[lace] Update of Continental bobbins pages.
I have put up a couple more pages. Portuguese and Brazil; Spanish; French; and a small page about the oldest bobbin illustration. Your help will be welcome http://home.exetel.com.au/brido/ Brian and Jean from Cooranbong Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace shops
Hi spiders Like Sue, those of us who live in Suffolk are also greatly spoiled for access to lace suppliers, Suffolk Lacemakers organise 5 lace days each year and we have easy access to those held in the neighbouring counties of Essex, Cambridge and Norfolk. In fact you can have a hard job deciding on which ones to attend as you could probably get to at least one a month. We also run a bring and buy service for members (you can bring along and sell lace items that you no longer require and the group get 10% of the sale price), at last weekends lace get-together we made around £40 for the group through this facility, tickets for the day were sold out and our visiting suppliers were more than happy with their sales for the day too). Reading about the lack of facilities that other lacemakers face really makes me appreciate what we have here and I try to remind my students of how lucky we are and encourage them to make use of what we have - so that we don't lose them. Nicky in Suffolk UK Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:19:55 - From: "Maureen Harvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: 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! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace ufo's
Hi, I'm slowly progressing with my longest running UFO - pattern no 8 from Syllabus Grof (Brugs) Bloemwerk by Sonia Vanoosterwijck, that's the Bruges mat on the cover - which I started on 1/1/2000. I did a bit of the middle motif that year and for one reason or other shelved it but have now finished the middle motif and an working the flowers etc that surround it. I'm doing it in Bockens 50/2 linen in white. I've just been working in daylight for the first time and noticed a difference in the lace I made 5 years ago and the flower I just finished. The new flower is bright white and the older lace is not, I'd say it has a creamier colour now, not yellowish though. Would that be an oxidation/natural aging process do you think? It was covered well when I wasn't working on it so I'm assuming it's not exposure to light. I'm hoping that as I work it -maybe finishing it at some point all the thread will end up the same shade. It's not nearly obvious enough for me to abandon it but I'm curious. jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] DMC linen floss
Gentle Spiders, In this week's mail I received a needlecraft catalogue, and on the cover is announcing the DMC Linen Floss collection. In the photo, the skeins look like regular floss (it isn't wound on a spool). Has anyone worked with this "new" DMC linen thread? I suppose it's intended for embroidery techniques since the catalogue doesn't carry BL supplies. I'm curious... Beth McCasland Metairie, Louisiana (a suburb of New Orleans) where it's overcast and cool today - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace Shops
crammed with useful dress, craft and curtain fabrics. But no | wadding and little unbleached calico - he says he can't get it. We were also battling to find calico until we went to the Indian shops (imported fabrics) They have a fabric that we call calico but they call by another name. Hope this helps. Jacqui Butler ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Royal Canberra Show Winners
Hello Noelene, Liz and Jenny, Congratulation to you winners. Greetings Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] ufo's - Acid burn? Newbies - please note!
In a message dated 2/26/05 10:00:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I'm slowly progressing with my longest running UFO - pattern no 8 from > Syllabus Grof (Brugs) Bloemwerk by Sonia Vanoosterwijck, that's the Bruges > mat on > the cover - which I started on 1/1/2000. I did a bit of the middle motif > that year and for one reason or other shelved it but have now finished the > middle motif and am working the flowers etc that surround it. I'm doing it in > Bockens 50/2 linen in white. I've just been working in daylight for the first > time and noticed a difference in the lace I made 5 years ago and the flower I > just finished. The new flower is bright white and the older lace is not, I'd > say it has a creamier colour now, not yellowish though. > > Would that be an oxidation/natural aging process do you think? It was > covered well when I wasn't working on it so I'm assuming it's not exposure to > light. I'm hoping that as I work it -maybe finishing it at some point all > the > thread will end up the same shade. It's not nearly obvious enough for me to > abandon it but I'm curious. > > jenny barron > Scotland > Dear Jenny, Possibly some chemical within the pillow cover fibers or contents of pillow, or the pricking (paper card made from woodpulp?) has caused the slight color change. Also, if food cooking in your home generates smoke or there is a fireplace or smoker - perhaps the smoke penetrated the cover cloth?? As you get closer to the wood surface of the bobbins, you might also find a color change in the thread on the bobbins if those bobbins are wood. Depends how they were "finished". You will remember my story about winding my embroidery flosses on wooden sewing thread spools - raw wood - when I was a child, and that the threads many years later were weak from acid burn. It was possible to snap them to break the 6 strands of thread! This brings up the subject again, especially for our newbies, to be very careful with your storage arrangements. Anything made of wood, especially if it does not have a protective layer of finish, whether old or new, will emit wood acid fumes. The result has a technical name, but for simplicity we call it "acid burn". Acid burn poses a danger to lace and lace threads - and your collections of laces and heirloom clothing! Most cardboard boxes, paper bags, and tissue paper are made from wood pulp, so be careful. Included in this warning would be any lace pillow filled with sawdust or with wood products as part of the construction of the pillow. You may find these pillows very satisfying to work on, but it is important to finish the lace project in a shortish length of time. Old-time lacers did not have this problem, because the incentive was to sell their laces to provide income. It would have been unusual to keep a piece of lace on any lace pillow for several years. Some of what I've written may not apply in Jenny's case. However, read and remember the warning about acid burn. It can be devastating - to collections and heirlooms, especially. Jenny, when you finish the lace, you might try soaking it in Orvus soap (Procter & Gamble). I have learned it is especially difficult to find Orvus in the U.K. However, you might find this soap in a quilt supplies shop or a tack shop (it is used to wash farm animals in preparation for showing at fairs). It is alkaline-based and will neutralize the acidic ph from wood. My lace washing instructions are still on the Honiton Lace site: http://www.honitonlace.com/ Click on "Cleaning Lace" in the list at left, and on the box in the first sentence of the page that comes up. Newbies: You might like to print out these instructions and keep them for future reference. It is not advisable to use the harsh formulas and instructions for washing that are in old lace or housekeeping books! New books rarely mention that you should be using distilled water, which is very important now that nearly all water has chemical additives in addition to damaging natural minerals (such as iron). 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 ufo's
You may or may not have noticed that lace suppliers supply linen thread in varying shades of white. I was told by one supplier that eventually (through age and washing) it will all end up the same colourOmo white. I love linen and the little bit of research I have done has shown that he is correct. Back in the days of yor when they made their own soap (rather than nipping down to the local supermarket for a packet of best biological), they would dry their linens on bushes in the sunshine , this was so the sun could bleach it. All the linen I have had no matter how dingy or discoloured, just gets whiter the more its washed. And it loves to be washed so don't be afraid. Just one point to note, when you wash it don't tug it too much to straighten it out, wait until it is nearly dry..linen is at its weakest when it is wet..ask me how I know Jane Bawn in Snowless Portchester UK > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Jenny Barron > Sent: 26 February 2005 14:56 > To: lace > Subject: [lace] lace ufo's > > > Hi, I'm slowly progressing with my longest running UFO - pattern > no 8 from Syllabus Grof (Brugs) Bloemwerk by Sonia > Vanoosterwijck, that's the Bruges mat on the cover - which I > started on 1/1/2000. I did a bit of the middle motif that year > and for one reason or other shelved it but have now finished the > middle motif and an working the flowers etc that surround it. I'm > doing it in Bockens 50/2 linen in white. I've just been working > in daylight for the first time and noticed a difference in the > lace I made 5 years ago and the flower I just finished. The new > flower is bright white and the older lace is not, I'd say it has > a creamier colour now, not yellowish though. > > Would that be an oxidation/natural aging process do you think? It > was covered well when I wasn't working on it so I'm assuming it's > not exposure to light. I'm hoping that as I work it -maybe > finishing it at some point all the thread will end up the same > shade. It's not nearly obvious enough for me to abandon it but > I'm curious. > > jenny barron > 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]
Re: [lace] ufo's - Acid burn? Newbies - please note!
Newbies: You might like to print out these instructions and keep them for future reference. Never mind newbies, I've printed them out and put them in the syllabus so that when I finish the lace I can refer to them. Most of the points don't apply but it is a polystyrene pillow with a plastic covered paper pricking so that's probably what's affected the thread. It is very slight and only noticable in good daylight so I think I'll press on and wash carefully. I'll let you know how it works out - just don't hold your breath I'll try to speed up but the pillow is really too big to comfortably work Bruges on, it's a block pillow and really I prefer a round one. It may be worth swopping pillows. Thank you Jeri for the advice. jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] DMC linen floss
I saw these threads mentioned in a stitching magazine this week, it was saying that they are used in a new range of cross stitch kits. I am looking forward immensely to being able to try them for stitching. Lace might be a little more awkward if only for the fact that you would have to separate the strands of thread. Claire Hextable, Kent What little snow we had yesterday has all been rained away. On 26 Feb 2005, at 2:57 pm, "" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Gentle Spiders, In this week's mail I received a needlecraft catalogue, and on the cover is announcing the DMC Linen Floss collection. In the photo, the skeins look like regular floss (it isn't wound on a spool). Has anyone worked with this "new" DMC linen thread? I suppose it's intended for embroidery techniques since the catalogue doesn't carry BL supplies. I'm curious... Beth McCasland Metairie, Louisiana (a suburb of New Orleans) where it's overcast and cool today - 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] Lace in an In-Flight Magazine!
Hi, I just have to take a few minutes away from work (any excuse!) to tell you about Air Canada's Enroute magazine. I was flying on Thursday night (for a brief weekend at home) and decided to look at the (February) in-flight magazine. Imagine my surprise when, on page 24, I came across a page all about lace in designs - called "Hello, Doily". Okay, so it is either prints or machine-made, but it is a start. To quote the opening text "It's not just for grannies anymore. From the catwalk to the home, designers are reinventing lace in bold new ways." There are then 6 items, all pictured. They were: 1. Lace-print umbrella from Chantal Thomass (www.ogilvycanada.com) 2. Cotton and lace dress from Chanel (www.chanel.com) 3. Mask from Malabar 4. Lace and satin pillows from Pina & Gina 5. Vanilla cream foundation (with lace all over the packaging) from Pout (www.holtrenfrew.com) 6. Carenaro Superior Chocolates from Genevieve Grandbois (www.chocolatsgg.com) I have quoted the websites from the article but I haven't checked any of them to see if they have the appropriate pictures available. I'm sure that if someone finds a good picture they will pass it on to the group :-) I do have the (folded and rather crumpled) page if anyone wants a scan - though that would have to wait until I get home next time. Back to work, I suppose :-( Helen ([EMAIL PROTECTED] in Vancouver, British Columbia on the west coast of mainland Canada where it is foggy but it is still nice to think I will be going home to my house tonight instead of to a hotel!) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE: [lace-chat] question about weather?
Hi Nicky, I lived in Rockville Maryland, and used to travel daily to work in Washington DC. The best time for comfort and not so humid, the latter is what you would suffer from, like I was pregnant from March through to November, and in July the temp was 90 degrees and the humidity was the same, and then you know, it does not matter how much hotter it gets you won't feel it after that!! I think that April/May time is more comfortable, and in WDC the cherry blossoms in bloom are out of this world, and the azaleas and the dog wood trees, the flowers of the latter sit on top of the branches, all are absolutely beautiful MD and VA same temperatures and blossoms but more noticeable in DC. When you see them, you will never forget them. Failing this time if too early to arrange, then go for October with the temperatures being cooler usually by then, and of course if you are lucky you will be able to enjoy the autumn colours of the fall which are vivid, and again you won't forget them. I hope this helps, Pauline in Somerset SW England, where no snow flurries today, so it looks like we have escaped the snow this year. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
re: [lace] Lace in an In-Flight Magazine!
Helen wrote: >magazine. Imagine my surprise when, on page 24, I came across a page all >about lace in designs - called "Hello, Doily". Okay, so it is either >prints or machine-made, but it is a start. that is so cool to here/read about! To add to your interesting links - in a department store the other day I noticed a 'Martha' line of table textiles, in rather nice machine laces. If she's into lace, that's a good thing -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on a pleasant pre-Spring day (i.e. it isn't warm) on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Bobbins for sewings/Swiss stamp raffle reminder
Although I seldom disagree with Tamara, the relatively new "International Square" bobbin is every bit as wonderful as her "custom made". Truth be told, they are a tad longer (no problem), have a double head, and no fiddley turnings to get in the way. I'm sure if these had been around when T was looking for the perfect bobbin for her lace, this would have been her choice. And for the rest of us mortals, who don't have access to custom-made, they're ideal!! Naturally, I had already spent a small fortune on another type bobbin by the time I discovered these (I think they're a fairly new addition to the line-up). And since then, I've moved on to Binche, so it's a moot point now. Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [Original Message] > From: Tamara P. Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: lace Arachne > Date: 2/24/2005 11:04:53 PM > Subject: [lace] Bobbins for sewings/Swiss stamp raffle reminder > > I'm beginning to pay attention to business as usual again; it's as if > *I* were recovering from a grave illness :) > > On Feb 24, 2005, at 16:47, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Debbie) wrote: > > > it would be even better to have bobbins without turned > > decorations; just a smooth, smooth finish! > > No kidding... :) > > The smooth *head* is important in all laces, and we all know that - > however coarse it might be, you don't want the thread, passing from the > neck to the lace, to be rubbing against chips in the head. And, as the > thread gets finer, even the pores in the wood may become a problem, so > you want wood that's as dense as possible (if you can't afford ebony, > olive is fantastic ). > > But the smooth *tail* is also important to all laces - not just Honiton > - which require frequent sewings... Yes, I know that there are people > who make Milanese with Midlands and don't mind passing the spangle > through the hooked loop. Well, ... > > Obviously, the greatest "danger spot" in sewings is in passing your > tool (whatever it is you're using; I favour a fine crochet hook, but I > don't make either Honiton or Withof, for which no crochet hook is fine > enough) into and under a bar, hooking a thread - without splitting it > into its component plies - and pulling it up far enough to pass the > other bobbin through the resulting loop. > > But there are minor concerns which ought to be considered also. Even if > your bobbin's head is glass-smooth... Even if you grab your entire > thread on your first try, without spliting it... > > When you pull a loop up through a pinhole, there's friction - against > the thread on the sides of the pinhole - on the thread being pulled. To > pass a Midlands spangle in comfort, you need to pull a loop that's > about an inch long. That's about 2 inches of thread that's being > weakened in the process. Unless your thread is very coarse indeed > and/or unless you're not going to use the same pair for a sewing any > time soon, it'll take a long time to get rid of 2 inches of weaker > thread. > > To pass most Continental bobbins (the old Danish bobbins, with a big > and decorated bulb at the bottom are an exception), the loop needs to > be half as long *if* as much; to pass a Honiton bobbin, even smaller > (quarter of an inch?)... Even apart from the time considerations (which > do not apply to us, since we're amateurs and can afford to spend years > perfecting a single bookmark ), the wear and tear on the thread (not > to mention the nerves, when your thread breaks and you have to deal > with it) is much less, if you use an undecorated and unassuming > bobbin... > > I use double-headed, square-bodied, tapered-tailed bobbins exclusively > now, for all laces I make, not just the frequent-sewings ones; they're > not to heavy even for organzine or Pipers 2/20 but will accomodate a > decent amount of heavier threads as well. They require a 3/8" loop, ie > 3/4" of thread to pass through. But I had to design them myself (with a > bit of help of the maker, who designed a "precision head" to die for > )... I look at the majority of square bobbins available on the > market and shudder - they're carved to within an inch of their life, > "for pretty". T o me, they look like some Victorian nightmare vision of > Middle Ages design, with lots and lots of traps for the unwary > thread... They may only be 3/8" at their widest point, like mine, but I > sure as sure would not risk putting them through a 3/8 high loop :) > > /// > > Re the embroidered Swiss "stamp" raffle: just to remind you that it's > open, and that I'll be collecting entries till Monday Feb 28, > announcing the winner (alas, one only) on Tues, March 1. So far, there > are only 27 entries; I think people were distracted from signing up, by > my panicky messages about Vlad. > > You can see the stamp at: > http://www.t-n-lace.net/Swiss%20stamp.jpg > > Apparently, I *was* able to upload it - though not quite the way I'd > hoped to - and DS found it f
Re: [lace] Royal Canberra Show Winners
Tahnks, Janette, for letting us know. And big congratulations to Noelene, Liz, and Jenny! Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: janette humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Noelene has a 1st place and Champion for her tatted bonnet and her > Liz Ligeti has a Highly Commended for her needlelace mat, which I > Jenny Rees also received a ribbon and I'm sorry Jenny I forgot to - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Canberra show
Thank you for your congratulations. It is the first time I have entered the Canberra show, and am very surprised at the result! The Buttfly mat, and the Reticella square, are on the arachne webshots site, but not the 3 beds mats. They were from barbara Underwood patterns - One is in her book "20 Lessons", and the other 2 were from her workshop. The Castle Hill show (Sydney) is about due, and I have sent lace there, for the first time, too. I hope I can bring some awards down south, from there!! (There is always great rivalry between Melbourne and Sydney) 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] News Update from Estonia
Hi all gentle web-spiders, I know I haven't posted often, but last week was spent trying to reduce the level of dust in the house so that we could have an "Open House" last Thursday which was Estonian Independence Day. Then yesterday Erik & I travelled all the way to the west coast to the city of Pärnu for the annual meeting of the Estonian Bobbin Lace Society. There I met Eeva Talts who is a talented & lovely lady, & who welcomed me to the group. Eeva has a pattern in the UK Lace Guild 2005 calendar. I took along my Milanese snake & my Bucks Butterfly to show the Society's President, Kristiina Halberg, who I met last April. Everyone was impressed with my work. We gave Lia Looga a ride home after the meeting. Waiting in the mail box was my OIDFA magazine which made my day just that little bit better. I've been asked to teach tatting to a two ladies who are friends of an American lady who lives near me. So I'll have to dig up some spare shuttles so that I will have something to teach with. And I also want to get started on my piece for the Denver I.O.L.I. Lace Competition. And decide which classes to choose. Warm regards, from snowy Estonia, Penelope Piip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> City of Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
