[lace] RE: newspaper story online
Good for you, Alice! That's a great article. I love the lace on the pillow - I've seen that pattern before, and it's one I've always wanted to do. I'm glad you take time to make your DH lunch :-) Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Newspaper story on Line
Congratulations, Alice, on getting such a great article printed. Thank you for sharing the On line link with us so we could all enjoy it. What a pretty piece of lace you are making in the photo. Regards 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] Demonstrating/television
On Saturday and Sunday six of the Land of Lincoln Lacemakers in Illinois did a demonstration on behalf of the Illinois Arts Council. We had a great time, made even more pleasant in that we were paid to demonstrate, plus our meals, travel and hotel were paid for by the Arts Council. Everything was so well organised even down to the large cooler containing bottled water by our canopy which was greatly appreciated as we worked in the sun and heat. With six present, we were able to enjoy seeing the delights of Bishop Hill, a village that was originally a Swedish communal settlement, along with viewing the other exhibitors work and listening to the many folk singers that performed in the main stage area. The lacemakers were required to speak on the Narrative stage and demonstrate on another stage whilst answering questions, plus we also had pillows set up for our time slot in the childrens area. The talks were for a lot longer than we thought but our members put on a good show. Saturday was glorious weather but Sunday started with a thunderstorm. Most of the other exhibitors set up their displays in various indoor venues but as soon as the rain had passed we set up our lace exhibits and sales table back in the park. As there was little to see in the park we became the main attraction and a magnet for the many tv cameras that came by. The Illinois Arts Council was making a documentary movie and Arachne, Sylvie Nyguen became our spokesperson and did a great job for the interview. We were all hard pressed to keep quiet whilst she answered the very intelligent questions of the camerman. He then came to each of us in turn and asked about our lace. We were making a variety of laces on different types of pillows. Arachne Diane Williams was working Ipswich lace on a bolster pillow. I was doing a Jean Leader circular Beds rose design from her new booklet using lots of bobbins. Others were doing Russian, Torchon, yardage or tape laces We overheard a tv group from WTTW, the Chicago public broadcasting station, ask for use of his footage so we might see ourselves on their programming at some time in the future. After I got home I had a call from Diane to say that she had seen me featured on the CBS Channel 4 station from the Quad Cities. I am out of that area so did not see it. It seems they opened with a close up shot of a Beds design of mine which filled the tv screen and then showed Brenda Glenn and I working at our pillows. If you want to see that design you will have to come to the IOLI convention in 2008! I think Brenda and I were the only ones manning the table when the Channel 4 camerwoman came by. I showed her my prize winning table ribbon, Ribbon du Vin, but she had packed her camera up by then. The ribbon was closely filmed by the Arts Council guy but I am not sure if and when that footage will be seen. We are all hoping that we are asked back again when the folk festival is being held in Illinois in 3 years time. We exposed hundreds of people to lacemaking and never once had a visit from the tatting lady. Maybe everyone should ask their state arts councils if they need demonstrators, it might be a good opportunity to further the cause of lace. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace] RE:London
Thanks for all the information on London. I, too, will be spending 10 days there beginning Dec. 30. I've made notes on all your information and hope the dressmaking room will still be open at Kensington Palace. Thanks for all the info. Diane Zierold Lubec, Maine - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] "new" lace picture
I never realised that other painters had ever included a lacemaker in their work! :o) It's certainly easier to see what she's doing than in the Vermeer painting and has the advantage of looking more modern and less frilly-lacy (which isn't my scene!) http://tinyurl.com/qhug4 helen Helen, Dorset, UK "Forget the formulae, let's make lace" -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/411 - Release Date: 07/08/2006 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] London
When you are in the Greenwich area do also try to see Ranger's House in Blackheath, with the Suffolk Collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean paintings with lots of lace. Greeting Vibeke in Copenhagen - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Newspaper report
Dear Alice What a brilliant report. What's a few technical not quite accuracies when the whole thing is wonderful publicity for the craft. Well done!! We expect to hear of lots of new lacemakers in your area! Rosemary in Sussex, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] late reply on dealing with the heat
One of the tricks I do is to slip frozen tubes of water down my cleavage. It really works well. To do this I get florist tubes like what you see on the end of a single rose at the grocery store. I usually get the largest size that they have. Some of them for fresh greenery can be as large as 1/4 cup capasity. I fill them up about 3/4 of the way and put them upright in my freezer. When they are frozen I will put the little rubber cap on top and store them away. I then slip one down my front for a while. It works for very a good reason. Your heart is actually in the center of your chest. All your blood goes through your heart. By cooling down the blood as it enters/exits your heart it sends slightly cooler blood to your extremities. I find that it works really well. I can very easily perform in 80-90 degree weather in a 47 lb velvet and brocade dress for 12-16 hours. Shere'e - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Can I ask for some help/moderators
I am more than willing to help and have written privately to Sue, asking her friend to e-mail me directly so that I can subscribe her myself. She did not write to the moderator address; I've been checking that account regularly. It's quiet in the Jerusalem area; the war zones are north and south but the center is calm at the moment. Our company has closed its small Haifa branch temporarily and moved the employees and their families to hotels in Jerusalem (paid for by the company) for the duration of the war. Some of my coworkers have received emergency call-up orders, so I'm very busy at work covering for them. I plan to be around the rest of the summer because there aren't many places left in the country that are safe and the hotels are very full these days. I'm also busy planning my son's bar mitzvah in October! Best wishes, Avital Arachne moderator > Please remember that our moderator lives in a war zone (and it is probably > not wise to call attention to this fact with many letters on the topic!). > > I have been impressed with the discretion displayed by Arachnes at this > difficult time for our members in harms way. Please ask your friend > to be patient > - or, perhaps someone else who knows how to sign up a new member will step in > and help you to help your friend. Without calling more attention to - well, > the above info. > > Also, our moderator was very responsible and wrote to the list a couple weeks > ago to advise that she was going to be away.. > > Jeri Ames in Maine USA > Lace and 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]subbing to the lace list - PS
> You don't need to put anything in the subject line, > and you should not > have anything else but the following line in the > body of the message: > > subscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [delete anything such as a signature that would > appear below - the > auto-bot is looking for the complete command, no > more, no less] There is an alternative to deleting everything under the message. You can put the word -end- on the next line and majordomo will stop there and not see anything after it. I do that, then don't have to worry about my computer adding anything at the bottom. Alice in Oregon -- who just went to the fairgrounds to double check the building, and found my display board waiting for me. I would hate to lose 10 years of lace. I'm glad I checked! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Can I ask for some help/moderators
Thank you all who helped with this question, I hope it will either help her or if not she will try again when things have settled. Sorry to have been a nuisance. Sue T, Dorset UK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes Sorry to have to send this to the group, but a fellow brit bobbin lace maker has been trying to join Arachne and cannot get a response. Another tip that the others haven't picked up on - send the message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with nothing in the subject line. In the text, type Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Can I ask for some help/subbing to the lace list
On 8/7/06, Sue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sorry to have to send this to the group, but a fellow brit bobbin lace maker has been trying to join Arachne and cannot get a response. Yes, the subscription process is automated. The directions are - To (un)subscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: (un)subscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] You don't need to put anything in the subject line, and you should not have anything else but the following line in the body of the message: subscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] [delete anything such as a signature that would appear below - the auto-bot is looking for the complete command, no more, no less] Make sure your friend has spelled the majordomo address correctly. I recently unsubbed,and subbed again - but misspelled 'majordomo' at first (d-oh!). HTH -- Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west 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] Can I ask for some help/moderators
I just rejoined the list a few weeks ago and it was an automated servicebot that handled the subscription. I know that it rejected my first subscription request because I used an HTML message format. Has she tried sending it via plain text or Rich Text Formating instead of HTML? Good Luck, Shere'e On 8/7/06, Sue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sorry to have to send this to the group, but a fellow brit bobbin lace maker has been trying to join Arachne and cannot get a response. Today I sent her the link for the page with the info on it and she is still not getting it to work. Can any of the moderators help with this please. Sue T, Dorset UK Her last plea is below Hi Sue, I give up. I've tried a few times and as far as I can see I am following instructions but just keeping getting not valid replies. Is it an active group? Best wishes Ann - 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] Can I ask for some help/moderators
In a message dated 8/7/06 12:11:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Sorry to have to send this to the group, but a fellow brit bobbin lace > maker > has been trying to join Arachne and cannot get a response. Today I sent her > the link for the page with the info on it and she is still not getting it to > work. Can any of the moderators help with this please. > Sue T, Dorset UK > Her last plea is below > Dear Sue, Please remember that our moderator lives in a war zone (and it is probably not wise to call attention to this fact with many letters on the topic!). I have been impressed with the discretion displayed by Arachnes at this difficult time for our members in harms way. Please ask your friend to be patient - or, perhaps someone else who knows how to sign up a new member will step in and help you to help your friend. Without calling more attention to - well, the above info. Also, our moderator was very responsible and wrote to the list a couple weeks ago to advise that she was going to be away.. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Can I ask for some help/moderators
Sorry to have to send this to the group, but a fellow brit bobbin lace maker has been trying to join Arachne and cannot get a response. Today I sent her the link for the page with the info on it and she is still not getting it to work. Can any of the moderators help with this please. Sue T, Dorset UK Her last plea is below Hi Sue, I give up. I've tried a few times and as far as I can see I am following instructions but just keeping getting not valid replies. Is it an active group? Best wishes Ann - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] late reply on dealing with the heat
I must admit, when I read the requests about the heat, I was stumped for awhile. Living in a hot and humid location, I had to actually think about how we deal with the heat. Someone else was right when they said that most of us have air-conditioning. Not just our homes, but our cars and our shopping malls, churches, schools, etc. etc. Not that the air conditioning always works, mind you! We have learned that when we are outdoors (and no where around the climate controlled environment we have grown too accustomed to) the best way to stay cool is to keep the body hydrated. Thus, we consume tons of iced tea!! The sweeter the tea, the farther into the Deep South you are. At least it used to be that way. Now my family drinks more cold water than tea. Add a slice of lemon or lime and it is just a little more special. You can also try washing your hair, and letting it air dry, or putting your feet in a tub of cold water while fanning yourself. Since you can't do much else while enjoying that method, at least put on some soothing music. If you have an electric fan, then while your feet cool you down, make lace! Debbie who remembers the days of no-air-conditioning in Florida [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Newspaper story on Line -- oops
Hi Alice!! Thank you for posting the article! Just over 20 years ago, we (my 6 year old daughter and I) became the subject of interest of a local newpaper writer because we demonstrated at a local craft show (in middle Georgia) that attracted national attention (the show...we were new additions). He had come in and watched Erin making lace on her own little pillow, and wanted to do an article on us. His writing was very folksy in style and the article was wonderful. The experience is still unforgettable. You will have many people admiring your work for years to come as a result of this, and who knows what kind of additions to the lacemaking world will be made as a result. Again, thanks for sharing the article with us and also for being such a wonderful representative of lacemaking in general. I always enjoy reading your posts to this list. The article you shared could not have been so well done had the subject been less knowledgeable! Debbie (in Florida) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Newspaper story on Line -- oops
Alice Such a good read. I enjoyed the article very much. Thank you. Happy Lacing. Susie Johnson, Morris, IL -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alice Howell Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 7:41 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Newspaper story on Line -- oops Sorry, friends. I forgot to put the URL in my message. http://www.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=210976 Alice in Oregon -- begging forgiveness - 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] Arachnes living and holidaying in Dorset
Hello , The Poole Arachnes ( me, Beryl, who lurks, and Jean Nathan) and Jane are meeting up tomorrow (8th Aug) at the Dorset Arts and Crafts Show, Bovington Middle School, not far from Wool and Monkey World. If anyone is in the vicinity we'd love to meet you in person. (Not everyone on the list can afford time or money to go to Prague and IOLI, more's the pity.) The website is here: Full details can be found at http://www.dorsetartsandcrafts.org/ although not everything has been updated. The show was established in the early 20th century and this year is the 92nd exhibition (suspended during the war years). There are classes for all kinds of crafts as well as Fine Art and Photography. There is even a section for traditional Dorset crafts - buttons, bonnets, smocks and Dorset featherstitch. There are also sales - it's the time to buy those special presents (unique work), as well as books and general needlework and patchwork supplies. The exhibition is well worth seeing; refreshments usually delicious; and many crafts people demonstrating. I will be there myself on the 8th, demonstrating bobbin lace. Liz Pass (in Poole) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/410 - Release Date: 05/08/2006 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] London
Jo, Something not lacey at but definately worth doing is the London Eye - and it's good in the autumn, as central London has such a lot of trees that in summer you get to see lots of green but not into the gardens of No 10 Downing St or Buckingham Palace, which when the leaves have fallen you can. Also if the weather is good, and your feet need a rest then the open top tour buses are good - they usually have very good and knowledgeable commentaries. Hope you enjoy London. Rosemary - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re London
Hi Jo, when I visited the Fan Museum in 2000 my DH and sons went to see the Cutty Sark, http://www.cuttysark.org.uk/ it's only about 5-10 mins walk from the museum and they enjoyed it much more than fans so I got to browse in peace. jenny barron Scotland But I have to be carefull to make it a trip for us both and not biased too much to my interest. Jo Falkink - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Newspaper story on Line -- oops
Oooh Alice -- that's a huge article to get into a newspaper, and pretty accurate too. Here we'd be lucky to get just a couple of paragraphs and a picture. Well done. Brenda On 7 Aug 2006, at 01:41, Alice Howell wrote: Sorry, friends. I forgot to put the URL in my message. http://www.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=210976 Brenda http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
