[lace] Finland and Sweden
Sally Schoenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe the Swedish Lace Guild has a shop in Linkoping which is also within a daytrip of Stockholm. The shop moved from Linköping to Vadstena some years ago, it is likely to have limited opening hours at this time of the year. The shop in Nordiska Museet in Stockholm may have something of interest, and ordinary handicraft shops may have Swedish linen thread and bobbins. Many years ago I saw lace from Karelia at the National Museum in Helsinki, but the exhibition is likely to have changed several times since then. Vibeke in Copenhagen, where we get a little snow every day - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Milanese Lace
Hi Sue et al, I am always amazed by the prices paid for Newnham bobbin winders!I use those as my 'yardstick' of how silly the bidders are as to price, as the winders can be purchased at general suppliers for between £19.00 and £21.00 - and yet people will pay three times that much, plus postage, package and handling, for Newnham bobbin winders on eBay.It always makes me want to contact those bidding, and let them know the names of general suppliers ... Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 11:31 PM Subject: [lace] Milanese Lace £36 for a Milanese book that is available for sale at less than that price, brand new. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Unicorn in Russian lace - book by José van Pamelen-H.
Hello dear Arachneans, I hope you had nice holidays. At the moment I am busy trying to work a unicorn-pattern which my daughter wanted me to do for her. It is in the book Russische Kant (Russian lace) by José van Pamelen-Hagenaars on pages 76 to 83. I thought that tape lace is quite straight forward, but discovered, that it is quite tricky at certain parts. I started the first band forming the head/face of the unicorn and got stuck at the nose. How do I have to work the relief? Does anybody know the pattern? I could scan it if this helps. I really want to do this pattern for my 19-yrs old daughter Dorothee who had a benigh tumor removed from her brain 3 mths ago and is doing quite well now. I hope to encourage her to paint the background for the unicorn when it is finished. Martina in Germany, where the annual meeting Klöppelkongress starts this Friday through Sunday. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Tonder patterns
In message 032520082254.24750.47E982C30006BF2460AE22188404040A99050C0 [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Most lace historians agree that the English laces (Honiton, Bucks, Beds, etc...) were derivatives of laces brought to England by persons fleeing persecution. But most lace historians have based their facts on the writings of Mrs Bury Palliser, who was not around at the time. Dr John Yallop's thesis on Honiton Lace goes into this myth in detail, particularly relating to Honiton, where none of the parish registers show the existence of refugees in that area until much later; the refugees appear to have remained closer to the east and south-east coasts. The book I have mentioned before, on the history of British costume, published in 1834 (well before Mrs Palliser wrote her book!) states that lace was used on Henry VIII's clothing - quite some time before the refugees arrived. Far more likely the explanation that lace was brought into Devon via the established sea trade routes and therefore by merchants, rather than refugees! Also, if you believe all you read, the Huguenot refugees were said to have introduced the nailing industry to Britain which makes me wonder if there was anything we could do for ourselves in the centuries before they got here ;-) I have no dispute with the fact that they did arrive (one of my ancestor's names is likely to have come from that region) and probably found work alongside those workers already here - they would need the dealers to sell their wares, after all. Most likely over time some techniques were absorbed as being quicker/better ways of solving particular problems, and so similarities arise. The similarities in design are also more than likely due to the fact that fashion trends travel, and if a particular design is fashionable, it gets copied why else would everyone in the high street fashion world watch the infamous catwalks the way they do now, rather than just getting on with their own thing regardless? These days they watch what comes over the internet, rather than what comes off the ship.! -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Milanese Lace
Hello Carol I agree with what you are saying about the prices paid for winders etc. It might be a good idea for us more experienced lacemakers to do as you suggested contacting the bidder. It may be that they think they are doing well by paying an inflated price. If they are new to lacemaking,they won`t know any better at times. Maybe they don`t have a teacher to guide them. Daphne Cold Norfolk where the snow is almost gone. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Milanese Lace Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:15:48 + Hi Sue et al, I am always amazed by the prices paid for Newnham bobbin winders! I use those as my 'yardstick' of how silly the bidders are as to price, as the winders can be purchased at general suppliers for between £19.00 and £21.00 - and yet people will pay three times that much, plus postage, package and handling, for Newnham bobbin winders on eBay. It always makes me want to contact those bidding, and let them know the names of general suppliers ... Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 11:31 PM Subject: [lace] Milanese Lace£36 for a Milanese book that is available for sale at less than that price, brand new. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Get Hotmail on your mobile. Text MSN to 63463 now! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace in Wales
Hello all, I have been asked for information about lace, in Wales. I think the lady, a friend of mine, is interested in taking classes around the area of South Wales. Could you please contact me about any Lace Association or lacemakers group in this area. Thank you very much. Carolina. Barcelona. Spain. -- Carolina de la Guardia http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego Witch Stitch Lace - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Milanes lace - high bidders
Daphnet wrote: It might be a good idea for us more experienced lacemakers to do as you suggested contacting the bidder. I think ebay might have something to say about that. You'd have to read ebay's terms and conditions. Bids can only be withdrawn under certain circumstances, and finding the item cheaper isn't one of them. Sellers would be very annoyed if they lost a sale because of interference by someone who knows better than the current bidder. I don't know, but I suspect you could be on very dodgy ground by contacting a bidder. It might even be illegal to do this once bidding is underway. From one perspective it would be ethical to tell the bidder, from another it would unethical to the seller who is offering items for auction to get the highest price they can. Provided the description is accurate auction is covered by the rule caveat emptor - buyer beware, ie do your research before bidding. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace in Madrid?
Hello to all, My husband and I are off to Venice tomorrow evening for a stay there, followed by a cruise to Bari, Italy, several ports in Greece, and Dubrovnik, Croatia. Other than Burano, does anyone know of any lace-related shops, sites, etc. which we may be on the lookout for? Also, we have a 6-hour layover in Madrid in each direction. Is there anything anyone would recommend to see that could be done within that time window there? Sorry to hear from Pat that the Burano museum is closed and also sorry we are not connecting through Barcelona instead, Carolina! Thanks for any advice. Vicki in Maryland where we are having a beautiful Spring day with trees and daffodils and forsythia coming into blossomwe may miss the peak of the D.C. cherry blossoms while we are away unfortunately, but a small price to pay for a wonderful trip! ** Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom000301) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
