Re: [lace] Straw Plaiters
Hi Arachnes All, This reminded me of a talk to Essex Lace Makers (UK) given some years ago by Veronica - it was so interesting, and the items she brought with her were wonderful. She did say, however, that the straw plaiters had to wet the straw before being able to plait it, and this was done by drawing it from one side of the mouth to another - resulting in permanent splits on each side of the mouth - terribly painful, and not very attractive-looking either. She wondered if this made the lace makers a better proposition for marriage than the ladies who plaited straw. I will leave you all pondering that! Carol - in North Norfolk, UK. 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' Dear David, I am indebted to Jean Leader for the gift of a 192-page book from England by Veronica Main "Swiss Straw Work", self-published in 2003, ISBN 0-9541795-0-1. in a library in your country. _http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html_ (http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html) 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/
RE: [lace] Straw Plaiters
This reminded me of a talk to Essex Lace Makers (UK) given some years ago by Veronica - it was so interesting, and the items she brought with her were wonderful. Hi Carol et al. I remember that talk by Veronica Main and it certainly was fascinating. Quite recently I discovered that the village where my mum lives on the Essex/Suffolk border was a straw plaiting village when straw plaiting was in its heyday as a cottage industry. It's where my mum and dad retired to and there is no historic connection with my family except that some distant relation worked as a servant there for a few years in the Victorian era. Alison in Colchester Essex (sunny at the moment but still cold for March) - 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] Straw Plaiting
Dear Friends, many thanks for so many such informative replies. I'd known nothing about the Straw Plaiting industry and had assumed it was corn dollies rather than braids for hats. thanks again David in Ballarat, AUS - 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] Re: Arachne 20 years
I was not quite there at the the beginning. as I did not start making lace until about 2004/5, though I had a short period of a couple of months trying about 10 years earlier. Through another member on the list, Sue Duckles, told me about it, and I subscribed. So she has been a member longer than I have. As we have 2 years or so to go until the 20th anniversry, we have plenty of time to think about how to celebrate it. As mentioned, a commemorative bobbin is pne option. We could e.g. ask Stuart Johnson, as he does inscriptions, as does Mike Bester in South Africa and probably many more. The other is to make a lace panel, with each member doing a part of it Other ideas out there? Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Hi everyone I am sending this to those whom I have been able to find that were there from the beginning (or close to it) of the Arachne group. I could not find out Avril's (moderator) email address so if someone could forward this on to her too it would be great. I certainly have not meant to leave anyone off this list but wanted to hear from those who have invested their time since the beginning. If you feel anyone else should be included, please forward it on. - 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] Straw plaiters
This thread reminded me of a lacemaker in my research. I've pasted the passage below.  "Born circa 1829 at Northill in Bedfordshire, Mary Tingey was the daughter of Thomas & Sarah Tingey. Mary spent most of her life in Bedfordshire being mainly employed as a house servant. In the 1851 census she was in service at Sandy, Bedfordshire, by 1861 she was a housemaid to a farmer at Thorncote, Northill. In 1871 she is living again with her parents, together with 'her daughter' Sarah Ann (no mention of a man in her life, and still using her maiden name). Her occupation is given as (straw) âPlaiterâ. In 1881 she was still with her parents with the occupation of âLacemakerâ. In 1891 she was on her own in Northill (no occupation) and in 1901 still in Northill living on her âown meansâ. A family photograph of Mary working at her lace pillow, dated c1909/10, was taken in the garden of her daughter, Sarah Annâs house at Kettering, Northamptonshire; she may have gone to live with her daughter and would have been about 80 years old."  Diana Smith, Northamptonshire - 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] Straw Plaiters
I was born and brought up in Luton during the 50s and hat making was a fairly big industry at that time. My Mum did some piece work in some of my childhood years. We took my mum for a trip around the museum a couple of years ago, firstly on the ground floor to see the lace and then upstairs to see the straw hats and other interesting things. My brother in law was a big time Luton Town Football (The Hatters) supporter when he got married in the early 70's and was given a straw boater as a gift from the club. Sue T now in Dorset UK I think they made hats. At the Luton Museum, which I visited for lace purposes, there was an awful lot about straw plaiting and the hat industry. In fact, I got the feeling that people might move between lace making and straw plaiting depending on what was "hot". Devon In a message dated 3/13/2013 9:48:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dccoll...@ncable.net.au writes: Dear Friends, I'm currently doing some family history research for one of us, and find that IF her female relatives were not Lace Makers, then they were Straw Plaiters. Can someone please tell me exactly what they produced? Some of these were as young as 5 and 7 years of age on the censuses!! I'm sure it wasn't all macrame hanging baskets!! David in Ballarat, AUS - 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] Re: Arachne 20 years
Hello Agnes and everyone Interesting idea about a lace panel. Where would it go when finished? Early on we did commem. bobbin sales and other lace-at-arachne goodies kindly organized by one of the list members at the time. To Jenny, Avital can be reached at the moderator e-mail addy at the bottom of the messages, in the To unsubscribe area :) On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Agnes Boddington < ag...@weatherwax.karoo.co.uk> wrote: > > The other is to make a lace panel, with each member doing a part of it > Other ideas out there? > Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK > > > -- 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Re: Arachne 20 years
Good questions/ Should have had my brain in gear. Agnes Boddington Hello Agnes and everyone Interesting idea about a lace panel. Where would it go when finished? Early on we did commem. bobbin sales and other lace-at-arachne goodies kindly organized by one of the list members at the time. To Jenny, Avital can be reached at the moderator e-mail addy at the bottom of the messages, in the To unsubscribe area :) On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Agnes Boddington wrote: The other is to make a lace panel, with each member doing a part of it Other ideas out there? Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK -- 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Re: Arachne 20 years
Dear Friends, As we have 2 years or so to go until the 20th anniversry, we have plenty of time to think about how to celebrate it. As mentioned, a commemorative bobbin is pne option. We could e.g. ask Stuart Johnson, as he does inscriptions, as does Mike Bester in South Africa and probably many more. Stuart and Mike are 2 of my favourite bobbin turners, but I think Mike's not making them any more. The other is to make a lace panel, with each member doing a part of it Nice idea, but who'd get the panel?? 'cos I know we'd all want it :) David in Ballarat, AUS - 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] Re: Arachne 20 years
The panel would be my preference. And to answer David's question we should give it to the lady who runs our list. And the person/s joining the panel make a good picture which each of us could download. Ilske - 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] Re: Arachne 20 years
I'll second that for doing a panel for our moderator Avital, Ilske . Good idea. And it would be wonderful to have a commemorative for our 20th birthday. I've got all the commemorative bobbins, and the outstanding ones for me came from Chris Parsons. He also supplies tatting shuttles made by Stuart Johnson. http://www.lace-bobbins.co.uk/ Noelene in Cooma nlaffe...@ozemail.com.au The panel would be my preference. And to answer David's question we should give it to the lady who runs our list. And the person/s joining the panel make a good picture which each of us could download. - 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] Re: Arachne 20 years
Even though I don't "need" more bobbins I would be interested in a commemorative bobbin. I joined Arachne in 1996 when the OIDFA Congress was happening in Finland. A lace panel could be donated to the Luton Museum for all lacemakers to have access to - via the internet. Cheers, Shirley T. - cooling down in mid 20sC in Adelaide, South Australia. We need some rain so Bev W. in Sooke, I'll be happy for you to send some. On 15/03/2013 4:28 AM, David C COLLYER wrote: Dear Friends, As we have 2 years or so to go until the 20th anniversry, we have plenty of time to think about how to celebrate it. As mentioned, a commemorative bobbin is pne option. We could e.g. ask Stuart Johnson, as he does inscriptions, as does Mike Bester in South Africa and probably many more. Stuart and Mike are 2 of my favourite bobbin turners, but I think Mike's not making them any more. The other is to make a lace panel, with each member doing a part of it Nice idea, but who'd get the panel?? 'cos I know we'd all want it :) David in Ballarat, AUS - 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] Re: Arachne 20 years
At 05:34 AM 15/03/2013, you wrote: The panel would be my preference. And to answer David's question we should give it to the lady who runs our list. And the person/s joining the panel make a good picture which each of us could download. That's a nice idea Ilske, but there are really 2 ladies: Liz Reynolds in the USA who established Arachne and then Avital in Israel who is our Moderator. Both deserve it. David in Ballarat, AUS - 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/
