Re: [lace] Christmas Greetings to all
Hi Noelene and all spiders, Once again Noelene another marvellous poem, thanks I really enjoyed it. Best wishes to you and all your family for Christmas and the New Year. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Noelene Bill Lafferty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 3:19 AM Subject: [lace] Christmas Greetings to all Especially at Christmas, Here's a greeting that brings A whole lot of wishes For life's nicest things- May your lace give you pleasure May your pins never bend May the thread on your bobbins Last right to the end. May there always be prickings And bobbins galore And lacemaking friends Coming in your front door. And then through the New Year May the same things hold true So that each day is filled With life's best things for you! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ! from Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lacemaking with limitations
Hi Ronna and other spiders, How I feel for you, I broke my arm this time last year and could not find a way of making lace to my satisfaction (was certainly not through lack of trying) but I caught up on all the books that I had been meaning to read for ages. Hope you didnt invite people for Christmas, I had 16 for lunch Christmas day, all brought along the vegetables already to be cooked,deserts already to be served so all I had to do was supervise the stuffing and cooking of the turkey. Happy lacing (or not) Sue M Harvey - Original Message - From: Ronna Bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Arachne Lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 11:47 AM Subject: [lace] lacemaking with limitations Hi fellow spiders, Does anyone have experience making lace in a full arm cast? I broke my forearm on Sunday. Ice skateing.I had splint that covered my whole hand for 3 days, but now I have a cast with my fingers free. I can't bend my elbow. I am supposed to do my first lace demonstration on the 18th. I am hoping I will still be able to do so. I won't be alone, there are at least three of us sceduled to demonstrate that day. I plan to try to make lace this weekend, if my finger pain is decreased by then. Any ideas, suggestions? I am told my wrist will not bend well for some time after the cast is off, not at all a pleasant thought. Ronna, in Omaha Nebraska - snowy and fridged. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms
Hi Jane and all spiders I don't ever wash mushrooms it makes them go all slimy when cooked, I always clean my thoroughly with kitchen paper it is all they need really. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Jane Viking Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: chat lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 10:11 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms Hi All, As I was peeling the skin off some mushrooms last night I started wondering if I have to do that. I grew up in a perfectionist family and don't want to be one myself but some habits are ingrained. So, do you all just wash mushrooms when you cook with them or do you peel them? I made a very easy slow-cooker beef stroganoff with Portobello and Crimini mushrooms if that makes a difference. Thanks for any help in battling this scourge - Perfectionism!! Jane in Vermont, USA where we got an inch (2.5cm) of snow. I hope I will stop thinking about the leaves I didn't get raked yet - Oh NO, perfectionism strikes again!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms (2)
Thanks for the tip Jean I never ever thought of that, just goes to show what an ingenious lot we are. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Chat lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 10:43 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms (2) Incidentally, mushroom brushes which are small and round, and available from kitchen equipment suppliers, make very good brushes for lace pillows to remove those odd cat or dog hairs that always get on them if you have a cat or dog. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] NEC Lace Fair
Hi Jean and all spiders I did not manage to get to NEC this year but I am glad you enjoyed yourself, never mind about spending Mr Brown's money, after all like me, I expect you contributed well while working and you can always make lace twice as fast to try and keep warm in the winter months. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace Lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 8:57 AM Subject: [lace] NEC Lace Fair Well, I've just got out of bed feeling very tired after yesterday's trip to the Christmas Lacemakers Fair at the NEC in Birmingham. One person overslept and turned up late for the coach, so we didn't get on the road until 8.20 am instead of 8 am. Over an hour in a traffic jam because of roadworks on the A34 meant that we didn't arrive at the NEC until 1.00 pm. We did stop at Chievely Services for 20 minutes for a comfort break, where I bough a bucket of candy floss (cotton candy). Can't get it in Poole in spite of it being a seaside town, and I am rather partial to it. I didn't think the fair itself was as good as when we went 2 years ago. There seemed to be about half the number of suppliers and many fewer lacemakers. There's also the fact that I don't actually NEED anything anymore, so it's not as fascinating as it was. Still I did manage to spend Mr Brown's (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) winter fuel allowance of 100 pounds (plus a bit more). Trying to stick to spending the cash I'd taken, I suddenly realised that I didn't have enough cash for the taxi from where the coach would drop me off in Poole to my home. Fortunately there's an ATM in the NEC complex. On the way to it I passed the exhibition hall where the Clothes Show Live was being held. As I passed, I had a carrier bag thrust in my hand with Have a goody bag. Inside was a couple of spray cans of body spray, sachets and tubes of various skin lotions, a sachet of chocolate drink and a carton of chocolate drink. Again tried to badger Christine Springett into reproducing her 'Designing and Mounting Lace Fans' booklet because I'm not prepared to pay between 22 and 27 pounds for a 16 page booklet on ebay. But she still says she's got other things she wants to do first. My highlight was meeting Jaqui Southworth of Larkholme Lace, who gave me a wonderful hug. The journey home only took three and a half hours, including a 20 minute comfort break, again at Chievely Services, where I bought a second bucket of candy floss - well I won't be seeing any for at least another year and it will keep in it's sealed bucket. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] patterns for newbie / advanced
Yes I agree that her Bucks patterns are very good as they are very precisely and evenly printed therefore giving a much neater piece of lace. . I love Bucks Point and have just finished her Hexagonal edging No1 and I am very pleased with the result. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Micki [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 5:32 PM Subject: [lace] patterns for newbie / advanced As a newbie I have to say that Irene Tomlinson's Torchon patterns are brilliant, so well thought out and already printed on brown card ready for you. I hope to start learning Bucks soon and with that in mind I bought some of her Bucks points patterns at our recent lacemaking weekend; because I know they will work for me, and work very well. I know she has a website somewhere, cant find that, however found this American site selling her patterns http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com/Patterns.html Micki from damp scottish highlands - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Self directed Learning
Hi Hendrika and all spiders, The two books that I found invaluable when I started making bobbin lace were Before Grey Rabbit and Making Lace with Little Grey Rabbit both by Dorothy K Cox ISBN 0 9508558 1 2 and ISBN 0 9508558 0 4 respectively, they are very basic and taught me all the beginnings of lacemaking. By the way they were printed by Technical Print Services of Nottingham Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Hendrika van Kooten [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 1:24 AM Subject: [lace] Self directed Learning Hello The little lace group I am a member of is open to visitors on our monthly Lace day, and it especially pleases us to welcome those who are interested in learning bobbin lace . We have a give a try pillow with bobbins wound with thread handy for those wishing to try their hand at their first C T C 's When new folks are really interested, the conversation invariably turns to what instruction publications and or book ( s ) we would recommend for self directed learning ( no teachers in our area ! ) we advise them to the best of our ability Leafing through the book catalogues is rather undauting for a beginner and we as a small lace group are not always familiar with the wide array of books and publications out there. I thought it would be interesting to find out what useful publications / books members of the list, would suggest or recommend,and why. Thanks Hendrika Simcoe County Lacemakers Ontario - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: ideal knitting bag
What on earth is a fanny pack ? Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK Where we have forecast for snow tommorrow - Original Message - From: Joy Beeson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 4:04 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Re: ideal knitting bag At 03:54 PM 11/22/05 -0800, Bev Walker wrote: Does anyone own the ideal knitting bag? I'm excluding the fancy one made by the backpack people - that's too over the top. Mine is exceedingly simple -- I carry my socks-in-progress wrapped in two 22 furoshikis. (Think of a furoshiki as a large handkerchief or small cover cloth.) Size isn't critical -- 22 was as large as I could get two of from 45 fabric. When I want to carry more than will fit into my purse, I use a black denim tote originally meant as a grocery bag. The wire panniers on my bike were sized to fit a paper grocery bag; I thought that if I had a denim tote the size and shape of a grocery bag, I could fill it in the store, then set it down in the pannier without re-packing anything. Alas, when packed, the bag bulges and is no longer the same size and shape as the inside of the pannier! And if I set it down in the pannier and then pack it, intending to be able to pull everything out at once, some items poke out between the wires. A paper bag inside a plastic bag worked very well -- the paper bag was stiff, and the plastic bag provided handles -- until paper bags went out of style and plastic bags got smaller. But the denim tote is great as a work bag. The handles go all the way to the bottom, the better to support heavy canned goods, and that makes four re-inforced places where I can hang scissors etc. on safety pins. (Knitters' coil-less safety pins, or split rings threaded into the coils of ordinary pins.) I usually attach one part of a quick-release key ring to the pin, and the other part to the tool. A feature that you might consider is a detachable shoulder strap, so that it can be converted to a handbag instead of having to transfer everything. My shoulder-bag purse recently wore out, and I've been carrying a handbag with no virtues beyond I can get everything (i.e., a sock-in-progress) into it. It's fine for shopping, but I've been taking the dumb thing to meetings because it's more trouble to move everything into a fanny pack than to walk a mile carrying a handbag. I'm plotting a new bag based on my clothespin bag, which hangs over a shoulder Sam Browne style, so that I can wear it instead of carrying it. I've really *got* to get around to finding a suitable fabric. Pity I didn't choose black instead of red when I bought two yards of ramie just because I hadn't seen any for sale before. (And I haven't seen any since.) -- Joy Beeson http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ http://home.earthlink.net/~dbeeson594/ROUGHSEW/ROUGH.HTM http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where we are getting our second snowfall and our first significant accumulation. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Christmas card exchange
Dear Malvary Thank you for your lovely card and beautiful piece of lace which I will put on my tree when I decorate it. It was nice to find out a little bit about Canada I only wish I had thought of putting something on my card about Norfolk (sorry Diane) but I hope you liked the postcards. I will post a picture of Malvary's lace on the site as soon as I can. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] getting my lace stuff organized???
Hi Irene and all spiders, Firstly you get your family married off (or otherwise) then you ask them if they would like the furniture out of their room, then you have a lovely clear room in which to deposit all your lace equipment etc. henceforth known as Mum's craft room, easy, yes. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Whitham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 11:36 PM Subject: [lace] getting my lace stuff organized??? Hi all, My lace stuff is all over the place, a little box here, a bigger box there, some in this room, some in that room and that's not talking about the pillows!!! Does anyone have a good organization system that they are willing to share? How do you store all these treasures? Thanks, Irene Whitham Surrey, BC Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] News article about Janya Sugannasil
Barbara, Thanks for sharing it is a lovely article, makes me feel so lucky that I had lace tutors readily available when I learnt lacemaking. Do you think it would be alright to print it in Norfolk Lacemakers next newsletter? Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Barbara Bulgarelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Arachne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 5:45 AM Subject: [lace] News article about Janya Sugannasil Received a note from Janya today with this link to a magazne in Chiang Mai Thailand that has an article about her. I thought many of you would enjoy reading it too. www.chiangmainews.com/ecmn/2005/nov05/22_ladyoflace.php Barb B in Michigan - Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] aussie bobbin winder
I always pick mine up off the street outside where the postman drops them after taking the bundles out of his bag. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: rick sharon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 5:51 AM Subject: [lace] aussie bobbin winder I've had my Aussie bobbin winder for quite a few years and recently I've had trouble finding an appropriate replacement elastic band. I've long since lost the little piece of paper that stipulated the size, can anyone tell me what it is? I've got a huge bag of elastic bands of assorted sizes and none of them work :( The bands just keep spinning without turning my bobbins..most frustrating :( TYIA Sharon -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.3/171 - Release Date: 11/15/05 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Back on line
Hallo spiders, I have really missed you all, I have been off line for nearly a month due to a faulty modem and they have only just replaced it. I have had a very busy afternoon catching up on all my mail it was great to know that you were all still there I felt lonely without all your chat about lace and things. I have been able to make lots of cards while off line and look forward to seeing all the exchange cards when they are posted. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Irish Laces
Jane, thank you for putting the details of the radio talk about Irish lace, it was so good and I have taped it for a friend of mine who is very interested in needl laces of all types, I personally only make Carrickmacross (which I love) I do hope many of you listened, and like me, thanked my lucky stars that lace is a hobby that I love and not to have to work the dreadful long hours that the Irish women had to work to keep their families fed after the potato famine. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Jane Dickinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 6:35 PM Subject: [lace] Irish Laces Dear Spiders Have just been checking what is on BBC Radio 4 tonight to keep me company while I do the ironing and see that at 23.30 (GMT) there is the following; Journalist Nell McCafferty uncovers tales of hardship, endurance, skill and artistry as she charts the fortunes of Irish lace and the enterprising women who have developed and nourished the craft since the 1800s. Those of you who have computers with the necessary software can listen after the event if that is more convenient if you visit the BBC website and click on the appropriate links. Happy listening! Jane Dickinson http://www.greatescapes-weekends.com Sunny East Sussex UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lilac wood
Evening all, this reminded me of a story abouth the hurricane that we had in UK on the 16th October 1987, a bobbin maker (his name escapes me at the moment) was always pestering his dad for wood from a very old plum tree that he had, every time he asked his dad refused, sadly just the day before the hurricane his dad died, but during the storm the plum tree blew down, his mother rang to tell him that his dad had given him the plum tree after all. The bobbins were a lovely dark wood and the spangle is - what else - a plum. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Diana Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 7:40 PM Subject: [lace] Lilac wood Yes Sally lilac wood makes beautiful bobbins, we had a tree blown down in a tornado - yes I said tornado - in the English midlands! David Davis made me some bobbins and a small vase, he kept the remainder for himself for bobbins. A couple did turn from lilac to banana but the rest were lovely. Diana in Northamptonshire where we're having a lovely evening after a very wet blustery day. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Rosalibre experiment
Jeanette, Congratulations, just love it, I also love your beautiful fish, I really have to get the Rosalibre book and get started. Happy lacing, Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Jeanette Fischer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 2:36 PM Subject: [lace] Rosalibre experiment I have put a photo of my latest Rosalibre experiment on the Webshots. It is the flower of the passion fruit or the grenadilla as we call it, so my flower is called The Passionate grenadilla!! I used DMC Perle no 12. Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape,South Africa. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] MP: New tatting and Irish Crochet group starting.
What a lunch break, buffalo burgers. ostrich burgers? my ham sandwiches at lace day will never be the same. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK Just struggling with the start of Bridget Cooks' small Bucks fan pattern - it will not beat me!!! - Original Message - From: Patsy A. Goodman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Seitz, Georgia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 10:55 PM Subject: [lace] MP: New tatting and Irish Crochet group starting. Hi Everyone, I am starting a new group called the Red Hat Lacers. We will meet at Fuddruckers located at 340 3rd Avenue, Chula Vista, CA, USA. Hours are 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM with a break for lunch so you can buy salads, buffalo burgers, or ostrich burgers or just plain beef burgers or fish. Red hatters will be given a discount. Beginning the Sept. 6, 2005 we will meet the first Tuesday of each month. On the first Tuesday I will be teaching beginners to tat. All tatters will be welcome. The first Tuesday will be strictly for tatting. Then: Beginning Sept. 20, 2005 we will also meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month for Irish Crochet. We will be working and learning together. You must already know how to crochet. I will NOT be teaching beginner crochet. Tatters will also be welcome. If there is very little interest in Irish Crochet we can continue to learn tatting. There will be no charge for lessons. You will be expected to become a Red Hat lady or a Pink Hat lady if under 50 years of age. Red or pink hats and purple or lavender cloths are a must. Hats, visors, ball caps, feathers or whatever in your hair of the proper color is acceptable. If you need more information contact me at; karpap#cox.net (change # to @) Patsy A. Goodman Chula Vista, CA, USA TatPat1, NATA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] London Bombings Personal Emergency List
Thanks to all who have put online sympathy messages about the London bombing, my niece works in the city and travels to work on the underground every day to Liverpool St. station we had a worrying time whilst trying to contact her because all the mobile lines went down because so may people were trying to get in contact with friends and relatives. Luckily she went in early yesterday and was safe and well, maybe Dora Smith would not be so flippant if she had relatives working in the city. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK with many thanks to our wonderful services who were so quick in responding to the call. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Schuette.Fifty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace@arachne.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Dora Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [lace] London Bombings Personal Emergency List Dora Smith lives in Austin, Texas. I have to say that I also found her remarks rather flippant. London may be big, but the Underground is the way people and visitors get around there. As has been said by others, you only had to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. It could have been any of us had we been there on vacation or business Avital, I'm glad your sister is OK. To all other Arachneans in the UK, my thoughts are with you all. may they get the creeps who did this. Elizabeth in Cape Town where the sun is shining today. Can anybody tell me where Dora Smith lives? Her remarks are very strange and to me offensive. I am very sorry for all the victims of the bombing, having experienced something like it many years ago. Dora Northern - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Torchon Purse Pendant Raffle Winner!
Hi Jane, thanks I was so pleased that I won it makes up for the disappointment I had whan I won a previous raffle for a spider but unfortunately it never arrived. I believe Jackie Bowhey did not receive hers either. Sue Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Jane Viking Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 12:55 AM Subject: [lace] Torchon Purse Pendant Raffle Winner! Hi All, I had DH pull a name out of the hat and the winner of the Torchon Purse Pendant book is Sue Harvey of the UK!! I wish I had a copy for each of the other 75 of you who entered!! Holding a raffle is a good way to guarantee lots of mail G. Thanks to everybody who wrote! Jane in Vermont, USA where there have been a few sprinkles and two rainbows today [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] displaying bobbins
Better still, why don't you make lace with them, they make the most delightful sound. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Margot Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ARACHNE lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 8:14 PM Subject: [lace] displaying bobbins You could wind them as a pair and hang them on one of the display racks/plaques that spoon collectors use. On Monday, June 13, 2005, at 02:38 PM, Helen wrote: I was given a couple of beautiful glass bobbins for my birthday, with the message a starter for your collection. Where can I get hold of a holder to display them? Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada, back from a month in London and Athens Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/quinbot/seaspray/SeasprayLaceGuild.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Picture of a needlelace needle required
Thanks Jean, it sounds good wish I could get to Athens next year it would be lovely. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Jean Barrett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Maureen Harvey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Brian Lemin [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 8:39 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Picture of a needlelace needle required Good morning All and Sue, Sorry, I should have explained more. Bibilla is the Greek version of the knotted needle lace found around the eastern Mediterranean. It is ine of the courses being offered at next years OIDFA Congress in Athens. Jean in Cleveland U.K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 31 May 2005, at 20:49, Maureen Harvey wrote: Jean, excuse my ignorance but what exactly is a bibllla? Sue Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Jean Barrett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Brian Lemin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 8:44 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Picture of a needlelace needle required Reply , from a non needlelacer; grab an ordinary sewing needle from Jean's sewing box and take a picture. Hey Presto, a needle lace needle. I've never heard of any special needles being used, unless someone prefers ball-point needles for when they are doing the fillings. Jean in Cleveland U.K. after failing miserably at a bibllla course in Athens On 29 May 2005, at 14:16, Brian Lemin wrote: I have just discovered that I do not have a picture of a real needle lace needle (as opposed to a doll needle etc.) Can anyone send me a scan/picture of one please? Many thanks Jean and Brian from Cooranbong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Picture of a needlelace needle required
Jean, excuse my ignorance but what exactly is a bibllla? Sue Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Jean Barrett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Brian Lemin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 8:44 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Picture of a needlelace needle required Reply , from a non needlelacer; grab an ordinary sewing needle from Jean's sewing box and take a picture. Hey Presto, a needle lace needle. I've never heard of any special needles being used, unless someone prefers ball-point needles for when they are doing the fillings. Jean in Cleveland U.K. after failing miserably at a bibllla course in Athens On 29 May 2005, at 14:16, Brian Lemin wrote: I have just discovered that I do not have a picture of a real needle lace needle (as opposed to a doll needle etc.) Can anyone send me a scan/picture of one please? Many thanks Jean and Brian from Cooranbong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: BLacing with hair
Tamara and al spiders, I have'nt thought of not putting in the middle pin of a spider, I suppose because that was the way I was taught, but I have now tried it and find it looks much neater, thank you Tamara Sue Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 12:41 AM Subject: [lace] Re: BLacing with hair On May 26, 2005, at 9:47, Mark, aka Tatman wrote: You don't need a pillow and bobbins to do bobbinlace LOL! No, you don't :) I used a halfstitch ground to weave the back of my niece's hair for prom this year. Kind of tiring on her part to lay there as we separated the strands, gelled them, and attached clothes pins to the ends to act as bobbins. [...] This is probably not a new idea, but thought I would share that. :) I BL-ed my oldest stepson's wife's hair (in rose/Flanders ground) one year, for a Christmas party. She's Chinese, has strong, thick, hair down to there (around her hips), and it seemed to be a natural thing to do :) I didn't gell it, and I used hair-clips to hold the strands, and I did it curtain style - 8 pairs, from the top of the head, made two roses on top of the lower hair, which was left loose. I got the inspiration from David Downunder (D. Collyer in OZ), when he wrote us a report of making lace with the parasitic vines climbing a tree in the courtyard of the hospital he was working in at the time. Anything you can do, I can do better sang Annie Oakley (aka T Duvall), and Kathy got her unique hairdo as a result :) The only thing my wife didn't let me do is stick a pin in her head so I could finish the second half of a spider I highly recommend working a bit with either Freehand Lace or else Milanese... You'd discover very soon that central pins aren't always necessary for spiders; in fact, they can be a nuisance, since - often - the threads bunch around the pin in a sort of nipple. Without the pin, the pairs settle down flat, and the whole spider looks much better. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Aussie lace
Hallo Jenny and all spiders, I think you have progressed remarkably well, if I had done half as well in the first three months that I was learning I would have been really happy. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Jenny Brandis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 11:23 AM Subject: [lace] Aussie lace Hi folks Some of you have been following my progress over the last 2 months as I attempt to learn torchon lace - this months efforts are up online at www.brandis.com.au/craft/lace.html for you to look at. I am no threat to you but I am learning (albeit slowly) Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.13 - Release Date: 5/19/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] animal lace
Hallo Jenny and other spiders, I have recently completed a dragon in Milanese from New Braids and Designs by Patricia Read and Lucy Kinkaid (page 113) it is not a very big dragon but very sweet (if you can call dragons sweet), I put in in a paperweight. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Jenny Brandis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 7:52 AM Subject: [lace] animal lace Does anyone know where I could get patterns for the following animals frog (green tree frog by preference) crocodile (or fierce lizard) dragon (my favourite animal) cow (granddaughters favourite animal is a brahman bull :) ) Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.5 - Release Date: 5/4/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Miniature lace
Hallo Shirley and other spiders, Love the lace shop it is charming, such a lot a lace beautifully worked, I especially loved the parasol, well done all. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - where it has rained on and off for four days Looking forward to Saturday and the Jubilee Lace Day - Original Message - From: Tregellas Family [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Margot Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Miniature lace Hello Spiders, On Friday, April 29, 2005, at 03:44 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Next in line is Roz Snowden's Miniature Bobbin Lace, as I'm a miniaturist, For those interested in miniature lacemaking, you might like to take a look at our Guild home page at http://www.austlaceguild.org/pages/branches/sa/salaceshop.htm Bye for now, Shirley T. - Adelaide, South Australia where we desperately need lots and lots of rain. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home page: http://www.users.on.net/~endsodds -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.2 - Release Date: 02-May-05 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Printables for miniaturists
Thanks Jean, sorry for the typo, enjoy Regards, Sue - Original Message - From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace Lace@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 9:11 AM Subject: [lace] Printables for miniaturists Sue's link to the printables for miniaturists was missing the 'm' from 'com'. Link should be: http://www.printmini.com/printables/ Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Newby from Texas
Hi Andy and all spiders, Welcome, I am sure once you start Bobbin Lace you will very soon become addicted, I see that one of your hobbies is dollhouse miniatures, there is a book on Miniature lace for dollhouses by Roz Snowden(sorry I do not know the ISBN), it is a lovely book and I feel sure that it will entice you into making lace to decorate your miniatures. Regards, Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Andy Blodgett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 6:14 PM Subject: [lace] Newby from Texas Hi, My name is Andrea Blodgett. I sign my e-mails Andy in Texas. I have never tried Bobbin lace before and am just now ordering a book on how to do it before I invest in the supplies. A friend suggested using pencils for bobbins and a sofa pillow. I will be lurking for a while to see what is hapening on this list. Glad to be here and I am sure I will become addicted to it as soon as I master the stitches. A little about myself- - I enjoy Crazy Quilting, Lace dyeing, collecting antique lace, embroidery, beading, sane quilting, genealogy and dollhouse miniatures. I am a member of Embroiders Guild of America and am treasurer for my chapter in The Woodlands, Texas. I am president of The Bee Crazy club for crazy quilts and a member of another Crazy Quilt club. I am 61, soon to be 62 and semi retired. I work 3 days a week at the company I retired from in 2000 (Saudi Arabian Airlines). As you can see my 4 remaining days of the week are taken up with many hobbies. I often stay up until the wee hours of the morning talking on-line. My husband, Doug, is also retired and his hobby is Live steam trains that you can ride on. Our son, Dale, age 38 is still living at home and working. So I shall lurk for a while until I am knowledgable to ask intelligent questions. Andy in Texas Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Have a nice time in Bruges
Hi Rosemary, Could you please share the web address of kancentrum with us, I would love to have a look at what it has to offer. Regards, Sue M Harvey - Original Message - From: Rosemary Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Claire Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 10:38 PM Subject: [lace] Have a nice time in Bruges Dear Claire Good to hear from you. Do have a lovely time in Bruges but please, if you go to the Kantcentrum, find out what they mean by Welding lace. It is one of their annual courses given on the web site! Or perhaps someone else on the list knows already. Rosemary in Sussex - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] the start of Finca
Hi Vivienne and all spiders, I totally agree with you, I first purchased Finca thread from you at a lace day after seing lots of your work on show made with same. I have made several Bucks patterns with it (my favourite) and whenever I have it on a pillow everyone asks what thread are you using? I think it must be the beautiful sheeny neat finish it gives, it certainly catches the eye. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 6:40 PM Subject: [lace] the start of Finca Hi, I thought some of you might be interested in people power. When we were in Spain visiting the Finca factory we were told how it started. The Great (I think great) grand father of the family saw how his wife had trouble with her sewing threads snapping and causing problems so he spun and made his own threads. His wife found them very good so he then took them to the local shops but no one would take them. They all got thread from the big famous companies and were not interested in his. He went home very disheartened but then decided he would give his thread away. He took samples to all the ladies groups he could find and told them to try it. They all loved it. they then went to the shops and asked for Finca threads but of course they didn't have it. Then they approached him and asked for it! Finca (means sort of a small holding where the grandfather lived) was born. I know it sound sort of like Aesop Fables but it is a true story. I think it's great, Vivienne KEEP LACING, TATTING, CROCHETING AND EMBROIDERING, VIVIENNE, BIGGINS - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lace pattern question
To Alice and all other spiders, I have for a long time been contemplating doing a piece of overlap lace but to date have never tried it, are there any pitfalls that I need to look out for, help gratefully accepted. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK where I am sitting in an almost empty workroom because we are decorating it. - Original Message - From: Alice Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 2:24 AM Subject: [lace] lace pattern question Greetings, A box of lace books and papers were given to our lace guild from an estate. I had the assignment to go through it to see what was there. Part of it had come originally from a second estate so it has remnants from two lacemakers. One thing I turned up was the draft copies of two Torchon patterns. One seemed ready to test, and was signed and dated. The other one - that is the problem. It is not signed so I'm not sure which of the two lacemakers drafted it. However it has a title. This led me to wonder if it was a pricking draft from a pattern in a book -- before the days of the copy machine. The title is Emperor's Crown. It is Torchon, with the headside made of narrow scalloped fans assembled in clusters to make a larger scallop. There are four spiders per repeat with a large center diamond of either roseground or honeycomb surrounded by a diamond trail of either cloth stitch or half stitch. Does this sound like anything you have in an older book - probably in the 70's or 80's? Being titled like that made me think it could be a copy of an existing pattern. With further study, it seems to have one section that is not drawn in a do-able manner. Some thread pairs go two directions at once. The pattern needs minor tweaking to correct this error, which I think I can do without changing the general composition. This error encourages me to believe that this might be an original design that was not finished. Any suggestion on how to find out about this pattern since the two possible designers are deceased? Alice in Oregon -- where my first overlap lace completion turned out acceptible but not perfect. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] First ever lace
Hallo Jenny and fellow lacers, Oh Jenny how I remember the thrill of taking home a crumpled piece of lace with DH saying is that all you have done tonight, what is it? did I thump him, no, I was just too pleased and happy, I am sorry to say that you have just caught the lace bug, I have had it for twenty odd years and I am sorry to tell you that there is no cure. Still happily lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Jenny Brandis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 11:10 AM Subject: [lace] First ever lace I know this will be the only time I every approach bobbin lace as a virgin lacer so I have to show and tell you all just how it went last night. Please check out http://www.brandis.com.au/craft/firstever.html My one question is probably a tension thing but can anyone tell me why my lace (can I call it that?) curls when I took the pins out? It had a distinct curl with top left corner almost 360 degrees to the right. Maybe I need to roll it or flatten it somehow? Did not ask my teacher as I took it off the pillow after I got home. Jenny Brandis the Kununurra Kid with a new toy -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 3/9/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Bobbins for Milanese
Hallo Tamara and all spiders, Reference which bobbins to use for Milanese, I have only made two pieces of Milanese to date and have used my usual Midlands spangled bobbins with no trouble at all. The second piece I have just finished ( the peacock from New Braids and Designs in Milanese Lace by Read/Kinkaid ) I am very pleased to say that I won the competition cup on Saturday at the Norfolk Lacemakers Laceday, I was so pleased so please excuse the brag. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK where the sun is shining but it is still quite cold. From: Tamara P. Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 2:47 AM Subject: [lace] Re: Bobbins for Milanese On Mar 7, 2005, at 16:51, Mary Robi wrote: I'm about to start learning Milanese (I hope some day to do Tamara's swan.) Flattered, thanks. I'm wondering which bobbins to use. I want a smooth bobbin and have been looking at rosaline bobbins? They look great for sewings, but are they too heavy for milanese? I've also looked at swiss bobbins. Are they too light for milanese? Unless you're planning to work on a bolster pillow, the weight of the bobbins doesn't matter much. On a flat pillow or even a slightly domed cookie, the bobbins are supported by the pillow, so they don't put stress on the thread, even if they're heavy. You do the tensionsioning, not the gravity. As for bobbins being too light... If you've always worked with Midlands, any unspangled bobbin is likely to feel a bit funny at first. But you get used to it fairly quickly, though I admit that I prefer the slightly heavier ones to the lighter ones (one of the reasons I designed my own). Whether you'll get used to the rolling quality of the so-called Continental bobbins is something else. I never did learn how to control more than 2-3 pairs of those with any degree of comfort, which is another reason I have mine made to order (squares). I think, more than the weight of the bobbin I'd consider its construction. As Claire pointed out, Milanese can be done with spangled bobbins. It *is* done with Midlands by Pat Read, who is, probably, the final authority on present day Milanese. Personally, I found making sewings with spangled bobbins totally frustrating (even before I came to Milanese and finer threads), which is when I started re-inventing this particular wheel (my first frequent tie-rs had round bodies, not square ones, which is how I know I have problems with rolling bobbins. I may yet use them again, if I ever get myself a bolster pillow, where rolling's not as much of a problem). And Milanese lace can be made with bobbins which have a single head. Again, I found working with single-headed bobbins more trouble than it was worth; I like to be able to *see* that my double hitch is all present and correct. And, with frequent sewings, when there's little or no tension on the thread, half of the hitch likes to slip once in a while. And lengthening/shortening is easier if the hitch is separate from the rest. True, you can wind your thread further down on the neck and hitch close to the head, but... I definitely prefer a double head (such as in the Swiss bobbins). How about the new international squares? If you mean the ones on Holly Van Sciver's webpage, they'd be fine. They may be a bit on the light side - the neck is very long, which means a lot of weight has been removed from the bobbin right there, and then there's been another big gob removed from the waist of it. But they're made of pear wood, which is dense, very pleasant to handle, and gets smoother with use (unlike some woods which respond to the sweat in my hands with raised grain). Also, they *do* have a double head and they're very reasonably priced :) I have a small set - 9 pairs - of an earlier version of those and it seems to me that, in comparison to the photo on the website, the head has been improved a bit (sharper definition). But even with the old head, they'd been very nice to work with, even with thicker threads (I used to use them for Russian Tape, since I only had 9 prs and dislike working with mixed weights/shapes). If you'd like, you can have them - free, since I got them free myself and no longer use them. Then, all you'd need is 2 dozen from Holly and you're all set for most Milanese projects - even the Swan, which, at one point, uses 23 pairs all at once... :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz
Hi to all fellow spiders, Ref pricking card discussion when I first started to make lace we were told that if you could not afford (or get hold of) proper pricking card, to use any firm card covered with sticky plastic covering and if you could only find the shiny type use a plastic pan scrub (the kind with sponge backing) and rub off all the shine from the plastic, this stops the shine distorting the pattern. I used this several times when necessary and found no trouble with sewings. Also looking forward to Norfolk Lacemakers Laceday on Saturday hope to see all my lace friends there. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK Now happily lacing again now my arm is better. - Original Message - From: Jenny Barron [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz Pricking card Tamara said Any gift-box, dis-assembled and covered with transparent, coloured, plastic film will do just fine Jane said I teach my students to use proper pricking card (glazed manila) and a waterproof pen. I must admit to coming back to proper pricking card. The photocopying of and then covering a pricking with film is very easy to do but I really come unstuck when doing sewings. I use a lazy susan, it might be different with a crochet hook, and almost always end up with the business end stuck in the pin hole and making a mess. Pricking card being so much sturdier makes sewings a lot cleaner and easier. This is more important for sectional laces with a lot of sewings. jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace Shops
Patty and all spiders, re no lacemaker lives in lace heaven well I think in Norfolk we do, we have at least eight lace days in the surrounding area that we can attend plus we have really good access to most of the suppliers in the UK via phone or e-mail, we also have a non profit making shop at the Norfolk Lacemakers once a month, so I consider we are very fortunate and feel so sorry for our sisters (and a few brothers) across the big pond that do not have the same. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Patricia Dowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 8:34 PM Subject: RE: [lace] Lace Shops Noelene wrote: ... The lace fairs in the UK and Europe people talk about seem well patronised, we have nothing like that here in Australia. So keep your emails coming in about new books and products, otherwise we'll never know what's available at least by mail order! == Well, no lacemaker lives in lace heaven. I am close to the Lace Museum and to Lacis and between them, there is still quite a bit that is not available. My first, second and third place to look is on line, if only to get pricing and availability. Like other Guilds, we have the IOLI annual convention which is well attended by vendors, but there is nothing in the US close to an actual Lace Fair. The US and Australia have vast distances to cope with, so even our regional events cover a lot of ground. And in countries that don't have a tradition of lacemaking (the US lacemakers inherit the tradition from Europe along with our names and language) access is even more difficult. In my area, the fabric shops are closing down, too. Although some people sew their own clothes, it simply isn't as prevalent as it used to be. Most fabric places that are still open are Quilt shops with a different clientele than general fabric shops. What troubles me more is that more and more threads simply go out of production. I feel a loss whenever I get the news that something else is gone that I never had a chance to try; although Brenda takes a lot of the sting out with her wonderful book comparing threads. Sigh . . . But all is not lost! We lacemakers are a clever lot and will persist through it all. I am going to try making a scarf with microfiber yarn just to see how it turns out. A lot of the excitement in lacemaking is the continuing invention of new laces (Lutac, Rosa Libre, etc.)and non-traditional materials (like my own personal favorite - wire!) We solve our problems with the tools and materials at hand. Musingly Patty - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] displaying lace
Hallo Helen and all spiders, I had the same problem when I started to learn Bucks. I worked my way through most of the beginning patterns of Geraldine Stotts book on Bucks Point and ended up with lots of strips of Bucks. I had a small china headed baby doll so I made a very fine Christenening gown with underslip, bonnet and long draws which I then trimmed with all my Bucks pieces. The result was very pleasing and it went on show at one of our lace days and was admired by many. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Helen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 3:19 PM Subject: [lace] displaying lace Hi, I've just started making lace, and am slowly working my way through a book on Beds lace that my nan lent me. Unfortunately, I've got no idea what I'm actually going to do with the bookmarks and medallions and edgings when I've made them :-) Can they be displayed in the sort of photo album that has sticky pages and cellophane sheets or is this a really bad idea? Thanks in advance, Helen (Somerset, UK) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 14/02/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Suprise
Hi Lynn, A very wise choice, it was the book recommended to me when I started about twenty years ago and I found it invaluable. Regards, Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Lynn Weasenforth [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 1:23 AM Subject: [lace] Suprise Dear Spiders, I just wanted to share with you, my son (bless his heart) has bought me a new book, The Technique of Bobbin Lace by Pamela Nottingham, I have been looking through it and I love it, I can't wait to learn more and actually try and do all this stuff. Kids sure can surprise you once in awhile. I just love learning to make lace. Bye-Bye for now, Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] needlelace pillows
Hallo Jen and all spiders, My lace tutor taught us how to make a small pillow for needle lace that I have found very useful although my first love is BL. Find a piece of rigid tube ( I got a piece from the carpet shop it is the centre that the carpets are rolled onto) mine was 3inches across cut to 9inches long. lightly pad it with felt or something of that thickness and cover with a material similar to what you would cover a bobbin lace pillow i.e. lint free. Make it slightly longer than the roll so that you can tuck the ends into the roll to get them out of the way. You can then hold your work on it with a piece of elastic both ends, this makes a comfortable small pillow that sits on your lap or can be held in the hand whichever you find more comfortable for working. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK Just managed to prick out Bridget Cooks small fan pattern and wound bobbins in readiness for when the cast comes off my arm next Tuesday.. Yippee. Message - From: Jennifer Audsley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 3:35 AM Subject: [lace] needlelace pillows Hi Spiders, I'm curious as to whether many needlelace makers on the list use pillows or not. The Valerie Grimwood book I have suggests using a pillow, however to date I haven't used one. Too lazy to make one, don't feel like buying one as yet. What have benn your experiences pillow vs no pillow? Thanks, Jen in (warm and sultry) Melbourne - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Simon Toustou Pillow
To Jaqui, try leaving out the housework, its surprising how much more time you have for the important things in life i.e. the kids and lace of course. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK where we have a sprinkling of snow tonight. - Original Message - From: Jaqui Borg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:23 AM Subject: [lace] Simon Toustou Pillow Hello I was just wondering if anyone knew if his pillows are available in Australia I would also thank Doris Southard for her innovative 'Christina' type pillow, that leaves more money to spend on the Toustou pillow - if I can get one. Jaqui in a warm and getting hotter Melbourne Australia (and trying to find time for quilting, lace and housework and kids) (I've got high hopes) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Wear More Lace!
Tamara and all, I know exactly what you mean, my own grandaughter at aged 12 was so interested in lace making and being the dutiful grandmother I bought her a pillow, bobbins (plastic thank goodness) bobbin case, pincushion etc. She only made one piece of lace from then on, when I now ask her at age 15 whether she want to make some lace with me she tells me nanny, its so boring I am keeping the equipment for her in the hope that one day she will regain her initial interest, well I can hope can't I. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Tamara P. Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 1:41 AM Subject: [lace] Re: Wear More Lace! On Jan 10, 2005, at 19:16, Catherine Hill wrote: No, we shouldn't be giving modern lace to the young and beautiful in our circles of acquaintance. We should be teaching them to make their own modern laces to wear. It can replace knitting as the next big thing that everyone who is anyone is doing. The above struck a chord... 2.5 yrs ago, I introduced BL and my step-granddaughter (then aged 11) to one another. She's liked arty/crafty stuff from the time she was 3, she's very bright, she used to be able to focus, and she *wanted to learn* (or said she did). We had a couple of shortish lessons (the attention span wasn't what one might hope for; and nowhere near that she had at 3 g) while she was here, and she was a natural - took off like a rocket. The year after, when she visited, we went through the same routine, because, naturally, she'd forgotten it all, not having had any reinforcement in more than 6 months, and no equipment of her own. Same thing - the 3 basic stitches it took me 3 months to learn, she learnt in 3 half-hour lessons. No problems with the two different footsides, either, though they puzzled me for a long time, when I was learning. And she loved it (or said she did). So, this time, I arranged for some support in her area (Boulder, Colorado) - she'd have to make the initial contact, but the network was established, thanks to Merlene Solis. And, for Christmas '03, I sent her kit and kaboodle - starter kit from Holly, plus some prettier bobbins I had (she liked the spangled ones better than the unadorned ones I use. What child wouldn't g), and some extra books of simple projects (Springetts). Figured that, by the summer of '05, when the IOLI convention took place in Denver, I could pay for a workshop of her choice and, and we'd spend some meaningful lace-time together, even if not in the worshop itself. This spring, when I saw her, I knew it was a pipe-dream; today, I had a message from her mother (my stepdaughter) which confirmed it: I need to figure out what to do with the lace supplies you so kindly sent to Lily. She is not likely to ever take it up here on her own. It is a lovely package and I am thinking that I should just send it back to you. If you were here to help her, she'd maintain some interest in it, I am sure, but it is just not what her life is about now. She does knit, but she can do that lying in bed! I think the last sentence is the most revealing one... You can't make BL lying in bed and talking on the phone to your buddies about your enemies and their pimples :) And you can knit on the (school) bus or on the subway (metro, underground), but can't make BL there. And being able to make something unusual isn't likely to impress your teenage (and pre-teen) friends much; not as much as your parents' being able to buy you something unusual, or send you for holidays someplace unusual will... So, yes... Let's teach. But wearing lace by the young and beautiful, even if they didn't make it themselves has merit. And is more likely to happen. I still wouldn't *give* the pieces to them, just lend - teach them full accountability when they're young, instead of this it's OK, because I didn't mean to when they destroy something beautiful -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Milanese
Hi Jenny, Do you mean 50 New Milanese Patterns? if so I bought it from Roseground at Birmingham on Sunday Happy hunting Sue M Harvey - Original Message - From: Jenny Barron [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 12:09 PM Subject: [lace] Milanese Has anyone had a sight of the new Milanese Lace book by Patricia Read yet? According to Batsford it's publication date was 30/10/04 but Amazon has it as 1/12/04. I've had it on order for a couple of months now but the order says not released by publisher yet. I'm confused - not an unusual situation I have to sayg. jenny barron Scotland where it's sunny and warmish - very unseasonal leading to more confusion. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Lace Guild's Lacemakers' Census
Hallo Tamara and all spiders I keep seeing references to Rosa Libre in postings, this is a new one to me, is it a type of lace or someones name? Curiosity killed the cat but I must know. Regards Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Tamara P. Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace Arachne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 3:11 AM Subject: [lace] Re: Lace Guild's Lacemakers' Census On Dec 2, 2004, at 17:36, Janice Blair wrote: I decided to do something simple on my mailing tag. I made my initial J in a tape lace. My own very first thought was a T, but... Years and years ago - at least 7 or 8 - I started to design an alphabet. After a couple of years of trial and error (mostly error; some of you have initials made in that period), I came up with a formula: a uniform (same size and shape), oval, lace frame (Deborah Robinson - the Editor of Lace - trued it for me on the puter), containing a tape initial, in flowing script. Because of the uniform size, I can use the same thread always, and have used Madeira 50/2. Each initial is decorated with flowering vines made of plaits and tallies (two pairs permit two colours - one for leaves and one for flowers), and each has a spider web somewhere, connecting the initial to the frame where the flowering vines fail to. I think a few of you - Jacquiest Southworth, Jane Partridge and Jane Viking - may have intitials made in that period. The last addition was a bead for a spider in the web - I think only Pam Dotson's daughter Sarah got that one. I have, by now, re-drafted most of the original initials to fit into this standard frame. All that's necessary to spell LACE was a priority (some of you may have seen it at the OIDFA Congress in Prague), but B, D, I, J, and S are in good shape also (I designed them as I needed them), and N might be bullied into compliance if I ever got the time to really apply myself. I got terminally stuck on T... :) Of course, I wanted to design it early on, for myself... But the others were easier, being a single stroke/line (you hang in once, and get rid of the lot once - the way I like it g). I've been quite clever sometimes in managing to do this (A is a masterpiece of ingenuity in that respect, IMO g). Can't figure out a way to do it with a T. But, worse than that... Can't decide *which* script to use for T - the one where the downstroke curls to the left at the bottom (the kind I grew up with) or the old one, where it curls to the right (very pretty, but, do I think it's pretty only because it's novel to me?) So there we are... 7 or 8 yrs later, and I'm still the donkey at the troughs (hay in one, oats in the other, and the beast dies of hunger, because of indecision) :) I was really frustrated, when I first heard about the census, and had another go at the T. But, T will be T, and unruly/incorrigible, always :) Now, I think it was meant; I was waiting for Rosa Libre to come along, obviously. The first element (flower, around which everything else revolves) is 4/5th done. It'll be finished tomorrow, and I'll need to choose my colours for the dragonfly (the second anchoring element). Easy enough in itself, but it'll have to harmonize with two other elements (a sprig of thistles and one of seed-pods), as well as with the flower, and, with some colours (surely *the* choice ones; grass is always greener on the other side g) on back-order and not promised till January, it'll be a tough decision... Naturally, all the very carefully chosen *and matched* colours in Gutermann silk 100/3 had to be ditched - between the scale (reduced from Colcoton 34/2) and the way Gutermann slides and compresses, I was going 'round the bend, trying to make the necessary sewings, so I cut that off first thing this morning. --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] emery pwdr pin cushion
Hi Linda and other spiders, Yes, felt worked for me too but I used it double thickness and found that no emery powder escaped I have had this one now for about four years. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Linda Walton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [lace] emery pwdr pin cushion A felt lining works well for me - it keeps the emery powder inside and makes the cushion more comfortable to use when pushing in the pins. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). Re: A while back, I bought some Emery Powder for pin cushions from Tim Parker. What fabric should I use?? Something very tightly woven for an inner layer: calico works well . Alice, if this works, be sure to let us know. I have tried every fabric - doubled and tripled - I can get my hands on and the emery powder still comes thru to dirty up the pillow or anything else it sits on. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Tamara Duvall's Bird in La Encajera
Hi Tamara, I have been looking at your work it is beautiful, I absolutely love your birth announcement, is it on general sale as I would love to make it for my niece who expects her first baby next year, I could use it as a birth congratulations. Best wishes Sue M Harvey - Original Message - From: Tamara P. Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace Arachne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 2:54 AM Subject: [lace] Re: Tamara Duvall's Bird in La Encajera On Nov 24, 2004, at 21:58, Diane Z wrote: Congratulations Tamara. Your Milanese bird in the latest issue of La Encajera is absolutely exquisite. Thanks, Diane. Although my own all-time-favourite is the Partridge in the Pear Tree, I like the Peace Dove too, and like to see it flying close to the top of my Christmas tree (all textile-related, now that - perversely g - I'm the only one who cares about *having* a tree in the house between Dec 24 and Jan 6); it lets me hope - against all odds - that tomorrow will be better than today... It was designed for a Lace Guild's (UK) Christmas card '02 (1 of 4 designs; Janice Blair, another Arachnean, had her design of Santa chosen that year, also). The size of the card limited (severely g) the amount of instructions I could include so, when someone asked for the full size pattern, I wrote those out. In Prague this summer, Monserrat Arcos asked for permission to reprint the lace with the full instructions; Spain was still in shock following the train bombings, and stop the killing idea was something she felt La Encajera needed to promote (of course, Peace Dove symbol speaks to Spaniards readily; the most famous one - Picasso's - was Spanish. And then there's the Christian symbolism of the Dove, to reinforce it)... I was pleased to have the pattern published, in full. The next La Encajera, BTW, will have the Birth Announcement (Stork) - a reprint from Lace 90 (1998), in case someone missed it there and then :) It's another pattern that I think is OK, and it'll fit in with their babies theme. And, it occurs to me, I had better explain about the lace on my website; I'm often asked about the source of the patterns, and where they could be had... They're *all* mine, original designs, and I can send them to people without breaking any copyrights. *If* they're not very old (after '00), that is... If they're old, we run into problems... On some, I didn't keep notes (didn't think anyone would be interested). On some, I kept notes but, 2 puters and untold upgrades later, they'd disappeared into a black hole... So, they have to be dealt with on the one-by-one basis. Please, if you're interested, write me. And my URL (where they can be viewed) will be changing after Christmas - my son got me my own domain! (I feel so with it g). But I need him here to tell me how to change everything around and how to add to it (I'm so out of it, electronically speaking g). I'll let y'all know when it happens - this is just a warning rattle --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] First Snowfall
Hi Sue and fellow spiders, Cattern Cakes ( as we call them in Norfolk UK) are named after Catherine of Aragon who once lived at Amphill Castle. They are specially prepared for St Catherine's Day -the patroness of spinners, lace makers, rope makers and spinsters on 25th November, they are tradionally washed down with Hot Pot - a mixture of rum, beer and eggs. The recipe is: 2lb bread flour,2ozs lard or butter, 1oz carraway seeds, 2ozs sugar, 1 large egg. Prepare the dough, then knead in the lard, caraway seeds and egg, when the ingredients are well mixed, divide into two, divide into 2 x 2lb loaf tins, cover and leave to rise, finally bake for about 20 mins 400f /200c/ gas mark 6 . Serve sliced and buttered. Enjoy, Sue M Harvey - Original Message - From: Sue Clemenger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pene Piip [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Lace List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 2:56 PM Subject: Re: [lace] First Snowfall Hello, Pene, from a spider very far away from Estonia! ;o) We have not yet got our first real snowfall here, although there were a few flurries on Halloween. Everything's at that bare and grey stage. I am not doing much lacing right now, except for a couple of knitted lace things (2 scarves for 2 different friends). Mostly, I'm knitting and spinning for holiday gifts. With the new year, I hope to have more time for me things, like needle-tatting and my poor, neglected bobbin laces. What are Cattern Cookies? Are they wheel-shaped for St. Catherine? --sue in Montana, where the sun is just coming up and turning the fog different shades of pink Pene Piip wrote: Dear gentle spiders, Yesterday (Tuesday) we had several snow flurries a light dusting overnight. Then mid-morning it started snowing for several hours now there is a good couple of centimeters which has accumulated on all the trees the ground. So winter is finally here in Tartu. And I've been tatting some snowflakes. Mary Piper's Tatting book has some interesting patterns. I adapted one four-pointed motif I liked into six points. I found that by using mock rings split rings, cutting tying off after making a round can be eliminated. I would like to remind everyone about celebrating St Catherine's Day on the 25th, next Wednesday. I'm hoping to make some Cattern Cookies. Stay warm happy, Pene Piip, who now lives in the white city of Tartu in the Republic of Estonia. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] ALG Website
Hi Noelene, Congratulations on getting into print, I have just printed it out for a friend of mine who loves doing spiders. I had to print it out twice, once in landscape and once portrait because I could not get it to print all of it out in portrait, but managed to fit the two together ok. Regards, Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK Just back from a lovely walk with the dog along the beach it is quite beautiful today. - Original Message - From: W N Lafferty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 8:55 PM Subject: [lace] ALG Website Just got a thrill - logged on to the ALG website and they are using my Cooma Kiss pattern as their current on line pattern! www.austlaceguild.org/pages/patterns.htm Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lacemaker Tea Towels
Hi Ruth, Are you sure they are tea towels? I got some lovely cloths from the lace guild that look just like tea towels (or maybe it is me that is wrong) but I use mine as a top cover cloth. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Ruth Hickman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Arachne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 3:28 AM Subject: [lace] Lacemaker Tea Towels Hello Spiders, While it is slow, I would like to ask if anyone in England can put me in touch with Jane Martin. She has the most beautiful Lacemaker Tea Towels. A friend came back form England with one and we would like to know how to get more. At least those of us who did not get to go and there fore did not get any. Thank you Ruth Hickman Nacogdoches, TX [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Springett Bobbin Auction.
Hi Carol I have ried to view the bobbins online but whatever I type in (Sothebys,Kerry Taylor) on the auctioneer site it just keeps telling me - o found. Is there a certain path to follow? Sue M Harvey Norfolk Had a marvellous day at Norfolk Lacemakers Suppliers Fair yesterday (spent all the pennies as usual) - Original Message - From: Carol Adkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Brian Lemin [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 3:18 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Springett Bobbin Auction. Hi All, I am reading these messages quite a long time after the writing of them, so I may well be overtaken by events but ... I have the new edition of 'Lace' infront of me, and the auction of Christine and David's bobbins is as follows: Kerry Taylor Auctions, in association with Sotheby's, announce the sale of Christine and David Springett's antique lace bobbin collection on Wednesday 15th december 2004, at Sotheby's, 34 New Bond Street, London W1 2AA. You can eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or view online at: www.antiquestradegazette.com The phone number is: 020 867 64600 in the UK, or 0044 20 867 64600 Overseas. I do hope that helps - and good luck to whoever bids for this fabulous collection. Carol - in Suffolk UK. - Original Message - From: Brian Lemin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:02 AM Subject: [lace] Springett Bobbin Auction. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] 2-Pair Inventions, UK
Tamara, you are correct. Larkholme lace is going to attend Norwich Suppliers fair. I shall be going on Sunday with four friends. The fair is organised by the Norfolk Lacemakers and it is usually a very busy day. Norwich is about twenty miles from us in Gt Yarmouth we are on the most easterly point of UK ( the bit that sticks out into the North Sea). If any spiders visit the UK, Norwich is well worth a visit with lots to see, especially the castle which is rather special. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK looking forward to Sunday - Original Message - From: Tamara P. Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace Arachne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 5:47 AM Subject: [lace] 2-Pair Inventions, UK Not sure where Norwich Suppliers Fair is - my sense of UK geography is as bad as my sense of US geography (for that matter, as bad as my sense of Polish geography; geography just isn't my thing g) but I've just heard that Jacqui Southworth of Larkholme Lace - who carries the booklet in UK - will be there, selling it. Might save some of you the pain of passing the money/goods back and forth accross the Atlantic... --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) Healthy US through The No-CARB Diet: no C-heney, no A-shcroft, no R-umsfeld, no B-ush. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Finished knitted lace
Jazmin, just back from my holiday and am admiring your knitted cloths, I have tried it several times but cannot get a nice even ring started, is there a knack to making the first few rounds I would love to make another attempt if you could give me any tips how to make a neat start. About my holiday, I must get this of my chest, I saw no hand made lace at all in Greece other than the Asian lace that all the so called lace shops now sell. I know that as a lace maker I recognise that this is not lace as we know it, but surely people realise that this lace is made for unscrupulous buyers giving the makers pennies for them. I feel that they are taking advantage of the very poor people who accept these pennies as better than nothing. Feel better for that. Happy Lacing Sue M.Harvey Norfolk UK where the weather feels very cold after days in the sun in Greece. - Original Message - From: Jazmin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 4:01 PM Subject: [lace] Finished knitted lace I've finished up two knitted lace pieces. (Yes, I call it lace, in spite of purists. laugh) http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hbogart/craft/knit/roe.html and http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hbogart/craft/knit/spiral.JPG Sorry about the glare in the second photo, I should have put a cloth behind it. The Rose of England took me nine months of on and off work, the spiral one took me just under two weeks. Heather -- in cool and autumn-like SW Ontario, Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Lace in London
Dear Spiders, And what a delight this is, listed suppliers are: Acorn Bobbins, Margaret Adkins, Anita's Beads, Reg Beasant, Beginnings, W.Beswick, Biggins,The Torchon Pattern People, Bobbins and Pillows, Carey Company, Calico Wagon, Tom Chip Extreme Woodturning, Church Meadowcrafts, Malcom Cox, (fansticks), Magaret and David Davis Lace Bobbins, J.H.Designpoint, Discount Lighting, John and Jennifer Ford, Malcolm Fowler,Framecraft Miniatures, Fireside reflections, Jo Firth Supplies, Gavand Lace and Crafts, Glass Beadmakers UK, Brian Goodwin, Richard Gravestock, Hedgerow Designs, Matthew Hester, Hillhaven Antique Linen and Lace, Peter Hodson Quality Frames, Jenny and Graham Hudson, Stuart Johnson Bobbins, Sarah Jones, Angela King Antique Lace and Bobbins, Kleinhout Fijnhoutbewerking. Elizabeth Knight Lacemaking Supplies, Lacecraft, The Lace Guild, Lacewing designs, Larkholme Lace, Loricraft, Mainly Lace, Makit Lace, Mary Helen, Lin and Nigel Mason Furniture, Helen McAllen, Brian and Diane Miller, Geoff Mudge, Pandorion, Lacebobbins by Chris Pearson, Stephen and Hilary Pearce, Pipers Silks, Posh Bags Holdings, The Quilted Bear, Sallie Reason, Janet Retter, Enid Riley, Roseground Supplies, Shireburn Lace, M.P.Lace, Spangles, Spellbound Beads, Anne Spencer, C D Springett, David Stanley Woodturner, Tatting and Design, Malcolm and Margaret Thorpe, Texere Yarns, Alison Tolson, Tuffnell Glass, Jean Turner, Turnstyle Crafted Wooden Products, Margaret Wall, Felicity J Warnes, Wellhead Books, West End Embroidery, Winslow Bobbins, X-Calibre.Crikey is it any wonder I never have any money left. Sue M.Harvey Just finished packing for a week in the sun, bliss. - Original Message - From: Annette Gill [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 2:01 PM Subject: [lace] Re: Lace in London Not in London, but easily accessible... The weekend of December 4/5th is the country's largest lace fair, at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. You can get to Birmingham in 90 minutes by train from London Euston, and the NEC has its own station. Regards, Annette - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] RE: Thank God - IT IS DONE!!!
Hallo Sylvia, However did you make that mat so quickly, I would like to know how many hours it took, or don't you count, I always count the hours on my lace because so many people say WHY DON'T YOU SELL IT? only fellow lacemakers understand how many hours it takes and you could not possibly charge for it, so most of my lace is gifts for friends and family. Sue M.Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Jean Barrett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: palmhaven [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [lace] RE: Thank God - IT IS DONE!!! Hi Sylvia, Wonderful work, Sylvia. Keep up the lacing. That wonderful bright sunlight must help a lot, although in the time it took for you to finish the mat you must have been working by moonlight as well. Jean in Cleveland U.K. On 26 Sep 2004, at 06:17, palmhaven wrote: Dear Spiders, I just finished Miss Channer's Mat. Tricky little devil. You can see it and some of my other finished projects on my web site http://home.earthlink.net/~palmhaven/ I beg your patience the pictures load vry sllloooly. Sylvia Deep in Tropical Texas - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Battenberg Lace
For Kathleen Edmonds via Mark ka Tatman, My dictionary of lace by Pat Earnshaw says Battenburg - A form of renaissance lace, giving the appearance of a floppy edging made up of big loops of tape caught together by 'spiders' or by tenuously twisted braids. It was used for the borders of afternoon teacloths around 1900 and was a favourite pastime in the USA. Hope this helps, Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Mark, aka Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 2:33 PM Subject: [lace] Battenberg Lace Hi all, I got this email thru the IOLI website asking a question that I do not know and won't attempt the answer. So if you could please help out this person with their inquiry, that would be great. I will let her know that I have forwarded her email to you wonderful lacers to help her out. TIA Mark, aka Tatman IOLI webmaster www.internationaloldlacers.org -- From: KATHLEEN EDMONDS [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:51:42 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Battenberg Lace Hello, I hope that you can help me. I have been trying to find out when Battenberg Lace came to America. I am in a Civil War Re-enactment group and would like a parasol made of Battenberg Lace, but not sure if it was in America in 1860. Could you please tell me or at least tell me where I might find this information. I have been searching the internet for hours and have found nothing. Thank you for your assistance in advance. You may email me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kathy Edmonds - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] cure for the bites
I too got eaten alive whenever I went on holiday to warmer climes(as the weather here in UK is not usually warm enough for mosquitoes). While on holiday in Turkey nursing several nasty bites from you know who, a Turkish lady doctor who we just happened to meet gave me this cure that I have used ever since. For two weeks prior to your holiday and also for the duration of your holiday take two vitamin B compound tablets per day, apparently this does something to your pores and when the nasties taste it they dont like it and go and annoy someone else. I was somewhat sceptical but thought what can I lose (only the price of the vitamin B compound tablets) so my next holiday I took her advice, MAGIC - I did not get bitten once but occasionally saw small pinpricks where I guess they had tasted and did not stay to feed. So if they annoy you why not give it a try, of all the people I have told 80% of them said it worked for them too. By the way congratulations Noelene on your poetry book, hope we will be able to get it in the UK. Happy Lacing Sue M Harvey UK (where it is unusually hot today, hope it does'nt bring them out as I do not have any Vitamin B Compound at present). To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] re:gone to the dogs
Hi Tamara, Being the owner,(or do I mean being the servant) of a ten month old Yorkshire Terrier named Roly, I can heartily endorse all of gone to the dogs I now get a daily walk (whether I want one or not) Dinner is on time (or else) Between 7pm and 9pm is playtime (no matter what else I have in mind) He helps me with my lace ( steals rolls of thread, bobbins, anything he can lay his hands? teeth on) But I cannot now imagine life without him. M.Sue in Norfolk - UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] fans
Dear Joan from Melbourne, thanks for your information, after looking for the book for so long I was amazed to find an answer from yourself and also from Jane in Vermont USA, it just goes to show what a good lot lacemakers are. I now hope to track down the book and get making my miniature fan. Best wishes from a grateful fellow lacer. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] miniature fans
Hi, I am new to Arachne, having only recently gone on to the internet. I wondered if anyone could help me track down a book, I believe that the author is Mary Shields and the title is Miniature Fans. I have tried for some time in every book shop, ebay, book sites to no avail. I am really enjoying reading all the chat that I have received so far, its good to hear from fellow lacemakers. Regards, Sue (M) Harvey To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
