Re: [lace] Please Share Lace Experiences and Questions

Jeri, Thank you for this posting. I am not as interested in lace history as some others are, but I always read your postings because I may learn something new. (I don't always get you postings because of the usual email problems.) Helene Ulrich - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Ipswich Lace pillow

Thanks Karen for posting this URL - I had lost any previous messages that had this link. What fun I had looking at the photos! If you haven’t tried the link yet - they are high definition photos. Click on the photo so that it fills the page, and then you can zoom in so close you can see the

[lace] Ipswich Lace bobbin

Hello again after a long time! Smile. I just would like to let you good folks know that despite many efforts via the USA over the years I do not have a genuine "antique" Ipswich bobbin. A few pictures of such a bobbin would suffice for my purposes, especially showing the "hollow" nature of it,

[lace] Ipswich Lace pillow

Dear Ann, I think two Ipswich, Massachusetts lace pillow entries are mixed here. Jeri wrote about her very interesting pillow under Ipswich style pillow. Under the Bucks Point discussion I gave a link to the one with the tag, which is in the Smithsonian Museum collection in Washington, DC, USA.

[lace] RE: Christmas Lace

Oh dear. Should I admit to this? But I'm making an effort not to lurk . I've just cleared away my pillows, bags of bobbins, tins of threads, books, designs and everything else as my lace work table is needed for the annual Christmas jigsaw puzzle fest! I've still got one pillow out, but

Re: [lace] Ipswich pillow

Here's a tiny URL. May work better: https://tinyurl.com/ydhazdp7 On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 5:32 PM, Lorelei Halley wrote: > Here is a direct link to the article and photos. It is a long url, and you > will have to paste it together. > - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Ipswich pillow

Here's an easier link to this Ipswich style pillow in Jeri's collection which I hope will work fine Sue suebabbs...@gmail.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

[lace] Ipswich pillow

Here is a direct link to the article and photos. It is a long url, and you will have to paste it together. http://api.ning.com/files/dsLPsteu3YwIHRdbk4JpFXXwvn2aELu9broqmoU5sYRNCckoBj A0KeuVOjaJBGf1CMmyvx3GVS24aqvFL*urmZz2C0gcHCib/JeriAmesIpswichPillow.pdf Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] Ipswich style pillow

I didn’t receive any replies to my question so I will try again. I can read the first few lines of the tag. (She lived to be over 90 and worked on this pillow the day she died) I can’t decipher the rest but would like to know. Ann UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

Re: [lace] Christmas Lace

Hi Janice, I am watching the terrible fires in your area on TV and reallly hope that you and your family are safe. I also hope that the fire can be extinguished as soon as possible. I have seen the patterns in your web site. Thank you very much for sharing. I especially like the Halloween Cat.

[lace] Re: Ipswich Pillow Article - permission to share

Dear Jill,   All will join me in wishing you a speedy recovery.  Please be up and dancing around your lace pillow before the holiday partying starts.   It is well-known, that I will share what I write and publish with Arachne.  This does not pose a problem to the newsletter editor of the New

[lace] Please Share Lace Experiences and Questions

  We all know lace experts who keep secrets.  That is not my ethic, or how I wish to be remembered.     The greatest gift we could receive this holiday season is to be reading something silent Arachne subscribers have to share about lace.     Please.  There is a need for the types of lace

RE: [lace] Christmas Lace

Lovely patterns; THANK YOU JANICE FOR SHARING SO GENEROUSLY WITH US ALL. Joepie, East Sussex, UK, where we have just had a beautifully bright, but cold day. Greetings of the Season to Everyone, Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all mankind. From: Janice Blair Sent:

Re: [lace] NT Santina levey article

Dear Amanda, Thank you so much for sharing this link! I’m a new member and very grateful to have access to the rich knowledge shared by Jeri. I look forward to more! Best, Elena Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 8, 2017, at 09:24, Amanda Richards > wrote: > >

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I sincerely apologize to all for my hasty and inappropriate behavior. Thank you for your understanding. Let's make lace. Hugs, Lin and the Mali - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

[lace] NT Santina levey article

For those who have not found the article if you go to https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/art-and-collection-resources and scroll down the page to the Arts, Buildings and Collections Bulletins it is in the latest one. You can down load it to read at you leisure. You can also subscribe to

Re: [lace] Mechlin lace

Hi Alex, Were the Binche and Valenciennes prickings burnt also? Nancy On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 5:01 AM, Alex Stillwell wrote: > Thank you Devon. Interesting not only to see the lace but the pricking it > was > made on. There are very few Mechlin prickings available,

Re: [lace] Ipswich lace

Hi Daphne, Are you thinking Ipswich UK? We haven't been clear, but we're talking about lace made in Ipswich Massachusetts. Nancy Connecticut, USA On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 5:52 AM, Daphne Martin wrote: > Hello > Nicky Townsend has written a book on this lace. She has done a

[lace] Ipswich lace

Hello Nicky Townsend has written a book on this lace. She has done a brilliant job by showing pictures,diagrams etc. Nicky researched this lace,as can be seen in her book Suffolk Lace. Daphne Norwich Uk. Sent from my IPad - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

[lace] Re: Bucks prickings

Thank you Karen, exactly what I have been looking for. Alex From: Karen Thompson Sent: Thursday, December 7, 2017 4:03 PM To: Alex Stillwell Subject: Re: Bucks prickings Alex, The lace in the photos is 1.5 cm wide. With the extra row of holes it can be made 3.5 cm wide. Let me know if you want

[lace] Mechlin lace

Thank you Devon. Interesting not only to see the lace but the pricking it was made on. There are very few Mechlin prickings available, most were burnt, when no longer used, so that they could not be copied. Blow the dust Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

RE: [lace] Ipswich pillow

Thank you Lorelei for the link and thank you Jeri for sharing this with us all. 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:

RE: [lace] Christmas Lace

Thank you Janice for sharing your patterns with us. Maureen E Yorks UK Where it is sunny but cold this morning. No snow yet though. - 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

Re: [lace] Bucks point - on Ipswich-style Pillow at Smithsonian

Thank you Jeri for the link. Very clear pictures. I could only read the first few lines on the tag though. Couldn’t decipher the rest. Ann UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to