world is full of rules and laws Controlling all we do. We must do this, we can't do that Our freedoms are so few. But when it comes to making lace There's guidelines there, not laws. We don't need fussy Lace Police You can't do that, because . So if you make your lace for joy Just pleasure in the making Then thumb your nose at Lace Police It's not YOUR rules you're breaking. Noelene at The Angle noel...@lafferty.com.au www.lacegumnuts.com https://www.flickr.com/groups/lacegumnuts/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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Brilliant as always and is it right of course. We know there are various lacemakers belonging to organisations for those who really enjoy learning every one of the rules and can make every stitch how it should be made. It is beautiful to see, but there are many of us out here who love making lace, and get and give pleasure out of all the little gifts we make for our friends and families most of us do our best but can not do more. As always I love the humour in your poems and envy your gift for poetry. Keep up the good work to all of us out there. Sue T Dorset UK Will this do? The world is full of rules and laws Controlling all we do. We must do this, we can't do that Our freedoms are so few. But when it comes to making lace There's guidelines there, not laws. We don't need fussy Lace Police You can't do that, because . So if you make your lace for joy Just pleasure in the making Then thumb your nose at Lace Police It's not YOUR rules you're breaking. Noelene at The Angle - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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I've made some wordles - word art from the phrases we used yesterday and they are available on my website to download. http://thelacebee.weebly.com/arachne.html go to the acrachne page and scroll down to the bottom, click on the image you like to get the full size and then right hand click the mouse button and save the one you like. Feel free to use them on anything you like L Kind Regards Liz Baker - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Lace Police
I've made some wordles - word art from the phrases we used yesterday and they are available on my website to download. http://thelacebee.weebly.com/arachne.html go to the acrachne page and scroll down to the bottom, click on the image you like to get the full size and then right hand click the mouse button and save the one you like. Feel free to use them on anything you like L Kind Regards Liz Baker To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] (Lace) Lace Police
Noelene The poem is lovely as always. Daphne Martin Norfolk UK Sent from my IPad - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lace Police
Will this do? The world is full of rules and laws Controlling all we do. We must do this, we can't do that Our freedoms are so few. But when it comes to making lace There's guidelines there, not laws. We don't need fussy Lace Police You can't do that, because . So if you make your lace for joy Just pleasure in the making Then thumb your nose at Lace Police It's not YOUR rules you're breaking. Noelene at The Angle noel...@lafferty.com.au www.lacegumnuts.com https://www.flickr.com/groups/lacegumnuts/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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These are fun and would make lovely greeting cards for lacemakers. From: The Lace Bee I've made some wordles - word art from the phrases we used yesterday and they are available on my website to download. http://thelacebee.weebly.com/arachne.html go to the acrachne page and scroll down to the bottom, click on the image you like to get the full size and then right hand click the mouse button and save the one you like. Feel free to use them on anything you like Kind Regards Liz Baker To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Lace Police
These are fun and would make lovely greeting cards for lacemakers. From: The Lace Bee I've made some wordles - word art from the phrases we used yesterday and they are available on my website to download. http://thelacebee.weebly.com/arachne.html go to the acrachne page and scroll down to the bottom, click on the image you like to get the full size and then right hand click the mouse button and save the one you like. Feel free to use them on anything you like Kind Regards Liz Baker - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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These are SO great..NEVER could I think of doing this! I, also, thank you for sharing, These will be fun to use. Happy lacing BarbE On Apr 20, 2015, at 7:46 AM, The Lace Bee thelace...@btinternet.com wrote: I've made some wordles - word art from the phrases we used yesterday and they are available on my website to download. http://thelacebee.weebly.com/arachne.html go to the acrachne page and scroll down to the bottom, click on the image you like to get the full size and then right hand click the mouse button and save the one you like. Feel free to use them on anything you like L Kind Regards Liz Baker - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Lace Police
These are SO great..NEVER could I think of doing this! I, also, thank you for sharing, These will be fun to use. Happy lacing BarbE On Apr 20, 2015, at 7:46 AM, The Lace Bee thelace...@btinternet.com wrote: I've made some wordles - word art from the phrases we used yesterday and they are available on my website to download. http://thelacebee.weebly.com/arachne.html go to the acrachne page and scroll down to the bottom, click on the image you like to get the full size and then right hand click the mouse button and save the one you like. Feel free to use them on anything you like L Kind Regards Liz Baker - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] (Lace) Lace Police
Can I add Lace Snobs to the No Lace Police?? Lacemaking is for the enjoyment, not to have lacemakers sneering that you are doing Torchon!! I rest my case. Good for you Jean, that you make lace by holding the spangles on the bobbins. After nearly losing my life two years ago and having a pacemaker installed. I have finally come back to my lace. It has taken three months of slowly does it,but I am there. Daphne Martin Norfolk UK Sent from my IPad - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lace Police
After all,there are no lace police I'd like to put that on a pin cushion on my pillow on my cover cloth to remind those who think they are lace police! LOL Liz in Missouri, USA where it is cool, windy and damp. I love days like this because it makes me want to cozy up somewhere with a good book. I'll probably do some spring cleaning first and maybe start a small lace project. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lace Police
not good enough to take a workshop - Isn't this what workshops are for -- to improve one's skills, and learn something new? Thought Police should be a banned group!! :) I am a bit Radical, so they have a 'field day' with me!!! One or two of them have given up on me, - so I consider that a win for me - and other like-minded lacemakers!!! :)) Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, where it is a pleasantly warm, sunny day! (but where is the rain?) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
