Re: [lace] Bobbin lace commission

2011-04-19 Thread David C COLLYER
Dear Lorelei, I wouldn't price it at less than $10/hour. Therefore $22000. What do dresses by international designers cost nowadays? I have no idea: haven't bought one in years LOL David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y..

[lace] Bobbin lace commission

2011-04-19 Thread Lorelei Halley
David I wouldn't price it at less than $10/hour. Therefore $22000. What do dresses by international designers cost nowadays? Lorelei - 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

Re: [lace] Bobbin lace commission

2011-04-19 Thread David C COLLYER
At 07:16 AM 19/04/2011, Clay Blackwell wrote: While she indicates that she knows it will be expensive, I think she would be completely shocked to learn how long it would take to make what she wants... even if several people are working on it, as was not at all unusual centuries ago..., and s

Re: [lace] Bobbin lace commission

2011-04-19 Thread Clay Blackwell
Oops!! It's a good thing Avital has been focused on Passover, because I sent yet another message with three generations of historic background attached! Sorry!! Clay On 4/18/2011 5:16 PM, Clay Blackwell wrote: While she indicates that she knows it will be expensive... - To unsubscribe se

Re: [lace] Bobbin lace commission

2011-04-18 Thread Dmt11home
<> is the phrase that frightens me. First of all, she seems to have images in the plural. Secondly, they are not lace designs. This is not surprising in that she doesn't make or design lace, so she does not understand design considerations and technical issues in lace. Instead they are i

Re: [lace] Bobbin lace commission

2011-04-18 Thread Clay Blackwell
ternet.com My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://thelacebee.weebly.com/ --- On Sun, 17/4/11, Brenda Paternoster wrote: From: Brenda Paternoster Subject: [lace] Bobbin lace commission To: "Arachne" Cc: meiyan_t...@yahoo.com.hk Date: Sunday, 17 April, 2011, 22:

Re: [lace] Bobbin lace commission

2011-04-18 Thread The Lace Bee
et.com My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://thelacebee.weebly.com/ --- On Sun, 17/4/11, Brenda Paternoster wrote: From: Brenda Paternoster Subject: [lace] Bobbin lace commission To: "Arachne" Cc: meiyan_t...@yahoo.com.hk Date: Sunday, 17 April, 2011, 22:50 Dear

[lace] Bobbin lace commission

2011-04-17 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Dear Spiders I have just received this from a fashion design student in London. Is there any one out able/willing to help her? I have pointed out that BL is a time consuming process which means that any commission will be expensive. Brenda > Dear Brenda, > > After I visited your webpage, I