Re: [lace] vivienne
< Vivienne>> Back in the days when we had a Hobbycraft in Wimbledon (before it killed off our local suppliers and before it went too) I was in there buying some sewing thread and thought I'd look at their new promotion - lace equipment - what I found was the entire stock of SMP with their name taken off - the pillows where it had SMP molded into the pillow had been scrubbed off. They, just as Vivienne found, 3 to 4 times the price. What I believe happened is that the middle man had added their cut to get the things from SMP and then Hobbycraft had put their profit on them. And Hobbycraft wondered why they just weren't selling a £4 pillow at £18 Regards Liz in London I'm back _blogging_ (http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee) my latest lace piece - have a look by clicking on the link or going to _http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee_ (http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: tatting needles
On May 27, 2005, at 22:41, Lynn Carpenter wrote: It is a giggle to me that lace needle gauges are so expensive compared to "regular" knitting needle gauges. Smaller holes are apparently much more expensive than big ones! :) No kiddin'! :) When I was still in my doll-house (1:12 scale) mode (pre-lace), it was cheaper for me to buy a set of 15-or-so, all different sizes, but all less-than-1/16" *drill bits*, than to buy a 20-hole gauge (a piece of plastic with pre-drilled, identified as to size, holes)... 1/16" drill bit is the smallest size available at Walmart (my personal gauge for "commonly available") as a single bit. Anything smaller than that has to be bought in sets, from specialised sources (not Walmart), at a much higher price per bit. But, high as that price might be, it's *still* lower than the price of the less-that 1/16" *holes* -- 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] tatting needles
I am primarily a shuttle tatter, but have recently become a "knitter in
miniature". In my quest for cheap, available thin knitting needles, I came
across doll needles sold by Dritz. They work quite well and "feel" to be
the same as my #5-0 tatting needle. (I bought a set of tatting needles
years ago so I could say I had tried needle tatting.)
Then I found a company online called "Havel's" (www.havelssewing.com) that
sells a set of graduated tatting needles, #3-0, #4-0, #5-0, #6-0, #7 and
#8, for 7 USD.
I asked on my historic knitting list if anyone knew if these might be
equivalent to the 3-0 (and so on) knitting needle sizes. I already have
the 3-0/5-0/7 set -- that would give me pairs, and having learned to knit
tubes on two needles ("double knitting", or whatever you name it), I could
make *even smaller* Christmas stockings than the ones I made last year on
000 needles. Smaller, smaller, smaller -- soon I will need to use my
microscope to see what I'm doing.
It is a giggle to me that lace needle gauges are so expensive compared to
"regular" knitting needle gauges. Smaller holes are apparently much more
expensive than big ones! :)
Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA
alwen at i2k dot com
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Re: [lace] lace ebook
I wonder if ebay item# 8194265826 Venetian Lace - A Historical View Of Its Making: Reproduction Ebook A beautiful, high quality reproduction of a very informative 1888 work by G.M. Urbani de Gheltof. is the same as or a different version to Gheltof, G. M. Urbani de. A Technical History of the Manufacture of Venetian Lace, Ferd Organia Edit, 1888, 62 pages. Note: Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish. Posted August 27, 2003. http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html#books Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia unusual to see a lace ebook for sale on eBay? http://tinyurl.com/dp5xd jenny barron Scotland No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.0.0 - Release Date: 5/27/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] vivienne
A few years ago I was talked into providing Groves and Banks with lace stuff for a "Hobby Craft" type dtore, it was near Milton Keynes. I can't remember the name now. Any way my sisiters live in Northampton so we called in on the way to them. I was amazed at the prices they were charging for my stuff. Well over 3 times for some of it. Our Multi tool we now, years on. charge £12.50 for they were, then, charging £25.00 for. Any way we stopped selling them stuff. Shops, no help now but we are in the proccess of moving into a business unit, Keel Court. We will be open two days a week, Wednesday and Thursday, to the public and other days by arrangement as we will usually be there doing orders. We are very excited but also a bit nervouse on our new adventure, Vivienne ~ Biggins Finca Keep Lacing - Tatting - Crocheting -Embroidering - Sewing - Quilting and being crafty - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Michelle - craft shops
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Micki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Michelle, > >if you go to the followng website www.hobbycraft.co.uk you will find the >nearest shop to where you will be. I think, when we went to Chester a couple of years ago, I remember coming across a needlework shop in the centre. Unfortunately, Hobbycraft has killed off most of the smaller craft shops (including the one where I taught lace for the last 10.5 years - it closed a couple of weeks ago, the class is moving to the library, with a change of day, starting the Friday after our Lace Day (a week tomorrow!) - not exactly easy when you need to do the last minute organising and the class is fragmented! If you look up DMC's main site for the UK, hopefully they will give a listing of stockists - or maybe, links. Also look at the Lace Guild's suppliers page (www.laceguild.org) - I'm not sure whether Church Meadow Craft's shop (at a craft centre, can't remember which offhand, but it is up in the Chester direction) is a possibility (they will be one of our suppliers, and David will be giving a talk, at next year's lace day). Or do a search with "craft shops" + Chester Cheshire as the requirements (senior moment - the correct word has gone!. Not doing very well tonight, am I!) -- Jane Partridge -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.1.0 - Release Date: 27/05/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace ebook
unusual to see a lace ebook for sale on eBay? http://tinyurl.com/dp5xd jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Michelle - craft shops
Micki wrote: But don't expect to find anything in the way of lacemaking materials - they sell the UK version of the 'horror kit' and that's just about it. They do patchwork, cross stitch, tapestry, painting, pergamano, rubber stamping, dried flower arranging, and that kind of thing. I think they're completely useless, but I still manage to spend GBP30 or 40 each time I go there! Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lace course
Hello Magda again, As I see that you don't mind coming to Spain, I suggest you to take a course with Mariña Regueiro. This is her web site: http://escueladeencajes.com . (I suppose there is an e mail address there. If not, please let me know it, and I will give it to you). I have taken 4 different courses with her, and I think she is just fantastic. She is a very nice and polite person (speeks English very well), and she is an excellent teacher. She teaches different types of lace, how to draw patterns, how to start and end laces... I would suggest you to take the course on Hinojosa lace or Witch stitch: a tape lace with some characteristics of Milanese. It is very old and is is made only in some local places of Spain, possibly brought from Italy by a lacer and developped its own way afterwards. Also typical Spanish would be to try the Spanish Blonde, made in very fine silk. Mariña teaches in the summer in the north of Spain, Pontevedra, where you could also visit Camariñas and the area, where bobbin lace is still made by the local lacers and has a great tradition. Anyway, Carolina's suggestion of a course on Catalan blonde is also very tempting. I only tell you about the courses I know. Good luck on your election. Many greetings from Antje González, in Guadalajara, Spain http://es.geocities.com/antjeglezherrero/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Michelle - craft shops
Michelle, if you go to the followng website www.hobbycraft.co.uk you will find the nearest shop to where you will be. Micki - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace happenings in June in London/Chester?
Hi Chelle, I wrote on lace-chat about our lace day last week and now realise that I should of put it on lace ! The 24th Isleworth Lace Day is to be held on 25th June. Our suppliers this year are : Makit, Margaret and Vanessa beads and Chris Parsons. The lace day is held in St. Stephen's Church Hall in Hounslow Middx. from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. It is a 5 minute walk from Hounslow mainline railway station and a short bus ride from Hounslow underground station. A good day is always had by all so please email me if you need any more info or are interested in buying a ticket. Many thanks, Anne Nicholas Hanworth Middx. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace happenings in June in London/Chester?
Gidday all, I will be accompanying my DH on a business trip to England from 19-30 June - I've never been to Europe before so am pretty excited. I'll be doing my own thing during the day while he is working - in London for a week then a couple of days in Chester, so if there are any lace days/workshops/exhibitions that I could get to by train in those areas during those times please contact me privately. Also if there are any good craft shops in central London or in Chester I'd appreciate details of those too please. I am stuck in a lace/craft wilderness here in Suriname so I intend to make the most of the buying opportunity! Michelle an Aussie living in Suriname [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
