Re:[lace] Spider Web fabric
I had a look found The Very Busy Spider fabric with blue, black white backgrounds - priced at $9.00 per yard. http://www.carlemuseum.org/Shop/Fabric/The_Very_Books_Fabric_Line I liked the Just Saturday Food fabric. Pene - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Re Address confirmation
Thank you arachne members I now have confirmation of Pam's snail mail address and also email. Diana in Northants - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Jean's Floral Bucks Book
Dear Janice, Hey David, when you start the poppies piece, can you send us updates with photos, especially one of the finished lace that we can put with the book. There are so many wonderful pieces in the small book and I will definitely be using it for show and tell during the beginning bucks class I am teaching in July. No worries. But I can tell you now that I will not be making a working diagram. I'm sure it would just slow me down to distraction. I'll keep you informed, but it looks like I won't be starting it till after Aug 10th when I return from Fiji. The last couple of inches on the Chantilly piece are proving to be very slow and trying owing to the lack of room for work. David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Jean's Floral Bucks Book
Dear David, Okay, no working diagrams but how about telling us if you experience any difficulties or places where you had to fudge it. Can we expect a finished photo by Christmas? Enjoy your vacation in Fiji and avoid getting beaten up. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: David C COLLYER dccoll...@ncable.net.au To: Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net; lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Fri, June 10, 2011 9:59:55 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Jean's Floral Bucks Book Dear Janice, Hey David, when you start the poppies piece, can you send us updates with photos, especially one of the finished lace that we can put with the book. There are so many wonderful pieces in the small book and I will definitely be using it for show and tell during the beginning bucks class I am teaching in July. No worries. But I can tell you now that I will not be making a working diagram. I'm sure it would just slow me down to distraction. I'll keep you informed, but it looks like I won't be starting it till after Aug 10th when I return from Fiji. The last couple of inches on the Chantilly piece are proving to be very slow and trying owing to the lack of room for work. David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Teaching at IOLI convention
Maria wrote: Do you really mean she might be invited to teach in MN in 2012? Martina would love to. For those interested in having a look at Martina´s book, here is the link http://www.wolter-kampmann.de/verlag.html I wish you all a nice weekend ! I would think that the hosts of the Minnesota convention have their teacher list for MN 2012 as they will be making their presentation at this years convention. 2013 might be possible though. If anyone is interested in teaching at IOLI conventions, they should probably contact the Education Chair. That is Barbara Bulgarelli. The Education Committee have a database of teachers which is sent to future hosts if they request it. I think Martina could ask to be included in the database. You can get an email address for Barbara on the IOLI website on the Officers page at http://www.internationaloldlacers.org/officers.html The database is made up of teachers that have already taught at previous conventions, but there has to be a way to be included for those that have not done that yet. Barbara will tell you if I am wrong in my assumption. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
RE: [lace] Jean's Floral Bucks Book
Thats the only thing I think is missing from what is a beautiful book I do so like to see a finished picture of the lace and the poppies is the only pattern in the book that does not show this, maybe its just me that likes to see what its supposed to look like. I guess its because the pattern takes up two pages. 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 arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Jean's Floral Bucks Book
I can usually figure out a pattern from the finished lace picture. I like to see how dense the cloth stitch areas should be and if there is something unexpected in the pattern. I know I could choose my own preference for that, but I still like to see the photo. I am sure David will oblige us, or maybe Jean has made it and can post it to the Arachne web shots. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Sue 2harv...@tiscali.co.uk To: Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net; lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Fri, June 10, 2011 4:16:05 PM Subject: RE: [lace] Jean's Floral Bucks Book Thats the only thing I think is missing from what is a beautiful book I do so like to see a finished picture of the lace and the poppies is the only pattern in the book that does not show this, maybe its just me that likes to see what its supposed to look like. I guess its because the pattern takes up two pages. 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 arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] of lace bicycle baskets
I just noticed that the texture on my plastic wastebasket is an enlargement of needle-made lace, sufficiently detailed that I can tell that the needle in question was in an embroidery machine. They must have scanned a piece of chemical lace to create the design. The effect is similar to the bicycle basket (it's even the same color!), but I'm pretty sure we didn't pay $70 for it. I don't think thread lace would be a good trimming for a bicycle basket, as stuff on the outside of a vehicle doesn't take any time at all to get filthy. One might make really-coarse lace and soak it in spar varnish. Which brings up the idea of replacing my wire panniers with wire-lace panniers, but even if I had the requisite tools and skills, I don't think I'd like hooking my ugly old bungees into wire lace. Not to mention the question of working the reflectors into the design. -- Joy Beeson http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ http://home.comcast.net/~debeeson/DaveCam/ west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where the not-rainy interval is over. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Jean's Floral Bucks Book
I'm going out on a limb here...I believe that having the last pattern designed by Joyce Symes presented without a picture or a diagram is because this lovely lady's work was sadly interrupted, and unfinished! Therefore, it is up to the experienced Floral Bucks devotees who buy this book to work this piece as a challenge. The pricking itself is impressive. I don't have a clue how I would approach it, but am eagerly awaiting the reports of experienced Bucks Point lacemakers who have found satisfactory solutions!! This, in my opinion, is even nicer that the often swooned-over Miss Channer's Mat!! So please, all of you who have the skills and experience to do this piece... keep the rest of us humble lacemakers aware of your progress!! Clay In blistering hot Central Virginia, USA, and preparing for Lace at Sweet Briar where the temperatures are forecast to moderate into the lower 80's for at least the beginning of our retreat! Let's keep our fingers crossed!!! On 6/10/2011 5:33 PM, Janice Blair wrote: I can usually figure out a pattern from the finished lace picture. I like to see how dense the cloth stitch areas should be and if there is something unexpected in the pattern. I know I could choose my own preference for that, but I still like to see the photo. I am sure David will oblige us, or maybe Jean has made it and can post it to the Arachne web shots. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Fw: [lace] Jean's Floral Bucks Book
But I like that - a challenge to make it yourself. It's like doing a jigsaw without the picture. Extra satisfying when it's done!! Sue sueba...@comcast.net -Original Message- From: Sue Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 4:16 PM To: 'Janice Blair' ; 'lace' Subject: RE: [lace] Jean's Floral Bucks Book Thats the only thing I think is missing from what is a beautiful book I do so like to see a finished picture of the lace - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Black thread vs. white thread
Dear thread users, When I wrote about the effect of dyes on thread fibers, I expected to start a discussion, and have been successful. I know you both (and many others) have much experience, with threads and dyes. When I joined the Embroiderers' Guild of America in 1968, some of the first classes I took at their headquarters, then in New York City, were with teachers of various ethnic embroideries. These were teachers experienced in Greek, Swiss, German, Danish embroidery on linen. They actually showed examples that proved to me that it is important to pay attention to how much coverage different DMC colors gave, and if the result was weak, to add a strand. This also proved to be important with wool, when I went on to learn about canvas work from expert teachers. Unfortunately, I did not think to ask about this when on a private tour of the DMC factory in France, near the Switzerland border, about 30 years ago. I do remember seeing the dyeing operation - in fact, every phase of thread production. And since I think the quality standards have slipped a bit in recent years due to pressures from the huge discounters, I think it is very important to keep reminding lacemakers to closely examine threads at point of purchase. In fact, thread quality was discussed in my review of Barbara Ballantyne's book The Structure of Threads for Lace, in March. Alison, I hope you will love your vintage Singer Featherweight machine. Mine is now 54 years old, and still in good shape, after replacing the foot pedal once. Now, that is what quality used to be all about!! It is always my go-to machine, though I own another newer electric machine and two antique machines that are entirely powered by this human. Kind regards, Jeri Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center In a message dated 6/10/2011 5:58:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, paternos...@appleshack.com writes: I have to agree with Alison. In a few threads (Empress Mills cottons and Swiss Maid come to mind) the white threads are measurably finer than the coloured equivalents. Whether that is because the dye adds to the bulk of the coloured threads or the bleach takes away from the white I'm not sure, but definitely it's the coloured threads which are thicker. Brenda On 10 Jun 2011, at 20:41, Alison and Gary Addicks wrote: The thread becomes progressively thinner depending on how much dye is absorbed by the fibers. Jeri, this just doesn't make sense to me. Procion dyes and vat dyes which are routinely used in dyeing cottons adhere to the fiber via chemical bonds, and while I know the mercerization process (caustic soda bath is one version) reduces the grist of the fiber, the difference produced by the dye process, though small, would increase the diameter of fiber, not reduce it. The dye process is additive, not subtractive. Where am I amiss in this? Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Black thread vs. white thread
Could it be just a trick of the eye? That the darker shades appear finer and so to get the same visual effect an additional thread is added, or is there a measurable physical difference? On 11 Jun 2011, at 05:36, jeria...@aol.com wrote: Dear thread users, When I wrote about the effect of dyes on thread fibers, I expected to start a discussion, and have been successful. I know you both (and many others) have much experience, with threads and dyes. When I joined the Embroiderers' Guild of America in 1968, some of the first classes I took at their headquarters, then in New York City, were with teachers of various ethnic embroideries. These were teachers experienced in Greek, Swiss, German, Danish embroidery on linen. They actually showed examples that proved to me that it is important to pay attention to how much coverage different DMC colors gave, and if the result was weak, to add a strand. This also proved to be important with wool, when I went on to learn about canvas work from expert teachers. Unfortunately, I did not think to ask about this when on a private tour of the DMC factory in France, near the Switzerland border, about 30 years ago. I do remember seeing the dyeing operation - in fact, every phase of thread production. And since I think the quality standards have slipped a bit in recent years due to pressures from the huge discounters, I think it is very important to keep reminding lacemakers to closely examine threads at point of purchase. In fact, thread quality was discussed in my review of Barbara Ballantyne's book The Structure of Threads for Lace, in March. Alison, I hope you will love your vintage Singer Featherweight machine. Mine is now 54 years old, and still in good shape, after replacing the foot pedal once. Now, that is what quality used to be all about!! It is always my go-to machine, though I own another newer electric machine and two antique machines that are entirely powered by this human. Kind regards, Jeri Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center In a message dated 6/10/2011 5:58:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, paternos...@appleshack.com writes: I have to agree with Alison. In a few threads (Empress Mills cottons and Swiss Maid come to mind) the white threads are measurably finer than the coloured equivalents. Whether that is because the dye adds to the bulk of the coloured threads or the bleach takes away from the white I'm not sure, but definitely it's the coloured threads which are thicker. Brenda On 10 Jun 2011, at 20:41, Alison and Gary Addicks wrote: The thread becomes progressively thinner depending on how much dye is absorbed by the fibers. Jeri, this just doesn't make sense to me. Procion dyes and vat dyes which are routinely used in dyeing cottons adhere to the fiber via chemical bonds, and while I know the mercerization process (caustic soda bath is one version) reduces the grist of the fiber, the difference produced by the dye process, though small, would increase the diameter of fiber, not reduce it. The dye process is additive, not subtractive. Where am I amiss in this? Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
