Re: [lace] puncetto
Hello Dearl and All, I believe in the next days I'll receive the books I ordered and, If I'll not find all the information about the other books on puncetto, I'll telephone the Comunità Montana or the bookshop. I know there are, beside the Manual, four books : one devoted to stelline (little stars) , like medallion to put on curtains or to use as doilies (I ordered this) one devoted to angoli (corners), for ... well, corners ! one devoted to puntine (little points), to make the pointed edges for fabric or, again, curtains The newest book is on puncetto with more than one colour, I've been told it's a very difficult technique. As soon as I'll have more information I'll write all about these books. Kind Regards Tiziana Taranto (Italy) 2007/8/5, Dearl Kniskern [EMAIL PROTECTED]: dear spider tiziana I would love to have you respond with names and authors of the puncetto books as in your recent post thanks in advance yours in lace Manuale del puncetto Valsesiano There are , too, three other books on puncetto, devoted to particular designs and technique. Dearl Christiansburg, Virginia, USA My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance. Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cablenet-va.com/~dearlk/ http://photos.yahoo.com/ladearl - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] BBC radio and Chantilly lace
Hi Brenda and everyone That catchy tune comes to mind invariably when the topic Chantilly lace comes up on the list! Thanks for the smile :) On 8/5/07, Brenda Paternoster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chantilly lace and a pretty face And a pony tail hanging down That wiggle in the walk and giggle in the talk Makes the world go round -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful 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] Cone Lace Pillows
Dear Lacemakers, There was a question about cone pillows a few days ago. You can see a conventional one at: http://lacefairy.com/ Select Gallery, then go on to Lace Pillows, then Roller Pillows. Look at the 4th picture. Friend, Ilona, made this for me. She is an engineer and a lacemaker. It is perfectly calibrated; very beautiful. The cone shape is tightly wound with many yards of string around a core, which is how she controlled the shape so perfectly. She has said many times Never again! It was a very tiring job. The cone sits in the cut out well opening of a large round lace pillow which she also made. Pricking you see is a curved lace edging which will flare in graceful soft folds when attached to fabric. (Imagine the way an A-line skirt flares without being gathered at the waist.)The cone roller approach uses less thread than it would to make straight lace and gather it. This cone roller also helps with other special shaped laces. I looked at Lucy's conical form used to make an angel. It is a different approach entirely, and one that intrigues. It illustrates how you can make a firm fabric sculpture form on which to make lace. Should inspire lots of innovative new laces, so don't miss taking a look. (Lucy's addresses are repeated below.) Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center In a message dated 8/1/07 8:14:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The conical pillow http://lacespider.blog.cz/galerie/herdule/10203848 was made for lacing an angel, using raw materials as raw threads, paper rope and pegig (to make the wings stiff). On the first picture the angel is on the pillow yet http://lacespider.blog.cz/galerie/andele/10820593 and on the second one it's already done http://lacespider.blog.cz/galerie/andele/10201345 . To use the pillow more then once I made some other laces - like the small sputnik angel with wire wings, head and antenas http://lacespider.blog.cz/galerie/andele/10820578 and a purple one, too. ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Travel pillow stands
Hello all Lacemakers were asking about travel stands. They are so useful. With 3 legs and an adjustable pole up the middle, and made in different woods. There is a wooden circle at the top of the pole which fits into a ring that is stuck onto a Torchon Pillow and secured with little pegs. It folds down securely to 22 inches and can easily be carried in a shoulder bag. They cost £80 and I left a brand new Reg Beasant Mahogany stand in a pretty shoulder bag in Fort Lauderdale when visiting my son a year or so ago. My mobility is not good so I'm not sure if I can travel to America again. So I was going to suggest he put it with some other lacey things on e bay. But if anyone is interested perhaps they would like to email me privately this week. I'm due to go into hospital on Aug 13th for 2 weeks treatment, but I'll get my daughter in law to keep an eye on what comes in. Happy Lacing Peggy in Wellington Somerset UK on a sweltering evening - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Cone Lace Pillows
Greetings, Jeri ! I looked at Lori's website (still a marvel, after all these years!) and found the picture you referred to. I was curious about your description of your cone pillow as a conventional one. Since there haven't been any cone pillows available on the market (to my knowledge) in the past ten years, I'm mystified why the one made for you is conventional while the other is... interesting. In point of fact, both are interesting approaches to lacemaking problems. While Lucy has had the vision to see what she needed and come up with her solution, you were lucky enough to have an engineer put together what you wanted. I would love to see the piece you had in mind when you commissioned that pillow! It would make the design much more interesting to the rest of us. And, BTW, I wonder how useful the cone shape really is for corners. Since most corners require a 90 degree adjustment in the pattern, I'm mystified as to how a conical shape would help make that transition - and then allow the straight-lace work for infinitely changing lengths of lace. Please do continue to tell us about this pillow, and to share some of the lace you have made on it!! Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Lacemakers, There was a question about cone pillows a few days ago. You can see a conventional one at: http://lacefairy.com/ Select Gallery, then go on to Lace Pillows, then Roller Pillows. Look at the 4th picture. Friend, Ilona, made this for me. She is an engineer and a lacemaker. It is perfectly calibrated; very beautiful. The cone shape is tightly wound with many yards of string around a core, which is how she controlled the shape so perfectly. She has said many times Never again! It was a very tiring job. The cone sits in the cut out well opening of a large round lace pillow which she also made. Pricking you see is a curved lace edging which will flare in graceful soft folds when attached to fabric. (Imagine the way an A-line skirt flares without being gathered at the waist.) The cone roller approach uses less thread than it would to make straight lace and gather it. This cone roller also helps with other special shaped laces. I looked at Lucy's conical form used to make an angel. It is a different approach entirely, and one that intrigues. It illustrates how you can make a firm fabric sculpture form on which to make lace. Should inspire lots of innovative new laces, so don't miss taking a look. (Lucy's addresses are repeated below.) Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center In a message dated 8/1/07 8:14:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The conical pillow http://lacespider.blog.cz/galerie/herdule/10203848 was made for lacing an angel, using raw materials as raw threads, paper rope and pegig (to make the wings stiff). On the first picture the angel is on the pillow yet http://lacespider.blog.cz/galerie/andele/10820593 and on the second one it's already done http://lacespider.blog.cz/galerie/andele/10201345 . To use the pillow more then once I made some other laces - like the small sputnik angel with wire wings, head and antenas http://lacespider.blog.cz/galerie/andele/10820578 and a purple one, too. ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour - 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] Cone Lace Pillows
Hi Clay and everyone As a result of a discussion about this early on in the arachne-e-mail-list existence, I once tried making lace on a cone-shaped 'roller' pillow of my making, to produce a 4-corner-square edging (I think someone at the time posted directions; if they did, I didn't keep them and I don't think the archives go back that far). I didn't get past the first corner, discovering that the cone part has to be precise to fit the respective corner - or it won't work out evenly. If you were making a lot of pieces the same size, that would be ok. Otherwise you need to suit the cone to the pricking each time, and it is only good for a square edging, not a rectangle - as far as I can understand. After this little experiment, I didn't pursue using cone-shaped pillows any further. I hope others who have had more success will let us know! On 8/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And, BTW, I wonder how useful the cone shape really is for corners. Since most corners require a 90 degree adjustment in the pattern, I'm mystified as to how a conical shape would help make that transition - and then allow the straight-lace work for infinitely changing lengths of lace. -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful 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] Cone Lace Pillows
Thanks, Bev! I have my doubts about the usefulness of cones on corners, given the precision I have to take to make it work on a standard roller! But I'm always open to new discoveries, and so I'll look forward to seeing what others have been able to accomplish with other pillows. Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -- Original message -- From: bevw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Clay and everyone As a result of a discussion about this early on in the arachne-e-mail-list existence, I once tried making lace on a cone-shaped 'roller' pillow of my making, to produce a 4-corner-square edging (I think someone at the time posted directions; if they did, I didn't keep them and I don't think the archives go back that far). I didn't get past the first corner, discovering that the cone part has to be precise to fit the respective corner - or it won't work out evenly. If you were making a lot of pieces the same size, that would be ok. Otherwise you need to suit the cone to the pricking each time, and it is only good for a square edging, not a rectangle - as far as I can understand. After this little experiment, I didn't pursue using cone-shaped pillows any further. I hope others who have had more success will let us know! On 8/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And, BTW, I wonder how useful the cone shape really is for corners. Since most corners require a 90 degree adjustment in the pattern, I'm mystified as to how a conical shape would help make that transition - and then allow the straight-lace work for infinitely changing lengths of lace. -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful 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] Re: no more dreams-just plans
On Aug 5, 2007, at 21:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At the time of the Radical Lace exhibit, I received private correspondence that asked why anyone would think what was presented was really the beautiful lace to which we are devoted. Possibly because, as Devon said in one of her messages, (am paraphrasing, not quoting), the current trend of thought in the art world seems to be: if it's not ugly, it's not Art. It's the Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale about ther Emperor's New Clothes revisited. Who'll have the nerve to say, out loud, this is ugly; the Emperor is naked about something that's considered worth displaying by museum curators of international renown? The feeling was that we should not, as lacemakers, feel we have to march to the Radical drummer's beat. For example, many quilt shows draw audiences, without being radicalized. There are artists who are quite capable of pushing ahead to new types of quilts without changing their inherent character. Absolutely. Of course, there are more people making quilts than there are making lace, so there's a bigger in-built audience as well as a wider field of innovators to draw from for exhibitions. Peculiarly... I just googled the Museum of Arts Design (where the Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting exhibition took place) and came accross it, listed on a website called NYC.com, which seems to be dedicated to arts in NYCity. In the Editorial Review of the museum, there's this little snippet, buried towards the end: [While] reiterating fidelity to values such as conscientious workmanship, respect for materials, tools and techniques and the skills needed to transform materials into objects of use and beauty, [the world of craft has also addressed changing artistic, political and marketing realities] Note, please, the phrase objects of use and beauty. In their pursuit of the Art (rather than the lowly craft) label, many of the crafts have dispensed with the use element some time ago; I can't be the only person who marvels at vases which won't stand up straight, much less hold water; at wire-knit stockings; or at chairs which ought to come, part-and-parcel, with a chiropractor. The natural progression is to dispense with the beauty element as well; let's make *all* the edges cutting, in the name of Art. BTW... Before it got radicalised, the Museum of Art and Design used to be called American Craft Museum... :) -- 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-chat] Boston lacemakers
I have a person who's in the traveling cast of Wicked who is looking for a place to stay in Boston for 8 weeks. She will pay for room board. She stayed at my place for 2 weeks and she was clean, quiet and respectful. She gets so tired of staying in hotels she prefers to rent a room when she can. If you are interested or know of anyone who might be please let me know and I'll get you in contact with her. Jana Nicol [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Have a Joint
I'm pretty sure I've seen this one before, which means that, probably, most of you have also. And I'm none too sure that koalas and crocodiles share the same environment. But... It's funny. From: B. R. A koala was sitting in a gum tree smoking a joint when a little lizard walked past, looked up and said, Hey Koala! What are you doing?? The koala said, Smoking a joint, come up and have some. So the little lizard climbed up and sat next to the koala where they enjoyed a few joints. After a while, the little lizard said that his mouth was dry and that he was going to get a drink from the river. The little lizard was so stoned that he leaned too far over and fell into the river. A crocodile saw this and swam over to the little lizard and helped him to the side. Then he asked the little lizard, What's the matter with you? The little lizard explained to the crocodile that he was sitting smoking a joint with the koala in the tree, got stoned and then fell into the river while taking a drink. The crocodile said that he had to check this out and walked into the rain forest and found the tree where the koala was sitting finishing a joint. The crocodile looked up and said, Hey you! So the koala looked down at him and said, Shiiit dude... How much water did you drink?? -- 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]
