Re: [lace] Thread Conversion Question
Shirlee, Brenda Paternoster's book Threads for Lace 2 will answer ALL your thread questions.I'm sure someone will tell you who to get it from in the States - and it's not too expensive. Brenda also does updates whenever she finds a new thread and these are posted on her website. If you have any thread that's not in the book, send her a little and it will be assessed and added to the list. Any thread can be used for bobbin lace - if in doubt work a small sample to find out how it feels, both to work with and in the finished piece. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lacemaker monument
Hi Carolina, What good news. I would love to see a photograph of the new Lacemaker Monument. Is it near the lovely Arenys lace museum? Jean in Cleveland U.K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tuesday, October 28, 2003, at 07:20 PM, Carolina G. Gallego wrote: Hi all, It is not very usual that nowadays we can read on a newspaper that a monument to the lacemaker has been placed in the village of Arenys, 40 Km. from Barcelona. The village was a well known lace manufacturing center in the 17th. century, and its lacemakers have been a reference to all lacemakers in Catalonia. The monument has been constructed in granite, by Japanese sculptor Etsuro Sotoo and assigned by the Arenys Lace Guild. It represents a lacemaker working. Weights 24 Tn. and it is 3,20 mts. high. The cost has been 60.000 Euros. A good new without doubt. Regards from Barcelona. Spain. Carolina de la Guardia. http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego/encajebrujo.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE:Re: [lace] Celtic Cross
Sherry and others, Don't forget that Google has an image search! I just typed in Celtic Cross and got 10 pages of images, some of which are clearly old crosses from cemeteries. If you've never done a Google image search before, go to www.google.com and click on the tab that says Images. Then type in your search terms. Avital Original Message: - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 04:48:10 -0800 (PST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [lace] Celtic Cross Hi in Lacingland, I would like to also thank this group for the information I get just with a click of my mouse. When I was in Ireland about 5 years ago we went by a cemetary of celtic crosses. It was huge! I was on a tour so I was on a bus. When I noticed the cemetary it was too late for me to get a picture of it. I know that might seem morbid to take a picture of a cemetary but I was so impressed to see so many celtic crosses in one place. But what would have been better is if I was alone and was able to walk through the cemetary for I am sure I would have found lots of neat crosses, that I could have gotten a picture of. And who knows I could have been using these pictures myself at this time now that I know the basics of doing bobbinlace and designed a celtic cross from a picture. A..if I ever go back it will not be on a tour but on my own. And the sound of a camera would be clicking like crazy! Sherry mail2web.com#153; - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lacemaker monument
Hi Jean and Clay and all who have been interested on this thread: Up to the moment it has not been published any picture of the lacemaker monument in Arenys de Munt, whereas I have contacted the Town Hall and I hope I could have any in the next days. I have to say that the village is divided in two zones and Town Halls. The upper zone of the village is called Arenys de Munt, and just beside the sea is located the village of Arenys de Mar. This one, placed some time ago (I do not remember exactly when), a monument to lacemaker too. So, I suppose there has been a healthy jealousy between both of them. As soon as I have the pictures, I am going to hang them on the web to share with all of you. Regards from Barcelona. Carolina. -- Carolina de la Guardia http//www.geocities.com/carolgallego http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego/encajebrujo.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] calling all lacemakers in Germany/Benelux
Dear all, Do any of you plan on going to the German Lace Guild's Lace Exhibit/Open House on 9 November in Uebach-Palenberg? Best regards, Elizabeth Leverkusen, Germany - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Residential Courses in East Anglia.
Hi All, We are very lucky to have another couple of residential colleges in this eastern area of the UK. The first is Belstead House, near Ipswich, Suffolk in the UK - residential courses of all sorts, with the lace courses by tutors such as Geraldine Stott and Sue Webb - both make the learning process very painless, and students are amazed at what they can turn out!I think Roz Snowden has also taught, but that I am *not* sure of. The college is set in lovely grounds, and is well-worth a visit. There are also Go-It-Alone weekends, where one takes ones lace, and with no tutor but with like-minded people can make lace all day - and all night too, if the urge takes you. No tutor, but lots of people to give help and encouragement. The food is wonderful, and the rooms are mainly single rooms, with washbasin, desk and chair, and lights! The other is Maryland College, near Dunstable in Bedfordshire UK. I only went there once (mainly as Belstead is just down the road from me!) but when I was there, Pamela Nottingham and Jean Millar were tutors. Again, lovely grounds, but I didn't think the accommodation/food quite as good as Belstead. But - if it means one can make lace in comford for a long weekend, with all meals etc provided, that can't be bad, can it. If anyone wants any more info, just eMail me, and I'll try to help - the usual disclaimers, no financial gain, just a *very* satisfied customer. Carol - in East Anglia, UK. - Original Message - From: Catherine Barley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Arachne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 3:42 PM - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: lace-digest V1 #3837
On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 12:48 PM, Shirlee wrote: As far as threads go, I seem to remember someone telling me once that if you want to tell if a thread will work for a particular pattern, double it over hold it up to the pattern see if however many pins' worth of this thread will cover the pattern nicely. Am I remembering this right? Does this make sense? Not quite right. Wind the thread around a pencil or thin strip of card several times so that the wraps are lying close together but not overlapping. If it's a torchon pattern the thread will be suitable if 12 wraps cover the distance between two footside pinholes. If it's point ground only 10 wraps. Bedfordshire/ Cluny, Braid and sectional laces are more trial and error. For info on my book look athttp://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/ Threads/Threads.html USA stockists include Holly van Sciver and Lacy Susan Brenda http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/ Supporting the [EMAIL PROTECTED] campaign - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Letchworth lace day
Pictures of Letchworth lace day are now up. A HREF=http://bigginslace.co.uk/;Biggins - The Torchon Lace People/A KEEP LACING, VIVIENNE, BIGGINS - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] California Lace Day
Hi, There's a Lace Day scheduled for Saturday November 1, 2003 in Torrance, Calif. With all the fires in the area is this lace day still going to be held? I tried e-mailing Lily who will be a vendor and as yet got no reply. Does any one up there know? If we can get up there on I-5 and 405 we are going to try to make it. Patsy A. Goodman Chula Vista, CA, USA TatPat1, NATA #333 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] StoneHENGE?
And how do y'all say StoneHENGE? Stone: as in small rock Hen: as in chicken's mother Ge: as in gem, geography, general ... but as just a consonant, not as a whole syllable. So the whole word has just the two syllables. BFN, Margery. [EMAIL PROTECTED] in North Herts, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re:A tad risque ...
And if I was 30 years *younger* I'd be off to my Bank of America! Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA ...Korwyn in Norfolk, who wishes she was about 30 years older because she would be hot-footing it to Barclay's in London to try it on . !!! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Rhyming Words
I have been silent again for a while-but on this vital issue I think I should de-lurk! In my American brand of English-using a west coast accent, there is a non-slant rhyme for orange. I can rhyme orange with blanc mange-e.g.: You cannot make a good blanc mange with Only a small pitted orange! This is not-none-the-less, what I would consider a perfect rhyme.but it is not bad, considering all the time and effort put into finding any thing that is even close! Allison in hot, sunny Santa Clara, CA [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of image001.gif] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
