Christine Springett's booklet on designing and mounting lace fans is out of
print. I emailed her several months ago to ask if it's going to be
reprinted. She said she does plan to rewrite it, but has other projects she
wants to tackle first. So don't ho9ld your breath on that. A copy sold on
Sorry all, but here is another request for help with translation! My French
has faded somewhat with the years spent here in New Zealand and although I
can make myself understood when I speak I do have difficulty with reading!
My friend and I are interested in have a page from La Dentelle Torchon
Hallo Barbara and all spiders, I saw some wonderful fan sticks at the
Birmingham lace fair last year made by Malcolm Cox and I know he is going to
be there again this Christmas fair, he also makes the most beautiful mother
of pearl fansticks ( very expensive but believe me if I had the spare
Aurelia wrote: But my main argument is exactly NOT to value lace as
just another fiber art!
Fiber art qualifies as art in my book.
A wrote: Why segregate fiber arts? (and what other
fiber arts are there?) Why is paint on canvas to be regarded with
more respect, not to say awe and $$$,
Hi all!
I need info, is there a bobbin lace guild in the Minn./St. Paul area? If
so, who could I contact?
Bless you !
JoAnne Pruitt
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In a message dated 9/6/05 12:52:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Don't tell me that it's ultimately because most painters were men and
most lacemakers were women!
Dear Lacemakers,
I wonder how many lacemakers, as they left the two galleries featuring the
Cone
I'll add my experiences to this subject. I've had mixed results.
Mostly I complain about UPS and Fedex, because they always leave packages on
my door step. I had a $700+ loom delivered to my back porch when I was at
home - the guy never knocked on my door. The box was crushed on one corner.
How to
pleat and fold the leaf is the most useful part along with
pointing out
pitfalls which are obvious when you think about them - but we
don't always
think do we?
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
OK, I have a question, probably dumb, that has puzzled me for years.
**Why** go to all the
Dear Lacemakers,
When I tried to send the original message, it lingered for a long time. I do
not know if this was because I kept looking at the site with the art of
LeBrun while composing (I compose while signed on to AOL) and it has caused a
problem. Please be careful, and I suggest you
Aurelia wrote: But my main argument is exactly NOT to value lace as
just another fiber art!
Fiber art qualifies as art in my book.
I don't want to downgrade our lace in any way, and certainly I do think
there are many wonderful lace works of art which our modern lacemakers are
Dear spiders
Can anybody help me to get in contact with Lenka? Her website says she won't
be answereing the phone, but she neither answers emails I sent to the
address on tha page.
My lace circle is planning an aniversary exhibit in november were (among
other things) we will show a forest of
I just got a flyer in the mail from the children of Hester Tuckey of
Charlotte, MI.
Apparently, Hester was a lacemaker and needlewoman with a collecting
habit (so much like me!). Mr Tuckey liked to paint lead soldiers.
Their estate will be at auction Sept 16 and 17th in Charlotte, MI.
The
The auction at Bonham's that Jeri alerted us to has occurred and the prices
realized are already available. Unfortunately there are very few pictures, but
there are some.
_http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EURscreen=CatalogueiSaleNo=11976_
On 6 Sep 2005 at 10:38, Carolyn Hastings wrote:
I don't want to downgrade our lace in any way, and certainly I do think
there are many wonderful lace works of art which our modern lacemakers are
producing. However, I am darn sure my lace is **not** art. I think it is
beautiful, and I love
In a message dated 9/6/05 9:28:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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During the off month
of July the gallery, which is rather well thought of, in a departure from
its usual practice, actually rented out the space to a graduate school MFA
program from the south.
But that is precisely the point I'm trying to make. The issue in art isn't
quality or time, but creativity/originality. Otherwise, all of the copies
of great works of art would be art, and personally, I don't think that
they are. I think they might be described as crafsmanlike copies, but not
In a message dated 9/6/2005 1:19:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Perhaps I told you at the time: About 10 years ago, when the main shopping
street in Portland Maine had many vacant stores, I gave thought to renting a
store for the Summer, and exhibiting lace there
Firstly, I remembered incorrecty - Christine Springett's booklet sold on
ebay for GBP21.00 not 27.
Caroline wrote:
OK, I have a question, probably dumb, that has puzzled me for years.
**Why** go to all the bother of pleating and folding the fan at all?
I must admit to not pleatin my fans,
At 07:16 AM 9/6/2005, you wrote:
OK, I have a question, probably dumb, that has puzzled me for years.
**Why** go to all the bother of pleating and folding the fan at all?
All but one of the fans are displayed in frames,and they are open.
If a fan is intended to be framed, it makes no
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Wheat paste IS flour and water, cooked together. Use plain,
unbleached
flour that has no additives, plus water, and you have pure wheat
paste. One part flour to five parts water,
When someone actually finds a carpenter willing to try, I could disassemble
mine and measure the pieces...
Weronika
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 11:15:58AM -0700, Addicks wrote:
Perhaps Mr. Belleville would consider offering a measured drawing for sale
if he's no longer making the pillow stands for
We've just updated The Lace Guild's website, the main item being
extracts from the July Issue of 'Lace'. (The Young Lacemaker page
will come later.)
In addition the following have been updated:
1. The Events pages (especially lace days)
2. The Suppliers ads
3. The list of second-hand books
I can certainly appreciate the need to take *ultimate* care of the
volunteer labor you have in organizational publications! And yet, I still
have not heard a clear response to my question - why can't a person send
their own picture, along with an entry form - for use of the committee?
(and then
In a message dated 9/6/05 5:15:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Although Japanese wheat paste is (obviously) flour, it differs from flour
that you buy in the grocery store. I think it is really starch, very fine
and pure.
Yes, Carolyn!
Anyone who has mastered
I have forgotten how to upload pictures to the Arachne 2003 webshot albums. I
did it once but forgot how to add new photos. Can anyone help.
Pam
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On Sep 6, 2005, at 18:56, Clay Blackwell wrote:
And yet, I still have not heard a clear response to my question - why
can't a person send their own picture, along with an entry form - for
use of the committee?
(and then bring their piece with them to the convention).This would
certainly
Gentle Spiders,
Got Fay's catalogue-update sheet today, with 16 new/coming up books in
it. I like the update sheets and save them, because they're in colour
(photo of the book's cover) and heve a bit of a review - sketchy, but
more than what's in the main catalogue. My own catalogue is out on
Lacemakers,
My son and his fiance have come home from a trip to Los Angeles.
He just informed me that there was a lady making lace at Knotts Berry Farm.
Has anyone else seen this? I am thrilled that he took notice and he even
told the lacemaker that his mom did that.
I am wondering if this
Late catching up on reading mail, but talked with DD this weekend. She was
going to come down, but because of gas situation decided better part of
valor , etc.
Anyhow, she works for the National Association of Independent Colleges and
Universities and has been very busy coordinating exchange
On Sep 6, 2005, at 13:34, Carolyn Hastings wrote:
Actually, I guess what I'm fighting for here is a recognition of the
value
of craft. We shouldn't have to defend our lace as art to have it
valued.
How I *wish*!!! Like you, I think of myself as an artisan, a
craftsperson, not an artist -
not sure if it is worth the wait but it might raise a wee smile
jenny barron
Sunny Scotland
Last Saturday night; a young chap was walking home from a club.
It was a cold, wet, windy evening, and he was tired and freezing.
Most of the streetlights in the area were broken, and the silence was
Hey girls, a nice little web site your DH or associated male may enjoy.
http://www.scrotalsafetycommission.com/
Cheers, Yvonne.
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Hi All, Steph thank you so much for sending your bike ride report!
Congratulations on finishing and getting up that steep hill into Styal!!
I enjoyed reading about it very much, much more than I would have enjoyed
riding it G.
Jane in Vermont, USA where the nights are getting cooler and I'm
How many languages do you speak?
Cheers, Yvonne.
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Linguistics is fun...
As fascinatiing as lace g
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Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw,
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There is a fascinating book, The Powere of Babel, by
John McWorter. The book is described as a
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