Can I add my voice and also thank Jean and David for what has always been a
wonderful site
Many thanks for all you have done
Robin from canberra
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All,
I have noticed the latest posts about traveling in England and it
reminded me it isn't too early to ask my questions.
In mid September 2017 I will be on a tour (with beaders) and have at
least one free day to visit museums or other places in Prague that is
not on the scheduled tour. Anyone
Someone provided the link over a month ago if not longer. I remember
taking a look at it.
Cindy in Very Cold Virginia.
Subject: Re: [lace] Lace at Amsterdam Festival of Light
Dramatic! It is surprising that we were not told about this lace by
our
friends in Amsterdam. Thank you so much
Thank you, Jean & David for all the work you have done with the Guild web
site. It is always a pleasure to go there, and be able to navigate all its
pages so easily.
Whoever takes over has very big shoes to fill.
Enjoy your "retirement"!!!
Liz in Melbourne, Oz
lizl...@bigpond.com
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All my experience with pincushions is for sewing.
For that, I switched to a magnetic pin dish decades ago, but
magnets wouldn't do at all for lace: you can't pin a dish
to a pillow, the delicate pins would be damaged when the
magnet grabbed them and jammed them in with the others,
brass pins
Hi fellow Arachnids,
Although I agree with Sally on several points, I.e. that Mary Niven did a
wonderful job of designing as well as providing us with a useful book at a time
when there were not as many books available as there are now. Also, that we
should always acknowledge designers and
Wow! What a gorgeous dress! The colors are so bright! It really gives you an
idea of how beautiful those gowns were when they were first worn. Does anyone
have any idea what the gold edge on the lace was?
Liz R
Raleigh, NC, USA
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The lady owner was really not interested in the gown which was probably its
saviour. Though not stored in perfect conditions it had survived very well.
The textile was superb - a real treat as I love that period. I was longing to
get a closer look at the lace but what could be see was not very
Dear lacers,
I receive the Arachne list in digest format and saw several posts about an
edging with cats. One person said there was a working diagram but no photo.
There is a photo of this, worked by the late Bart Elwell of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, here:
http://lacemakersoklahoma.weebly.com/photos.html
Could I add a couple to Jeri's list:
Honiton, which of course shows Honiton lace - but most of it of much higher
quality than the Honiton in other collections. It's not that far from Bath.
The Bowes Museum has an excellent collection of high quality lace in the
Blackborne collection. Its website
BBC Antiques Road Show Find
May we have some feedback, please? Otherwise, why should anyone continue
posting lace news here?
Anyone interested in how lace was used to add extra refinement to an 18th
century sack back gown will appreciate this. Painted silk is encountered
in
Good morning
Please find details of Wolds Lacemakers up and coming meeting.
ORGANISATION:Wolds Lacemakers
EVENT: Lace Meeting
Do your Own Thing
A chance to work on your own project and help is
at hand if you want it or to finish an item
Thanks to David and Jean for all the work they put in to the Lace Guild web
site over the years. It was very easy to navigate and thanks especially for
the Advent Calendar competition each year, which obviously took a lot of
effort to compile.
Hope that whoever takes over manages to match the
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