Re: [lace] Waddesdon bobbins.

[Katrina Worley]

The archaeologist in me says that if the bobbins have a distinctive look, to 
the point that you could look at one and identify it as coming from that 
particular region, it’s a “regional type”. However, based on what I’ve 
understood from your post, unless the lace is equally distinctive, I don’t know 
that I’d classify the *lace* as a separate type. In archaeology we do this all 
the time; spindles can be classified by type, but spindle type doesn’t 
necessarily map directly to the yarn types spun with those spindles, or with 
the cloth woven from those yarns. 

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> On Jul 14, 2020, at 10:38 PM, Brian Lemin  wrote:
> 
> 
> Today i have been cogitating as to whether or not Waddesdon is a geographical 
> lace area that used a special bobbin.
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Re: [lace] Acheological findings in Sydney.. Australia

[Katrina Worley]

The reports from the Five Points archaeological excavations are online… In
going through the artifact inventory of the “Courthouse Block”, page 82
lists “lace bobbin fragments” and “lace bobbin all parts present” both
from the household analytical stratum, and described as
“biological/organic” and “bone/faunal”. The artifact catalog/object
numbers are 00985 and 00921.

The full list of reports are found at:
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/about/archaeology-reports-full-list.page

The artifact inventory I was scanning was this one:
http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/arch_reports/15.pdf
  (again, the listing
for the bobbins are on page 82 of the report)
This report: http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/arch_reports/5.pdf
  is an overview of
the interpretation of the site, and chapters 3 and 4 give an overview of the
textile finds.  On page 304 is a mention of the lace bobbin from feature AG,
and the suggestion that it represents “sewing activities not related to wage
earning” because of the other artifacts found in association with them.
Apparently the structure was a brothel that catered to middle and upper class
clientele and the interpretation is that the domestic activities of needlework
would create an appearance of gentility.

Given the huge library of reports, it would take some serious time to go
through them and find out anything more. However, with what I was able to
find, it does appear that two bobbins were found in the excavation and that
they were part of a needlework kit owned by a probable prostitute.

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> On Jul 5, 2020, at 9:44 PM, Brian Lemin  wrote:
>
> BTW American readers, they have also uncovered bobbin stuff at "Five
> Points" excavation.  Anyone know about their findings?

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Re: [lace] PieceWork, July-August 2017 - An International Selection

[Katrina Worley]

The problem with Zinio is that they use their own format, and with Interweave
Press publications it’s hit-and-miss as to whether or not you can easily
print pages or save an archive PDF file. Several years ago Zinio had an issue
with their server where magazines couldn’t be accessed for something like
two weeks, and unless you had them downloaded locally you couldn’t get at
them. As a result, I don’t completely trust Zinio. Having said that, I do
have to admit that my PieceWork subscription is through Zinio (the
subscription price is often lower through Zinio than directly from
Interweave). I end having to go through some rather convoluted processes to
save the files from the Zinio Reader to a standard PDF so that I can archive
them and access the files from outside of the Zinio reader application.  Other
publications (Handwoven and Spin-Off, in particular) have things set in a way
that it takes a slightly different process to save them from Zinio. Why this
can’t be standard even within one publisher’s offerings is something I
simply don’t understand. So yeah- Zinio is a really convenient way of
accessing digital magazines, but like Amazon’s Kindle or Barnes and
Noble’s nook formats, they really want to lock you into their apps/devices
for accessing the content. When it works, it’s great. When it doesn’t, it
can quickly become frustrating.

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Re: [lace] PieceWork, July-August 2017 - An International Selection

[Katrina Worley]

If the print copies of the issue are not available, Interweave does have
digital versions of their publications. Here’s the direct link to the
specific issue Jeri is referring to…

https://www.interweave.com/store/piecework-july-august-2017-digital-edition
<https://www.interweave.com/store/piecework-july-august-2017-digital-edition>

PieceWork is the one needlework publication that I have EVERY issue of. I
started my subscription with the first issue, and switched to digital as soon
as they made that option available. I even bought the entire back library in
digital version so that I could have an archive on my hard drive while
clearing out the print copies from my workroom. Most of the time I read it on
my iPad, but if I need to print out pages (for instance if there’s a chart
or pattern that I want to stick in my workbag), I print out just the pages
needed and don’t feel bad about making notes on them (I’m one of those who
can’t bring myself to write in books).

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> On Jun 19, 2017, at 11:57 AM, jeria...@aol.com wrote:
>
> Do you ever read PieceWork?

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Re: [lace] Testing whether Italics will process on Arachne's Old Server

[Katrina Worley]

On your Mac, if you go to the system preferences and choose “Keyboard”,
you can check the box that says “show keyboard and emoji viewers in menu
bar”. This puts a little icon in the menu bar that allows you to pull up the
two viewers from the desktop… the Emoji viewer is the same one you get from
the Mail program, but they Keyboard viewer gives you a diagram of the keyboard
layout. If you then press things like the “command”, “shift”, or
“option” keys with the keyboard viewer open it will show you what symbols
you have available.

Katrina

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> On Jun 8, 2017, at 2:27 PM, Adele Shaak  wrote:
>
>> Does the ü in Gütermann and the é in Perlé translate correctly?
>> I accessed them using the Character viewer which I think all Mac computrs
>> have.
>
> The u and e look fine at my end, but I’m also using Mail on a Mac. Bev has
straightened me out about the character viewer; for anybody else who has a Mac
and didn’t know it was there, it’s under Edit in Mail (and in the Finder,
too) but it isn’t called Character Viewer - it’s called “Emojis and
Symbols” There are hundreds of them, and I had to scroll down quite a ways
to find the little heart. I was searching for it using the alternate
characters on the keyboard (hold down Option or Shift+Option while typing the
keyboard characters), which is mostly alphabetic things like vowels with
accents, plus financial symbols like the euro sign and the pound sign.
>
> Adele
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Re: [lace] Beginners patterns

[Katrina Worley]

I did a quick web search on “Alex Stillwell fish pattern”, and came up
with this PDF as the first hit… I think it's what you’re thinking of:

https://alexstillwell.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/fish-1-9.pdf
<https://alexstillwell.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/fish-1-9.pdf>


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> On Jun 6, 2017, at 11:24 AM, Alison Gray <alliejg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all I remember a conversation a while ago about beginners patterns.
> someone mentioned a website, I think, Alex Stillwell. I bookmarked it but
> when my computer crashed I lost everything and I can't now find it.
>
> There was a  simple fish pattern. My 5 year old grandson is fascinated by
> my lace stuff and I have promised to let him make something in the summer
> holidays. So if someone could please send me in the right direction I'd be
> very happy.
>
> Alison in sunny Colchester, Essex, UK
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Re: [lace] Ancient threads - Z and S twist

[KATRINA WORLEY]

The problem is that it's an overly simplistic explanation. A skilled spinster
can spin either spindle in either direction with equal ease. We do it all the
time when we're plying threads after spinning; we spin one direction and ply
the other, and we do it on the same spindle. In addition, there are fabrics
found in Danish bogs which have S-spun warps and Z-spun wefts (the yarns
nest into each other and create a smoother surface on the fabric), and still
others with stripes of Z-spun alternated with S-spun in both warp and weft,
creating plaids, but instead of color, the plaids are formed from twist
directions which reflect the light differently.

FWIW- I'm an anthropologist/archaeologist with a special interest in textiles.
I've been spinning since I was 12 (mom taught me on my great-grandmother's
spinning wheel), and spindles are my spinning implement of choice.  I'm
teaching a brand-new course in our department on Ancient Technology, with
textiles as one of the major topics, so I've been working with this material a
lot recently.

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On Feb 5, 2014, at 10:07 PM, lacel...@frontier.com wrote:

 I found this explanation of the two twists rather
 interesting.

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Re: [lace] 17th c. premade tapes, Mezzo Punto-ribbon loom?

[KATRINA WORLEY]

Weaver here, and one who works with band looms and historic techniques. The
older term for “ribbon” comes from it’s woven structure… “rib band”, so you
might also see the spelling “ribband” in the older references. These bands
were often woven with a close-set warp and a weft that’s pulled tight, giving
a “ribbed” appearance to the surface of the band, hence the name. The picture
under discussion looks to me to be a simple tape, woven in a pretty much
balanced weave, of the kind that would be woven on a basic tape loom or with a
backstrap set up (not an “inkle” loom in the modern sense; that’s a more
recent style of loom, although the structure of the tape produced would be
pretty much the same). These types of tapes would be used for almost anything
requiring ties or laces in the household, so most households would have had
some means of producing it.

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On Nov 24, 2013, at 12:18 PM, Annette Meldrum ameld...@ozemail.com.au
wrote:

 No I did not find any references to ribbon but it is another interesting
 crossover.

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Re: [lace] New at www.LaceCurator.info: Crocheted Maltese Lace

[KATRINA WORLEY]

I'd agree with both, and add that in comparison to needlelace there's less
preparation… no need to lay out foundation threads, etc. You just pick up the
hook and go. It's also easier to correct mistakes.

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On Aug 24, 2013, at 2:11 PM, Beth McCasland bmccs...@gmail.com wrote:

 I'll take a stab, two actually -
 1.  you only need a ball of thread and a crochet hook
 2.  it's faster.  Having done filet/lacis, bobbin lace, and needlelace -
 seems to me that crochet is faster.  I can make a reticella like medallion
 in an evening, where doing the same thing in actual reticella takes me
days.
 OK, theory #3 - more portable.  At least for lacis or bobbin lace.  You
 could argue one way or the other over needlelace.

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 Seattle, Washington, USA
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Re: [lace] 20th anniversary

[KATRINA WORLEY]

I often use a cloth similar to a cover cloth when I'm knitting or tatting... I
lay it on my lap so that I can drop my work into it, wrap it quickly and move
it so it doesn't get tangled/dirty when putting it into my bag. When spinning,
a similar cloth keeps lint and dust off my clothes. Rather than covering my
lace pillow, it covers my lap. Sometimes these cloths are simple woven
dishtowels from Ikea or World Market, but other times they're linen tea towels
picked up on my travels.

Katrina

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On Mar 16, 2013, at 10:14 AM, Jane Partridge jpartri...@pebble.demon.co.uk
wrote:

 Not much use to a tatter, knitter or crocheter, and possibly only a little
so to a needle-lacemaker! We do tend to forget that there are forms of lace
other than bobbin lace on Arachne :-)

 To answer John's question, it is usually either a square or rectangle of
cloth, about the size of a tea-towel, that can either
 a) sit over the bottom half of a pricking/under the bobbins (when it is
often called a 'working cloth') - this has the advantage of stopping the
threads rubbing against the edges of the pricking or, on a fully dressed
pillow (which also has cloths covering the sides of the pricking or completed
work) catching on pins that have been pushed down or
 b) be placed over the pillow and any work on it when you move away for any
reason - either placed on if you are coming straight back, or pinned on for
transportation.

 Cover cloths used under the bobbins are usually plain material to stop you
going bozz-eyed after working for hours!

 In message
CAEtMP78SB8j3koOoqhE0X2seA9e=05huwshooknepxpj0+5...@mail.gmail.com, John
Mead johnbobm...@gmail.com writes
 OK, I'll air my ignorance, a quick google search didn't look very
 successful.

 What's a cover cloth?

 yrs,

 John Mead
 Tacoma, WA USA

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Re: [lace] Lace display question

[Katrina Worley]

Google riker mount...  these are shallow cases with a glass lid and cotton 
batting. They're used to store/display all kinds of things; you've probably 
seen them in antique stores being used to display things like projectile points 
or similar small items. For lace, I'd suggest a piece of finely woven cotton 
fabric over the batting to contrast with the lace so the design stands out. I 
wouldn't recommend them for long-term storage of lace, but for short-term 
display they'd be great since they'd resist casual pilferage. 

KW


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On Oct 25, 2011, at 6:36 AM, Lyn Bailey wrote:

 I was listening to some lace makers discussing the perils of showing pieces of
 lace.  People can’t seem to keep their hands off.  To say nothing of the
 light-fingered.  One person suggested putting the lace piece between two
 pieces of glass.  Seems like a winner to me. Might not deter all thieves, but
 at least it’s not something you can easily crumple into a pocket.  (What a
 dreadful picture.)  Perhaps even something that can come apart and be put
 together again with a different piece.  Screws of a discreet nature?  Does
 anyone have experience with such things, and where does one obtain such items?
 If I search online, what terms do I use in the Google box?
 
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Re: [lace] Docents

[Katrina Worley]

A docent is a volunteer, usually at a museum, historical site, nature park, 
etc...  They usually do public interface work rather than behind the scenes 
support work. I spent a lot of time as a living history docent at a local 
historic site before being hired as interpretive staff.

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On Feb 13, 2011, at 1:34 PM, Sue Fink wrote:

 I have now seen the word 'docents' on Arachne a few times and I am ashamed
 to say I haven't a clue what it means!!  Could someone explain?
 
 
 
 Sue Fink,
 
 Masterton, New Zealand
 
 Where it is still lovely hot summer
 
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Re: [lace] Need a bit of help with indentification

[Katrina Worley]

Yep- it's a netting shuttle. From the size, it'd be used to make rather fine 
nets. If it was originally with the tatting shuttles or other 
needlework-related items, it was probably used to make the ground net for 
various embellished nets such as lacis. 


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On Dec 11, 2010, at 11:20 AM, Ellen Winnie wrote:

 It looks like a netting shuttle to me.
 
 At 10:30 AM -0800 12/11/10, Celtic Dream Weaver wrote:
   I just put some tatting shuttles up on ebay here
 
 
 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=170578306380ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
 
 
 One of the shuttles I believe is some kind of weaving shuttle but I am not 
 sure
 as to what kind. On the shuttle on both sides it say By Christ H 
 something. I
 can't make it out. It was found in an antique store here in New York.The wood
 has a very nice patina to it and is nice and smooth. It has wound on to it 
 Jute.
 Is there anybody familar with this shuttle and can tell me what kind it is.
 Wind To Thy Wings,
 
 Sherry
 
 celticdreamwe...@yahoo.com
 
 http://celticdreamweaver.com/
 
 http://celticdreamweave.blogspot.com/
 
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Re: [lace-chat] Thanksgiving (was Christmas of old)

[Katrina Worley]

On Dec 1, 2004, at 9:26 PM, Weronika Patena wrote:
The Christmas Eve dinner started when the kids saw the first star 
(really
annoying when it's cloudy), and we got to open presents after dinner 
(according
to my friends you do in the next morning in the US - is that right?).
It really is sort of strange that all the fun of Christmas was 
actually on the
day before, and then on actual Christmas Day we just ate leftovers and 
had to go
to church G.

My mother was Polish, and we always did (and still do) the big 
Christmas Eve family dinner, followed by presents.  Christmas Day is 
the day we went to Mass.  When I married my husband, it actually worked 
out quite nicely- Christmas Eve with my family, Christmas Day with 
Gordon's.  My kids thought that Christmas gift-giving came in two parts 
for everyone.

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Re: [lace-chat] FW: Wool Sack?

[Katrina Worley]

try this link-
http://18.1911encyclopedia.org/W/WO/WOOLSACK.htm
Katrina
On Sep 23, 2003, at 11:38 AM, Jean Peach wrote:
I am wondering if anyone knows the answer to the following, my  DH
has been trying to find out where is the Wool Sack? In the House
of Commons or the House of Lords, who sits on it?  We have looked
up every reference  book we have and can't find any references to
the Wool Sack.
We learnt about this when we were both at school, too many years ago,
now we can't remember.
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Re: [lace-chat] Bastardy Order - was Sisters

[Katrina Worley]

On Jul 5, 2004, at 10:06 AM, Esther Perry wrote:
I have come to the conclusion that 'genealogy' can mean anything you 
want it
too, and I really don't use the word a whole lot any more. I prefer 
'Family
History'. And in the Family's History, both biological and natural 
parents
find a place.
As I'm an anthropologist, I tend to use the anthropological term of 
kinship to refer to family structure.  This includes biological kin, 
kin by marriage and fictive kin.  To an anthropologist, a family (kin 
group) is what the members of that group agree that it is... it's about 
the relationships between members however those relationships are 
arrived at.

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Re: [lace-chat] Re: plague/was ewwww

[Katrina Worley]

On Mar 1, 2004, at 4:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

A scientist tracked down some people in the village who were the 
descendents
of the survivors and examined them. It appeared that many of them had 
a gene
or two genes with mutations (defects- mind you, not superiorities) 
that somehow
made it hard for the plague virus to latch on to the cells.
A mutation is simply a change in the genetic code.  It's not good or 
bad in itself, it's just a difference.  What makes a specific mutation 
good or bad is the environment.  If plague is present, the mutation 
you're referring to is a positive alteration in the genetic code. If 
plague isn't present, it's a neutral change, unless it causes some 
problem in which case it would be a bad change.

 Somehow they were
able to tell that people who had two defective genes didn't get the 
plague or
AIDs at all. People with one defective gene would get the plague or 
AIDS but
would not be killed by it. Apparently, in them, the disease could 
latch on,
but progressed slowly enough that the person's immunilogical defenses 
could
defeat it.
In the case of the Plague gene, once copy is good, two copies is 
apparently better. If Plague is present, there would be a positive 
selective pressure for the gene, so it would tend to increase in 
frequency.  Not all mutations of that sort are quite so universally 
beneficial. The gene that causes Sickle Cell Anemia is a similar sort 
of mutation, with one significant difference.  Once copy of the SC gene 
gives on resistance to malaria but not Sickle Cell disease, two copies 
gives Sickle Cell Disease, and no copies leaves one susceptible to 
malaria.  In the case of Sickle Cell, the ideal situation is to have 
one copy of the gene, since two copies and no copies lead to illness 
and possibly death.  The gene will reach a point of frequency in the 
population that allows for the greatest numbers of individuals to have 
only one copy.

Katrina

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Re: [lace-chat] Split What?

[Katrina Worley]

On Feb 24, 2004, at 8:31 AM, Joy Beeson wrote:

When writing an essay on flat-fell seams, I said:
any error in width will be automatically compensated for.
Grammatically, I've got my choice of underlining automatically,  
saying
any error in width will automatically be compensated for, or saying
any error in width will be compensated for automatically.

Plainly, this is the same error as To boldly go -- but what is it 
that
has been split?
the verb in your two sentences is to be, and it's conjugated in the 
3rd person future tense (it will be).  In your first variant, ... 
will automatically be... splits the verb.
The second version ... will be compensated... avoids splitting the 
verb.

Katrina

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Re: [lace] Orvus

[Katrina Worley]

On Thursday, October 16, 2003, at 09:38  AM, Esther Perry wrote:

Once in a while the name Orvus pops up, as a cleaning agent for lace.
I just did a search on Google, and only got Orvus WAPaste as a 
janitorial supply,
and Orvus as a dog or horse shampoo!
Are these all the same product?
Yep- it's the same stuff.  I buy Orvus by the gallon jug at the 
tack/feed shop.  I use it in large quantities to wash wool (I'm a 
spinner/weaver), but also use it to wash quilts and lace.

Katrina

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Re: [lace] Exhibit/exhibition

[Katrina Worley]

On Friday, October 10, 2003, at 11:25  PM, Annette Gill wrote:

What you in the US call an exhibit, we in the UK call an exhibition.  
We use
the word exhibit to mean a single item on display within the 
exhibition.  So,
if the National Gallery had an exhibition of Van Gogh paintings, one 
of the
exhibits in that exhibition might be his Wheat Field with Cypresses
painting.

My question is simply this - what word do you use for what we call an
exhibit?
probably we'd use the term piece...  as in one of the pieces in the 
exhibit was the Van Gogh.

Katrina (who never worked with art exhibits, but did more than her fair 
share of archaeological and ethnographical exhibits while in grad 
school).

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Re: [lace] Re: Working with silk thread/insect pins

[Katrina Worley]

On Sunday, Sep 28, 2003, at 07:38 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Liz) 
wrote:

Just a question to the spiders though, does anyone know of a supplier 
in the
UK who sells insect pins (and I don't just mean lace suppliers).

If you know someone who has a connection to a university or college, 
you might check the campus bookstore. Most of the campuses on which I 
teach stock them in the bookstore.

Katrina

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Re: [lace-chat] Language question

[Katrina Worley]

On Sunday, September 28, 2003, at 06:59  PM, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:

What's the English term -- *is* there an English term? -- for the 
do-dad that used to show up on old maps? It looks like what one sees 
on a compass: a convergence of rhombuses (rhombi?), usually 8, 
sometimes 16, but at least 4, each pointing to a different direction.
compass rose

Katrina

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[lace-chat] Re:

[Katrina Worley]

On Sunday, September 28, 2003, at 08:40  AM, Jean Peach wrote:

I am hoping that some one on Arachne can help me,  I am sorting
out family photos with my family in Florida, we have identified
many, one is a real mystery.  There are three women they all
have hoops under their dresses.  Now I know from other photos
that they would have been taken in the 1800's sometime. When
did women wear hoops, in England?
Can you send me a scan of the photo?  I do a lot of 19th century 
clothing research and can probably come pretty close

Katrina

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Re: [lace] Continentals

[Katrina Worley]

On Saturday, August 9, 2003, at 11:41  PM, Annette Gill wrote:

I was also interested in the description of RA as inflaming the 
ligaments etc
around the joints.  The rheumatologist who dealt with my RSI 18 months 
ago
found I had high levels of rheumatoid factor in my blood, but said 
there was
no other indicator of RA.  But I wonder if it is a factor in my 
problems -
although the RSI was originally tendonitis in  my right wrist/forearm 
caused
by mouse-clicking, at its worst it seems to affect many
ligaments/tendons/muscles in both forearms and wrists.  I'm encouraged 
that so
many people here have problems with their hands but still manage to 
make
lace!

A little clarification... there are over 175 different forms of 
arthritis. They can loosely be divided into osteoarthritis and 
inflammatory arthritis. RA is one type of inflammatory arthritis, I 
have another.  RA destroys the synovial lining in the joints- this is 
what leads to the deformity of the joints.  My particular form of 
arthritis is one in which the joints themselves are not directly 
affected, but the tendons and ligaments around the joints are inflamed. 
The treatment for most of the inflammatory forms of arthritis are 
similar; anti-inflammatory and disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs 
(DMARDS). I don't have RA, but the drugs I take are the same ones used 
to treat RA.

One of the things that arthritis of any sort will do is to lead to a 
loss of range of motion.  This is the worst thing that can happen.  As 
the pain increases, the tendency is to not move- this causes the joints 
to become less mobile, which increases the pain when moving, creating a 
vicious circle.  It's important to keep the joints moving.  The problem 
is that some activities can put extra strain on the joints which can do 
further damage.  The trick is to find an activity that allows for 
gentle motion without causing more injury.  Lace is good for that.  
The bobbins aren't heavy, the motion isn't severe, but it is motion.  
One of the first things I had to give up when my arthritis became 
active was making baskets.  The strength needed to push and pull the 
rows into position caused horrible swelling in my hands.

Katrina

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was: Re: [lace] Continental bobbins, now RSI and arthritis

[Katrina Worley]

On Saturday, August 9, 2003, at 12:38  PM, Adele Shaak wrote:

Adele (who has to admit she doesn't know what RSI is, but is assuming 
it's some kind of arthritis)
RSI is repetitive stress injury...  not really arthritis, but a more 
generic description of a class of injuries of which carpal tunnel 
syndrome is one form.  Often RSIs involve a tendon or ligament which 
becomes inflamed and swollen and then pinches a nerve or nerve bundle.  
This is what cause the pain and numbness associated.  Because the 
inflammation is due to a repetitive activity (Nintendo thumb, tennis 
elbow), short term treatment usually involves rest and splinting, and 
long term resolution usually involves re-training the individual on how 
to do that activity without aggravating it.  In my case, I have a form 
of arthritis in which my immune system is malfunctioning and is causing 
the tendons and ligaments around the joints to swell. The symptom in 
each joint is very much like an RSI, but the cause is completely 
different, and it's not only in one or two joints- when I flare, it 
involves pretty much every joint in the body... and you have joints in 
places you don't know about until they decide to act up.

To get this back on topic, to prevent any RSI, it's important to NOT 
spend long periods of time in a single activity, so get up from the 
pillow on a regular basis and move around.  You should also switch 
position occasionally.  Even if you normally lace in a palms down 
position, work a row or two palms up.  The change in hand position 
will help relax the muscles that are stressed in your normal working 
position. It's a lot easier to prevent an RSI than it is to get rid of 
it once you have one.

Katrina

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Re: [lace-chat] Festivals

[Katrina Worley]

On Friday, July 4, 2003, at 08:53  PM, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
On Friday, Jul 4, 2003, at 16:08 US/Eastern, H. Muth wrote:

What other interesting and quirky festivals are there out there?
Haven't *seen* it; left the area before it started... But, when I 
visited a lacemaking friend (and an ex-Arachnean) in Half Moon Bay, CA 
(California) in early October of '01, the whole town was gearing up 
for a Pumpkin Festival, and I did see some early signs of it (got 
*very* tired of orange g)
I live in Loomis, California.  We have the Eggplant Festival (for those 
on the other side of the Pond, eggplant is what we call aubergines).  
What you have to understand is that Loomis did not traditionally grow 
eggplants.  The town decided that we needed an agricultural festival 
(we do have a strong agricultural tradition- mostly soft fruits), but 
since all of the good fruits and vegetables were taken by other area 
festivals, we ended up with eggplants. They had to convince local 
farmers to actually grow them. It's really quite fun- the whole town 
goes purple for the weekend.  About half the community breaks out the 
eggplant recipes, while the rest put on buttons and t-shirts that say 
things like lips that touch eggplant shall never touch mine.

Katrina
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