Re: [lace] Calling all lace authors
FYI, Pam Palmer is a tatter, who has previously authored a Shire Publications booklet on the history of tatting. That same booklet is now available as a print on demand book. I don't know if Pam had a lot to do with that, or if it was the publisher who did it. Maybe you all need to chat with your publishers? Lauren Snyder On 5/25/2013 4:05 AM, Catherine Barley wrote: Seems a good idea to me but I know nothing about the different formats and would have to rely on the superior knowledge of some of you younger ones out there. All ideas will be most welcome and hopefully we shall find a solution between us. - 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] Tatting question
On 3/28/2013 7:36 AM, Gray, Alison J wrote: But having read what other people are doing I have been wondering if someone can tell me what the difference is between needle tatting and shuttle tatting. HI Alison; With shuttle tatting, the shuttle holds the thread for you while you use it to make knots directly on the thread, either the same thread (ring) or a different thread (chain). With needle tatting, you make the knots on the needle and then pull the thread through the knots. Needle tatting tends to be slightly looser because the knots are not tight around the thread like they are in shuttle tatting. You should be able to find all sorts of demos of both kinds online. Lauren in Snohomish WA - 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] Needle lace beginner questions
On 3/21/2013 7:56 AM, Debora Lustgarten wrote: Hello Arachnes, Although the conversation regarding our commemorative plans is interesting, I'd like some help on the steps and how-to regarding mounting a needle lace project onto the stitching pillow. Do you couch the outline threads before mounting the project onto the pillow? How do you mount the project so it doesn't come off when you pull the needle? Many thanks in advance, Debora Lustgarten HI Deborah; Sew your pattern to the fabric pad, and then pin the whole works to a pillw. You can take it off or move it around as needed while you work. Or even take it off the pillow to work in your hand for a bit and then pin it back on the pillow to continue. Lauren in Snohomish WA. - 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] Arachne 20 years commemorative suggestions
I like this lace idea! With a website to display them all :-) Lauren in Snohomish, another lurker, tatter On 3/20/2013 5:55 PM, Liz and Ken Roberts wrote: How about commemorative name tags? Or maybe someone on the list (with more knowledge and talent than I)would be willing to design a small piece of commemorative lace that we could each work for ourselves? If the pricking is posted online everyone could download and print it and we could make our own commemorative piece of lace. It could be like the poppy project where everyone could choose the stitches they use so the pieces are the same, yet different? We could load photos of our finished pieces a web site dedicated to the commemorative year like what is done with the bookmark and ornament exchanges. If people have other photos of Arachne gatherings, there could be a section for those as well. Liz in cold Missouri where we are supposed to get snow tomorrow EVEN THOUGH IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SPRING! - 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] chicago
My daughter will graduate from Navy boot camp at the end of October. It is just north of Chicago in Great Lakes IL. Do any of you know of things we should check out when playing tourist? I make lace, my husband likes airplanes. Thank you very much. Lauren in Snohomish. - 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] Re: Hyperbolic Chrochet Coral Reef Project
On 6/24/2012 9:50 AM, Jean Nathan wrote: I saw the UK one a couple of years ago (probably more than a couple as time goes so fast). It was quite amazing what they did with what is essential a couple of types of crochet stitches in various colours. It was well worth seeing. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK I was surprised to NOT see Seattle on the list of exhibits so far! Does anyone know of a reef being put together for the Pacific Northwest? Lauren in Snohomish - 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] divide4r pins
I am in need of opinions, please :-) I make divider pins for use in Bobbin lace. Mainly they are brass pins and some of them are silver plated. In the past I have bought piuns in large numbers and used them freely. Yesterday I received a shipment, and this time they are labeled with a warning that the pins contain lead and therefore are not recommended for use by children. So my question... How do you feel about pins with lead in them? Do you only pick up and move the pins by holding to the decorative beds or turnings on them, or do you7 lift and reposition your pins by holding the metal pin itself? I am getting ready to return the pins, but I thought I would ask first! Thank you. Lauren Snyder - 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] Arthritic hands and Picking Up Bobbins
And by talking about it, others can let you know what worked for them!!!
I also have ET. There is a website for the International Essential
Tremor Foundation if you want more info.
For me, though,*tinting my glasses green made a HUGE difference!!! *I've
had it over 15 years and at onje point I had people worried about me
having Parkinson's and asking me to go to the Dr. The Dr told me I had
ET. Drink wine before dinner to calm your hands enough to eat they said.
Then while I was at an art class, someone told me about a book they were
reading and it said red lenses increase tremor and green calms it. So I
went home and talked to my optometrist. They were happy to do an
experiment with me and tinted my glasses. I went from being unable to
hit the holes with my needle in cross stitch, to back happily stitching!!!
Ten years later I can see my tremor increasing again, but fine tuning
the green color has worked wonders.
Prepricking a pattern has helped me with getting pins to the right spot
when making lace with my tremor. But the green glasses help the most!
Please pass this on.
Lauren Snyder in Snohomish WA.
On 6/1/2012 6:40 AM, Nancy Neff wrote:
> My biggest problem is a gradually worsening tremor--"essential tremor",
> inherited from my father's side of the family. My Dad's tremor is very bad,
> so I can see where I'm headed and it's scary. I'm already having trouble
> putting pins in (hitting the hole when your hand is shaking all over the
> place is a challenge), and there are times when I have trouble keeping my
> bobbins (Continental) under control. Parallel to the lace problems, I also
> did a lot of off-loom bead-weaving and now have to wait until I have a
> particularly calm spell to do that anymore. Embroidery is also getting
> harder, since I like to do the fine work on linen. At work I have trouble
> controlling the mouse, and at bad times even typing.
>
> There is no effective medication for the condition, only brain surgery
> ("deep-brain stimulation"), which I'm sure the insurance won't pay for until
> it really badly affects my ability to work. I'm not sure there is any
> immediate solution except reducing stress (deep breathing, meditation, etc.)
> but I appreciate the opportunity to complain about the problems a little bit.
> Also, hearing what others go through puts my lesser problems in perspective
> since at least the tremor isn't physically painful. Thanks, Jean!
> Nancy
> Connecticut, USA
>
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Re: [lace] There's never enough room
A ferrous metal bobbin will discolor your thread. Probably any metal bobbin will! Lauren in Snohomish - 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] Brownie Emblem pattern
If you get any ionfo on it I would like to know as well :-) Lauren in Snohomish WA, USA On 4/28/2012 11:20 AM, Kim Davis wrote: I have a copy of an old Young Lacemaker magazine with a pattern for a Brownie Emblem. I would love to get a hold of this pattern, as my daughter's Girl Scout troop is just about to bridge over to Brownies. It says that I can send 50pence to Mrs. M Hall in Harrogate, England. Knowing this was published quite some time ago, I am trying to see if this is still possible. Does anyone know of her whereabouts at this time, or another way to purchase the pattern? Thanks, Kim - 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] beautiful website
I'm wondering if the row of pins is the final edge where the lace is sewn into the fabric and that the scalloped part of the fabric will be cut away. Lauren On 2/7/2012 10:07 AM, Catherine Barley wrote: - Original Message - From: "bev walker" To: Subject: Re: [lace] beautiful website It looks like there is part of the hanky pricking right on the fabric itself, pre-stamped as for embroidery patterns. Very interesting approach. And at that magnification the chocolate bar is even more obvious :p I've just taken another look and notice that there is a single row of pins placed vertically into the fabric centre and another row of pins placed horizontally. There are no pins placed into the fabric on the two remaining sides to be worked, so I presume the pins are not there to hold the linen in place? Any ideas? Catherine Barley 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/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] needle lace
HI Jen! The picture is wonderful! I will have to compare, but I think the wire I am using is about the same size you used. Your stitches are a lot finer that mine are right now. I'll have the push mine together, make them tighter and smaller. I love the look! Thanks for posting the picture. Needlelace in wire is possible! Lauren On 1/7/2012 3:13 PM, Jennifer Audsley wrote: Hi Lauren, I have spent a couple of days re-organising all my sewing, crocheting and lace-making stuff (very therapeutic and good fun too!). In the process I found my wire needle lace piece. I've uploaded the wire reticella photo on Lorelei's Ning needle lace site: http://needlelacetalk.ning.com/photo The design is one of Liz Ligeti's, I will get back to working on it and post another pic with - hopefully - more progress. And a close up so you get a better idea of how it's coming together. Jen in Melbourne, 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Needlelace question
HI Jill; I use a paper pattern covered with clear Contact paper. Sturdy enough for one use. Lauren On 12/29/2011 8:23 AM, Jill T wrote: Hi All Just before Christmas I took a class in beginners Needlelace - which I really enjoyed and would like to do some more. Does anyone know where I can get some architects linen from? Alternatively - what do people use as a replacement and how successful is it? Many thanks in anticipation of your helpful answers Jill @ London Heathrow - where the wind is getting up! - - 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] needle lace
HI Everyone; A needle lace project has been rattling around in my head for a while now, but I'm seeing it in wire. do any of you have experience with needle made lace in wire? Lauren in wet and windy Snohomish WA - 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 - self-closing mock ring - HELP!!!
On 11/27/2011 11:57 AM, Witchy Woman wrote: Spent a few hours perusing the internet for snowflake patterns, and found one that I like, but it uses something called a self-closing mock ring in the pattern. Of course, there is nothing in the book I have showing how to do this. And nothing on the internet showing how to do SCMR in needle tatting. I am thinking that a self closing mock ring could be fairly easily done, if you had 2 needles. Do the base chain for the SCMR as you would any chain. When you get to the part for the ring off the chain, take the thread you have been using for the chains knots and do a ring with the second needle, close it and go back to doing the chain. You might be able to do a ring off a ring with a third needle. Play with it! Good luck. Lauren in Snohomish - 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] Lace display question
On 10/25/2011 6:36 AM, Lyn Bailey wrote: 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? What about CD cases for small items? I did that with some bookmarks I wanted to pass around at a class. It worked well. I put a neutral felt behind the piece and the button that holds the CD in place created enough pressure to keep the lace in place! It was easy to open if they wanted to see the back. There is a size limitation, but it's better than handing it around unprotected. Lauren - 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] demonstrating lace
Another place without quite as much traffic... the car dealership! LOL My car needed some work so I brought my tatting and sat in the waiting room, in the sun, and tatted! Time passes a lot quicker that way, as well :_) Lauren in WA - 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] Attracting New and Young Lacemakers (Long memo)
This makes me think of the art school in Seattle. I wonder if they would host lace lessons. H. Now to find some time :-) Lauren in WA - 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: Ring Sizer
On 10/18/2011 4:47 AM, Susan Reishus wrote: So to clarify: when working couronnes, you would lift the lace off the support piece (paper, fabric, etc.) to set the size, then re-set it to finish? I haven't done them to my memory (or this way) so trying to wrap my head around doing this technique with a "ring sizer." Hi Susan; Couronnes are worked separately and then sewn down to the needlelace. If the ring appears to "go around" and behind the lade, then it is done ON the lace and no stick is used. Lauren - 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] demo question
There are those who believe that tatting derived from netting, done by the sailors with a netting needle. It is possible that needle tatting came first. It is also possible that they developed about the same time. Lauren in windy Snohomish WA On 9/25/2011 3:44 PM, Janice Blair wrote: Yesterday I was demonstrating at Pioneer Days in Belvidere, IL, and the question was asked - which came first, needle tatting or shuttle tatting? I always thought it was the shuttle, but does anyone know the correct answer? I came home tired and smokey as I was sitting near a very smokey open wood fire. My costume has gone through the wash and I am hoping my pillow and lace will soon lose the smell. We were very busy with lots of good questions and, of course, the comment that "Oh they are tatting". My companion Brenda was needle tatting, so I always pointed that out. - 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] Roller pillow
Be careful of cotton batting! I tried to make a pin cushion of several layers of a cotton mattress pad, and pins would not go through it! It was solid. Maybe this was because it was old and compacted? I don't know. I went for poly instead. Lauren On 8/15/2011 4:22 PM, Jane Partridge wrote: In message , Lorelei Halley writes I haven't tried cotton or polyesther batting. Possibly several layers of cotton quilt batting would work. But I would take a pin to the quilt store and test it -- try sticking the pin through several layers of batting to see how it feels. Cotton batting might work OK, but I can remember the advice against using polyester stuffing for pin cushions due to the effect it has on the pins - can't remember if it is just dulling or blunting as well - in which case use in a pillow would be equally bad for them. I suspect that it would be possible to purchase a second roller for the travel pillow - do they not use the size of roller that fits into a block pillow? - if so, then I would buy and use two rollers alternately to even out the wear - doing this has certainly extended the life of my block pillow blocks, which I have had for donkey's years and not had to replace yet - with no additional padding! The travel roller pillow I use most is a Finnish one, which the roller is made from tightly rolled carpet underlay (the recycled foam type) - and is showing no sign of retaining its holes or wearing out, despite a large amount of use over the last seven or eight years (I bought it the year the OIDFA congress was at Nottingham). - 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] conventions
Hi there :-) My enquiring mind wants to know... What do you all do with the tote bags that you bring home from these conventions? I have 5 now. One has patterns in it. One has my demonstrating "kit" for the fair. One still has all the stuff I bought at that con in it. How about you? Lauren - 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] Pictures of "Brugge" uploaded to Webshots
Absolutely STUNNING Clay. Congratulations to you both for a fabyulous design and execution! Lauren On 8/4/2011 6:35 AM, Clay Blackwell wrote: Greetings, gentle Lacemakers! As some of you know, I have been working on a "magnum opus" since October of last year. I have been working a piece in Flanders, designed by Anne-Marie Verbeke-Billiet, and finished it last month. I finally remembered to write to her and obtain permission to post pictures of the lace for all of you to see. She has not yet published the pattern, and I was reluctant to post pictures without her permission. This morning, I received an email giving me permission, so the photos have been posted on Arachne's webshots page. I failed to give technical details when I uploaded the photos. The piece was made with Egyptian Cotton 70/2. It required 350 bobbins with 25+/- additional bobbins for gimps. The gimp was reeled silk from Bart and Francis, worked in multiples which varied according to the perspective of object in the piece. The finished piece is 16" wide by 5 1/2 inches high. To see the pictures, shown in chronological order, go to http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/571334706pwYDpA?start=12 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] Kate Middleton's wedding dress goes on show at Buckingham Palace in pictures
Oh! I can see now, that single dress in the one huge room, Ghostly is right! Thank you. Lauren On 7/23/2011 12:19 AM, Jean Eke wrote: This slide show shows the dress in the context of the display. I venture to suggest that the dress shown in a darkened room with grand artificial light does not portray the dress fairly as it was designed to be worn in bright morning daylight. Hence the Queen's reaction. Jean Eke in Sussex UK http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/galleries/TMG8652362/3/Kate-Middletons-wedding-dress-goes-on-show-at-Buckingham-Palace-in-pictures.html#.TipzIZYKWes.mailto - 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] Kate's gown on display
HI Everyone; Please excuse my ignorance and help me see what you all can see... How would you display the dress? What would you like them to have done different? It seems to be well lit, so you can see details. I don't like the headlessness, but other than that what could they have done to make it better? Thank you in advance! Lauren in Cool Snohomish WA On 7/22/2011 3:19 PM, Sue wrote: That was my first thought when they put it on t.v. today "what a horrible way to display the dress" it certainly did nothing to show it off at its best. - 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] Music and Lace
On 7/9/2011 8:09 PM, Clay Blackwell wrote: Hmmm... David, I'm willing to bet I have the same CD!! It is called "Shantih - Lost in Time", and features a bit of lace on the cover. On the back, there's a bit of Withof lace (if I'm not mistaken), and the artists include Kay Rinker-O'Neal, Lynne Brownridge, and Kelly Yoakam. The instruments include guitar, flute, piccolo, hammered dulcimer, chimes, accordion, concert grand harp, folk harp, and recorder. This is one of my favorite albums, and I listen to it frequently, especially while making lace!! I still have a sticky note on the inside of the case which tells me how to contact them to purchase a copy (if anyone is interested!! - in which case, contact me privately...) Clay A number of years ago they put out a second CD, too. Can't remember what it is called. Lauren in Snohomish - 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] thorns etc.--fishbones
Nancy; What about Sturgeon bones. Were they not plentiful in the European rivers? They habe a spiney back don't they? Lauren in Washinton state, where it is FINALLY sort of sunny! On 5/30/2011 1:43 PM, Nancy Neff wrote: One last (perhaps) comment on the use of fishbones. I worked as a paleo-ichthyologist for several years, during which I made skeletons of various types of fishes, and handled the skeletons of many more. From this experience I offer the following observations: 1) The internal bones such as ribs would almost certainly be too soft or fragile to be used as pins, as well as not really pointed enough if they were sturdier such as from a large fish. 2) I think there may be a translation issue in the statement about pins from the "backbones" of fish. The backbones themselves are round disks. What is perhaps being refered to are the neural arches coming off the top of the backbone or vertebrae, but I would expect those to be too triangular and not sharp enough. 3) What might very well have been used, and might be the translation for what is being called backbones, are the bony rays in the spiny top front fin (the "dorsal fin") that runs along the back of spiny-rayed fishes, of which the perch is an excellent example. These bones are long, sharp, and sturdy. Some are straighter than others, and some are finer than others, but they are all much less fragile than the interior bones. As Alex has pointed out, this still doesn't address the question of whether fish bones were ever actually used as pins for lace, but I could easily imagine the spiny rays of perch being used along the edges of laces such as the Scandinavian laces that don't use pins in the interior of the lace. The only bones that could possibly have been used in any fashion, however, would be the bony spines from the fin along the top of a perch or similar fish. Nancy Connecticut, 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
Re: [lace] Re: State Fair Exhibit (was Handmade)
Our State Fair doesn't want anything under glass because of the possibility of breakage. We can mount on poster board but only partially so that the back is accessible. Lauren in Snohomish WA - 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] lace imprinting
I have, in fact, had some lace imprinted on pottery. It was done locally, and I too, wondered about sticky clay. Turns out the lace, in this case tatting, did not come back gunked up. Yes, it was somewhat "dusty" but the clay is not wet when they imprint it. It is mostly dry, slightly damp. A superfine lace would not show up well anyway, so a sturdy piece would come out just fine! I do know of some instances when they imprint the lace and then leave it in to burn away. Please verify before committing! Lauren in Snohomish WA On 14/03/2011 4:49 PM, lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote: I found the pertinent website. http://www.campbellpotterystore.com/upcoming-events/ Some online lace store sells this. I don't know which, but I was shopping online, searching for something lace related and found it. My only problem is that you have to get your lovely lace in touch with raw sticky clay. I'm not confident that washing would make all right again. Lyn in Lancaster, PA, US, where it was a bit nippier than they said it would be. Not sunny, not cloudy. And now it's dark. -Original Message- From: hottl...@neo.rr.com Sent: Mar 14, 2011 1:50 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] lace imprinting Hello All! My friend in Edinboro, PA just emailed me that Campbell Pottery will have a demo of lace imprinting on clay June 25& 26. The artist is Trudi Clark from NJ. They are also hosting a Lily Festival in July with a juried exhibit of artists using any medium to represent the lily. Hmmm. Sincerely, Susan Hottle - 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3505 - Release Date: 03/13/11 12:34:00 - 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 Erica in NZ
I'm sorry Liz, but Erika lives in Coalgate, in the Darfield area of NZ. She was there for the earthquake last fall, when the house was not damaged but well shaken. No word from her yet this time. Unless of course she moved after the last one. Lauren in Snohomish WA USA On 24/02/2011 6:26 PM, Elizabeth Ligeti wrote: I have been in contact with a needlelacemaker in Christchurch, - who is OK, luckily, - and although she does not know Erica, she knows that she lives in Hokitika on the West coast so she will not be affected like they are in Christchurch. I hope this allays some worry. We are such a great 'family" aren't we?, and we worry about lacemakers in disaster zones all over the world. It is nice to know there is still some good around, and it is not all bad. (When you hear of looting, and those 2 teenagers waiting, outside that destroyed building, to hear if their mother is dead or alive , and burglars break into their home.. Grrr!!! Unbelievable how low some people can stoop.) Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com - 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3465 - Release Date: 02/23/11 23:34:00 - 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 lace - architects' linen substitute
I have used paper covered with the plastic film you put over prickings. Sew the whole things to your fabric pad. I like my patern to be light and bendable so I can roll it up in my hand. Lauren On 04/01/2011 3:54 PM, Janice Blair wrote: Hi Sue, I use clear plastic that I buy in the upholstery section at JoAnne Fabrics. I trace the pattern onto the plastic with a permanent marker and then tack the piece of plastic onto double folded fabric. I use a reverse of the pattern to trace from so that when the marker side it placed onto the fabric, the pattern is the correct way round. There are several thicknesses to choose from. I use one that is very pliable but thick enough not to allow the needle to accidentally pierce it. I think the plastic is about 54 inches wide so a little goes a long way. My first needlelace class used this method but with folded felt underneath it. It worked okay but bits of the felt fuzz would catch on the thread and get into the work. Janice HI everyone I was taught to make needle lace using architects' linen on which to draw the pattern. I understand that this is now in scarce supple. I have enough for my own personal needs at present, but there is the chance that I will be asked to teach a class on beginning needle lace at a fibre arts guild. I don't have enough architects' linen to spare for pupils. So I was wondering what you all use, and if there is a good substitute? Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3358 - Release Date: 01/03/11 23:34:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Lace at St Louis Botanical Gardens
I agree with Ilske. Sol-lace or Tenneriffe, with needlelace diamonds as well. Lauren On 03/01/2011 10:48 AM, Ilske Thomsen wrote: When I enlarge the photo it isn't clear enough to see anything but the motives are typical Sol-lace. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3356 - Release Date: 01/02/11 23:34:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Beginning Threads
Kathy Kirchner carries Venus. Lauren On 04/12/2010 1:03 AM, J-D Hammett wrote: Hi, I start students with #8 perlé and then go to Finca 30 (Spanish thread) which now comes in several colours or if they are a quick study and I want to use colour DMC fil Dentelle 80 or Venus 80. The last two come in many vibrant colours and small balls of 5 grams which don't break the bank if you want to use several colours in a piece. However, I don't know if these threads would be available to you. Suggest pestering your suppliers to stock them. Good luck! Good lacemaking, Joepie, UK From: lacel...@frontier.com Lacemakers in my area used to start beginners with DMC Cordonet 30 thread, which used to come in many colors. Now it's available only in white and ecru, at least in the USA. I still have some spools of colored thread left, but it won't last forever. Besides, the beginners will want to get a supply of their own. What thread do you use with beginners? Has anyone found an alternate thread to DMC Cord.30? I have a few spools of Lizbeth thread, with varigated colors. This works for some patterns but not all. Alice in Oregon ... Very cold but supposed to be no rain for a day or two. - - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3296 - Release Date: 12/03/10 23:34:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Fwd: Re: [lace] DMC #30
Handy Hands carries Lizbeth thread in sizes 10, 20, 40 and 80. 105 different colors in all 4, including variegateds. Lauren On 04/12/2010 12:23 AM, Lorelei Halley wrote: Alice Lizbeth is a size 20, roughly equivalent to DMC #20, so it is a little thicker. Pearl size 12 is roughly equal to cordonnet #40 or 35/2 Bockens linen. DMC does make it in color, but you have to order it online. Local craft shops don't seem to carry it in colors. But Sulky and Aurifil also make pearl 12, in beautiful variegated colors and some solids. But look online. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3296 - Release Date: 12/03/10 23:34:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] my new lace
Lorelei; Nancy Evans has a wonderful tilted pillow that she uses to do her needlelace on. She can adjust the angle of tilt, and the pillow can spin, like a lazy susan, as well, so you can get to all sides as needed. I have done a piece in my hand because I needed it to be portable. It was not hard to do. BUT using the pillow, and think cookie pillow here, was also a very easy way to work, and comfortable, too. A small pillow that you hold in your hand, to me, is more awkward than just holding the piece. Having the piece on the cookie pillow, tilted up, on the table in front of you makes it easy to keep tension good, and can even be faster than in the hand. I don't know if Nancy reads this list... maybe she can chime in? Lauren Snyder in Snohomish WA. Lorelei Halley wrote: Catherine Thank you for your comments. I work in my hand, but have tried using a pillow. Soon after I started to learn I was having terrible problems with tension, and some of our experts suggested that a pillow might help. So I had a tubular piece of polyethylene and used that for a while. It did help with tension, but was too light weight. I ended up spending too much energy keeping it in place. So I stopped using it. For this piece I didn't use a pillow at all. As I worked I bent and folded the piece so I could get my left hand close enough to the work to use it for nailing down the stitches. The hardest part was actually the edge. Because the work was fairly heavy and I ended up with 95% of it dangling from my left forefinger. It actually took considerable muscle to keep from dropping it again and again. But most of my pieces end up being fairly large, because I enlarge everything (eyesight problems). So I'll just have to get used to it and work out a system. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.864 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3231 - Release Date: 11/01/10 00:35:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Some Puncetto tutorials
It sure looks understandable to me! Good work Avital. Lauren Avital wrote: Dear spiders, I've been working on some Puncetto Valsesiano tutorials and would appreciate feedback. I'm not an expert! I put these together because a number of people told me that they had trouble finding adequate information in English, beyond a few drawings. http://apinnick.wordpress.com/patterns-and-tutorials/ Scroll halfway down to the "Needlelace" section. Thanks, Avital No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3177 - Release Date: 10/04/10 11:35:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] 'thread
That sounds like "nylon" beading thread. Lauren laceviolins...@comcast.net wrote: My daughter was given some thread by her grandmother in law and we don't know what it is or how to use it. It is in a long, flat cardboard tube. It is labeled: RICE'S Silamide waxed for hand sewing Highest Quality Conveniently Put Up Size A 675 yds A. H. Rice Company, Inc. Leading Makers of Sewing Thread for 100 years Mills, PITTSFIELD, MASS. Anybody help? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3176 - Release Date: 10/03/10 23:35:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] another bobbin maker US
And lets not forget Pete Alderson in Colorado. Lauren - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] bobbin makers
Didn't I get some aluminum bobbins from Trigellis is Australia? And Mellor Aviation in UK... didn't they do aluminum too? Or was that just shuttles? Lauren Snyder - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Fan sticks
Absolutely stunning! Lauren Jean Nathan wrote: What about these rather lovely hand-mad fan sticks for a tatted fan. Think we've seen them before. http://www.lecurieux.com/Frivolite/frivolite.htm Jean in Poole, Dorset, 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3136 - Release Date: 09/14/10 23:34:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
[lace] mini-miniature
Lace that tiny is perfect for the resin filled jewelry of today :-) Lauren - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
[lace] Erica MacLeod
Today, our local newspaper had an article and pictures about the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch NZ. Does Erica McLeod live near there? How about other lacemakers? Please check in when you can and let us know how you fared, and in the meantime we are keeping you in our prayers. Lauren Snyder in Snohomish WA, USA. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Young people making lace (was Fibre familiarity)
HI Linda; I actually have a copy of a book that used to be the Lacemaking badge qualifications for Girl Guides! It is a reprint of the requirements from the 40's? Something like that. Lorri F has it also. Robin and Russ reprinted it way back. Just looked at the craft badge that Linda posted. Cool! A little bit of everything! Lauren, Girl Scout leader in USA. Linda Walton wrote: In England there is another source of education in making lace: Girl Guides can earn a badge by making a piece of lace. However, I have no idea how many take up this opportunity, nor whether numbers are higher or lower than they used to be. I discovered this to my own amazement. Something like fifteen or twenty years ago, High Wycombe opened an Arts Centre close to my home, and a group for lace makers started up. I took along my pillow and met some other ladies. We were not a class, just there for companionship, but one of the members was also a teacher and she worked with local Girl Guides. (Her grandmother had been a local lace maker - one who was still able to sell her lace - and she still used her grandmother's pillow horse. Although a Buckinghamshire lace maker, the patterns she bequeathed were more typical of Bedfordshire lace.) I have checked the website listing Girl Guide badges (U.K.) http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/guides/gfibadge/badges/craft.html but it does not give any indication of numbers working for this badge, or earning it in any given year. However, it is possible that there are some, and these young ladies would not appear on any class register in the usual Adult Education system. And, of course, there is no way of knowing whether they go on with it in later life. There is a call for people to volunteer to help Guides, whatever their skills and however little time they have; this does not seem to be the same as being a leader or organiser, just to help individuals earn a particular badge. http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/get_involved/volunteer.aspx This might be attractive to some of you who like to teach. To answer other questions, I am myself largely self-taught, using the Raie Clare book and video, and have only ever been to one class in my life, (a 'Saturday School' which I did not enjoy). When I decided to learn, it was because I was inspired by another lady, a member of our local Women's Institute. It was the beauty and history of the pillow that attracted me. Come to think of it - The W.I. used to run a good many courses in making lace; and not all the members are elderly, we had at least one teenager, and several young women during my own membership. Linda Walton, (in wet and windy but warm High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3086 - Release Date: 08/21/10 11:35:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Re: Yoga in Thread
I second what Clay says, and make sure you do a tatted version as well! LOL Lauren Clay Blackwell wrote: Having read the other positive comments, Mark... I suggest you scout around for a t-shirt printer, and put yourself into the business... Bethesda awaits you!! Clay On 8/11/2010 11:00 AM, Tatman wrote: These slogans have conjured up a picture for me. So I had to draw it up and share with you. :) Would be nice on a T-shirt! http://www.tat-man.net/yoga-in-thread.jpg - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3065 - Release Date: 08/11/10 11:34:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] IOLI vs OIDFA
Hi everyone; I am looking for input... I know what IOLI is, and have been to a number of their conventions. Their conventions are essentially their annual general meeting with classes, the classes being the more time consuming part of the week long event. I have heard of OIDFA, but have ignored them as they are not interested in tatting. But their "congress" every 3 years takes place in places I would like an excuse to visit. It was Japan this year, and next will be Australia, I heard. Have any of you spiders been to both events> An IOLI conference and an OIDFA congress? Can you compare them for me? Thanks very much. Lauren - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] knotting
I sent this to Faye, but for all of you... Knotting, as far as I can tell, and from what I have been told, is just a half knot. So you are making a loop, wrapping your shuttle around your thread and pulling tight. That is it! Or maybe wrap the shuttle a couple times to get a longer knot. Lauren in Snohomish - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Pressing or Starching/Sizing
I have a friend who "mangles' her lace... rolls it with a rolling pin. Personally, I do not like the look of this as it is flatter. I like the dimensionality of fresh made lace :-) Lauren in Snohomish WA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Sami
Hi Everyone; My son is studying the Sami, particularly the Sami of Sweden. He has to do a report on the 17th of Dec. Are there any of you who would have connections? In particular I am looking for (possibly) the magazine that is published monthly, Sami Folker. Thank you and sorry for the interruption. Please contact me off list if you can help. Lauren Snyder in Washington State USA l.sny...@aceweb.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Which Book to Buy?
Lenore: And I have the book Colour and Texture in Needlelace by Ros Hills. Pub in 1987. The chapters are: How needlelace is traditionally made; The Sampler; Colour Theories; Observing your surroundings; Simple design ideas; preparing designs for lace; Free stitchery and textural effects; Tassels and beads; Dyeing; Conclusion- carrying on a great traditional craft. This is a cool book! There are a few patterns you can work, but the focus is taking needlelace in any direction you want! I got mine used at a lace day. Try something of your own design. It is great fun! Lauren Snyder in WA State PS: I have seen the Nenia books. All are excellent. Preview. Each is very different. You might want to try the library or somewhere to actually look in the books to see which you would prefer. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] book to buy...
HI again; The other thing you could do, if you are an IOLI member, is borrow the three Nenia Lovesy books from the IOLI library. THEN you could decide which one you would want to purchase! Lauren in WA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] csterpillar
HI Marji; I have not seen a pattern, but I can imagine one :-) Using maybe size 20 thread, make a series of split rings with, oh, 8 stitches per side. On the third ring do 8 sts one side but 4ds then join to the paperclip, then 4 more ds. Make 5 rings total. If you do the last ring unevenly, the you could have antennae from the thread ends. R1: 8/8 R2:8/8 R3:8/4+4 R4 8/8 R5:6/10 Cut ends about 1/4" away for antennae Little details you could add yourself, like picots for feet or a bead for an eye. Good luck and have fun with it! Lauren in WA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] hollow bobbins
Hi Noelene; I have in my possession some bobbins that are weighted. Originally they would have been hollow. They do not have spangles, just a little wooden button on the end that would be holding the weight in. Mine are square. I got these at IOLI this summer from the Canadian Lacemaker Gazette. Their turner must have got the idea from somewhere. Bev Walker might know. I like my pair :-) Lauren Snyder - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] musty books
Dear list; My thanks to all of you who put their two cents in on the smelly books discussion. In preparation for my trip to IOLI, I was handed a book for study, and I just about fell over from the smell! Mildew! The book had a post it note on it saying water mark, and yet I couldn't see one. I could sure smell it, though! As the book was no good to me as it was, I took my heart in my hands and ironed the inside covers!!! The smell was gone almost instantly! I am curious to see if the smell stays away, or perhaps some pages are contaminated... we will see. In the meantime, THANK YOU for all the ideas that were put out there. Lauren - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] The Lace Reader
Be patient with The Lace Reader. There is a worldwide Laydown of the book (it goes on sale throughout) on July 29. It was self published first, and now a new hardcover by William Morrow is coming out on the 29th. On the website it says that the worldwide rights to this and a second future book sold for $2 million. To read lace- According to the book you look at the lace until you get lost in it and you see things. It was very well written. I enjoyed it. Lauren - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] book
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Scroll down to the ad for The Lace Reader. Click on "learn more". I know nothing about the book, but was surprised to see the images of lacemakers. > -- > Doris O'Neill in Chicago area > I do know this book. It is Excellent! (I got an early reader edition) It is about a family of women who go way back to the beginnings of Salem. They are not witches, but Lace Readers. The story takes place in the present day and focuses on a woman and her mother and grandmother. The grandmother teaches lace to battered women as part of getting them back to themselves. The lace is really incidental to the story, but Brunonia Barry did a wonderful job of incorperating it and got the details RIGHT!!! If you like suspense and murder type mysteries, or even historical fiction it is worth picking up. Lauren Snyder - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
