[lace] IOLI/Montreal -- approaching

2006-07-16 Thread Janice Blair
Reading Tamara's email on her new pillow, by now she probably has it and I hope she is delighted with it. My workshop with Ulrike Voelker suggested using a block pillow, especially as she wanted us to do the first inch or so of point ground using 60+ pairs of bobbins which I would hate to

Re: [lace] IOLI Montreal (transportation)

2006-07-16 Thread Patsy A. Goodman
my own transportation. Thanks again gals. Patsy A. Goodman - Original Message - From: Gail Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [lace] IOLI Montreal (transportation) Hello Patsy There should also be a shuttle from the airport that will take you to the Hyatt. The price is usually

[lace] IOLI Montreal (transportation)

2006-07-14 Thread Patsy A. Goodman
Hi, I'm looking to share transportation from the airport to the hotel. I understand that the cost of a taxi is about $35.00 CND. I'll be arriving at Trudeau Intl on Saturday July 22nd at 9:19 am Air Canada. I was wondering if maybe someone else might be arriving at about that same time and

[lace] IOLI/Montreal -- approaching

2006-07-14 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Gentle Spiders, Today has been a great day... First, I got a phone call from Debra Jenny -- The Editor of the IOLI Bulletin -- to tell me that she's agreed to serve as its Editor for another two years. Since I think Debra's Editorship is one of the best things that could have happened to

[lace] IOLI Montreal

2006-07-04 Thread Margot Walker
On Sat. afternoon, July 22, I'm planning on visiting the exhibition at the Chateau Dufresne. If anyone would care to join me, please email me privately and we can arrange a time and meeting place. P.S. The Chateau alone is worth seeing. It's like a small, European stately home. Margot

[lace] IOLI Montreal

2006-06-25 Thread Margot Walker
Anyone who will be visiting the Ursuline museums/collections in Ottawa or Quebec, might be interested in this video about their work. It's in French and shows mostly embroidery (some lace) but the work shown is wonderful and the video costs only C$20. You can read about it here:

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal/Au ver a soie/Kreink

2006-06-22 Thread Cindy Rusak
Dear Arachnes, Sorry for taking so long to respond to this - I wasn't fully reading all of the postings recently. I was very busy at the end of the school year and then we went on a vacation to the west coast of Canada. Kreink is selling off their supply of Au Ver A Soie through their

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

2006-06-12 Thread Jean Leader
Much impressed by Au Ver à Soie in Paris - there was an email waiting for me with details of UK suppliers when I got up at 8am this morning! Now I just have to decide which of the many colours I want to use... Jean - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:

Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal Book Translation

2006-06-12 Thread Delores Miller
Beth wrote: I don't have time to translate the whole book, but I have a coy of the Fouriscot Salvador book, a working knowledge of French and the International Lace Dictionary to help me with the specialist lace vocabulary, so if Dolores (or anyone else) wants a specific passage (or

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

2006-06-11 Thread Barbara Joyce
Tamara and others, For both of the silk threads you need for your class (Au Ver a Soie and Ovale), I highly recommend Threadneedle Street in Issaquah, WA. When I lived in Maryland, I ordered from her, and now I live 20 minutes from the shop. Lucky me! The owner is Denise Davis, and the shop is

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

2006-06-11 Thread Brenda Paternoster
On 11 Jun 2006, at 02:54, Tamara P Duvall wrote: But that begs a question... Where do I get Alger Silk (1 strand/7) (whatever that means... 7 waht? Cm? Inches? I'm supposed to have 2 skeins of 8 meters of that, to wind on 36 bobbins)? Also, what's a good source of Ovale Silk 5 different

[lace] IOLI /Montreal

2006-06-11 Thread Margot Walker
On Saturday, June 10, 2006, at 10:54 PM, Tamara P Duvall wrote: Where do I get Alger Silk (1 strand/7) (whatever that means... 7 waht? Soie d'Alger has 7 strands/plies. (I never remember what the right term is.) So I interpreted this to mean that you wind with 1 ply. I must say that I

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

2006-06-11 Thread Jean Leader
Cluny de Brioude was my first choice for Montreal too and that's what I got (-: I've also been wondering where to get the silk so if anyone finds a good source please let me know. The website http://www.auverasoie.com/html/gb/clients.htm has addresses for distributors in the USA (Texas),

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

2006-06-11 Thread Malvary J Cole
@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 8:03 AM Subject: [lace] IOLI /Montreal On Saturday, June 10, 2006, at 10:54 PM, Tamara P Duvall wrote: The surf is scallops, the turf is deer surlonge, which I take to be venison. Yup - it's a venison steak. I haven't been back to Montreal for 2 years, so I'll

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

2006-06-11 Thread Sue Babbs
I've bought threads from Threadneedle Street over the internet and found them to be highly efficient and helpful - and speedy . So I second Barbara's recommendation Sue - Original Message - From: Barbara Joyce [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tamara and others, For both of the silk threads you

RE: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

2006-06-11 Thread lucieduf
Second thought, my french lessons will be put to the test. Don't worry, most classes will have someone there to translate. I'll be in the lace ID class to make sure the francophones understand their anglophone teacher (it goes both ways , you know, the need to understand ...). The organisers

[lace] IOLI/Montreal

2006-06-11 Thread Janice Blair
I came home from England and my letter from Montreal was there waiting for me. I got into my first choice which was the colored flowers in point ground with Ulrike Voelker. I have a few questions. There are 3 prickings enclosed marked level 1, level 2 and level 3, depending on your expertise.

Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal

2006-06-11 Thread Clay Blackwell
: Sunday, June 11, 2006 12:25 PM Subject: [lace] IOLI/Montreal I came home from England and my letter from Montreal was there waiting for me. I got into my first choice which was the colored flowers in point ground with Ulrike Voelker. I have a few questions. There are 3 prickings enclosed marked

Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal

2006-06-11 Thread Sue Babbs
For point ground laces, Ulrike uses whopping great pins for the picots - much bigger than in the rest of your lace. These produce beautiful round picots Sue - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal

2006-06-11 Thread Nicole Gauthier
Hello Janice, I will be in the same class as you and be happy to keep you company. Your Bucks Point pins will certainly be ok and the picot size pins are used in the honeycomb like Ulrike has done in the butterfly. I have very large pins bought many, many years ago in Bruges. Gail

Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal

2006-06-11 Thread Sue Babbs
Note to self - engage brain before replying to messages! (And do not try to book a vacation on the internet and answer lace emails simultaneously)! Last message should have said that Ulrike recommends whopping great pins for honeycomb! These larger pins produce beautiful large honeycomb

Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal

2006-06-11 Thread Janice Blair
I have some of those large pins, just have to remember where I put them. I bought them for doing large picots in Russian but as they make such large holes I have to watch which pillow I use them on. Janice Sue Babbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Note to self - engage brain before replying to

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

2006-06-10 Thread Sue Babbs
congrats on getting the course you wanted. The manufacturers of the threads are Au ver a soie . See: http://www.auverasoie.com/html/gb/sch_bou.htm for d'algers, which is 7 stranded and http://www.auverasoie.com/html/gb/p_soie.htm for Ovale So you will need to google for au ver a soie

RE: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

2006-06-10 Thread Beth Mccasland
@arachne.com Date: 6/10/2006 8:59:06 PM Subject: [lace] IOLI /Montreal Gentle Spiders, Since I filled my Montreal application with only one workshop (no second or third choices), I was waiting for the notification with not a little trepidation; putting all one's eggs into a single (however

[lace] IOLI Montreal

2006-06-08 Thread Margot Walker
I just got my confirmation for the IOLI Convention in Montreal and I'm really happy. I got my first choice course (Cluny de Brioude) and tour (Quebec City). Has anyone else heard yet? Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site:

Re: [lace] IOLI Montreal

2006-06-08 Thread Malvary J Cole
I just got home and was going to send a happy dance e-mail. I got my first choice Chantilly/Blonde. Malvary in Ottawa - Original Message - From: Margot Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ARACHNE lace@arachne.com Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 1:31 PM Subject: [lace] IOLI Montreal I just

Re: [lace] IOLI Montreal

2006-06-08 Thread Patsy A. Goodman
Hi, Well for sometime, I was very Unhappy. My first two, and half of my third choice was cancelled. I don't remember what was wrong with the forth choice. I think it was a bobbin lace that I decided I didn't want because I didn't want to carry a pillow plus a stand all the way from

[lace] IOLI Montreal hotel rate for seniors

2006-01-17 Thread Earl Ruth Johnson
BlankMargot, thanks for the info. How old is old enough for the hotel to consider you a senior and offer a special rate? I don't know if I'm there yet but I'm getting closer every day. Ruth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of

[lace] IOLI Montreal Convention

2006-01-16 Thread Margot Walker
A hint to save a bit of money: I just checked with the Hyatt Regency reservations centre. If you are of 'a certain age' (as the French say), the Seniors' rate is about C$6 a night cheaper than the convention rate, and you get a better room. Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of

[lace] IOLI Montreal Convention

2006-01-16 Thread Janice Blair
Margot wrote: A hint to save a bit of money: I just checked with the Hyatt Regency reservations centre. If you are of 'a certain age' (as the French say), the Seniors' rate is about C$6 a night cheaper than the convention rate, and you get a better room. What is that certain age in Canada.

Re: [lace] IOLI Montreal Convention

2006-01-16 Thread Margot Walker
On Monday, January 16, 2006, at 08:57 PM, Janice Blair wrote: Margot wrote: A hint to save a bit of money: I just checked with the Hyatt Regency reservations centre. If you are of 'a certain age' (as the French say), the Seniors' rate is about C$6 a night cheaper than the convention rate,

Re: [lace] IOLI Montreal

2005-08-26 Thread lucieduf
I know that for those of you who were able to go to Denver it will still be fresh in your minds, but the post from Janice yesterday about the 2008 convention has made me stop and think that everything is very quiet about Montreal. I'm sure that they were being diplomatic and waiting for

[lace] IOLI Montreal

2005-08-13 Thread Laceandbits
I know that for those of you who were able to go to Denver it will still be fresh in your minds, but the post from Janice yesterday about the 2008 convention has made me stop and think that everything is very quiet about Montreal. I'm sure that they were being diplomatic and waiting for this