Re: [lace] Shops for supplies (was Re: Bethesda)

[Sister Claire]

About lace supplies - be grateful ladies! Here in Israel we have to order
all our supplies from abroad. No shops, no lace days, no conventions...

The Internet makes everything so easy, though!

Sr. Claire

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[lace] Re: Bethesda

[robinlace]

 lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote: 
No stationary lace shops in the entire US that I'm aware of, although I'd be 
thrilled if someone could prove me wrong.  

That's easy.  The Lacemaker is a store in Cortland, Ohio.  The owner, Tracy 
Jackson, also brings supplies to lace days, Pennsic Wars (Society for Creative 
Anachronims gathering), etc. and has a website.

http://www.lacemakerusa.com/
The Lacemaker | 134 North High Street | PO Box 157 | Cortland, OH 44410
Ph: 330-637-0057 | Fax: 330-637-0053 | tr...@lacemakerusa.com

There are some fiber stores that sell some lacemaking supplies, too.  Lacis, a 
store in Berkeley CA still sold bobbin, tatting, netting, knitted, and other 
lace supplies last time I checked.  They also had a huge assortment of old 
laces for sale.  If you ever get near Berkeley, Lacis is a must-see.

http://lacis.com/catalog/
2982 Adeline Street, Berkeley, California  94703
tel: 510-843-7290

Robin P.
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Re: [lace] Bethesda

[Dmt11home]

The contest for the Bethesda Convention is Threads of History, "Threads  of 
History" should be interpreted as the people,  places,  and  events that 
made up the history of the  United States.
 
I think that they are really going more for the "Washington, DC" aspect of  
their location. I believe that there will be trips to the various 
Washington, DC  Museums. I even thought that I heard the Daughters of the 
American 
Revolution  headquarters might be among them, as they have a costume 
collection. The last  time that the convention was held in Bethesda, same 
hotel, I 
understand, there  really was no emphasis on Bethesda, as in the Naval 
Hospital. It was all on  Washington, DC., our nation's capital. Fortunately 
there 
should be no shortage  of design possibilities associated with Washington, DC.
 
As a brainstorming function, it occurs to me that Washington is known for  
its Cherry Blossoms. 
_http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/cms/index.php?id=390_ 
(http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/cms/index.php?id=390) 
 
Other Washington type motifs would be The Whitehouse, the Washington  
Monument (good for beginners because of the simplicity of the lines) and the  
Lincoln Memorial. Congress, of course, but that would be a little hard to 
render  in Needlelace unless you went very abstract or expressionist. 
Washington 
is also  home to the Supreme Court. If you have been following arachne, you 
know that  there has been a lot of discussion about their neck wear.
 
I don't know whether anyone would catch the bit about a naval  theme. 
Washington is on the Potomac River. I don't think either Washington  or 
Bethesda 
is a port, although locals may correct me. The Naval Hospital is  most 
frequently thought of as a place where our governmental officials, such as  
Congressmen and Senators receive first rate medical care. It would be  a little 
difficult to render a Senator having his pulse taken or having some  organ 
replaced, I suppose. However, our Naval Academy, Annapolis is not too far  
away from Washington.
 
The Potomac River is known in popular lore for having had a coin thrown  
across it by our first President George Washington, after which Washington is  
named.  This never happened, along with the other famous thing that  
Washington didn't do, which was to chop down his father's cherry tree. (Cherry  
trees, again.) On the Forth of July they set off fireworks over the  Potomac, 
or so I am told. It is said to be very moving.
 
Washington was burned by the British during the War of 1812, but we rarely  
talk about this, or the heroic role that first lady Dolly Madison played 
during  this time. Dolly Madison is credited with inventing ice cream, but 
that, too,  appears unlikely, since I think it was a dish she ate as a child. I 
doubt that  anyone will want to talk extensively about the War of 1812, 
first because it  wasn't one of our best wars, and also, because we will 
probably have British  guests at the convention.
 
Our national bird is the bald eagle, although Benjamin Franklin wanted it  
to be the Turkey, which is native to America and the centerpiece of our  
Thanksgiving celebration. Did you know that Benjamin Franklin's son was the  
Royal Governor of New Jersey? Yes, they were on different sides during the  
Revolution which led to family unpleasantness, but there is a Franklin, NJ 
named  after Benjamin Franklin's son. I think he had to go to Britain after the 
 Revolution.
 
According to the Encyclopedia our national flower is the Rose, which is  
something I never knew. Our motto is In God we Trust, and our monetary unit is 
 the dollar. (That I knew.) Our national anthem is The Star Spangled 
Banner,  written during the War of 1812, with lyrics set to an old English 
drinking song,  or so my choir director claimed. She hated the tune because no 
one 
could sing  it. 
 
Don't know if any of this will be of any inspiration for a themed pattern,  
but I tried.
 
Devon
 
 
In a message dated 8/31/2010 10:29:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
lizl...@bigpond.com writes:

Thank you all  for your replies. There is obviously a Huge amount of "Gentle
Crafts" out  there. I had not realized there was so much. Wow!

As I am making up  some new patterns for the convention, I thought I could
theme some,  perhaps, as I did in Denver some years ago.  Patchwork blocks
give me  a few ideas - hence the question about Quilters!

I know there is a big  naval hospital there, so I will try to produce
something with a nautical  theme, perhaps.

I think I must check the Tourist Guide to Bethesda, on  the Internet to see
what else gives me some ideas.

Regards from Liz  in cold, wet, Melbourne, Oz.
lizl...@bigpond.com

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Re: [lace] Bethesda.

[lynrbailey]

Dear Jeri,
You are of course, absolutely correct about the guilds for the various 
fiber arts.  But, similar to the lacemaker's situation in America, these guilds 
are not widely known among hoi polloi.  There are specialist shops for all of 
them, if you know where to look, or search for them. But they are not thick on 
the ground.  Quilt shops, yarn shops, cross stitch shops are common in my area, 
and those who quilt, knit, and do cross stitch can raise it to high art, but 
that doesn't happen often, in my experience.  One can go to Borders, or Barnes 
and Noble and pick up magazines dealing with needlework of all sorts, but if 
you check the ads, you will find that those advertising for serious 
practitioners of the art or craft are nowhere near where you are sitting, but 
more probably hundreds of miles away.  I have embroidered, but I am not an 
embroiderer.  One may find a store capable of meeting the needs of an 
experienced embroiderer in the Washington D.C. area, Bethesda being a subu
 rb of Washington, for non-US readers, but I would be surprised, and most 
pleased, to find two.  I would expect to find more high quality yarn shops and 
quilting shops in the area, but not many of those, either.  Of course one can 
find the chain craft stores all over, Michael's and A.C. Moore to name my local 
ones, and they can suffice for a lot, but I would not go out of my way to go to 
them.  

Lyn in Lancaster, PA, where we can turn off the air conditioning at night, but 
not in the afternoon.  

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>From: jeria...@aol.com.  
>Sent: Aug 31, 2010 7:12 PM
>To: lizl...@bigpond.com
>Cc: lace@arachne.com
>Subject: Re: [lace] Bethesda.
>
>Dear Liz,
> 
>When it gets closer to the time of the Bethesda IOLI  Convention, members 
>will receive helpful information.  The committee  has hosted several 
>Conventions and they know what we like and what to offer in  the way of extra 
>activities, tours, museums, shopping suggestions, etc. in the  Washington DC 
>area.
> 
>Specialist embroidery suppliers exist throughout our nation.  The  
>Embroiderers' Guild of America and American Needlepoint Guild have very  
>active 
>chapters throughout the country, including in the Washington  DC area.  There 
>are quilting guilds, sewing guilds, knitting guilds,  spinning and weaving 
>guilds, a smocking guild, etc.  Shops advertise in the  bulletins and 
>newsletters of these organizations.  Teachers and  specialists import and sell 
>supplies.   The guilds employ the  best of teachers, many of whom have come to 
>live in America from other  countries and specialize in "ethnic" needlework.  
>We also have teachers  come from other countries just to teach, such as Jane 
>Nicholas (stumpwork  teacher from your Australia).
> 
>In addition, there are general interest needlework magazines (like  
>PieceWork) which have many advertisements - available in large bookstore  
>magazine 
>sections.  You or your daughter Helen can go to such a store,  pick up a 
>selection of magazines, and sit in a chair in the store and read them  from 
>cover to cover, if you wish.   
> 
>If you would be more specific as to what you will want to shop for, I  will 
>try to help.  I have been a member of EGA for 40+ years and ANG  for about 
>35, and belong to several other needlework organizations that  send 
>bulletins.   And, as with lace, I receive catalogs from  specialist suppliers. 
> My 
>library here is comprehensive; and not limited to  lace.
> 
>Kindest regards, Jeri
> 
>Jeri Ames in  Maine USA
>Lace and Embroidery Resource Center  
>-
> 
>In a message dated 8/30/2010 11:39:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
>lizl...@bigpond.com writes:
> 
>I have been  reading up about Bethesda, Maryland, - learning a bit  before
>next years IOLI convention. Lots of information, - but Nothing at all  about
>any Handcrafts!
>
>Please tell me what the main crafts are, if  anyone knows. - Might they be
>Patchwork and Quilting (Is it near Amish  country? - sorry, but my geography
>is not crash hot, lately!)  There  must be lacemaking!!!, - but what else?
>
>Regards from Liz in Melbourne,  Oz
>_lizl...@bigpond.com_ (mailto:lizl...@bigpond.com) 
>
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[lace] Lace in Maine, USA

[lynrbailey]

We are taking our usual vacation to Maine. (For those who are not in the 
northeast of the USA, from Lancaster, PA to Bar Harbor Maine is over 12 hours 
driving on motorways/interstates when possible.  We go almost every year.  One 
year we took the ferry to Swan's Island and went to their little museum and I 
found a piece of lace, I think on a pillowcase.  Rather coarse, but not 
Torchon, either.  Are there other little gems of lace on exhibit anywhere in 
Maine?  I really think we need to collect these places.  It's certainly not 
even worth a ferry ride to see the little piece of lace, but if you know 
something worthwhile is there, you're more likely to look for it. The lace 
appeared to be the sort of thing that was made at home.  Certainly not Ipswich. 
 Coarse.  But handmade.  But it would be nice to at least have such gems known. 
 Maybe someday, we'll find that more lace was made in the US than is presently 
known.  

Lyn from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where it's been hot (90F)during the day, 
but chilly at night.  Labor Day weekend is coming, and the weather looks good.  
Unless the huricaine comes too close to land. 

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[lace] Bethesda

[Elizabeth Ligeti]

Thank you all for your replies. There is obviously a Huge amount of "Gentle
Crafts" out there. I had not realized there was so much. Wow!

As I am making up some new patterns for the convention, I thought I could
theme some, perhaps, as I did in Denver some years ago.  Patchwork blocks
give me a few ideas - hence the question about Quilters!

I know there is a big naval hospital there, so I will try to produce
something with a nautical theme, perhaps.

I think I must check the Tourist Guide to Bethesda, on the Internet to see
what else gives me some ideas.
 
Regards from Liz in cold, wet, Melbourne, Oz.
lizl...@bigpond.com

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Re: [lace] lace in the media

[Vicki Bradford]

Thanks, Susan.  I've just enjoyed watching a British Travel Channel 
program on Serbian TV about South Africa!  I do hope we'll hear about 
some lace-related programs that we would otherwise not have been able 
to see.

Thanks for sharing.

Vicki in steamy Maryland

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Re: [lace] Bethesda.

[Jeriames]

Dear Liz,
 
When it gets closer to the time of the Bethesda IOLI  Convention, members 
will receive helpful information.  The committee  has hosted several 
Conventions and they know what we like and what to offer in  the way of extra 
activities, tours, museums, shopping suggestions, etc. in the  Washington DC 
area.
 
Specialist embroidery suppliers exist throughout our nation.  The  
Embroiderers' Guild of America and American Needlepoint Guild have very  active 
chapters throughout the country, including in the Washington  DC area.  There 
are quilting guilds, sewing guilds, knitting guilds,  spinning and weaving 
guilds, a smocking guild, etc.  Shops advertise in the  bulletins and 
newsletters of these organizations.  Teachers and  specialists import and sell 
supplies.   The guilds employ the  best of teachers, many of whom have come to 
live in America from other  countries and specialize in "ethnic" needlework.  
We also have teachers  come from other countries just to teach, such as Jane 
Nicholas (stumpwork  teacher from your Australia).
 
In addition, there are general interest needlework magazines (like  
PieceWork) which have many advertisements - available in large bookstore  
magazine 
sections.  You or your daughter Helen can go to such a store,  pick up a 
selection of magazines, and sit in a chair in the store and read them  from 
cover to cover, if you wish.   
 
If you would be more specific as to what you will want to shop for, I  will 
try to help.  I have been a member of EGA for 40+ years and ANG  for about 
35, and belong to several other needlework organizations that  send 
bulletins.   And, as with lace, I receive catalogs from  specialist suppliers.  
My 
library here is comprehensive; and not limited to  lace.
 
Kindest regards, Jeri
 
Jeri Ames in  Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center  
-
 
In a message dated 8/30/2010 11:39:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
lizl...@bigpond.com writes:
 
I have been  reading up about Bethesda, Maryland, - learning a bit  before
next years IOLI convention. Lots of information, - but Nothing at all  about
any Handcrafts!

Please tell me what the main crafts are, if  anyone knows. - Might they be
Patchwork and Quilting (Is it near Amish  country? - sorry, but my geography
is not crash hot, lately!)  There  must be lacemaking!!!, - but what else?

Regards from Liz in Melbourne,  Oz
_lizl...@bigpond.com_ (mailto:lizl...@bigpond.com) 

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Re: [lace] Bethesda

[lynrbailey]

I grew up in New York City, but in Queens, on the north shore of Long Island.  
I always thought that if you couldn't find it in the city, i.e., Manhattan, it 
didn't exist.  Living in Pennsylvania for the last 40 years, however, I 
discovered that when it comes to fiber arts, knitting, quilting, embroidery, 
smocking, etc. New York, my Mecca for a lot of things, is not the place.  It is 
in the suburbs, if not the 'countryside' where you find the really nifty fiber 
arts stores, the yarn shops, the quilting stores, weaving, spinning.  No 
stationary lace shops in the entire US that I'm aware of, although I'd be 
thrilled if someone could prove me wrong.  Embroidery as it is done in the US 
is not designing and then executing the design, but executing someone else's 
design.  A number of years ago I went to NYC with the idea of finding an Uber 
yarn shop.  No such thing available.  Same with Philadelphia.  The really nifty 
yarn shops are elsewhere.  I live in Lancaster, where quilting i
 s a really big deal, being near the Amish, and that is where the most frequent 
fiber arts creativity is found.  Design, color selection, execution.  Becuase 
there is usually no such thing as fabric you can buy according to a book, but 
by choice at the store of your choice, there is more creativity there than 
usually in embroidery.  True Amish quilts can be simple works of art. On the 
other hand, the fabric shops in certain areas of Manhattan and Philadelphia are 
wonderful, as was the old G Street Fabrics in Rockville MD, outside of 
Washington DC. I have seen field trips to G Street Fabrics, but not recently. I 
hadn't been there in years, went back and found out they'd moved.  Seemed to be 
under new management.  Perhaps the torch has been passed to one of their other 
stores, perhaps the one in Alexandria Virginia.
 I suspect that the lack of yarn shops in DC also might have something to 
do with the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, held the first weekend in May 
outside of Baltimore, which is very near Washington DC, for our non-USA 
readers.  If you spin, weave, knit, crochet, do anything with wool, raise 
sheep, that is the place to go.  Vendors come from all over the country. So 
those looking for exotic yarns who live in the area either go to their local 
yarn shop, go online, or wait for the Maryland Sheep and Wool. 
The National Museum of African American History, future exhibition site of 
the Harriet Tubman shawl which was discussed a while back, doesn't open until 
2015.  However, they are showing exhibits at their gallery in the American 
History Museum part of the Smithsonian complex.  I wonder if they could be 
persuaded to exhibit this in some way to the members of the convention.  There 
are a few pieces of lace on display, if you know where to look, but only as a 
part of another exhibit.  No lace exhibits standing alone, as they do so 
magnificently at the V & A in London.  
 Likewise, there is a behind the scenes exhibition of the very large 
collection of lace owned by the Smithsonian, which is shown to a select few I 
believe the third Thurdsay of the month.  Perhaps they could be persuaded to do 
a larger exhibit of such amazing artifacts to members of the convention.
 The Smithsonian is an absolutely amazing conglomeration of museums, mostly 
on the Mall between the Capitol and the Washington Monument in Washington DC.  
For those from a distance who are able, do spend a few extra days in the area.  
It probably would take 5 days, 9-5 to see it all just a little.  But picking 
and choosing would still be excellent just in one day.  The museums are free.  
Easy to reach by Metro.  


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>Sent: Aug 31, 2010 12:16 AM
>To: lace@arachne.com
>Subject: [lace] Bethesda
>
>Liz
>Art quilts are the most serious and commonly practiced textile craft in the
>U.S., all over the country, as far as I can see.  
>
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Re: [lace] Re: making a pillow, and Bethesda.

[colonialartist]

I live in the middle of "Amish Country"  Lancaster county, PA ...born and 
raised here.  Even have some plain ancestors.. I have Amish neighbors actually. 
 And years ago an Amish landlord.  

We have a lot of wonderful stuff here to see in Lancaster county.   We now also 
have a large convention center right in the middle of town.  WE have a great 
Quilt Museum. Our Heritage Center has a lot of hour history on display and 
offers for sale hand crafted items from our area artist.  We also have an art 
walk in town.  Along South Prince Street.  Paintings, Pottery, blown glass and 
handmade jewelry.  And a lot of the towns and farms in the county have quilt 
shops and other handcrafts.  Such as handmade furniture. And lots of fantastic 
rib sticking food... LOL  SmorgasbordYUM  

It is about 2 and a half hours north east of Bethesda.  It would be a great day 
trip or even take a few days after the convention. just email me if you want 
more info.

Faye, in southern Lancaster county, PA


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From: robinl...@socal.rr.com
To: lace@arachne.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 12:32:50 AM
Subject: [lace] Re: making a pillow, and Bethesda.

--
Robin
I have been  reading up about Bethesda, Maryland, - learning a bit before 
next years IOLI convention. Lots of information, - but Nothing at all about any 
Handcrafts!  Please tell me what the main crafts are, if anyone knows. - Might 
they be Patchwork and Quilting (Is it near Amish country? - sorry, but my 
geography is not crash hot, lately!)  There must be lacemaking!!!, - but what 
else?

This might not be what you're after, but Bethesda is right on the edge of 
District of Columbia.  There are a lot of great museums in DC.  One to go to, 
if possible, is the Textile Museum.  They don't necessarily have lace on 
display, but there's usually something of interest.  I'm pretty sure the 
National Museum of Natural History (the Smithsonian) has some crafts on 
display, but I haven't been for a long time so I don't know exactly what.  
There are a number of art and history museums which may also have interesting 
things.  I imagine the local committee will have tours to one or more such 
places.

Amish country is to the west of Bethesda, not a long drive but not something 
you'd get to without a car.  Lots of handwork there.

Robin P.
Los Angeles, California, USA
robinl...@socal.rr.com

=

Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
lizl...@bigpond.com

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[lace] Re: making a Honiton Pillow

[Tatman]

On 8/30/10 7:38 PM, "lovelacejoy"  wrote:
> When our famous marvelous lacemaker Pat Perryman heard I was making pillows
> she rang me to say they should weigh 3 lbs  I crossed my fingers and said I
> was sure they were about 3lbs.  I immediately went to weigh them and they were
> all
> just over 3 lbs.  Phew

I will have to weigh mine.  3 lbs feels about right when I lift it.
  
> And I always used to put in a sprig of Lavender to make a nice aroma when the
> pins went in. 

I like this idea!  I have some out in our garden. :)

Thank you Peggy for your thoughts and tips. :)

-- 
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[lace] Re:Finished Honiton pillow

[Tatman]

On 8/30/10 6:36 PM, "colonialart...@frontier.com"
 wrote:

> what are the dimensions of  your pillow?
> 
> Faye 

I used two 14 inch(diameter) circles and 3 inch side panel.  I guess that
calculates about a 33 inch circumference pillow.  The book says abut a 13 to
14 inch circles.  So I went with the larger number.  I didn't want it too
huge(as I have seen in some antique photossomeday may make one!) and it
seemed to be the right size and weight when I finished.  Fits nicely on my
lap :)

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[lace] Bethesda

[Dmt11home]

<>
 
They practice the art (or craft) of diplomacyDo a search on Washington, 
 DC. for whatever you are looking for.
 
_http://americanart.si.edu/renwick/index.cfm_ 
(http://americanart.si.edu/renwick/index.cfm)  The  Renwick  Gallery, a branch 
of the Smithsonian 
American Art Museum, features  one of the finest collections of American craft 
in 
the United States. Its  collections, exhibitions program and publications 
highlight the best craft  objects and decorative arts from the 19th century to 
the present. One-of a kind  pieces created from clay, fiber glass, metal and 
wood from American Art's  permanent collection of contemporary craft are 
displayed on a rotating basis.  (Description taken from the website, although 
I visited it and enjoyed it a  few years ago.
 
The Textile Museum _http://www.textilemuseum.org_ 
(http://www.textilemuseum.org)  which is  known for its Oriental rugs, but has 
other exhibitions. I 
saw one on the Wiener  Werkstatte's printed fabrics when I was there a couple 
of years ago.
 
The National Museum of American History has a wide variety of things on  
display. Go to _http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections_ 
(http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections)   and click on textiles. There are 
many interesting 
items, samplers, quilts, a  model of the cotton gin. I don't know how many 
will be on display. They also  have a collection of lace which is not on 
display. The local group gives a  really wonderful tour of the lace collection, 
once a month, in the storage area.  The local group also demonstrates 
Ipswich lace. There is an Ipswich lace pillow  at the museum, although likely 
not 
on display. I personally enjoyed seeing the  dresses of the First Ladies on 
display there a few years ago (think it was  permanent display, not special 
exhibition) since many of the earlier ones had  lace on them. 
 
Unfortunately, it would appear that the Bead Museum, which we enjoyed at  
the last Washington Convention, and the Doll Museum (which I have never  
seen, although I recall a wild taxi ride with my mother in search of it, and a  
generation later, a wild taxi ride with my daughter, also yielding nothing) 
are  closed.
 
Washington is actually a city that might have a few very exotic yarn  
stores, the way New York does. A search for Yarn shop Washington, DC brings up  
Knit Happens, Nirvana for Knitters, but unfortunately it seems to be in the  
process of closing down, also Stitch, DC _http://www.stitchdc.com_ 
(http://www.stitchdc.com)  which does not  appear to be closing down. Also 
_http://loopedyarnworks.com_ (http://loopedyarnworks.com)  looks  interesting, 
also, 
_http://www.fibrespace.com_ (http://www.fibrespace.com)I am sure that 
someone with greater internet ingenuity could find more.
 
Devon

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Re: [lace] Bethesda

[suebabbs]

I missed the start of this conversation. I saw Lorelei's message, and I also
live in the suburbs of Chicago, but more north than west and there are really
good yarn shops in the 3 neighbouring towns (all are less than 4 miles
away) and an excellent embroidery shop in our small town, as well as pretty
good ones in two of the neighbouring towns.  There is also a quilting shop
within 2 miles of my home.


Sue Babbs


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From: "Branwyn ni Druaidh" 
To: "Lorelei Halley" 
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Sent: Tuesday, 31 August, 2010 6:17:40 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] Bethesda

I know in Chicago there's tons of good fiber stores.  Maybe not in your
suburb, but there are many weavers, spinners, and other fiber people in the
Chicago area.

I

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Re: [lace] John Bull exhibition meet up

[Lesley Blackshaw]

Steph Peters wrote:

I intend to go and see the John Bull exhibition at the Walsall museum in the
next couple of weeks.  The day will be a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday so
that I can get a lift as far as Birmingham International station.  As my
dates are flexible I wondered if anyone would like to meet up at the museum?
If so please contact me off list with suggestions of dates and times that
would suit you.





I have already been to see this exhibition with my lace group and can 
recommend it.  There was some really beautiful work there. Trying to decide 
on a favourite piece for the Visitors' Prize was very difficult.


Lesley
Marple UK

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[lace] John Bull exhibition meet up

[Steph Peters]

I intend to go and see the John Bull exhibition at the Walsall museum in the
next couple of weeks.  The day will be a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday so
that I can get a lift as far as Birmingham International station.  As my
dates are flexible I wondered if anyone would like to meet up at the museum?
If so please contact me off list with suggestions of dates and times that
would suit you.

Regards
Steph
In Manchester, UK
--
Money can't buy everything. That's what credit cards are for.
Steph Peters  stepha...@sandbenders.demon.co.uk
Tatting, lace & stitching page 

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