[lace] Re Canberra Show
Congratulations to Noelene,Liz and Jenny. Well Done. Shirley in Corio Oz. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: lace-digest V2005 #35
In a message dated 1/31/2005 8:40:08 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This thread is so interesting, from the point of view of actually learning how others live! Jean, giving the details of your home makes me realise how lucky I am in my great big barn of a place. This is a very interesting thread, especially to me. My husband and I were living in London when I started to make lace and my first class was under the auspices of the Inner London Education Authority. I went a long way by Underground to a school that had been closed for regular use and turned over to the Inner London Authority for adult education. Our teacher was Kate Riley, now retired, this is still a name very well known in England. Kate was one of the first teachers to make diagrams to help lacemakers understand the order in which to make the stitches. When Kate was required to retire because of age, one of the lacemakers in the class offered her dining room to the class, and those of us who wanted to continue arranged to pay Kate privately and we moved to the private house. A couple of years later, my husband's job was transferred to Brussels. There, I discovered a class that met at the Art Museum. The teacher there was Mme Simone Jacquemin, a wonderful lacemaker who had learned to make lace in Bruges and was part of the first group of Belgian lacemakers who devised the Belgian method of color coding..One of her helpers there was Mme Ghyslaine Maes, who lived near me in the southern suburban area of Brussels and became a dear friend. At the museum, Mme Jacquemin taught us Bruges Flower Lace. (Btw, Mme Jacquemin also organized the Lace course for the first OIDFA Congress which was held in Bruges in 1984.) As it turned out, Ghyslaine lived near me in the southern areas of what is greater Brussels and she became both a teacher and a dear friend. In her home 7 or 8 of us learned to make various Belgian laces. Until her untimely death last year, Ghyslaine was the President of OIDFA So You can see that I have been very lucky to have gifted teachers and I've had all sorts of different places in which to make lace. Different teacher each have their own methods. They can all work just as different rooms can work. My advice is to make the best of what is available! Elaine Merritt, now at The Lace Museum 552 S. Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Royal Canberra Show Winners
Hi All and congratulations to the winners! The lace sounds lovely - can't wait to see pics on webshots or somewhere! Jane in Vermont, USA where more snow is on the way : ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Polka Spider Web Lace
Hi All, While browsing on eBay I came across this Polka Spider-Web lace kit. Didn't we talk about this some time ago? The name is memorable . It looks like Teneriffe. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=945&item=6156276628&r d=1 Item #6156276628 if the URL splits. Jane in Vermont, USA having a little more time for writing e-mail. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace Shops
Maureen, you are so lucky! Actually, we are pretty lucky here too. The suppliers we have in this country do bend over backwards to help us get what we want/need. My family couldn't say enough good things about the service they received when ordering my Christmas goodies. Even though I only attend one lace day or convention each year, it helps me save up so that it doesn't hurt too badly to spend a load of money on supplies. My DH always says, "you only do this once a year - get what you need." Isn't he great? I've started making my wish lists to take with me to the IOLI convention. I'm thinking about a very expensive book that I passed on last year that is high on my list this year. It's amazing how our desires and likes change from year to year. Diane Williams Galena, Illinois USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Maureen Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Patty and all spiders, re" no lacemaker lives in > lace heaven" well I think > in Norfolk we do, we have at least eight lace days > in the surrounding area > that we can attend plus we have really good access > to most of the suppliers > in the UK via phone or e-mail, we also have a non > profit making shop at the > Norfolk Lacemakers once a month, so I consider we > are very fortunate and > feel so sorry for our sisters (and a few brothers) > across the big pond that > do not have the same. > Sue M Harvey > Norfolk UK > - Original Message - > From: "Patricia Dowden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 8:34 PM > Subject: RE: [lace] Lace Shops > > > > Noelene wrote: > > ... The lace fairs in the UK and Europe people > talk about seem well > > patronised, we have nothing like that here in > Australia. So keep > > your emails coming in about new books and > products, otherwise > > we'll never know what's available at least by mail > order! > > > == > > Well, no lacemaker lives in lace heaven. I am > close to the Lace Museum > and to Lacis and between them, there is still quite > a bit that is not > available. My first, second and third place to look > is on line, if only to > get pricing and availability. > > > > Like other Guilds, we have the IOLI annual > convention which is well > attended by vendors, but there is nothing in the US > close to an actual Lace > Fair. The US and Australia have vast distances to > cope with, so even our > regional events cover a lot of ground. > > > > And in countries that don't have a tradition of > lacemaking (the US > lacemakers inherit the tradition from Europe along > with our names and > language) access is even more difficult. > > > > In my area, the fabric shops are closing down, > too. Although some people > sew their own clothes, it simply isn't as prevalent > as it used to be. Most > fabric places that are still open are Quilt shops > with a different clientele > than general fabric shops. > > > > What troubles me more is that more and more > threads simply go out of > production. I feel a loss whenever I get the news > that something else is > gone that I never had a chance to try; although > Brenda takes a lot of the > sting out with her wonderful book comparing threads. > > > > Sigh . . . > > > > But all is not lost! We lacemakers are a clever > lot and will persist > through it all. I am going to try making a scarf > with microfiber yarn just > to see how it turns out. A lot of the excitement in > lacemaking is the > continuing invention of new laces (Lutac, Rosa > Libre, etc.)and > non-traditional materials (like my own personal > favorite - wire!) We solve > our problems with the tools and materials at hand. > > > > Musingly > > > > Patty > > > > - > > 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] > = Diane Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galena Illinois USA __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. 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]
[lace] Re: Lace Supplies - Vendors
Dear Lacemakers, May I put in a word for the vendors who pay for advertisements in our various lace bulletins that are published by our various lace clubs? These people are supporting the lace clubs and us by paying for these advertisements. They make us aware they exist and can provide supplies. For people having difficulty finding supplies - please join the lace group of your region or nation, and then support these vendors. It is apparent this will be the foremost way supplies receive distribution in the world lace community from now on. Being a supplier of quality lace products cannot put much food on the tables of vendors or even pay the electric bills of small lace museums that sell supplies, and yet they continue to go to the trouble of: 1. Importing (quite a process) what we would like to have. 2. Coping with changing currencies of other nations. 3. Maintaining inventories (which translates to money tied up in those inventories that might be invested elsewhere for more profit). 4. Complying with complicated tax requirements. 5. Inconveniencing family members and friends, etc. All so we can obtain what we want (usually in-country). Some have created web sites so we can see or read about what we are interested in ordering. It is really very labor-intensive for any profits they realize as lace suppliers. When the opportunity arises, please thank your suppliers. Tell them you appreciate their making supplies available in your country. (You know, sometimes people are silently discouraged -- thanking them can make a big difference. Frequent expressions of appreciation may mean the difference between their staying in business or giving up.) Kind regards, Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace & Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace Shops
Patty and all spiders, re" no lacemaker lives in lace heaven" well I think in Norfolk we do, we have at least eight lace days in the surrounding area that we can attend plus we have really good access to most of the suppliers in the UK via phone or e-mail, we also have a non profit making shop at the Norfolk Lacemakers once a month, so I consider we are very fortunate and feel so sorry for our sisters (and a few brothers) across the big pond that do not have the same. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: "Patricia Dowden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 8:34 PM Subject: RE: [lace] Lace Shops > Noelene wrote: > ... The lace fairs in the UK and Europe people talk about seem well > patronised, we have nothing like that here in Australia. So keep > your emails coming in about new books and products, otherwise > we'll never know what's available at least by mail order! > == > Well, no lacemaker lives in lace heaven. I am close to the Lace Museum and to Lacis and between them, there is still quite a bit that is not available. My first, second and third place to look is on line, if only to get pricing and availability. > > Like other Guilds, we have the IOLI annual convention which is well attended by vendors, but there is nothing in the US close to an actual Lace Fair. The US and Australia have vast distances to cope with, so even our regional events cover a lot of ground. > > And in countries that don't have a tradition of lacemaking (the US lacemakers inherit the tradition from Europe along with our names and language) access is even more difficult. > > In my area, the fabric shops are closing down, too. Although some people sew their own clothes, it simply isn't as prevalent as it used to be. Most fabric places that are still open are Quilt shops with a different clientele than general fabric shops. > > What troubles me more is that more and more threads simply go out of production. I feel a loss whenever I get the news that something else is gone that I never had a chance to try; although Brenda takes a lot of the sting out with her wonderful book comparing threads. > > Sigh . . . > > But all is not lost! We lacemakers are a clever lot and will persist through it all. I am going to try making a scarf with microfiber yarn just to see how it turns out. A lot of the excitement in lacemaking is the continuing invention of new laces (Lutac, Rosa Libre, etc.)and non-traditional materials (like my own personal favorite - wire!) We solve our problems with the tools and materials at hand. > > Musingly > > Patty > > - > 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]
