Re: [lace] FW: Quaker samplers from Ackworth, Doing Research atMuseum Sites
Thank you Amanda. Lovely to see there is a book about the Acworth samplers. Lesley Sent from my iPhone > >>On 12 Oct 2017, at 15:35, Amanda Babcock Furrow wrote: > > The first message where Ackworth was mentioned is: > > https://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/msg51394.html > << - 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] FW: Quaker samplers from Ackworth, Doing Research atMuseum Sites
I can't find the original thread for this subject heading and wondered what it was about (I've tried the Arachne archives). The posts don't seem to be related to the subject any more. My interest is that I went to school at Ackworth and so lived with the samplers for five years. Lesley > > - 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] Care of fabrics - 1940s style
Thank you for sharing that; I love reading old housewifery advice. My favourite snippet from a book I have is that after washing your blankets you should go out onto the green with a neighbour to give the blankets a good shake. This appeals to me for two reasons: firstly the idea that we all have a green to go out to is lovely, and secondly I really like the concept for sharing housework with neighbours. Work at home always goes better when I share tasks with my daughter. Halves the time and the company is good. Lesley - 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] sorry
On 01/02/2014 10:47, Jane Partridge wrote: >> In any case, knitting with holes in is lace - and there are far too few knitted lace designs and patterns in certain Lace magazines... (hint, hint!) << I took lace knitting on my last visit to my lace group. "Oh that's nice," said someone "and do you make proper lace too?" Lesley - 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] oh no
On 31/01/2014 17:41, J D Hammett wrote: >> Please can you tell us "foreigners" what 1.safety heels 2. bobby pins are. :-)<< Not a 'foreigner' but bobby pins are hair grips. Dunno what safety heels are tho. Lesley - 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] Another "lace bobbin" on Ebay - any ideas on what it is?
On 31/01/2014 13:31, J D Hammett wrote: > >>> > The listing does not say 'lace bobbin' but just bobbin.<<< Are we looking at the same thing? The title says "Vintage or Antique Turned Lace Bobbin"and in the description: "Welcome to my auction for an Antique or Vintage Turned Bobbin.The item appears to be made from turned animal bone with a hollow centre. Unusually large for a lace bobbin " I have no idea what it might be, although it certainly could be used as a knife rest. A more detailed description would help. Lesley - 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] oh no
On 31/01/2014 02:04, laceviolins...@comcast.net wrote: >> a demonstration on do a short row heel that involved safety heels and another one that used bobby pins<< The second one sounds like Japanese short rows. My favourite demonstrator is Verypink http://verypink.com/2013/12/31/japanese-short-rows/ she uses clippie markers instead of bobby pins, but it's the same effect. I remember seeing other heel techniques on her site too so maybe she also does safety heels (tho I don't know what those are) hth Lesley in very wet and miserable Marple 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] seeking Milanese advice
On 22/09/2013 15:54, corinne wrote: Hi A back stitch is where you use the same pin hole twice. Once with one twist and the second time you make up the pin hole. Corinne Brighton Thank you. Something I've been doing without naming it. Lesley Marple 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] seeking Milanese advice
On 22/09/2013 12:22, jo wrote: >>>Sometimes a patterns anticipates a curve, while lacing you think you need backstitches, to discover you soon need backstitches on the other side,<<< I've been following this thread with interest as I've just started making Milanese lace. Could someone explain the term 'backstitches', please? It's not something I've come across. tia Lesley in unseasonably warm and sunny Marple, 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] First Lace iPhone App
>>Jean and David Leader kindly let LaceNews have a scoop on the release of the first iPhone lace app.<< Looks useful and interesting. Looking forward to the ipad version. Lesley - 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] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
On 20/05/2013 11:46, kloeppelki...@t-online.de wrote: >>Just a question on this thread because I wonder: Is "Kindle" a synonymous for any eBook reader or do you all really use Kindle? << Mine's a Kindle. Lesley in Marple, UK, wondering whether summer will ever arrive. - 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] books vs kindle
On 19/05/2013 18:38, Jean Nathan wrote: >>You've all left out the most important problem of owning an e-reader - where do you put your lace book mark?<< I love my Kindle, but my lace bookmarks are in my paper books which I also love to read. The books I like because they are in a familiar form, I can swap them with friends and take them to the charity shop and exchange them for more books. The Kindle I like as I can get to my Kindle books on my phone, my ipad or my laptop so it doesn't matter where I am, I can read my book. It's great for work, and also for my Open University Course as I can access my OU books and course materials via Kindle even when I don't have an internet connection. Lesley - 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] sympathy needed
Oh Nancy, you've got a long job ahead of you. Glad to hear you have a shadow pillow to follow. Good luck. Lesley Marple, 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Kinds of lace
On 28/03/2013 18:17, Susie Rose wrote: >>>The more I learn, the more I want to know.<<< My feeling too, Susie. Lesley - 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] Types of lace
I'm usually a lurker on this list, so fulfilling two tasks with one email. I started with torchon about 3 years ago. Since then I've also been taught needlelace and Bucks Point. I can't say I make Bedfordshire lace as I only tried it for a short while and we didn't get on. Last year I started to make a lace dragon in what I now know to be Milanese and which I am enjoying very much. I've usually got some knitting on the go as well, and it is often knitted lace. I love making lacy socks, and like Clay favour toe-up, two-at-a-time on a circular needle. I've nearly finished my current Bitterroot shawl in camel/silk with tiny beads on the edge so will be looking through my yarn stash for a new project soon. I've enjoyed reading what types of lace others make. No wonder this list is the first port of call for any lace queries - the wealth of knowledge and experience is fantastic. Lesley in Marple, Cheshire UK where we have lovely blue skies today, tho' the weather is still very 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/
[lace] Looking for a lace teacher/class/group in Montana
I have a friend in Somers, Montana who is interested in making lace but doesn't know if there is anyone teaching in her area. Does anyone know of any class or lace group that she could contact? tia Lesley - 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] Lacemaking in Croatia
Thank you for sharing that, David. When I was in Korcula in Croatia recently I saw quite a lot of lace on display in the Barilo Folk Museum in Blato. I took quite a few photos but as the displays were behind glass not many of the photos came out very well. There are a few in my flikr pages http://www.flickr.com/photos/28840295@N08/8112999343/in/photostream/ but I must apologise for the awful quality of the photos. Lesley Marple, Cheshire, 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Christmas card exchange
My card from Dorcas arrived today showing her talent in two crafts. A very pretty Christmas tree card and a lovely tatted camel which will be going onto our tree next month. Thank you so much, Dorcas - your card went into the post this morning. Lesley in a much brighter, and so far dry, Marple, Chershire 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Participating on the list
On 27/11/2012 14:13, Susan Reishus wrote: **Everyone - it is important to stop lurking and expecting others to do the writing. Any list like Arachne is only vital if everyone participates. It seems that there are fewer members trying to keep lace alive around the world. We must correct this. Please step up to the challenge and actively participate.** Jeri OK, I must admit to being one of those lurkers, only posting a couple of times a year. I think the reason for this is that those who post regularly seem to be so much more experienced lace makers than I am so I am somewhat in awe and not sure whether I can contribute much. However, the challenge has been put forward, so I will try to be more visible. In response to the 'what are you making?' question: I have just finished my Christmas lace swap and am about to start a Tara dragon from Lacewing Design. So, nothing on my pillows at the moment. I do have a knitted lace shawl part-made which I am doing as a KAL in aid of Medicin sans Frontieres. I'm enjoying reading what everyone else is making at the moment. Lesley Marple, Cheshire 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Harmony Lace Group, Cyprus
Wondering if anyone here has any information about the Harmony Lace Group in Cyprus? I'm in Cyprus this week and I've found where the group meets but notice that it meets on alternate Wednesdays. I'm hoping that this is going to be one of the Wednesdays and I could pop along for a chat Lesley Usually in Marple, UK Currently in Larnaca. - 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] LACE #145
On 10/02/2012 10:32, pene piip wrote: I am so pleased that my copy of LACE #145 has arrived today. Ann Dyer's article "Playing with Spiders" is very interesting. And lots more stuff to read, Pene in a very cold Tartu, Estonia (-12C at 12.00) It's a really interesting article, isn't it. I hadn't realised one could do so much with spiders. Can I also add that I'm very proud that my lace group's display is featured (even though I didn't contribute), especially the lovely piece on the back of the magazine by the much-missed Sue Willoughby. Lesley - 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] lace identification
On 13/01/2012 03:59, Jenny Brandis wrote: I am having a go at identifying the different techniques used in the 2011 Arachne Card Exchange Mine's torchon. I'm wondering whether Holly has received it? Perhaps I missed reading that she has. If not, it seems to be taking a ridiculous amount of time to get there. Lesley Marple UK, where the sun has come out and it's feeling like 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] single bobbin unwinding
On 1/8/2012 12:55 PM, Nancy Neff wrote: Hi all, I've searched the archives but haven't found the answer to this particular question: I have about 140 bobbins on my pillow, 120/2 thread, and of the 140 one bobbin particular keeps unwinding--i.e. the working length of the thread (thread leash) on that bobbin gets longer than on the other bobbins. I wound all of them at the same time, same spool of thread, of course wound the same direction. What might I have done during winding to cause that one to misbehave? I can't see a consistent difference. Tightness? Thanks. Nancy Connecticut, USA I've also found this happens and it usually seems to be because of the characteristics of the bobbin itself. I have one with a very tiny head which is particularly shiny and this is often the one that slips down lengthening the leash. Another has very light spangles and doesn't lie as flat as the others so the hitch comes loose and the thread leash lengthens. Perhaps the answer llies in the bobbin not the thread? Lesley Marple, Cheshire 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
[lace] Christmas Card Exchange
Lovely surprise in the post today: a pretty lace card from Holly Lacusky, and the pricking to make the little bookmark. Thank you Holly and thank you to those who organised the exchange and the collection of all the scans so we can all see them. Happy New Year to you all. Lesley in Marple, Cheshire UK where it is STILL raining. - 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] Lace Exhibition in Birmingham
On 10/12/2011 12:08, Jane Partridge wrote: I managed to get to the Lost in Lace exhibition on Thursday. There is still some building work going on in the Museum and Art Gallery, which if you go in by the main entrance is between the Bridge Gallery and the stairs down to the Gas Hall, and a lot of the lifts between floors are out of action because of this work. I first looked at the lace in the Bridge Gallery - this is a relatively small selection of lace from the large lace collection I know Birmingham museum has in store, but includes examples from different regions and centuries, and some tools of the trade. One case shows a pillow with work in progress, the attached bobbins being bone Midlands - though many pairs are missing, so it doesn't give quite a true picture. There is some lovely point de gaze on display, Honiton, Branscombe, Beds, etc; as well as the "black lace" (Chantilly) that forms the basis for one of the exhibits in the Gas Hall. Going through and down to the Gas Hall, you are met with quite a different view of lace, that makes you wonder if the definition of lace needs to be changed to "holes surrounded by... ". A large black lace curtain and pelmet effect surrounds two columns - and looks very realistic, until you get close up and realise that it is not made of threads at all. There is a hanging of crystals on intertwined "threads" in the centre - like a chandelier - and a room setting of black steel cords intertwined like a web filling the space in front of three huge long white dresses - there is a video display next to this showing the (speeded up) process of the exhibit being installed - really fascinating to watch. The "black lace" caught several of us out - without reading the description panel, you go into a "room" where there is a film showing of the lace shown under an electron microscope, with background noise of a silkworm eating its way through mulberry leaves... we all expected the moth to appear on the screen having chomped its way through the fibres! There are some large installations that look, at a distance, like lace, and some that show "holes surrounded by ." which are perhaps not quite lace-like, but if you can think outside the box (ie don't go into the Gas Hall expecting to see lace made from threads, you won't) it is quite a stunning display. The Museum tearoom's afternoon offer of cake and tea/coffee for the price of the cake was too good to miss (cheaper than probably anywhere else in the city centre!) and provided a chance to sit down. Wondering through other galleries, I spotted other textiles on display, including some lace in unexpected places - Birmingham Museum has *never* had a policy of displaying textiles. As a child, I can remember two dresses being displayed in a glass case between the gallery where the permanent exhibition of glass resides (Birmingham has a fine collection of glass, including some of Edward Burne-Jones' stained glass windows) and the tea room, but that was it as far as textiles went. When we had Sheila Shreeve, a curator who was cataloguing the lace collection, to talk at our lace day in 1993 Mom commented that she didn't know Birmingham had any lace - she had lived in the city since her birth in 1922 and had been a frequent visitor to the museum. It seemed the museum directors over the years decided that no-one was interested in textiles... and so they were kept in store. About the only other textiles I can remember in the Gas Hall were when there was a Chinese exhibition which included a silk loom (with demonstrations) and demonstrations of Chinese embroidery - but that was a travelling exhibition, not permanent. So, if you get the chance of coming to Birmingham between now and February 19th, do make the effort to go and see the exhibition - this will show them that textiles are important, and people are interested! I didn't buy the exhibition catalogue - I need the £25 it would have cost to pay for other things at this time of year... and there is currently the Birmingham-Frankfurt Christmas Craft Market in the city centre with lots of tempting stalls to buy Christmas presents from... (I now have a small glass locomotive!). I did wonder if we should arrange and have a lace-in at the museum whilst the exhibition is on! (There is a monthly knitting group that meets in the tea room at the museum, so the idea is not quite as far fetched as it seems...) It sounds really interesting, Jane. I will be coming down to see the exhibition some time in the new year, tho I'm not sure exactly when. I'd be happy to combine this with a lace-in - you know me, I'll make lace anywhere, on a train, in a museum ... Let me know if it's going to happen. Lesley just below the snow-line in Marple, Cheshire, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gma
Re: [lace] Your story
>>>On 23/11/2011 21:14, Lora wrote: What is it about lace making that keeps you interested and how has that changed over the course of your learning?<<< I first saw bobbin lace being made at Haddon Hall about 3 years ago. My daughter persuaded me to have a go and I was hooked. I loved the rhythm of moving the bobbins back and forth. I went to Knuston Hall to do a torchon course and have also attended the Edinburgh Lace Course, other than that, I've learned from books and the internet, with help from occasional meetings with lace making friends. It seems to be the process of making the lace that I love rather than the end product as, unless I'm making the lace for someone or something in particular, it goes into a drawer and is mostly forgotten about. I love the challenge of working out stitches that are new to me, and how to make a pattern work. I also enjoy spangling bobbins - putting together pleasing combinations of colours of beads. I think if it ever became easy I'd give up, but looking at all the wonderful pieces of lace here and at meetings, there are so many different types of lace that I'm never going to get to that stage. I do also like the idea of keeping alive a traditional craft. Lesley Marple, Cheshire 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
Re: [lace] St. Catherine, our Patron Saint - for Newbies
On 19/11/2011 17:48, jeria...@aol.com wrote: Dear Newbies, We have written extensively through the years about St. Catherine, the patron saint of lacemakers, whose day is next Friday, November 25th. There are local lace guilds who use this day as a special time for a gathering of lacemakers. The English custom is to serve Cattern Cakes. I don't know how I've missed this in the couple of years I've been on Arachne, but I shall make Cattern cakes to take away with me on Thursday so we can eat Cattern Cakes in honour of our patron saint. Lesley - 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] Making lace in beautiful places
Where do you make lace that is pretty? One of the advantages of having National Trust membership here in the UK is that you can go to a great variety of beautiful places, from stately palaces to small country cottages etc for no extra charge and sit in beautiful surroundings making lace. I have also made lace in the tea garden at The Lost Gardens of Heligan http://www.heligan.com/ which is near where my son lives. It is a very busy place and I had lots of people come up and ask about what I was doing. A great way to pass a sunny afternoon. Lesley in Marple where it isn't sunny but at least it's not raining. - 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] Stiffening Lace
Thank you, everyone, for your responses. I think I'll go with dilute PVA glue (after a test on the thread) as it seems that's what Stiffy is, and also as we have a huge container of PVA glue.BWs BWs Lesley - 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: Fw: Re: [lace] Re Stiffening Lace with Stiffy liquid.
On 11/11/2011 12:55, lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote: I too would like to know where I can buy Stiffy in the UK. You can get it on amazon.co.uk Lyn from Lancaster, PA US Unfortunately Amazon is showing 'out of stock do not know when it will be in stock'. It was the first place I looked. Lesley - 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] Stiffening Lace
After much fruitless internet searching I'm doing what I should have done in the first place - ask the experts. So, does anyone in the UK know where I can get Stiffy stiffener for lace? This has been recommended to me for stiffening Christmas decorations using Gold Rush and Special Dentelle 80. Does anyone have any other suggestions for stiffening these decorations? Thanks in advance. Lesley Marple, Cheshire 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
Re: [lace] Lace book prices
On 19/09/2011 17:21, bev walker wrote: Hello Jean and everyone It seems to me there are bid reminders, and also through 'watch this item' that you can set. For anyone's interest, ebay itself has tips and strategy on how to bid, Thank goodness for the 'eBay app' for my phone. Before I had that, I used to set my preferences up to get texts when an item was nearing the end of it's auction, then put a bid in by text. This proved useful on several occasions. Lesley - 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: Humour me here .... Re: [lace] Kat stitch
On 24/08/2011 22:17, The Lace Bee wrote: Thanks guys for the gentle(ish) reminder that CTC is cloth stitch or whole stitch ... I also have a large number of things that I can also do with CT rather than half stitch. I can now make lace using CT and have it with cat food in it, along with a picture of Conneticut or the Canterbury Tales. Ah the options are limitless. Thanks Kind Regards Liz Baker Where I work CT is computerised tomography as in CT scan. Hope you don't have need for one of those. Lesley in Cheshire where the sky is blue and the sun is shining, on a day when rain all day was forecast. - 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] The Bonelace Weaver's Song
On 25/08/2011 01:38, Laurie Waters wrote: There's been a lot of interest in the video collected on the LaceNews YouTube Channel called The Bonelace Weaver http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnm1juXALjI (and another version will go up with the August update). I've done some research on the song and just posted a piece on the LaceNews blog. The poem was written in 1650, and is absoutely fascinating. Laurie http://lacenews.net Grace Notes sing this song with Stockinger. The sleeve notes say "Before the Industrial Revolution lace worker worked in cottages or small barns and they enjoyed a relatively prosperous life. They were cheerful and independent and it shows in the words of Bone Lace Weaver. Leonard Wheatcrofrt wrote the lyrics in 1650 and Roy Harris wrote the tune of this version much later. Stockinger is a much angrier song and tells of the hardships experienced by women workers during the Industrial Revolution." Slightly idealised, maybe, but the songs make a good contrast. - 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] Got long hair?
On 16/08/2011 15:44, David C COLLYER wrote: Dear Friends, As I worked on some Chantilly today I was making a long pin-chain and the thought occurred to me that this could look really interesting if done with someone's hair. In case you don't know what a pin-chain is and would like to try: - divide you hair into 4 equal parts, then simply CTT all the way down I recall back in the late 90s working on the aerial roots of a Monsteria deliciosa at Geelong's St. John of God Hospital. I simply plaited them using CT, CT all the way. I wonder what they look like now. They're in the little smoking garden on the ground floor if anyone wants to check LOL David Just tried it and it looks pretty even though it wasn't very neat. Will try it next time it's washed as it will be neater done when wet. Lesley - 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
On 22/07/2011 23:38, L.Snyder wrote: 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 I think it's the headlessness that's the problem. What about using a perspex manequin? That would have made it seem less ghostly without distracting from the dress and veil. Other than that, it's fine by me. Lesley Marple, Cheshire UK all packed and ready for the Edinburgh lace course tomorrow. - 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] Edinburgh Lace Course (UK)
Just wondered if anyone here is going to the Edinburgh Lace Course next week? I'm looking forward to learning a new (to me) style of lace and being able to concentrate on just lacemaking for a few days. Lesley from Marple, Cheshire, UK currently holidaying in Northumberland! - 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] Lefkara lace
On 30/05/2011 14:14, hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: Hello All! For those abroad, we are celebrating our national holiday of remembrance here in the US--Memorial Day--honoring our fallen soldiers. So before the picnic begins, I spent a few moments checking some of my favorite sites& ran across an article (& archives) on needlelace from Cyprus--Lefkara. www.needlenthread.com So many pretties& I wanted to share. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA sunny today after last evening's 1.5" of rain& hail I visited Lefkara last year and watched ladies making the lace, and managed to resist buying all but the smallest piece - those ladies are very persuasive. The silverwork done by the men of the village is also beautiful and intricate. I mentioned to one of the ladies that I make bobbin lace. "Ah yes, she said, the refugees make that." Apparently she meant the people from northern Cyprus who now live in the south. Thank you for posting the link - I followed the links in the article and learned more about the lace. Reminded me of my holiday too. Lesley Currently holidaying in Beddgelert in Wales. - 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] Disaster? Update
Thank you to everyone who offered advice when I inadvertently put a piece of lace through a hot wash. I dampened the lace and pinned it back onto it's pricking. That was two weeks ago and tonight I felt brave enough to take the pins out. I'm happy to report that it has recovered its shape. So, just got 100 or so ends to sew in and my guest room has a new mat for the bedside table. Thanks once again for all the help. Lesley - 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: thorns for pins
On 20/05/2011 05:21, robinl...@socal.rr.com wrote: -- Rebecca Mikkelsen wrote: Is there a certain kind of fish with bones particularly suited to use as a pin? Does anyone know of a thorn that would work as a pin?-- In England, no. However, several species of Acacia (trees) and some other "exotic" plants have thorns over 1 inch (2.5 cm) and are very sharp. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com What about blackthorn thorns? They grow to over an inch long and I know from when I gather sloes that they are very sharp. Lesley on holiday in Cornwall UK, but still connected to the internet! - 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: Lace Supplies in Foreign climes
Thank you for reminding me about that website. I'm going to Prague next week so will have a look to see if there's anything I shouldn't miss. Lesley On 13/04/2011 02:23, Lyn Bailey wrote: If I’ve sent this twice, please accept apologies. I have reason to believe that the first message didn’t go through. Whenever I go to a country, I always check lacefairy.com for what they say. I take the paper with me, and I've done my research beforehand to find out where these places are. Usually the lace places on lacefairy are nowhere near where I'm going, but not always. There was Vadstena, Sweden, where there are TWO shops dedicated solely to lacemaking. But anywhere there is a lace museum, or a lace center, you can figure on lace supplies being sold somewhere in town. Like the fantastic shop next to the lace museum in Le Puy en Velay in France. Make sure you know the words in German. Then there is the search. Wherever I am, in my Grandfather's village in the Northern Black Forest, or Munchen, or Rothenburg ob der Tauber, I look for needlework shops. A question, an answer, and you know. Most of the time I'm not lucky, but every once in a while, bingo. There was a little shop in Munchen in 1997 where I found reprinted lace books from before the first World War. I bought my copy of Ulrike Lohr Voelker's Kloppelkurs in a regular bookstore in Koblenz. And in Benalmadena Spain there was a little needlework shop in the town where I bought 2 dozen Spanish bobbins, and about 3 lace magazines. You never know what you will find. We were leaving Dinklesbuhl last year in July during the Kinderzeche when I found out that the lace on the re-enactors was all made by one woman in the town. We had appointments elsewhere so I could not pursue this lead by looking for needlework places in the town, nor trying to locate the lady. I find that lacemakers are very cordial when another person interested in lace crosses their path. In England, I was hoping to actually visit SMP, but the owner emailed me back that they no longer had store hours, but they would be attending a laceday in a small town, on a railroad line, somewhere an hour's train ride south of London. I had the best time. But I couldn't buy the lovely travel pillow because she didn't take credit cards. If the language problem isn't too difficult, I'd look for lacedays at the right time and in the right place. Don't count on the tourist bureaus, usually so helpful, to know what you're talking about, unless you're at a lace center. The google translator and the internet should be a great help in this. They don't keep lacedays a secret from those who are interested. Unfortunately, I've never looked for such things, so I can't tell you where to look. The one thing I can tell you is that in general you will have much more luck there than in the US, that's for sure. Lyn in Lancaster, PA, US where even my daffodils are in full bloom, the Bradford Pear trees are blooming, people even have tulips. - 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] Solutions for Lace Accidently Washed in Family Laundry
Thank you, everyone, for your suggestions, in particular Jeri for those very comprehensive instructions. I shall work on it tomorrow and let you all know the outcome. BWs Lesley - 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] Disaster?
The sun was shining brightly in a blue sky yesterday so I was unusually full of housework enthusiasm. One of the things I grabbed to go into the wash was one of my cover cloths which was lying on the sideboard. I didn't stop to wonder why it was there but was reminded when I opened the washing machine, which had been on a hot wash, to find the pice of lace I'd recently finished, apart from sewing in the ends, which I'd carefully placed inside a cover cloth to keep it clean. Yes, THAT cover cloth. So, I now turn to you, my Arachne friends, to ask, is all lost? Can I save the shrivelled piece of blue fabric that was to be a table mat for my spare bedroom? I've tried pressing it, but the corners pull out more than the middle so it's somewhat wavy round the edges and I'm at a loss as to whether it is rescuable or whether I should start again. In hope Lesley Marple, England, where it's still sunny, but I'm not feeling as enthusiastic any more. - 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] Little Urchin
On 03/04/2011 03:53, hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: Hello All! The urchin pin cushion is finished& pics are posted to webshots thanks to a friend. The core is felted basic roving covered with hand dyed alpaca roving, then needled in. It was a fiddley finish but I love the results! Looks cute on my pillow with partially worked Mirecourt pattern, Art Deco Tile by Debby Beever. I must say, I can't imagine installing the urchin over a stone as noted in the Purl Bee website instructions unless one is double jointed!! FYI--I'm left handed& the instructions didn't work for me because the pattern is directional. Fudging ensued. My overall impression is that it's a quick& easy little item to make for a guild event/program or for gifts. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA That's really pretty. Lesley - 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] webshot Christening dress
On 22/03/2011 15:40, Carol wrote: I have uploaded a picture of the dress as per Sue's instructions. Thank you Sue! I'll save those instructions and maybe upload some more of my work. http://community.webshots.com/album/579942410PmmurI Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun Phoenix, AZ 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 That's so pretty, Carol. Is it your own design? Lesley - 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] New Zealand lacemakers.
>>>Hi, Please can someone in New Zealand check to see if Erica McLeod is okay? I don't have her e-mail address so Erica if you are reading this, please check in with us and let us know that you are safe. Regards, Shirley T. - in warm Adelaide, 31C I had a look on http://christchurch-2011.person-finder.appspot.com/query?role=seek and her name isn't there as a missing person. Lesley in Marple, Cheshire, where I think Spring has arrived. - 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] Message from Sue Dane, Chairman of The Lace Guild
On 07/02/2011 18:18, Susan Roberts wrote: Sue Dane, Chairman of The Lace Guild, has asked me to post the message below to Arachne on the Larkrise to Candleford discussions. Kind regards Susan Editor of Lace --- Susan Roberts http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/susanroberts - --- The Lace Guild was contacted by the BBC for advice in advance of the episode showing lacemaking being made. In fairness to the actresses concerned and the production team, The Lace Guild Executive would like to correct rumours and inaccuracies which have been drawn to our attention. All lacemaking in the episode shown was carried out entirely by the two actresses concerned. Following hours of tuition from one of our local tutors, they could both competently handle bobbins, complete Bucks Point ground, footside and headside with picots. The two ladies both put a lot of effort into learning some of our skill, as they wanted to do justice to lacemakers and their skills. They should be applauded for it. The pillow shown and the lace on it were provided by Sue Dane from The lace Guild, other Bucks Point lace was provided by Pam Nottingham. The BBC production team did take some of our advice, changing some of the original script, which mentioned the colours of the bobbin spangles. We had no input at the filming stage. Unfortunately they used a piece of Maltese lace in the filming, not provided by us and described it as Point Ground lace. Their error has been pointed out to them. Kind regards Sue Dane Lace Guild Chairman Thank you for sending this in to the list. It's great to get the right information after all our speculation. Lesley - 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] Niggles about the Larkrise to Candleford lace.
On 17/01/2011 11:04, Diana Smith wrote: Hello Carol I don't think any of us were carping - I for one certainly wasn't :o) I'm sure we all enjoyed the program, that doesn't stop us as lacemakers showing our interest and knowledge of lace and lace making with its traditions and history. With best wishes Diana I didn't feel that this discussion was about complaints, just enjoying that lacemaking and some of it's history had been given such prominence on prime-time tv, and also sharing our extra bit of knowledge that enabled us to see the mistakes. I have learned something about the different types of lace from this discussion, and also that a lacemaker would probably stick to one type of lace if she was making it for sale - not something I'd realised. How lucky we are to be able to do this for fun and to be able to try any tradition that we want, rather than having to struggle to make a living from lacemaking. (tho I do acknowledge that some of you do teach and sell lace professionally) Lesley - 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] Showing lacemaking on Larkrise to Candleford
On 16/01/2011 20:38, Jean Nathan wrote: Queenie has just been shown actually making lace. The actress seemed to know what she's doing, assuming it was her hands. She was even putting pins in after a few stitches. The lace coming off the pillow was a Bucks Point edging about an inch wide. She described to Ruby Pratt how they all used to sit together in one cottage making lace, which they wrapped in blue paper and took to a fair once a year to sell. Then she showed Ruby how to do it by having Ruby sit in front of her (almost on her lap) with the pillow on Ruby's lap and guiding Ruby's hands. She showed her how to do "whole stitch". The most exposure lacemaking has had in a long while. The section in "Edwardian Farm" a few weeks ago was very short and didn't show much of the process, although Pat Perryman gave a bit of the history of earning a living making bobbin lace in Devon. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK Although I'm not a very experienced lace maker I don't think that those were the actresses hands. When the hands were shown they moved quite fast, but when the actress was shown she wasjust rolling the bobbins about and putting pins in. She put two pins in at what seemed like quite random places. The contrast between the two views of Queenie were too different, I felt, to be the same person. I'm quite happy to be proved wrong however. It was lovely, tho', to see lacemaking take such a prominent place in a popular tv programme. Lesley - 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] Christmas card exchange
This morning I received the most beautiful lace snowflake card from Kathy Hensel. My husband's reaction was "Can we frame that?" It will definitely take pride of place, with last year's lovely card, on my mantlepiece this Christmas. I forgot to say, both when I sent a card to Kathy and when when I emailed the scan to Jenny, that the piece I made was from Eve Morton's 2007 Christmas decoration collection. My first attempt at making lace within a bangle. Apologies for the omission. Lesley - 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] Christmas Exchange
On 06/12/2010 08:56, Faye Owers wrote: Hi Members, Just a reminder that it is the first week of December and cards should be in the mail and if not please pop them in before Friday Regards Faye Slight delay in completing mine, but hope it will be in the post by Friday. Lesley - 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] subscription
On 16/11/2010 06:58, Avital wrote: Avital Arachne moderator, typing in bed with laptop on my lap (if someone can think of a better arrangement so I don't have to balance this hot thing on my thigh, I'm open to suggestions) My daughter and I both have these http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/60115791 from Ikea. Not sure whether you have access to this store but we like it a lot. The fabric bottom part is filled with polystyrene beads so it sits comfortably across your lap and there's a pocket in the side, for a mouse, or whatever. The curve fits nicely and there is room for using the mouse next to the laptop. An alternative would be a general purpose lap tray with similar cushion underneath. Lesley - 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] Cabled Gimp
On 08/11/2010 20:39, Noelene Lafferty wrote: If it's one pair, it's most likely a twined gimp: http://tinyurl.com/253wxya Noelene in Cooma Oh, that's lovely, a picture! I get the idea now. Thank you. Lesley - 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] Cabled Gimp
On 08/11/2010 20:05, bev walker wrote: Is the gimp comprised of two pairs? If so, try looking up chevron gimp. If one pair, it is likely twisted twice between rows. Does this help? Thank you. It is one pair. Lesley - 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] Cabled Gimp
I hope my knowledgable Arachne friends can help. I've just come across an instruction that says "The gimp is cabled" which has defeated me. I can't find anything about this in any of my books or on-line. I've found one post in the Archives, but am not sure if this is what I need. So, how do I cable a gimp? Lesley - 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 Guild magazine
On 08/11/2010 15:01, Angela wrote: Hi All For those of you living in the UK, have you all received your copy of Lace this quarter? I have just had a phone call from a friend saying that she and several others are still waiting for their copy, which reminded me that I hadn't received mine either. The Lace Guild say that they should all have arrived by now so will be interested to know if you've received yours or not. Thanks Angela Sussex Yes, it arrived on Friday. Lesley in cold and miserably damp Cheshire - 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 and glue -- final report
On 30/09/2010 02:17, lacel...@frontier.com wrote: Wanted to report that the glue problem is solved. The bookmarks are safe. One collar had a silk ribbon through a cucumber edge on the footside. The glue was only on the ribbon, so I removed it and will replace with new. That was easy. The two bookmarks were next. I tried my 'old faithful' method of removing sticky with sticky. I tapped the glue spot with cellophane tape. A bit of the glue would stick to the tape with each tap and gently pull off. By repeated taps, I got all the glue off the sturdy bookmark. Then very carefully I worked at the delicate bookmark. Thankfully, it, bit by bit, came off with only one broken thread, and one diamond was pulled a bit crooked. Judiciously adjusting the threads brought it back to almost normal position. The little broken thread doesn't show, and I'll just leave it that way. The threads have been set in their positions for years, and stay there by habit. These glue spots were supposed to be removable..but I noticed that they would not come off the paper and plastic signs that had been put up. (I have learned that they were 'Zots'. I don't recommend them.) So, the biggest damage done was the broken clear ruler that had a lace strip inside it. I can find out the price of the rulers, and submit that (and the replacement ribbon) as my damage. There's no way to pay me for mental anguish. I reported the whole thing to the List to alert all of you to this modern hazard on setting up displays. When I left the lady, I had given permission to put the lace up with pins. The lady in charge was also there, and heard my statement, so she can verify the conversation. If you ever have to leave some lace for someone else to mount, be very specific on what you will and will not allow. The idea of using glue dots on fine fiber had never ever entered my mind, or I would have been more specific. This was the first time that I had not been involved with the display of my lace. Usually I set up the displays wherever I take it. I guess we can all live and learn. Thank you to all who had suggestions or commiserations. It's nice to have sympathetic friends. Alice in Oregon . getting ready for Lace Day next Saturday, and it's supposed to be good weather. What a relief that you've been able to rescue it almost unscathed. Thank you for sharing the experience so that we can all be aware. Lesley - 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] Teaching
On 27/09/2010 10:12, Daphne Martin wrote: Hello Clay and everyone else Clay you hit the nail on the head when you said you could possibly show a beginner how to make lace. Of course any of us can do that and it would keep the craft of lace alive if each of us only ever taught one new lacemaker. The rewards are tremendous, and I`m sure you could go on to teach more beginners.I have my own group here in Norwich UK where I started to teach beginners. After nine years those beginners are now really good lacemakers and although I teach beginners as well I am proud of my other ladies. Something I was told on holiday this year. We holidayed in the Scarborough area of North Yorkshire. One day we had a look around Thornton de dale when I spotted a craft shop. In I went expecting to see some lovely things and I was disappointed because other than clothes and tourist stuff the only craft was cardmaking. The lady came bustling over and said I have all my Christmas stock in, so have a good look. I said the only cards I make are lace ones. The lady said Lace Oh She went quiet for a few minutes then she said Oh so you are not into crafts then??? Calmly I said lets put it this way, my lacemaking is a craft! Funnily enough she did`nt speak to me after that. Daphne Dull grey Norfolk UK How infuriating to have our craft belittled like that. We often travel through Thornton le Dale so I may have to go into the craft shop (which one was it?) and say something, just to confirm to her that you're not a one-off. Lesley Marple, where it is also dull, and drizzling - 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] Accidents
On 17/09/2010 16:57, David C COLLYER wrote: Dear Friends, I'm afraid there was a bit of language at the lace pillow today. Have you ever pushed in a pin really hard, only to discover to your peril that it was upside down??? I did it this morning and am sure it scraped the bone. Ooh, that sounds painful. Any other interesting accidents out there? Like cutting off a pair of bobbins you had thrown out, only to find they were supposed to be still attached!!! Just done that. Were you watching? Lesley Marple 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
Re: [lace] let the moving adventure begin?
On 06/09/2010 23:20, Beth McCasland wrote: Dearest Spiders, Tomorrow the packers come to start packing my house. They say it'll be a two day job, then the truckers come to load the truck, then on friday I drive away from New Orleans and head to my new home Seattle, Washington! Just to let you know my priorities are in the right place, a BL pillow with a project in progress and a folding stand are already loaded safely in the car. I just have to add my luggage, the cats, their necessities, food, etc, and all the *stuff* I've decided to take with me on the 2700 mile drive. I have purchased a note-book computer so hope to keep up as I'm on the road, and maybe even work on lace once I arrive at my hotel (temporary home) in Seattle. Beth McCasland leaving muggy New Orleans for cooler Seattle Good luck with the move, Beth. I hope you'll be very happy in your new home. Lesley Marple, Cheshire UK - 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] post cards
On 05/09/2010 14:32, amanda-Jane Dorrell wrote: hi i sent my postcards to 3 different people,I have got back 2 lots of postcards from 2 people, i enjoy seeing the post cards from these 2 peopl I have only had a card from one person, but it was more than a card - a postcard from their location, one of a piece of lace and a photograph from a lace exhibition. (These have been scanned and put onto the website) More than made up for only hearing from one person. Such a lovely surprise. I hope the recipients of the cards I sent enjoyed the little bit of local history I shared with them. Lesley - 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] John Bull exhibition meet up
Steph Peters wrote: I intend to go and see the John Bull exhibition at the Walsall museum in the next couple of weeks. The day will be a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday so that I can get a lift as far as Birmingham International station. As my dates are flexible I wondered if anyone would like to meet up at the museum? If so please contact me off list with suggestions of dates and times that would suit you. I have already been to see this exhibition with my lace group and can recommend it. There was some really beautiful work there. Trying to decide on a favourite piece for the Visitors' Prize was very difficult. Lesley Marple UK - 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] Teaching young people--resources
pene piip wrote: But Jo Edkin's has a wonderful site where you can learn all about bobbin lace. I know a tatter who has been teaching herself using this web-site. Jo Edkins' Lace School: http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/lace/index.htm I love Jo's site. This is where I have learned most of the lace-making skills I have (not many in only 18 months) I find the explanations so clear and the site very easy to navigate. I can always find exactly what I want very quickly. I definitely recomment it. Lesley - 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] lamp ideas
Janice Blair wrote: http://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Bright-Vusion-Craft-Purple/dp/B001PSMNI8 This is the one I use too. I can either clip it onto the table I use or, as Janice says, it can sit on the back of the pillow. I find the magnifier really useful and the light is sufficient most of the time. Lesley Marple UK where the weather has improved this afternoon. Pah to the hosepipe ban. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Bangles
In case anyone in the UK needs any, my daughter has just bought me a pack of 20 bangles from Dorothy Perkins' sale for £2 instead of £9. Lesley from very rainy, and grateful for it, Marple, Cheshire. - 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] what is it?
Laurie Waters wrote: Does anyone recognize this? It isn't a Crazy Daisy winder. What's a Crazy Daisy Winder? I've tried a quick internet search and can't find anything. Just curious. Lesley - 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: Lace Definition
Susan Reishus wrote: I would say: "Holes with textile surround, typically placed strategically for esthetics." That sounds like a concise precis of the definition sent in by Aurelia. I like it. The space/holes are so important. Lesley - 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; lace Guild Competition - Thank you
A bit late in posting, Claire, but just wanted to add my congratulations to you for a beautiful piece of lace. A well deserved award. Lesley - 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] Link for bangle pages
Thank you to everyone who replied. I now have the correct link and have downloaded the patterns. They are so pretty and I'm looking forward to trying a technique I've not done before. Lesley - 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] Bangle patterns
bev walker wrote: >You have to click a link to the downloads once payment is accepted ;) On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Susan Reishus wrote: "I have bought a set but cannot find how to download the patterns." Daphne Perhaps they are forwarded to you once notice of payment is received...<<< I have also bought the patterns but cannot find a download link. What have I missed? Could someone who has successfully downloaded the patterns please give me directions? Thanks. Lesley - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: lrb in Lancaster Pennsylvania [lace] Re: International Knitting Day
Clay Blackwell wrote: Sue, there is a pattern for socks with toes! Here's one http://www.unicornbooks.com/pattern_MWtoesocks-SQL3.asp Lesley in very rainy Cheshire - 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] Lacemaking at the train station
Jane Partridge wrote: I'm now wondering whether there would be sufficient interest amongst the North Wales lacemakers to join me in a "make lace on the train day" at the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway, Porthmadog on National Lacemaking Day (September 11th) - are any there Arachnes living in that area? I'mnot in the immediate area - about 2 hours away, but it does sound like a fun day, and if I can persuade DH to make a day of it, it might be possible. Lesley - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Cheshire Lacemakers
Is there anyone on this forum who belongs to the North Cheshire Lacemakers group that meets in Helsby? I'm thinking of coming along, and it would be nice to *know* someone before I go. (I'm not the most confident about going into a group where I don't know anyone) Lesley Marple UK - 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: Lace on Airplanes (& spiraled wire comment)
Malvary J Cole wrote: At Heathrow the check-in people ask if you have anything pointed in your luggage. I said "just my knitting" and was told that it would not be allowed through security. I took my knitting from Manchester to Prague (and back) in my hand-held. Perhaps that was allowed because it was on wooden dps rather than metal pins. Not tried taking lace on a plane and my luggage allowance is severely restricted when I go to Ireland on Saturday, I don't think I'll be taking it then. Lesley - 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] Book Order
Thank you to all who wrote with advice. I've cancelled the order (and had confirmation of that) and have had two offers of copies of the book from here on Arachne, one of which I have taken up. Lesley - 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 Order
I've recently (a few weeks ago) ordered A Visual Introduction to Bucks Point Lace by Geraldine Stott through Amazon. I've now had an email to say that the book is reprinting. Unfortunately the company it's coming from is Italian, and communication has been difficult. Does anyone know whether this book is reprinting, or if it is out of print, just so I know how to follow up the information I've been sent. tia Lesley - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] 18th Century lace pillows
Dear Arachne friends I have had a query about pillows from someone on my home ed list and wondered if anyone could help. I've cut and copied the question below and would be grateful for any input. snip>>> I am colouring in a drawing for decoupage, which I am going to put on one of the wooden storage boxes I have. It is a drawing by William Henry Pyne (1769-1843) from his series of rustic figures, and the one I am working on is a lady doing pillow lace. She is using one of those cylinder pillows. The question is, what colour would they have been, and what were they made of? I know I don't have to make it authentic, but it would be nice if it was just a little bit.<< tia Lesley - 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] Interesting site
Diana Smith wrote: I just stumbled across this interesting site - great for a beginner. It's wonderful isn't it? I have only had one weekend's face-to-face lace tuition and this is the site I always turn to first when I get stuck, although I must also say that my new friends on this list have been very helpful too. Lesley Just off to work and hoping that the citizens of Stockport stay happy and healthy tonight and not in need of the A&E department. - 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] Rayon Thread
David C COLLYER wrote: Now, apart from being labelled "Rayon", it also says it is "viscose" So my question is: is this a natural fibre or not Viscose is the liquid from which rayon is extruded, so it would have started out from wood pulp, but then gone through the addition of various chemicals that disolve the cellulose (usually sodium hydroxide and something else that I can't remember). This liquid is then extruded into an acid bath where further chemical reactions convert it back to cellulose. So, it is neither natural nor artificial, but a combination of both. hth Lesley in sunny Marple (and about time too) - 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] Bamboo yarn
Clay Blackwell wrote: Hi Jacquie and others who have commented on the bamboo yarn... Rayon and bamboo are made from cellulose, a natural compound found in plant material, which is reacted with acetate to make the fibres for the fabric. I love the feel of yarn made from bamboo cellulose as it is softer and much less shiney than that made from other plant sources. (I have knickers made from bamboo which are very comfortable). The 'milk' yarn is made from the milk protein casein so is also a semi-natural product, although I think it's production has a lesser effect on the environment than rayon and bamboo yarn. hth Lesley fronm a very wet and windy Marple UK - 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] photos
Alix & Antoine Hengen wrote: I opened a photo-album with a few of my laces http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/576389899ciMgTX and hope you will like them. They're beautiful. Forgive my ignorance, but what type of lace is that. assuming they're all the same type? Lesley - 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] Mother Nature's Lace
Janice Blair wrote: One of the ideas was to use a picture frame, take off the back and glass, and stretch a piece of lace across the back. You can then hang your earrings on the lace. That's a lovely idea. My daughter has made us both frames like this using fabric we have up as net curtains in our bedrooms, so that each frame matches the decor. Lesley - 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] Mother Nature's Lace
sueba...@comcast.net wrote: Lesley Come and love in Illinois , we can still get Jack Frost patterns even with double-glazing and central heating! Hmm, much as I loved seeing the photos, I've now had enough of the ice and snow that we've had here in the UK, so don't think I'll be taking you up on that offer. lol. Lesley - 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] Mother Nature's Lace
pene piip wrote: On Tuesday morning we had a day with low temperatures, lots of sunshine & a wonderful sight. All the trees were snow covered with a layer of frost as well as. Yesterday as I walked under a big bridge I noticed that the cob-webs were also frosted. I didn't have my camera which was a good thing as the footpath was icy & I was carrying 2 boxes of eggs!! When I told Erik about the cob-webs he said that I only had to look under the table near our front door. So I took some photos of Mother Nature's lace as soon as I was home & I've posted a photo on web-shots so that everyone can enjoy this beauty. Go to: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003-date/1 Warm regards from Pene in cold Tartu, Estonia That's so beautiful. In a strange way, I miss the feathery patters we used to call Jack Frost patterns on the window when I was a child. None of that now with central heating, but they were so pretty. Lesley - 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] lace-y Christmas presents
Beth Marshall wrote: Hope you all had a good Christmas. Did Santa bring you all some nice lace-y presents? I'm really pleased with my lace present haul this year - I received "la Dentelle de Bayeux a l'ecole de Rose Durand" from my DH, and spent my MIL's Christmas cheque on Alex Stilwell's "All about Bucks Point Lace" (+ a spool of very pretty pale blue finca thread to make the lace in...). Actually, no, not one craft-related prezzie at all. But it's OK as I did get lots of other lovely presents. Had a great Christmas. I'm taking my daughter back to Bristol tomorrow and picking my son and his girlfriend up as they are travelling from Cornwall to Bristol, so I'm looking forward to the next week as well. Hope everyone had a lovely holiday. Wishing you all a very happy New Year. Lesley (also in Cheshire) - 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] wip's
Sue wrote: Lorelei, please tell me what is "getting rid of wip's kick"? Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK I'm guessing "work in progress" - like UFOs Lesley - 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] Christmas dvd
This is a lovely set of patterns. I sent an email to Louise last night with a query about one of the patterns and received a lovely, very helpful reply this morning. I hope she does very well with this CD. Lesley viviennewal...@aol.com wrote: Hi, when we were at Tonbridge I came across a, I don't know if it is a CD or DVD, I'm not good at that stuff, that you put in your computer and it is like a video. It shows you how to make, I think it has 7 different Christmas items. You print off the patterns and get visual help to do them. I was really impressed. She is selling it for £5.99. Louise Woodward, who designed it, is a very modest girl who doesn't really know how to market it. I was really impressed and no I don't get anything from telling you about it. She doesn't even know I am telling Arachne. I think her site is _www.the-craft-corner_ (http://www.the-craft-corner) When you go on you can't see it, put DVD or CD in and it should come up with it. Hope you like it. Vivienne If you can't find her site let me know and I will help. - 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] Christmas dvd
I bought this CD last week and am working on two of the borders whilst I'm on holiday. They really are very pretty. The only problem I've found so far is that the volume level on the videos is very low, but perhaps that is a problem with my laptop rather than the CD itself. Lesley Cheshire UK currently on holiday in Cornwall - 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: Saving Making a Leaf tally
Tamara P Duvall wrote: Google is my friend; it knows where YouTube "lives". Type in: "making a leaf tally+YouTube" and there you are... It's already *been* saved -- on YouTube; I don't have to waste space on my personal 'puter. This, of course, relies on having internet access whenever you need to view the video. Saving to hard drive is useful for those times when the internet can't or won't be accessed. That said, I've just marked this one in my favourites folder on Firefox, and as soon as my Open University end of course assessment is done, I'm going to give it a go. Lesley in a surprisingly warm and sunny Cheshire. - 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] making a leaf tally
What a wonderful video, Tess. I had dismissed making leaf tallies as too difficult, but now I see that I need different style bobbins, and to watch the video a few more times, just to get it to stick. Thank you for posting that. Lesley A 'helpless' English bobbin user :-) (I loved that phrase) - 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: box folders
The prices on here http://www.shopping.com/xPO-Globe-Weis-Globe-Weis-Globe-Weis-Eclipse-File-Box are all in USD so I'm assuming it's in the US. Lesley - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Census label
I've been meaning to ask for a while. A few posts, and many lace websies mention census labels. What are they? -- Lesley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeBb2eSvOnM - 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] polystyrene pillows
Jean Nathan wrote: As for dealing with the joins in block pillows, I have never noticed them because I've always found that the pricking card holds the pin securely enough if it happens to be at the join. If the blocks are pressed tightly enough together, the pins probably pierce something, even if it's only the block cover. Thank you, Jean. I assumed it would be something like that. I'm still new to all this and wasn't sure. Lesley Marple UK - 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] Block joints (was polystyrene pillows)
Jean Nathan wrote: I wouldn't have thought you'd notice the joins if the square fitted tightly enough, because we cope with the joins in block pillows without difficulty. I was just about to email you lovely people to ask how to deal with those joins. I have just received my birthday present (it was in June!), part of which is a block pillow and I wondered what to do when pins co-incide with the gaps between the blocks. tia Lesley Marple UK - 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 Lace songs
ann.humphreys wrote: The only thing I could find about lacemaking songs was this. http://really-useful-info.com/lacemaking/lace-makers-tells/ The only lacemaking song I know (I have the Grace Notes version) is Bone Lace Weaver, which I take to be a reference to bone bobbins, or perhaps a bone tatting shuttle. Does anyone know if this is so? Lesley - 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] our USA ioli adventure part 1
Francis Busschaert wrote: So we went to the USA I have just laughted until the tears rolled. So looking forward to the adventure, part 2. Lesley - 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] Shops
I discovered a new lace shop last weekend in Scarborough, Yorkshire (UK). It's a craft shop under the market building and has been taken over by a lady who makes lace. She's in the process of increasing her lace stocks and has some lovely bobbins at the moment. (I only bought one pair!) So if anyone's in the area, she's worth a visit and should get move so over time. Lesley - 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] real danger comming to the USA???????? or just a fluffy knit
I've not travelled to the USA, but I did knit on the plane on the way to Prague last year. I did take wooden needles that didn't show up on the scanners tho, so I didn't actually declare to anyone that I had knitting needles with me. Lesley - 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] Help please - Lace Society Issue 182
Thank you to those of you who sent such speedy replies. I hope I'm now on the right track. Lesley Marple, Cheshire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Help please - Lace Society Issue 182
I am trying to make the torchon edging designed by Anita Wilkinson on page 11 of the Lace Society magazine. I've only been making lace since February and although I've managed to work out the stitches, I've got stuck. I have reached the end of one side and now need to turn the corner. The bit that's puzzled me is what to do with the extra row of pricking between the roseground and the corner fan, and the double row of pricking between the two areas of roseground. Unfortunately there's onlya photograph of one edge, not the corner. I could probably work something out that would look OK, but I'd like to know the correct way of working this corner and would be very grateful if any of my new-found Arachne friends could help. Thanking you in advance Lesley Marple UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
