[lace] Gon Homburg's Week 38 2015 insertion
Dear Arachnes and Gon, I have just completed your Insertion Week #38 2015 and I am so happy with it! I used black Gütermann silk thread, and for the gimp, a silver-with-a-strand-of-black thread that I picked up at a "free" table somewhere. The gimp looks almost pewter-colored. The silk thread practically tensions itself. I configured it into a bookmark, and used a finish that I found in Rosemary Shepherd's book *Introduction to Bobbin Lacemaking*, on page 76-78. In this finish, rather than weaving the thrown-out pairs down the outside of the bookmark and bundling them at the bottom, the thrown-out pairs become passives, part of the sewing edge, until they are well anchored, at which time they are thrown out. Thank you so much for such a beautiful pattern! I'm already deciding what color to make it in the next time! I will keep the black one, but the next one will be a gift for someone special. Best regards, Sally Jenkins, Creswell, Oregon, USA, where I planted tulip bulbs today - another link to The Netherlands :-) - 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] Fold out road maps for lace exhibit
Hello All! Today I am starting a search for some nifty fold out road maps of Individual countries--you know, the kind we used before GPS & MapQuest. As you may know, we are fully booked for monthly lace exhibits for next year & one of the venues has six (yes 6!) big bulletin boards in addition to three showcases. My initial idea of putting up Michelin maps came to a screeching halt when I found out how expensive they are! Worth every penny, but not in our budget. I do have a well-loved map of France, but would like to fill the other bulletin boards with maps of Great Britain/UK, Germany, Spain, Benelux & Scandinavian countries. If you have already traveled there & do not expect to use your road map in the future, would you consider donating it to our exhibit? The maps will be hung at a kid friendly height & the tie in will be "find the lace towns on the map", sort of like pin the tail on the donkey. Please contact me off list if you can help. Donated maps will not b! e returned as I expect they will be toast after the kids located the towns! Many thanks. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, USA for Lacers of the Lake LOL Sent from my iPad - 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/
