[lace] Welcome Analisa
Re: Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 21:14:32 -0700 From: Analisa HallSubject: [lace] An introduction Hello Everyone, I wanted to take a moment and introduce myself. Welcome Analisa. A medical lacemaking friend once said Lacemaking is a disease, once you catch it there is no cure. I caught it many years ago and have enjoyed it ever since. Blow the dust, lets make lace Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Thread for Hollie Point
While I agree with all the other posters about thread, thread length, etc., let me be the first to suggest that your concept of having needle lace be your "portable" lace may be unrealistic, especially if it is Hollie Point. Generally people turn to tatting for a portable lace. My colleague has a sample of needle lace that she made from her own hair while riding on a train, and she claims it can be done by feeling the stitch snap into place. However, I believe that the proper place to do needle lace is in a purpose designed area with state of the art lighting or big windows, a table nearby for the thread which you need to change constantly, and with an Optivisor on your head. An Optivisor is a magnification visor that people wear to do close work. The appearance of an Optivisor may be frightening to others, so it is not advisable to use it on public conveyances. I am a great fan of the Optivisor ever since Irma Osterman, a needle lace teacher, let me use hers. Your work when you look at it through the Optivisor may seem uneven to you, but when you take off the visor, it will seem very neat and even. Unfortunately, this means that the environment needed for needle lace is very similar to the environment needed for bobbin lace. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Biggins / Presencia
Guys, Just went to the Biggins website and it's down. Kind Regards Liz thelace...@btinternet.com My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://www.thelacebee.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Biggins / Presencia
That is just so sad. I really fear for the livelihood of our precious art! Sent from my iPad > On Mar 22, 2016, at 5:45 PM, Brenda Paternoster> wrote: > > Hi Liz > > It’s because Presencia Spain are insolvent. The conditions the > administrators are imposing - big price increase, payment in advance and with > the current situation no certainty of actually receiving the goods - meant > that Vivienne and Iain of Presencia UK felt that they had no option other than > voluntary liquidation/winding up. > > Once the legalities are sorted and different threads have been sourced they > are planning to relaunch as Biggins; concentration on their patterns and > appraise threads for those patterns. > > Brenda > >> >> Guys, >> Just went to the Biggins website and it's down. Kind Regards > > Brenda in Allhallows > paternos...@appleshack.com > www.brendapaternoster.co.uk > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Biggins / Presencia
Thanks for re-quoting Brenda's message, Clay. Brenda's emails are amongst those that get cut off for me as soon as something like an apostrophe is used. It is indeed very sad news that Presencia Span are insolvent and we may soon have to do without their wonderful Finca thread, and a great shame for sellers like the Bigginses that they too have to go out of business. Noelene at The Angle, NSW noel...@lafferty.com.au - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Biggins / Presencia
Hi Liz Itâs because Presencia Spain are insolvent. The conditions the administrators are imposing - big price increase, payment in advance and with the current situation no certainty of actually receiving the goods - meant that Vivienne and Iain of Presencia UK felt that they had no option other than voluntary liquidation/winding up. Once the legalities are sorted and different threads have been sourced they are planning to relaunch as Biggins; concentration on their patterns and appraise threads for those patterns. Brenda > > Guys, > Just went to the Biggins website and it's down. Kind Regards > > Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Biggins / Presencia
Hi folks Sorry about the gobbledegook at the end of my last message - the auto insert is getting worse. Should have read âconcentrating on their patterns and appropriate threads for those patterns". > > Once the legalities are sorted and different threads have been sourced they > are planning to relaunch as Biggins; concentration on their patterns and > appraise threads for those patterns. > > > Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Biggins / Presencia
So sorry to hear that news I shall miss Finca thread it's one of my very favourites as it always works so well and the smoothness of it makes for a lovely sheen on the lace. I shall have to be very careful with the small amount that I have left. I will miss Biggins as well as Vivienne was always very generous with her advice on threads at lace days. Sue M Harvey Norfolk U.K. Sent from my iPad > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] need help with one-liner
I really need help with finding a new humorous one or two liner or maybe a short poem concerning lace makers for an upcoming project I have in mind for a friend who could really do with a lift. We all know the one about lace makers do it on pillows. Is there anything different? Thanks. Sharon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] need help with one-liner
I've gots lots of longer poems, Sharon, but this might be short enough for you Peacocks and Rainbows Some people knit wool into blankets. Some crochet with treble and chain. Some people cut lovely new fabric Just to sew it together again. But me, I like to use bobbins And weave patterns in thread without fear. And if someone should say it's so useless So are peacocks and rainbows, my dear. .Noelene Lafferty The Angle, NSW, Australia noel...@lafferty.com.au. I really need help with finding a new humorous one or two liner or maybe a short poem concerning lace makers for an upcoming project I have in mind for a friend who could really do with a lift. We all know the one about lace makers do it on pillows. Is there anything different? Thanks. Sharon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Thread for Hollie Point
Dear Julie, 1. Catherine Barley, the author of the book you are using, is a member of Arachne. There are 329 messages from her in the archives under her name. So, wait a bit, and maybe she will weigh in with her experience. To verify I am correct, type her name in the search box at: http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.ccom/index.html 2. We have written a lot about threads through the years, and some of those memos are in the archives, if you search a variety of ways. This is a long research process, but I think a search of the following and other memos in the "Structure of Threads for Lace" file might help: _http://www.mail-archive.com/lace%40arachne.com/msg35959.html_ (http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/msg35959.html) 3. One thing not mentioned in quite this way, so in my words - thread has grain. You must stitch with the grain, and not against it. This will reduce wear on thread and fuzzy results. Draw the thread through your thumb and index finger in each direction. One will feel smoother than the other. Once you have determined that, always thread your needle from the end that produces the smoothest feel. Even DMC embroidery floss has a grain. It will take a while to develop touch sensitivity, but it is highly recommended. Grain of thread is something that was taught to young girls in American 7th grade home economics classes 60 years ago. READ PLEASE: The sewing thread for your sewing machine comes off the spool in the direction you need to thread into the needle's eye - not only for a sewing machine - but also for hand sewing. Unfortunately, this is not true of all thread coming off a spool. Some modern manufacturers seem to do whatever is convenient, being unfamiliar with how we use the thread (explained in the book referenced in (2) above). 4. Julie, the nicest way to learn lacemaking and advance quickly is with others who share your interest. Are you aware of the Chesapeake Region Lace Guild? _www.crlg.org/_ (http://www.crlg.org/) . They draw members from the states surrounding Washington DC. Also, The Embroiderers' Guild of America has several chapters near you. http://www.egausa.org/ Needle laces are more likely to be taught by The Embroiderers' Guild. They embrace all lace works made with a threaded needle, and have quite a few teachers in the U.S. At this time in history, lace guilds seem to be focusing on bobbin lace. (I have belonged to 4 local lace guilds between Maine and Washington DC for up to 4 decades, and to EGA for nearly 50 years, so feel secure in this claim.) Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center -- In a message dated 3/21/2016 3:12:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jsyz...@comcast.net writes: Should I try a different thread? I guess threads are either cotton, linen, or silk. Or any of those types right out of the question for Hollie Point, or needlelace in general? What do I look for in a thread? I am wondering if maybe some threads stand up to the abuse better than others and Tanne 50 is not the sturdiest choice. Also, what about the final result? Do some threads give nicer final results? And what about the feel of thread as you work with it? In bobbin lace I enjoy the way different thread material feels differently as I work with it. My book mentions "Brok 160 or Egyptian Cotton 120". How do Brok and Egyptian Cotton compare with Tanne 50? What size thread should I be using anyway? Brok 160 and EC 120 are, according to my thread chart, significantly smaller than Tanne 50. Should I stick with threads the same size as Tanne 50 or would I find that I can after all make needlelace in good light with a smaller thread? In general I am the sort of person who likes lace to be fine. I get bored with coarse lace. Maybe you guys will talk about threads andmake me feel inspired to try new ones. Julie Shalack Laurel, Maryland, USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/