[lace] Teneriff Lace
Does anyone know where I can get the supplies to learn to make Teneriff lace? Also a book on how to make it? Andy in Texas Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lurker Learning Lace
Hi, I have beena lurker for the past 5 years while I have been learning to make torchon lace. I only today found the photo site and was so very impressed with the lace you all are making. Recently I finished my first book mark and although I can see several mistakes, I am pleased with the result. I am working through Christine Springett's book and video, The Torchon Lace Book. The Video was most helpful since I am learning by myself. Andy Blodgett in Texas - 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] Lurker Learning Lace
I live in Spring, Texas which is about 30 miles North of Houston. There is a group of lace makers on the opposite side of Houston about an hour away. I have considered joining the group but, I really do not want to drive that distance. Have a Super Summer, Andy Blodgett > > From: "suebabbs...@gmail.com" >To: Andy Blodgett ; lace@arachne.com >Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 9:47 AM >Subject: Re: [lace] Lurker Learning Lace > > >Andy > >Thank you for stopping lurking - and congratulations on your first bookmark. The breadth of lacemaking on the Arachne website is amazing! > >If you tell us where you are in TX, you may find there are others who would meet with you and share their knowledge > >Sue Babbs (in Northfield, Illinois) > > > > > > - 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] Lace Scrapbooks
I have one that was made for me. In about 1956 my grandmother made a scrap book for me (age 13) of old lace handkerchiefs, collars and cuffs she had. She sewed each one on to the 1956 style scrapbook paper which is not acid proof. My mother added handkerchiefs to the book. Each item was labeled as to the kind of lace, original owner and/or where it was obtained. In about 2005, I removed each item from the bad paper and saved the notes she and my mother had written. I then sewed each item onto 12" x 12" acid free scrapbook paper and pasted on the original notes by the lace.. I saved the cover of the original scrapbook my grandmother had labled for me in gold letters. I put all the pages and the cover into a new acid free scrapbook with acid free plastic sleeves and added a few more lace antique handkerchiefs and a baby bonnet I had purchased on e-bay to the collection. Most of the lace my grandmother had was from 1909. Some from her mother's (my great grandmother) collars and cuffs Cuba, where she lived and some Teneriff lace from Venezuela made with very thin silk thread. I consider this to be a real treasure. SMILE You're on Candid Camera. Andy in Texas - 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] hi
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[lace] Fw: I have been spamed
Hello all, I have been spammed. Do not open anything from me with the subject matter "Hi". It gets into your computer and sends the same message to everyone on your contact list. If this does happen to you, you need to change your password to access your internet messages. Hopefully this will stop the problem. Andy Blodgett "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand and wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!" - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace] Newby from Texas
Hi, My name is Andrea Blodgett. I sign my e-mails "Andy in Texas". I have never tried Bobbin lace before and am just now ordering a book on how to do it before I invest in the supplies. A friend suggested using pencils for bobbins and a sofa pillow. I will be lurking for a while to see what is hapening on this list. Glad to be here and I am sure I will become addicted to it as soon as I master the stitches. A little about myself- - I enjoy Crazy Quilting, Lace dyeing, collecting antique lace, embroidery, beading, sane quilting, genealogy and dollhouse miniatures. I am a member of Embroiders Guild of America and am treasurer for my chapter in The Woodlands, Texas. I am president of The Bee Crazy club for crazy quilts and a member of another Crazy Quilt club. I am 61, soon to be 62 and semi retired. I work 3 days a week at the company I retired from in 2000 (Saudi Arabian Airlines). As you can see my 4 remaining days of the week are taken up with many hobbies. I often stay up until the wee hours of the morning talking on-line. My husband, Doug, is also retired and his hobby is Live steam trains that you can ride on. Our son, Dale, age 38 is still living at home and working. So I shall lurk for a while until I am knowledgable to ask intelligent questions. Andy in Texas Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Bobbins
Here I am again with another question or two. 1.What is the purpose of the spangles? Weight? Decoration? 2.Should you buy bobbins in pairs? If in pairs, why? I have to say thay you all are so very helpful to a newcomer to the hobby. You have given me so much helpful information. I have decided to wait and buy bobbins and cookie instead of experimenting with made up stuff. I think I will just get frustrated by not using the right equipment. I ordered Lessons in bobbin lacemaking by Doris Southard as a used book. Later I will problably order other beginner books as I can see there is lots to learn. Andy in Texas Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Newby from Texas
Thanks for the warning about the "horror kit". I know exactly which one you are talking about and I had already decided to buy The One and Only lace maker cookie with wheel from Snowgoose. T thought $28.00 was a good price and I like the idea of the wheel so I don't have to keep moving the pattern. I can see where I could get very confused. The bobbins I think I will get Midland style as I like the idea of the little knob at the top where you can put the hitch. Andy in Texas Noelene Lafferty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Andy, Welcome to Arachne! I too joined (9 years ago!) before I started bobbin lace. I live in a small town in Australia, no lace teachers, so I taught myself from a book and got (and still get) lots of help from the list over the years. Please consult us before you purchase any equipment - there are a couple of things to be warned about, like a "horror" kit for beginners which should be avoided at all costs! Perhaps there is a member already in your area who might be able to help get you started. >From the signature line on your email, you sound like the kind of person who >will enjoy this group a lot! Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Newby from Texas
I am about 30 miles North of Houston in Spring, Texas near I-45 Andy in Texas Pene Piip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Welcome to Arachne, Andy, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. You didn't say where you are in Texas. Please tell us. There are 6 lace groups in Texas, so there is a chance there is a group near you. Penelope Piip An Australian living in the City of Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Bobbins
Thank you so much, Debbie, for the history lesson. I collect antiques and love to know a little about the development and history of them. Keep up the good information. I am reading it ALL. Andy in Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andy wrote: "Here I am again with another question or two. 1. What is the purpose of the spangles? Weight? Decoration? 2. Should you buy bobbins in pairs? If in pairs, why?" These are the kinds of questions that should bring a great number of responses...and just as many different answers! Here are my contributions. As far as the spangles go, no one knows for sure why they started putting beads on bobbins. The East Midland lacemakers at some point during the 19th century started putting spangles on bobbins. That is where it originated, but no one considered it worthwile writing down why it originated. When I lived in England, the supposition was that it may have been linked to the use of machine spun threads. The talk was that there may have been a tighter twist on the thread which frustrated some poor lacemaker enough that she or he decided something had to be done to keep the bobbin still...hence the spangle! It's all just talk though, since they didn't write it down. You will find that information about the decorations is the same kind of thing. For some reasons, not recorded, the bobbin makers of the East Midlands area began making bobbins with decorations. There are other areas of decorated bobbins (honiton for instance), but when most people think of decorated spangled bobbins, they are thinking of East Midland lace bobbins. As far as using bobbins in pairs, it's a matter of preference. You will find that many things in lacemaking are a matter of preference. I do not use pairs. When you wind your bobbins, you will learn to wind them in pairs, but when you start working the lace, you won't do too many things before you find out that the bobbins do not stay in pairs! So, it's up to you. I have limited funds and a great admiration for beautiful bobbins, so I find that I get more for my money by buying single bobbins. Keep asking questions...the information available to you from these ladies is priceless!! Debbie -in- -F-lo-rida The signature looks a little different because my parakeet insisted on adding her own additions to it (the dashes) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Thumping
Thanks for the warning. I know my husband will not put up with "thumping" while we watch TV. It is bad enough when I turn pages in a catalog. That is called "racket"!! Andy in Texas Lisa Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I had to chuckle when I read this, because my husband likens that thumping to chinese water torture when I use one of my foam pillows (not my one-and-only, I think it's a slightly softer foam). Funny, but I have no problems tuning the noise right out of my consciousness. Lisa Thompson in Plano, Texas USA (a suburb of Dallas) > Barb ETx wrote: > > Another disadvantage of the foam ,,that the inner cover stopsthat thump > thump of the bobbins on the foam. I had a class once and the gal had an > Ethafoam pillow and she thumped thumped during the entire time. That is when > I sought out the fiber carpet pad. (G) But she was very nice and no one > said anything. That was when Ethafoam was just entering the lace arena. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Encapsulating versus laminating
I am so sorry her item was ruined. I do not laminate. I "encapsulate" genelogical papers I use Archival save mylar (flexible plastic that does not produce gasses which damage fabric & paper). Look for it in your office supply store. Frequently it comes like a sleeve with holes punched in the sides to hold papers. I cut the hole part off along with one short side then make a sandwich with the item (lace, paper etc) in the middle. 1. Put double stick tape around the edge of the top side of the bottom sheet 2. Place the lace item in the center. The Mylar should be just a little larger than the item plus the width of the double stick tape. This way the item never gets anything stuck to it, but floats freely in the middle between two sheets of Archival safe plastic. 3. Carefully place the second sheet of mylar on top. Beginning at one corner and working around to seal it. The result is something that is preserved, but not damaged and can be removed later without damaging the item by simply cutting the outside edge.between the item and the double stick tape. Hope this helps anyone wanting to preserve an item. Andy in Texas Carol Adkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Spiders All, I have followed this with interest, as it is what I do with some - only some! - of my prickings. But - a cautionary note! The mother of one of my children had the mat which the child had made laminated - against my better judgement, I must add! - and was very upset with the results. Because the mat was not flat like a pricking, the lamination produced lots of air bubbles - which was what I half suspected, and warned against - over the mat, and really did spoil it completely. The child was devastated, as it was quite a big achievement for her, a relative beginner, to have completed the mat, so the outcome was not a success! So - if you ever have the desire to laminate the lace itself, do think carefully. The laminating was done in a local stationery store - maybe it would depend on who does the laminating, but I suspect it would always be liable to air bubbles, and therefore disappointment ensues, to some extent. Carol - in Suffolk UK. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] encouragement for novice
Jenny you are doing great. I hope I can do as well. In the mail this week came my pillow, two books and bobbins from a friend. Then today two friends in my EGA chapter loaned me some more books, one in Italian (which I do not speak or read) but it has wonderful pictures of lace from the 1500s. So tomorrow I will begin covering the pillow and maybe get some bobbins loaded. Andy in Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 26/04/2005 14:47:31 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So don't be shy, have a look at www.brandis.com.au/craft/lace.html and feel free to offer suggestions on what the next pricking should be. Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia Jenny, Well done - and what a great way to record your efforts. The old worm bandages are always a joy to look back on - however, never much of a joy to make. I think your paper bobbins look brilliant and I want to say keep it up - you really have the got hang of this. Regards Liz in London I'm back _blogging_ (http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee) my latest lace piece - have a look by clicking on the link or going to _http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee_ (http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace rides up on pins
Youall probably thought I had given up, gone to sleep or dropped out, but I have been lurking and working for the past month. Yesterday,I finally got my "One and Only Pillow" covered and started on learning bobbin lace. So far I am working on the whole stitch and half stitch basic stitches. Looks like a lovely gauze bandage. I used all beige thread for the passive threads and a red thread for the working thread so I could see the mechanics of the lace. When I put the base row of pins in stratight (on which all the bobbins hang) the lace tends to ride up on the pins. Is this a common problem for beginners? My solution was to angle the pins slightly away from the lace so that the weight of the bobbins keeps the lace from riding up on the pins. I am putting the rest of the pins in straight. Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Fwd: Catastrophy
Andy Blodgett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 19:04:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Andy Blodgett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Catastrophy To: Barb ETx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Being new to bobbin lace (on my second piece), I have now discovered the benefits of holding down the bobbins when not in use with a ribbon or other band of fabric. Today I left my bobbin lace for a while and covered it nicely but, but forgot to put the hold down over the bobbins. I set it to one side and later in the day was doing something right beside the pillow and dumped it upside down. Lots of un-lady like words followed shortly there after. It took me about 20 minutes to straighten everything out. I am still not sure if I have it right, but will proceed anyway. Moral of the story: Anchor your bobbins with ribbon or something if get up to go anywhere or any period of time. Andy in Texas Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] 2nd attempt
This is my second piece of bobbin lace. It did not come out as it was supposed to because I added an extra cross by mistake to every stitch. Well, at least I was consistant so I finished it anyway and will try it again to correctly do the half stitch. I was please it at least looked better than my mangled fish net (1st try). I think it will be a long time before I am able to creat something delicate and pretty. But, I am persistant and will keep at it. Andy in Texas Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/pjpeg which had a name of 2nd bobbin lace.jpg] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] 2nd attempt
Here is my second attempt. Hope you can access the site now. It is in the album called Crazy Quilts http://community.webshots.com/user/andreablodgett Andy in Texas Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Plastic bobbins
Andy Blodgett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Is someone looking for plastic bobbins? I have some I would be willing to give to you. Please contact me privately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Andy Blodgett Jane Viking Swanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All, I think someone was looking for plastic bobbins in the US. Both Holly Van Sciver www.vansciverbobbinlace.com and Lacemaker www.lacemakerusa.com carry them for $5.50 a dozen. I happen to have those two catalogues to check in. You could also check Lacy Susan, Kathy Kirchener and other US suppliers. Jane in Vermont, USA where it got hot and humid again [EMAIL PROTECTED] Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
