Re: [lace] How I wash lace
My good lacemaking friends, As most of you know, I am roadkill on the information superhighway, and my postings on Arachne bear this out. When I post to this list, I use paragraphs, spaces, and everything else to make for comfortable reading. However, when it comes to the List, it all runs together. Case in point, look below! I belong to another list and my postings appear in the format that I write them in. Is there help for me? Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA On 09/13/11, Clive & Betty Rice wrote:If a piece of lace i have finished requires washing, I put the piece of lace in a glass jar with my washing solution and distilled water. Shake the jar a bit. Rinse the same way, changing the distilled water several times until it is clear as can be. I have a round glass gallon jug - the type we had before plastic came on the scene. I take the lace out of the water and just let it relax on a linen tea towel. It will still be very wet as I wrap it aroung the clean jug, finger pressing it as I go. A long length can be spiraled around the jug without ill effects. Lay the jug on its side on the linen tea towel until the lace dries. My jug is quite heavy so will stay where I put it. Works like a charm. I had several bookmarks (all white) that had been in the drawer long enough to look limp and sorry. I washed them and they all fit on the jug at the same time. There were 6 or 8 if I recall. Happy Lacemaking, Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA - - 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] How I wash lace
If a piece of lace i have finished requires washing, I put the piece of lace in a glass jar with my washing solution and distilled water. Shake the jar a bit. Rinse the same way, changing the distilled water several times until it is clear as can be. I have a round glass gallon jug - the type we had before plastic came on the scene. I take the lace out of the water and just let it relax on a linen tea towel. It will still be very wet as I wrap it aroung the clean jug, finger pressing it as I go. A long length can be spiraled around the jug without ill effects. Lay the jug on its side on the linen tea towel until the lace dries. My jug is quite heavy so will stay where I put it. Works like a charm. I had several bookmarks (all white) that had been in the drawer long enough to look limp and sorry. I washed them and they all fit on the jug at the same time. There were 6 or 8 if I recall. Happy Lacemaking, Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA - 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] to wash or not to wash?
I wash my lace but only when needed. For allergy reasons I use only a pure soap powder for all my washing. I have a piece of silk lace on my silk winter nightie and that gets a hand wash whenever the nightie is washed. I do iron the nightie and the lace. Since the nightie is now 6 years old it is showing signs of wear but not so the lace. The lace will go on the replacement nightie. My bobbin lace handkerchiefs get the garment bag in the washing machine treatment. hung on the line to dry and then ironed with a steam iron (most of the lace is cotton mounted on linen) Again no problems. I also have lace inserts (these are bookmarks that have found another life) on my hand towels (waffle weave cotton the lace is either linen or silk but sewn all around not as an edging). They are washed with my towels in the washing machine, hung out to dry and ironed later. Lace is to be enjoyed and used and if necessary washed. Anna from a sunny Sydney PS if DMC 50 is still around why can't we buy in Australia? On 13/09/11 8:06 AM, Jacquie Tinch wrote: You need to test wash your lace in the same state as it will be used on the garment. You can at least partly pre-shrink the lace by putting a very damp cloth over it and steaming it with a hot iron using little pressure. Also pre shrink the fabric or garment. Sew the sample of lace to the fabric in the same way as it will be in the finished design, ie. appliquéd on or inserted with the fabric removed from behind it. Now you can wash and iron it in the way you will the garment, but the fabric will be supporting the edges of the lace and mean you are more able to return or even stretch it to its original size as you iron. I find this is easier to do if you iron the garment damp, rather than drying it first and then using a steam iron. You may find that it is worth going test strips in different threads as well as the DMC (presumably) perlé 12, as they may react differently to washing. Jacquie in Lincolnshire. Sent from my iPhone On 12 Sep 2011, at 20:58, Donna Fousek wrote: I know this will not help you Vila, but it does bring up a good question on how we are going to use the lace we make. I was thinking of inserting some stripe lace onto a summer top to cover up a stain that I ware around causally. My husband does the wash (No he does not fold) and he pit everything into the washer and dryer unless I put it aside for hand washing. So it would have to pass his standard. I did a test to see what would happen with dmc cotton 12 the wash. I choose the cotton because the top is cotton. After doing a 8 inch test strip sample of the pattern then I measured it. Height and width. The srinkage was more heigth than width. Shrinkage was over 10% in heigth and around 8% in width. I was a little suprised that the shrinkage was not uniform. I tried ironing it out and it look ok but not as good as the pre washing. I thought of preshrinking my thread before hand. Have not tried it as of yet but will. Thinking it would be better than adjusting the pattern. Donna near Chicago where fall is showing its starting to come. From: vila To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 12:08 PM Subject: [lace] to wash or not to wash? Hello all I have a question about washing lace. As a weaver, I wash all of my woven pieces as part of the finishing process. Depending on the article this can be a gentle swish in the sink or a complete wash and dry cycle in by machine. Is it a common practice to wash a finished piece of lace or not? I can see some things never being washed, but other will probably need to be washed sooner or later. What brings up the question, is that I'm going to weave a piece of linen fabric for the center of the linen edging I did. The fabric will be be washed after weaving to be sure it doesn't shrink later and pucker the lace. I did gently wash the lace and it changed quite a bit. A good press will make it look better again, but I now wish I had not washed the lace and took my chances of puckering later. Or maybe not Vila Cox Warped& Wonderful - Handwoven Treasures http://www.warpedandwonderful.com - 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 - 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
RE: [lace] washing lace
Hi All, I have a pink and a blue length of narrow lace which I plan to put around the hem, say 3-4" up, on a blue velvet material. The dresses will be plain bodice (with reindeer on) and the girls will be 5 and 6 on their next birthdays. The thread is DMC 30 and the patterns are from Pat Milne's collection and Lace Express. Question - should I wash it before attaching? The dresses will be 'special occasion' garments and being velvet, are likely to be dry cleaned. One girl lives in Canada and the other in Wollongong (about 1 hour drive south of Sydney). Mary Carey Campbelltown, NSW, Australia - 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] to wash or not to wash?
You need to test wash your lace in the same state as it will be used on the garment. You can at least partly pre-shrink the lace by putting a very damp cloth over it and steaming it with a hot iron using little pressure. Also pre shrink the fabric or garment. Sew the sample of lace to the fabric in the same way as it will be in the finished design, ie. appliquéd on or inserted with the fabric removed from behind it. Now you can wash and iron it in the way you will the garment, but the fabric will be supporting the edges of the lace and mean you are more able to return or even stretch it to its original size as you iron. I find this is easier to do if you iron the garment damp, rather than drying it first and then using a steam iron. You may find that it is worth going test strips in different threads as well as the DMC (presumably) perlé 12, as they may react differently to washing. Jacquie in Lincolnshire. Sent from my iPhone On 12 Sep 2011, at 20:58, Donna Fousek wrote: > I know this will not help you Vila, but it does bring up a good question on > how we are going to use the lace we make. I was thinking of inserting some > stripe lace onto a summer top to cover up a stain that I ware around > causally. My husband does the wash (No he does not fold) and he pit everything > into the washer and dryer unless I put it aside for hand washing. So it would > have to pass his standard. I did a test to see what would happen with dmc > cotton 12 the wash. I choose the cotton because the top is cotton. After doing > a 8 inch test strip sample of the pattern then I measured it. Height and > width. The srinkage was more heigth than width. Shrinkage was over 10% in > heigth and around 8% in width. I was a little suprised that the shrinkage was > not uniform. I tried ironing it out and it look ok but not as good as the pre > washing. I thought of preshrinking my thread before hand. Have not tried it as > of yet but will. Thinking it would be > better than adjusting the pattern. > > Donna near Chicago where fall is > showing its starting to come. > > From: vila > To: > lace@arachne.com > Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 12:08 PM > Subject: [lace] to > wash or not to wash? > > Hello all > > I have a question about washing lace. As a > weaver, I wash all of my woven pieces as part of the finishing process. > Depending on the article this can be a gentle swish in the sink or a complete > wash and dry cycle in by machine. > > Is it a common practice to wash a > finished piece of lace or not? I can see some things never being washed, but > other will probably need to be washed sooner or later. > > What brings up the > question, is that I'm going to weave a piece of linen fabric for the center of > the linen edging I did. The fabric will be be washed after weaving to be sure > it doesn't shrink later and pucker the lace. I did gently wash the lace and > it changed quite a bit. A good press will make it look better again, but I > now wish I had not washed the lace and took my chances of puckering later. Or > maybe not > > > Vila Cox > Warped & Wonderful - Handwoven Treasures > http://www.warpedandwonderful.com > > - > 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
[lace] washing lace
Hi Vila It is not common practice to wash lace until it is necessary. If the item is only a few inches across it can be placed on a sheet of polstyrene and pinned to it through all the pinholes around the edge - like blocking out. (Check that your pins are not affected by the washing agent by leaving some pins in it for a few days). Place face down into the water containing a suitable cleaning agent and left to soak, you can even boil it if the lace is cotton or linen. Polystyrene is not affected by boiling water. When clean rinse under a tap or use de-ionised water. Finally prop up the polystyrene so that the water drains off and allow to dry. When the pins are removed the lace should look like new. Best wishes Alex Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:08:03 -0600 From: vila Subject: [lace] to wash or not to wash? Hello all I have a question about washing lace. As a weaver, I wash all of my woven pieces as part of the finishing process. Depending on the article this can be a gentle swish in the sink or a complete wash and dry cycle in by machine. Is it a common practice to wash a finished piece of lace or not? I can see some things never being washed, but other will probably need to be washed sooner or later. - 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] to wash or not to wash?
Thanks for you input Donna I was just fiddling with the lace and was amazed at how much the washing relaxed the footside edge. It will stretch back to it's original length, but is now quite springy. Got to love linen - it has life. I'm used to sampling when weaving, but didn't think of all the things I need to test with the lace... Vila On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:58:58 -0700 (PDT) Donna Fousek wrote: > I know this will not help you Vila, but it does bring up a good question on > how we are going to use the lace we make. I was thinking of inserting some > stripe lace onto a summer top to cover up a stain that I ware around > causally. My husband does the wash (No he does not fold) and he pit everything > into the washer and dryer unless I put it aside for hand washing. So it would > have to pass his standard. I did a test to see what would happen with dmc > cotton 12 the wash. I choose the cotton because the top is cotton. After doing > a 8 inch test strip sample of the pattern then I measured it. Height and > width. The srinkage was more heigth than width. Shrinkage was over 10% in > heigth and around 8% in width. I was a little suprised that the shrinkage was > not uniform. I tried ironing it out and it look ok but not as good as the pre > washing. I thought of preshrinking my thread before hand. Have not tried it as > of yet but will. Thinking it would be > better than adjusting the pattern. > > Donna near Chicago where fall is - 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] to wash or not to wash?
Thanks Bev The lace is not a loss. I did some blocking and shaping when it was wet, but didn't pin it down. It's about 12" x 25" I'm going to dampen it and give it a good pressing and possibly add a bit of starch. I'm just glad I did this now and not on the next project. I'm currently working on my "sample" of a table cloth done in lace. I have a 20" x 35" edging completed that I am in the process of making insertion strips to fill in the middle. I have figured out how to start and end them with a square edge that will attach to the original edging very cleanly. When I get a bit more done I'll take some pictures. Right now I'm on strip number two. I figure it will be well after Christmas before I finish. On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:52:31 -0700 bev walker wrote: > Hello Vila and everyone > > In answer to your question, no, not a common practice. An option that > is effective for appearance especially for lace made with linen > thread, is cold-pressing the lace when it is removed from the pillow. > Laces in cotton can also be treated in this way. It depends on whether > a person wants the lace to look flatted. I do not know if the effect > is reversible though. > > You could try this with your washed lace, wet it again, repin it to > the shape of the pricking, when damp-dry roll something smooth and > heavy-ish over it (a marble rolling pin is good, and I've used a glass > jar). Linen responds to pressure by developing a pleasing sheen which > you probably know from weaving. > > > On 9/12/11, vila wrote: > > > > > Is it a common practice to wash a finished piece of lace or not? I can see > > some things never being washed, but other will probably need to be washed > > sooner or later. > > -- > 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 > 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
[lace] to wash or not to wash?
Vila If you are talking about bobbin lace, then yes, washing will spoil the appearance and you will never get the lace back to its original condition, unless you block it very carefully. By very carefully I mean that while it is still wet pin it down using every pinhole on the outer perimeter of the lace. (This will take an hour or more.) This is why bobbin lacers have a tradition of covering their lace carefully when they are not working on it, frequent hand washing, etc. But there is is way to shrink the lace so it won't pucker. Get a large flat surface, like a mirror or a large piece of acrylic, larger than the lace. Lay the lace on it, put hot tapwater in a plant-mister bottle and spray the lace, drench it, all over. Then just leave it on the flat surface, don't move it, touch it or fiddle with it. Just let it dry by itself. This may take as much as 24 hours, depending on humidity. When it dries it will be virtually the same as when the lace was finished. If you really do need to wash the lace, when washed lay it on a flat surface, as above for misting. Carefully push the scallops into shape with your fingers. When the lace dries it will be 90-95% of its original condition. This method comes from Elizabeth Kurella, and it does work. Lorelei Halley - 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] to wash or not to wash?
I know this will not help you Vila, but it does bring up a good question on how we are going to use the lace we make. I was thinking of inserting some stripe lace onto a summer top to cover up a stain that I ware around causally. My husband does the wash (No he does not fold) and he pit everything into the washer and dryer unless I put it aside for hand washing. So it would have to pass his standard. I did a test to see what would happen with dmc cotton 12 the wash. I choose the cotton because the top is cotton. After doing a 8 inch test strip sample of the pattern then I measured it. Height and width. The srinkage was more heigth than width. Shrinkage was over 10% in heigth and around 8% in width. I was a little suprised that the shrinkage was not uniform. I tried ironing it out and it look ok but not as good as the pre washing. I thought of preshrinking my thread before hand. Have not tried it as of yet but will. Thinking it would be better than adjusting the pattern. Donna near Chicago where fall is showing its starting to come. From: vila To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 12:08 PM Subject: [lace] to wash or not to wash? Hello all I have a question about washing lace. As a weaver, I wash all of my woven pieces as part of the finishing process. Depending on the article this can be a gentle swish in the sink or a complete wash and dry cycle in by machine. Is it a common practice to wash a finished piece of lace or not? I can see some things never being washed, but other will probably need to be washed sooner or later. What brings up the question, is that I'm going to weave a piece of linen fabric for the center of the linen edging I did. The fabric will be be washed after weaving to be sure it doesn't shrink later and pucker the lace. I did gently wash the lace and it changed quite a bit. A good press will make it look better again, but I now wish I had not washed the lace and took my chances of puckering later. Or maybe not Vila Cox Warped & Wonderful - Handwoven Treasures http://www.warpedandwonderful.com - 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
[lace] Willow Pattern Plate
Jean That is a lovely piece, regardless of being "fiddly". Good work. Lorelei - 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] to wash or not to wash?
Hello Vila and everyone In answer to your question, no, not a common practice. An option that is effective for appearance especially for lace made with linen thread, is cold-pressing the lace when it is removed from the pillow. Laces in cotton can also be treated in this way. It depends on whether a person wants the lace to look flatted. I do not know if the effect is reversible though. You could try this with your washed lace, wet it again, repin it to the shape of the pricking, when damp-dry roll something smooth and heavy-ish over it (a marble rolling pin is good, and I've used a glass jar). Linen responds to pressure by developing a pleasing sheen which you probably know from weaving. On 9/12/11, vila wrote: > > Is it a common practice to wash a finished piece of lace or not? I can see > some things never being washed, but other will probably need to be washed > sooner or later. -- 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 arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Willow Pattern Plate
Thanks to the kind help I received I have been able to see Jean's beautiful piece of work and am so glad I asked for help as it was well worth looking at. I loved the dark gimp which brought it to life. Many thanks, Sue. Cornwall. 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
[lace] to wash or not to wash?
Hello all I have a question about washing lace. As a weaver, I wash all of my woven pieces as part of the finishing process. Depending on the article this can be a gentle swish in the sink or a complete wash and dry cycle in by machine. Is it a common practice to wash a finished piece of lace or not? I can see some things never being washed, but other will probably need to be washed sooner or later. What brings up the question, is that I'm going to weave a piece of linen fabric for the center of the linen edging I did. The fabric will be be washed after weaving to be sure it doesn't shrink later and pucker the lace. I did gently wash the lace and it changed quite a bit. A good press will make it look better again, but I now wish I had not washed the lace and took my chances of puckering later. Or maybe not Vila Cox Warped & Wonderful - Handwoven Treasures http://www.warpedandwonderful.com - 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] Willow Pattern Plate
Thank you so much Bev for the "do it the easy way" link and thanks Daphne for your help too!! Grateful to you both because this is really beautiful. Congratulations Jean! I looked it up in Lace to see the pricking, isn't it amazing how you forget just what these magazines actually contain. All neatly filed and seldom looked at these days! I could find the webshots page but couldn't find the actual lace that I wanted to see. Obviously doing it wrong - again! Isn't it great that there is always someone here who can help you? Love and thanks, Sue. Cornwall. UK (Sunny, dry and very windy today). - 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] Willow Pattern Plate
Subject: [lace] Willow Pattern Plate Just Beautiful! Well worth all the effort. Catherine Barley 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] Willow Pattern Plate
I would love to see this but despite my best efforts, (which aren't good enough!!!), I can't find it! Pathetic scrap that I am. Sue. Cornwall. - 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] Willow Pattern Plate
Truly a work of art Jean. Daphne > From: j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk > To: lace@arachne.com > Subject: [lace] Willow Pattern Plate > Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:15:40 +0100 > > I've finally finished my version of the Willow Pattern Plate designed by > Jean Stacey (named 'Inspiration on a Plate' by her) which was featured in UK > Lace Guild Magazine 'Lace' edition 128, October 2007 and have just uploaded > to my Arachne Webshots album (Jean Nathan on the second page). The finished > size is just short of A4. > > There were no threads or instructions give, just a small picture of Jean's > finished lace and an outline pattern. I decided to make it in blue - a light > blue for the motifs with a double thread in navy to outline them and pick > out some detail and white for the background to make it as much like a > willow pattern plate as possible. I used Venus crochet thread and decided > how to make variations in the stitches for the elements as I went. > > Must say that I found it very fiddly, especially finishing off each motif, > and don't think I'll tackle anything like that again - I'll stick to > continuous 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 > 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] Willow Pattern Plate
Seconded! Patricia in Wales -Original Message- From: Clay Blackwell To: Jean Nathan CC: Lace Sent: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:05 Subject: Re: [lace] Willow Pattern Plate Very, very lovely! Take a deep bow!! Clay On 9/12/2011 5:15 AM, Jean Nathan wrote: > I've finally finished my version of the Willow Pattern Plate designed > by Jean Stacey (named 'Inspiration on a Plate' by her) which was > featured in UK Lace Guild Magazine 'Lace' edition 128, October 2007 > and have just uploaded to my Arachne Webshots album (Jean Nathan on > the second page). The finished size is just short of A4. > > There were no threads or instructions give, just a small picture of > Jean's finished lace and an outline pattern. I decided to make it in > blue - a light blue for the motifs with a double thread in navy to > outline them and pick out some detail and white for the background to > make it as much like a willow pattern plate as possible. I used Venus > crochet thread and decided how to make variations in the stitches for > the elements as I went. > > Must say that I found it very fiddly, especially finishing off each > motif, and don't think I'll tackle anything like that again - I'll > stick to continuous 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 > 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
Re: [lace] Willow Pattern Plate
Very, very lovely! Take a deep bow!! Clay On 9/12/2011 5:15 AM, Jean Nathan wrote: I've finally finished my version of the Willow Pattern Plate designed by Jean Stacey (named 'Inspiration on a Plate' by her) which was featured in UK Lace Guild Magazine 'Lace' edition 128, October 2007 and have just uploaded to my Arachne Webshots album (Jean Nathan on the second page). The finished size is just short of A4. There were no threads or instructions give, just a small picture of Jean's finished lace and an outline pattern. I decided to make it in blue - a light blue for the motifs with a double thread in navy to outline them and pick out some detail and white for the background to make it as much like a willow pattern plate as possible. I used Venus crochet thread and decided how to make variations in the stitches for the elements as I went. Must say that I found it very fiddly, especially finishing off each motif, and don't think I'll tackle anything like that again - I'll stick to continuous 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 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] Willow Pattern Plate
A lovely looking piece of lace which I shouldn't have shown to my DH, . Very unusual and very effective. Sue T Dorset UK Jean Nathan wrote I've finally finished my version of the Willow Pattern Plate designed by Jean Stacey (named 'Inspiration on a Plate' by her) which was featured in UK Lace Guild Magazine 'Lace' edition 128, October 2007 and have just uploaded to my Arachne Webshots album (Jean Nathan on the second page). The finished size is just short of A4. - 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] Willow Pattern Plate
I've finally finished my version of the Willow Pattern Plate designed by Jean Stacey (named 'Inspiration on a Plate' by her) which was featured in UK Lace Guild Magazine 'Lace' edition 128, October 2007 and have just uploaded to my Arachne Webshots album (Jean Nathan on the second page). The finished size is just short of A4. There were no threads or instructions give, just a small picture of Jean's finished lace and an outline pattern. I decided to make it in blue - a light blue for the motifs with a double thread in navy to outline them and pick out some detail and white for the background to make it as much like a willow pattern plate as possible. I used Venus crochet thread and decided how to make variations in the stitches for the elements as I went. Must say that I found it very fiddly, especially finishing off each motif, and don't think I'll tackle anything like that again - I'll stick to continuous 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 arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Returning to the list & Lace Exhibition.
It sounds as if you all had a lovely day. Maureen E Yorks 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] Returning to the list & Lace Exhibition.
Hi Jenny and All Lovely to have you back on the list Jenny. Like Jenny I spent yesterday at a Spanaish Lace Day. A coachload of lacemakers from Garrucha and Antas travelled to Olula del Rio for their Lace Day. It was a small affair, as Lace Days go, with only about 200 lacemakers. There was a nice exhibition of lace made by the local ladies and 5 stalls selling lacmeking goodies. We had a busy morning (after they´d fed us a huge sticky bun for breakfast), I´d turned one of Eve Mortons Xmas bangles into a pendant and it caused lots of comments. I had another one on my pillow and they were facinated with both my Midland bobbins and how was working it. Before lunch we were entertained by the children from the local dance school. Lots of traditional flamenco dancing which was lovely. There was a huge raffle and we finished the day off with a huge lunch. The venue was unusual, a sort of 3 sided barn with a stage at one end. I assume it is normally used for the many Spanish fiestas that we have in this area. Nice day, very, very hot and we were all pleased to get back into the air conditioned coach for the journey home. Pam Mattioli In very hot southern Spain Quoting Jenny De Angelis : Hello everyone, I have just re.subscribed to the lace list after a few years break. Today, 11th Sept. is Catalunya day, the region in which we live in Spain. It is the major F iesta for the whole region, made up of the four provinces of Barcelona, Tarragona, Girona and Lerida in he North Eastern corner of Spain. We have just had a lace exhibition in the town where I live on the coast. On display there were some very nice pieces of lace. Some of the lace fans were absolutely gorgeous. The lace exhibition began on 21st August in our exhibition hall and us lace makers from the town took it in turns to spend a morning or afternoon at the exhibition on a rota basis. It ends today 11th Sept. This morning we also held our annual lace making day on the sea front under the palm trees where lace makers from other towns had been invited to take part too, which is the normal thing. There must have been a good 500 lace makers at their pillows and some ladies making needle lace. I was at the exhibition this morning, taking my turn to keep an eye on things, and quite a large number of people came in to view the pieces, chat about the pieces and take photos. I had a quick visit to the sea front to see the lace making going and to see the stalls selling threads & patterns etc. I have a few pieces of lace, in the exhibition, that I have made over the years. I also added my latest effort, some flowers which I finished in June this year. The flowers I made were from the wedding bouquet pattern produced about 1984 by the Itchen Valley lacemakers in England. I had a copy of this pattern for years but had only ever made one rose just to see how it would turn out. I never had the courage nor patience to make the whole bouquetful. But back in 2006 I was going through my patterns and books and realised I could not find the bouquet pattern. I asked on this list if anyone had a copy of the pattern they didn't want or if anyone knew where I could get another copy to buy. I was in luck. An English lady, called Hazel, at the time living in Holland on a canal boat, contacted me to say she had a copy that she would never use and so sent it to me in exchange for some of the Finca lace making thread sold here. I still never got on and made the flowers I just couldn't pluck up the courage to begin such a project. But when I was told about the exhibition to be held here and the theme was to be nature and colour I thought now is my chance to get on and make a few of those flowers from the bouquet. I had no intention of making the whole thing but just a few of each flower for a small posy. I made the 3 roses as per the original bouquet and began on the hyacinths, the stephanitos and the lily of the valley. Bit by bit the thing grew and kept growing until I had made, not only 3 roses, but 21 stephanotis, 14 hyacinths, and 25 lily of the valley as well as 8 rose leaves to scatter through the arrangement. I had made the whole lot as per the original bouquet after all. As I don't have any brides that need a bouquet I decided to turn the whole lot into a long table centre which is also more convenient as it sits very comfortably on the shelf in my glass cabinet away from the dust. I used silk thread bought on line from England I began making the petals at the end of last December and finished at the end of June this year. But during that 6 months I had to wait a week here and there for more threads to arrive in the post as I kept running out. I also had many times when I could not face another evening making petals and wondered why I had ever started the project. I mostly only worked for about 4 hours or
