Re: [lace] Convention planning-interesting
Devon, I agree with what you've said here - and I certainly wasn't objecting to producing a detailed description of the course. I think it was the *amount* and *detail* of what was being asked for, and the breadth of the questionnaire (although, come to think of it, they didn't ask for the colour of my eyes!!) that deterred me. If I'd been able to send the course outline which I'd already produced for the Australian Guild on this subject, it would've been an easy matter. And the *tone* of the questions about my credentials, experience, qualifications etc., certainly made me feel as if I was undertaking a major exam!! Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > As workshop chairman of a local group for many years I had ample opportunity > to observe how a gifted and talented teacher could give a class that was a > total disaster by the simple expedient of refusing to provide a detailed > class > description or timely materials list. http://personals.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Personals New people, new possibilities. FREE for a limited time. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: wardrobe of the Prince of Ligne
Did the Prince of Ligne double as the Princess of the same area? 'cause "his" wardrobe doesn't seem to be very masculine overall... I took the trouble to look the Prince de Ligne up on the Web. Very interesting when you look at the costumes, because you can see they mainly come from 3 different time periods and in fact the website I read listed 3 de Lignes who were major figures in their day. The earliest one was Claude Lamoral de Ligne, who was the ambassador of the Spanish Netherlands during the late 1600s. His visit to London was noted in both John Evelyn's and Samuel Pepys' diaries; especially noting the richness, number of horses, etc. Apparently he made quite an impression. The next one lived 1735-1814; probably the lad with the embroidered suits similar to what Bjarne makes. And the last one lived during the end of the last century. As to the feminine clothing, I rather assumed it was one of those "inherit the castle, inherit everything in the attic" situations where the current title-holder owns everything including the former clothing of his female ancestors. Of course, we don't really know for sure that these items were all owned directly by the previous Princes de Ligne - it could be that one person just started a collection and bought items on the open market like any other collector. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Convention planning
On Jan 18, 2004, at 18:37, Clay Blackwell wrote: It would be a matter of curiosity for me to know the credentials of the conference committee members with regard to their experience in IOLI conventions specifically On the: "doctor, cure yourself (first)" principle? I don't see why the "top" of a small, no-count (in a larger scheme of things), organisation (which Keystone Lacers surely are) should be held accountable, when it's not a requirement for any other "top"... Ruth, I'd fill all the idiot questions with a "n/a" (not applicable), and let it go at that; chances are that the responses are not read/evaluated by thinking humans, but left for the puters to "crunch". At the same time, I'm happy to have my "gut feeling" (do not do it!) reinforced; I have -- for years -- refused to teach formally (I have, actually, been asked to, which amuses me no end), and will continue to do so. Clay, I don't know who you're talking about *specifically* in your: particularly if they're Honorary Members of IOLI but, quite a few "old workhorses" are featured again in this year's schedule. And, new "trial baloons" have always been a feature of every Convention, *as is right*; getting "petrified" (as in stone-engraved) won't do. Usually -- it seems to me -- the organising commitee tried to pull those "fresh blossoms" from its immediate area, to cut down on the transit costs. Sometimes such experiments worked, sometimes they didn't. There are evaluation sheets every participant can (and should) fill; as a result of those, teachers who "bombed" didn't get invited again; the teachers who were recived with enthusiasm, got invited to areas which weren't within their immediate driving area and -- in time -- became "old workhorses"... The problem this year - as I see it -- is that there are so many workshops offered (most of them short), that it's easy to *miss* a particular teacher one was looking forward to taking a class from; too much cake, not enough honest-to-goodness bread :) And in my case, when I do find a class -- even one led by a teacher I crave -- and see that it's only 6 or 12 hrs, it's not worth my time to go to the gas station to refill the car's tank, never mind driving to Harrisburg and staying in a fancy hotel for a couple of nights in order to take it... - Tamara P Duvall Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: wardrobe of the Prince of Ligne
On Jan 16, 2004, at 7:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Devon) wrote: In a message dated 1/16/2004 3:53:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.coutaubegarie.com/php/catalogue/diaporama_vente.php? id_vente=236 Thanks for posting this site. I'll take lot 262, thank you. Anything between 259 and 263 (inclusive) and also lot 227, I'd be happy to accept as a gift :) Actually, the lace items seem to me to be more reasonable than some of the stuff we'd seen on E-Bay... Did the Prince of Ligne double as the Princess of the same area? 'cause "his" wardrobe doesn't seem to be very masculine overall... - Tamara P Duvall Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: teaching classes
On Jan 17, 2004, at 17:56, sharon wrote: Dear Lorelei and all you other kind spiders who have responded. I'm beginning to revise my opinion about using the snake as a starter project since a couple of you pointed out some areas of potential difficulty. Perhaps the boring bandage might be best after all? I hadn't thought of tape lace as a second choice. I do have Pam Nottingham's "Bobbin Lace Making" it's the book I used to teach myself 20 yrs ago and has been as much my "bible" as the Cookbook :) I have to admit though, I completely skipped the tape lace lessons because they didn't look like "real" lace to me. What is the opinion of other lacers? Would tape lace grab you? A *lot* would depend on how much time you have at your disposal... I'm afraid, I forgot what it was you said *you* had, so whatever I say will have to be evaluated "sideways". If time is *realy short*, pre-wind and pre-prick, to set them up for a "meanigful experience" (gee, but I love all this PC double-speak, cloaking up the "can't do squat even if fertilised from God's loo, but one has to make an effort" ). A *lot* of work, but not unprecedented -- I was in a class once (Michael Giusiana's Flanders, geared for both beginners and intermediates) -- where *stacks* of prickings had been prepared against every possible need (blew my mind, but Giusiana, like Loehr, is one of those people who refuse to respond to "average" ) I had a long-lasting "affair" with Russian tape lace (plain tape which outlines the shape; with highly decorative grounds executed via two pairs, and an intimate acquaintance with a crochet hook thrown in). Following a "close encounter" with Torchon, and preceding the "mutually satisfying arrangement" with Milanese (*decorated* tape)... My *personal* "take" on "tape lace" (as in Russian) for beginners is: *stay away*. It's a lace that "sang" to me through centuries of genes but, *even so*, I was *bored rigid* with it in places. The only reason I stuck with it as long as I had was the combination of the past (the uspecified "they" had done it and it was lovely) and the greed for the future (I could immitate Battenberg -- my favourite lace at the time -- quickly). *Per se* it was deadly (of course, in '88, I didn't see much of the fancy grounds; it was tape, tape, tape, with a few plaits and some picots in between) Tape lace requires very few pairs (a plus for beginners), but it doesn't begin to look like *anything* (much less lace") until you've done *miles* of it, to the point where it's sewn back on itsef (it may only *be* 6" but, after the first half-inch, it *feels* like -- undeserved -- purgatory ) Jean Barrett's leaf/fish is far more interesting, but requires an uneven shape (skinny/fat/skinny); to look its best, it would require adding and removing pairs. Don't kno aboutt the rest of you but, for me, keeping track of a *steady* number of pairs was a chore in the beginning; adding and removing (safely!) is something "I have issues with" 15 yrs "down the road"... I dug up the book from which I learnt lacemaking's beginnings-- Jennifer Fisher's "Torchon Lace for Today". The first two chapters are "general info" -- how to make your pillow, how to wind your bobbins, etc... Ch.3 is a "bandage" of sorts; 7prs, and you learn how to make cloth and half (and cloth again), how to make the "round the pin" footside, and how to start on a "level" line (though not with a *visible* horizontal line)... It's in colours, to help you keep track of what's happening... I messed that one *so* badly (because of the half stitch) that I didn't even throw it away; I've kept it as a sort of "memento mori", against the future excess of hubris... :) Chapter 4 is a Torchon Ground insertion (10prs); again in colour, but with "proper" (sewing) footsides... I couldn't *see* the stitches, and Scotch plaid (which is what the b&w photo looked like) is not anywhere near my favourite design... There was a start to the project (wimpy again) and no end... All in all, I decided nothing would be lost if I skipped it entirely :) Chapter 5, however... Chapter 5 is, IMO, a darling :) It requires 4 pairs only (I made mine with 5; by then, I was beginning to get an idea of what had to be changed on a grid to accomodate more/fewer pairs). It is -- yet again -- in colour; two passives in one (colour), two work pairs in another. The passives are shown *both*: as straight (untwisted/cloth stitched) and as twisted (one could alternate stretches of each for greater interest). The *two work pairs* are what take the cake :) On one side, they make the normal exchange, necessary for a *sewing* footside -- pin under 4 (threads). On the other side, there's no 3rd wkpr waiting, so the worker twists around the pin (as in peasant laces) and goes back through the row... It's one of the "simple perfection" cases :) You learn cloth and whole stitch (in the passives). You learn *both* footsides at once (
[lace] Finishing bobbins
Thank you all for your help and suggestions. There have been some clever ideas, and I now have a wide variety of finishes to decide on. You are all wonderful! Gratefully, from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, - where it is hot and sunny today. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Convention planning
Thank you, Ruth, for sending us your experience with the 2004 IOLI Convention Committee. You are an expert, I believe, in teaching Lace 2000 computer designing. I had heard indirectly about the forms for tutors to submit for this year's convention, and am pleased you let us know directly. Clay, you have asked a question that we to which we would all like to have an answer. Does this committee have ANY defense for their actions? Apparently they didn't seek the advice of the IOLI Board, and yet IOLI is supposed to feed the kitty when the cat food sack is almost empty... > It would be a matter of curiosity for me to know the > credentials of the conference committee members with regard > to their experience in IOLI conventions specifically, and > their awareness of the needs and wishes of the members of > IOLI in general. Given the scrutiny they chose to apply to > potential teachers, they surely wouldn't object to > publicizing that information, if asked > ... If the committee works without the consent or > advice of the leadership, they should bear the burden of > risk. Boycotting Betty - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Convention planning-interesting
I am sorry that Ruth was deterred by the paper work involved in the current convention because I would like to meet her. But now, I am even more eager to see how this convention turns out. As workshop chairman of a local group for many years I had ample opportunity to observe how a gifted and talented teacher could give a class that was a total disaster by the simple expedient of refusing to provide a detailed class description or timely materials list. The presence in the class of people who wouldn't have taken the class if they had known what it really was and the experience of fighting the wrong materials invariably resulted in calls to string up the workshop organizer, myself. In my time, I have run down the hall of the national convention pleading with a teacher to give me a materials list for a class due to start 2 days after the convention, only to be treated as an annoying pest. I have actually settled myself in a chair in a teacher's home and refused to leave until she produced a class description. I have had all the materials for an entire class fed exed to myself when the materials list was given out 3 days in advance of a class and required a very unusual thread carried by only one dealer and she on the west coast. There wasn't time to call everyone in the class to tell them the materials, let alone have them each order them. Perhaps the requirements to produce so much paper were designed to weed out those people who will not produce paper! Part of this dialogue, unfortunately, is that the teachers aren't paid enough to make them care whether they are not asked to teach and the students don't want to pay more when they calculate that half the classes they take are a complete waste of time and money to to some avoidable oversight. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Convention planning
From: "Ruth Budge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Whilst you're all thinking about convention planning, I'd like to tell you > about another aspect of this year's IOLI organisation.. > What I received was a six-page questionnaire ->,.. > My conservative estimate of the time it would take for me to fill in the form > was probably 3 days - in reality it'd probably take longer - by the time I'd > prepared all the necessary submissions > Even tutors at previous IOLI conventions assured me that > there has never been such an intensive application form for tutors before, and > nearly gave up as a result.. I'd like to comment on that. It is my understanding that the reason that we don't see a lot of our familiar favorite teachers is that (a) they didn't have the time to complete the forms, (b) they assumed that having taught at IOLI for decades, it was well known who they were and what they taught, or (c) they were offended by the requirement and threw it in the trash. I don't blame them for any of the above - particularly if they're Honorary Members of IOLI who were given that honor on the basis of their contributions to lacemaking!! This begs the question - did the committee members even know who they were? It would be a matter of curiosity for me to know the credentials of the conference committee members with regard to their experience in IOLI conventions specifically, and their awareness of the needs and wishes of the members of IOLI in general. Given the scrutiny they chose to apply to potential teachers, they surely wouldn't object to publicizing that information, if asked. Having said that (yes, I'm "underwhelmed" by the organization of this year's convention), I again stress that IOLI is about the organization, not the committee that organized this year's event. Whatever we do, we must be careful not to damage the structure of the organization. It seems to me there is still time for the organizers to issue a "mea culpa" and modify some things before the March 1 deadline. But I'm not holding my breath. If the organizers have to shell out huge amounts of money to cover shortfalls in revenue, then they will have the proof that their ideas weren't so hot after all. And I, for one, would be very upset if I knew that IOLI had to be liable for that... If the committee works without the consent or advice of the leadership, they should bear the burden of risk. If loads of young, employed, schedule-challenged lacemakers swarm to Harrisburg, we'll all cheer and embrace them! Either way, I think that organizers of the future will have a clear understanding of the needs and preferences of the members who patronize the conventions. I'm confident that IOLI leadership will make the changes which, as we will learn from this experience, must be made. I'm also confident that other groups who consider hosting IOLI in the future will continue to be open to the suggestions and lessons learned by other groups - as has been the practice for so many years prior to this one. Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Heart Pattern
I was recently given a pattern book from a lady helping me with my project. It's called "A Nosegay of Hankies" - 15 new designs by Beryl Gorse. They're fine torchon edgings (sorry, can't remember what type of lace you required). There are a no. of hankie edgings in it with hearts and fans, Lydia, Emily, Julie patterns in particular. The contact at the front is Larkfield Crafts, Hilary Ricketts, 4 Island Cottages, Mapledurwell, Basingstoke, Hants, tel: Hackwood 6585. Not sure if it's any help. Suspect Vivienne from Biggins has probably already contacted you by now, as i'm sure from her abundance of fantastic patterns at least one will fit the bill. Julia _ Tired of 56k? Get a FREE BT Broadband connection http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/btbroadband - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Convention planning
Whilst you're all thinking about convention planning, I'd like to tell you about another aspect of this year's IOLI organisation. About 14 months ago, an American member suggested that I should put my name forward as a standby teacher at this convention. A teacher who had been asked for a very specialised subject was known to have serious and ongoing health problems, and it was thought a backup would be a wise thing. I contacted the relevant person and explained what had been suggested to me - she agreed it sounded a good idea to have a backup and forwarded me the forms to fill in. What I received was a six-page questionnaire - easy ones included "are you currently a member of the IOLI?"; "List dates and class subjects if you've been an instructor at previous conventions"; "List, by order of preference, no more than five techniques/mediums in which you teach". Then the forms moved onto questions such as: "Write a biographical statement AND attach a current resume outlining your lace or fiber-related activities"; "Tell us about yourself and your lace-related/textile experience. How many years have you been teaching organised clases (i.e. conventions, conferences, workshops etc., planned by an organised group)? In what lace, needlework or related organisation do you hold membership or have certification?". A slide, lecture or other presentation was required from the tutor to help in the selection process, as well as 2 - 3 photos/slides of current work pertaining to their proposal for promotional purposes. And finally, a paper copy of the proposal description and biographical statement AND the same on disk. Oh! and I forgot! Names of two referees if you have not taught at an IOLI Convention - difficult for a non-American, because anyone who could vouch for my credentials in this field would themselves be unknown to the Keystone Lacers and there would themselves need to be checked out. My conservative estimate of the time it would take for me to fill in the form was probably 3 days - in reality it'd probably take longer - by the time I'd prepared all the necessary submissions. I'm *not* criticising the committee for checking out the credentials of would-be tutors, especially those not known to them, but I am critical of the way it was done. Even tutors at previous IOLI conventions assured me that there has never been such an intensive application form for tutors before, and nearly gave up as a result. At the time, in addition to upheavals in my private life such as my Father's health dramatically deteriorating, I was preparing to teach the same course for another Guild, and I became thoroughly discouraged by the amount of time and effort required just to apply to be a *standby* tutor, so decided not to bother. It felt to me as if the organising committee had a member who was used to finding executive staff for a large million-dollar company, and hadn't been able to adapt to playing a part in what is, after all, a group of amateurs enjoying a hobby. And that last comment is in no way downplaying how large that group may be, how many people attend the IOLI convention, how much organisation the convention takes or how much financial juggling is required to make the convention budget balance. I know just how much work goes into organising these things - I've been involved in similar projects myself. But part of the skill in such organisation is to make everyone feel welcome to take part, in whatever capacity, not to make people feel as if they've got to jump through so many hoops that they give up before even trying. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) http://personals.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Personals New people, new possibilities. FREE for a limited time. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Enslaving the young
now that's what i call strategy .. let's just hope these young persons don't belong to arachne or have a very bad memory . ...or rather let's hope they read arachne and have learnt how to become the president without ever asking for it ... well done Devon !.. dominique from Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] a fait jouer ses doigts de fée pour écrire à Ò[lace] Enslaving the youngÓ. [2004/01/18 20:08] > Jeri wrote: A carefully-considered plan will help. How about this one? > > > Year one. > Target young person at convention. Laugh at her jokes. Ask about her > children. Provide advice about how to obtain lace supplies. Ask young > person to write - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Making Time for Lace
Jeri, I know you said you thought your message wasn't worth commenting on, but I feel that since you posted it I ought to mention: I have one friend who became a successful published author that way. I have another friend who became mentally ill from lack of sleep. Voices, suicide attempts, medical, psychiatric, and police interventions - the whole 9 yards, and it took two years for her to get better. So, be warned: you can make yourself very seriously ill from ignoring your body's requirements. There are many books out there regarding time management. Many stress examining your daily routine - if you keep a diary of exactly what you do every half-hour of the day you may soon see some time-wasters cropping up, or some times (like train/bus commutes) when you can do something else as well. If you swear everything you do is both important and unavoidable, and yet you still don't have enough time to do what you want to do, you may need to examine your priorities. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Making Time for Lace
Dear Lacemakers, My lifestyle is flawed in the eyes of quite a few. So take from this what appeals, if anything. Years ago, I developed a plan for the years ahead (much like a business plan). It was laid out by decade and took into consideration where and how I wished to live in the future: What I wanted to achieve by age 40, 50, 60, etc. Part of that plan is simply explained below. It is not worthy of additional comments or criticism from those who could not do it, but may help some people on this list to develop their own strategy. This is how I "made time" for my textile addictions when I was a stressed-out 37-year-old and had a difficult relationship (since dissolved), daily 4-hour commute (2 hours each way), and demanding career. The solution, for this phase of my life, was to rise at 3 a.m. and "play" for two hours when no one else had demands on my time. Then, I prepared for the long commute and work. Yes, I became tired after lunch each day, but it was on someone else's clock. I scheduled work-related errands for after lunch and tried to avoid boring meetings at that time of day. Payoff: The gift of creativity first. This is somewhat like the financial advice given to working people -- pay yourself first (that theory is to deduct savings and invest before you even see your paycheck - if you save the first hour's earnings each day before you get your hands on it, in time it will add up to a lot for your retirement). Even though it was difficult to make financial and creativity ends meet, it worked for me. I retired at age 56, and have been concentrating on lace and embroidery ever since. It helps if you have lots of energy and can train yourself to get by on less hours of sleep a night. Many years later, I am automatically on short sleeping hours. It is "found time". Not for everyone, and not worthy of comments one way or the other. It might work for a fraction of our 1,000+ Arachnes. It is to that busy (mostly-lurking) fraction that I am writing. Adding a weekend afternoon "beauty" nap is helpful, if family and commitments will permit. It acts like a powerful vitamin - boosts your Monday morning energy level. Ideally, everyone would have some control over a few hours of life each day. It's worth retraining people around you so everyone has a win-win situation. While you are having your special time, they have theirs. Your lacing time will increase, if this is something you can do. You might start retraining your body to accept less sleep in 1/2 hour increments. Even in that short time-span you can spangle bobbins, wind bobbins with thread, prick a pattern, read a portion of a new lace book, etc. I let breakfast and a shower wait until their normal times in my schedule, since the odor of brewing coffee and the sound of the shower water running could disrupt the household. Another thing I did was to banish TV from the house until about the time I retired. Read into this what you will; it was a good decision for me in years when there were not enough hours in a day. No regrets on personal time management, Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Enslaving the young
Jeri wrote: A carefully-considered plan will help. How about this one? Year one. Target young person at convention. Laugh at her jokes. Ask about her children. Provide advice about how to obtain lace supplies. Ask young person to write up convention report for local newsletter. Praise her for her prose and computer skills. Suggest she edit newsletter. Year two Call young person frequently on the phone asking her how she is and offering lace advice. If necessary visit her at home to assist her through difficult talley. Listen sympathetically to any marital or job complaints. If she appears lonely and wants friends suggest the hearty commaraderie of putting on a lace day as the antidote. Every vulnerability can be exploited into free labor for the lace group. Year three Present young person with specially inscribed bobbin at annual banquet in congratulations for her work on the newsletter. Follow up with phone call to propose she become secretary. Year four The young person will be refining her lace goals at this point. It is an excellent moment to suggest that the way she could achieve them would be to become program chairman and design every program to suit her personal needs. Year five This is the year to drop the net and make her vice president. Any protestations that she doesn't have enough time must be met with tearful assertions that only she has the efficiency to make the group fulfill its full potential. It might also be good to lay the groundwork for her to quit her job by assuring her that she owes it to her husband and children. Year six. If all has gone well, it is time to move her into the presidency. If the husband is balking, it is time to suggest that she needs to "do something for herself". Year seven When she tries to withdraw from the presidency, tell her that the group will disband if she doesn't remain, as no one else will be president. :-) :-) :-) :-) Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] IOL Convention-enslaving the young
In a message dated 1/18/04 11:33:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > A campaign of friendship inspired by > self-interest may result in the young person offering to edit the newsletter > or > run spreadsheets on the Lace Day consignment business. Before long, she > might > be induced to be club secretary or chair some loathesome committee and those > > members of the club who have already served in these capacities can > concentrate > on making lace and offering advice. > Devon > who belongs to several clubs where everyone has been president already and > no > one wants to do it again > -- Dear Lacemakers, A bit of experience informs my response to the above. It is an excellent idea and worthy of our support. However, it is important not to overload a young, new member. Chances are that she will be excited and willing at first, but that too much extra responsibility (on top of her other absolute commitments) can lead to burnout or a spouse demanding she give up her extra obligations. New talent needs to be nurtured with fun lace-related experiences for a couple years before being asked to take on more. We must not forget how many other obligations young members are under. A carefully-considered plan will help. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] IOL Convention-enslaving the young
I have been thinking some more about this year's format of the convention which is clearly designed to make lace instruction available to people who work and may not want to expend an entire week of vacation on it. It is entirely possible that this will be successful and that there might be a higher proportion of younger, working people at the convention than previously. These people are often quite adept at using computers and have other desirable skills. Those local clubs whose members are exhausted from the clerical tasks associated with running their groups would be well-advised to attend the convention and cosy up to young computer adept attendees. A campaign of friendship inspired by self-interest may result in the young person offering to edit the newsletter or run spreadsheets on the Lace Day consignment business. Before long, she might be induced to be club secretary or chair some loathesome committee and those members of the club who have already served in these capacities can concentrate on making lace and offering advice. Devon who belongs to several clubs where everyone has been president already and no one wants to do it again - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Hester Bobbins
I used to have some bobbins, I believe they were by Matthew Hester? Is he still making bobbins? Does anyone have contact info for him? A website, perhaps? Shirlee - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fw: [lace] lace pattern with hearts
Hi Tracey Perhaps a bit late for your heart pattern? I found this site, which is also a bobbin lace course. YOu miayt find it interesting. http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/lace/hearts.htm There is no corner, but it is easy to make, as the pattern is so geometric. I hope it is usegul. Good luck Antje, from a very cold and windy Spain today. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] teaching classes
Hi Sharon, A smaller alternative to the 'snake' would be to draw a leaf sort of shape, perhaps 1 and a half to 2 inches long. With suitable colours, in pearl cotton or similar this can be turned into a fish. You can add an eye with a bead and bundle the pairs at the end just as you do with the snake, but careful cutting can turn the threads into a fan tail. It can be worked a second time in half stitch as well. They can be mounted on card and taken home to show off. I know a friend used this at a Guide camp to introduce lace, and I have usd this at taster classes where we knew tha most of the learner would be children. Jean in Cleveland U,K, [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Saturday, January 17, 2004, at 10:56 PM, rick &sharon wrote: Dear Lorelei and all you other kind spiders who have responded. I'm beginning to revise my opinion about using the snake as a starter project since a couple of you pointed out some areas of potential difficulty. Perhaps the boring bandage might be best after all? I hadn't thought of tape lace as a second choice. I do have Pam Nottingham's "Bobbin Lace Making" it's the book I used to teach myself 20 yrs ago and has been as much my "bible" as the Cookbook :) I have to admit though, I completely skipped the tape lace lessons because they didn't look like "real" lace to me. What is the opinion of other lacers? Would tape lace grab you? One of the laces suggested is more or less a meander with sewings in the middle of the loops. Sorry to keep bugging you, but I don't want to have to "re-invent the wheel" when I know that there might have been others in a similar situation. Thanks. Sharon on dull Vancouver Island - 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]
