[lace] Gros Point
Thank you all for your kind comments on my piece of Gros Point needlelace. I must now dream up something special for 7 in 2007!! I really enjoy working Gros Point and the embellishments, where one's imagination can really blossom!! I just have to restrain myself a bit, as I tend to over embellish the pieces, and then they look tacky!!! :) But first, I have to make something with the theme The Sea for the Australian Lace Guild's Triennial Awards - for next year, I think. I have some ideas, but that is as far as I have got as yet! Oooh! that is coming around a bit fast!!! I better get started!!! from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: competition rules
At 8:21 pm -0500 16/2/05, lace-digest wrote: There must be some restrictions on what a group can enter, even if the rules/classes for individual entries don't apply. I suppose we'll have to inquire of the Lace Guild...any volunteers to do so from interested Arachneans in England? It has to fit the theme and there'll be a restriction on size - probably much the same as for the last competition: To enable safe handling, maximum dimensions of the package containing entries to be 100cm (40) in any direction with the total of height + width + length not exceeding 190cm (75). This will come under the rules. We'll have full details of everything on the Lace Guild web site soon (I think it's just the dates of the exhibition that still have to be confirmed). The Lace Guild has a CD available with pictures of entries to Myth or Mystery (see http://.www,laceguild,org) - that would give you some idea of the variety of entries from groups last time. Jean in sunny Glasgow - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lace exhibits in London?
Hello Sally, As someone mentioned a little while ago, the Embroidery and Lace galleries at the V A seem to be closed at the moment. It would be worth phoning to ask, although there are costume galleries which include lace. The best 'shop' I know for antique lace is Ann Swift's stall in Portabello Road market on Saturday mornings. Stall no. 1 I think. Jean in Cleveland U.K. On 17 Feb 2005, at 03:32, Sally Kathryn Nuttall wrote: Hello all! An eBay-seller friend of mine is going to be in London for 2 weeks beginning at the very end of April. she recently bought Elizabeth Kurella's Guide to Lace and Linens, and wants to learn more about lace, so she's planning a trip to the VA and hopes that there will be some lace that she can study. I promised I'd ask the group here if they had any other recommendations for places to go. She said If anyone in your group knows a good lace museum in the greater London area, I'd love to hear about it. There are so many small museums that I've never heard of. Or a shop that specialized in antique laces. Or even out of London--we are planning a few day trips out of London. To Winchester and the like. Suggestions, anyone? Thanks, Kathryn __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 - 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] Margaret Simeon's lace collection
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:59:41 -0500 From: Susan Lambiris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] Margaret Simeon's lace collection Recently I bought an english book, History of Lace, published in 1979 by Margaret Simeon with illustrations from her own lace collection. Judging by the photographs she had quite a good collection of lace; does anyone on the list know what has happened to it since 1979? With great curiosity, Sue. As far as I know the whole collection has been auctioned, by her heir, in 1992 somewhere in England. A little white tag was attached on each of the pieces, and in her handwriting the tag mentioned the kind of lace and period. She had indeed a fascinating collection of lace and her book is still one of the best in this category. I always wonder what happens with those unique collections, are they always scattered all over the world ? Magda, from a cloudy and cold Belgium - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace exhibits in London?
I would suggest day trips by train from London. Three good sized collections can be seen. 1. Cecil Higgins Museum in Bedford has a fantastic collection of Thomas Lester Bedfordshire lace. 2. Wardown Park Museum in Luton: I haven't seen the lace display since it was moved to the ground floor. If the new display is anything like the old, this would probably be the best one to see because all types of lace and their history were on display. 3. Allhallows Museum, Honiton: 99% of the display is gorgeous Honiton lace. Actually, if she just looks at the lace, not the rest of the museum, Bedford and Luton can be done in one day. (The train to Bedford stops in Luton.) I love going to Honiton, looking at the lace, then rummaging through all the antique shops up and down the High Street. On Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at 11:32 PM, Sally Kathryn Nuttall wrote: She said If anyone in your group knows a good lace museum in the greater London area, I'd love to hear about it. There are so many small museums that I've never heard of. Or a shop that specialized in antique laces. Or even out of London--we are planning a few day trips out of London. To Winchester and the like. Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Help with Supplies Please!!!!!
I've been looking at Christine Springett's Christmas Book and was wondering if anyone out there in lace land knows where I can purchase some of the jewels which are used in some of the Xmas Decorations. I've emailed Roseground with the same question but to date haven't received a reply (almost 2 weeks ago now). Roseground have taken over the bobbins side, but Forget Me Not lace took over the kits and crafts side, so I should think they are the place to try. Maybe they'll know where else to get the jewels if they don't stock them themselves. http://www.forgetmenotlace.com/index.htm Sue - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] displaying lace
I worked that same book a few years ago. I purchased several glass covered tea trays with removable felt backs. I placed my pieces in those with little numbers telling which lesson number it was. I have those hanging in my kitchen. I don't use them for tea trays just display. It's fun to look at them to see how my lace progressed lesson by lesson. Like Alice said there are kinds of ideas. Have fun deciding. Deborah cold, snowy upstate New York - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] displaying lace
Hallo Helen and all spiders, I had the same problem when I started to learn Bucks. I worked my way through most of the beginning patterns of Geraldine Stotts book on Bucks Point and ended up with lots of strips of Bucks. I had a small china headed baby doll so I made a very fine Christenening gown with underslip, bonnet and long draws which I then trimmed with all my Bucks pieces. The result was very pleasing and it went on show at one of our lace days and was admired by many. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Helen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 3:19 PM Subject: [lace] displaying lace Hi, I've just started making lace, and am slowly working my way through a book on Beds lace that my nan lent me. Unfortunately, I've got no idea what I'm actually going to do with the bookmarks and medallions and edgings when I've made them :-) Can they be displayed in the sort of photo album that has sticky pages and cellophane sheets or is this a really bad idea? Thanks in advance, Helen (Somerset, UK) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 14/02/2005 - 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] Rachel B Kay-Shuttleworth Collections
Hi There are copies of the book about Rachel available but the only way of paying for them is with a cheque made out in pounds sterling. For anyone interested the book costs £2.50 + 50p postage and packing making a total of £3. With only 50p for postage I don't think they will be winging their way around the world by air. The cheque should be made payable to: 'RBKS Collections', Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire, England. BB12 8UA Of course if you wished to give a donation towards help with the collection I'm sure they would be very pleased. I'm sorry it isn't easier to buy the book. I'm still finishing off a box of 17th century needlelace. There was one super piece of Point de France and some very good pieces of Venetian Gros Point. When looking at the lace you can tell they have all been recycled. None of them are in their original form. But they were so expensive when they were new they had to be reused many times. When Gros Point was at its peak the courts of Europe were all broke with everyone buying this exquisite lace. It was the gold and diamonds of its day. Some of the fine pieces are now quite worn but you can still see how magnificent they must have been. While studying some of the pieces of lace you can see that the motifs are made by different people and assembled to form a whole. I have been told that the collection of lace pillows has been left for me to catalogue and on some there is work in progress with all the bobbins still intact. Yum! I wonder how many boxes I have to complete before I get the lace pillows. I also have boxes to bring home to sort out. There is a mixture of all sorts in them and I have to identify what they are. There won't be anything in them that is outstanding but there are some interesting little pieces. Regards Dianne Derbyshire in Preston, England's 50th City - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Retournac Patterns
As nothing has been mentioned on Arachne for some time regarding the lace patterns available from the museum at Retournac, and we have had quite a few new Arachnes lately, I thought I would forward the message I received tonight (and yes, my subscription is on its way!). For those who don't know, the Museum at Retournac, France, has had a professional lacemaker hard at work over the last couple of years, reworking the old patterns and producing them in sets, usually of about four or five patterns, consisting of prickings, picture of the lace and details of its origins (this last is in French), and then sending them out in envelopes bearing pictorial stamps, usually one set every three to four months, sometimes longer. We are now up to set 10, with 11 ready to order, and I think it is now two and a half to three years since the collection started. The museum can take payment by credit card, and has now set up a secure page for ordering over the internet. Their aim is that the old patterns are put to use, and they are setting up a web page to display photographs of the lace made from their patterns. Further details are on their website at http://www.ville-retournac.fr/ and there is an English version for those who do not understand French. (I think they still only have one employee who speaks/writes English - she does so far better than I do French!) Dear friends, As we said, we have now with the new set coming out, a subscription system you can receive sets 11, 12 and 13 as soon as they are published for the price of euros 50 without postage (instead of euros 52.50 without postage as it stands presently). For those of you who would rather order singly, you still may do as before. The price moved up slightly from euros 17.50 to euros 19. However, so as not to penalize our faithful buyers, the set will be available for euros 18 for orders received within 30 days of the set coming on the market. We remind you that since September 2004, we create a virtual window of your work executed from Retournac's design. To appear in this window, send us a picture of each work (paper photographs which can be sent back to you or numerical pictures in 150 ppi minimum) with your name and Christian name, also your club if you wish. The date your work will be shown on line will depend on how fast you send us your pictures. Museum staff http://www.ville-retournac.fr/ -- Jane Partridge -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 14/02/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Balinese lace, wire lace
Dona, thank you for posting the web site regarding Balinese lace. While I found it to be interesting and attractive, I would like to know a bit more about it. I hope that your next trip there, to make lace, will be very pleasant. The web sites containing photos of the wire laces are also very interesting and inspirational. While I don't have plans to make a wire fence, the ideas could be expanded to create yard items, such as trellises. Sylvie, in cold Cherry Valley, Illinois, USA __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] displaying lace
hmmm, not used to lists which don't change the reply-to tag for you, H Hi, I'm in Bath. I was planning on going to the suppliers fair on Saturday, there's a few things I need, and I'm sure I'll find stuff that I want but isn't actually necessary :-) I thought that glue and lace was a very bad mixture, but I couldn't remember. I think I might actually try and make some sort of sampler with dark cloth with the lace sewn on the top (a bit like a Guide's campfire blanket, but with lace instead of badges). When I get better at it, I'll give it away as presents. Thanks for all the help, Helen At 19:06 16/02/2005, Milada Marshall wrote: Hello - I'm intrigued as to where in Somerset you are from? I teach lace in the south Somerset area - Marston Magna near Yeovil; Compton Dundon near Street, and Ash near Yeovil, on Tuesdays/Wednesdays. All sorts of lace being done, but actually no Beds at this moment. We also have lace days 3 times per year - next one in April. Why not use your bookmarks as such? If you are going to Weston super Mare this Saturday ( a suppliers fair at the Winter Gardens) you can purchase sleeves of varying widths, for a few pence, and they make lovely presents. Do get in touch if I can help Milada Marshall in Somerton. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 14/02/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] SP Thanks
Dear Secret Pal, I've just received a phone call from my friend, who is collecting my parcels. Thank you very much, it sounds like a lovely collection of goodies. I'm going to have a great time seeing them all, when I get back home. Then I'll be able to comment on each individually. We've been having very unseasonable rain, which was just low cloud today, but have been told that it could be below zero at the weekend! Yours in Lace, Megan (still not in Sale!) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Billboards we'd like to see
A couple of days ago, one of my sources sent me some photos of funny billboards. I thought to forward them to everyone on both my joke lists but, 37 of them and nearly 900 KB seemed a tad too much. I culled out 7 which tickled my funny bone a bit less, and sent the result to myself, to make sure that everything was working OK (I do not trust the dratted machine g). Just as well I did; apparently, the original message reached me in a compressed format, but re-inflated on leaving my box. I never got my re-send; all I got was a dire warning from my provider, telling me that I was over quota... :) I looked in the Sent box and, indeed, the chosen 30 left the box at just over 4MB; ooops... Today, after some heart-searching, I made 15 more cuts, leaving only 15 bestest (IMO). Sent them to myself, and figured, by the length of time it took to send, that it was another bust. The 15 *did* squeak through the quota, but came in at 2.5MB - no joke's worth it, especially given that not everyone on my list has a fast connection. So then, finally... I began to think rationally (is it possible to think irrationally???), and, noticing that all of the photos came from the same company, I went to the original source - the website. Short and sweet (even with my added verbiage), and y'all can choose your own favourites to forward... But better make it one at a time g http://dribbleglass.com/subpages/billboards88a.htm And click on see all the billboards. Lots and lots of those; you can amuse yourself for weeks, one at a time. And, when you run out of billboards and still have lots of time to spare/ don't feel like working, there are rejected movie posters, and other delights... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Airline Conversations
I think I've seen this before on chat. And, given some of the airlines mentioned (long out of existence), the compilation must have begun a very long time ago, though some are definitely newer. All are funny... From: R.P. Here are some conversations that airline passengers normally will never hear. The following are accounts of actual exchanges between airline pilots and control towers around the world. == Tower: Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock, 6 miles! Delta 351: Give us another hint! We ... have digital watches! ==TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees. Center, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here? Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727? == From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue: I'm bored! Ground Traffic Control: Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself immediately! Unknown aircraft: I said I was bored, not stupid! == A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, What was your last known position? Student: When I was number one for takeoff. == A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll out after touching down. San Jose Tower Noted: American 751, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able. If you are not able, take the Guadalupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport. == Taxiing down the tarmac, a DC-10 abruptly stopped, turned around and returned to the gate. After an hour-long wait, it finally took off. A concerned passenger asked the flight attendant, What, exactly, was the problem? The pilot was bothered by a noise he heard in the engine, explained the flight attendant. It took us a while to find a new pilot. == A Pan Am 727 flight waiting for start clearance in Munich overheard the following: Lufthansa (in German): Ground, what is our start clearance time? Ground (in English): If you want an answer you must speak in English. Lufthansa (in English): I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany. Why must I speak English? Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): Because you lost the bloody war. == Tower: Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on frequency 124.7 Eastern 702: Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure. By the way, after we lifted off we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the runway. Tower: Continental 635, cleared for takeoff behind Eastern 702, contact Departure on frequency 124.7. Did you copy that report from Eastern 702? Continental 635: Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, roger; and yes, we copied Easter n... we've already notified our caterers. == One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold short of the active runway while a DC-8 landed. The DC-8 landed, rolled out, turned around, and taxied back past the Cherokee. Some quick-witted comedian in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and said, What a cute little plane. Did you make it all by yourself? The Cherokee pilot, not about to let the insult go by, came back witha real zinger: I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like yours and I'll have enough parts for another one. == While taxiing at London's Gatwick Airport, the crew of a US Air flightdeparting for Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came nose to nose with a United 727. An irate female ground controller lashed out at the US Air crew, screaming: US Air 2771, where are you going? I told you to turn right onto Charlie taxiway! You turned right on Delta! Stop right there. I know it's difficult for you to tell the difference between C and D, but get it right! Continuing her rage to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting hysterically: Now you've screwed everything up! It'll take forever to sort this out! You stay right there and don't move till I tell you to! You can expect progressive taxi instructions in about half an hour and I want you to go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell you! You got that, US Air 2771? Yes, ma'am, the humbled crew responded. Naturally, the ground control communications frequency fell terribly silent after the verbal bashing of US Air 2771. Nobody wanted to chance engaging the irate ground controller in her current state of mind. Tension in every cockpit out around Gatwick was definitely running high. Just then an unknown pilot broke the silence
