[lace] Cantù Madonna
Well, I finished my first big piece of Cantù. There are plenty of mistakes, but I'm still happy enough with it that I'll frame it and hang it in my office (where no one knows enough about lace to notice *grin*). The biggest error, of course is the "about face" in the direction of some of the threads and the strange gaping stitches in the large section of mezzo punto. I discovered my error pretty close to the time of doing it, but decided to keep working from that point on to see what it would give. The result is a very imperfect lace, of course, but I liked the way it looks. I felt that it added a dimension of potential movement (if that makes any sense at all), so I left it. For a similar reason, I left the irregularities in the punto mimosa; I like the way the irregularities contribute to the feeling of the piece. If you'd like to take a look, it's on Flickr at < http://www.flickr.com/photos/35624...@n03/3297490740/>. I've started on a little Cantù insert for a display tray for a wedding gift. That is a very formalized design, so I will be more exigent with myself on execution. Sr. Claire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Re: [lace] Cantù Madonna
I think this piece looks lovely and I love your comments, you like the way it looks, always a good time to leave well alone. Also you will be more exigent with yourself for a more formal piece. that is never a bad thing, improving or redoing sometimes to get it the best you can without being too hard on yourself. This is something we do for pleasure after all, but when given as gifts we want to show our art/craft off the best we can. Well done and thank you for sharing with us. Sue T, Dorset UK Well, I finished my first big piece of Cantù. There are plenty of mistakes, The biggest error, of course is the "about face" in the direction of some of the threads and the strange gaping stitches in the large section of mezzo punto. I discovered my error pretty close to the time of doing it, but decided to keep working from that point on to see what it would give. The result is a very imperfect lace, of course, but I liked the way it looks. I felt that it added a dimension of potential movement (if that makes any sense at all), so I left it. For a similar reason, I left the irregularities in the punto mimosa; I like the way the irregularities contribute to the feeling of the piece. If you'd like to take a look, it's on Flickr at < http://www.flickr.com/photos/35624...@n03/3297490740/>. I've started on a little Cantù insert for a display tray for a wedding gift. That is a very formalized design, so I will be more exigent with myself on execution. Sr. Claire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] German Congress at Villingen
Hello all Having just seen the message about the Lace Guild Convention reminded me to ask if any arachneans will be attending the German Lace Congress at Villingen-Schwenningen 17-19 April 2009. If you are perhaps we can arrange to meet up for coffee. My DH and I will be in Heidelberg for Easter and a family event a fortnight later, the Congress just happens to be the weekend in between (yippee) it will be nice to get home again. Nicky in Suffolk - a very happy bunny - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Re Miss Channer goes Chantilly
Thanks for your kind words Bobbi. I am very proud of my Miss Channers Mat and it hangs in my lounge in a very nice frame. I learned a lot when doing it. Sandra Straughair from the UK helped me get started but I had only done the first inch or so when she returned home and I was on my own then with only the picture of the original mat for guidance. What I learned by studying the picture, trying to see how it was done, is that in Floral Bucks point today we try our utmost to make the passives run vertically and the weavers to run horizontally to make the weaving as even as possible, but in the original the weaving runs every-which-way. The overall effect is impressive but the fine work is not. After a lot of thought I decided to do my own thing and try to get it a even as possible. It probably needed a lot more throwing out of pairs and bringing them in again than the original, and a lot of unpicking of various elements and redoing them as much as half-a-dozen times. There are parts of it that I am not 100% happy with but could not face doing it over again. At the end I counted the bobbins I had used and it was 350, many of them used over and over again. Best wishes to anyone who does it. It is worth all the work and is an education in itself. You will never be scared of a piece of Floral Bucks again. Janis Savage in Honeydew, South Africa, where summer seems to have made a reappearance after a very wet February. - Original Message - From: "Roberta S Donnelly" To: Cc: Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 12:17 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Re Miss Channer goes Chantilly I've just checked my folder on Miss Channer's Mat and I have a note from Dec. 2004. The lace maker is: Janis Savage t/a The Lace Place South Africa lacem...@mweb.co.za Attached to the note is a picture of her finished piece. Which I confess is fantastic! I kept the note as inspiration for when I get around to doing it. David, I'm waiting to keep a photo of your finished piece too! ;-) What do you figure? Next week? ;-) Take care and talk to you soon! bobbi ~*~ Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup. Quality exterior maintenance. The home and garden directory. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTGBBArH4UnbFO1vSEcAKYM7GzQlho5O3UY9imTJ5r3kF26KtZrK5I/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Re Miss Channer goes Chantilly
Yes, I meant that it does have a picture of the completed mat, and a pricking, but no diagram of how to work it. Clay Sue wrote: Clay wrote "Miss Channer's mat is just a pricking - no diagram" Clay did you mean working diagram or picture of complete work as I have the latter? Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Re: more about nhanduti
Thanks for the Picasa Album link! My effort was much more modest, just a simple medallion. I was doing Thing-a-Day 2008, where you try to make something every day and post it to a communal blog. So the projects tended to be very simple. Here's a photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spindexr/2293819552/ Avital On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 6:52 PM, Ellizabeth wrote: > Avital and others spiders > > I post another link . You can see more nhanduti. In colour ou white. > > You make teneriffe lace, Avital? Here we are in a new moment. Working with > the rescue of a more tradicional teneriffe lace, weaving unities on a radial > tram that will be joined together with "hilo fino", a "hilo" to make lace. > > We have nhanduti also in Brazil, only in the southwestern part of the > country, near Paraguay, Bolívia... It is made in a frame with a fabric, like > in the photos. Soon Il will post more about this theme. I'm working hard... > > elizabeth horta correa > > www.nhandutideatibaia.com.br > > 0xx11 4412-1082 ehcskype - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Miss Channer update
You can see how David is getting on with the mat: http://www.margorsson.com/Miss_Channers_Mat_goes_Chantilly.html Thanks Julian Julian Jefferson ja.jeffer...@virgin.net - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
