[lace] Email address
Thank you, I have been put in touch with Lorraine. Alex - 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] Exhibition Lace in 100 years from now
Hello Nathalie and everyone I haven't written to you as you request, I don't want to join this display. What lace would be like 100 years on, that I can't imagine. However the future of lace is an interesting subject. What I was thinking, 100 years from now, especially if we all look after our laces with a care to the future (thinking also of Jeri's useful posts on the subject of textile care), there will be a new group of collectors, whose specialty is lace from the late 20th Century, c. 2000, could be exhibits entitled Lace: 2014-2114. On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 11:10 AM, Nathalie stevieni...@gmail.com wrote: A designer of lace for garments and accessories holds an exhibition in Tokyo. A map from the world will be displayed with messages from everyone who wants to joinThe notes or drawings or photos will have as theme Lace in 100 years from now . I was surprised not to get more reactions on this request. Are people interested in the future of lace? -- 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/
[lace] IOLI Convention 2015
I know it is a little early to be thinking of next summer and another great convention, but I did want to let you all know that next year there are 3 Arachne members on the co-host committee and they will be planning our get-together. We are hoping that there will be a concession stand where we can pick up our lunch and meet in a private room, but we will have to see what works out. It was great to see everyone, including Janet Goodacre. She and I met over 10 years ago when I visited her on Vancouver Island and also met Bev Walker and the rest of her guild. I have met so many Arachne members over the years. We had a great contingency from overseas at our get-together this time. Lots of prizes in our free raffle. I won a tea towel commemorating Queen Elizabeths jubilee which was contributed by Janet Theaker. It was so nice to meet Janet and her husband and they were having a great vacation with Sallie Owenby and her spouse. Janet and I exchanged Christmas cards last year on Arachne, and this time she won a little humbug sewing bag made in spider fabric I had contributed to the raffle. I know I mentioned this in a previous email but that one was supposed to be a private email and I goofed so you all got it. My convention was really good. I didn't seem as harried as last year. I am on the IOLI committee and arrange the teacher agreements and info that appears in the Bulletin and online, and the Teacher Showcase. Did everyone like the fact that I included a more detailed class description, photos and supply lists, where available, online last time? If so, I will do it again but I have not received much feedback on that. A good deal of convention time is spent in meetings for this year, including the Teacher Meeting and those for 2015, 2016 conventions. I did miss the 2017 meeting, but I didn't miss any class time. My time on that committee is up next year and we are always looking for someone to shadow me for a year before taking over. Any volunteers? I took Ipswich with Karen Thompson. I thought that would be easy as it just looks like Torchon but in black silk. No, not simple, you really need to study the excellent diagrams she provided to make sure you didn't go wrong. I did go wrong a few times and did retro lace quite a bit. I was able to work a full repeat in one sample using 35 pair of bobbins, and started my second sample which includes Kat stitch ground. Something I had not done before but once I had it established, it is a nice ground to work. I think the host group did an excellent job and everything went smoothly, apart from my buying a book by Ulrike Voelcker that I already had on my bookcase at home. The only thing we could complain about was housekeeping as one day they never did tidy our room. We can live with an unmade bed but to have no coffee for the morning was bad. Good job our friends in an adjoining room had spare. I bought a couple of books, more thread than I can possibly use in a year, only one bobbin, and a commemorative square bobbin with California orange poppies on it, but I did a lot of eye candy shopping. Wish I had unlimited funds, but then it just means more for my family to get rid of when I pop my clogs. Tomorrow I am going to the San Bernardino History Museum to meet up with the Cross Twisters. They demonstrate there every week and I guess we get to gossip about lace and stuff when no one is visiting. Sunday will be a picnic at Mission Bay in San Diego with the three lace guilds from the area. A chance for DH to meet some lacemakers and their families. Life is good in sunny southern California. Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego www.jblace.com 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Contributing / helping build community
Just adding a thought: I hesitate to contribute. I have pickings that I've designed done or tatting patterns that I've worked the bugs out of, BUT I don't have what it takes to deal with complaints criticism. I am NOT a professional nor am I some uber OCD designer. I'm an artist and a mom. If I get a notion I'll do it up. I kind of wonder if more of us introverts would contribute more if we didn't feel like it would become open season on our skills/ideas. I had someone local tell me I was doing my tatting joins wrong (it was different than how this person prefers to do them) and I stopped a tatting for over a month. It sucked the joy out of doing it. Every time I picked up shuttles all I heard was doing it wrong. Yes, I know I shouldn't let things get to me, but... And people saying just get a thicker skin or some such nonsense does just the opposite. I live with depression and often those extrovert sayings we all know do more damage than good. I'm not sure how to fix it so that more shy people are willing to open up. Perhaps if you hear someone putting another lace-maker or lace style down take a moment to counter it. Compliment something from the bulletin or start a topic to get people sharing their favorite kind of lace or technique...I don't know. *blush* I am, however, working up the courage to contribute a couple of patterns to IOLI's bulletin. And maybe, just maybe, next year I'll have the courage to put something in the local fair. You are all amazing lace makers! Robin -- Never, ever, let anyone tell you what you can and can't do. Prove the cynics wrong. Pity them for they have no imagination. The sky's the limit. *Your* sky. *Your *limit. Now, let's dance. *~Tom Hiddleston* - 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] Contributing / helping build community
Robin, as a *former* Mental Health Therapist, I just want to say that when you were tatting and it made you happy, you were doing it absolutely RIGHT! If you made a mistake, it was when you allowed someone else to steal your joy. So, recognize the beauty and talent within, and do your own thing! Seek advice when you want to change your method, but choose your advisee carefully, because there are lots of people out there who build themselves up by tearing others down. I will eagerly look for your contribution to the bulletin! Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg VA, USA Sent from my iPad I had someone local tell me I was doing my tatting joins wrong (it was different than how this person prefers to do them) and I stopped a tatting for over a month. It sucked the joy out of doing it. Every time I picked up shuttles all I heard was doing it wrong. Yes, I know I shouldn't let things get to me, but... And people saying just get a thicker skin or some such nonsense does just the opposite. I live with depression and often those extrovert sayings we all know do more damage than good. /snip/ I am, however, working up the courage to contribute a couple of patterns to IOLI's bulletin. And maybe, just maybe, next year I'll have the courage to put something in the local fair. You are all amazing lace makers! - 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] Eye of the Needle - Feller, Goodhart, Witney
Dear Jeri, When I wrote my email, I felt sure that you would know of the Fellers - and must surely have the books, but it was late and I was tired and not up to searching the archives. Thank you for the URL. This time I've bookmarked the search page. Nor did I have time to look around the Ashmolean's own collection. I was actually there to see the Discovering Tutankhamun exhibition with family. They were then sent off to explore Oxford while I looked round the Eye of the Needle exhibition. However, I picked up a leaflet guide to the Ashmolean embroidery trail and I'm keeping that for my next visit. But anyone else visiting the museum, do look out for it as its not at the main entrance, but was available in the mini shop at the door to the gallery housing the Feller collection. Presumably a special to capitalise on the exhibition. Oh and thank you Jeri for the info about all the other places to see embroidery. Please don't ever stop posting! I may only skim some messages but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate them and the work that's gone in to writing them. Indeed, thank you to everyone who replied to my post. I'm relieved to say not a bad word was written - unlike the anonymous peer review I've just received for a paper submitted to a professional journal I too have had my rejections Brian! Please lets keep this list a friendly place where everyone feels they can contribute without fear of censure or criticism. Best wishes to all, Jane New Forest Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:56:26 -0400 (EDT) From: jeria...@aol.com Subject: Re: [lace] Eye of the Needle - Feller, Goodhart, Witney For the few who study early embroidery, It was delightful to read Jane's August 13th memo about the Feller Sampler exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum. I have visited this museum 2 times, and found much thread work in the regular collection to be of interest. Both times it was arranged that a staff member open storage drawers to show pieces at rest. http://www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/eyeoftheneedle/ In case you think I neglected to ever tell you about the Feller Collection, see my 2012 memo by going to our Arachne archives and putting Feller Collection in the Search box: http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html - 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] Building a community
Hi everyone I do not often contribute but I would just like to say that like all groups where there are a great variety of personallities. From those that have the time and the urge to post a lot to the group to others who for all sorts of reasons do not contribute quite so much. Those who are know it alls with very strong opinions, whilst others are more hesitant and get upset when anything the say gets shreded or feel overpowered by the know it alls. The most important thing is that we are a group of people who enjoy making lace.Non of us is perfect but if we can help/encourage others to try different things find techniques to use, solve a problem, give confidence to, then the group is working. Personally I find the articles posted very interesting and file them for future reference/reading and have often tried the patern or technique out often many months after I have read about it. I have joined in with some of the bobbin and card exhanges in the past. and received back some excellent bobbins and cards in return. Caring for and encouraging others also swapping and sharing of ideas is what is needed. Then the shy members of our community will feel able to come and have confidence to post their thoughts and ideas to. Thank you all for being such a super group - keep on posting all your thoughts, ideas, advice I shall keep on reading, trying out and joining in when I can. -- Kind Regards Rosemary Hemmett mailto:rosemary.hemm...@virgin.net --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Convention.
I, too, went to Convention in Sacramento, and had a wonderful time. I took only morning classes as I had my DH with me, and had to spend some time with him!! I took the Gold Silver Early Laces, with Gil Dye, and it was fabulous. Working on graph paper, instead of a design was a challenge - that I did not conquer very well!! But I learned heaps, and enjoyed every moment. As people arrived, on the Saturday, we sat in the lobby, - and I was amazed at how many people knew me from past conventions!!! It was so nice to meet up with everyone again. This was my 5th convention. The Exhibition room was great. There was a long display, under glass, along one wall of old lace, - and one piece just blew me away - It was a small (about 4 inch square) of rose point, and I could not believe how fine the thread was, and how small the motifs, and raised work. There were rings on the bars joining the work, and each ring had 6 or more Venetian picots - which were so tine they could hardly be seen. How Ever did they work them? I cannot imagine how the lacemaker could see, let alone have a needle fine enough to work the lace. Lia's talk and fashion parade was wonderful, as was the talk on World War 1 lace. I wish I had heard that talk before the Bethesda convention, as we saw some War Lace in the American History Museum, on the Wednesday tour, and I did not take much notice of it, as it was very Modern after we had viewed 16th and 17th Century Laces in another room!! It was a great week, and at last I have been to The lace Museum, and Lacis, too - 2 other highlights of the week!!! Thank you to the Gold Country lacemakers who gave us all such a great time. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. - 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] IOLI Convention 2015
-Did everyone like the fact that I included a more detailed class description, photos and supply lists, where available, online last time? If so, I will do it again but I have not received much feedback on that. HI, Janice, Okay, I didn't get to go to convention and don't expect to get there in the next decade or so, but here's feedback. YES!! I always got frustrated with lack of info, especially a picture of the lace, in general if that's all they have, but of the project(s) is even better. If I don't know the lace, my decision will be based on whether it looks interesting or pretty. If I know it just a little and some of the stuff is definitely not my cup of tea, my decision will be based on whether the project is ugly (to me) or not. Even if I'm very familiar with the lace but the project looks exciting, I'll take the class for the fun. I've decided against a lot of classes because there wasn't a picture, and was sorry when I finally saw it on a student's pillow or at the teacher's showcase. Then there's the supply list--as soon as I find out what classes I got I want to start gathering supplies. But I can't till the list comes out, sometimes not till June! I think the supply list would also help me decide on a class, especially if I have to fit a pillow in my luggage when they say minimum 24 or some such. And do I really want to bring a thousand bobbins wound with frog hair for a class project? I think you've been doing a marvelous job (not that I'd expect less than that from you) as teacher coordinator. I'm sorry to hear you're not planning on another term. Whoever follows you will have big shoes to fill. take care, Robin Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com Parvum leve mentes capiunt (Little things amuse little minds) - 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] Various bits!
Janice, I loved the web site place to get the class information, and supplies, and also the photos of class samples. It was great. Perhaps others, like me, did not know who to comment to about it. It was a great idea, and yes, I suggest you try it again next year. Having photos of the various laces was a help in deciding what to have a go at. Robin, Clay is correct, - go with your strengths, and do things Your way. All laces have a variety of ways to reach the same ending - so no way is all right, or all wrong - just different. Think about it - if there was only one way of doing things - there would only be one book on the subject. How boring would that be?!!! Don't, Don't Ever let someone put you down like that. The Yorkshire man's Toast springs to mind -- Here's to thee, as good as thou art, And here's to me , as bad as I am,. But,- as good as thou art, And as bad as I am -- I'm as good as thou art, - as bad as I am!!! Repeat this over and over, when someone is nasty to you. It does help! You might even wind up smiling at them (due to the poem in your head!) and that will disconcert them greatly!! :) And Yes, Please, Robin, send a pattern or 2 to the Bulletin. They will be gratefully received - and no-one will be nasty, I can assure you. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. - 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-chat] Pennsic Wars
Sounds amazing and I did just look on google. Didn't see anything lace though sadly. We used to do living history American fur trapper times and we made a Tipi and used it for a couple of seasons camps. Amazing dwellings and I would think the yurt would be fantastic. Moving the 22 ft poles about because too difficult for us so we went back to using a trailer caravan and using a white wall A frame we made instead just to sit around in the day time. I took my lace pillow there several summers and did some bits of work. Always something that it didn't matter if it got dirty but would be useable if it came home clean at the end of the time. Fun days and great social interaction. Sue T Dorset UK -Original Message- From: Martha Krieg Pennsic Wars Pennsic Wars - Google will provide videos of same, though I don't fight. Yes, lace was involved. Sunday Aug 3 was Lacemaking day on Artisan's Row . My son-in-law and my daughter built their own 16-foot diameter yurt which will stand up to any weather that has been thrown at it so far (including up to 60 mph winds three years ago); I use a modern tent because I want to be able to set it up and take it down by myself if I have to, On 8/18/14, 6:50 PM, Janice Blair wrote: Can we get an explanation of the Pennsic Wars. Where was it held, what did you wear, was lace involved? Doubt that but maybe you can enlighten us. Sounds like a lot of folk involved. Was it muddy or did you get good weather? Janice / To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] Pennsic Wars
Okay, now I know it is SCA. I didn't know anything about either when I lived in Pennsylvania. I had heard the name, probably on Arachne at some time but never followed it up. Sounds like fun. I remember going to a reenactment in Lichfield, England when my kids were little and it sounds a lot like that. I went again on a visit and this time found a bobbin maker and bought my one and only jingle bobbin. I used to demo at another reenactment in Illinois every September, but it was only for a weekend, which was enough sometimes as it could be very cold. Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego www.jblace.com www.lacemakersofillinois.org On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 5:44 AM, Sue su...@talktalk.net wrote: Sounds amazing and I did just look on google. Didn't see anything lace though sadly. We used to do living history American fur trapper times and we made a Tipi and used it for a couple of seasons camps. Amazing dwellings and I would think the yurt would be fantastic. Moving the 22 ft poles about because too difficult for us so we went back to using a trailer caravan and using a white wall A frame we made instead just to sit around in the day time. I took my lace pillow there several summers and did some bits of work. Always something that it didn't matter if it got dirty but would be useable if it came home clean at the end of the time. Fun days and great social interaction. Sue T Dorset UK -Original Message- From: Martha Krieg Pennsic Wars Pennsic Wars - Google will provide videos of same, though I don't fight. Yes, lace was involved. Sunday Aug 3 was Lacemaking day on Artisan's Row . My son-in-law and my daughter built their own 16-foot diameter yurt which will stand up to any weather that has been thrown at it so far (including up to 60 mph winds three years ago); I use a modern tent because I want to be able to set it up and take it down by myself if I have to, On 8/18/14, 6:50 PM, Janice Blair wrote: Can we get an explanation of the Pennsic Wars. Where was it held, what did you wear, was lace involved? Doubt that but maybe you can enlighten us. Sounds like a lot of folk involved. Was it muddy or did you get good weather? Janice / To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat 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-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
