In a message dated 19/03/2004 03:23:28 GMT Standard Time,
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although like everything
else in lacemaking, some people find them difficult, and others do not.
In one class I was teaching, one quite experienced lacemaker had managed to
avoid tallies with her previous
Thought you might like to know how I happen to have a pre-publication
copy of the new lace book from the VA to review for 'Lace' - it just
shows what this list can do.
Back in December Jeri Ames, a good friend who I got to know through
this list, passed on to me information about a new VA lace
In a message dated 3/18/2004 3:14:11 PM Central Standard Time,
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Last piece of news - was approached by a teenage girl (17 or 18,
I think), lives on a property out of town, keen on sewing, who really
wants to learn to make lace! I've got her started, and she is just
It's such a thrill to pass the skill on to someone so
young!
That's my experience too. But it is always nice to people around which
are eager to learn something.
Ilske
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PS. The leaf-shaped ones are also called Cluny leaves; in Honiton,
they're called wheat-something; can't remember what. And leadwork
is also one of the names used, at least in the English laces... Good
luck hunting them up.
Lynn,
Tallies are little woven blobs in lace that add interest (such as in
Torchon lace or the 'spots' in point ground laces like bucks point), or
are part of a filling or ground stitch (such as some of the grounds in
Honiton or Bedfordshire lace) or can be raised to add depth to lace
(such as
Hi everyone,
I've always been intrigued by the crescent and circular shaped tallies on
page 105 of Bridget Cook's Practical Skills. Have any of you tried these?
Sally Schoenberg
Anchorage Alaska
After 14 years of careful, strictly according to the book maintenance, our
furnace suddenly and
Hy,
I received a e-mail from Irina in Prague asking to give you this information:
...The thing is that many people on arachne were asked about the congress, and I
wasn't able to post my reply on that. Could you let know to other arachne members
whenever they have any questions concerning
Tamara,
The Cluny tallies are long thin ones, Maltese tallies are shorter fat ones,
and Wheatear is the word you were looking for - used in Bedfordshire lace.
Wheatear tallies are pointed at both ends, barleycorn tallies, are long
tallies but square at the ends, which most of the old Beds
On Mar 19, 2004, at 12:12, Sally Schoenberg wrote:
I've always been intrigued by the crescent and circular shaped tallies
on
page 105 of Bridget Cook's Practical Skills. Have any of you tried
these?
VBG There's a scene in one of the Winnie the Pooh books, where
Winnie, wanting to pinch some
Hi everyone
This nice message came to me from Ilske, but I think it is meant for the
whole list ;)
bye for now
Bev in blustery Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada)
Subject: Re: [lace] meaning of Torchon
Hello Everyone,
If you compare some sorts of freehand-lace with Torchon you see how
many elements
Sorry to post this to both lists, but I do want to thank everyone who
has advised me re my question about Chrysalis books. I appreciate the
collective knowledge of the lists, and I think I have sorted out my
citation conundrum.
Cheers,
Helen, Aussie living in delightful Denver
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Hi Secret Pal,
I am now very confused about your identity as I am pretty sure that all
previous parcels have come from America and this one was from New Zealand !!
Anyway your parcel arrived today and the bobbins are lovely. Thank you very
much.
Best wishes,
Anne Nicholas in
Hanworth,
Middx.
Spring must be around the corner; got two jokes today, and both have to
do with warm weather activities... :)
From: R.P.
A Polish guy is walking along the beach at Cannes. There are many
beautiful
women lying in the sun and he wants to meet one. But try as he might,
the
women don't seem
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