[lace] IOLI Montreal

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

[lace] IOLI /Montreal

Gentle Spiders, Since I filled my Montreal application with only one workshop (no second or third choices), I was waiting for the notification with not a little trepidation; putting all one's eggs into a single (however lacy) basket carries certain risks with it... :) But the fully stuffed e

[lace] IOLI /Montreal

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

[lace] IOLI /Montreal

On Saturday, June 10, 2006, at 10:54 PM, Tamara P Duvall wrote: The "surf" is scallops, the "turf" is "deer surlonge", which I take to be venison. Yup - it's a venison steak. I haven't been back to Montreal for 2 years, so I'll be there for 3 weeks. I've been making a list of things to do a

[lace] IOLI/Montreal

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

[lace] IOLI/Montreal

On Sunday, June 11, 2006, at 04:25 PM, Janice Blair wrote: It says not to care about the footside as this will be covered by the passe par tout later. I know the term but have forgotten what passe par tout means. It's a mat, as in the mat you put around a painting when framing it. Margot

[lace] IOLI Montreal

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

[lace] IOLI Montreal

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

[lace] IOLI Montreal

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

Re: [lace] IOLI Montreal

I just got home and was going to send a happy dance e-mail. I got my first choice Chantilly/Blonde. Malvary in Ottawa - Original Message - From: "Margot Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ARACHNE" Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 1:31 PM Subject: [lace] IOL

Re: [lace] IOLI Montreal

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

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

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

RE: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: lace Arachne > Date: 6/10/2006 8:59:06 PM > Subject: [lace] IOLI /Montreal > > Gentle Spiders, > > Since I filled my Montreal application with only one workshop (no > second or third choices), I was waiting for the notification wit

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

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

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

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

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

Cluny de Brioude was my first choice for Montreal too and that's what I got (-: I've also been wondering where to get the silk so if anyone finds a good source please let me know. The website has addresses for distributors in the USA (Texas), Aus

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

PROTECTED]> To: "ARACHNE" Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 8:03 AM Subject: [lace] IOLI /Montreal On Saturday, June 10, 2006, at 10:54 PM, Tamara P Duvall wrote: The "surf" is scallops, the "turf" is "deer surlonge", which I take to be venison. Yup - it&

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

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

RE: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

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

Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal

To: "lace-digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 12:25 PM Subject: [lace] IOLI/Montreal I came home from England and my letter from Montreal was there waiting for me. I got into my first choice which was the colored flowers in point ground with Ulrike Voe

Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal

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

Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal

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

Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal

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

Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal

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

Re: [lace] IOLI /Montreal

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

[lace] IOLI Montreal (transportation)

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

[lace] IOLI/Montreal -- approaching

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

[lace] IOLI/Montreal -- approaching

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

Re: [lace] IOLI Montreal

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

[lace] IOLI Montreal Convention

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

[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.

[lace] IOLI Montreal Roommate

Hello All, I am in need of a roommate for IOLI convention in Montreal. Unfortunately, my intended roommate's plans have changed so I would like to share with someone else. If you are also looking to share a room, please email me off list. Thank you, Diane Zierold Lubec, Maine - To unsub

Re: [lace] IOLI Montreal (transportation)

me to find my own transportation. Thanks again gals. Patsy A. Goodman - Original Message - From: "Gail Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [lace] IOLI Montreal (transportation) Hello Patsy There should also be a shuttle from the airport that will take you to

Re: [lace] IOLI Montreal Convention

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

Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal Book Translation

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

Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal Large Picot pins

to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Clay Blackwell<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; Janice Blair<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; lace-digest<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal For point ground laces, Ulrike uses whopping great pins

[lace] IOLI Montreal hotel rate for "seniors"

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

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

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