RE: [lace] re: some Michel Jourde patterns:
Or how do you order? Please help a non-french speaking person! Manie Kriel South Africa -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of laceviolins...@comcast.net Sent: 29 August 2014 21:47 To: Susan Vossier Cc: lace Subject: Re: [lace] re: some Michel Jourde patterns: How do I get a catalogue? Becca in Utah, 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] a visit to Winterthur in Deleware, US
Hello, all - Yesterday, I drove down to Winterthur, a duPont family estate turned museum and gardens for the public to enjoy. Henry Francis du Pont collected many things, but with a focus on American Decorative Arts, it is a place that I imagine many on this list would enjoy visiting. Devon wrote about Winterthur in the most recent IOLI Bulletin, specifically about the special Downton Abby costume exhibit that is there. I had wanted to get to see this exhibit, although felt no need to join the rush of crowds when it first opened. In fact, I specifically waited until now so that I could see a new exhibit, The Diligent Needle, on needlework. Winterthur seems to be on a three year cycle of needlework exhibits and connects them with a needlework symposium they have. I went to the one in 2008 (couldn't go in 2011 nor will be able to go this October). But, I knew I wished to see this exhibit, if nothing else for the appreciation of pieces made by hand. I was able to purchase a booklet ($7.95) in the gift shop that is basically the entire exhibit, signage and all. Love when a place produces something like this. Given that the exhibit just opened a week ago and that there is SO much focus on the Downton Abby exhibit, there isn't much on the website about this exhibit and perhaps not likely to be more than what is there. But, I thought some folks on this list would be interested to know more. The introduction covers it well: For centuries, instruction in needlework was an important part of the a young woman's education. Both plain sewing and fancy embroidery required considerable time and effort to learn. As a result, women took great pride in their work. Needlework skills might be used to earn a living, to embellish clothing and household furnishings, or to simply create objects of beauty. The exhibit is divided into four categories: Diligence, Profit, Pleasure, and Ornament. No lace, but lovely things to look at. HOWEVER, here is the bobbin lace part of my day: Winterthur has two gift shops, one of them really more bookstore. Its area of needlework/quilting/rugs/textiles is always worth looking through. There were two books about collecting antique laces (Heather Toomer's big Antiques Laces book and another titled Graced By Lace) - from Devon's article, I know that there are at least a few pieces of lace in the Winterthur collections. However, sitting next to these two books was a copy of Traditional Bedfordshire Lace by Barbara Underwood, the one with the picture of a woman's head with a lace covering. Bobbin lace instruction, patterns, everything and totally out of place for the type of books they have there. I just laughed to myself and assumed that someone had ordered it by title alone and didn't realize how specific it was to instruction in bobbin lace, which is quite different than some of the other embroidery instruction books they had on the shelf. I wonder how long it will sit there. Anyway, if you are able to get to Winterthur, it really is a great place to visit - wandering the grounds and gardens, seeing the collections in the museum/house, and taking in the special exhibits. Oh, and even in the exhibit space on the first floor, that doesn't change much, they seem to rotate objects. In that space, duPont's collections are divided into things like Furniture, Metalwork, Ceramics, Paintings, and, of course, Textiles. In the textile area was a lovely whitework shawl that I don't think I had seen in my previous visits there. Off to work on my lace on this rainy and overcast day, arlene in NJ - 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] Salamander group
On 8/28/14 2:55 PM, AGlez wrote: [snip] What do you think of this? I'm not interested in making the salamander, but I've been greatly interested in the discussion of it. I agree that attempting to keep all salamander postings in one thread will make the discussion easier to read -- and easier to avoid for those not interested. -- Joy Beeson http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. - 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] Salamander group
My completed salamander - Outrageous Orange - can be seen on the Arachne Flickr site, where we now have an album for Arachne Salamanders. Sue suebabbs...@gmail.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/
Re: [lace] re: some Michel Jourde patterns:
When I have ordered (from France) I have sent an email to Michel Jourde, giving the name of the design and my address; he then sent the pricking, with the price to which I added the cost of the stamp on the envelope... This works well - with euros and a French bank cheque! His children are contining the sale of his designs, but I think they will need time to organize - they have their own lives. I doubt if Michel Jourde sold abroad, apart from Lace Express and it's an entirely different kettle of fish. I'll let you all know if I find anything. Sue, from France 2014-09-01 10:14 GMT+02:00 Manie Kriel m...@mweb.co.za: Or how do you order? Please help a non-french speaking person! Manie Kriel South Africa -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of laceviolins...@comcast.net Sent: 29 August 2014 21:47 To: Susan Vossier Cc: lace Subject: Re: [lace] re: some Michel Jourde patterns: How do I get a catalogue? Becca in Utah, 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] re: some Michel Jourde patterns:
I used Google Translate to read the late Michael Jourde's blog site, and spend many happy times browsing through the gallery there of wonderful completed designs. There is a catalogue available, and as Sue from France says, his children are continuing the sale of his designs. I sent my condolences to the family through the website (again, using Google Translate to compose my message in French before sending), and enquired if patterns were still for sale, to which they replied yes, and that they do accept PayPal. But as Sue says, I think they will time to organise. Noelene near Canberra, Australia noel...@lafferty.com.au. His children are continuing the sale of his designs, but I think they will need time to organize - they have their own lives. I doubt if Michel Jourde sold abroad, apart from Lace Express and it's an entirely different kettle of fish. I'll let you all know if I find anything. Sue, from France - 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] Rumblings in Russia
Russia bans synthetic lace next to the skin - I kid you not. See http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/21/business/kazakhstan-lace-underwear-ban/ Laurie http://lacenews.net - 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] Salamander group
Joy Beeson joybee...@comcast.net wrote: What do you think of this? I agree that attempting to keep all salamander postings in one thread will make the discussion easier to read -- and easier to avoid for those not interested. Not planning to join the salamander-makers, but my suggestion is that they put 'salamander' in the subject line (before the more specific subject of the message). That way, those who don't want to read them can easily recognize the unwanted messages. Some people should be able to set up a 'rule' to remove the messages from their list. Personally, I don't see a problem with salamander messages in the Arachne list any more than any other thread. But labelling the salamander messages should be a reasonable compromise. 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/
