[lace] Cockfosters Lace Day 2007
To all in SE England, This is a rather late notice but there are still a few tickets left for Cockfosters Lace Day. It will be held as usual at: Oakwood Methodist Church Westpole Avenue Cockfosters Barnet EN4 0BD On Saturday 3rd February from 10am-4pm. Speaker...Gwynedd Roberts. Suppliers, Raffle, Refreshments Tickets £5 from (SAE please) Eve Morton 37 The Avenue London N10 2QE A map is available upon request. Eve, London, UK. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] looking for a book
Hi, If anyone has a copy of Slovenska Ludova Palickovana Cipka by Veronica Geciove-Komorovska that they want to sell, I would be interested. I am interested in Polish or Slovak lace. You can email me privately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you , Joeanna - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace in Lille
Hi all I'm wondering if anyone can give me information about museums in northern France/ Belgium where I would be able to see collections of Lille lace. I shall be travelling from Calais through to Germany in April and I thought a visit to one or two museums to do some research on Lille lace v. Suffolk Lace on route was too good an opportunity to miss. Any information would be of help because this is not an area I'm familiar with. many thanks Nicky in Suffolk - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] looking for a book - Jeri's suggestions
In a message dated 1/15/07 9:37:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If anyone has a copy of Slovenska Ludova Palickovana Cipka by Veronica Geciove-Komorovska that they want to sell, I would be interested. I am interested in Polish or Slovak lace. - Dear Joeanna and Others looking for difficult-to-find books in languages other than English, My copy of this book that you seek was published in 1988. Even in English, it might be difficult to find! The ISBN is 80-05-00163-0, and might be helpful to have during your search, along with the publisher's name: Alfa. My copy was brought back to the US by a friend who traveled to then-Czechoslovakia on a regular basis. You might do some internet searches for Slovak-American Organizations and Museums. They may have books, if there is a gift shop. Even if the book you seek is not listed, write and inquire where you might find it in the US. Also, you might be able to place an ad for the book in a newsletter they publish: Wish to purchase Slovenska l'udova palickovana cipka by Veronika Geciova-Komopovska, pub. Alfa - Bratislava, 1988, ISBN 80-05--00163-0. You might write to Alfa in Bratislava. Now, as to your comment that you are interested in Slovak and Polish laces: A large portion of these will be found on ethnic costumes, so be sure to include costumes in your search. Also, household and religious textiles. Do not leave out Czech laces, because there was a period when both Czech and Slovak would be in the same book. Do not leave out embroidery, because lace and embroidery are often combined in one finished product, and in most of the world, the embroidery will be better-known. Did you go to the OIDFA-Prague Congress in 2004, Joeanna? It would have been a wonderful opportunity for you to make contact with people who could help you. OIDFA classes are focused on the hosting country's laces. So are some exhibits. Staying in campus dorms kept costs down. On the 5-day tour, we went one day to Bratislava. Always look for the opportunities to focus on your special interests when traveling. (A general tour may be more likely to focus on basketball or other things of no interest to you.) Maximize the impact of your travel dollars by participating in an organization like OIDFA, and add days to the end of your lace-related trip so you can return to places where you want to place more focus, or go to places there was no time to visit on the scheduled tour. After you've been in another country a week or so, supported by lace volunteers from the hosting country, you feel more comfortable about venturing out on your own, have some understanding about local bus and train travel, know more about money, know more about food and other necessities. Were you a member of Arachne in 2003? We wrote about Polish Snutki (lacy embroidery). Tamara and Angela wrote about a fabulous book they had found in their travels, and I set to work finding a source in the U.S. Through a Polish-American Museum's gift shop I was referred to http://www.polart.com, and was able to buy Polish Folk Embroidery by Jadwiga Turska, 336 pages, Art book size, Hard cover, came boxed, published in Warsaw in 1997. A surprise was that it was in English, whereas in Europe it was in Polish!! Polart is a business located in Sarasota Florida (your state?), and you could easily telephone them. When/if you do - first *make a list of the questions you want to ask*. Be sure to ask if they know who might sell Slovak or Czech books. You have to cast a wide net to find what you want, and in the process you may discover some other treasures you did not know about. I suggest you call, because they may not list all books on their website, but may be able to get something you would like. They probably do not regularly stock needlework books, because there is less demand for them. In the US, try to find someone in-country to supply books. There will be less chance of fraud than if you order from unknown suppliers abroad (sending account numbers), and there should be no currency conversion problems. Many times, I locate a book and have my local independent book store get it. That way, I do not give out any personal information to people I do not know. This is worth a few extra dollars, at least to me, in these times of identity theft. I hope these suggestions will be useful to those looking for foreign books that are not that easy to find. First, try in your own country and in your language. Make a written list of questions before you start looking, to cut down on search time. Listen when alternatives are offered - you may want those in future, but maybe should buy when you are lucky to find them. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL
[lace] Paperstrings arrived
Dear Jean, dear Alice, today I had a wonderful surprise in my mailbox, when I arrived at home between two appointments. Surely you know what I am speaking about: a small packet containing 4 generous lots of paper strings in 6 different colours. I love them and I love the surprise and your generosity! Thank you very much! I will surely let you know when I have a go using them. Thank you for sending them to me, Jean! Happy greetings from Germany, Martina - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Thanks
Many thanks to those of you who replied to my styrofoam suggestion for pinning the magic threads!!! I think Bev's idea of pinning to a piece of fabric is a good one and I will try it when I get around to actually using magic threads (which I do intend to do at some stage). Sue Fink Masterton, New Zealand - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lacemakers in Bavaria?
My daughter and family will be moving (temporarily) to Germany (in Bavaria?) sometime this year...we are wondering what is going on in that part of the world when it comes to lacemaking. She is so excited! She was a little girl when we lived in England (came back to the US when she was 6) and really misses living in different cultures. I'm saving my money for a visit as I can't be away from the grandbaby that long! 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]
[lace] New Zealand lacemaers?
A very good friend of mine (along with her family) is leaving this Wednesday for 2 years in New Zealand. They have been there for 2 years already, but have not come across anything to do with bobbin lacemaking. Is there anyone in the area of Marton who makes lace? She would love to get in touch with them. Thanks for any help. 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]
[lace] RE:mistakes
I have to concur with Tamara. When up at CSU 2 years ago with our Guild's President, looking at lace in the University collection for consideration for Convention display, a Grad student brought in her chantilly shawl. We were a little put on the spot when she asked for a $ evaluation and swore it was handmade, but when we went looking at it carefully, we decided it was machine made - the same 'flaw' (or imperfection) in the ground work showed up in the same place in the pattern. It was a very regular irregularity (if you know what I mean). The shawl was stunning, nonetheless. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver, where we might get above freezing by the end of the week! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lacemakers in Bavaria?
In a message dated 1/15/07 6:55:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My daughter and family will be moving (temporarily) to Germany (in Bavaria?) sometime this year...we are wondering what is going on in that part of the world when it comes to lacemaking. She is so excited! She was a little girl when we lived in England (came back to the US when she was 6) and really misses living in different cultures. I'm saving my money for a visit as I can't be away from the grandbaby that long! Dear Debbie, I doubt if I have ever been in a city with more museums than Munich. In one, they have hundreds of hand-made antique creches, among other fascinating exhibits. So, you might contact their tourism office for info. There have to be antique costumes in some of the palace collections, and they would be trimmed with lace. Ask for lace, embroidery, costumes, church and household textiles. Look in your lace books from Germany for the credits given to pictures - that will give you important clues. There are two persons (quite prominent) listed in the latest OIDFA bulletin (October/Novemer/December) as being on the Council. If you have access to their bulletin through your local lace guild or someone you know, you can write to one or both of them. I will, as with IOLI, not put other people's private e-mail addresses on Arachne, which is open to the public at large. There is a Treasurer for Germany listed on the inside front cover. http://www.oidfa.com As for New Zealand: Has your friend found the Embroiderers' Guild? Through them, she might find lacemakers, since much lace is needlelace. Then, they will know about bobbin lace. Always ask in knitting and quilting shops. Though supplies may not be on display, chances are the owner will know of related textiles and people who make them. Arachnes! One way to find people is to join the lace groups near you. Many of them offer classes, have libraries from which you can borrow books, etc. If you are temporarily far from home, this is a way to meet new friends within your own country, or in another. I should think it would be worth the dues to find someone with whom you have something in common. Oops! Have to go. The snowplow has arrived. My driveway is 250 feet long, and I like to be sure it is perfectly clear 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] Thanks
I think Bev's idea of pinning to a piece of It wasn't me, but I am flattered (thank you). Possibly Brenda ;) -- Bev in Sooke BC admiring the sunset (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]
[lace] David's Old Tønder Lace page-Update
David has begun his lace, and he sent me two photos, so that we can watch his progress. There is a link on the old page http://homepage.mac.com/bejoyce/OldLace/ Or you can go directly to the new page http://homepage.mac.com/bejoyce/OldLace/david.html What an undertaking! David, I applaud you. Barbara Snoqualmie, WA USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Angle of corner
On Jan 14, 2007, at 4:27, Brenda Paternoster wrote, in response to Leonard: traditional solution was said to be to use half stitch and twists not whole stitch and twists at the footpin - Alexandra Stillwell's experiments showing it doesn't always work! I was taught that an extra twist on whichever pair was at the foot edge would counteract the tendency for PG lace to curve. I wasn't *taught* that -- I seem to have spent half of my lacemaking life re-inventing the wheel -- but I was happy to see my instincts confirmed by, I think, Skovgaard. If I make a piece of PG lace which is built on a circular grid, I don't add that extra twist at the footside; I welcome the in-curving. But, if the piece is to be straight, I do add a twist to the inner worker-in-waiting and to both inner and outer resting workers for an insertion -- otherwise, the main work tends to bulge a bit. Milanese doesn't seem to need that extra twist to the lazy-bones, for some reason... -- 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]
Re: [lace] David's Old Tønder Lace page-Update
Are you sure it is big enough David? Will it be finished by the time you get to Darwin in mid Feb? Perhaps a wider piece would have been more of a challenge :) chuckle - better you than me! Jenny Brandis Kununurra Western Australia At 10:52 AM 16/01/2007, Barbara Joyce wrote: David has begun his lace, and he sent me two photos, so that we can watch his progress. There is a link on the old page http://homepage.mac.com/bejoyce/OldLace/ Or you can go directly to the new page http://homepage.mac.com/bejoyce/OldLace/david.html What an undertaking! David, I applaud you. Barbara Snoqualmie, WA USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.12/628 - Release Date: 1/15/2007 11:04 AM Jenny Brandis Brandis Computing Services PO Box 1525 Kununurra, WA 6743 Ph: 0408 811 398 fax: 08 9168 1002 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Sorry!! Magic Threads
Sorry everyone! Especially Alice Howell!! I attributed the idea of pinning Magic Threads to Bev; it should have been Alice. Humble apologies, Alice. Sue Fink Masterton, New Zealand - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] New Zealand Lacemakers
Debbie asks if there are any lacemakers at Marton in New Zealand. Yes there is a group that operates in Wanganui which is not many miles away and the contact lives in Marton. She is Eileen Hammond, 37 Stewart St. Marton. The New Zealand Lace Society also has a website at www.lace.org.nz This site is gradually being constructed, but does alreay contain quite a lot of useful information about the NZ Lace Society. Sue Fink Masterton, New Zealand, Member of the Committee of NZLS - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Sorry!! Magic Threads :)
Please don't pin any more magic threads to Bev - eek! On 1/15/07, Sue Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry everyone! Especially Alice Howell!! I attributed the idea of pinning Magic Threads to Bev; it should have been Alice. Humble apologies, Alice. -- Bev working on a little round designed by Jean Horne - this one is a real challenge and levity is welcome :D 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-chat] Pox on Puters: was Re: Patterns' sending -- help?
My husband and I also mourned PC-Write's demise - but it was due to the fact that it was a shareware program basically written by one person, and he died far too young of melanoma, from ignoring a spot between his toes. (Don't ignore weird patches on your skin - the worst that will happen if you ask a doctor to check is that they'll think you are a little paranoid!) You need a writing program that lets you see the ASCII while you are writing. If it weren't extinct, I'd recommend PC-Write -- on the other hand, it did take several weeks of twiddling to get it to do everything my way. Probably why it's extinct: when the fashion is to change word processors every week, you have no *time* to tune one to your personal preferences. Joy Beeson http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange http://www.timeswrsw.com/craig/cam/ (local weather) west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where it's almost freezing out. and we've just been buzzed by a Warthog. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- Martha Krieg [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Michigan To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Too Much Computer Dependence
OK, my source, apparently, didn't think this was clean enough to forward to chat directly... Me, I must have a really dirty mind, because I find it not only funny but perfectly suitable for perlite company. And, for once,I have no objection to all teh scrolling reqired; the pay-off is worth it :) From: M.A. This question illustrates how much we've become dependent on our computers. Are you male or female? To know the answer, look down... / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Not here, stupid! -- 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]
