[lace] bobbin part lace
Future generations will have fun trying to work out my "split personality" then! I've got several pieces where I've either forgotten how I worked the corner last time, or found a better way of doing things before it has got to the stage of being too noticeable to change, and I'm sure I'm not the only one! In message , Elizabeth Ligeti writes Lorelei, many years ago, (1980s) Christine & David Springett came to Australia, and Christine gave a slide show of some of her lace collection. I always remember that there was a Beds. Lace cap & lappets, - and the lappets were stitched to the cap. It was obvious (when she pointed it out!!) that each piece had been made by a different lacemaker, as one of the flowers must have been awkward to make, as each one had tackled the problem differently, - and when we examined it, it was clear to see the differences between the 3 pieces. -- Jane Partridge - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries TV Series
I haven't seen any mention of this series on Arachne, though maybe Aussie Gumnuts have. One of the Estonian commercial TV stations has been showing this series, which is based on the books written by Kerry Greenwood. There are 17 books altogether plus a short story collection, which I enjoyed listening to last year. Set in 1928-29 and very well researched. Tatting is mentioned in 2 of the books & surprisingly bobbin lace in only one. But I was pleased to see Ashleigh Cumming's character Dot Williams wearing a collar edged in tatted lace in the 4th Episode, as well as a simple Torchon lace collar in Episode 5 -"Almonds and Raisins" & Episode 6 -"Ruddy Gore". I highly recommend the books. Penelope in a very cold Tartu, Estonia where it was -16 Celsius this morning. - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries TV Series
Thank you - I love to have a good mystery waiting on my bedside table, and a lace theme will be the cherry on the cake! It will be a long time before the series appears on British television, I fear, but I will look out for it. Linda Walton, (snowed in already, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). On 18/01/2013 14:13, pene piip wrote: I haven't seen any mention of this series on Arachne, though maybe Aussie Gumnuts have. One of the Estonian commercial TV stations has been showing this series, which is based on the books written by Kerry Greenwood. There are 17 books altogether plus a short story collection, which I enjoyed listening to last year. Set in 1928-29 and very well researched. Tatting is mentioned in 2 of the books & surprisingly bobbin lace in only one. But I was pleased to see Ashleigh Cumming's character Dot Williams wearing a collar edged in tatted lace in the 4th Episode, as well as a simple Torchon lace collar in Episode 5 -"Almonds and Raisins" & Episode 6 -"Ruddy Gore". I highly recommend the books. Penelope in a very cold Tartu, Estonia where it was -16 Celsius this morning. - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries TV Series
Great - one of my favourite channels: I'll look out for that. Linda On 18/01/2013 14:44, The Lace Bee wrote: Aha! In the UK on alibi in a month or so. Kind Regards Liz in a rather snowy Oxfordshire On 18 Jan 2013, at 14:32, Linda Walton wrote: Thank you - I love to have a good mystery waiting on my bedside table, and a lace theme will be the cherry on the cake! It will be a long time before the series appears on British television, I fear, but I will look out for it. Linda Walton, (snowed in already, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries TV Series
Aha! In the UK on alibi in a month or so. Kind Regards Liz in a rather snowy Oxfordshire On 18 Jan 2013, at 14:32, Linda Walton wrote: > Thank you - I love to have a good mystery waiting on my bedside table, and a > lace theme will be the cherry on the cake! It will be a long time before the > series appears on British television, I fear, but I will look out for it. > > Linda Walton, (snowed in already, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). > > - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Crewel embroidery - Conservation issues confirmed
Dear Ladies, Re: _http://stitchingidyllic.blogspot.ca/_ (http://stitchingidyllic.blogspot.ca/) Thanks to Lorelei, if you have an interest in what could happen to textiles that were prepared for framing in the early 20th century, this is a very good site to look at, because even at the Royal School of Needlework in England they did not know conservation practices! You will note that crewel embroidery designs are echoed by lace designs of the same periods. The earliest were very dense and made to last. If you tour the Victoria and Albert Museum or great British National Trust properties (historic castles, palaces, and manors) you will see the crewel embroidered furnishings - bed hangings, upholstery, etc. of different periods. Yes, they do change in style through the years, Lorelei. In America - starting in the early 17th Century the women who came to the New World had less access to supplies, which were heavily taxed. Women who wanted to embroider usually could not get or afford heavily-taxed imported materials and had to make their own yarns. The crewel embroidery of the Colonial period was often not as dense or elaborate as in England. It is often very apparent which continent it was made on. One particular form - Deerfield Embroidery - is very well-documented, if you wish to do a search. Distinct, because it was almost always made only in shades of blue. If you have embroidery questions, feel free to write directly to me -- with a good description in the subject line or a reference to Arachne. I don't open ambiguous subject line memos, and don't remember everyone's e-mail addresses. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
