Re: [lace] Dentelle Bigouden

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Wow! Some of those would take a while just to put on!
Very beautiful! Thanks for the link.
Liz Roberts in beautiful, cool and sunny Missouri, USA


Looking back through my National Geographic magazines I found an article
about
the headdresses of Bigouden. I've copied this link. Hope it
works.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/04/breton-women/fiegl-text
Ann
Yorkshire
UK

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Re: [lace] Sea Silk

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Thanks for sharing this! It is a very intriguing story.
 
Liz in Missouri USA
 
 
-Original Message-
From: Jane 
To: lace 
Sent: Wed, Sep 2, 2015 6:02 am
Subject: [lace] Sea Silk


I've never heard of sea silk before, but found this article amazing. I 
thought
others of you might be
interested.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33691781

Jane
New Forest,
UK

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Re: [lace] lace resources for non net users

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

That's a great resource, Jenny! I've tried describing bobbin lace to people
before and I can tell by their expression they don't know what I'm talking
about. Those who sew have in mind a sewing machine bobbin. Bobbin lace is very
uncommon where I live.
Liz in Missouri, USA



-Original Message-
From: Jenny Brandis je...@brandis.com.au
To: 'Arachne reply' lace@arachne.com
Sent: Mon, Aug 17, 2015 9:33 pm
Subject: [lace] lace resources for non net users


While I was sitting in the local caf� demonstrating lace making I
was
approached by a lot of people asking questions that I was blithely
telling
to check out websites only to get blank stares. I had not realised just
how
many people are still not comfortable using the internet for
research.



It just so happened that I was putting together a list of lace
related
resources (including snail mail addresses and phone contacts) for a
lady and
it occurred to me that the list might be useful to people at lace days
who
don�t use the internet and therefore might not otherwise have access to
the
same resources.



You might like to make up a similar list for your
own areas, so please take
a look at the file and feel free to expand on the
idea
http://www.brandis.com.au/craft/downloads/laceresources.pdf





Regards

Jenny
Brandis



je...@brandis.com.au
mailto:je...@brandis.com.au

www.brandis.com.au http://www.brandis.com.au/
online since 1995



I can say to future generations that I was born BEFORE
the Internet � my
parents generation invented it!!

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Re: [lace] Lizbeth 10 thread vs Anchor Freccia 12

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Susan, 
It is listed in Addendum Edition 5 under Handy Hands, then Lizbeth. 
 
Addendum Edition 5 lists size 10, but I don't know if that answers your 
question.
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/threads/add5.html
 
Liz in hot, hot hot, Missouri, USA
 
 
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From: Susan hottl...@neo.rr.com
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Sent: Sat, Jul 18, 2015 7:37 pm
Subject: [lace] Lizbeth 10 thread vs Anchor Freccia 12


Hello All!  Can anyone compare these two threads?  I didn't find the Lizbeth in
Brenda's book or addendum lists.  The Freccia is 3Z, 13w/cm.  It looks like our
charter chapter is going to teach Girl Scouts how to make woven lace bracelets
with beads  there is a discussion regarding thread.  Many thanks for any help! 
Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie PA USA 

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[lace] Smoke smell in books

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

I have used white vinegar to freshen my carpet. While I would hesitate to spray 
any on the book itself, I wonder if leaving the book open near a bowl of white 
vinegar might help? 
 
I've also mixed a little baking soda to a larger amount of white vinegar with a 
couple of drops of mild essential oil (not perfume) and sprayed it on my 
carpets to freshen it and it seemed to work. I wouldn't put the oil near a 
book, but perhaps some of the baking soda in the bowl of vinegar and leave it 
near the open book? Just mix it over a sink since the vinegar and baking soda 
have such an explosive effect on one another!
 
Liz in beautiful, sunny Missouri, USA

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Re: [lace] June 21 International Lace Day

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Making lace in public can take place in libraries, malls, parks, or anywhere a 
table and chair can be set up comfortably for the lace maker. I'm not sure 
scheduling a specific day is as important as the fact we want to share the 
experience and make others aware of the art of making lace. I thought the point 
was to get as many people making lace in public near or around the same time as 
possible to spread the word worldwide. It wouldn't matter which day was 
chosen, it wouldn't be suitable for everyone. All it takes is one or more 
people getting out and doing it. It's kind of like yarn bombing. It gets 
attention.

Liz in rainy and humid Springfield, MO

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Re: [lace] Bolster pillow

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Great directions, Susan! 
 
Liz Roberts 
Springfield MO where it is damp with the promise of more rain. The plants are 
loving it, but there has been flooding in low lying areas.

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Re: [lace] The altar cloths are finished.

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Lyn,
The altar lace is fabulous! You crafted an amazing creation of love and 
dedication. I love the story accompanying the photo, too.
Liz Roberts
Springfield MO 
 
 

http://lancasteronline.com/features/handmade-lace-graces-sanctuary-chapel-of-st-john-s-episcopal/article_3f859ce8-ef71-11e4-ba72-f7620f69b6bf.html
 

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[lace] Lace Police

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

 After all,there are no lace police

I'd like to put that on a pin cushion on my pillow on my cover cloth to remind 
those who think they are lace police! LOL

Liz in Missouri, USA where it is cool, windy and damp. I love days like this 
because it makes me want to cozy up somewhere with a good book. I'll probably 
do some spring cleaning first and maybe start a small lace project.

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Re: [lace] Every week an edging of insertion

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

This s a wonderful idea! I love it! Thanks!
Liz in cool and cloudy Missouri
USA where autumn has come.
 
 
-Original Message-
From: Gon Homburg
gon.homb...@planet.nl
To: lacelijst - lace@arachne.com
Sent: Wed, Nov 5,
2014 9:29 am
Subject: [lace] Every week an edging of insertion


Dear
Arachnes,

In the Netherlands nowadays it is very popular to publish every
week an edging
for crochet or something smal to embroider. We, a group of
bobbin lace-
teachers thought it a good idea to start something similar in
lace: Every week
an edging or insertion. It started today with a simple edging
in Schneeberg
Lace. We will try to make it interesting for all people, not
only simple
edgings but also more complicated ones. Every Wednesday around
15.00 pm a new
edging or insertion will be published on my website
www.kloskant.com
http://www.kloskant.com/ or directly to the page
http://bit.ly/1GpjsLJ
http://bit.ly/1GpjsLJ
If you like the idea, please
join us. There is a special group made on
Facebook to show your results,
comments and questions. This group is called
Kantje per week (Dutch for every
week an edging or insertion in lace).
So I hope to see many of you there or
read your comments on the edgings or the
idea via Arachne.

Happy lacing and
have fun make your lace this week.

Gon Homburg, in a grey Amsterdam, The
Netherlands

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[lace] Lace making for Girl Scout Badge

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

I ran across this ebay listing.  The second book indicates it was printed for
use for a scouting type badge.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Bks-How-to-Make-Lace-/111345874048?pt=US_Nonfiction
_Bookhash=item19ecbb3480

Liz in cloudy and windy Missouri where we are hoping to get some rain in the
next few days.

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Re: [lace-chat] Measuring molasses

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

My mom used to have us put a couple of teaspoons in milk and stir it up good
and drink it when we were feeling a bit run down. She said it is a good source
for potassium and iron.  I got to where I like it that way and sometimes have
it when I have a sweet tooth and there aren't any sweets in the house.

Liz in sunny, breezy Missouri USA where the daffodils are blooming.  Yay!


I'm not sure how molasses translates around the world.  It's very dark,sticky
brown liquid.  I think maybe what's left when they boil off some ofthe sugar?
It tastes bad raw but makes spice cookies taste very good!Jane in Vermont, USA
where we still have a lot of snow on the crocuses anda little more snow
forecast for today.  Last months average temperaturewas 18o F, the year before
it was 29o f.jvik...@sover.net

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[lace] Embroidered flour sacks - history

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

My mom (now deceased) told me when she was young the girls in her family had
underwear made from flower sacks. She didn't say if they were embroidered or
not.  There were 9 kids in the family and feeding and clothing them all was
not cheap.  I gathered flour sack underwear was not stylish and she was
embarrassed when the other girls in school discovered this.

Liz in Missouri USA where we are having mild temperatures with strong winds.
Almost Spring like.  I'll take it over the nasty cold stuff we had last week
this time!

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[lace] Ruth Bean

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

I found this on the Internet regarding Ruth Bean Publishing.  Could it be the
same book publisher? (I've never seen any of her books so I have no way of
knowing if she published herself).

http://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/en/Exhibitors/72592/Ruth-Bean-Publishers

Liz in ouch-cold Missouri where we got some snow overnight with very frigid
temperatures.  May warm up to about freezing tomorrow and there is a promise
of more snow over the weekend.  Is it Spring yet???

Subject: RE: [lace] Miss Channer's mat

Liz Baker wrote:

 I was sad to hear that Ruth Bean had died, it does explain the fact that
her
book list was disappearing from print.

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[lace] Refreshed hex pillow

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Jean Nathan - regarding your new hex pillow - I get a thrill out of taking
something a little past its prime and fixing it like new.  It sounds like you
got a nice treat from an old treasure.  I wouldn't have thought of shaving the
bumpy stuff down.  I did put layers of wool over older pillows to get a
sturdier anchor for the pins.
Liz in sunny Missouri, USA where it will be warm today and cold and maybe
snowy tomorrow.

Lace content: I acquired a very large, old, lumpy, polystyrene, largehexagonal
pillow at a cost of almost nothing. It was rejected by others asbeing past
it.  I took the cotton cover off, sanded the worst of the lumpsoff, put a
piece of thick wool coating material from my fabric stash on topand replaced
the cotton cover. I now have an almost new-feeling hexagonalpillow. I've now
just got to grow my arms long enough to reach to the far sideof it.Jean Nathan
in Poole, Dorset, UK

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Re: [lace] Old beds

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Double amen to that!  Those teachers who discourage also take joy from the
craft when they criticize this way!

Liz in cool and windy Missouri USA where the leaves are beginning to change
color.  Unfortunately, I have way too many green tomatoes and it is supposed
to freeze Monday night.



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From: The Lacebee thelace...@btinternet.com
To: Arachne list lace@arachne.com
Sent: Sun, Oct 20, 2013 12:39 pm
Subject: Re: [lace] Old beds


...As a teacher it is your duty to guide and encourage every student to make
the
best of their abilities and ensure that they enjoy and continue in their
chosen
craft.  To tell someone that they can't do something now or ever or to
disparage
what they have done is unforgivable.  What is worse, such teachers take money
off people to teach them.

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Re: [lace] Old beds

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Our lace group is small (about 20 members) but we currently have a couple of
really kind and generous members who are willing to baby sit those of us with
less confidence and knowledge.  They lead without pushing and not only tell
us how to do it, but also show us how to determine where to go on our own.
I am very grateful for their encouragement and help!  People like that make
learning how to make lace an enjoyable adventure.

Liz in Missouri USA

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Re: [lace] American Arachnids, How will you spend October 1?

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Ha ha!  I wasn't anticipating it being that bad, but perhaps I should rethink
any plans to be out and about on that day!  I guess it could shut down the
Internet if people sign up online.  It could cause the servers to crash!

Liz in Missouri, USA

I am planning to spend October 1 hiding under my lace table as  millions of
Americans try to sign up for Obamacare while the US government shuts  down and
the world economy prepares to enter a maelsrom of self-destruction.  Please,
please, US lacemakers, if you are planning to  demonstrate lace in a Federal
building, have a back up plan :-
Devon

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[lace] pattern drawing software

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Thank you everyone for all the great suggestions for pattern making software.
What a great lace community this is!  I had no idea there could be that many
options and I will definitely try them all out.

Liz in sunny and humid Missouri where we frequently have weather you can
wear.

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Re: [lace] Honiton book help

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

I see Pattern 51 now - it is under Chapter 6, Raised and Rolled Work, page
62.  I was looking under Chapter 8 (leaves) before.  Sorry!

Liz


-Original Message-
From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net
To: Bev Walker walker.b...@gmail.com
Cc: Arachne lace@arachne.com
Sent: Tue, Jun 11, 2013 5:11 pm
Subject: Re: [lace] Honiton book help


Hi Bev-

I have Elsie Luxton's The Technique of Honiton Lace, and chapter 8 is
Leaves.  But oddly enough, there isn't a pattern 51  in the book.

Looking further, I found, Honiton Lace Patterns (also by Luxton),  and
chapter
8 also addresses leaves, and pattern 51 is there...  A Leaf Sampler.  So
that's the book you need.

Clay



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On Jun 11, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Bev Walker walker.b...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hello everyone

 I have a pricking for a Honiton leaf sampler that has become separated from
 its source notes apart from what someone (me) wrote on the back. It is
 Pattern 51 referring to a Chapter 8 Leaves - probably from an Elsie
 Luxton book I no longer have. All the same, I would like to know the book
 title, if anyone can help?
 Many thanks in advance.
 --
 Bev tidying her lace place on a pleasant rainy day in Shirley BC, near
 Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada

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[lace] Pattern drawing software

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

I will have a great opportunity through my employer to explore/learn any of
several hundred different computer software programs over a week's time.
Besides Excel (and its formula mysteries) I thought I would check out any
possible programs that could be used for bobbin lace pattern making.  Does
anyone have any suggestions of ones to explore and why you prefer it?

My week to access starts this coming Monday.

Thanks!
Liz in Missouri

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[lace] Out of print books and public domain

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

I have been following this thread with interest.  As a relatively new lacer,
it has been very disappointing to me to find so many very interesting sounding
lace books labeled as out of print or unavailable except at the
unreasonably high prices from dealers of used books.  It is almost as though
by being out of print their value shoots up to unattainable prices.  I wish
there was some way a lace or crafting book company could be formed so that
these books could be reprinted at reasonable prices (and put these high prices
back down to a reasonable amount).  Maybe the authors could come together and
pool resources?

As far as a book becoming public domain after the author has been dead for x
amount of time - how is it even possible to know when an author died to count
the years when a book becomes public domain?  This information would only be
known in close circles of lacers or within the families of the author.  In
most cases, the books will not become public domain within my lifetime.

As others have said, lace making is not a hobby for the poor, unless one
happens to be rather handy at making all your own pillows and bobbins, and if
a generous instructor is available to teach and supply his/her own patterns to
work.

I hope a solution to this will be found so this fascinating art and all the
labor intensive work put into the making of the books will not be lost.

Liz in Missouri where we had a windy, cloudy day.

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[lace] Music symbol pricking

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Someone requested a pattern for a music symbol.  Here is one, but I don't
remember if this is the one they were looking for.

http://dentelle-fuseau.pagesperso-orange.fr/cartonCLB7.htm

Liz in humid Missouri where we may get some severe storms overnight.  The sun
is shining for now and we have all kinds of birds carrying on and making happy
sounds today.

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[lace] Machine made lace on TV show How It's Made

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

I just saw this show tonight.  It is episode 551 dated 4 18 13.  It was
interesting to see they used a card with holes in it to create the pattern.  I
guess I'm prejudiced though because I think hand made lace is 1000 times
nicer!

Liz in Missouri where who knows what the weather will be like from one day to
the next.  Maybe if we all say it together...Spring is here, spring is here,
spring is here over and over it will actually come???

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Re: [lace] anniversary logo

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

I like this design!  It looks like it could be very versatile and it is so
lacy it is not quite as icky as a real spider!  I'm not sure if as a beginner
I would be able to work it, but I think I could try, with a little help.

Liz in sloppy wet and snowy Missouri.



 I am member of Arachne since year 1999 or 2000 , I do not remember exactly
ow if it was Janice Blair who made a spider that shared with the list with a
ign of @.
his put my mind to think about designing something in Witchstitch  lace  (
lso  called Hinojosa lace) I shared it with the list and this was the result:
http://carolgallego.com/arachne.html
amara,  you were speaking of this design, not from Lenka .In fact I do not
emember Lenka's.
egards .
Carolina. Barcelona. Spain
ww.carolgallego.com
 Some 10 years ago, Lenka Suchanek (then a member of Arachne list), designed
 logo for us -- a drawing of an @ sign, with a spider in its center, to be
ade in lace of one's choice. This being during the time when my lacemaking
ind was still working fine, I made a pricking using that drawing as my basis,
nd made a lace piece (kinda-sorta Milanese) on the pricking. Since the
ricking is mine, not Lenka's, I don't think there could be any copyright
bjection to my sharing it with everyone who'd like to use it.

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[lace] Arachne 20 years commemorative suggestions

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

How about commemorative name tags?

Or maybe someone on the list (with more knowledge and talent than I)would be
willing to design a small piece of commemorative lace that we could each work
for ourselves?  If the pricking is posted online everyone could download and
print it and we could make our own commemorative piece of lace.  It could be
like the poppy project where everyone could choose the stitches they use so
the pieces are the same, yet different?  We could load photos of our finished
pieces a web site dedicated to the commemorative year like what is done with
the bookmark and ornament exchanges. If people have other photos of Arachne
gatherings, there could be a section for those as well.

Liz in cold Missouri where we are supposed to get snow tomorrow EVEN THOUGH IT
IS SUPPOSED TO BE SPRING!

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[lace] Jenny Koops' books

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

I did an Internet search and couldn't find anything on Jenny's books.  I take
it they aren't sold internationally?  I'm in the US.  I'd love to have the one
with crosses.

Liz in chilly, rainy Missouri.  The soil is drinking it up after the drought
last summer.

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Re: [lace] cover cloths

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

I have been using old sheets to cover the pillow, and bandanas under the
bobbins.  I found some bandanas at a thrift store with spider webs on it.  I
thought they were very appropriate!  I choose colors and prints I like and of
a weight that will wash well.  They seem to be about the right size for the
small pillows and small amount of bobbins I use.  When I stop working on the
lace I just fold the bandana up and over the bobbins.

Liz where Spring has sprung and the birds are singing like crazy.

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[lace] Lurkers vs. Volunteers

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Vila, I feel the same way!  There have been many times in life when I have
been shot down in the prescence of others when I attempted to contribute
something in various circumstance.   I tend to be a non-combative type of
person so I don't challenge the other person (even when I disagree or feel
they are wrong).   I step back and let them carry on since it appears to me
they want the spotlight, even though it makes me feel humiliated.  When I know
I'm not an expert at something, I enjoy learning from others and am very
thankful they are willing to share.  I don't consider it being a parasite.
The key word is share - which to mean means to give a part of, not drain the
life out of.  A student tries to learn all they can about a subject; the
teacher tries to impart their knowledge.  Their should be a certain amount of
joy in both parts of the relationship or why do it?
Liz in Missouri where we are having unseasonably warm weather.  Yay!


I tend to lurk on lists.  I share when I know for certain I know what I am
talking about or feel strongly about something. The reason I don't
post more on the different lists is the very real possibility of nasty replies
when my reply is deemed incorrect or my post is taken wrong
Lurkers on these lists are not demanding that the ones who post do more. So in
that way they are not takers, they are
gathering information and feeling like they are part of a community. Not
everyone is outgoing, it is hard for many introverts to put themselves
forward - even with the shield of the internet.

Vila Cox ~ Warped  Wonderful

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Re: [lace] Continental Pillows and tubular pillow made from carpet tube

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

I haven't made one yet but I did pick up some large heavy duty cardboard tubes
from a local carpet shop.  They usually just throw them in the dumpster and
said I could have as many as I wanted.  I took one a little over 4 1/4 in
diameter and another a little over 5 1/4  in diameter.   They were about 12
feet long so I had to cut the length down to get them in my car.  They also
had small pieces of thin plywood underlay that I thought I might be able to
use for a base for a lace box.  (You never know!).  My plan is to wrap cut the
tube to a reasonable length and wrap it with wool to a thickness that will
support pins.  If I need extra weight I can put a zip lock bag with dried
beans inside the tube before putting a cover over it.  It's a plan anyway.
The price is right (free).
Liz in cold Missouri where we will probably receive another batch of winter
weather just as soon as we get over the one from yesterday.  But we've had it
pretty good so far this winter so I'm not complaining (much).



Have seem them resting on stands and in baskets - has
anyone on the list made one for themselves?  Know where the local
plumbing supplies place is, assume that would be a good place to go for a
 tube.  Any recommendations about diameter and length would be
gratefully received.

Thanks in advance

Mary Carey

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[lace] Luring to Lace - making lace in public places

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Lace Where You Are is a good motto.  I work part time in a city park
building and have permission from my boss to bring my lace making in and work
on it during slow times. Of course my first priority is to guests so I put it
aside when necessary.  My boss said she sees no problem with it since the
thread and bobbins, etc are natural products (I work at a botanical center). I
am still pretty much a beginner, but I have also had several people ask me
what I'm doing.  I had one gentleman say his wife used to make lace.  I told
him about our local group and he said he would let her know. I have found that
I don't want to try working on something too difficult for my skill level
because I end up doing a lot of un-lacing!  The questions are fun though and I
enjoy sharing lacing.

Liz in Missouri where we have been having a temporary reprieve from cold
weather.  Today was warm but breezy.

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[lace] lace page with patterns

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Hi all,
I ran across this page and thought I'd share for those who haven't already
found it.  Click planche A, B, or C to view the patterns.  Click on the
individual box to view the whole thing.

http://dentelle-fuseau.pagesperso-orange.fr/carton.htm

Liz in chilly Missouri, USA

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[lace] arthritic hands and lace making

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

I have fibromyalgia and arthritis. I have been told I also have carpal 
tunnel syndrome, but it isn't as bothersome as the other two. I usually 
try to pace myself and not push too hard at anything. Weather changes 
can throw me for a loop because I will start hurting for no apparent 
reason. Very frustrating! I try to not work on lace for more than a 
couple of hours at a time to avoid problems. I also have poor vision 
(even with glasses) so I haven't tried working with very fine thread. I 
have a good magnifier, but it isn't as easy to see the whole picture 
when looking through the distortion. I have cataracts that aren't ripe 
enough to be removed, as well as astigmatism and near sightedness.


Liz in Missouri, USA where we finally got some much needed rain and 
cooler weather. 


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Re: [lace-chat] Borrowers???

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

So that is where my mind goes when I get absent minded!  Sometimes I think I
forgot it somewhere else.
Could be I'm the one popping in and out and misplacing my things in that
other dimension.
The nice thing about losing things for a long period of time is that when I
finally find them, they are new to me
all over again.  (I don't see how the Borrowers could carry off my old Minnie
Pearl banjo uke, but who knows?
Maybe some of them are living in it?)
Liz in warm and sunny Missouri, US


 sort of like your husband's version...that is very likely...I love physics
nd I would say it sort of popped into another dimension then back again.
here are theories out there by some very learned physics professors that it
ould very well be...in fact we may be popping in and out of this Universe
ff and on too. Sure would explain a few things.
Cearbhael

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[lace-chat] Bread and butter pickle juice

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

Not long ago, several of you mentioned adding more ingredients to oil or
vinegar after the initial product was consumed.  I loved that idea, and have
since added red onions, peppers and cucumber to bread and butter pickle
juice/vinegar and love it!  I may also consider using it for 3 bean salad as
well.   So thanks for passing on that wonderful idea!
Liz in cloudy and chilly Missouri, USA

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Re: [lace] pillow question

[Liz and Ken Roberts]

This is in the US, but there are two reviewers who did use it for lace
pillows.  I bought a sheet, but have not tried cutting or using  yet.  It
seems firm without being hard.  They shipped it flat.  I plan to make blocks
with it.

http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=2078p=Q_Iw=2078#pr-header-2078

Also, I have a cookie pillow that I got on ebay that was beginning to get a
bit squishy on top.  I cut two circles of wool and put it over the top,
fastening them down on the sides with pins.  I then pulled the cover over all
of it very tightly and it looks like it will work fine.

Liz in sunny Missouri, USA


-Original Message-
From: Bob Ross r...@shaw.ca
To: Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com
Cc: bev walker walker.b...@gmail.com; Arachne lace@arachne.com
Sent: Mon, Jan 23, 2012 12:06 pm
Subject: Re: [lace] pillow question


One name for the polyethylene foam is Ethafoam.  Our group in Calgary
as been looking into getting a sheet of it.  It comes in different
ensities and I'm not sure which density is best for a lace pillow.
he only supplier in Calgary will only sell wholesale to businesses so
e are looking at ordering some though someone who purchases it from
hem.  If any of you know which density is best I'd appreciate your
omments.
Nita in Calgary on a warm sunny winter day
n 22-Jan-12, at 12:46 PM, Sue wrote:
 Ihave seen fun foam mentioned a couple of times and maybe as a short
 term fix
 I might be interested, except I dont know what that would be in the
 UK.My
 DH did play earlier at cutting out a small circle in the centre of
 the worst
 of the pillows and putting some dark green foam stuff (sleeping mat
 for
 camping I think) to fill the hole.  Was an interesting experiment.
 I did purchase a pillow from someone who had given up lacemaking,
 some years
 ago which was a polystyrene pillow but had a piece of carpet
 underlay over
 that, but has been used soo much now that even that has
 deteriarated.  I
 did swap it over onto one in better condition and throw away the
 original
 pillow a year or so ago.
 So I am off to prepare bobbins for the next piece and work it on the
 flat
 circle and see how I get  on with it,   I haven't used it very
 much.  Thank
 you to all of you who have answered me, I wont have time this
 evening to reply
 to all of you, but I am very grateful.
 Sue T Dorset UK


  Hello Sue and everyone

  I have kept several poly pillows going by putting on them a layer
 or two of
 fun foam (as Sue Babbs mentioned) and a layer of wool fabric over
 that,
 doesn't need to be felted but it should be wooly (as opposed to
 smooth, cool
 worsted), then a cover cloth, then the pricking etc.


  On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com
 wrote:


What do you put over to protect the pillow but allowing it be ok
 to put
 pins
in and out?  The first one I did put a towel over the top under
 the cloth
cover and it hurt like crazy putting pins in, so that was no good
 (no
 idea
where that idea came from).   I think that maybe felt underneath
 might
 bring
tufts of colour back up into the lace.
Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west
 coast of
 Canada

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