Re: [lace] help with bobbins?
Well I hope that yur lace comes together well, without any disappointments. I have been off arachne for about a month to allow me time for our two trips away and the preparation time needed just before and between. I have managed to make up Janice Blairs little rocking horse in preparation for my step great grand daughters arrival due in about a week, so now I just need to get the card made up to take it. Thanks Janice. I did take a bookmark to make up while away on our last trip but not totally happy with it, will take another look in better light before I decide if it can go to its new owner or if I need to make it up again. The light wasn't great and I was a bit distracted I suppose, still it did keep my hands occupied for part of two days, I dont like to be too idle. Wee did get to use our special napkins made for our 40th wedding anniversary last year, made after some fellow spiders gave me some lovely suggestions some months ago. I have been trying to design a suitable piece for my other sister, it looks good on paper, the first mini trial wasn't quite right, so I am going to try again, it might work better from the bottom up rather than from the top down, if not it will need some redesigning. I couldn't find a suitable pattern which included music so have been trying to make my own. I am hoping the cat who missed me terribly last week will settle soon and let me have my table and stuff to get going on my lace again, it hasn't been possible the last 3 evenings. I think I need to read the archieves for the last month in case there is anything I missed. Sue T Dorset T Clay Blackwell wrote: Happy Friday, happy Spiders!! The list has been quiet... is everyone busy making lace? I'm working through the grueling finish on the piece I started in Rockford. I can't even see what I've done because there are so many pins - and where I've pulled some pins, there are so many threads from bobbins thrown out that I really can't see what's there... so, either a huge delight or a tragic disappointment await me, sometime next week. Keep your fingers crossed!!! Many thanks! You may want to reply to me privately, as I doubt that the results are of any interest to others... Clay - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Miss Channer
Dear Diana, Thank you for sharing your visit with the family of Miss Channer. You say I was shown a family photograph album, including a picture of Catherine, aged 16, taken when she was at school in Switzerland Do you know what school she attended? I am wondering if it was the one that Gertrude Whiting attended where she learned to make lace. I believe it was called, the Institut Professional Neuchatelois de Dentelles. I know of another lace maker and teacher, who taught here in New York, who also attended this school and am beginning to want to know more about it. Devon **Pt...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty000514) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Miss Channer
The name of the school wasn't mentioned, the photograph was taken in Lausanne on Lake Geneva. Diana - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: lace@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 9:40 AM Subject: Miss Channer Dear Diana, Thank you for sharing your visit with the family of Miss Channer. You say I was shown a family photograph album, including a picture of Catherine, aged 16, taken when she was at school in Switzerland Do you know what school she attended? I am wondering if it was the one that Gertrude Whiting attended where she learned to make lace. I believe it was called, the Institut Professional Neuchatelois de Dentelles. I know of another lace maker and teacher, who taught here in New York, who also attended this school and am beginning to want to know more about it. Devon -- Pt...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace design packages for pc
Hello all, I have been demonstrating lace today in the Library in Chislehurst Kent (UK) and have helped lots of children to 'have a go' at torchon. We have a beginners pillow with a snake on it and even a couple of little girls of only 2 and a half and 3 years had a try - they did very well much to the surprise of the accompanying adults. Unfortunately the adults were reluctant to have a go, maybe next time. Whilst demonstrating my colleagues and I got into a conversation about which design package was best for a computer. I mentioned 'Coral draw' but was wondering what your ideas were, I know it's been discussed before but didn't really follow the thread. My friend is using Windows 98 and wondered which to try Thanks in anticipation to your suggestions Celia Mulhearn - in a sunny(for a change) SE London. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lace design packages for pc
Hello Celia and everyone 'best' lace software design just depends on the user. There are several choices of hobby software just for lace design, the two in English have free demos to try. There are the computer-assisted drawing programs, and even the simpler drawing program such as Paint. There is some helpful information here: http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/SoftKlos-EN.html and Jo also discusses Photoshop and Corel draw here: http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/SoftAlg-EN.html Also if you can get into the mail archives for this list (I'm sorry I don't have the link - but someone 'here' will have it) and do a search for lace software, or Lace 2000, or Lace RX-P (did I get that right? name of new program) you will find previous discussion. Hope this helps ;) On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Celia Mulhearn [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Whilst demonstrating my colleagues and I got into a conversation about which design package was best for a computer. I mentioned 'Coral draw' but was wondering what your ideas were, I know it's been discussed before but didn't really follow the thread. My friend is using Windows 98 and wondered which to try Thanks in anticipation to your suggestions Celia Mulhearn - in a sunny(for a change) SE London. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on a bright Saturday morning, 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] International Chocolate Day OT
Hi everyone, Today I got an e-mail from Splenda (a company that makes an artificial sweetener). They claim that today is International Chocolate Day and we are to eat plenty of chocolates. Hey! I'm all for that. Chocolate candy I have on hand, will do for lunch. Maybe a hot chocolate drink along the way and even some sugar free chocolate cookies, also. This will play heck with my sugar, better go easy, but I will have some chocolate to celebrate. CHOCOLATE - - the lacers and tatters favorite food. Red Hats off to Tatting Patsy A. Goodman Chula Vista, CA, USA TatPat1, NATA #333 AKA - Queen Tat Pat of the Red Hat Lacers - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lace design packages for pc
As Bev says, 'best' is whatever suits the user's needs, but industry standard (Mac and PC) is Adobe Illustrator. The other specialist lace design program, available for both platforms, is Knipling http://www.knipling.de/knipling/knipling-kn30en.html Photoshop isn't really a drawing program, just an image processor. Brenda On 13 Sep 2008, at 18:44, bev walker wrote: Hello Celia and everyone 'best' lace software design just depends on the user. There are several choices of hobby software just for lace design, the two in English have free demos to try. There are the computer-assisted drawing programs, and even the simpler drawing program such as Paint. There is some helpful information here: http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/SoftKlos-EN.html and Jo also discusses Photoshop and Corel draw here: http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/SoftAlg-EN.html Also if you can get into the mail archives for this list (I'm sorry I don't have the link - but someone 'here' will have it) and do a search for lace software, or Lace 2000, or Lace RX-P (did I get that right? name of new program) you will find previous discussion. Hope this helps ;) On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Celia Mulhearn [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Whilst demonstrating my colleagues and I got into a conversation about which design package was best for a computer. I mentioned 'Coral draw' but was wondering what your ideas were, I know it's been discussed before but didn't really follow the thread. My friend is using Windows 98 and wondered which to try Thanks in anticipation to your suggestions Celia Mulhearn - in a sunny(for a change) SE London. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on a bright Saturday morning, 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] Brenda in Allhallows, Kent http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Miss Warren
I've just finished reading The Romance of the Lace Pillow. The lace maker on the cover is identified as Miss Warren, of Stoke Goldington. I'm curious about her. She could not possibly have thought that her picture would still be on this cover, or that the book would even still be in print nearly 90 years later. Does anyone know anything about this woman? Cherry Knobloch Chesapeake, Va USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Miss Warren
Cherry Knobloch asked: The lace maker on the cover is identified as Miss Warren, of Stoke Goldington. Does anyone know anything about this woman? A quick check at the 1901 census for the name Warren and Stoke Goldington lists about 7 families with the name Warren. 3 ladies Elizabeth (55) married; daughter Rebecca (34) single; and Mary A (84) widow are shown on the census as being Lacemakers. I don't know the age of the photo nor how old the lady looks in the photo. Perhaps guestimating the age in relation to when the book was first published might give an idea of which of the Warren ladies it could possibly be. Malvary in Ottawa (the Nation's capital), Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Re: Miss Channer
I just did a two day workshop with Barbara Underwood in Sydney and the subject of Miss Channer's mat came up. She told the very unfortunate story of the disappearance of the original mat made by Miss Channer. It was on display with a furniture exhibition and when the exhibition closed and the furniture removed the mat disappeared, no one knows where it went except the person who took it, unless it was accidentally tossed when they tidied up from the exhibit. Anyone who knows Barbara could get further details, I was a bit sidetracked doing the Penelope stitch on another rolled tallie. Lynn in Wollongong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Miss Channer
Now THERE's a sad story!! I've done a number of pieces which I would like to display or to even enter in competitions, and because of my own reluctance to put my long and hard work up for grabs (in a worst-case-scenerio) I have not done so. However, I must add that if I ever (in my dreams!!) had pieces fit for display at an IOLI convention, the security there (regardless of where the convention occurs) is not to be surpassed... and I've never heard of any mishaps at a convention. However, on a more local scene, I've observed everything from a total absence of security to a moderate amount of security in venues which include our State Fair, county fairs, and exhibitions at local venues of historic interest. As far as the state fair goes, the security is sufficient to protect jars and jars of jellies and pickles, but questionably sufficient to oversee the security of laces, quilts, embroideries, or smocking. As a result, I've been very reluctant to send out pieces for display. On the other hand, if the event is one day, and I am invited to attend and demonstrate, then I will take along samples of my work for others to see. I know lots of other lacemakers who do this as well, and so far, we've had no disasters!! We're there, to keep an eagle-eye on things!! As far as our own Lace Day events go... (and this was also brought up just a day or two ago...), I suggest that as we are at the mercy of venues which also bring in the public, (and who knows... perhaps our own members?), we need to be careful about how we display our hard work. While it is a sad reality, the fact is that our beautiful lace may be irresistible to a very small number of viewers. Therefore, I suggest that it be contained in large and difficult-to-conceal items, such as scrap-books or framed pieces, or items of clothing that would be difficult to spirit off in a handbag. I absolutely adore and trust the vast majority of lacemakers I have ever met! Still... the odds are.. Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA, USA Lynn Scott wrote: I just did a two day workshop with Barbara Underwood in Sydney and the subject of Miss Channer's mat came up. She told the very unfortunate story of the disappearance of the original mat made by Miss Channer. It was on display with a furniture exhibition and when the exhibition closed and the furniture removed the mat disappeared, no one knows where it went except the person who took it, unless it was accidentally tossed when they tidied up from the exhibit. Anyone who knows Barbara could get further details, I was a bit sidetracked doing the Penelope stitch on another rolled tallie. Lynn in Wollongong, Australia - 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] Re: Miss Channer
Interesting. There is a very famous university in these parts, which has an art museum. It recently loaned a painting, valued at a few million, to another institution. I believe it was a Leger. When the painting was returned, its home museum didn't unpack the crate for a few months. When a faculty member was ready to bring around her students, as was her custom, it was discovered that crate and painting were missing. It is believed that the crate was discarded by workmen who assumed it was empty. Anyway, the painting is missing, and the art museum director has resigned. And the faculty member will no longer be recommending to her friends and colleagues that they loan or donate art to the museum. I have had lace bobbins neatly cut off my pillow (just two, side by side, very neat) at a workshop. It hurts too much to think that a fellow lacemaker would do such a thing, so I prefer to believe that it was an impulse that overtook someone casually passing through the room, either a guest at the hotel, or one of the hotel staff. I also have lost a mat edged with Binche that I took with me when demonstrating. I like to take nice lace along, thinking it may inspire a new lacemaker or two. When I think about it, despite the value that I placed on that lace due to the time and effort it took to work, and that it was a lovely design, I'm so grateful that I didn't lose the Bucks wedding fan that I had made for my daughter's wedding. The upshot is that I no longer take anything that I consider irreplaceable or very valuable. Even less valuable items I cover up, tie down, put away, etc. etc. Sad, but life eventually knocks some sense into even the most naïve of us. Carolyn Carolyn Hastings Stow, MA USA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clay Blackwell Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 9:01 PM To: Lynn Scott Cc: 'Arachne' Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Miss Channer Now THERE's a sad story!! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Miss Warren
I suspect you could rule out both Mary (widow) and Elizabeth who is listed as married, as these two would have been Mrs. Warren. Carolyn Carolyn Hastings Stow, MA USA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Malvary J Cole Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 7:32 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Miss Warren Cherry Knobloch asked: The lace maker on the cover is identified as Miss Warren, of Stoke Goldington. Does anyone know anything about this woman? A quick check at the 1901 census for the name Warren and Stoke Goldington lists about 7 families with the name Warren. 3 ladies Elizabeth (55) married; daughter Rebecca (34) single; and Mary A (84) widow are shown on the census as being Lacemakers. I don't know the age of the photo nor how old the lady looks in the photo. Perhaps guestimating the age in relation to when the book was first published might give an idea of which of the Warren ladies it could possibly be. Malvary in Ottawa (the Nation's capital), Canada - 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]
