[lace] sewing edging to cloth
Noelene I like to use 4 sided stitch to attach lace to a cloth center. First you make one row of 4 sided stitch all the way around, catching the lace in the top row of the stitch. Then fold the cloth back on the underside and work another row under the first, catching both layers of cloth. Then the excess cloth on the wrong side can be cut off close to the stitching. I start the whole process by withdrawing a thread from the cloth to establish a straight line for stitching. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Twined gimps and fans
Noelene I think I missed the original discussion about this pattern. Please tell the list precisely which one has the discrepancy so that I, for one, can make a note in my copy of the book. Thanks, Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Twined gimps and fans
If anyone wants the corrected pattern, just email me privately, giving me your "snail-mail" address and I will post it to you. If you'd like it a different size to the book, tell me what size grid you'd like, and I can print it out at the right size for you. If you happen to have Lace 2000, let me know and I can email you the file, and you can play with it yourself! Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) --- W & N Lafferty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Also, the pattern came from Sorenson's "75 Quick and Easy > Bobbin Lace Patterns"but beware - as discussed several > months ago, the pricking is distorted - one end is wider than > the other and when you try to leapfrog your pieces of prickings, > they don't match up in width. Ruth kindly redrew it for me > on her computer. And of course, I had to enlarge the pattern > to use the thicker Moravia thread. http://greetings.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Greetings Send your love online with Yahoo! Greetings - FREE! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Twined gimps and fans
Glad so many had a look at my twined gimps. I'm feeling quite smug about the finished product, now if only I dont spoil it by botching the linen centre. My arthritic fingers just cannot cope with the tiny stitches needed for a hand rolled hem, I think I will fold the raw edges over, pull a thread for a crochet hook to go through, and crochet around it. Then clip off the excess fabric. Anyone got any other ideas? Yes Alice, a double twist on change of direction does help tighten up the corners - I did this in the latter stages of the piece, when I had slowed down a bit (see my poem on UFO's about my habit of charging into projects then slowing down!). But the corner of the mat where I did this is also where the joins are (and the last corner fan, which is even untidier) and I automatically did not put *that* corner in the scanner (the long threads are still not finished off). And I think Christine is right in saying Fuhrman called them "twined" as they twine around each other. Otherwise I suppose it would be "twin" gimps. The technique is simple Helen - pass your pair of worker bobbins between the gimps, then twist the gimps once. No extra twists in the worker bobbins in this exercise, and I don't think they are necessary. No criticism taken Jean in saying the fans are not perfect!!! I think the only way to get perfect fans would be to support pin every single CTCT. I do put in a few glass headed pins in support around the corner fans, as the Moravia linen (22 threads per cm, thanks Brenda) needs a good Torchon Tug (Tamara's expression) to put the threads in place, but as far as my fans go these are quite OK for me. What I can't do is get a good sweep in cloth stitch fans, and usually avoid them. Thanks for the email on fans Ruth, I will keep it all in mind next project! And Carol (love your address, "NiddyNoddy"!), the discussion about twined gimps came up a few days ago, because I didn't have the right thread for the gimps for this piece and I figured a thinner gimp, used as a pair would do, and if I was using a pair, why not pass the workers through the pair. And I was so happy with the result, I just had to share it with everyone! Also, the pattern came from Sorenson's "75 Quick and Easy Bobbin Lace Patterns"but beware - as discussed several months ago, the pricking is distorted - one end is wider than the other and when you try to leapfrog your pieces of prickings, they don't match up in width. Ruth kindly redrew it for me on her computer. And of course, I had to enlarge the pattern to use the thicker Moravia thread. Diane, I'm going to use the leftover linen (I always wind too much) in bookmarks with different coloured gimps now. Good thing I've just sorted out my pricking box into a lever arch plastic pocket folder! This message has ended up sounding like a roll call for Arachne! Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
re: [lace] Guild m'ships/'zine subs
Hi everyone and Jane who wrote: > Maybe there needs to be some distinction between which magazines are > available as *magazine subscriptions*, and which are the benefit of > *guild/group membership*? A useful query, if I understand it correctly. Most of the lace publications are indeed sponsored by guilds, in England, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, the US, New Zealand and Australia (and other countries, that I don't know about!). There are several stand-alone publications, that I know of: Lace Express, La Encajera, Canadian Lacemaker Gazette, 'La Dentelle' from Le-Puy-en-Velay. -- best wishes Bev in Sooke, BC (seeing signs of spring on the west coast of Canada) http://www.lacegazette.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Re: eastern US suppliers and plastic
>>>From: Tamara P. Duvall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The Lacemakerhttp://www.lacemakerusa.com/ Mmm... Neither Holly nor Susan take "plastic" -- aka credit cards (don't know about Tracy at the Lacemaker) Tracy takes plastic in her store, so I assume she takes plastic over the internet. Robin P. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] arachne heart
Jenny, No, you're not the last one, mine is still to come. Before I commit to making a lot of an edging, I really have to like it, because, you see, I don't like lace edgings. So, I keep on looking for a pattern that I like, and, well, how can I put this: I'm still looking. Every few weeks, I pull all the books out and look again, but: nothing. I've left the heart where I can see it, often, and every time I see it, I feel horrible at not making the edging. I don't want to move the heart, but then "no edging moves me". I'll look again. Oh, before anyone suggests it, no I don't want to design one. I have very little time to make lace, and no time to design it (lately, I barely have time to breathe). I will make that edging, one day Lise-Aurore in Ottawa, where we know what snow and cold are and how long they really last [EMAIL PROTECTED] Barron wrote: > Am I the last person to finish trimming my spider heart? I've finally > finished - second attempt as I made the first effort too short - I'm quite > pleased with the result. Thank you Pauline and the lavender still smells > lovely > > jenny barron > a sunny spring day in Scotland > > - > 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]
[lace] Noelene's Twined Gimps in Seashore Mat
Thanks for posting the scan - it looks great. Perfect colours. And, yes, that's a twined gimp, as used in Torchon. Christine J From: "W & N Lafferty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [lace] Twined Gimp I've uploaded a scan of a corner of my Seashore mat with the twined gimp (thanks for posting Christine, good to have a name for it!) The link is http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/custom_013.htm If you click on the tiny picture itself, you get the "big picture" Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Guild memberships (long)
Recently we have had the issue of (National) Guild membership raised, in the inclusion of IOLI's membership fee in the convention costs (if I remember rightly), and then at the weekend Jenny Barron said, in her email about magazine subscriptions, >IMO >for a lace group it is a good magazine and it fits in well with our other >group subscription which is to the Lace Guild magazine. This rang alarm bells with me, as from my time on The Lace Guild's Exec I remembered that there is no such thing as a group subscription to The Lace Guild - so I emailed Maggie at the Hollies to check that the position hasn't changed, and her reply was: "You are correct there is NOT a group subscription Maggie The Lace Guild: Custodians of the Past and Guardians of the Future" The confusion arises because a member of The Lace Guild can make use of the Guild's services to its members in terms of insurance for groups and classes, and have the group added to the list of groups held by the Guild in order to advise other lacemakers of its existence. It is *only* the person who is the individual member (often the group's secretary) who has the membership rights - voting, a copy of the magazine, member's rates for courses, use of the library, etc - and this frequently causes confusion when other members of the group, who are not Guild members in their own right, try to claim these rights. Where insurance for groups is concerned, the group must pay an annual premium for each of its members who are not Lace Guild members. Calculating the number of group members, and possible prospective members, who need the premium paying for the coming year, can be quite a headache (I've been a group secretary in the past) and it is a lot easier if group members are also Guild members! Tamara quoted the Guild's membership figure to be 10,000 - it was, back in 1993 or thereabouts. These days it has fallen drastically, to just less than 5,000 last year. Of course, the other 5,000 could be these (non-existent) group members. It doesn't take an accountant to see how much is being lost in subscriptions by entire lace groups sharing one magazine. At the moment, the Guild is desperately in need of relocation - the large, important, collection of lace, equipment and books, recognised by the Guild being granted Registered Museum status, needs better, and far more, storage space than it has now, (I too wondered where the census labels would be stored!) quite apart from the day to day running costs of the present building and staff. I am sure all of the National groups and guilds have the same problem - they depend upon the membership for the backbone of their funds, but subscription is restricted by members sharing their magazines with others, rather than encouraging them to join, too. Whilst I appreciate that not everyone can afford (financially) to join a guild, maybe if those who can afford it, but choose to make use of a friend's (or so- called group) subscription, did join, then the future of the guilds/groups would be made more secure for all of the members and there would likely be benefits for all (especially, in the case of The Lace Guild, for the *lace*, which has to suffer somewhat cramped storage conditions). If guild/group memberships continue to fall, then they will eventually reach a point where they have to fold, and what would become of the collections, libraries, etc, then? Maybe there needs to be some distinction between which magazines are available as *magazine subscriptions*, and which are the benefit of *guild/group membership*? OK, I'll step off my perch and go and make some lace now! -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] re burned houses and doubts
Unfortunately the world is not a nice place anymore and is full of con artists who will tug on softies like most of us are, so Hanna must forgive us for exercising caution and giving voice to doubts. When the whole thing is confirmed then she will be inundated with little gifts but until then please be patient and understand the reason for our doubts. Best wishes Rikki - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] filet lace/the professor
In a message dated 2/9/2004 7:33:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: He took special pains to get all this work done for us despite the fact that he is absolutely swamped with piles of other things to attend to. We are so lucky to have him and his expertise! Yes, we are. Three cheers for the professor and three cheers for Tess! Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Annual Lace Day Event
Hello spiders, Just to let you know that the Annual Great Lace Day Event in Cataluña, will be held next 16th. May in Sant Adrian del Besos (just 10 Km. from Barcelona). Event with 4.500 lacemakers working open air from 10,00 to 17,00 hours. It will be located just beside the "Universal Forum of Cultures 2004" which takes place this year for its very first time in Barcelona . (More information at: http://www.bcn.es/english/ihome.htm) Bye for now. Carolina. 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]
[lace] filet lace and more
The Professor has just done a marvelous job of getting all ten of the books that Vibeke sent me onto his web site. He suggests that those who want to see the whole collection at once go to his Page of the Month at < http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/this_month.html> It is really a marvellous collection, with several books on filet lace, a history or two, and other nice laces. These books are in German, Dutch, and Danish, but I didn't find them difficult to figure out. Lots of pictures and diagrams, and three sets of pattern sheets with all sorts of goodies to look at. He took special pains to get all this work done for us despite the fact that he is absolutely swamped with piles of other things to attend to. We are so lucky to have him and his expertise! Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Young Lace Makers
Hi All! My project so far appears to indicate that the best segment to target lace making at is the 8-11 year old age group, as they appear not to have as many negative pre-conceptions and have more time than their older counter-parts. As a result I was thinking that it would be extremely interesting to talk to any young lace makers within, or around that age group to find out what it is about lace making that they enjoy. Unfortunately my group are all a little old now! I was therefore wondering if any of you spiders out there knew of any such young lace makers/groups that wouldn't mind talking to me/emailing me (or probably better if they email you and you then forward it to me to avoid spreading their email addresses around) about why they like lace making? I live around the Croydon/Surrey region of the UK so if there are any lace groups with young people around this area that might let me visit, that would be fantastic! Thanks for all your help Julia P.S. Did the lady looking for a heart hanky edging a little while back manage to locate one in time? _ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Twined gimps (Actually now Nice Fan Shapes)
In my opinion, fan passives are very susceptible to being pulled out of shape during the making of a fan. Some lacemakers seem to unwittingly pull the passives to one side or another - and I find that this pulling can be made worse by a pillow being tilted one way or another. If you find that your passives (particularly in an ordinary fan) pull to one side or the other, gently pull them back the other way (away from the direction they're curving) as you work the fan. It's a bit like training a child - keep gently showing them the way they should go! Fish-tail fans, like those in Noelene's pattern, seem to require even more effort to make sure the passives are curving correctly as you go. And with this sort of fan, I actually encourage students to turn their pillow sideways a little to work the second half of the fan to help the passives lie nicely. Again, they need to be pointed in the right direction as you work. The passives also need to be tensioned firmly, but not too hard, otherwise you'll lose all the curve! If passives are loose, they can more easily shift out of place. The other thing which can affect the shape of these sorts of fans is the placement of the pin at the end of the row.I'm sure I'm not the only lacemaker who's pulled on a worker pair and found the pin at the opposite end of the row has sighed quietly and started to lean! If the pin is pulled out of position, it will affect the curve of the passives. So, if necessary, correct the positioning of the pin to retain the shape of a row. I've never had much success with correcting problems after the fan is complete - I think its much better to keep an eagle-eye on them as I work and get them as near to "right" as possible at that time. I hope this helps a bit! Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) Jean Nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Firstly is this 'twined' gimps (as in twisted round each other) or 'twinned' (as in double)? Secondly, thank you Noelene for enabling such a close up of the fans. Even though the rest of the lace is perfect, and the gimps very effective done that way, I'm so happy to see I'm not alone in getting imperfect fans. (Not criticising you in any way.) I agonise for hours, by tensioning or moving the threads with a pin, trying to get the passives in fans to be evenly spaced, perfect curves and never succeed. I thought everyone else got them perfect. If anyone does get them perfect, how do you do it? Jean in Poole http://greetings.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Greetings Send your love online with Yahoo! Greetings - FREE! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Twined gimps
Firstly is this 'twined' gimps (as in twisted round each other) or 'twinned' (as in double)? Secondly, thank you Noelene for enabling such a close up of the fans. Even though the rest of the lace is perfect, and the gimps very effective done that way, I'm so happy to see I'm not alone in getting imperfect fans. (Not criticising you in any way.) I agonise for hours, by tensioning or moving the threads with a pin, trying to get the passives in fans to be evenly spaced, perfect curves and never succeed. I thought everyone else got them perfect. If anyone does get them perfect, how do you do it? Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
