[lace] Carmen’s Lace
I found a picture on the photostream tab of Arachne Flickr. If you are looking at it on a phone then you need to scroll across to the left to see this option. I hope this helps. Regards, Helen. > On Oct 9, 2021, at 18:03, Elizabeth Ligeti wrote: > > Where do I find Carmen’s lace, please? I cannot see a section with her name > (can’t remember her surname) . > > Regards from Liz. L. - 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] Springetts/Fountains Catalogues
Hi, I have a lot of midlands bobbins that were from the ‘bobbin a month’ sets that were sold by Springetts and then Fountains. Some of the sets are quite obvious but I need help with others. Does anyone have any old catalogues that list what was in each set? My collection includes bone, ebony and other woods and covers a number of years. Thank you in advance, Helen (on the disconnected bit of the western mainland of Canada, a country that seems to have forgotten that it is supposed to be cold!) - 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] Picture on Flicker
Thank you to Sue and Jocelyn for explaining that there are options to the left of Albums. My logical, right-handed mind tends to assume that we are shown the leftmost options. > On Apr 14, 2021, at 17:56, Sue Babbs wrote: > > Hi All > > When someone writes to say they have just posted a photo, I suggest you start > by looking at the photostream on https://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/ as > it shows the most recent photos first. - 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] Picture on Flicker
Am I the only one who struggles to find specific pictures in the Flickr albums? Despite looking several times I still can’t see the mythical hankie. This isn’t the first time I have had this problem either. Helen (on the west coast of mainland Canada where the weather people seem to have turned over two pages of the calendar by mistake for it is ridiculously warm!) > Yes Karisse, Carmen Roig is a Spanish lacemaker, and the hanky is worked in > Ret-Fi, our Catalonian Blonda. - 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 quote
I don’t know where my copy of Le Pompe is at the moment so I cannot check. It is an interesting quote though I would question its accuracy. In what way does anyone need lace? Or even find it useful? Unless you have to make a lace trimmed dress, lace curtains, or similar? Lacemaking was useful in the areas and times of such things and lacemakers needed to make some money though I don’t think that is what it is trying to say. Am I missing something? Perhaps it is because most of my ancestry consists of country peasants whose lives would not have included any lace. Regards, Helen (on the west coast of mainland Canada). > *Lace is a work not only beautiful but useful and needful.* - 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] Goddess of Lace?
I agree with the first part of Adele’s message. There isn’t a goddess of lace because lacemaking postdates the age of specific gods and goddesses. Even in more modern polytheistic cultures this would be the case because there is no evidence (as far as I’m aware) of any lace existing prior to contact with the masses. Where I don’t agree is that we should make any attempt to manufacture a link. Why would we want to? What would it give any of us? You might as well choose someone associated with lacemaking and call them a god(dess). My two cents worth! Helen (further along the west coast of Canada but without any road links, where it is a beautiful sunny day) > On Dec 5, 2020, at 15:04, Adele Shaak wrote: > > H. I would guess there isn’t one, given that lacemaking developed in > Europe in the late 15th century, long after people only believed in the one > God. Lacemakers did have patron saints, of course - Saint Catherine and Saint > Andrew, depending on where the lacemaker lived, and probably other saints in > other areas. But they would only be saints, not goddesses. > > - 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] Sarah Dazeley hanging bobbin
For more information on Mrs Dazeley: https://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/dazley-sarah.htm I would have thought that these bobbins would have been of extra interest compared to the other hanging bobbins. Someone must have one! Perhaps Brian could write a special page on his website in such a way that it gets picked up by the media?! > On Jan 26, 2020, at 16:20, Cindy from Dallas wrote: > > Forgive my ignorance, but what is a âhanging bobbinâ? > > Cindy from Dallas > Ravelry ID:cinhad > knittingyards.wordpress.com > >> On Jan 26, 2020, at 5:53 AM, wrote: >> >> Springett says no one has ever seen it! I other collectors have never seen it. Did it exist? I think so, The bobbin turners (as now) appear to be able to sell "hanging bobbins" for good money. >> >> >> I have recently spent months trying to find "lost" bobbins and it is very hard and so far my quest for Marian Powys "lost Honiton" bobbins has failed! >> >> Maybe we will wake up one day and see it pictured in the Lace Guild journal! I hope so. >> >> Brian - 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] Wedding lace
I would be the last person to suggest that I have any more knowledge than the rest of you. That doesn’t stop me pretending sometimes so here goes ... I would like to put the idea out there that many of the antique handkerchiefs were used by men. Their fashions were more ornate and eye catching than their female equivalents. A gentleman would have a larger handkerchief or it could be a kerchief. Even when ladies were happily waving their handkerchief in their hand, it was fully unfolded and so maybe smaller than we imagine? Also, have I missed a reference to wedding handkerchiefs being a real thing in olden times? I certainly have not seen Alice’s message on this topic. End of my tuppence worth (we got rid of our ‘penny’ years ago but my old country still has theirs). Helen. > Antique examples were extremely large,15-20" of fabric. Smaller items are > usually described as chalice covers. > http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/215260?sortBy=Relevance&ft > shows a handkerchief 15inches square. > > Annette Meldrum in a rainy, South Coast NSW, Australia - 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] Wedding lace
Hi Adele, That does sound like an oversize lady’s handkerchief, even today. My ‘antique’ hankies are far smaller, less than half the dimensions including significant amounts of lace. As for the wedding part of it, I was not aware of any such tradition until I emigrated and found local lacemakers. It is not something that played any part of any wedding I went to or heard about. Before anyone contradicts me, I would explain that I come from peasant stock almost entirely from East Anglia in England so cannot comment about other regions or more posh weddings. Then again, I have no recollection of wedding handkerchiefs being mentioned during any of the British royal weddings either. As a cynic, I would suggest that the wedding tag was to attract extra attention to the piece :-/ I would be interested in reading about the experiences in other parts of the world as well as identification of Adele’s treasure. Regards, Helen in Adele’s part of the world > On Jun 23, 2019, at 10:18, Adele Shaak wrote: > > > Does anybody know anything about antique wedding lace? > > I have a piece of Duchesse lace that is approx. 13 inches (33 cm) square. > - 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] A puzzle and an updated website
Thank you Jean and David. I just checked out your website while walking my dog on the beach (life is tough, sometimes). It all looked wonderful and each page loaded extremely quickly. I appreciate the efforts that went into it all. Good luck with finding out the mystery item’s provenance. Regards, Helen on the sunny west coast of mainland Canada > On Jun 20, 2019, at 15:10, Jean Leader wrote: > > David has been busy and has now updated my website to make it 'mobile > friendly’. > https://www.jeanleader.net/collection/ceramic.html > > Jean - 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] Lassen
Thank you to everyone who participated in the lassen discussion. It brought up more questions than answers but that is what historical topics tend to do. I do hope that some of our silent majority also found it interesting. If anyone has anything further to add then do please pipe up. Or if it has triggered your own questions then why not put it to the rest for their thoughts. For now, I am going to consider the error of my ways and battle on with a hot, dry, summer. Regards, Helen. - 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] Lassen question
Hi, Since the list is silent, I would like to ask an historical question. I will state here that I have asked the question before years ago but didn’t get a satisfactory answer so here I go again ... For lassen (I think that is the word), where the ends of lace are overlapped and (almost) invisibly joined by oversewing, what thread did they use? We often hear about how the finest threads were used to make the lace. Then I got an answer that said that the lassen thread was six times finer than that. Presumably they always used the same type of thread (linen, cotton, silk or whatever) for both. Therefore, I am in something of a quandary and I am really hoping that someone can explain. Was there some secret extra-fine thread that was only available in short lengths? Whatever it was, it had to be strong and well-spun and available to these skilled artists. Just how fine are we talking about? I understand that there are a few specialists who still do this work so maybe one of you have used their talents and know something about it? Over to you all, thank you in advance, Helen (in hot British Columbia) - 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] Turning Lace Bobbins - Thank You
I have been overwhelmed by stuff recently and I have been detrimental in thanking all the wonderful people who replied to my question. Some were private and others sent to the list. I am very grateful to you all and I am now clear on the book’s contents. I haven’t had a chance to look at his website, or indeed others mentioned, but I will as soon as things calm down a bit. I recommend you all to contact the list regularly as it is a truly excellent set of resources, regardless of your particular lace interest. In the meantime I hope that you are all enjoying beautiful weather for your particular season. We are here on the west coast of mainland Canada though the nights are drawing in at a rapid rate. Regards, Helen. - 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] Turning Lace Bobbins
Greetings, oh wise lacemakers. I am interested in David Springett’s book “Turning Lace Bobbins”. Since it is long out of print, I am unable to look at a copy first. I am looking for the ‘tricks of the trade’ for doing the different decorative styles rather than topics such as ‘how to turn a basic bobbin’ or ‘choosing or setting up your lathe’ or even ‘how to turn bone’. Therefore I am looking to you for more information. Do you have this book? Is it any good? What topics does it cover? How do you think it compares with my ‘wish list’ above? If anyone knows of a cheap copy then I would be delighted to hear that as well ;-) Thank you in advance, Helen in the sunny west coast of mainland Canada, where most people are recovering from Thanksgiving - 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] Needle lace needles
Hi, I have a question for those of you who do, or know about, the finest needle laces. What size needle do you use? I’m thinking about when you use really fine thread (180 cotton, maybe). Thank you in advance, Helen (on the sunny west coast of mainland 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/
Re: [lace] Oldest lace group
There are many crafts who have made the journey from employment with its associated training to a hobby with groups of likeminded people gathering and sharing their knowledge. I suspect that many of us have multiple interests in this way. Guilds come together because of an existing interest rather than generating said interest. They certainly help to spread the word and provide learning opportunities. I don’t know the history of the IOLI. Presumably it didn’t just appear from nowhere. Who were its founders? Where did they meet and how? How did their smaller groups start? Do those groups still exist? They may have changed names and/or locations. It would be interesting to trace it to its source(s) rather like exploring a major river. That would provide plenty of opportunity to research the spread of lace interest throughout the USA. It would also have many fascinating links to Europe, I suspect. My C$0.02. > On Jun 17, 2018, at 09:41, Devon Thein wrote: > > The International Organization of Lace dates its start to 1953. I just > looked up The Lace Guild. It seems it was established in 1976. > > Would it be true to say that the International Organization of Lace, > Inc is the oldest continuing lace group? - 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] computer programmers and lace
I started out as a programmer in 1983 (I did a sandwich degree in maths and that was my year ‘in industry’). I had been introduced to lacemaking in the 1970s since one of my grandmas made lace (btw, I’m still tracking down information to send to Suffolk). I worked in the defence industry using languages specific to our computers. One (Fixpac) was a low level language where we were directly manipulating the bits and bytes - space was at a premium in those days. The other (Coral) was a higher level language which compiled down to Fixpac (both were proprietary to my then employer, Ferranti, as was the hardware). This was probably about as close as you could get to a lacemaking equivalent. However at no point did I associate one with the other. To me the link is logic (one of my strengths, and weaknesses) with the ability to also be creative in how you manipulated the component parts to produce something powerful. Isn’t this also the basis of the early machines for making lace? IMHO, to see lace within a computer programme would be unlikely unless you were programming something similar - weaving perhaps? For me, you would probably need to go back to when the lacemaking machines were being conceived and have somebody who made lace by hand and then saw how to translate the steps into a mechanised version. As usual, just my C$0.02. Helen, who is trying to get the dog to realise that it is too hot for a walk at the moment! > On May 27, 2018, at 13:10, Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi > wrote: > > Dear Friends > if any of you are computer programmers, 1984 and 1985 was a long time ago, > but do you remember if you had any bright ideas about the resemblance > between lace making or lace-patterns and coding? And if so, in what > software language? > > Thanks > Sharon - 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] Difficult laces
To ask what is the most difficult lace is like asking what is the most difficult school subject. It is subjective (sorry!) and dependent on many factors, only some of which are related to the innate abilities of the individual. It is important to remember that lacemakers didn’t dart about the world’s offerings or even tackle multiple patterns. They learnt young and made their lace as they were taught. Nobody told them their type of lace was easy or difficult just how to make it. This was true for Honiton, Beds, Bucks Point and presumably all the European types as well. If they developed a true talent then they may have worked on more complex patterns. Their focus though was to be able to sell their products to help their families. This is a long-winded way of saying that, IMHO, there is no definitive answer to the question of which is the most difficult type of lace. In the same way there is no one favourite type. My C$0.02 worth. Helen on the west coast of mainland 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/
Re: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s
Speaking from my family’s perspective, my grandmother learnt as a child in the 1910s. This was at some local girls’ club in Suffolk. Then she married and had a family (obviously!) and lace was put away. When she was sadly widowed in the early 1960s she went back to making lace. She showed my sisters the rudiments of making lace in the 1970s (I was considered too young - or too difficult?) which she had never done with her daughters. I’m wondering whether others of her generation were similarly finding time in retirement to return to lace in the 1960s and 70s thereby kickstarting another revival? Helen who originally lived in lacemaking areas in England before learning to make it in Canada! > On Mar 26, 2018, at 07:59, DevonThein wrote: > > I am attempting to write a catalog for the Lace, not Lace: Contemporary Fiber > Art from Lacemaking Techniques. > The exhibit will include the work of Ros Hills, Lieve Jerger, and Jill > Nordfors Clark who I consider to have begun their activity during the lace > revival of the 1970s. If I were to try to establish a context for what was > happening in lace at that time, what are the most important things that I > would touch on? > - 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] Lace samples
I'm wondering what you all do with your lace samples? I'm thinking of segments of a piece that you decided not to complete; short lengths of continuous laces where you may have been testing threads, colours or whatever; working out certain techniques before progressing to the final piece; and similar. I cannot believe that I'm the only one with these pieces. In general, I've been sewing them onto a cushion cover - I'm on my second one now. What do you do? Please share your methods with the list to inspire the rest of us :-) Regards, Helen (on the sunny west coast of mainland Canada where it is beginning to feel slightly autumnal and I'm delighted!) - 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] Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford
Hi, I was excited to see that the old Cecil Higgins gallery in Bedford had reopened. I took a look at their website but saw no mention of lace. I contacted them to ask where all their lace is now but I got no reply. Does anyone on the list know the situation? Do they still have a lace section or has the lace been moved elsewhere or put into storage? Thank you in advance, Helen (A smidge south of Vancouver on the west coast of mainland Canada where it is a beautiful spring 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lacemaker's dog?
I am still trying to work out what specific needs a lacemaker had that would end up with a dog breed especially for them. Were the key lacemaking areas popular with bulldog breeders who could provide the runts of the litters? I also can't imagine someone working hard on their lace would want to be letting a dog out or taking it for a walk. Then there would be the challenges with females of the breed. Also, even if there were a specific need, would lacemakers provide a big enough market? It would seem as likely that the runts would end up as ship dogs and have made their way to France in that way. There were far more ships and boats crossing the channel than lacemakers. The dogs could have been exchanged, as some exotic and rare breed, for cognac or perfume. I am sure that this breed can be ideal as a companion and I am delighted that some of you have discovered that for yourselves. I would suggest that there are plenty of other breeds (or mongrels) that would be equally appropriate. Breeding a dog that is a great companion is a lot better than the cosmetic desires some breeders have today and which are threatening the future of many dogs. Just my tuppence worth ... Regards, Helen. - 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] Dog patterns
Thank you all for your wonderful replies to my question about dog patterns. A good friend, who is also owner and training director of my dog's daycare and school, is going through an increasingly difficult time. I thought it would be good to make her a small something. Given my own health challenges I am not sure what I would be able to achieve hence my including blackwork in my question. I suspect that I would use your suggestions as input and then make it up as I go along which has always been my preferred method. For any of you remember my infamous survey last year, I have zero visualisation ability so I do need a starting point. I will keep looking. Regards, Helen (Suffering from a cold while sitting on the beach on the west coast of mainland 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] Dog pattern(s)
Hi, I am looking for dog patterns in both lace and blackwork. If you know of any then could you please let me know how to find it/them. Many thanks in advance, Helen (on the dark and windy west coast of mainland 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/
Re: [lace] ADMIN: Survey Request - please send privately
Wow, and people wonder why the list is so quiet these days. Sadly the animosity remains. I have been on this list for a very long time and have seen many ups and downs. Each down causes long term impact to the list members. I'm bringing the, totally voluntary, survey to an early end. I will send any analysis privately to those people who kindly - either privately or to the list - replied. I will not be troubling the list any further. Now, what nefarious deeds can I possibly use the information I have gleaned for? Hmm, I'm curious about that now ... Helen > On Jul 31, 2016, at 16:49, Anna Binnie wrote: > > Dear Everyone > Thank you Avital for bringing the issue of the survey onto the list. I > personally am annoyed with all the individual responses. > > I did not respond to the survey because I was not told why it was being > carried out, 'curiosity' is not sufficient. The survey is not annonymous > since you are responding with your email addresses. What happens to the > results was not clearly articulated either. Before you all claim but it is > amongst us and it could be fun. Think about the dark side. > > Who are we We all claim to be lacemakers or have an interest in > lacemaking, but could there be someone who wants to hack into our accounts or > find out about us for their own purposes. > > Loyalty cards collect all sorts of information for their customers and while > we may get a 'bonus' something, they get a profile of our shopping and some > times sell this information onto other parties. > > Please be aware of your own privacy and your own security and be careful > about what information you give out about yourself and to whom. > > Anna from a cloudy but warm Sydney - 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] Survey Request
I would like you please to send me your answer to the questions below. I will collate them all and send a summary to the list. 1) Can you 'see' a picture in your head? A) Yes, but only if I have just seen it in reality B) Yes, but only if I have ever seen it C) Yes, even if I have to imagine what it would look like D) No, when I shut my eyes I just see darkness 2) What is/was your involvement with lace in YOUR opinion A) I make/made lace from existing designs B) I make/made lace that includes my own designs C) I am/was a lace designer who also makes lace D) I am interested in lace and/or lacemaking but I don't make any You can just tell me something like "I'm 1C and 2B" or you can tell me more detail, the choice is yours. Please do answer though! There are no wrong answers and none are 'better' than the others so please be honest. I will keep your individual answers confidential and only provide the list with a statistical summary. This is a topic that has intrigued me since my childhood. I have wondered what the ratio would be for artists and craftsmen of various types and how it impacts their ability and willingness to try various crafts. I have seen how various members of my family developed likes and dislikes based on their answer. I would now like to understand this wonderful group who have all been drawn to lacemaking in some way. If anyone has any questions then do please ask. Let's say that you have until 10th August to send me your answers. Oh, and I will give you my personal answers with the results ;-) Many thanks in advance, Helen (on the summery west coast of mainland 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] Lutac (oops!) and Trillium
Firstly, a huge thank you to the very kind people (and Adele ;-) ) who answered my question about Lutac lace. It would seem that this is a modern lace that has some devoted followers but has never made it to the main stream. Who knows, though, what the future holds - perhaps one of the devotees will take it to the next level and teach others? For my second question, I am wondering if any of my fellow Canadians know what the situation is with Trillium Lace? I went to place an order and I got a warning that the site has possibly been hacked. My emails have gone unanswered. I really hope that this last remaining Canadian source hasn't disappeared. Anyone able to shed some light on the situation? In the meantime, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she is just on vacation ... Thanks in advance, Helen (in dark but still warm British Columbia on the west coast of mainland Canada, just down the road a bit from Adele) - 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] Lutec (?) lace
Hi there, oh knowledgeable ones. I had the privilege to go to Anchorage for a lace class way back in, I think, 1998. I did Bruges but I seem to remember that a few people were learning lutec (?) lace. I think it was a bobbin lace that made use of padding techniques from some needle laces. I have a mental picture (if I could do those, a topic for a future post) of them laying loads of short pieces of thread where they wanted it thicker. Have I totally confused you all yet? Anyway, I don't remember ever hearing of this lace since then. Did I completely make up this memory or is there such a lace? If the latter then was it just a short term 'fad' or does it have any history? Regards, Helen (On the west coast of mainland Canada where we are finally getting some more rain) - 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] Bone bobbins
Thank you, Brenda, and the other kind people who helped to answer my question. I hadn't thought about the bulbous nature of the continentals. It is interesting to read though that there were some bone continentals. I wonder whether it was the fact that bone was used for English bobbins that encouraged all the decorations? The midlands bobbins in particular are so much more elaborate while continentals are much more uniform and utilitarian. As for my collection? There are many, including family, who would like to get them but for now they remain with me. One day, I might be able to deal with my pain to the extent that hobbies are possible again - no harm in dreaming, right?! Regards, Helen in damp British Columbia on the west coast of Canada On 2015-09-22, at 2:51, Brenda Paternoster wrote: There were few, if any bone continental bobbins. I guess that’s mostly because even the heavier breeds of cattle around two or three centuries ago didn’t have bones thick enough to form into the bulbous shape that most continental bobbins have. - 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 Books Available
This must be quite a wrench, you have collected a wonderful set of books there on a variety of topics. I note that you will only ship to the US, I can certainly understand why you don't want to deal with international postage. Given my total lack of income, I can't decide whether I'm sad or relieved that you won't send to Canada! Good luck with the sale. Regards Helen (On the west coast of Canada, trying to convince a puppy with kennel cough that playing in the heat isn't the best of therapies) On 2015-07-30, at 10:53, Diane Z wrote: I am having to reduce the size of my library --- Lace, knitting, etc. Please go to http://athirstymind.com/dianez web site for the list of the books. Diane Z Lubec, Maine - 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/ - 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] Gallipoli and a smidge of lace
My main reason, on the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli, is to thank the Australians - one of your forebears saved my grandfather's life there. How? By giving him a drink of water. I don't know the details, sadly he was killed in a car crash weeks before I was born. I do know that he had had to cope with one cup of water a day before then. That was for him to drink, wash and shave and also everything for his horse. I also know that, from then on, he couldn't bear to hear a tap dripping or see water wasted. If it hadn't been for that wonderfully generous Australian, my family wouldn't be here. Thank you. For the lace content, I acquired a handmade christening gown recently. It has many inserts of Flanders type lace. The gown has obviously seen some wear but I don't think it is especially old. The lace looks handmade to me. My question is - is there machine made lace that looks like Flanders? Regards, Helen. (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/