Re: [lace] More lacemaker paintings
That is so beautiful and evocative - thank you Noelene. Diana in Northants - Original Message - From: Noelene Lafferty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 1:05 AM Subject: RE: [lace] More lacemaker paintings And another painting (watercolour) at the Australian War Memorial collection in Canberra - Sister Claire, you might be interested in this one. http://cas.awm.gov.au/art/ART02909 Noelene in Cooma [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] Re: IOLI website
Thank you. The ES Koon Lace page is one that still needs to be worked on. I am collecting the necessary files. So I will announce when it is up. Thanks for revisiting the IOLI website! Mark, aka Tatman IOLI webmaster On 11/11/08 8:47 PM, Elizabeth Ligeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Welcome back!! I just went there to see if it has changed, and it looks the same. Well done Webmaster/s and thank you. However, I went to the Eunice Sein Koon Lace but only got a mostly blank space. there was a tiny box with a red X, but it did not do anything. Pity, I was hoping to see some photos of lace!! :)) Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Ligurian Lacemakers - oil painting
Hi All, One of my class had the same difficulty (you don't find diamonds as large as coal ...) and I let her borrow my daughter's footrest, that Claire used to put her foot on, whilst playing her guitars - it was a folding one, so was quite easy to transport, and my student was delighted enough with it to get one of her own! Needless to say, Claire was also quite pleased to have her footrest returned to her ... I wonder if this would help any of the 'diamonds' we have in our midst - I don't think it could have been expensive, as both children were at school, I didn't work, and both played instruments and sport, so although we weren't poverty-struck, we didn't hurl cash around like drunken sailors. Carol - in Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - Original Message - From: Lorri Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Nancy Nicholson [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sister Claire [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: lace chat room at arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 5:13 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Ligurian Lacemakers - oil painting In our Lacemakers of Puget Sound Guild there have been several (over time) who needed a foot stool and one clever husband designed a folding one that would travel well. We have put the design in the new letter a couple of times in the past. I don't know how many have actually been made by others. If anyone is interested let me know and I will find the pattern (very easy to follow as I remember) and I can get them a copy. I have just checked with the widow of the man who drew the 'pattern' from a picture someone else had, and she is very happy to think that others would be able to use the stool. If you will contact me I will be glad to send an e-copy (I should be able to scan it) or if worse comes to worse I will may a copy. Lorri - Original Message - From: Nancy Nicholsonmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sister Clairemailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: lace chat room at arachnemailto:lace@arachne.com Sent: 11/11/2008 5:42 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Ligurian Lacemakers - oil painting I have the same problem as Sister Claire. I am only 4ft 10 and a half. I manage well at home as I have an adjustable stand for my pillow but when I go to my evening class is another thing altogether. It is in a school and we use the desk and chairs. Even with a table stand I am having trouble seeing the pattern at the top of the pillow. I have tried sitting on two chairs (one on top of the other) but that is no use. I have now bought a booster cushion (it is used for the elderly or disabled to make it easier to stand up I think) I will be using it tonight for the first time and fingers crossed that this will work (my feet will not touch the floor though and I am hoping this will not aggravate my back). It will be ok when I get further down the pattern as I will see that. Nancy -- From: Sister Claire [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:48 AM To: Brenda Paternoster [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: phil powis [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace chat room at arachne lace@arachne.commailto:lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Ligurian Lacemakers - oil painting Well, the chairs could be a function of size and financial situation. I am in my fifties and I am 1.47 meters tall. (About 4' 9) Most chairs are too tall for me and tables are too high. I own three chairs. Two are low and fit at the dining table. When I put my cookie pillow on the table and sit in those chairs, the work is raised to a point where I have to lift my arms and have my elbows elevated. Very uncomfortable. If I use my computer chair, I have to bend forward because it won't fit under the table. Also uncomfortable. When I work at my tombolo (the same kind of pillow as in the painting) I place it in its stand and sit at my computer chair. I have to rest my feet on the thingies the wheels are attached to. I cannot afford to buy a dedicated chair for lacemaking, so I make do. I'm saving up for an adjustable stand for my cookie pillow though. =) Yes, it's hard on the back. I imagine that was the least of the things that were hard on those girls' backs. Sr. Claire On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Brenda Paternoster [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a lovely picture, but what struck me most was that both girls are sitting on chairs which are too high for them to comfortably put their feet on the ground. OK, the pillow heights are right for them but I wonder why they didn't use a chair that better suited them with a lower pillow horse? Of course they may have been very petite in relation to other people, but they were at least early/mid teens as they both have their hair pinned up. The other thing I
Re: [lace] Ligurian Lacemakers - oil painting
What a great idea - I have one of those somewhere. I'll have to dig it up and give it a try. Thanks, Carol! Sr. Claire On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 7:19 PM, Carol [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Hi All, One of my class had the same difficulty (you don't find diamonds as large as coal ...) and I let her borrow my daughter's footrest, that Claire used to put her foot on, whilst playing her guitars - it was a folding one, so was quite easy to transport, and my student was delighted enough with it to get one of her own! Needless to say, Claire was also quite pleased to have her footrest returned to her ... I wonder if this would help any of the 'diamonds' we have in our midst - I don't think it could have been expensive, as both children were at school, I didn't work, and both played instruments and sport, so although we weren't poverty-struck, we didn't hurl cash around like drunken sailors. Carol - in Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - Original Message - From: Lorri Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Nancy Nicholson [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sister Claire [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: lace chat room at arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 5:13 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Ligurian Lacemakers - oil painting In our Lacemakers of Puget Sound Guild there have been several (over time) who needed a foot stool and one clever husband designed a folding one that would travel well. We have put the design in the new letter a couple of times in the past. I don't know how many have actually been made by others. If anyone is interested let me know and I will find the pattern (very easy to follow as I remember) and I can get them a copy. I have just checked with the widow of the man who drew the 'pattern' from a picture someone else had, and she is very happy to think that others would be able to use the stool. If you will contact me I will be glad to send an e-copy (I should be able to scan it) or if worse comes to worse I will may a copy. Lorri - Original Message - From: Nancy Nicholsonmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sister Clairemailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: lace chat room at arachnemailto:lace@arachne.com Sent: 11/11/2008 5:42 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Ligurian Lacemakers - oil painting I have the same problem as Sister Claire. I am only 4ft 10 and a half. I manage well at home as I have an adjustable stand for my pillow but when I go to my evening class is another thing altogether. It is in a school and we use the desk and chairs. Even with a table stand I am having trouble seeing the pattern at the top of the pillow. I have tried sitting on two chairs (one on top of the other) but that is no use. I have now bought a booster cushion (it is used for the elderly or disabled to make it easier to stand up I think) I will be using it tonight for the first time and fingers crossed that this will work (my feet will not touch the floor though and I am hoping this will not aggravate my back). It will be ok when I get further down the pattern as I will see that. Nancy -- From: Sister Claire [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:48 AM To: Brenda Paternoster [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: phil powis [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace chat room at arachne lace@arachne.commailto:lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Ligurian Lacemakers - oil painting Well, the chairs could be a function of size and financial situation. I am in my fifties and I am 1.47 meters tall. (About 4' 9) Most chairs are too tall for me and tables are too high. I own three chairs. Two are low and fit at the dining table. When I put my cookie pillow on the table and sit in those chairs, the work is raised to a point where I have to lift my arms and have my elbows elevated. Very uncomfortable. If I use my computer chair, I have to bend forward because it won't fit under the table. Also uncomfortable. When I work at my tombolo (the same kind of pillow as in the painting) I place it in its stand and sit at my computer chair. I have to rest my feet on the thingies the wheels are attached to. I cannot afford to buy a dedicated chair for lacemaking, so I make do. I'm saving up for an adjustable stand for my cookie pillow though. =) Yes, it's hard on the back. I imagine that was the least of the things that were hard on those girls' backs. Sr. Claire On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Brenda Paternoster [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a lovely picture, but what struck me most was that both girls are sitting on chairs which are too high for them to comfortably put their feet on the ground. OK, the pillow heights are right for them but I wonder why they
[lace] Re: IOLI web back
On 11/11/08 1:57 PM, Jo Falkink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But www.tat-man.net not yet? Unfortunately not yet. :( I still own tat-man.net. Just need to get a server to put it on. Still looking at my options. I will let the entire online lace communities know when my website is back up, you can be sure of that! ;) -- Mark, aka Tatman Temporary website: http://my.att.net/p/PWP-tatmanlace Temporary blog: http://tatmantats.wordpress.com/ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Technique of Tønder Lace
I have a spare copy of The Technique of Tønder Lace for sale, if anyone is interested please contact me privately for details. Irene Whitham - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Russian Lace
On Nov 12, 2008, at 19:09, Nova P wrote: [...] Russian Lace Patterns (Anna Korableva Bridget M.Cook) - if you wouldn't mind looking at the Vyatskii Doll pattern, in my copy on page 24, please?\ The face of the doll has what I think are a square tally, but looking closely squinting I cannot identify the style. They do not look like they are 'woven' [...] They don't, do they? It's hard to tell for sue, but they look more like framed spiderwebs (similar to, but smaller than, the ones in the shoulders)... Or, like a tally within a frame, travelling diagonally, wich actually makes more sense, given that a tally uses two pairs not four. Curious... I haven't made that pattern (or any others in the book); these days, I tend to use books as a source of mental stimulation, rather than a source of patterns. And, I never took any lessons/workshops in Russian Tape Lace. But... At a guess... If I were to tackle it, I think I'd: 1) cloth stitch the inner pair of one plait, trough both pairs of the other plait; leave that pair. 2) with the two inner pairs, make a square tally, travelling either to the right or to the left. 3) cloth stitch the original outer pair through the two tally pairs. 4) the original plait pairs rejoin to make either more plaits or the next framed square tally I'll be sending you a (hasty and dirty) diagram of my solution, privately. Use it or not, as you see fit. But, I'd be grateful if someone who actually *knows* how to do these little blobs would post the answer to the list; my curiosity bump is itching something awful... :) -- 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] Re: lacemaker's footstool (was: Ligurian Lacemakers - oil painting)
Lorri Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In our Lacemakers of Puget Sound Guild there have been several (over time) who needed a foot stool and one clever husband designed a folding one that would travel well. For those who aren't handy with wood, a few vendors (in the US) sell lacemaker's footstools. Kenn Van Dieren makes one that comes apart for storage, and I think Lacy Susan had a similar one at this year's IOLI convention. I got a footstool years ago, before the break-down versions came out, from The Lacemaker. These are low wood platforms (mine has a sloping top but the collapsible ones are flat) to bring your knees up a little. They're good for people who keep their pillow in their lap, but they'd also be good for people who find standard chair height too high to put feet on the ground. Dangling feet is bad for your lower leg (not to mention hard on the back) because it pinches the nerves and blood vessels at the back of the knee. This interrupts blood circulation and numbs the nerve. just my two cents, Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] welcome Paula
Hi Paula Welcome to arachne, and many thanks Sue for the generous recommendation about Suffolk Lacemakers, it's really nice to know that folk enjoy the lace days and feel welcome, it makes the hard work very worthwhile - still recovering from the 5am start on Saturday to get our Polstead Get-Together on the road. Paula, whereabouts in Suffolk are you, it's a big county (by English standards anyway!). Feel free to drop me a line direct if you want to know anything about lace goings on in Suffolk, you will also find alternative contact details for me on Suffolk Info-link through the county library system. regards Nicky To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Wassa matta for you?
Not poking fun at any Italians, but I thought this was funny - it could be any nationality. At Saint Mary's Catholic Church they have a weekly husband's marriage seminar. At the session last week, the Priest asked Luigi, who was approaching his 50th wedding anniversary to take a few minutes and share some insight into how he had managed to stay married to the same woman all these years. Luigi replied to the assembled husbands, 'Well, I've a tried to treata her nice, spenda the money on her, but best is that I tooka her to Italy for our 20th anniversary!' The Priest responded, 'Luigi, you are an amazing inspiration to all the husbands here! Please tell us what you are planning for your 50th anniversary.' Luigi proudly replied, 'Ama gonna go and get her.' To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: No Knead Bread Recipe
On 11/10/08 10:12 AM, Janice Blair wrote: When I tried to get the vitamin C, I found our local Boots the Chemist sold tablets and powder. I did not know how I would measure out the powder in such a small quantity, so I bought 200mg tablets and a pill cutter/splitter, and cut each into 8. They did not dissolve as I hoped they would, so I crushed them between two spoons and although they seemed to stay in bits in the water, they did the job, anyway. I would imagine the powder would be easier if you could find a way to weigh it out. According to Encyclopizza, putting ascorbic acid into your dough is an alternative to using bromated flour, and bromating flour is an alternative to storing it for several weeks, shoveling it around so that air gets to every speck. This oxidizes the gluten, and makes the dough tough. The objection to aging the flour is that it's expensive, and you might get bugs and dirt in the flour. Bromating flour sounds rather nasty to me -- my only personal experience with bromine is being fielded by a fireman when I was racing headlong to a class I was almost late for -- somebody was bromiding some goop, the hose on the bromine tank broke, and instead of shutting off the valve, he panicked and ran, and there were no classes being held in that building that day. Encyclopizza says that the objection to bromating is that if you overdo it, the flour gets *too* tough. But if you put in too much ascorbic acid, Encyclopizza says, nothing at all happens -- though I suppose that if you put in *enough*, the dough would taste sour. And ascorbic acid is expensive, so you don't want to shovel it around *too* freely. So I just grab a teaspoon and put in as much as the bottle says to take for a single dose, even though my flour is probably pretty well aged, since I keep it in small containers, and seldom get to Bonneyville Mills more than once in a year. I mix my ascorbic-acid powder with the flour -- but then I use granulated yeast, and mix that with the flour too. Egad. I forgot to put lecithin in the batch of bread I'm baking today. Ah, well, it's destined to be flat, hard rolls and pizza, so tender crumb doesn't matter. (The crumb came out all right, and the buns are nice and crusty, but I think I let it rise too long; it tastes sour. Went just fine with potted meat, mayo, and a dill pickle, though.) (The dough destined to be pizza is aging in the fridge.) -- 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 a few of the trees still have colored leaves. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
