Re: [lace] re: bone or ivory
I remember David Naylor and I'm lucky enough to have two of his beautiful bobbins one with a hand another with a bell. His bobbins were very popular and hard to get as he soon acquired a waiting list. Sadly he died quite suddenly - so his work is precious. Another at that time who made ivory bobbins was John Cummings and I have a number of his but he also had a long waiting list. He always used old (recycled)ivory and did commemoratives of such events as Halley's comet, the sale of the Windsor jewels, Mrs Thatcher's terms in office, the raising of the Mary Rose - to name just a few. His wife Eva had a wonderful collection of old lace and she often attended lace days as a speaker. Diana in Northamptonshire - Original Message - From: the Mouzons [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 11:14 PM Subject: [lace] re: bone or ivory As far as modern bobbin makers go, I am aware of a bobbin maker in England in the 80's who made ivory bobbins. He advertised in the Lace Guild magazine at the time, and made beautiful bobbins with an incredible finish. He even carved the bottom part that holds the spangle...into bells, hands, etc. His name was David Naylor. His bobbins had his initials inscribed into the top of the head of the bobbin. Also, a Randy Anthony in Georgia did scrimshaw and for a time somewhere in the late 80's to early 90's, made lace bobbins. I do believe he even attended at least one IOLI ConventionHe actually made flat sided square bobbins for awhile, before he started turning them into round shapes. He would make designs by request. 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] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace through the Ages
The OIDFA Bulletins contained such a series of patterns some years ago, as far as I remember they were designed by Pat Perryman and they were issued without instructions. I am at work so I cannot give you the numbers of the Bulletins, write privately to me if you need them. Vibeke In sunny Copenhagen Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:35:27 +0100 From: peter greenway [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] Lace through the Ages I wish to make my grandaughter a series of pictures showing dress through the ages - Stuart, Georgian, Regency etc made in Honiton or Milanese laces. Can anyone please help and let me know where I may obtain patterns and instructions. Many thanks Regards Margaret Greenway - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Ivory? Bone? What else?
As I mentioned to Aurelia in a subsequent email, since the information came from Googling, and the hit was Wikipedia, the information I found should be taken with a grain of salt! I inferred that different critters had different colors of baleen, but I could have made an erroneous assumption! Another material which is found in bobbins these days is fossil ivory. I've bought a bobbin from Dave (GMA), (last name escapes me at the moment), which is ebony with a fossil ivory insert to which he has worked scrimshaw. It is very pretty. Most of his ivory is found in Siberia and sold in a strictly controlled way. Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ---And what is baleen, you ask... Again, according to Wikipedia, it is, ... not bone, but is composed of keratin, the same substance as hair, horn, claws and nails... --- But baleen is black. I think it can be bleached to medium brown, but I don't think you can get it white enough for scrimshaw. And it's a *whole* lot softer than ivory or bone. It can be easily carved into chunks with a knife or scalpel, about like cartilage (gristle in meat), not like horn or claws. My impression is that scrimshaw is somewhat like etching, and I can't see doing that on baleen. True whale bones, sure. Whale teeth (the whales that don't have baleen), sure. But baleen? just my opinion, Robin P. Los Angeles, California - 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] Twists on edges
- Angela Simpson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now the question. Do you put an extra twist on the end of the row in half stitch? If so why? It doesn't say to do this in the instructions I am following at present, but I keep feeling I should. What do you suggest? A teacher (I think Holly Van Sciver) explained twists on the edges to us this way. If you turned the edge with no twists on the pair, your threads could separate and leave you with a rainbow. There would be an inner loop of thread surrounded by an outer loop of thread. If you have one twist, the threads could still separate, leaving you with twin arches, kind of like the McDonald's symbol. With two twists, the threads can't separate. I used to always forget to do twists at the edges, until I had this explanation. Knowing why I did it, made me much more likely to do it. Cathy in Newark, DE - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Ivory? Bone?Baleen
Snip.. The only baleen I have seen was black. Has anyone else seen white baleen? Yes. In Alaska, last summer, one of the tour boats had a large piece of white baleen mounted on the overhead and a description of what it was...not where it was gathered. BarbE Texas - - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace]RE: Pivot Pin
Thanks so much to Bev Walker and Tamara Duvall for your information on the pivot pin. I will print it all out and take it to my shop where I have my pillow set up. The sad part of all of this is that I had the first end done and was halfway up the side when I got the idea in my head that what I had done was maybe not right and maybe I'd better ask for help. So - I don't think I'm going to retro-lace at this point, but continue on and then try to do the other end using your suggestions. As I look through the book at the other patterns, wouldn't ya know that this one is the ONLY one that is done this way. On the other patterns, the end is done with alternating pins towards the center - one going all the way to the center and the next one going maybe 3/4 of the way. Leave it to me to pick the one and only that I'm not sure about how to do it correctly! But, it is a learning experience and I'm glad for that. I will keep this one as an example. Thanks again so much. And I'm anxious to reach the other end (maybe this afternoon) to see how this works. Jane Nelson Lincoln, NE USA Valhalla Bee Farm, LLC - Honey, Lace and More - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: two new pictures
Hello Lacefriends, with the active help of Sue I am able to offer you two new pictures in my album. One I name waterlily the other is a vsariation of the same two pieces of lace as the first one. You remember I went to a class last year about Nature and Moderne Art the piece I made for the class and the exhibition is a totaly other one. I show it to you one day too. But there were two lace pieces and first I didn't know what to do. Than I create waterlily but first I took some pictures from other possibilities to put those two pieces together. here you are: http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/91823605klvXEA have fun. Greetings Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Randy Anthony
As soon as I recovered,last evening, from the shock and excitement of Debbie's e-mail, I googled for Randy Anthony, but so far again walking into a wall. Does anyone know a bobbin-maker living in Georgia named Randy Anthony? Aurelia Catonsville, Maryland USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace Jubilee Laceday
Hello one and all I have just uploaded some photo`s of my laceday on last Saturday 26th April on Webshots Arachne 2003 if any of you would like to see them. As you will see we had alsorts going on during the day. Martin Tuffnell was our speaker and did`nt disappoint, he was very funny. Telling tales of things that has happened to him in the last few years. One of my ladies called Sylvia was on hand to show lacemakers how to make a Christmas bauble from a paper ball. Another lady showed a very different method of spangling. Both things were very well attended which was very nice. Tea and coffee flowed all day long with snacks Our raffle queen was up to her usual standard with lots of lovely prizes. Something we all contribute too. The raffle was called by my grandaughter Teresa who is 8 years old. She only stopped when she won a prize. Very important!! After the raffle there was tea, coffee and homemade cakes. I did`nt even see a piece of cake or a sausage roll. Haha!! Daphne chilly Norfolk England _ Be a superhero and win! Play the Iron Man Mashup Game - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace Society Newsletter Mat
I am thinking of making the Buckspoint mat designed by Marjory Carter in the May 2006 of the Lace Society's newsletter. Has anyone worked this. I've tried counting how may pairs of bobbins I would need and keep getting lost or interrupted while counting. Looks like a lot of pairs are needed and I don't really want to start and find out I don't have enough. Helene Ulrich Surfside Beach, SC USA - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
