[lace] Current project
I've been working on edging for a set of placemats. I chose this project for my demos at Heritage Park in Calgary this past summer. I volunteered one day per week. The edgings provided long enough pieces that I didn't have to start a new piece each week. I'm still working on the third one. It is a beds pattern from Pamela Nottingham's book. I've had an issue with the corners. She has the pricking, working diagram and picture of the piece. The number of leaves vary between these - 7 on one, 8 on another and 9 on the third. I've figured it out now but I was quite confused. I haven't had much time to work on it this fall due to other commitments but I look forward to starting something new. Nita Ross - 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] galoon
The Oxford English Dictionary states: A kind of narrow, close-woven ribbon or braid, of gold, silver, or silk thread, used for trimming articles of apparel; a trimming of this material. One of the references they quote is from 1882 - The Dictionary of Needlework by Caulfeild and Saward: There are two descriptions of this article. One is a strong, thick gold laceâ¥It is woven with a pattern in threads of gold or silver, on silk or worstedâ¥and is employed in uniforms and on servants' livery hats. The other is of wool, silk, or cotton combined with silk or worsted, and is used for trimming and binding articles of dress, hats, shoes, and furniture. This sort is only a narrow ribbon. - 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
Re: [lace] pillow question
One name for the polyethylene foam is Ethafoam. Our group in Calgary has been looking into getting a sheet of it. It comes in different densities and I'm not sure which density is best for a lace pillow. The only supplier in Calgary will only sell wholesale to businesses so we are looking at ordering some though someone who purchases it from them. If any of you know which density is best I'd appreciate your comments. Nita in Calgary on a warm sunny winter day On 22-Jan-12, at 12:46 PM, Sue wrote: Ihave seen fun foam mentioned a couple of times and maybe as a short term fix I might be interested, except I dont know what that would be in the UK.My DH did play earlier at cutting out a small circle in the centre of the worst of the pillows and putting some dark green foam stuff (sleeping mat for camping I think) to fill the hole. Was an interesting experiment. I did purchase a pillow from someone who had given up lacemaking, some years ago which was a polystyrene pillow but had a piece of carpet underlay over that, but has been used soo much now that even that has deteriarated. I did swap it over onto one in better condition and throw away the original pillow a year or so ago. So I am off to prepare bobbins for the next piece and work it on the flat circle and see how I get on with it, I haven't used it very much. Thank you to all of you who have answered me, I wont have time this evening to reply to all of you, but I am very grateful. Sue T Dorset UK Hello Sue and everyone I have kept several poly pillows going by putting on them a layer or two of fun foam (as Sue Babbs mentioned) and a layer of wool fabric over that, doesn't need to be felted but it should be wooly (as opposed to smooth, cool worsted), then a cover cloth, then the pricking etc. On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Sue wrote: What do you put over to protect the pillow but allowing it be ok to put pins in and out? The first one I did put a towel over the top under the cloth cover and it hurt like crazy putting pins in, so that was no good (no idea where that idea came from). I think that maybe felt underneath might bring tufts of colour back up into the 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - 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
Re: [lace] Manos lace weight yarn
You can also use post it notes on a chart. Recently I bought myself a small magnetic board and made a long magnet from fridge magnets. I now use this for working charts. Unlike the stickies, it never needs replacing. Nita in Calgary on a warm and windy day On 18-Dec-11, at 2:31 PM, Clay Blackwell wrote: In my note to Mary Carey, I failed to mention that the single best "tool" I have found to help with charts is a roll of sticky-tape made in see-through colors which is like "post it notes" in that the tape can be pulled up and repositioned numerous times. I always use a strip of this to inderline the line of the graph that I am currently knitting. It saves a world of headaches! Usually the knitting shops carry this - it's a must-have for graphs. It's also used by people who do counted cross-stitch, so try there if you LYS (LKS) doesn't have it. Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA. 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - 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
Re: [lace] Shawl finished
I am having a hard time finding the webshots album and I would really like to see the shawl. I went to webshots but it looks like a site for professional photographers. Help? Nita in Calgary during a chinook (warm wind & cloudy) On 16-Dec-11, at 5:07 AM, Janis Savage wrote: What a beautiful shawl Agnes. It is amazing how exciting torchon can be when itis enlarged and made with colours and texture. Have a happy and restful Christmas. You deserve it. Janis in Honeydew, South Africa, where the weather is beautiful. Subject: [lace] Shawl finished Last night I finished a Torchon shawl for my daughter for Christmas. When I started it 2 moths ago, I was not sure whether it would be for Christmas 2011 or 2012, but I did it, and am quite pleased with the result. The material was a mixture of alpaca wool, silk and rayon in lace weight. Not the easiest to work with at it is very slippy and I used standard English bobbins with spangles. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Pinpoint, and is believed to be clean. - 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 - 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
Re: [lace] Lucky charms
I've been buying charms from a bead store. They have quite a collection. Nita in Calgary with winds up to 85 km/hour On 27-Nov-11, at 8:15 AM, Malvary Cole wrote: Sue - one of the places to look is your local charity shop. There are often 'old' silver and gold charms on sale and some of them are much nicer than the ones that are made today. I have a tiny little money bag that was in the Christmas pudding along with the 3-penny pieces at my grandmothers when I was about 8. It is still my favourite charm on my bracelet. If you got a little gold or silver chain (depending on the charm) to give with the loan of the garter, then the bride would be able to wear it afterwards. Malvary in Ottawa where we are having a November 'heatwave' +11 today when it could quite easily be -11, but this is MUCH better. - 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 - 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
Re: [lace] Your story
I signed up for a class without knowing what I was getting into. I was hooked immediately. I am drawn to complexity and lace is certainly complex. I also love that lacemaking is so old and I believe that old skills need to continue in order that they don't just disappear. Nita in sunny Calgary during a chinook (a chinook is a warm wind that blows in during the cold months. It raises them temperature and melts the snow. Last week it was minus -25 C. and today is it 3) On 23-Nov-11, at 2:14 PM, Lora wrote: What is it about lace making that keeps you interested and how has that changed over the course of your learning? For me I first decided to take up lace after discovering that this beautiful fabric I admired could, and still is being made by hand. The process appealed aswell as the symbolism of weaving webs out of nothing more than plain ol' thread I originally wanted to make lace for myself to use, bookmarks, trims, handkerchiefs. But as time went on, it became a meditative process, no matter how many thoughts were racing through my head, questions and musings, sitting at the pillow allowed time to think and explore these thoughts without becoming distressed or confused when I tied myself up in knots (not to mention the threads, although getting them in knots was definatly frustrating! :-)) ) And I tend to keep very little lace for myself, deciding to start projects with a specific purpose in mind: a cravat to give as a gift, a fan to be auctioned off for charity, etc What about you? What sparked your interest and what keeps you coming back? Lora In a cold dark village in ayrshire - 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 - 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
Re: [lace] Arachne
I haven't been on this list for very long but I really value the conversations and information presented. It has a unique feel to it that I like. I don't want to see it change. There are plenty of lace things on the net with visuals. Nita in Calgary On 3-Nov-11, at 12:51 AM, Beth Marshall wrote: Thanks for putting things so succinctly Alex, I'll second that view. (though if I do start taking time to look at the ning and other groups available I'll have no time at all for actually making lace) Beth, Cheshire, NW England Alex wrote: Thank you both for Arachne, this unique method of keeping in touch with lacemakers worldwide. Please do not change it, I enjoy it just as it is and when new sites come on stream it is the ideal place for sharing the news so that those who wish to use them will have the opportunity. Hope you go on for ever. - 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 - 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
Re: [lace] A lace fence
I took a class last year in which a local doctor wanted to learn how to make lace so that he could make a fence like this. Here is a webpage with a video about the show. http://vimeo.com/7328825 Nita Ross in Calgary On 1-Nov-11, at 8:33 PM, Witchy Woman wrote: Picked up a book from the Library called LACE IN TRANSLATION. Very cool lace that people have made using different techniques and materials. My favorite is the lace fence... http://www.lacefence.com/ It's bobbin lace made with wire, with chain link fencing used for the ground. The book showed the panels being made in a workshop in India by constructions workers. Interesting story. What started as an art installation has grown into a business. To see more panels go into Yahoo or Google's Image tab and type in "lace fence by demakersvan". I'd love one of their panels! More pictures and information on the book here... http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/blog/index.cfm/2009/9/23/Lace-in-Tr anslation Love the lace oil tank! Enjoy! Peg ~~~ G: What is it you want? D: Freedom... to want nothing... to expect nothing... to depend on nothing. from THE FOUNTAINHEAD by Ayn Rand - 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 - 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
Re: [lace] What are you doing?
I've thought about using a merino silk blend to make a scarf (Jaeger spun Zepher) but I was worried it might stretch too much when finished. When I was first knitting with alpaca, my daugher - who is an accomplished spinner - told me that it has a tendency to stretch more than wool (if I'm remembering correctly). So, I am quite interested in how your shawl turns out and how much stretch occurs over time. Nita Ross Calgary AB Canada On 28-Oct-11, at 10:19 AM, Agnes Boddington wrote: Well, I was doing some Chantilly sample pieces, but have put this pillow to one side for the time being. At Pudsey lace fair I bought a kit to make a shawl in Torchon lace, using baby Alpaca wool mix. The colour of the wool is variegated in peacock colours. Ever since she was a little girl, my daughter has been obsesses with peacocks, and often buys clothing, earrings etc. in their colours. So I am trying to get this shawl done for her as a Christmas present, not sure whether that will be this Christmas or the next one. Agnes Boddington Elloughton - UK - 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 - 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
[lace] Lace classes
I have been approached regarding some lace classes for one of the weaving guilds in our area. I've been making lace for the last 18 months. I would have no problem with teaching the basics. There are two ladies in town with way more experience then me so I'm may just suggest the weavers contact them. . I have a teaching degree and I've done a lot of adult ed. so the class itself doesn't scare me. I have a few questions that I'm sure this group would be able to answer: What are the main challenges in teaching a group? What should I suggest for the time duration of the class? How far should a beginner class go? I'm thinking torchon, cloth stitch, half stitch, footside and plaiting while doing a sampler, some edging, a bookmark and perhaps a small motif of some sort. I know that many of you teach so your input would be very welcome - even if you think that it would be a mistake for me to teach this class. Nita in Calgary on a sunny day On 25-Oct-11, at 10:37 AM, AIR wrote: Thank you Noelena, this is the best song to have stuck in my head. The words put a big smile on this ol' face Hello Jolene, enjoy your lacemaking. Aine in Reading Pennsylvania Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. - 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 - 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
Re: [lace] to Glue or not to glue?
Another idea may be to try a Golden acrylic gel called GAC900 or the silk screen fabric gel. They are specifically formulated to be used with fabric. They dry with a softer hand than glues usually do. I've used it in painting on fabric. Here is the Golden Web site on using their products with fabric http://www.goldenpaints.com/technicaldata/fabric.php Has anyone tried this? Nita - 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
Re: [lace] to Glue or not to glue?
You could use fray check which is used frequently in sewing and quilting. I often but a dab of it on knots when tatting or finishing lace as well. It won't affect the thread colour. However, don't put a bit blob on as it does harden. Nita R.in Calgary just after our first frost with beautiful fall colour all around us. We normally have frost by the beginning of September. On 23-Oct-11, at 6:51 AM, Sue wrote: I have been using a worker pair of gold rush on a bangle decoration for our tree, at the end I have tied it off, then created a long loop with the thread to hang onto the branch, ending with a knot and then knotted it again over the top. It looks tidy enough, but I am wondering if I ought to put a dab of pva glue to stop it fraying. At the moment I still have a couple of inches spare thread after the knot as I haven't yet trimmed it close to the knot. Any thoughts please. This is the first time I have used this particularly thread and dont want it to fall off my tree in the future Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.co.uk - 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 - 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
Re: [lace] Needle Tatting - request for resources
Here is an online resource which has a number of demos for various tatting procedures - some with shuttle and some with needle. http://threadsofatattinggoddess.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-to-tat-online-resources.html Nita Ross in Calgary where it will freeze tonight but be sunny tomorrow. The Rocky mountains are covered with snow. On 17-Oct-11, at 6:11 PM, Chris Brill-Packard wrote: Hello, I have an new member to the Western Reserve Lace Society who is interested in learning "Needle Tatting".We do have one member who will be able to assist her with her skills. I was wondering if any of you have any good recommendations for DVD or books for reference learning with sources for purchase? I have never researched tatting so I am a little out of my league. Thank you all in advance for any and all suggestions. Chris Brill-Packard - 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 - 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
Re: [lace] re Casper Netscher's Lacemaker
I am currently reading a book about Rembrandt called "Rembrandt's Eyes" by Simon Schama. In it there is a painting by Caravaggio - The Death of the Virgin - painted in 1605-06. The group of monks that commissioned this painting refused it because Mary has bare feet in it, and the connotation of bare feet was felt inappropriate - even though the Carmelites who commissioned it were an order who went around in bare feet at that time. So perhaps the bare feet of the woman in the painting we are discussing could have had both meanings and therefore open to interpretation. Nita in Calgary on a cool windy day. On 17-Sep-11, at 4:03 PM, Jean Eke wrote: In the booklet, 'Highlights, The Wallace Collection' published by The Trustees of the Wallace Collection, 2003 the painting is interpreted thus: "Dutch paintings of the 17th century often had a moral. In this small picture, the little lacemaker serves as an example of good behaviour for a Dutch housewife of the time. The mussels lying at her feet are a symbol of her virtue as both stay in their shell. Her discarded shoes suggest she cannot leave the house without them and so avoids temptation. The broom beside her emphasises her spotless house. On her richly embroidered cap is an emblem of doves and clasped hands that tell us she is a loving wife. Lace-making was also a sign of the virtuous housewife, since it was a long, laborious process allowing the maker little freedom from domesticity." ! I hope the Wallace Collection will forgive such a long quote but I felt I must defend the little lacemaker and advertise a wonderful Art Gallery in London. They also have Frans Hals, The Laughing Cavalier, with his wonderful needlepoint cuffs and collar. Jean Eke in Sussex , England, on a chilly , wet & windy late evening. - 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 - 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
Re: [lace] Silk thread
Here is another source for silk. The business is in the process of changing hands but I'm sure they will have the same product. http://www.treenwaysilks.com/index.html On 6-Sep-11, at 10:07 AM, Adele Shaak wrote: Hi Everybody: Can anyone tell me what "purse silk" or "purse twist" is? From what I have managed to glean from the web, it appears to be three ply silk with a high sheen and thicknesses quoted are 300 and 500, or numbers to that effect. Just his morning it hit me where I'd seen the term "purse silk". It was to do with a pattern I bought once to knit a beaded purse. The company that made that pattern sells "3-count" and "5-count" rayon (i.e. "artificial silk" or "art silk") in a couple of dozen different colours on its website: http://swallowhillcreations.com/category/rayon/5-wt/ Hope this helps. Adele North Vancouver, BC (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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - 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
