[lace] prickings/needlelace
Janice Blair wrote: The pattern was drawn on the plastic and then placed down on the felt so the ink would not come off on the threads. We were not working on any type of pillow and the plastic gave the work some stability. My piece is finished and framed! It may not be the best tensionwise, but I was happy with the effect. Now I am working on a heart pattern I bought at convention and looking for other ones to try. Hi Janice I don't use Architect's linen myself but a dark blue matt sticky backed plastic, as the majority of my work is in white and using very fine threads. I find the architect's linen does not give a great enough contrast for working with these fine white threads but the dark blue is so much better. However, if one is using coloured or thicker threads, then it's great! I don't use a pillow either but hold the work in my hand, but do use a pillow when working a piece of Venetian Gros Point, as it essential to have one hand free to manipulate the sometimes large bundle of threads required for the padding. You may like to see my 'Parasol for Iris' on the Guild of Needlelaces web site. Click on 'Gallery' at the top, then Catherine Barley and you will see a small selection of my work. Click on individual pictures to enlarge - 'Parasol for Iris' is the first image and I had some multi-purpose greeting cards printed of the parasol which with the help of colleagues/friends I was able to raise £1,512.00GBP ($2,440.33USD - 2,936.20AUD) which I sent earlier this year to Breast Cancer Research. Iris was a student of mine who over the years became a very dear friend but sadly died of breast cancer and this little antique parasol originally belonged to her. When she passed away, I asked if I might have it and complete the parasol for her but the work of two different hands was so evident that I decided to start from scratch with a design of my own and here you see the result of six years work from the initial design process to the completed parasol. To read more about the parasol click on 'click here' towards the bottom of the page. Catherine Barley Henley-on-Thames. UK http://www.guildofneedlelaces.org/ - 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] prickings/needlelace
Dear All I also use architects linen where I can when I work needlelace but agree with Catherine that architects linen is very pale. I had a reasonable store of this as I worked in a solicitors office and they used to use it for the plans on legal documents but now that everything is computerised they no longer have the linen. Other than this I use the sticky backed plastic which is either dark green or a darkish blue which does, in my view, work just as well.But it is a case of what works for you is best and as long as the lace looks good then the ends often justifies the means!!! The most important thing to do is to enjoy what you do. I do generally work on a pillow for my needlelace. For me it works very well but I have worked it in my hand but again it is a case of what suits you best. As for the Parasol for Iris that Catherine has worked, it is wonderful. Apart from the Lace Day for the GofN do you teach any courses nowadays Catherine? Maureen East Yorkshire (where it is sunny/cloudy but dry, for the moment) No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.73/2338 - Release Date: 08/31/09 17:52:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Swedish translation
A great big thanks to Ann-Marie Anderson for translating the Swedish pattern for me. It amazes me how we can all communicate with each other all over the world thanks to Arachne. The pattern is for a vest, done in thin wool, and is made of squares all joined together afterwards by stitching or crochet, with a crocheted border. It is not at all what we as lacemakers are used to. I suspect that it was some sort of beginner pattern perhaps taken from a crocheted design. Now that I have the official translation, I can proceed to turn it into lace, with proper joinings and perhaps a lace-made border instead of clumsy crochet. Thanks again to Ann-Marie and to Arachne who makes it all possible. Tess (tess1...@aol.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-chat] A Little Wordplay for Lovers of Words
I've run across this list of excellent puns on the internet... some are very clever, all are amusing, for those of us who love word-play! http://phoenomi.com/2006/09/12/a-little-wordplay-for-lovers-of-words/ Clay To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
