[lace] Pillow storage (wreath boxes)
April asked if there were any wreath containers available in the U.S. I have not seen the ones at Canadian Tyre but there were ads in the newspaper flyers this week for similar squarish (corners rounded) plastic storage boxes at Target, K-Mart and probably Walmart for around $9. There was also one of double height so you could maybe pack more than one pillow in that one. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lacemakers fair and currency
I am familiar with pin numbers from my bank card, don't have one for my visa card, but what is "pin & chip"? If this is too unrelated to lace now transfer to Chat, but most of us need to use plastic to buy our lace supplies these days. Janice Brenda Paternoster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At the last lace day I went to Tim Parker was saying that that's likely to change from next year when pin & chip applies to all cards because the traders will need to invest in pin and chip readers, and many of the smaller businesses (of the type that attend lace days, craft fairs etc) will find it uneconomic to do so. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Pillow storage (wreath boxes)
Usually these boxes are for Christmas wreaths. The kind we hang on the front door in America. They are usually made of artificial materials and come out of their storage year after year. Well at least until they are too tatty and we replace them with a new one. :-) As they are often about the size of a cookie pillow they might make a good storage place. The Ace Hardware flyer today had one for $7.99 and was 24" wide. Janice eva schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: and, while you're at it - please, what kind of wreath would you store - and why - in a box --- Dorte Zielke schrieb: > Hi all > Well now I have to get to know, what is a wreath > box, I looked the word up > in a english/danish and couldn't put the translation > together with storage > pillows. > Dorte > http://www.f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dorte_zielke/my_photos > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write > to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___ Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - Jetzt mit 100MB Speicher kostenlos - Hier anmelden: http://mail.yahoo.de Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Advent Calendar
I clicked on the Lace Guild web site http://www.laceguild.demon.co.uk/ went to the Advent Calendar, waited patiently whilst it set up, clicked on door #1 and nothing hasppend. Silly me, it is still November here, but surely December 1 in England now even though it is only 1 a.m. in the morning. Guess I will have to wait till tomorrow and supress my excitement. Thanks for the replies about "pin and chip". I think I had better get a pin number for my Visa card before I come to England next June. Janice Where I just heard the snow plow go by for the second time tonight - so much for flurries!! Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace Guild's Lacemakers' Census
I decided to do something simple on my mailing tag. I made my initial "J" in a tape lace. Took me longer to decide on the font than it did making it. I just went through all the fonts in my Wordperfect program until I found one that would fit and I liked. I printed the rest of my name and location in the same font. I added a little tatted butterfly for adornment. It should be on its way to the Lace Guild as I handed it in at our last lace meeting in November so it could be sent with other labels. Janice P.S. Look out for my Phoenix at the NEC, it may be among those being displayed by the Lace Guild before it flies home to me. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace glass candle holder
If any of you have the Lace for 10 Pairs by Claire Burkhard, the glass candle holders shown on page 65 are available at Big Lots for only $1.99. They are very slightly smaller than the pricking shown and all you need to do is just put the picot a little closer in and the lace will fit. I am now making my 4th one as they make quick christmas gifts. Happy Lacing, Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] christmas balls
Elaine wrote: We also put small pieces of such lace on Christmas balls and sell them at the Museum. The balls are very beautiful and show off the lace quite well. We tag the lace with its type and other pertinent information so that others may learn something about it. The current display at the Museum has a tree decorated with such balls, and is lovely to see. We also put small pieces of such lace on Christmas balls and sell them at the Museum. Can I ask how you attach the pieces of lace to the balls? Are the balls glass or polystyrene? Always looking for advice on mounting lace. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] wearing art
Devon wrote: Perhaps we should all make it a point to never leave the house for a fancy occasion, gallery opening, night at the opera, etc. without some hand made lace or lace jewelry on. At the recent craft fair I was demonstrating lace making. I also had 6 knitted neckpieces for sale. I call them neckpieces as they are larger than a necklace. I wore one whilst I was lacing and I felt at one point that I had an audience so I looked up and said "Ask me a question - anything" to which the reply was "Where did you get that thing?", indicating my neckpiece. I showed them the neckpieces on our table which lying there just looked like a pile of furry yarn and also mentioned another piece on a dummy around the corner. During the day I went to check the dummy as we were also using it to display some of our scarves. That neckpiece had gone along with one of the scarves. I took the one from around my neck and put it on the dummy. I went back to our table for another scarf for the dummy and when I got back the second neckpiece had gone. I sold 4 of them whilst demonstrating that day. The other two remained unsold on subsequent days, probably because no-one saw how they were worn. Another question was for the pattern and I could truthfully reply that I did not have one as each one is unique. I have sold a number of scarves from around my neck at different functions, I guess when people ask about them and I offer them for sale maybe they are too embarrassed to back down. I prefer to think they see something they could not buy in Walmart and grab the opportunity. Maybe if we wore more lace at functions or sales we could drum up more interest in it as a sellable commodity. Janice P.S. I thought a lappet was worn on the head but didn't want to express my ignorance as I was sure that lace was a collar shape rather than a lappet shape. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Fair price for modern lace
I have recently experienced selling some of my lace at a local craft fair. They were very simple lace outlines of a rocking horse, dala horse and a reindeer, all of which morphed out of the rocking horse design. You can see the first two at the bottom of my web shots page but the dala horse has changed design to include a saddle since I made the one posted there. http://community.webshots.com/album/149126673AmIpMo These pictures were sold in nice wooden frames from the dollar store for $12 pre-craft fair and $15 at the craft fair. I have sold at least ten of these pictures, I only have 3 in stock now and I think that was because of my color choice of background matts. I realised that white lace disappears on a pale green background under the lights of the craft fair so I will be changing the backgrounds on the remaining ones. I know that to us $12 is not much for something that probably took me 3 hours to make but it has put over $100 into our convention fund. We are considering making notecards of the reindeer to sell to lacemakers. I did use it for my christmas card this year so I am getting a lot of mileage out of the simple design. I don't think any of the lace bookmarks we had were sold and only a few of the Ufo glass candle holders with lace inside sold, but most people at the craft fair were looking for christmas decorations for their homes. Maybe next year we will make more christmassy things. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Christmas gifts
As the digests seem to be few and far between maybe I can ask everyone what lace related items they received for Christmas? I only got a few. My DH got me a One and Only pillow from Snowgoose which I have to cover. My family thought it rather odd that I should get a huge box which when unwrapped contained what looked like polystyrene blocks, no gift inside it. I also got a copy of Bridget Cooks Building Torchon Patterns to add to my bookcase and a friend sent me beads and a pair of scissors in a little metal holder from Past Times in England. When DH asked me what I wanted for Christmas I had replied a One and Only. He took a little persuading seeing as I had bought an expensive pillow last summer at convention. Ca't understand that we can never have too many pillows. :-) I hope everyone had a happy Christmas. We did have snow on Christmas Day but only a dusting of about an inch. I am also happy that none of my British friends or relations went to Indonesia or other places for exotic holidays this year. Watching the tv news has been horrifying and I am so sad for all the people involved in the disaster. Let us hope that relief is sent to them soon. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lacey christmas gifts
I forgot to mention in my list that DH had ordered a copy of the Lace Guild 2005 calendar for me. The lace is from around the world and includes one from Estonia. Since Pene moved over there I seem to be more aware of the country than before. I don't have the calendar in front of me at the moment so can't see if there are any Arachne designers included in it but the calendar will be up in my kitchen on Saturday. I also took time yesterday to enter the advent calendar competition at the Lace Guild website. Maybe I shouldn't encourage you all to do the same as there are only 5 prizes to be won. :-) Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] christmas gifts
My daughter reminded me that I also received a set of lace stamps from her that she purchased in Paris last Spring. So I guess I did have a lacey Christmas after all. Janice P.S. If you go to www.google.com there is a link to a list of sites where you can make a donation for the tsunami relief funds. We chose UNICEF in the hope that the bulk of the donation gets where it is needed. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] threads
I took an Idjria class with Bridget a number of years ago. I have Finca 30 in my stash but not Tanne 30 or DMC 30 if that helps. I also took a floral torchon design class with Geraldine and we used Pipers 7 fold silk for the gimp. I was looking at this thread in my stash last week and wondering when and where I would use it again. It is not listed in Brenda's book as far as I can see. It is a thread which is not plied and was a problem if you caught it with a crochet hook or even rough fingers. I hated using it and I have two bobbins of it. I think we used a linen thread for the actual lace. What size would 7 fold be considered to be? Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Living Billboard Campaign
Hi Sue, Knowing that you use Lace 2000 and that there are probably quite a lot of us on Arachne that have the program, can you tell us in simple terms how to go about bending a straight piece of lace on it. One piece of lace that I wear that gets comments is a small diamond shape of green silk torchon, mainly spiders, that I trapped between two thin pieces of glass, and taped closed with silver sticky tape. I did try the soldering copper tape but always ended up with flux between the glass. The silver tape which I think I bought at Michaels works fine. I wear this pendant and a couple of similar ones in different colors. Can't get any more thin glass though. I have to watch what color clothing I wear so that it contrasts nicely. I enjoyed looking at Sue and Diane's black 's Gravenmoer Lacelaces, very classy. Wish it had an easier name though. :-) Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Last Call for Christmas Lace Scans
Jackie wrote: I just had a look at the cards from the Christmas card exchange. Thanks to Barbara for making it possible. Sure glad I don't have to pick the best one or even the one I like most. My favorite was the lace Santa made by Aufi, of Finland, followed closely by the bird made by Lisa Thomson, but I also liked the Torchon candle made by Antje in Spain. I could go on and one of course and as Jackie said "Yes, there are some talented people on this list" http://homepage.mac.com/bejoyce/arachne/ I added my reindeer to the list. Thanks Barbara. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] honiton questions
I have a question regarding doing fillings in honiton. Where you have a piece that is surrounded by a rib which faces in both directions how do you do the sewings for the filling? One side is okay because you have the regular pin hole so that you can make a sewing into the side bars as well as the edge threads, but where you have to do a sewing and the ribbed edge is to the filling how do you make the sewings? Do you sew around the rib or do you sew over the rib and into the pin hole threads? Hope that is clear enough to understand where I am coming from. I am still catching up on my digests after being away last weekend and having connection problems but I did read about using hackle pliers for broken threads. What do you do if the thread breaks too close to the work to attach anything to it, other than undoing your work. Is it okay just to hang in another bobbin when you are doing a rib and a passive thread breaks? Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] honiton questions
Thanks to everyone who wrote replying to my question about where to sew into a rib and what to do about short broken threads. Another question I have is how to end each section neatly if the pairs are not required for another part of the lace. After working a filling and leaving off pairs as the area narrows, are those pairs just tied and cut off? Where you have a lot of pairs to dispose of at the end of a filling are they bundled together and then the bundle sewn in to tie it all down to the existing lace? It is great having a wealth of knowledge at my fingertips from friends all around the world who have probably had more chance of taking workshops with teachers who know how things should be done. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] airplanes and pillows
Hi All, I am just catching up on the 9 digests I had to received after being away from the computer for about 4 days. I spotted the message from Christina who wrote: I have also booked my flight to Denver and my lace friends have rooms booked at the convention hotel. Can I persuade you to change your room reservation for two reasons? 1) When a hosting group contracts with the hotel to use all the meeting space and probably bedrooms as well for workshops, vendor rooms, banqueting, etc., it is usually on the understanding that the group will use a large number of remaining bedrooms for attendees. If the number of bedrooms used by attendees falls short of the contracted amount then penalties might be charged to the host group. This has happened in the past leaving the host guild with a good deal of money to find after the event. Hosts try to keep the costs of registration and workshops down to a minimum to encourage more people to attend which leaves a small margin, if any, to pay for the shortfall. Denver has got a good room rate this year but what would happen if we all chose to stay at Motel 6 or similar budget chain rather than the convention hotel! 2) If you have not attended a convention before you will not be aware that being on the spot is very desirable, especially if you have to carry lots of lace paraphernalia around with you. It is more convenient for your room to be 2 minutes away from your classroom than 2 miles, or even across the road. There is little time between workshops and events so it is nice to have a place to drop your stuff and say, get into the sales room with free hands for your purchases. We usually double, or triple up the number of people in a room to keep the costs down, especially if the room rate is high and it is more fun to be able to entertain lace friends in your room on the spot when there is free time. As I said, we have booked our rooms and I would suggest that others do the same now even though we might not know if we get our desired workshops until May or June. Don't forget to mention to the hotel that you are coming for the IOLI convention so that the host group gets credit for your stay. Regards travelling with pillows, I used my honiton pillow, just because it is small, to travel with this week down to Florida by plane. I checked it in our suitcase which was opened on the flight down as the TSA put an explanation card in the bag to say that it had been searched. I guess they wanted to see what the mass of pins were on the pillow. Coming back, it returned unexamined to my knowledge but who knows as in the States you cannot lock your suitcase any more. I have travelled with a 22 inch pillow in the past and I usually pack it in the suitcase surrounded by rolled up tee shirts and underwear. One time I purchased a roller pillow in Denmark, packed only in a black garbage bag, and it was too big for the overhead. I carried it on under my arm and tucked it behind my knees for take off and landing. I had a window seat and was able to stand it next to my legs near the wall of the plane. I did pack the roller part in my suitcase. No-one asked what was in the b ag!! Janice Crystal Lake, Illinois where the snow is still deep on the ground but I didn't have to dig my car out of the airport parking lot, just scrape off all the ice! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] progress
Hi Lynn, We all probably have pieces that look similar to yours. When you are starting a piece of sample lace, there are probably two pairs of bobbins hanging over the pin at each pinhole, unless they are passives (ones that just hang down and are worked through). What you must remember to do is hang them on rainbow style over the pin and then give the two bobbins on, say the left side of the pin, at least one twist. This will tie them together. If you are making something that will eventually meet up with your beginning you should do more twists which will keep the pinhole open more to make it easier to sew your ending threads into the hole. Regards winding bobbins into pairs. I have always wound the first yard or whatever measurement I am using onto one bobbin, then pulled off the next yard ot whatever from the spool, cutting it, and started winding up from the cut end onto another bobbin. I have never seen the point of winding it all onto one bobbin and then back again. Just my preference but I have other things to do that rewind the same thread twice, such as making the lace! I even heard one teacher telling her student to wind off two yards from the spool, cut it, find the middle and mark it with a small clothespin, then wind up each end onto the bobbins. Now that is a tangle waiting to happen, especially when winding yards and yards of thread!! Also if you are gentle on your tensioning at the sewing side (footside) of the lace it will tend to curve less when you take it off the pillow. Good luck with more samples and happy lacing, Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] web images
Hi Paula, Your needlelace projects are beautiful even when viewed up close. Wish I could handle a needle! The cow is a neat project as well. Janice http://community.webshots.com/album/90977993FMQRew Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace-In
Hi All, Just to let you know that the Prairie Mill lacemakers will be having their 5th Lace-In on Saturday April 2nd 10am to 5 pm at Midway Village and Museum, Rockford, Illinois. It is part of the Fibre Arts Faire being held that weekend. We would once again like to invite any lacemakers to come and join us. We spend the day lace making and chatting with visitors. Last year we even got on the Rockford tv. We are looking forward to seeing our lacemaking friends from Wisconsin again and looking at all the other fibre artist that come. Don't forget to bring a sack lunch. We will also be there as part of the Fibre Arts Faire on Sunday April 3rd from 12 to 5 pm. Saturday we have the first two hours just for ourselves before the public are admitted. Gives us time for a good look around before getting down to lace making. If you need more info or directions email Gwen Wylie at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace Day
As the lists seem to be a little quiet I thought I would also post another date for your diary. Lacemakers & Collectors Exchange (L.A.C.E. ) of Clarendon Hills, Illinois, will be holding another Lace Day in Downers Grove on Saturday June 11. Vendors will include Lacy Susan, The Lacemaker, Kenn van Dieren and other local beading and knitting vendors. Al Frederickson will also have his great bobbin tables for sale. Lunch will be catered again at a cost of $10 which includes roast beef or turkey sandwich, green and pasta salads, a brownie and beverage, but you need to contact Nancy Dunham to reserve a ticket. We will be having 2 hour workshops on Saturday at a cost of $10 each. Susan Wenzel will be teaching a Beginning Bucks with Ground Workshop, Tracy Jackson will be teaching Elizabethan Lace and Gwen Wylie will teach a Beginners Bobbin Lace workshop. On Friday June 10, Susan will also be teaching a Torchon Christmas Ornament class from 10 - 4:30 in Clarendon Hills at a cost of $35. Names are being taken for these workshops. LACE members have first chance at the workshops but if you are interested and want to make sure that you don't miss out, you can join LACE for $12 and also get our great newsletter. If you are interested in lunch or workshops contact Nancy Dunham at [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want to join LACE email Gwen Wylie,who is our treasurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Janice Blair President LACE Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Signing your email /winding bobbins
Hi, May I also press for lacemakers to sign their emails with their location. I alway assum that people would understand that I am in the U.S. as I think most people know where Chicago is, if not where Illinois is, and certainly have no idea where Crystal Lake is. I was going to reply to Helen that if she was coming to convention in Denver this year I could demonstrate how to use the string winding method until I noticed she mentioned living in the U.K. Maybe I can try to explain in words how to do it as I could not understand a picture of it on first glance. Get a piece of string or strong thead about 24 inches long and make a loop at either end. One loop is pinned down onto your pillow or a convenient chair arm. Next I start wrapping my thread clockwise around the neck of the bobbin for about 8 or 9 turns so that the thread will hold. Wrap the string around the body of the bobbin clockwise up near the pin that is holding the string. If you are right handed, catch the other loop in your left hand pinkie finger and hold the string tight and straight towards your body. Your right hand has been holding the bobbin in the string whilst doing this. Now support the bobbin with your index and middle fingers on either side of the string, over the top of the bobbin. Still keeping the string tight, draw the bobbin down towards your body. The thread will automatically wind onto the bobbin. When you get as far down the string as you can, you push the bobbin back up to the top and start again. It makes winding a few yard a breeze once you get the knack. I also guide the thread from the spool through my left hand to keep it tidy. Hope that is understandable, I was trying to do it in my mind whilst I typed it. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Signing your email /winding bobbins
Hi Antje, This page shows what I was trying to describe. The only difference was that I make a loop for my left little finger instead of the plastic ring and the addition of another divider pin to hold the spool is a good idea. Janice http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego/winder.html Many greetings from Antje González, in Guadalajara, Spain Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] IOLI convention
Pene wrote: Weronika, tell your husband that the conventions planned for the next 3 years are too far away from California. Quote "carpe diem" at him & say this may be the only opportunity that you may get. You never know what the future holds. Keep your fingers crossed if you tell him this because 2008 convention in Chicago may be further but as a hub for United and AA the flights might be cheaper, and after you have attended one convention you will be bitten by the bug and want to go to all of them!! We have at least 10 going from our guild this year and we double or triple up in the bedrooms to keep down the cost. We usually hit the supermarket for breakfast and lunch food and drink. Last year as we were able to drive we even took a portable refrigerator! One year we took a toaster oven, but I don't advise reheating frozen pizza in your bedroom, it took days to get rid of the smell!! I also signed up for the Arachne lunch. I am so glad that the host guild organised that, much better than our hit and miss attempts at getting together of recent years. I hope they are also going to let us sign up for tables at the banquet like last year, it made it much more civilised than everyone rushing to grab a table for their groups. Looking forward to getting my 24 hour class that I put as my first choice, the first time I have gone for one workshop rather than two differing ones. My first convention I just did an afternoon class like Pene and I enjoyed sleeping in and reading the complimentary newspaper in bed. Hope to see you there, Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] IOLI convention
Margot wrote: Looking back, I think the reasons for the difference were: 1. Because the IOLI conventions are held in 5 star hotels, they're expensive. I have been to all conventions, except Puerto Rico, since the one held in Ann Arbor. I have no recollection of staying at a 5 star hotel and some of them would be lucky to receive 3 stars! Prices did get a little high in New Jersey but I think that is mainly because of the proximity to New York. Finding a hotel to have the convention in Chicago at all, let alone at a reaonsable nightly rate was impossible. None of them wanted to give up so many rooms for the use of workshops. We have settled for a Holiday Inn in the suburbs and have a room rate for 2008 that is under $100. It is certainly not a 5 star hotel but is definitely better than the one last year, which was in need of some TLC. Interesting to read the age of my roomie, Diane Willliams, she would have qualified as a youngster when we went to Ann Arbor together for our first convention and got really bitten by this lace bug. Weronika, you will not be alone on Wednesday if you miss out on the trips. I plan on working on my lace that day and probably hitting the sales room as well. We can walk to the Super Walmart to stock up on cheap food. Wonder if they sell cheap plonk as well. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] IOLI convention
Hi Weronika, I see Tamara answered your question about plonk. I was forgetting my English heritage when I wrote that. My roommates and I enjoy a glass of wine at the end of working hard on our lace all day and we have been known to prop the door open so that anyone else passing can come in and relax with us. I think we are fairly safe from being robbed or attacked by doing this as I am sure a room full of lacemakers would make any attacker run for their life. We did discuss the use of colleges in our region but came up with the same conclusions that have been voiced, i.e. lack of staff, summer classes, air conditioning, elevators, etc., and just the general logistics of all the extra work for a guild of 13 members to do everything. I was just so pleased to get a contract for rooms at 2004 rates for four years later in 2008!! Tamara, you would not get a discount of $25 for not getting the goody bag. I have just received an order for tote bags for my other lace guild and we will be selling those for $5 to members, just making a small profit for our funds. The program book has to be provided and we are hoping to beg for items from local companies to fill the bag. Many of the items that are received during convention are made and donated to the attendees from other guilds at no cost to the convention goers. My guild are just getting ready to make our donation items for Denver. There was a questionnaire at the last convention and in the IOLI Bulletin to find out what attendees would prefer and we are hoping to see the results of that this summer so long as folks filled it in. Personally, I like that break in the middle of the week to get on with my lace without any pressure from my teacher or trying to keep up with everyone else. My group tend to arrive early and do a self directed tour of the area if possible. My friends this year are flying in on Friday because that is when Hooters Airline fly from the local airport to Denver. I will arrive on Saturday as I am flying from O'Hare using my airmiles that I have saved up over the years of flying. I am just waiting to hear of their experiences as I understand the airline has attendees dressed as skimpily as the waitresses in their restaurants. Janice Weronika Patena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, Mar 16, 2005 at 04:50:17PM -0800, Janice Blair wrote: >Finding a hotel to have the convention in Chicago at all, let alone at a >reaonsable nightly rate was impossible. None of them wanted to give up so many >rooms for the use of workshops. Don't schools/universities do that sort of thing in the US? That's how most of my workshops (non-lace) worked in Poland. > Weronika, you will not be alone on Wednesday if you miss out on the trips. I > plan on working on my lace that day and probably hitting the sales room as > well. We can walk to the Super Walmart to stock up on cheap food. Wonder if > they sell cheap plonk as well. What's plonk? Weronika -- Weronika Patena Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA http://vole.stanford.edu/weronika Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Myras Threads
A friend wrote to me with this question: I have a problem. I am trying to contact Mayra's Threads and they do not respond. Have you heard anything on the internet? Does anyone know if Mayra is away or has computer problems? thanks, Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] IOLI Denver
Jean asked: 1. Would I need something to prove that I have a steel knee joint? Would it set of the metal detectors at airports? I assume they have them because I've seen people in films, etc walk through an arch which sets of a detector if they have anything metal on them. Probably but I bet they are used to things like that by now. They would probably wave a wand around your knee to verify that is where the detector has found something. 2. What would be the reaction at US customs (or even the airlines) to me carrying 11 different prescription drugs? Don't fancy being turned back or arrested. Prescription drugs are okay. Pack them in your carryon so that they don't get lost. Maybe bring a prescription with you in case you mislay them. 3. Would I get travel insurance - I understand my only hopes would be Saga or Age Concern ( or it might be Help the Aged)? Can't help you with that question. My MIL used to get her insurance through someone else at her retirement apartment complex. They're just the more sensible questions, so in the end I decided that it was just too much hassle (at least in my mind) and I'm not going Jean, this might be the best year for anyone to come to the US with the dollar being so low, visotrs from England are always astounded at how cheap food and clothes, etc., are over here. I have a trip to France in May and another to England in June and am sure we will be complaining about the costs of everything whilst we are there. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Videos of IOLI Convention
Its not the same as a video lesson but if you want to see what goes on at an IOLI convention you can purchase a CD of still photos of all the events. The last two conventions were put on CD's and I think they cost about $10 and I think there were well over 1,000 photos on the last one. I don't have the information in my computer room as to where you can get them though so maybe someone else has that info to hand. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Prairie Mill Lace In
Here is a reminder about the Prairie Mill Lacemakers having their 5th Lace-In on Saturday April 2nd 10am to 5 pm at Midway Village and Museum, Rockford, Illinois. It is part of the Fibre Arts Faire being held that weekend. We would once again like to invite any lacemakers to come and join us. We spend the day lace making and chatting with visitors. Last year we even got on the Rockford tv. We are looking forward to seeing our lacemaking friends from Wisconsin again and looking at all the other fibre artist that come. Don't forget to bring a sack lunch. We will also be there as part of the Fibre Arts Faire on Sunday April 3rd from 12 to 5 pm. Saturday we have the first two hours just for ourselves before the public are admitted. Gives us time for a good look around before getting down to lace making. If you need more info or directions email Gwen Wylie at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Rockford Lace In
I am back from our two day Lace In at the Midway Village in Rockford. Yesterday we were there for 5 hours and although there were not as many members of the public there as last year, today was better attended. Our have a go pillow piece was finished yesterday by a girl of about 7 or 8 years of age. She was quite happy to take home the cloth stitch heart that she finished. Today we had a snake pattern which was busy, this time with more adults having a go. Gwen picked up two new students for her lace classes and I was interviewed for the 5:00 pm news by Rockford abc tv. I tried to sound knowledgeable as I worked at my pillow and answered the questions. Later I undid the couple of mistakes I had made but there was no way I was going to do retro lace on the tv!! I will have to find out if the piece was aired as I was driving home at that time, and as the Lace In was 43 miles from home I am out of that tv reception area so would not see it. I stopped to fill up for gas in Rockford as it is at least 10 cents a gallon cheaper than my home area and the clerk in the station admired my glass pendant which has a piece of green silk lace in it. I told him to watch his tv where he might catch me making my tv debut making lace so he could see how the lace was made. Quite an exciting day and lots of hours of lace demonstrating as well. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Demo hours and tax status for IOLI
Whilst we are on the subject of reporting hours, does anyone know what the deadline is for reporting hours to our IOLI Area Rep? I belong to two guilds and I am not sure that our hours last year were included in the final total. If that is the case, can they be reported this year along with the new hours or are they lost forever? If so, I am sure there are other guild members out there that might be interested in the answer to make sure this year's demo hours are not lost as well. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Jersum Polychrome
Nice job again Debra. I was going to make the same comment as Devon regards showing the back of the work on the back cover. It is always interesting to see how others have dealt with ends. I was also going to write that making half hitch rolls was my favorite way of dealing with the masses of threads when I finish working on some Milanese. I never mentioned that fact to anyone before because I was not sure if it was okay to do that but if I am in the same company as Sandi Woods, I am happy to say that I do it too! Devon wrote:< I showed some pictures of how the threads were finished off to Sandi Woods last year at the convention and she said that she had come up with exactly the same solution for finishing the threads. I thought that was very interesting. Similar problems result in similar solutions.> I also am rather embarrassed to say Old Lacers even though I am getting up there in years myself. I am sure it probably does put off young people initially but if they are really interested in lace and lace making they will eventually come round, join and just use the initials like I do. I like the idea of changing it from "Old" to "Organization", good suggestion. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Molossoid lace
Hi Sue, I admire your work with wire. As we are busy talking about new names, how did you come up with the name for your lace? Can't say I have ever heard the word molossoid. Is the ground in Larkspur also wire? How did you attach the double wire around the outline? It looks to me like you made the center piece first and then did the outline on top of the edge of that piece. What sizes of wire did you use for this piece? Sue wrote: So far there is only one finished piece of Molossoid lace in existence--the pendant "Larkspur" shown in my folder of the Arachne photo gallery. You can see the use of raised talleys and the wrapped roll framing the characteristic "holes in ground" quite easily in the photo; what's less clear is that the leaflets on the right side of the pendant not only have a raised edge, but also overlap--this despite being worked in one direction only. By adding and removing pairs in the rolls it is possible to get an effect much like Honiton without the need for sewings (except when ending a roll). Not surprisingly, Molossoid lace was always intended to be especially suited to wire work, though I have every reason to believe it would also look good in ordinary thread. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] The Duchess of Cornwall - lace
Thank you for posting the CBS new link. I enjoyed looking at the photos close up. I did record the wedding and watched most of it. I was disappointed not to see all the guests closer up as some of the hats looked very "interesting" indeed. In the photo at the Guildhall, it looks to me like there is lace on the bottom of Camilla's dress hem. The description in the article says: What kind of lace is appliqued woven disks I wonder. :-) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/09/earlyshow/living/beauty/main686961.shtml I saw that the flowers used came from the estates of Charles and Camilla but what surprised me was the use of a motor coach for the guests to the Guildhall!! Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] travel restrictions
Not strictly lace but you might like to know if you are travelling to convention in Denver this year, check with your airline regarding baggage allowance. AA have reduced their 70 lb allowance to 50lbs on tickets issued after March 1, 2005. Overseas is still 70lbs. I assume other airlines might have done the same thing. I also checked with the US Government Security web site to see if knitting needles are still allowed on internal flights and they are. Here is the web page for items allowed or not. http://www.tsa.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/Prohibited_English_4-1-2005_v2.pdf I still have to find out what weight I can take on my flight to France next month as we are connecting from Heathrow to Gatwick for our flight on British Airways To Toulouse. BA seem to allow only 51lbs on flights other than to the US and further destinations (whichs is still 70 lbs). Maybe I have to unpack some stuff and leave it in England. :-) Knitting needles were not on the restricted list on the BA site so I presume I can take my knitting on board again. If you know different please let me know. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] travel restrictions
I have not had a problem with knitting needles in the US or to Europe after 9/11 but a friend who works for AA said they were changing some of their guidelines which is what prompted me to check their web site. I got the TSA site from that webpage and was able to see that they approve of knitting needles as well. I use thick, long bamboo needles which do not show up on the xray but I always declare them anyway. I think if I have excess weight between London and Tolouse it will be okay as my ticket is booked round trip from the US. BA refuse to accept anything weighing more tham 70 lbs even as excess baggage. I once saw a guy opening his case at checkin and taking stuff out and having it reweighed. I think it took three attempts until it was under the top weight allowed. I never did see what he did with all his belongings. Anyway I will be knitting this trip, maybe I should find a lacey pattern. Janice Laurie Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I took my knitting on board with me to England last December and back again to Boston. No problems, they were Addi turbo's so were metal, but not long. *Janice Blair *Subject: [lace] travel restrictions * * I also checked with the US Government *Security web site to see if knitting needles are still allowed *on internal flights and they are. Here is the web page for *items allowed or not. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] thumping
When I first started making lace my DH complained about the noise so I bought a set of bobbins with little bells on the bottom. He hasn't complained since. :-) Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Jane or Pat Read
If Jane Read is still on the list could you please contact me privately. Or, if you have contact with Pat Read, could you please email off list. Thanks. Janice Blair Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] travels by air and US customs
I know that we cannot lock a case in the US but is it still possible to lock your cases when returning from Europe? I have waited at O'Hare to see my cases go through the xray machine and have seen them opened. In which case I definitely wait until they are finished before going through security myself. I have also opened my cases at the other end on trips within the US to find the notice from the TSA to say they had been searched. I have also seen things on the carousel that are wrapped in plastic but I assumed they had done that to boxes and cases that they were unable to secure after forcing them open to be searched. I am off to France via Heathrow/Gatwick next Friday so it is good to be up to date with all the rules and regulations. I thought of Tamara when she was off to see her son as it was around the time they banned carry-on of lighters. Could see her gasping for a fag at the end of that journey if she had to wait to buy some matches. :-) BTW, they have to be cardboard matches that you are allowed to carry on. Now for lace content: I am manning a craft table at St. Johns Episcople church, N. Wille St., in Mt. Prospect tomorrow selling lace pictures along with all sorts of stuff from my lace guild. If it is quiet on the sale front I will be demonstrating lace making, all the better to push my pictures to the non-lacemakers that will the there. I am told I will be given the best position by the windows. I think I will track my time lacemaking so I can use the demo hours for IOLI. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] denver bookmarks
After seeing the request by Vasna I thought I would have a little race with myself. I had already sent 3 bookmarks along with some others from my guild. On Friday around 3 pm I wound bobbins and started a bookmark, worked until DH came home, maybe stopping a couple of times to do household tasks. We went out for dinner and on returning I carried on with the bookmark. I finished it just after 10 pm but left it on the pillow until today as yesterday I was out at a craft fair manning a table. So now I know I can do a bookmark in a day if I need to. This design in a torchon one with two pansies on it. I made it in black with purple petals and green stalk and leaves. In my haste I forgot to hunt out some yellow to add to the center of the flowers but I think it looks just as good without. The pattern was given to me years ago by Jean Barrett and is called Heartsease and was designed by Babs Reidy (if my memory is correct). I love this pattern and have made quite a number of the years. Thanks Jean. It will be in the mail to Denver tomorrow. I donated a framed lace cross to the raffle at the church where the craft fair was and as they had tins in front of all the prizes that you could place the tickets in, they told me my cross was by far the most popular and raised a lot of money for them. A second cross was bought by the vicar for his office and two larger crosses were sold just before we packed up for the day. I sold two other lace horse pictures and took orders for 6 more crosses. I had no idea they would be so popular as I had not made anything like them before. Just passing the idea on if you have a fair in your future this summer. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace demo
This morning I took DH to the local hospital for his first colonoscopy. I remember when I had one a number of years ago that I was out of it for quite a while in recovery so I took a book, and a bag with knitting and a lace pillow with me. Once I left him I set out with the pager they gave me and had a coffee and read my book. I had, after all been up since 5:00 am and at the hospital by 7:30 am. Once I drank the coffee I went out to the car to retrieve my lace bag. The pager went off as soon as my hand hit the car door. Still, I thought he will take ages to come around so I carted the bag up to his room. He was sitting up looking a little dazed but otherwise okay. As it was quiet I got out my pillow and worked on a simple cross that I designed. His recovery nurse came in and was fascinated with what I was doing. She brought in another nurse, who in turn brought in one more. As I worked there I had a procession of nurses in the room, all interested with the lace. The only person who showed no interest was his doctor who came in and declared there were no polyps and no problems so once they were satisfied I could to drive him home. Whilst I was explaining what I was doing to the various nurses, he was proudly talking about my designs and prize winning pieces to anyone who would listen. :-) I wonder if I can count that hour or so as demo hours for my guild? It was not advertised to the public but the word of mouth got around the hospital and nurses were coming from surgery to have a look. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Sulky cottons
Hi Sue, I had to look what was meant by bendable threads as I hadn't had any trouble bending my thread. :-) Now I can see that you meant blendable. I wonder if Brenda has these in her next version 3 book? I can see she will spend the rest of her life bringing out updates. :-) Janice One of my new students is a quilter really, and she brought some of the Sulky bendable to class to see what I thought of them. They look beautiful and feel nice . See http://tinyurl.com/alty7 or Hancock's of Paducah's website for the colour range. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Extra lighting for lace class/workshop
I finally got my notice on Friday after I returned from a workshop with Susan Wenzel, Lacy Susan. Tamara, I saw bobbins for wire on her table at our lace fair today. They were slightly different from the ones Lenka has in that the hook is on the top of the bobbin. Give Susan time to get back to Virginia though before you try to contact her. Kenn vanDieren was there along with Tracy Jackson from The Lacemaker and some other local vendors so it was a taster for some of the other members of what they can expect when they come with us to convention. The Prairie Mill Lacemakers will have eleven members at convention this time and I think most of them got their first choices in workshops so are very happy lacemakers.. I got my first choice of Polychrome with Pompi Parry and went in search of the threads at our lace fair but came up empty, guess it will have to be mail order for me or wait to see what Holly has left at convention. My list also suggested bringing a light to work with the fine threads. Didn't someone mention a lamp from Ikea? I went looking the last time I was in our local store but could not see what I thought was mentioned. If you remember posting about it, could you give us more details. I usually do not work on white thread in the evening as I find light from a lamp throws shadows on my pillow and I have a hard time finding pinholes on an already pin filled pillow. Does anyone have that problem with the Ott or Dazor lights? I was thinking I might treat myself to a lamp if JoAnne's send me a 45% off coupon before convention. I would bring an extension cord but one of those with the 6 outlets is a better idea if all of us in the class bring lamps. I have one advantage this time in that one of my roomies has the same 24 hour class so I can crib from her if I have a problem. :-) Thankfully the 24 hours are spread all across the week as we get little sleep with the partying in our room! Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Extra lighting - safety tips
I think that was the year I had a shoulder operation and had to regularly exercise it and use a cold pack afterwards. We also requested but did not get a refrigerator so we went to the local supermarket and bought a polystyrene chest for about $2, kept it filled with ice from the ice maker and it helped. Also kept our food and pop cool. At the end of the week we tossed it out in the garbage. A number of hotels are using the flourescent curly light bulbs these days. They still don't give off enough light as they are an energy saver not an increased output light. I like the idea of the itty bitty light. We have removed the shade in the past to get more light from the lamps. Maybe this discussion should be moved to Chat now. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Extra lighting - safety tips
Thank you for posting this Clay, I decided to reply to Lace rather than Chat as several people mentioned they are not on Chat and wanted to follow the discussion. Today I was out and about and checked at Barnes & Noble and Borders. There are a variety of itty bitty type lamps available ranging from $10 to $30 but with no idea of the output of light on them. The $10 one was a tiny led light which I presume you throw away when it wears out as it did not require any batteries or bulbs. I thought it may be be okay to clip to my magnifier that I sit on my pillow as it was so tiny, but then again, no idea of light output. Then I went to the new Super JoAnnes to check out Ott lights. Pricy, I think it was $69.99 for the table stand model but the sales clerk said they were the best - she had heard. They also sell a Tensor Vision Max which has a similar daylight bulb and light output for $32.99, it also felt a little lighter than the Ott. I was tempted but resisted as I did not have my 40% coupon with me. At the checkout I was given a flyer for this weekend with a 50% coupon for both Friday and Saturday, might make it worth struggling with the crowds! Has anyone heard of the Vision Max or used one? Janice Clay Blackwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Based on the recommendation I've read, I bought an itty bitty book light. Unfortunately, it really does not give out as much light as I'd like for Binche, and removing the shade might only make it a source of irritation for your neighbor/classmate. HOWEVER, I think I'll keep it because while I'll take a bigger, heavier, and brighter light to Denver, if there is a problem with electrical supply for the group I'm in, the IBBL will be surely better than no light! And I didn't move this to chat because I'm not a member of chat. Sorry. Still, I think that sufficient numbers of Arachnids are heading to Denver that this subject MIGHT still be welcome on Lace. I won't be offended if told otherwise!! Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lenka/foreign currency
A green card is not required for visiting the States. A green card is necessary if you intend to live here. You can apply for a visa to work in the US. When arriving at an airport the immigration officer usually asks "Business or Pleasure". Surely the answer for a lace teacher is "Pleasure" as I am sure they enjoy doing it.:-) What have teachers done in the past? Maybe we can hear from some of those that have taught overseas, of course, coming over as a vendor might make a different answer. Sue wrote: Lets face it, we are no longer spending vast sums in Europe as the exchange rate is so rotten. On our return from France last month I added up what we had spent and got to $50 on things bought to bring home, not counting the chocolate we had bought on the plane. The $50 included what was in our luggage which was still in France! DH and I had to really think hard of what we had bought to get to that sum, as we did not have time to buy anything in the duty free shops in London due to being delayed from France by the go-slow with the security guys. It might have been a little more if I could have had time to shop for my favorite UK candies. Maybe I will make up for it when I get to London next weekend. :-) Any spare time will probably be at the V&A unless anyone knows of anything lacey in London from June 25 to June 28. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] wire dimensions in gauge and metric, and other wire
Sue wrote: But do you use a hitch to keep the wire on the bobbin, if not, what stops it undoing? Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Burano
As Devon wrote, there is a mass of lace for sale on Burano, all made in China or other places with cheap labor. There is also lots of other embroidered items for sale. Do go to the lace museum and if you are lucky you will hear the needlelacers chatting in Italian. When I visited I took a little brag book of my lace with photos of my lace pillows and bobbins. This got passed around as they were curious to see lace made by another method. Knowing no Italian apart from the usual polite phrases that I try to brush up on on my travels I managed to find one of the younger lacemakers who spoke some English and she translated for me. Also on the left hand side of the road on the way into the village from the ferry there is a store, and I want to say that it is called "Lydias" but maybe someone else can correct me if I am wrong, where in the back you can see hand made Burano lace on the walls in frames. When I asked how much, I was told I could not afford it :-) Through the back of the shop and up the stairs is a private museum with lots of types of lace including bobbin lace. Well worth a visit if it is open. Burano is a very colorful village to visit and the museum worth the entry fee. There is probably a web site for it by now. Have a great time. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] bobbins for wirelace
Maybe Brenda can add another section to her threads book for wire guages as wire work is so popular. It would be interesting to see how the different wire sizes compare with threads so that we would know what wire to use with existing prickings. Maybe the next revision down the road. :-) Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace around a window
Another suggestion if you want to use tatting would be to try saturating the tatting with liquid starch and then adhering it directly to a painted wall. I have seen this done with fabric on the tv decorating shows, just don't know if your tatting would be too heavy to stay up. You can then take it down easily before you move by wetting it. I once tatted a thick ring design to go around a plain plastic oval picture frame and stuck it down with glue, finishing off by painting the frame and tatting gold. Kind of looks like a carved frame. :-) One problem I had was that using thick thread required many joins and I think I was using the large Tatsy tatting shuttle for my string. Try it, what do you have to lose but a few hours and some thread, and tell us about your experiments whether in tatting, wire or thread. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: popular uses for lace
I was trying to think back what I have made so far this year and what I did with the lace. I have made at least a dozen small pictures of horses, reindeer, apples and crosses for sale as a fund raiser. Still have orders for 3 more crosses and one star of David but they will have to wait until after convention. I finished a design of lemons to decorate my pj top for the pyjama party at convention so that it matches the printed bottoms and have just sewn that on. For this one I just scanned and printed part of the design from the bottoms and worked the lace on top making up the pattern as I went. I made a simple triangular design for a pin that will be on the convention CD. Made about 6 bookmarks for convention. Finally took a piece of wide lilac and white torchon off my travel pillow which I am using on a lavendar sachet as a gift for my hostess this weekend in Guadalajara, Mexico. Does anyone know if there is any lace to see in that area? I also took a class with Susa n Wenzel, Lacy Susan, at our Lace Day last month and finished the torchon/bead piece that fits on a Christmas ball, I only have to thread the ribbon on it for it to be finished. That will definitely not be for sale as it took days to make! I make pieces and sew them onto dresses and jackets, usually flowers or cats, and they go through the washing machine without problems if sewn down all around the perimeter. I also did a framed entry for the convention competition. I guess I have been pretty busy with my lace making this year when I look at the list, and that does not count all the tatting I have been doing whilst watching tv. Can't wait to learn new techniques with Pompi Parry in the Polychrome class next month. Janice P.S. A few of us Arachne had a nice lunch today in downtown Chicago with Miriam who is on a visit from Israel. We met at the Millenium gardens and finished up at the Art Institute, all walked out and dripping everywhere as the weather was very, very hot. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Yves Saint Laurent Bruges Handbag
Jane Viking Swanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [lace] Yves Saint Laurent Bruges Handbag Yes it is in the August magazine, almost at the end of the issue. Diane beat me to reporting on it. I could not see any more lace worth mentioning in the magazine. to me it looks like Battenburg lace mounted on a leather handbag. I shan't be getting one @ $2,395!! Janice Off to pick up Pene Piip at OHare in about an hour on her way to Denver from Estonia via Warsaw and Chicago. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] threading the needle
Dear Jeri, Thank you for the information on needles, threading and sewing. I am not much of a sewer even though I had to take the subject in high school, and like Sue I don't remember learning any tips on grain in thread or threading a needle for that matter. It is wonderful to have someone more knowledgeable to pass on these tips to everyone. I have just packed my bag, checked the weight and am well under the allowance by American Airlines so I have room to bring some goodies home. In an hour or so I will be off to the airport for convention and am looking forward to meeting all my lace friends there, especially the Arachne luncheon. Thanks to the Denver group for arranging it this year. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] IOLI Convention
I finally have the house tidy after being away for over a week but I still doze off if I sit for any length of time. Convention really takes it out of you!! I got my desired workshop Polychrome de Courselles with Pompi Parry and was not disappointed. What a lovely woman and my kind of teacher!! When I made an error in winding too little thread on my workers for the third piece of the week, I thought I would have to back track most of the lace but Pompi said she thought lace should only go forward and that I should continue as far as I could and then add a new worker as needed. Yeah! You have to understand that to wind a worker in this lace entails mixing five individual colors of single ply silk thread in order to get the colors that you want to blend together. The 2/20 silk passives had a life of their own and tended to snap or part company without too much effort but Pompi made adding new thread so easy. I had a good workshop with lots of lovely people. RMLG are to be praised for organising the Arachne luncheon which came with its own set of spidery goodies including a needle case and a spidery pencil. JoAnne won the centerpiece on our table. I didn't have any luck in the raffle (sorry, door prize drawings) either and I was surprised but delighted when my original design (Snow Queen) won second prize in the competition. I hadn't held out much hope for it, as once it was off the pillow I took so long deciding how to mount it that the tension on the metallic threads had gone all wonky. Shan't make that mistake again. :-) Paula Harten won the popular vote with her needle lace ornaments. Maybe she can describe them better as I know nothing about needle lace. RMLG did a splendid job and everything ran like clockwork or earlier. The lines for meals were allowed into the ballroom as soon as possible which meant waiting was kept to a minimum. My workshop was one of the ones that moved around between the ballroom and the corridor outside another meeting room but the hotel staff were great at getting extension leads to our tables so that we could plug in our lights. Boy am I glad we had that discussion on Arachne about lights before convention. I bought one from JoAnnes on sale with a 50% coupon and it worked great, similar to an Ott light but a lot cheaper and a little lighter for packing. RMLG have set the bar high for the next conventions including my group at Prairie Mill and I was pleased to hear from other guilds that they are thinking about what goodies to make for our convention in 2008. Now to get back to reading digests. I had 19 when I got home and every day there are more to read, I am up to date with lace but still plowing through the chat ones!! Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] polychrome workshop
I just uploaded a scan of my second piece of lace at the IOLI convention workshop with Pompi Parry. It looks good in its original 2 inch size but viewed enlarged it is disappointing to see the wiggly gimps. Pompi told us to use yellow gimps around the inner leaves as that is how they used to do it originally. The yellow makes the colors pop. Please join the url together as it is so long and I can't remember how to make a tiny url, or go to the webshots page and look under my name. Janice http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=showPhoto&albumID=149126673&photoID=418994530&security=yNMtbn Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace note cards
Hi everyone, Sorry if you get a double post of this information but it is important to my lace guild. The Prairie Mill Lacemakers are hosting IOLI convention in 2008 and as a fund raiser we are selling packs of notecards with lace designs by Louise Colgan, San Francisco (Beds Calla Lily), Anny Noben-Slegers, Belgium (Binche Blue Flag Iris), Yvonne Scheele Kirkhof, Netherlands (Whitof Red Hibiscus) and myself, Janice Blair, Illinois (Point Ground Lily of the Valley). The pack includes one of each design and the cards are blank inside. They have the prickings for the lace designs and working diagrams for the Binche and Withof designs. We will be selling the packs in the US for $10 including postage and packing. They will make great gifts for secret pals or lace lovers. Please email me for details on how to order. You can view the designs at the following Web Shots page, it will be the bottom photo on the page. Please make sure to copy the whole url if it is divided in your message. Apologies to anyone who does not want to see an advert but as I said, it is important for my guild in our fund raising efforts. Thank you. Janice Blair http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=viewAllPhotos&albumID=149126673 Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace note cards
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[lace] lace note cards
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[lace] lace note cards
Ooops, after I typed in the subject on my last two messages I automatically pressed "enter" and they disappeared. All I was going to post was that for those having trouble getting to see the note cards, I usually enter the webshots page on my saved url which is http://community.webshots.com/album/85972876GuqKKW Then I look for my name on the left list and click on that. The cards are at the bottom of my page. I am not sure if this url will work if you are not a member of webshots. In that case try http://www.webshots.com/homepage.html Username: Arachne2003 Password honiton If this takes you to a page with lots of photos, look for my cake or swanmask to click on my personal page. Maybe someone will post a tiny url for the page. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Is this lace?
Devond wote: I remember the worst textile gaff was for the Quilted Northern toilet paper where the little ladies were using knitting needles to quilt. I used to cringe every time I saw it but then someone put them right and now they use sewing needles. :-) Jeri wrote: On this occasion I think you should have sent the IOLI a copy of your script with a suggestion that they replace the old confusing script. I know that I as a none lace collector or historian might not have enough knowledge to contradict something sent from on high. Your email also reminds me that it is time to print another set of my personal lace making business cards for handing out whenever I can. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] IOLI competition rules revisited
I guess with 2-D that also eliminates the use of Rosa Libre, not that I have tried to do that particular lace yet. When I heard the rules at convention I thought, well that is me out as I don't generally do yardage and could not see when I would ever use such a narrow runner on my table. Having read some of the previous emails now my brain is racing with ideas for what to make and how to use it afterwards. I wonder if that length would be enough to gather up into a wedding garter should my daughter ever decide to take that step? Maybe it would look nice just hanging on the wall like a bell pull. Or just plonk it on my head for a lapet!! With my insomnia last night, everytime I tried to get back to sleep I had another idea of what to do. My favourite lace is Milanese but that is a lot of winding around to make something that size, maybe it is time to go back to the basics and have a go at some colorful torchon. It took me three attempts to finally come up with my Snow Queen design and I can see that I will have to put lots of thought into this one if I have anything respectable to show for my sleepless nights. I'm looking forward to seeing what other lacemakers come up with though. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] New lace guild web site(DP)
Dear Lacemakers, I belong to two guilds in Illinois and I have the pleasure to announce that Lacemakers and Collectors Exchange (L.A.C.E.) now have a website. This has been under construction for quite some time and with the able help of Carol Melton, a past member who now lives in Arizona, we have a very attractive site, IMHO. Carol was the graphic artist who designed our logo of the purple bobbin and shuttle years ago. She designed the website and once it was up and running, handed it off to Sue Raymond. Sue is our Webmistress and is responsible for making changes such as updating the events pages, which she has done now for our September meeting. Please go and have a look, some links are still under construction. Let me know if you have any problems viewing the site and I will pass the info on. http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/cal.html Janice Blair President, LACE Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Corrected address for web site (DP)
Forwarding this suggestion as I was unable to make my computer save the correct address and I copied and pasted from the page I was on. Janice Janice I think you need to send this URL other wise it takes you directly to the calendar page instead of the home page. http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] US postal insurance -- packing info
I know from experience of mailing entries for the IOLI competitions that the US Post Office will not reimburse for anything that does not have a receipt, even works of art. I wonder if we could overcome that by "selling" it to our spouse and getting a computer generated receipt from them for the value that we think the piece is worth? I usually just send it Priority with no insurance but do get a tracking number or if I know the recipient will be home I get a return postcard, that way I know it has arrived. These days I usually omit the latter by asking for an email confirming receipt. Before reccent layoffs at the local post office the clerks were interested to see a picture of the latest competition attempt, now we have a few surly clerks who find it hard to even smile! Sending to Canada directly might be a problem for the recipient as I seem to remember Arachne members from Canada talking about having to pay a tax for receipt of parcels. Is that correct? Taking in our suitcase or sending with a friend will not work as the date for receipt of the competition pieces in usually July 1 or even June! It makes sense to send it to someone in the same country to avoid extra customs interaction but maybe Debra needs to include a form from entrants with the entry form that spells out that she is carrying the items on our behalf for an exhibit only. That last sentence makes it look like I am entering but at the moment I am just mulling ideas. :-) Regarding insurance at events, I looked into it with my local agent for our convention and she quoted thousands of dollars for the short event coverage. She said that if the IOLI had a policy with a history we could get coverage from that but at the moment they do not have any insurance policies and leave it to the hosts. It would be interesting to know how previous hosts have handled that situation. I know New Jersey had a policy for any events that they might do including demonstrating. We are still waiting to see if we can get a rider on the hotel insurance policy. I have never sent anything to the display before but maybe they include that they cannot be responsible for loss in the form that they require exhibitors to sign. I would be pleased to hear of any suggestions on insurance coverage for events but would hate to have to up the registration fees to cover it as they are getting higher and higher each year as it is. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] IOLI Competition
I think it would be very unfair to expect Debra to give up her time in Montreal to photograph lace on the tour day. I know she also has to attend other meetings along with board members, plus take photos during the convention - all this and pay for her room and board while she is there. Maybe the displayroom could be opened on the Monday to give more time for setting up and for picture taking. Just a suggestion. I also wanted to thank Aurelia and Tamara for their kind words about my swan mask. I copied the comments and sent them to my daughter with a note not to throw it away on my demise! Maybe it will be for sale on eBay one day. :-) Earlier if I need the money!! Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Raffle (DP)
I have posted a photo on my album at Webshots of a pair of socks I thought might be appropriate for an Arachne raffle. They are orange with a spider web, spider and Happy Halloween on them. Size 9-11. I will mail anywhere in the world so send you name for the drawing which will be held on October 1 so that the winner will get them before Halloween. Reply to me, not the list and put Socks in the subject line. I will be away this weekend so I expect to come back to lots of entries. Do not reply to the list as I will only take entries sent directly to me, we don't want to clog the list, although it does seem quiet at the moment. Janice http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=viewAllPhotos&albumID=149126673 Hope I did this right! Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Fwd: Re: Lacemaker
I am forwarding an email sent to me by an artist I met this week in Lake Placid. She mentioned an etching of three lacemakers and I thought it might be the one we received on a postcard for the Montreal convention but it turned out to be entirely different. I had trouble seeing the ladybird but I take her word for it that it is there. Janice Subject: Re: Lacemaker To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Janice, Go to http://www.carollummus.com/main.htm, click on the Prints (Stampe) section and select box 3 for 'Three Lacemakers' an etching by Carol T. Lummus. The first lacemaker is the lady, the second is the spider and the third is the ladybug. It's a lovely piece but it will also make you smile. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Socks raffle
Well I was all alone today but I cut up card with numbers on for the order in which the entries were received. Put them in a box and drew out #4 which was Marie Parry in Tasmania. I also managed to pick up a second pair of slightly different socks today but they do have spiders on and the second number drawn was #8 which is Beth McCasland. Would Marie and Beth please send me their snail mail addresses and I will get them in the mail asap. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Pillow Bag - horizontal
I made a bag to carry my Toustou roller pillow in, or rather I converted an existing bag. I had a large old but sturdy canvas tote bag which I bought years ago from the Lands End Outlet. As I have lots of lace tote bags from conventions I decided to chop this one up. I unpicked the side seams and laid the bag flat on my folding table, purchased from Walmart. I have to use this metal table to support the heavy pillow when I want to use it for demonstrating. Only thing is that the table is not "in period" at some events. To overcome this I added fabric sides similar to the samples we have seen but I also added a front skirt of the same length, i.e. 3 sides that reach down to the ground. I added velcro fasteners to hold the skirt "seams" together when in use but they also were positions so that when folded up they hold the pillow in place in the bag. I added a pocket to the inside of one original side so that when it is all laying flat on the table I can use the pocket i n front of my knees for holding stuff. When I arrive at a demo site, I open the table and plonk my pillow bag down on it, drop the original bag sides down, unfold the 3 skirt sides and then I am ready to go. Another advantage of this is my knees are well covered when I am working at the pillow, so I can wear whatever I like if I don't have to be in period costume. Packing up is just as easy, fold up the front skirt over the lace to protect it. Fold in the two sides, fasten the velcro, pick up the original bag handles and off I go. I did cover the base area of the bag to match the side fabric so that it looks like one large table cloth when in use. I don't take this pillow out too often as it is very heavy but so far it has been a success with the roller pillow inside the bag. Yesterday I was demo'ing at a local church event and I hardly touched my pillow as I had a snake going on the "have a go pillow" and a young lacemaker who learnt last year on my demo pillow having an impromtu lesson from me. I provided her with a start up kit last year and she has been working alone but needed direction. Unfortunately she only visits the area infrequently but her DH was pleased that she had the opportunity to get some more tuition. I actually had her teaching on the demo pillow whilst I got my lunch and walked around in the very warm weather we had. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Robber Barons
As I missed the talk that Devon gave at the Denver convention on the Robber Barons, may I suggest that she does write it down, and along with copies of the slides, gives it to the IOLI Library so that lace guilds can use it for their programs. I know that Devon writes in an intelligent, humorous way and I was sorry that I could not hear her presentation. This way my guild will have a program that might be more appealing than some of the slide presentations available today. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] pillow bag
A thought occurred to me about a dorothy type pillow bag. I know how difficult it is to hem circular pieces of fabric - well, it is for me!! How about looking out for 48" dia circular table cloths during sales and buy two. I know I have bought similar cloths after Christmas so I have them for next season for very reasonable prices ($8). Sew the two together around the edge, leaving a space on either side, make another line of stitching a little further in leaving enough room between the two lines of sewing to insert a strong cord to use for the handles. When drawn up the cloth would cover the pillow with no fear of catching the pins on rough edges and the "handles" might even be long enough to carry over the bag your shoulder. You could even use two different patterned table cloths so that you could have a reversible bag. The other advantage is that you could put your pillow on your table and drop the sides down to make a pretty cloth while you work. Just a thought Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Robber Barons
Since reading the other emails on this subject, I have to say I had know idea that Devon used 300 slides for her lecture and how much work and expense was involved in making this presentation. I can understand that copyright would be a problem with the IOLI having a set of the slides but if it was possible to get a set and have a script by Devon available, it would be a great addition to the programs that are available at present. Maybe IOLI could use some of their funding as it is for educational purposes. I know that we would miss the deadpan delivery that Devon would bring to such a performance. Failing that, how about an article in a future Bulletin. Janice [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unfortunately, the suggestion that I give a copy of the slide lecture to the IOLI with the images would create copyright problems in that the images are owned by the museum. Devon Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace books
I just purchased a few books from HamiltonBook.com including Sandy Woods Alphabet Inspirations in colored bobbin lace ($16.95) and Bridget Cooks Plants & Flowers in Lace and Special occasions in Lace, both $4.95 each. Now I have my order confirmed I don't mind giving out the information. They had about 15 lace books on their web site, look under Needlework. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re Christmas Card Exchange
I have already told Bev to sign me up for the exchange and I will be happy with whatever I receive. Many, make that ALL, of my exchange pieces of lace are on permanent display in my dining room glass fronted cabinet but when the christmas tree is up they migrate to it. I also keep all the Christmas cards I have received, printed or actual lace, and they come out every year. I hope one day to have enough to fill one of my card holders. Looking at the web page from last year I noticed the Battenburg butterfly made by Jane and I think I have a similar one made by a guild friend which I have hanging year round from one of the brass knobs on the cabinet. When someone new visits my home I show them the exchange items and if I know they will appreciate looking more closely I open the doors and get them out. I cherish every one of them even though I can't remember who made what now, but put that down to old age. Today I taught a Christmas ornament class with a simple design as I have some beginners and I hope that my recipient will be happy with my design. One lacer finished the item and another was well on the way before he had to leave to pick up his kids. Last week I received a thank you card from a young girl who had worked on a snake on my have a go pillow at a local church demonstration. When I left I finished it up and mailed it to another child who worked the most on it and having plenty of thread on the bobbins I quickly make up another and sent it to the one who brought me the thank you card. She has been coming each year since she was six, now she is nine and is pleased to have two snakes on her bedroom notice board, one from her first time and this one. Every year I try to think of a different easy lace project for them to make and I love seeing them do it. It amazes me how they remember the stitches from one year to the next so that I can leave them to get on with it while I talk to the adults who are afraid to have a go. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace software
Lisa, I use Lace 2000 and have very little computer knowledge. True I had a first rate demonstration by Arachne Sue Babbs before I jumped in and she or Ruth Budge have been wonderful help lines for me. I have not tried Beds on it but it does have a trail feature that I use for a lot of my tape lace designs. Unfortunately, the program is on the upstairs computer and I have just had a full hysterectomy and my doc has forbidden stairs for now. Good job my bedroom/bathroom is on the ground floor! Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Piecework magazine
After the talk about the new Piecework magazine, which I had checked out on the Internet, I made my son drive me to a bookstore on the way back from having my staples removed from my operation scar. I found the magazine and as there was a table nearby I was able to stand and look through it. I really wanted it for the star tatting pattern which turned out not to be in the magazine, only available on the Internet. What a disappointment. I did get to find out what Quiviet knitting was but as I have short hair I do not need a hairband, it did look like a simple lace pattern, quite doable, but not for me, so I hobbled back to the car disappointed. Thanks for the review of the Anna magazine, I doubt I will go in search of that one. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace card exchange
Bev wrote: Hi everyone in the exchange! By now some of you have made and sent your cards, excellent ;) Am I the first to receive a card? Mine came earlier this week and was from South Africa. Jeanette Fischer sent me a very nice letter along with some photographs of her home town of Kleinmond and the surrounding local flowers of the area. It looks like a beautiful place to live by the water. The card had a lace wreath on the front made of tiny talleys in four different colors of red and green edged with yellow and red sparkly thread. Thank you Jeanette and Happy Christmas. Now that I am feeling a little better I hope to get to the post office soon to send my card to Germany. No point in waiting until the deadline if the card is already made. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Cards for lace
Tamara wrote: It's one of those 3-fold, large (8"x6"; more-or-less 20cmx15cm) cards, with an opening in the middle fold, to allow for inserting "something" (dried flowers, piece of lace, whatever) between it and the first fold, while leaving some space to write on the 3rd fold. I'm OK for this year, but it's never too early to start thinking about the future, so, any help in locating a source for such "craft-receptive" cards would be greatly appreciated. Possibly by more people than just myself, so, perhaps, the answers should be sent to the list? PS Is Arachne asleep/comatose, or is it my 'puter/server? I've had no messages at all today from lace, one from lace-chat, a couple from NELG list and another couple in the private inbox... This being the weekend, it's not really worth the effort checking the archives :)> I am sure you can get them from stamping or embroidery shops, or maybe craft shops. I actually found cards last Christmas that you are supposed to put a photo in the empty area, probably from Target as that is where I look for after Christmas sales. Failing that you could buy larger pieces of cardstock meant for the larger photo or cropping albums that seem so popular these days. I was also beginning to think I had been dumped from Arachne as I had to wait from Friday to today to get one digest. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Cards for lace
I was in my local supermarket today and noticed the photography department had large cards to insert large photos. No good if you want plain though as I think they all had different Christmassy borders around the edge. Thought I would write even though Tamara found the real deal. Got to keep the digests coming over this holiday week (in the U.S.). Happy Thanksgiving, Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Christmas card exchange
Now that my exchange partner, Martin in Germany, has received my card I can mention that the pattern been posted on the IOLI website. Go to http://www.internationaloldlacers.org/index.html then choose the Pattern Gallery and you will see my pattern at the bottom of the page. There are lots of other Christmas patterns there to choose from but probably a little late for anyone who has to make it and send it off. Although having said that, my pattern is so simple I made it in a couple of hours. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] card exchange
Hi Bev, I know the deadline is tomorrow for the card exchange, and I have sent and received my cards already, but I cannot find the email that I know I saved regarding the email address that we are to send our scans to for the web page. Can you repeat that information as I am sure I am not the only one to be forgetful. I will send a scan of the card I sent to Martina De Wille, in Schmidmuhlen, Germany. Jeanette, in Kleinmond, South Africa, would you like me to scan the card I received or have you sent a scan off already? Your card will go up with my other lace cards tomorrow as I am in the process of decorating my home for Christmas as I have a big party for my English group next Sunday, 29 for dinner! Lots of lace already on the tree but I have to collect other pieces that are on permanent exhibit around the house to add to them. Thanks, Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] card exchange
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[lace] buckspoint question
Hi Lacemakers, Although I have done quite a bit of bucks point I have a question regarding pattern 1`7 Muriel, page 42 in A Visual Introduction to Buckspoint Lace by Geraldine Stott. I thought this would be so simple, especially as it has a good diagram and a written explanation. My question is right at the beginning. It shows 3 lots of 2 pairs on the top false picot. 2 pairs work to the right and 2 pairs to the left through the other false picot threads on either side but there is no explanation of what happens to the last 2 pairs. The diagram does not show that pair at all. Has anyone done this pattern and knows what to do with them? Adding up the pairs shown does come to the correct number of 38 pairs, so they must be used somewhere. Am I right to assume that they become extra passives going around the perimeter of the circle? Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Christmas lace cards
Hello Lacemakers, Thank you for the Christmas cards for us all to enjoy. I especially liked Brenda's card for the music which continued to play even when I went back to reading my emails. In the Bleak Mid Winter used to be a favorite Christmas tune of mine, brough back memories of school in England and the photo certainly looked bleak. Carolina's lace was so pretty with the snow falling. I envy you people who are clever on the computer as well as with your lace. Thank you to Bev and Barbara for the Christmas card exchange. I think this year the majority of designs so far are angels and candles. I loved what Shirley had done with my design. I had not thought of making it into a green Christmas wreath when I designed it but it makes sense, especially with the addition of beads. I wonder if they were on the back of the lace as well to make it truly 3 dimensional? I would have liked to receive any one of the cards we have seen so far, but I love to see the British robin design as that denotes Christmas to us ex-pats. My English friends love to get cards with the robin on as we miss seeing them over here. If I don't post again I want to wish all of you a Happy Christmas or Happy Holidays, whichever you prefer and a prosperous and healthy New Year with more time to make lots of lace. Love, Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] buckspoint question
Ruth wrote: Yes, Janice, the extra two pairs become passives.minute and very close examination of the working diagram shows them as the most inside pair of passives across the top of the honeycomb ringsalthough the diagram doesn't show where they come from! You are right!! I didn't look further down as I assumed they were all hung on the top pin. I was thinking of doing what you suggested and just use them as passives using a bobbin from each pair going in the opposite direction around the ring until needed. I think it should have been mentioned in the instructions but maybe that was covered in an earlier pattern and I was being too lazy to look back in the book. Thanks to everyone who answered my question privately. With this group there is no need to wrack our brains for too long before someone comes up with the right answer! Now to find the thread. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace book corrections (was Muriel Instructions...)
I would like to see all the corrections for Visual Introduction so I hope it gets posted to the list. I thought I remembered that someone had a web page with errata and addendums for lace books and I was thinking it might have been Lace Fairy as that is such a comprehensive website. I don't remember ever looking at Lacenotes so if anyone knows of any other lists of corrections perhaps they would post it to the list. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re:rose pattern, etc.
Happy New Year to everyone. Little late but I think it's the first time I have posted this year. Didn't I see a rose pattern similar to what has been described in a Eva Khortalati (sp) book on roses? I don't have the book to check if it does, but I am sure I saw one that was a row of scallops that you gather up. I have a 40th anniversary this year, as does my cousin. Any ideas for gifts for that one? Yesterday was a good lace day. Finished a smal black bucks point medallion, threads arrived for a project that I ordered from Lacy Susan last Thursday, a thank you bobbin arrived for a design I had in an IOLI Bulletin last year and my Bulletin and Directory arrived. Spent the evening reading about the workshops at convention, decisions, decisions. I marked plenty that I would like to take and appreciate that many are repeated in the afternoon so that gives me more choices in some ways as you could make a whole day of it if you wished. I can also anticipate another thank you bobbin as I had a pattern on the last page of the Bulletin this time. Yippee. Janice Email up to date so time to go back to browsing the Bulletin. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] IOLI Montreal Convention
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. I have just qualified for the Kohl's senior rate with my birthday last week (62) and finally got my British pension sorted out. I will be receiving the princely sum of 15gbp a week, but better in my pocket than theirs. :-) Plus it will be backdated for two years because I dragged my old feet. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] thistle bookmark
Patty wrote: I have a Beds Piece in colors and it was colored according to the part, red poppies, golden barley, green stems, yellow sunflowers. Beds is not given to be made in color, but when I got the spirit of it, I was hooked. The principal difficulty, ahem! Challenge, is to find ways to change colors. I just checked and my picture of it is still on the Arachne webshots. http://community.webshots.com/photo/314148412/1325990697048870129OFRfli I think I have looked at this before but did not study it. It is a very neat design and I love the changing colors. May I ask how you did the barley leaves as I thought that in Beds the side leaves were worked by pairs that go into and out of the center stalk? Did you have to keep removing a color worker or did you carry it along some how? On the large flower, did the worker threads go into the center as on my computer it appears to be all green in the center? Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Commemorative time again!
I am also in favor of JoAnn doing the bobbins again. I like the idea of making it personal and I think I joined in late 96, just too late for the Nottingham meeting. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] magnets
Hi All, I made some magnets years ago using the sheets you can run through your printer. I was diappointed as the color was not as vibrant as I had hoped and the magnets arfe not very strong. I did spray them with a sealant but that may have also added to the dull finish. I did my guild logo and added the guild name. Gave them away as gifts as I thought the quality was too poor to charge for them. If anyone is able to order from the Scottish company, I woudn't mind one of them, or maybe a few to give away, so please keep the list informed. I wonder if JoAnn could get some to sell with the commemoratives? Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Graph paper
Dee wrote: http://www.pdfpad.com/graphpaper/ I emailed the owner and asked if he could alter the polar ones so that they radiated from a corner, to make a larger size for designing fans, collars etc. He has now done this, and says if anyone has any other ideas, would they please let him know and he will do his best to supply what is required.> I went for a look but all I could see was a round polar one, do I have to enter anything else to get a corner one? Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Graph paper
Thank you, I looked at that before and thought it was a repeat of the above choice, duh!! Janice Brenda Paternoster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Janice When you open the page there are four option boxes - 1, Type (choose polar graph paper) 2, Paper size (US letter or A4) 3, Units (inches or mm) 4 Graph paper - drag your mouse over the down arrow and then select one of the sizes from centered, edge, lower left or lower right CLick on print and it will download a .pdf of your chosen graph paper. Brenda On 29 Jan 2006, at 20:02, Janice Blair wrote: > Dee wrote: > > This one has polar and logarithmic grids, too. > > http://www.pdfpad.com/graphpaper/ > Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] wood bobbins to apply eye bolt to
When I needed some more wire lace bobbins I used some of the belgian bobbins I bought when I first started lace making. I disliked them because they rolled on my domed pillow and I had bought several dozen as they were the cheapest I could find. I didn't mind sacrificing them and they are not as long as most bobbins. My problem was finding a small enough loop screw so I put the ones from the hardware store onto the top of the bobbins which were flat. It did not work as well as the actual wire bobbins I had from Lenka. Someone told me you can get smaller screws from dolls house suppliers. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace-in
I was disappointed to read about the last lace in chat after it had been going on for quite a while. Reason - I get the digested version of lace chat and if there has not been much chatting going on, it can take a few days before we get the digest. Maybe an announcement could be made a week before the event, along with the hosts email address, so we can put it on our calendars. Now I am wondering what I missed. :-( I know that this was a spontaneous meeting but now that we are talking about it, let's bear in mind that we all don't get the reflected messages. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace
I got my Lace magazine today. I haven't seen anything on the lace digest yet. I did a quick glance through it, then settled down to the book reviews. One is by Steph Peters on a tatting book I had not heard of, another is a review of Brenda Paternosters latest issue of the Threads book which I have and is getting well used. I did notice a pattern by Jane Partrdige and an article by Jean Leader and Ilske Thomsen which is my next read. I am sure there may be other Arachne listed in this issue as there are a number of the lacemaker census labels in it including one with a spider by Cathy Bell. Maybe I will spend the evening reading about lace instead of listening to the State of the Union address by George. Can't stand the many minutes lost to the standing ovations. Like most programs, if you cut out the adverts, they only last 40 minutes instead of an hour. Maybe they should ask the audience to hold their applause until the end and then the whole program would be a lot shorter. Its worse than the Oscars, but at least then you get to see the beautiful people!! Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lace-in
I did mail Margot with the fact that I am W6 in the time scale. I do like the idea of a rolling lace-in but I think that would require prior notice. Maybe it is time to change my subscription to reflected, especially as I am now on Yahoo mail and I preferred digest so that my old mailbox would not get clogged up whilst away. Janice bevw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Perhaps someone who gets the digest would like to host an on-line meeting? That should accommodate everyone, especially those who are on 'digest-time' (no pun intended, at least not much of one) Participants would e-mail the hostess directly, not to the lace list anyway, so the meeting chat would be current. On 1/31/06, Janice Blair wrote: > I was disappointed to read about the last lace in chat after it had been > going on for quite a while. Reason - I get the digested version of lace chat > and if there has not been much > -- bye for now Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] National Lace Day
Robin wrote: Just checked, October 1 is a Sunday this year. I like the idea of demonstrating at a shopping mall, maybe something my guild could pursue as another venue. We never know what the weather will bring in October so an indoor site might be good to have. I think most of our fibre stores are too small to accomodate more than one lacemaker at a time. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
