[lace] Jeri Ames

2020-04-01 Thread Janis Savage
I have been trying to contact Jeri Ames for a month or more now with no success. I have used her aol address and her gmail address but no answer. Does anyone know if she is ok? Janis Savage in South Africa where the whole country is on lockdown due to the corona virus. - To unsubscribe send

Re: [lace] Bedfordshire lace

2019-01-25 Thread Janis Savage
Cotona 30) or find another 'sewing cotton' of the same thickness, possibly using Brenda Paternoster's charts in her book on Threads. Janis Savage in South Africa, where it has been almost too hot to make lace recently (up to 36 C), but today seems to be a little cooler

[lace] Mid-year bookmark exchange

2018-10-10 Thread Janis Savage
is superb. the photo on your file does not do it justice. I am very pleased with it. I did not join the christmas exchange this year due to the postal problems and getting my lace act together again. I hope to participate next year again. Greetings from Janis Savage in Honeydew, South Africa where

[lace] Footside on left or right?

2017-12-11 Thread Janis Savage
to make up these designs was to change the side of the footside. I hope that this makes sense and if anyone has problems with my theory I am willing to listen. Lace greetings from Janis in South Africa where the sun is shining again today after some serious rain in the past week. - To unsubscribe

Re: [lace] Jeri's Narratives

2017-12-07 Thread Janis Savage
What is this all about? As a lacemaker who is not interested in other people's arguments I don't even want to read about it. Please Avital, censor all this badmouthing so we can all get back to the friendly group that this has always been. Janis in South Africa

[lace] Christmas exchange

2017-12-01 Thread Janis Savage
on a Christmas card for you now, you may just about receive it in time for the festive season. Greetings from Janis Savage in South Africa - 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] On the Banks of the Ouse

2017-11-04 Thread Janis Savage
Bedford for 8 years and used to take my children to feed the swans on the River Ouse in Bedford Janis in South Africa - 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

RE: [lace] Victoria

2017-09-27 Thread Janis Savage
Thanks Bev. A nice article but no mention of the Honiton lace for her wedding dress, made by the villagers of Beer. Hello Janis and everyone Not sure if this will answer your question, but there is a nice write-up here about the TV Victoria's costumes: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people

[lace] Victoria

2017-09-26 Thread Janis Savage
is antique or was it especially made for the series? Did any of our UK spiders take part? Greetings from Janis in South Africa [https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png] Virus-free. www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email_source=li nk_campaign=

RE: [lace] Twelve years is a long time

2017-09-12 Thread Janis Savage
So sad to see a much loved organization fall apart. You will be very much missed. Janis in South Africa -Original Message- Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 1:14 PM Since then I have tried to 'pay it forward' as often as possible, in as many ways as I can - but the time has come for me

[lace] Bookmark arrived

2017-06-21 Thread Janis Savage
A beautiful bookmark from Jenny Brandis has finally arrived along with the pricking and instructions. Thank you Jenny. It is lovely and I also love it's name of 'Star Light, Star Bright bookmark. I will think of you always when I use it. Lace greetings from Janis Savage in South Africa

[lace] Apologies

2017-06-18 Thread Janis Savage
So sorry to all. I forgot to crop my message. Janis Savage - 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] About OUR Exhibition of 1998

2017-06-18 Thread Janis Savage
children clubbed together and got me a start-up kit to get online. Lace greetings from Janis Savage in South Africa (where the postal system has still not delivered my much anticipated bookmark) Subject: [lace] About OUR Exhibition of 1998 Dear Friends, Today I

Re: [lace] Rauma lace,

2017-05-04 Thread Janis Savage
off the end of the old and beginning of the new threads later when no tension will pull on it. If your plait is tensioned nice and tight, the join will not show and it will be held very firmly. I hope this helps Janis in Honeydew, South Africa Hello All

Re: [lace] Our local 15 minutes of fame

2017-03-23 Thread Janis Savage
What a lovely article. I do hope that you get some new members to join your group of lovely ladies. Janis in Honeydew, South Africa Allow me to share the marvelous article that just came out in our local newspaper about our Guild, the Oregon Trail Lacemakers. We have been an IOLI charter member

Re: [lace] Lace in India - Sulachona

2017-03-12 Thread Janis Savage
I can almost remember seeing a picture of this fan on a facebook page some years ago. It was absolutely stunning. I don't know if I could find this picture again. Maybe someone else can find this picture. I did share it with friends at the time on my facebook page. Janis in South Africa

[lace] Re Lace in India

2017-03-08 Thread Janis Savage
. Louis and Rhoda have not been back since, but if anyone is planning a trip to India thee may still be some lacemakers there in the southern tip and Mrs Mendez shop might be run by her son now. Good luck in your search Janis Savage in South Africa where autumn is approaching. - To unsubscribe send

[lace] The Young Englishwoman

2017-02-28 Thread Janis Savage
I have just received Lace No. 165 and on browsing through it, I read Gwynnedd Roberts article on Lace in Fashion - 1874. Quite by chance I have just finished reading The biography on Mrs Isabella Beeton, of Mrs Beetons Book of Household Management fame. Mrs Beeton and her husband Sam went on to

Re: [lace] Finnish lace

2017-02-05 Thread Janis Savage
well-known so that you can include Eeva-Liisa Kortelahti's lace as well. Good luck with the project. Janis in South Africa where the summer weather is fabulous - -- Hello All! Today I'm seeking advice to fi

Re: [lace] Lace on my window

2017-01-23 Thread Janis Savage
How beautiful Antjie! I have downloaded the file for future reference. I have seen some of the prickings before but have not tried any. Now I feel inspired. One of my dreams is to attend one of the big Spanish lace days with hundreds of lacemakers. Janis in South Africa

[lace] Amsterdam Festival of Light

2017-01-08 Thread Janis Savage
Thanks to a link on Facebook I have just been looking at the winning entry in the 2016/17 Festival of Light in Amsterdam. It is a 12m x 6.8m piece of lace suspended over one of the canals in Amsterdam. They had to make the design in crochet to give it strength but it looks quite authentic in the

[lace] Quiet list has woken up

2016-10-16 Thread Janis Savage
days and the reporter from the local newspaper came to take pics and interview the organisers, so we hope to be in next week's edition. When I get some pictures back from our photographer I will put them on our website and tell you where to find them. Lace greetings from Janis in South Africa

[lace] List is quiet

2016-10-13 Thread Janis Savage
Is the list very quit or have I somehow removed myself from it by mistake? The last message I had was on 8th October. Janis in South Africa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera

[lace] Re: restoring bobbins

2016-10-06 Thread Janis Savage
Well said Alex! Hang the washing, let's make lace - I consider my bobbins as tools of my trade, as they were originally meant to be. I have no interest in the resale value of my

[lace] Apologies

2016-10-03 Thread Janis Savage
So sorry to all, I was so eager to put my thoughts down that I forgot to trim the post. I will try to remember next time. Janis in South Africa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera

Re: [lace] restoration of antique lace bobbins?

2016-10-03 Thread Janis Savage
by using an antique bobbin, I think that it brings it back to life and it is usually very difficult to work with a broken bobbin. Thanks for all the work you do on the history of our tools. Janis in South Africa From: owner-l...@arachne.com <owne

[lace] Re: 2016 Arachne Christmas Card Exchange.

2016-08-29 Thread Janis Savage
but to anywhere in the world. I am busy at the moment finishing off a few projects as it is exhibition year this year, for the embroidery guild as well as the lace guild. You already know my postal address and email. Lace Greetings from Janis Savage From: owner-l

Re: [lace] Survey Request

2016-07-30 Thread Janis Savage
Hi Helen I am 1B and 2B Janis in South Africa <http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/> [https://farm1.staticflickr.com/3/5118236_94f976f34e_b.jpg][https://farm1.sta ticflickr.com/3/5118236_94f976f34e_b.jpg]<https://www.flickr.com/photos/gommi t/5118236/> - To unsubscrib

[lace] Buying Lace as Art

2016-07-24 Thread Janis Savage
(plus a basic instruction book) to one of these places for people to try it out? We do not have such places in South Africa, as far as I know, but I think they are a great idea. Janis Savage in South Africa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

[lace] Bookmark received

2016-07-19 Thread Janis Savage
don't have to. As I told you before, I will treasure this bookmark and use it to replace the one I lost to the second-hand book shop. Many thanks from Janis in a chilly Honeydew, South Africa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

[lace] Re: Lacemakers in Oklahoma

2016-06-26 Thread Janis Savage
Hi Sally Thank you so much for this information. This list is such a mine of information with such helpful members. I have forwarded this on to Roselyn and hope that she will be able to get in touch with the lacemakers there and maybe even take part in the Idrija course. Many thanks from Janis

Re: [lace] Knipling's Festival in Tonder

2016-06-24 Thread Janis Savage
Thank you Carolina I have just spent a very happy half hour looking at the fashion show in Tonder and then the Spanish Lace Day in Barcelona and then your creations in lace. How I wish I could create so much. Congratulations on all your work. Janis Savage in South Africa

[lace] Tulsa Oklahoma

2016-06-23 Thread Janis Savage
can tell us all about it when she returns. Many thanks from Janis in South Africa where winter is definitely here. - 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

[lace] Thank you

2016-06-03 Thread Janis Savage
also to Arachne. You are my "go to" place when I have questions that need to be answered. There is always someone who has the answer I need and at the tip of Africa here, we do not feel so far away. Thanks all. Janis Savage - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containin

Re: [lace] just finished

2016-05-19 Thread Janis Savage
I did not receive your original message, Frauke, but picked it up on the responses. That is very clever and shows that we can get inspiration from anywhere. thanks for sharing it. Janis in Honeydew, South Africa > On 19 May 2016, at 08:23, Frauke Lorenz <fraukelor...@web.de> wrote:

Re: [lace] Re: Lori Howe

2016-04-30 Thread Janis Savage
Oh dear. Another special lacemaker lost to us all. I do hope that her Lace Fairy website will stay where it is. I often looked at it for information on different laces and alway told a new lacer to look on the Lace Fairy site for inspiration. My condolences to her family and friends Janis

Re: [lace] RIP Catherine Linda Walton

2016-04-13 Thread Janis Savage
So sorry to hear of your loss and the loss of another lacemaker with all her invaluable knowledge. She will be missed by all. Condolences from Janis in South Africa On 4/13/2016 10:01 AM, Linda Walton wrote: > This is to let you all know that Linda Walton, a member of this group > and m

Re: [lace] lace: Sara Hadley

2016-04-11 Thread Janis Savage
to Prince Henry of Battenberg.' It is not clear in this article whether it was called Battenberg before this time. Maybe her sister invented it but Sarah made it popular and gave it a name by winning the first prize. Janis Savage in South Africa where autumn is definitely here now. On 4/11

Re: [lace] RIP: Eeva Talts (1944 - 2016)

2016-03-30 Thread Janis Savage
It is always sad to lose a lacemaking friend, especially one as accomplished as Eeva. May she always be remembered. Janis Savage in South Africa where the first hint of autumn is in the air. On 3/29/2016 9:47 AM, pene piip wrote: > Sad news: Estonian lacemaker Eeva Talts has died at the

Re: [lace] Lace Article in New Mexico

2016-03-14 Thread Janis Savage
it is convenient for me I will change my subscribing address and dump Hotmail. Janis in South Africa where we had the hottest summer since records began. Fortunately autumn is on it's way now. On 3/14/2016 4:57 AM, Amanda Babcock Furrow wrote: > That is almost certainly because the original email ab

Re: [lace] Sukanec za Klekljanje thread for Idrija lace

2015-08-14 Thread Janis
Thank you for the info Brenda. Is it still a nice thread for la On 2015/08/14 10:52 AM, Brenda Paternoster wrote:orth buying? It is so difficult to know what is good to buy when we are so far away. Janis in South Africa Coats/Anchor Lace thread was supposedly a replacement foce or not wr

Re: [lace] Sukanec za Klekljanje thread for Idrija lace

2015-08-13 Thread Janis
Is this the thread which is now being sold as Anchor Lace Thread? Janis in South Africa On 2015/08/12 03:47 PM, Susan wrote: Thank you Kathleen! I had searched under every word listed on the label but didn't find it so now I've made a note in my book. At IOLI, I attended Allie Marguccio's

Re: [lace] UK book help

2015-07-21 Thread Janis
but the lacemakers here were spoiled by the 2 of them for many years. Greetings from Janis Savage in Honeydew, Gauteng, South Africa where we are having a mostly mild winter now. On 2015/07/21 02:25 PM, David C COLLYER wrote: Dear Friends, Recently my older sister returned from a trip to the UK

[lace] Ma's Lace

2015-07-04 Thread Janis
to hear it. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear this talk on lace when we are so far away from the centres of lace in Europe and we all felt so privileged. Janis in South Africa, about to go to bed and dream about being able to make such amazing lace. Janis Savage t/a The Lace

Re: [lace] June 21 International Lace Day

2015-06-18 Thread Janis
and where we are invited to. As for an International lacemaking day, Spring and Augumn would definitely be preferred, when it is neither too hot or too cold. Janis Savage from Honeydew, Johannesburg Arachne is an international group. My messages of June 15 and 16 have acknowledged

Re: [lace] picot problems

2015-05-28 Thread Janis
am asked I can give a well informed answer. There is always something new to learn about making lace. Janis in South Africa Where winter has not quite arrived yet. On 2015/05/28 08:21 AM, Alex Stillwell wrote: You mentioned that the problem was the right side picots and, as Lyn passed

[lace] Re: Cynthia Voysey

2015-05-25 Thread Janis
memory alive. Janis in South Africa where we are having warm and sunny autumn days -- Janis Savage t/a The Lace Place, P O Box 2126, Honeydew, 2040, South Africa www.thelaceplace.co.za blog: a lacemakers blog - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] Arachne Commems

2015-03-26 Thread Janis
Thanks for all your hard work on our account. I will probably buy a bobbin too. Regards from Janis Savage in South Africa On 2015/03/26 08:17 AM, The Lace Bee wrote: Like Cindy, I too must have missed something as I would also be interested in a bobbin. However at this time Im barely reading

Re: [lace] lace photo on Arachne photo album

2015-02-21 Thread Janis Savage
Great work and a very interesting puzzle. Did you make it in gold thread? Janis in South Africa On 2015/02/21 11:33 PM, Beth McCasland wrote: Many thanks to Sue Babb's quick help! I've up-load photo of the sample piece of 17th century bobbin lace that I worked on - the lace is in an album

Re: [lace] Weather and lace in Arad

2015-01-10 Thread Janis Savage
of the stops on the PODFA lace tour in Holland? I fell in love with it then. Janis in South Africa where the weather is glorious. 30 C most days and lots of sunshine. On 2015/01/10 06:19 PM, Bev Walker wrote: Hello Miriam and everyone The lace display is absolutely stunning! The link to see it is https

Re: [lace] Inspiration

2014-11-20 Thread Janis Savage
Congratulations Janice on another award winning piece of lace. What a history of great ideas and excellent workmanship! from Janis in South Africa On 2014/11/20 07:03 PM, Janice Blair wrote: This photo of a newly discovered mosaic reminded me of a beautiful piece of lace made by Alexander

Re: [lace] Retirement

2014-11-07 Thread Janis Savage
I agree Noelene 100%. Another great poem. Thanks from Janis Savage in Honeydew, South Africa On 2014/11/08 05:22 AM, Noelene Lafferty wrote: Retirement. They all promised me when retirement was due, I'd be doing so much with my lace. I'd have oodles of time To plan and create, And have

Re: [lace] Christmas Card Exchange

2014-10-14 Thread Janis Savage
but if I did I think you had better remove it. I hope that by next Christmas my life will have settled down again. I am so grateful for my lacemaking friends who are helping me to get through this difficult time. Seasons Greetings to all Arachneans. From Janis Savage in Honeydew South Africa where we

Re: [lace] Oldest dated bobbins

2014-05-14 Thread Janis Savage
Dear Brian I just want to say congratulations on your continuing obsession with the history of lace bobbins. We need more mad people like you in this world! I look forward to hearing more about your investigations. Janis in South Africa On 2014/05/14 12:27 PM, Brian Lemin wrote

Re: [lace] Lace App questions on Bruges Duchesse or Bruges Flower lace

2014-04-25 Thread Janis Savage
skills such as in Torchon lace. I say let her start with Bruges lace and be happy with her efforts. The rest will come later. Janis Savage in South Africa. On 2014/04/24 05:29 PM, hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: Since my friend is just starting out was drawn to the Bruges laces, must she start

Re: [lace] Long Live Lace!

2014-01-24 Thread Janis Savage
Thank you for another so appropriate poem, Noelene. We are all so lucky to have a wonderful craft to, not only, bring us pleasure but keeps us in contact with so many like-minded friends. from Janis Savage on a lovely sunny morning in South Africa As old age encroaches things start going wrong

Re: [lace] What is the biggest and the hardest piece of lace you have ever done?

2014-01-14 Thread Janis Savage
This is quite beautiful Vila. While on Flickr, I took the opportunity to look at your other photos of your lace and weaving too. It is all quite inspiring. Janis in South Africa On 2014/01/14 04:37 PM, Vila Cox wrote: This is my most challenging lace project so far. http://www.flickr.com

Re: [lace] Torn veil - help needed

2014-01-06 Thread Janis Savage
to turn up in charity shops or suchlike. It is made from fancy tapes. No bobbin lace required. Best wishes for finding a way to repair it. Janis Savage in South Africa On 2014/01/06 01:38 AM, Sue Babbs wrote: A friend's granddaughter is getting married in September, and thinking of wearing

Re: [lace] FW: Channer's Mat

2014-01-05 Thread Janis Savage
Just for the record, neither of the 2 pictures of Miss Channer's Mats is mine, even though I did send a picture of it. The top one is from the Poole Bobbin Lace circle and the lower one is made by Diana Smith. Janis Savage On 2014/01/05 06:19 PM, Rosemary Horr

Re: [lace] UFOs

2014-01-02 Thread Janis Savage
. they requested it and it is a while since I did Flanders. The theory comes back easy but I have to get my hand in again. New Year greetings from Janis in Honeydew, South Africa where after a very wet Christmas, the sun is shining again and I hope to do my lace in a nice shady spot in the garden

[lace] This year's project

2013-12-22 Thread Janis Savage
for 2014, with lots of time to practice and perfect our lacemaking skills. from Janis Savage in midsummer in Honeydew near Johannesburg. -- Janis Savage t/a The Lace Place thelacepl...@hotmail.co.za www.thelaceplace.co.za Tel: 082 807 7858 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] uploading photos

2013-12-20 Thread Janis Savage
Janis Savage in Honeydew, South Africa - 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] Bobbin Lace Animation

2013-12-05 Thread Janis Savage
Thank you for Christmas concert Jean Mary. I really enjoyed it and it started my day with a smile on my face. Season's greetings to everyone. Janis Savage in a sunny South Africa On 2013/12/05 09:38 AM, Jean Mary Eke wrote: Dear Fellow Spiders We have animated my bobbin lace rabbits and you

Re: [lace] Bull Brand Irish Linen

2013-11-26 Thread Janis Savage
, compared to the 100/2 Fresia I have been using for Christmas decorations. Warm greetings from Janis Savage t/a The Lace Place in South Africa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera

[lace] The Lace Place

2013-11-25 Thread Janis Savage
they will have to carry me out feet first clutching my lace pillow. Janis Savage t/a The Lace Place Honeydew South Africa www.thelaceplace,co,za - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

[lace] heelball

2013-11-23 Thread Janis Savage
I had never heard of heelball until I needed some to copy lace prickings by taking rubbings on the back of the pricking. I got ine from my next-door-neighbour, who was a cobbler. -- Janis Savage t/a The Lace Place South Africa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

[lace] Prickings

2013-11-22 Thread Janis Savage
needed. Mind you the Maltese pillows are so hard that I never want to use one again. I still cannot bear to see lace being made on a single sheet of photocopy paper. -- Janis Savage t/a The Lace Place www.thelaceplace.co.za - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

[lace] William Hall Co

2013-11-21 Thread Janis Savage
. Thanks to everyone who sent addresses for other lace suppliers. I will look at them all in due course. Lace greetings from Janis Savage on the outskirts of Johannesburg -- Janis Savage t/a The Lace Place - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

Re: [lace] William Hall Yarns

2013-11-16 Thread Janis Savage
the telephone number on Monday. I prefer email addresses as it is quite expensive to phone from this side of the world, but needs must! I will let you know if I am successful. Thanks from Janis in South Africa where another thunder storm is just starting. - To unsubscribe send email to majord

Re: [lace] suppliers

2013-11-15 Thread Janis Savage
Thanks Lorelei but I am the South African lace supplier. I need to replenish Bockens stock from either UK or Sweden Janis Savage t/a The Lace Place South Africa www.thelaceplace.co.za On 2013/11/14 11:54 PM, Lorelei Halley wrote: If you look about 3/4 down this page, she has a board

[lace] William Hall Yarns

2013-11-14 Thread Janis Savage
will come up with the answer. I need to replenish my stock for the lacemakers of South Africa -- Janis Savage t/a The Lace Place Honeydew, South Africa, where summer has arrived with temperatures of over 30 degrees and thunder storms to go with it. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] Bookmark

2013-07-04 Thread Janis Savage
Dear Amber Thank you so much for the lovely bookmark which arrived today. Thank you also for the pricking. I shall enjoy making a bookmark from it one day. Greetings from Janis in Honeydew, South Africa, where we have only had a couple of days of winter so far this year. With temperatures up

Re: [lace] Where can I buy this pattern?

2013-04-29 Thread Janis Savage
another day. Janis in South Africa Subject: Re: [lace] Where can I buy this pattern? Here's a tiny url for it: Sue - 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

Re: [lace] New poem

2013-04-03 Thread Janis Savage
is anything suitable for you to include. Janis in South Africa where we are having some very welcome rain before the dry winter starts. ...Noelene in Cooma nlaffe...@ozemail.com.au Lacemaking is such an adaptable skill It can suit many levels and ages. And with internet access to help show the way Just

[lace] How many types od lace?

2013-03-28 Thread Janis Savage
new one up and then sit beside him and supervise. He is getting very good at it. As for other types of lace, I have dabbled in needlelace, tatting, carrickmacross, greek fingerlace (macrame), Battenberg, but I keep on going back to my lace pillow. Janis Savage in Honeydew South Africa, where

Re: [lace] anniversary logo

2013-03-22 Thread Janis Savage
I think that is a lovely design Carolina. It is maybe a bit big to go onto a bobbin, pin, flash drive etc., but I like it. Janis in South Africa Where the leaves are starting to fall from the trees but this autumn is just as hot as the summer has been

[lace] Jean-Marie Leclair

2013-03-22 Thread Janis Savage
be able to give more information on the musical side and I don't know what lace would have been made in Lyons around 1700 but I thought that it would be of interest to the list. Greetings from Janis in South AFrica - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

Re: [lace] Jenny Koops books - Distribution suggestion

2013-03-18 Thread Janis Savage
suggestions. Janis Savage www.thelaceplace.co.za -Original Message- From: jeria...@aol.com Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 4:16 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Jenny Koops books - Distribution suggestion Barbara Ballantyne, Australian expert on historic crochet, has her books

Re: [lace] exchange/friendship

2013-03-17 Thread Janis Savage
painted those lovely bobbins is not able to do it any more due to advanced age and macular degeneration of her eyes. She still manages to make lace though in an enlarged version using Perle No. 12 and her memory of many years of making lace. Janis Savage in Honeydew South Africa where I have just

Re: [lace] exchange/friendship

2013-03-17 Thread Janis Savage
Wish I could Sue. I don't think the sale of a few books would pay for the airfare though. I did go to the lace Guild AGM weekend a few years ago and enjoyed it very much. If you are going, have a great time. Janis Savage Now Janis never mind going to Oz and taking those books with you

Re: [lace] Christmas Greetings

2012-12-23 Thread Janis Savage
Thank you for you Christmas greetings Noelene. Somehow the rhyme gives it a special meaning. May you also have lots of good things ahead in 2013 and Season's Greetings to one and all. Janis in South Africa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] Jean Horne's Nativity scene

2012-12-17 Thread Janis Savage
Hello all I have had several requests for the pricking for Jean Horne's Nativity scene and have sent a copy. If anyone else wants it, just ask and I can send it all in one go. Season's greetings from Janis in South Africa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

Re: [lace] Jean Horne nativity help

2012-12-11 Thread Janis Savage
in the Christmas Card exchange. You can see it on the 2011 Christmas card website. Seasonn's greetings to all from Janis Savage in South Africa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

Re: [lace] Quiet?/what lace

2012-11-26 Thread Janis Savage
again, I think I am at last making some progress. It has to be finished by March. I have a torchon runner and a coloured bookmark on other pillows for when I need some light relief but Christmas lace is taking a back seat this year. Janis in South Africa where we had a very hot spring but summer

Re: [lace] lace page with patterns

2012-11-17 Thread Janis Savage
Thank you for posting this site Liz. Claudine must be a very generous person to share all her patterns and other lace info. Janis in South Africa http://dentelle-fuseau.pagesperso-orange.fr/carton.htm Liz in chilly Missouri, USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

Re: [lace] Arachne Christmas Card Exchange

2012-10-20 Thread Janis Savage
Sorry not to be taking part in the Christmas card exchange this year. I have much on my plate that I would not have time to make lace for a card. I will take part next year. Greetings to all anyway. from Janis Savage in South Africa where we are in the final countdown to the lace convention

Re: [lace] Doreen Wright

2012-09-20 Thread Janis Savage
Yes, Diana This book is about Doreen Wright who started the Lace Guild. Her son, Bill, contacted me a year or more ago to ask for information about her visit to South Africa in the early 1980's. I don't know if the book goes as far as her lacemaking activities. Janis Savage in Honeydew, South

Re: [lace] lace photos

2012-09-05 Thread Janis Savage
Wow, her lace is amazing, and I love her use of stitches in the swan and the ferns. Does Pene Piip, perhaps, know who Helene Kuma is and something about the Museum of Amandus Adamson, Paldiski, Estonia Janis in Honeydew South Africa where we are promised the first rain of the season today

Re: [lace] RE: lace-digest V2012 #112

2012-09-04 Thread Janis Savage
the lace. i.e. what is possible and what is not! I know what I will be going to look at if I ever get another trip to the UK. Many thanks from Janis in springlike Johannesburg (Honeydew) --- Dear All, I've just seen the thread on light-emitting lace. Its best exponents

[lace] Fibre Optic cable

2012-09-03 Thread Janis Savage
. I will post to arachne when there is something worthwhile to report. Greetings from Janis - 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://community.webshots.com/user

Re: [lace] Fibre Optic cable

2012-09-03 Thread Janis Savage
Thank you Jennifer. Every bit of info will be useful. Kim has someone here who supplies F/O cable and is willing to sponsor her work, so we will see what happens. Greetings from Janis -Original Message- From: Jennifer Audsley Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 12:48 PM To: Sue Babbs Cc

[lace] Fibre Optic cable

2012-09-02 Thread Janis Savage
comes of it (probably next year). Greetings from Janis in springtime in sunny South Africa. - 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://community.webshots.com

[lace] Fibre Optic cable

2012-08-29 Thread Janis Savage
will be a great help to me. I am quite excited about trying it out. Janis Savage in sunny South Africa - 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://community.webshots.com

Re: [lace] newest lace

2012-08-26 Thread Janis Savage
Congratulations Lorelei. I love your idea of making, and publishing, your examples of so many different types of lace, Non lacemakers have no idea of just how many interesting types of lace there are. Janis in South Africa. - I just finished another lace from Barbara Underwood's

[lace] Re: Margaretenspitzen is in South Africa! - 2

2012-08-23 Thread Janis Savage
of the veld to surround it. I will send more information as it unfolds nearer to the time. Greetings from Janis Subject: Re: Margaretenspitzen is in South Africa! - 2 Dear Janis, Marji is a close friend of Tess Parrish here in Maine. Therefore, we have had information about Margaretenspitzen for quite

Re: [lace] Dora Northern

2012-08-22 Thread Janis Savage
with her again. Of course, she could be on one of her long holidays to far flung places! It is your summer holiday time after all. Thanks anyway. Janis Savage -Original Message- From: Agnes Boddington Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 8:56 PM To: Janis Savage Subject: Re: [lace] Dora

[lace] Re Honiton in ITV

2012-07-16 Thread Janis Savage
it to the modern textile factory using old machines. I also enjoyed watching Betty Boothroyd wearing her Honiton jabot and walking hand in hand with Nelson Mandela. It is his 94th birthday on July 18th. Has anyone made him a piece of lace yet? Greetings from Janis in Honeydew, South Africa. Where

Re: [lace] A New Princess and Bobbin lace!

2012-02-26 Thread Janis Savage
will take an interest in the lace of her very own county. Greetings from Janis Savage in South Africa where it is still sunny and warm but there is a hint of autumn in the evening air. -Original Message- From: Ewa Eskilsson Sewden has got a New Princess! Our Crown princess Viktoria

Re: [lace] making lace with my granddaughter

2012-01-02 Thread Janis Savage
to copy their grandmothers. Let's hope that the enthusiasm continues. Greetings from Janis in Honeydew, South Africa where it is a lovely sunny (30C) day and I am just about to get my lace pillow out and sit in the shade. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content

Re: [lace] making lace with my granddaughter

2011-12-31 Thread Janis Savage
to start the next one herself. I am as pleased as punch. It is now just 2012 and I have just finished watching the Royal Variety Show. It is time I went to bed so that I can be a wide awake granny tomorrow. Happy New Year to one and all. Janis in Honeydew South Africa Dear Spiders I very rarely

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