Re: [lace] Early lace
Hi All Glad to see you are getting good use of your Veho Magnifier. I also have this magnifier and agree with Alex that it shows every fibre.Very good for research. I look forward to seeing Alex's findings. Maureen East Yorkshire UK - 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] Early lace
Just googled this magnifier and found that QVC have this in stock in the UK for £51.36 inc PP. Claire Kent, UK Claire Allen www.bonitocrafts.co.uk Crafty stuff I want to show off. On 17 Feb 2010, at 07:11, Alex Stillwell wrote I recommend the Veho x400 magnifier that connects to a computer USB and you get a full screen picture that shows every fibre. You can also save the images on your computer and enhance it to darken the shadows if you wish. Mine cost less than £60 (No I did not miss out a zero at the end!). I also take a full size photo of the piece so I can see the enlargement in context. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] new needle lace group
Hello I've just started a needle lace network on Ning, called http://needlelacetalk.ning.com/It is for true needlelace, punto in aria but will also include the knotted needlelaces such as oya and puncetto. I invite anyone with an interest in needle lace to join. It is very new with nothing happening just yet. Please understand that it is not my intention to subtract anything from arachne, which I value highly. But I think needle lacers have a hard time finding each other, and I have done this in the hope of making it easier for them. The Ning software is easy to use, and members can upload photos very easily. Members can start groups which focus on a special interest or open general discussions. Right now tonight there is nothing to see. But I hope that will change in a few days. Those of you who teach, I hope will join. There is an Events feature and this could be used for posting notices about workshops you are teaching. Lorelei Halley - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Early lace (microscopes)
Claire wrote: Just googled this magnifier and found that QVC have this in stock in the UK for £51.36 inc PP. Maplins have a 10x to 200x USB microscope of this type, which captures vido and stills, currently priced at GBP29.99 until 23rd March, when it reverts to full price of GBP49.99. I have a 'proper' USB microscope, which I find very useful for all sorts of things including sorting out what I've done wrong with stitches in lace. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - 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] Early lace
Hello, after my experience people working in the textile department of museum haven't any idea about lace or lacemaking. And how could they in their professional education lace doesn't exist. Therefore it is difficult first to discuss the subject with them and second they will not loose their image to know more than normal people does. That's in my opinion why they held their precious things away from us. Here in most museums with textiles the directors are men and aren't interested in textiles. It was a very hard work to bring one of the ladies I had the chance to discuss about lace from time to time to put in a big textile exhibition also lacy things. And to give the chance to visit the textile department, for money, and could see some of the laces. Also under a high tech microscope. But meanwhile she left HH and the quarrel starts again. In another museum I could come to the responsible lady as often as I want and see the laces, fans and so on but just for her and my fun and nothing more. She had retired about four years ago. And the place haven't given to a new person, because of money problems. So the fun is over. Ilske - 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: A Challenge: was... Tallies in 17th c lace
Hello Sue, the macro function on such compact digital cameras aren't the same as a special macro lense. But most of them aren't bad as all. A general rule how to take photos from laces doesn't exist. It depends what you want. To catalogise your laces or make photos which shall atract people to buy them or making cards for friends or or or. In most cases the same phot-rules as usual are given. But if you want to reconstruct old laces it would be better to go and let make a 400 color-copie. On this you see every fine thread and how it goes along. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Breaking and Twist to Thread
hallo i have been working over this in my head how can i make it more visual to you all? because out of the emails from several from you I do understand that i created more confusion then understanding so i have some diagrams have a look francis http://twists.weefshop.be/#home - 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] new needle lace group
Nice idea! I signed up because I would like to learn more about needlelace. It was nice to see Vince and Marina, lacemakers whom I knew from other sites. Avital On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Lorelei Halley lhal...@bytemeusa.com wrote: Hello I've just started a needle lace network on Ning, called http://needlelacetalk.ning.com/ It is for true needlelace, punto in aria but will also include the knotted needlelaces such as oya and puncetto. I invite anyone with an interest in needle lace to join. It is very new with nothing happening just yet. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] vintage magazine article
Last year I purchased some lace threads, books, etc. form the estate of a Northwest Washington lacemaker named Paula Russell. In one of the notebooks is a photo copy of an article: Sheer Beauty - Early Lace Fans by Esther Oldham. I am wondering if any one might be familiar with the article and know what book or magazine it might have come from, or if you might be familiar with the author's name. There is no indication of a publication date or source on any of the 4 pages. There are 4 pages to the article: #1 has pix of 2 ladies dated 1639 and 1641 from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston respectively. It continues with a pixs of reticella and a 'reticella fan' made of pierced vellum, another lady in 'Summer dress circa 1678' and pixs of 9 lace fans from various collections (5 are from the author's collection, others from museums). I know it is a long shot that anyone else has seen this article, but one never knows when 'asking Arachne'. If you know of this article, its source, or the author, please let me (and everyone) know. Lorri Graham, Washington, USA - 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: photographing lace
Another tip to add to all the advice so far - if, when you are in the museum/gallery/display place and confronting the lace piece, chances are it is behind glass. Some cameras have a 'museum setting' to help the focus 'see' past the glass. Whether or not your basic camera has such a setting, check that your reflection isn't going to be part of your composition. You might have to move slightly, or hold the camera at an angle. It might be that low light is an advantage, if you can use the timed exposure feature, and avoid reflected images on the glass. On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 9:01 AM, bev walker walker.b...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone and Sue who asked: Talking about photographing lace I have a question, I have a very ordinary digital camera (HP Photosmart M417) that does have a few functions Macro etc. and would like to know the best way to take photographs of lace with it, -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
FW: [lace] vintage magazine article
Check out this link. It looks like it was in the August 1962 issue of Antiques magazine. http://books.google.com/books?id=N1pOh9GEO1ECpg=PA11lpg=PA11dq=%22Sheer+ Beauty-Early+Lace+Fans%22source=blots=RF_8pSWmP8sig=wGdB3PmOvfqoN-_7EDeiih dnEZUhl=enei=nWN8S__zMc2vtgeA78CaBQsa=Xoi=book_resultct=resultresnum=1 ved=0CAcQ6AEwAA#v=onepageq=%22Sheer%20Beauty-Early%20Lace%20Fans%22f=false deanna How we treat the weakest among us is how we will be judged. Mehmet Oz, M.D. My Blog: http://eclectic-meanderings.blogspot.com/ From: lorri...@msn.com To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] vintage magazine article Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:39:09 -0800 Last year I purchased some lace threads, books, etc. form the estate of a Northwest Washington lacemaker named Paula Russell. In one of the notebooks is a photo copy of an article: Sheer Beauty - Early Lace Fans by Esther Oldham. I am wondering if any one might be familiar with the article and know what book or magazine it might have come from, or if you might be familiar with the author's name. There is no indication of a publication date or source on any of the 4 pages. There are 4 pages to the article: #1 has pix of 2 ladies dated 1639 and 1641 from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston respectively. It continues with a pixs of reticella and a 'reticella fan' made of pierced vellum, another lady in 'Summer dress circa 1678' and pixs of 9 lace fans from various collections (5 are from the author's collection, others from museums). I know it is a long shot that anyone else has seen this article, but one never knows when 'asking Arachne'. If you know of this article, its source, or the author, please let me (and everyone) know. Lorri Graham, Washington, USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up now. _ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. - 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)fan magazine article
The whole link didn't post. Here it is again. You may have to cut and paste it. http://books.google.com/books?id=N1pOh9GEO1ECpg=PA11lpg=PA11dq=%22Sheer+ Beauty-Early+Lace+Fans%22source=blots=RF_8pSWmP8sig=wGdB3PmOvfqoN-_7EDeiih dnEZUhl=enei=nWN8S__zMc2vtgeA78CaBQsa=Xoi=book_resultct=resultresnum=1 ved=0CAcQ6AEwAA#v=onepageq=%22Sheer%20Beauty-Early%20Lace%20Fans%22f=false deanna How we treat the weakest among us is how we will be judged. Mehmet Oz, M.D. My Blog: http://eclectic-meanderings.blogspot.com/ _ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. - 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: (Lace)fan magazine article
Thank you, Bev. Bev was nice enough to make it into a tiny url. Hope this url comes through live. If not, just cut and paste. http://tinyurl.com/ykm72nq deanna How we treat the weakest among us is how we will be judged. Mehmet Oz, M.D. My Blog: http://eclectic-meanderings.blogspot.com/ Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:00:23 -0800 Subject: Re: [lace] re: (Lace)fan magazine article From: walker.b...@gmail.com To: dean...@msn.com Hi Deanna The link shows up 'live' but it goes to another book at amazon, Reading American Art - try this, http://tinyurl.com/ykm72nq Is it the one you want? I haven't clicked it yet. I copied the link you posted and 'tinied' it at www.tinyurl.com Bev in Shirley BC -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada _ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. - 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] vintage magazine article
Hi LorrieYou are lucky this time! I know the fan article. It is from the magazine YANKEEOct 1979and I have an intact copy. In another YANKEE (Dec 1976) there is a Bobbinlace article by Margaret Lanchaster of Randolph, VT.. A very informative article, great for this, at the time, budding bobbin lacer. This was my introduction to the lovely Emperor's Lace pattern . I am surprised that Paula did not have that one, also. Now a favor from you. I knew a Paula Anne Russell in Bothell, WA back in the '80's. Lacemaker. We had lost touch and any attempts to find her yielded nothing. You said ...the estate of... I am sorry to hear of her demise, she certainly made our stay in WA comfortable and pleasant. I think of her often, as she was very generous. She was much younger than I. Do you have any idea what happened to her? If not, that is okayI still have my memories of our time together.I wonder if they still publish YANKEE !? My two issues are wonderful, guess I need to Google and find out. Hope this helps. Smiles and thanks for the trip down memory lane 8-D) Barbara Engle Rockwall, TX - 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] vintage magazine article
Hi Lorrie.me again. I see there was another article. YANKEE is a digest size magazine. Yes, they still publish...75th year. As I am Connecticut born and bred, I have sent for a trial issue. Just what I need...another magazine! But it will be fun to see what it is like. Again thanks 8-) Barb. - 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: (Lace)fan magazine article
Thanks so very much to Deanna, Devon, Barb, Judy and Bev for the very speedy info. I will do some more searching as time allows. I am sure there will be lots to look at on the Fan Assn. web site. I knew I could count on Arachne! Lorri Subject: RE: [lace] re: (Lace)fan magazine article Thank you, Bev. Bev was nice enough to make it into a tiny url. Hope this url comes through live. If not, just cut and paste. http://tinyurl.com/ykm72nqhttp://tinyurl.com/ykm72nq deanna How we treat the weakest among us is how we will be judged. Mehmet Oz, M.D. My Blog: http://eclectic-meanderings.blogspot.com/http://eclectic-meanderings.blogspo t.com/ Hi Deanna The link shows up 'live' but it goes to another book at amazon, Reading American Art - try this, http://tinyurl.com/ykm72nqhttp://tinyurl.com/ykm72nq Is it the one you want? I haven't clicked it yet. I copied the link you posted and 'tinied' it at www.tinyurl.comhttp://www.tinyurl.com/ Bev in Shirley BC -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
