Re: [lace] Lace Digest
I am coming to the IOLI convention in Nevada too. My daughter is also coming, and we will be in the same Bucks Point morning class with Jean Leader! I will also be in Sylvie Nguyen’s Schneeberger afternoon class. Sylvie’s class will be small, no more than 9 people, and she allows children over the age of 8 and novices, from the pre-convention Introduction to Bobbin Lace class, into the Scheeberger class. I didn’t know this when I signed up for the class. I’ve taken this class with Sylvie before so I’m not newbie. I’m sure Sylvie will teach me more, too. Teaching children bobbin lace is wonderful idea. I was glad to see that the convention schedule includes an Arachne meeting! Janice, shall we bring our wrapped gifts for the gift exchange again?? I’’ve already bought mine! Ruth Lyon Dubuque, Iowa > On May 9, 2023, at 3:50 PM, Janice Blair wrote: > > Thank you to Theresa for including the previous list in her question about if > the list was still working. I get the Digest very infrequently as traffic is > slow. The attachment of the previous digest was enough to kick out the new > one. > Thanks also to Brenda for the BBC link for the close up photos of the wedding > clothes. > BTW, is anyone going to IOLI convention this year in Sparks, Nevada. I will > be going and rooming with two of my lace friends. I think this will be my 26th > time and maybe my last one as hubby was just diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Shall > we try and get together at lunchtime one day? I am in Holly's morning > Honiton class but I will be working on a Thomas Lester piece. > Janice > Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachnelace.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachnelace.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] IOLI Convention Get Together
Thanks, Janice, and also to Jean, for finding a place and time for us to get together. I will participate in the free raffle. I don't have an Arachne pin. Is there a way to get one? Ruth Lyon ruthlyo...@gmail.com On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 1:54 PM Janice Blair wrote: > I have arranged with Jean Doig, local convention organiser, that we can > have > our get together on Wednesday meeting directly after the lace talk at 8:00 > pm. > All those types of events are taking place in the Atrium so we can just > find a > corner afterwards where we can meet up. If you want to participate in our > free > raffle, please bring a small item with you.Wear your Arachne pin or > something > similar if you have it. Looking forward to an in person convention, all be > it > with masks. There may be about ten people or more.Janice > Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Arachne get together at IOLI Convention
It would be nice if all of us "Arachnes" would wear a ribbon or sign that shows that we are also "spiders" during the convention. We could meet Arachnes when we are standing in line, sitting in the restaurant, passing each other in the hall. or sitting in class. Another idea is printing simple brochures about Arachne, and placing them near registration (f they let us,) and we can hand them if someone asks about it. Is anyone interested in this idea?? Ruth Lyon On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 7:24 PM N.A. Neff wrote: > I'm with Karen. Drinks sound much more convivial -- and I'm likely to have > one even if the meeting is at noon! So save me and my lace and organize > something for the evening. ð > > On Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 18:07 Karen Bovard wrote: > >> How about 'drinks' instead of lunch? >> I am one of the people vending thus I might be more up for a quiet >> opportunity to have a drink later in the afternoon or evening. >> >> Karen Bovard-Sayre >> The ShuttleSmith >> >> On Thursday, June 23, 2022, 10:18:23 AM MDT, Janice Blair < >> jbl...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> >> >> The schedule was just slow to load. I see the sales room is closed for >> lunch >> >> on Wednesday for an hour from 12:30 so that might be the best day to visit >> with everyone. Ã Maybe Rosemary can find out from the host group if the >> hotel >> has a space available where we could gather with our lunches or >> drinks.Janice >> Janice Blair Murrieta, CA,Ã jblace.com >> >> On Thursday, June 23, 2022, 09:11:00 AM PDT, Janice Blair >> wrote: >> >> I think my initial post was back in April. The schedule on the IOLI >> website >> is not working yet as far as I can see, so without knowing what is >> planned for >> the week, maybe one of you that is not vending can make a decision on >> when to >> meet and post it, or put an Arachne notice on the Notice Board at >> convention >> with a time and place, bring your own lunch or drink for a get together. >> Ã I >> know that OIDFA are having a lunch on Thursday with the same deal. >> Janice Blair Murrieta, CA,Ã jblace.com >> >> On Thursday, June 23, 2022, 08:43:31 AM PDT, N.A. Neff >> wrote: >> >> I would also like to get together. I do think there's a missing post >> problem >> because I never saw an initial post from Janice asking about interest.Ã >> NancyConnecticut, USA >> >> - >> To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: >> unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to >> arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ >> > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Arachne get together at IOLI Convention
I would also like to get together with other Arachne friends during the IOLI convention next month. Having lunch together would be fun if that is possible. If not, we could find a quiet place where we could sit and chat, and bring our own drinks. Could someone in the hostess group help us? I’ll be taking Elizabeth Peterson’s Bedfordshire‘s lace class AM and PM. My daughter Chris will be in the AM Beds class with me. She lives in California and I live in Iowa, so we don’t see each other often. I’m really looking forward to this convention. Ruth Lyon Dubuque, Iowa Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 22, 2022, at 4:15 PM, Janice Blair wrote: > > As I only heard from three other people, I doubt we will have an Arachne get > together lunch, especially as two of us will be vending and in the vending > room at all free times. Maybe next year when more people are willing to meet > in person. By the time I get my next digest of Lace emails it will be time to > pack my bags. > Looking forward to some lacemaking. I am going to be taking the wire jewelry > with Belinda Belisle in the mornings. > Janice > Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Flickr photos for Arachne
I am also willing to donate toward the Flickr account. Ruth Lyon Dubuque, Iowa On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 3:41 PM J Reardon wrote: > Iâm willing to chip once itâs decided and we know how many donors there > are. > > Jean Reardon, western Pennsylvania > > > > Jean > > On Jan 16, 2022, at 12:36 PM, Sue Babbs wrote: > > Hi All > > > > One of our members reminded me this weekend, that it is time to consider > > our Flickr Subscription. In 2020, a group of Arachneans helped pay for a > > 2 year subscription, which expires mid-April 2022. The two year plan is > > no longer available. The cost to us in April will be $72 for one year. > > > > Arachne barely has any conversations these days, so I am no longer sure > > whether we still wish to host photos on the internet. > > > > I thought I'd raise this topic now so that we have time to discuss > > keeping our Flickr Pro account. If we decide not to keep it we will > > still have enough time for people to download any photos they want > > mid-April. > > > > So over to all of you: > > firstly do we still want to keep this Flickr Pro account and > > secondly, if we do, are there 12 people each willing to pay $6 to share > > the costs of the account? Or 24 people to pay $3 each? > > > > Please do not send me any money until we have corporately decided on > > whether we want to keep the account > > > > Sue > > suebabbs...@gmail.com > > > > - > > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lace quote
*Lace is a work not only beautiful but useful and needful.* This is reputed to come from Le Pompe which I believe is the first patten book for bobbin lace, published in 1557 in Venice. I cannot confirm this because I do not have a reprint of the book. Many years ago I cross-stitched this saying on linen and then sewed lengths of lace below and framed it. Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Happy 25th Anniversary
Hello, lace friends! I joined Arachne in 2008, which was also the year I attended my first IOLI convention, and my lace guild, the Doris Southard Lace Guild, became a chapter of IOLI. I really enjoy Arachne, and I appreciate those of you have answered my questions.I follow the conversations on all lace subjects. Even though we can't post photos on Arachne, we have advantages that the Facebook groups don't have. I don't contribute often, but now I'm making more lace during the Stay Home! period of time we are in. I've been reading a book on Chrysanthemum lace today, hoping that I will be able to take that class at this year's IOLI convention in July. I know that I am in the class, but we'll have to see what will happen. Long live Lacemakers! Ruth Lyon Dubuque, Iowa USA On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 2:13 PM H Mmmm wrote: > Oh my goodness! I had no idea the list was that old, but on thinking back > where I was when I joined and that my young children I had now are parents, > it makes sense. Happy 25th, Arachneans! > > Heather (who used to live in Sooke, BC and now lives in Abbotsford, BC) > > On Sun, 12 Apr 2020 at 11:17, Angel wrote: > > > I joined very early the first year! Canât believe so much time has past! > > Will be a good day to work on my bolster. > > > > Cearbhael > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > oesn't time go fast when you're making lace?! Happy Anniversary (from > > one who's been an Arachne from about 3 months after it started). > > > > > > Happy Easter (or whatever else you may be celebrating this weekend) to > > everyone, too. > > > > > > Jane Partridge > > > > > > > > > > - > > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > > > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Australian fires
I know that some of you are considering monetary contributions to help those affected by the fires in Australia. Please be warned that already some criminals are already setting up bogus relief funds. If you wish to donate money, please check that your chosen recipient is a registered charity, such as The Salvation Army or the Red Cross. Or ask one of our Australian members what they know about the fund you are considering. Ruth (Sydney, Australia) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lace lamps
Thanks Jeri. "Light captured in the lace" is in English and Slovenian. If anyone is interested in acquiring this book it is noted on page two that 350 copies were printed so it might be wise to act quickly. I got my copy in Zaandam at the Idrija Lace School booth. Tracing paper and LED tea lights are easy to find. It is an adventure to find a wine glass that is the right shape and height. I made a paper shade and took it to numerous thrift (charity, resale) shops where I had curious glances as I placed the shade on glass after glass to find just the right one. The price was right too. Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lace lamps
Attention Idrija lacemakers. I made two of the patterns, in white, from the book "Light captured in the lace". These lamps were shown at OIDFA Zaandam and won first place recognition for Slovenia. For those of you who do not know, these are patterns for lace that is set on a lamp shade made of tracing paper and then set on a wine glass. You put an LED tea light in the glass and the lace is lighted from the inside of the glass. The effect is quite charming; white lace on a white shade. Has anyone made the lace in colour and what was the effect? A friend has a wine glass with black glass on the bottom and clear glass on top and wondered about making the lace in black. I would like to try working the pattern in a pastel shade but am wondering if the colour would create shadows. Cheers, and thanks, Ruth Johnson - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Making Leaves on a bolster pillow
It is nice to know the Arachne SOS Help Line is still alive and well. I had responses from six individuals and I have corresponded with and thanked them all. Our hobby/passion is worldwide and I can see that it would be useful to have facility in many languages, in this case in German and Spanish. If you are already into 2019, I hope you welcomed the new year in good health and good cheer, and if you are still awaiting midnight that you are enjoying the time with friends or in quiet anticipation of good things to come. Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (where freezing rain in expected tonight) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Making leaves on a bolster pillow
Do you work on a bolster pillow? Are you skilled in making leaves? I started an Idrija pattern with leaves, and while I understand on paper how to do it, I cannot find information on the "technique". I searched online for YouTube videos with no success. When I work on a flat pillow I use the flat surface to help keep the outside threads taut, but I cannot do this on the round bolster. Any tips? Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Design program
I beg to differ, Alex.If you click on "File" then "Print", followed by "Change", you will get the option to choose the print size.Click on "Choose by Grid" and OK.On the following screen, click on "user defined" and choose the metric option. The pre-programmed settings can be adjusted by clicking on up and down arrows, and the pre-set one below the shown 1mm is 0.50mm. However, that can be changed to 0.80mm by highlighting the number already in the box and typing in "0.8". Ruth Budge Alex said: "...I would like for very fine prickings such as 0.8mm grid:" - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] IOLI Convention
I am also gathering bobbins. threads, etc. and preparing prickings classes at the IOLI convention. I've cleared a pillow to take with me. The more pillows I buy, the more unfinished projects I have! My classes are Flanders morning and afternoon with Kathy Kauffman, and Buttons and Braids with Gil Dye on Weds. I was so glad to get my first choice classes! I'm looking for a good lamp to use in class. The base can't be large but it should be stable. A clip-on lamp would work on my lace table. Any suggestions? I really hope that we will have an Arachne lunch or other gathering during the convention. Last year's lunch was so nice--thanks, Arlene! i hope to bring raffle gifts, too. Finally, I think I will opt for the printed IOLI magazine rather than the online version. I would probably want to print much of it and put it in binders, so paying a little more for the printed mag. makes sense to me. Ruth in warm, sunny Iowa On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 7:46 PM, Janice Blair wrote: > Well, it is almost here. I spent the afternoon gathering my bobbins and > threads from my stash for my classes at the IOLI convention in San Antonio, > Texas. Taking Hinajosa, Amelia Ars and the Idjria jewelry class on > Wednesday. What are you taking? > > Unfortunately I have not heard back from the local co-hosts regarding a > space for our Arachne get together, unlike last year when it was all > arranged for us (thank you). The hotel has a lunch buffet arranged, but I > don't know if we might be able to sit together. If anyone arrives before > Saturday and has time to look around, maybe they can spot a place for us to > gather. If not lunch, maybe we can hang around after the dinner on Monday > as we will have had time to hit the sales rooms earlier. It could be > announced at the opening reception or the Monday dinner. I'm bringing some > items for our free raffle just in case we do meet. > > I will be bringing a couple of items for the display room but will not be > entering the competition this year. I am sure there will be lots of entries > though. I already have made 3 fans and don't need any more. > > I had the whole month of May showing my lace pieces in the lobby of the > clubhouse of our subdivision, changing the display once during in the > month. It was well received and I got many compliments from people who have > never seen hand made lace before. On International Lacemaking day I sat in > the atrium during the afternoon and had lots of interest. > > Janice > > Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, where we have been having a heat wave, many > days over 100F and even as high as 114F but the clubhouse pool is nice and > cooling. > jblace.com > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Introducing myself
I see one sentence ending with ab I'm on gmail. Ruth In beautiful eastern Iowa Sent from my iPhone > On May 15, 2018, at 9:17 AM, David C Collyer <dccoll...@ncable.net.au> wrote: > > Dear Friends, > Generally with laces, as with other fragile items, you donb > > Here's another one with similar problems to those which Devon had. I'm > hoping you're seeing what I'm seeing - just the one sentence ending with a > "b" > > David Downunder in Ballarat, AUS > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Winding Idrija Bobbins
Subject: [lace] Winding Idrija bobbins A lace friend makes lots of Idrija lace on a bolster. She said that when she winds the bobbins clockwise, they won't stay in their hitch. They loosen and fall to the floor. When the threads are wound counter-clockwise, they stay in place -- providing there's lots of thread on the bobbin to provide traction. She always works with full bobbins, even for a small project. Put the new shorter thread on top of what's on the bobbin for a small project. One note -- she does use Idrija thread on her projects, so the twist direction of the thread probably affects the needed winding direction on the bobbins. There's more thread stress on bolster-used bobbins as they hang down than on ones used on a flat pillow. Alice in Oregon Thanks Alice and I concur with everything your friend says. I was finally able to use my winder to wind anti-clockwise and with help from Jean Leader's website and one of the books published by the Idrija Lace School I now have the hitch correct. I am a happy lacemaker! I like the Idrija thread and it comes in a great range of saturated colours. I am told the folks in Idrija won't say who manufactures it. Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Winding Idrija bobbins for use "plams up" on a bolster
Subject: Fwd: [lace] Spulfix bobbin winder for counter-clockwise winding If you donât mind my asking, why is it important to wind the bobbins in a particular direction for Idrija? (I know I probably spelled that wrong.) Jean Reardon, Western Pennsylvania where we just had our first dusting of snow Jean, I think if you are using a flat pillow (cookie or block) to do Idrija lace you can wind the bobbins clockwise. I believe the Idrija bobbins, which are long, thick and heavy, are wound counter-clockwise for "palms up" working on a bolster. Someone please correct me if I am wrong. Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Spulfix bobbin winder for counter-clockwise winding
Thank you, thank you, thank you to Joseph for your quick response and help. My in-residence electronic repairman had a look and while there is no switch to reverse the turning, he was able to reverse the turning by reversing the batteries. This did the job but there does not seem to be as much power as there was when it was turning in the direction you need when winding continentals. I do not think that you can wind spangled bobbins on this winder because the spangles would flop around and stop the turning. If you are interested, here is the website: www.hobby-manufaktur.de As you will see it is in the German language only. Jane, thank you for your written description of how to make the hitch. With that information, and information from one of the books published by the Idrija Lace School, I think I have got it. I also referred to Jean Leader's website for a good diagram describing the winding differences between clockwise and anti-clockwise. Once again, Arachne friends to the rescue. Much appreciated. Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (where it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas with a minor snowfall last night and more on the way) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Spulfix bobbin winder for counter-clockwise winding
Do you have experience using the battery-powered Spulfix bobbin winder from Germany? I want to wind Idrija bobbins for Idrija lace to be worked a bolster pillow and the bobbins need to be wound *counter-clockwise,* i.e. with the thread coming from *behind* and *underneath* the bobbin. Is this possible with the Spulfix winder? Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] E reader version of "Practical Skills... by B. Cook
Did you know there is a Kindle (Amazon's ereader) version of "Practical Skills in Bobbin Lace" by Bridget M. Cook? The cost on Amazon.ca is $14.34 Canadian dollars. This is approximately $11.14 U.S. dollars or 9.44 Euros. Since you are not copying a pattern for use on the pillow, it is likely just fine when displayed on your laptop or tablet near your pillow. If you have used it, what did you think? Alternatively, you could opt to pay $165.45 Canadian dollars for a printed and likely used copy. Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (where the leaves are starting to fall) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Reposting Jeri's email on Levey
I agree with Bev. I don't get the messages from AOL and Yahoo, but as far as I know, everyone can get gmail messages. It's easy to sign up with gmail and it's free. If you have been storing Arachne messages in a mailbox at another email address, on AOL for example, you can always forward messages from gmail to your other email address. I do that frequently. My gmail address came with my first cell phone, and I mainly use it for Arachne. My husband is happy that all the Arachne messages no longer come to our regular email. Just a friendly suggestion. Ruth Lyon in cool, sunny Iowa where the leaves are already starting to change On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 10:57 AM, Bev Walker <walker.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, and that's why the advice about the gmail addy. > (just sayin' as the expression goes) > > On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 8:52 AM, Sue Babbs <suebabbs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Yes they do appear in the archive, but if I don't receive the original > > message from Jeri I don't know one has been sent, so I don't know to go > to > > the archive to look for it! When someone replies to Jeri online, then I > > know to go to the archives. A frustrating necessity! > > > > > -- > Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of > Canada > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Black Chantilly lace tie
I certainly hope that the black lace tie crosses the ocean once more so we can see it "in person"! Ruth Lyon In Iowa and preparing for the IOLI convention Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 5, 2017, at 5:29 PM, Jean Leader <j...@jeanleader.net> wrote: > > Hello Spiders, > > I have added a new page to my website about a black Chantilly lace tie which > you may have seen elsewhere until earlier this year. You can see it at > > https://www.jeanleader.net/collection/blacktie.html > > I bought it in Maine so it’s done a fair bit of traveling across the Atlantic > in it’s time, and now I’m wondering whether it should travel some more so I > can bring it to to the Arachne lunch at the IOLI Convention - if you’re going > to be there you’ll have to wait and see! > > Jean > --- > Jean Leader > www.jeanleader.net > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] bookmarks
My daughter brought my mail up from my home in the valley and I was surprised to find two bookmarks. One lovely pink and lavender bookmark from Mary Carey the other one is a very cute cat bookmark from Jolie in Canada in a clever "bookstore" card. Thank you both and thanks to our organizers. Happy Lacemaking Ruth in Az. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Christmas card exchange
Today I received a beautiful angel Christmas card from Jopie Hammett in England. She is exquisite. A real treasure. Thank you Jopie. Happy lacemaking to all, Ruth In.Az. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Carrier for bolster pillow and stand
I was a brief visitor at Ithaca Lace Days last weekend and gave in to the temptation to buy a bolster pillow and the wooden cradle to hold it. Saturday I attended a local fabric flea market to see what I could find to make a carrier for it. I bought an upholstery fabric with a floral design which looks like it would have been the height of fashion for 1970s couches and chairs. I have a four metre length and a one metre length, both the same, so I do not have to economize. I have been brainstorming how to make the case and here are some thoughts in scattered order: - two handles made of the same upholstery fabric or the extra-extra-thick ribbon that is like seat belt material; - handles to begin underneath the cradle; - a long zipper that goes up and across and down; - or possibly two zippers that both come up from the bottom, zip across, and meet in the top middle; - Velcro could be a disaster for the lace being made - lining (broadcloth in a coordinating colour) will be necessary to prevent excessive fraying of the cut ends - should it be made a bit large (to accommodate pins, divider pins and bobbins) or snug fitting? Has anyone designed and made such a carrier? I would be happy to learn from your experiences. Pictures would be great. Next time I come to Ithaca I hope to stay longer and take a class. We left Ottawa Friday morning and it is about a 4-1/2 to 5 hour drive. In the afternoon we had a nice time walking the Commons and then dining at the Moosewood Restaurant. We headed back Saturday afternoon after the lecture about OIDFA 2016; thanks Allie, very well done. Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] IOLI Convention Arachne Get Together
Thanks for your suggestions for an Arachne get-together at the IOLI convention. I think that having lunch together in the food court would work better. Ruth Lyon In Iowa Sent from my iPhone > On May 21, 2016, at 8:11 PM, Janice Blair <jbl...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Found out that we might have two options for our get together this year as the > hotel has a small restaurant and not much room in the lobby, and would charge > us if we wanted to use a room. As I understand it, the shopping mall is > attached to the hotel with an overpass bridge and they have a food court. We > could possibly meet at the food court and push some tables together, that way > people can buy their preferred food items, or even take their own unless there > is some rule about not doing that. I have taken food to my local food court > in the past and no-one has said anything. Monday or Tuesday might be good days > for that. > The other possibility is that we try to get seated with each other at the > Tuesday dinner. I am hoping to find out if they are having sign up sheets > for meals like we have had the past few years. That way we can have some > Arachne tables and remain for a short time after the meal and before we go to > the Tat Off. I will get back to you when I hear further. > Let me have your feedback on those ideas. > Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, www.jblace.com > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Arachne gathering during IOLI Convention
Like Janice and Sylvie, I also would like to attend an Arachne gathering at the IOLI convention. If we could meet during a reasonably-priced lunch in the convention hotel, it would be great, but maybe another time and place would also work. Can the Indiana local co-host committee help us out? Ruth Lyon In Dubuque, Iowa on a gorgeous spring day Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2016, at 6:07 AM, sylvie nguyen <sylvieroyngu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Janice, > Thank you for bringing up the subject of an Arachne Gathering. While I > have missed the gathering the past few years, I would like to meet with > Arachne members. > > Sylvie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lazy Loops
I believe the term "lazy loops" originated with Martina Wolter-Kampmann of Germany. She is the author of "Invisible Starts and Finishes in Bobbin Lace". Lazy loops are put onto the bobbin very near the end, not at the beginning. Magic threads are placed at the beginning of the work and are never on the bobbin. Please correct me if I am wrong; it has happened before :) Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (where the maple syrup making season is coming to an end for this year) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] email problems/Celtic demo
Devon, it's great to receive your email for the first time in ages! Your messages have been going to my Junk mailbox due to the email wars, and I miss reading some of them, as well as Jeri's. My gmail account is my secondary email account, and checking both accounts is no problem, I find. I suggest that some of our aol and yahoo members consider getting a free gmail account for Arachne messages and perhaps other mail lists. Ruth Lyon >From Iowa on a rainy pre-spring day Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 15, 2016, at 8:58 AM, Devon Thein <devonth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have bitten the bullet and started a gmail account. I was hoping not to > complicate my life with more email accounts, but instead it seems that I > have complicated other people's lives, so that isn't really fair. > Brenda writes<< Irish crochet only developed in the mid nineteenth century > - to loosely > imitate other laces and to provide a small income to those who had not > starved > to death or emigrated because of the potato famine. It�s a fairly recent > tradition in just one area of the �Celtic� region, though it may, or may > not, > have been introduced to Ireland bu nuns from Spain.>> > I would suggest that many or most of the folkloric activities at US ethnic > festivals have their origins in the 19th century. For instance, Irish step > dancing which is present in abundance in US Celtic festivals is thus > described in Wikepedia. > < points out that the earliest *feis* or stepdancing competition dates no > earlier than 1897, and states: "Although the *feis* rhetoric suggests that > the rules [for international stepdancing competitions] derive from an > ancient past, set dances are a product of modern times".[2] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_stepdance#cite_note-2> There are many > styles of stepdancing in Ireland (such as the Connemara style stepdancing), > but the style most familiar is the Munster, or southern, form, which has > been formalised by An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha (English: The Gaelic > Dancing Commission), which first met in 1930. The Commission (abbreviated > as CLRG), was formed from a directorate of the Gaelic League > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_League> that was formed during the > Gaelic > Revival <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_Revival> and codified the > modern rules.>> > Also, although Sally specifically asked about non-Irish Celtic laces (so my > suggestion of Irish crochet it off point) there is not a large immigrant > population of Spanish Celts or Celts from Brittany in the US turning out at > heritage festivals. Said Irish potato famine, and the disappointing > profitability of Irish crochet as a livelihood resulted in a huge number of > Irish immigrants in the US and their numerous descendants are about to dye > their beer green and take to the streets in celebration of St. Patrick's > Day. (My husband's grandmother was almost a third Irish.) Interestingly, > people from Ireland travel to New York to attend the St. Patrick's Day > parade because, as I am told, it is a more festive parade than those held > in Ireland. > Maire Treanor makes frequent sweeps through the US visiting Crochet groups > and Irish heritage groups in equal number to teach Irish crochet and my > understanding is that she is well-received as a transmitter of an important > cultural heritage. So, I think a demo of Irish crochet would probably be > well aligned with the spirit of a US Celtic festival. But, again, > authenticity is not the only criteria for outdoors lace demonstration. > My suspicion is that Sally was asking about bobbin lace in other Celtic > regions because she specifically does not want to be crocheting a shamrock > in the hot sun. It is nice to work with bobbins in field conditions because > the hand sweating problem which can discolor the lace is not an issue. > Whatever she decides to do, I hope Sally will send me a picture of her > demonstration for the IOLI facebook page! > Devon > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Lace8
Hi Nancy, I heard from the programmer this evening - he told me that he'd found your emails to him.they had ended up in his spam box!!! However, as you've found the trick of selecting lines and I hope my explanations about editing smooth curves have helped, I don't think we need bother him any more. Do you agree? Ruth the lacema...@optusnet.com.au > On 20 Nov 2015, at 2:44 AM, Nancy Neff <nnef...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Ruth et al., > The CD that they shipped to me was version 1.0.0.51. I couldn't edit smooth > curves or gimps in that version (I've tried on two PCs so I don't think the > problem is with my setup). So when the program said that 1.0.0.52 was > available, and I saw your earlier note, I immediately upgraded.. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lace 8 updates
It is 6 a.m. in Sydney where there is a heatwave. The temperature is already 24 and we're expecting it to go over 40 later in the day!I've just had a cold shower to try and wake myself up after a bad night - trying to sleep in these conditions tends to make me feel as if I've got a hangover! So now I'd like to try and explain the whole saga to you. The upgrading problems started when I was teaching a Lace8 workshop in another State in August - the programmer made me a teaching version of the programme so that people without Lace8 could save their drawing exercises and learn how to use the Motif Library, but it did have the upgrade facility disabled, otherwise it would've been possible for someone to upgrade, thus gaining access to the full programme without paying for it. The day after the end of the workshop, all the functions of the teaching version stop working. When Ian made the next two upgrades, he forgot to fully restore the upgrade facility. So your ability to upgrade will depend on how far through the various versions you've actually got. Versions up to 1.0.0.47 should upgrade to Version 52 with no problems at all. Version 48 was not available to anyone - it was the training version made for my class. Versions 49 and 50 have incomplete upgrading function. Frankly, the easiest way to get around this (provided you don't have a disc which installs Version 51) is to uninstall the programme, reinstall your original disc and then upgrade. It is a much easier way of upgrading than the programmer's fix, which involved downloading something from the internet, unzipping, Running as Administrator and then upgrading - the whole explanation made my head spin! Version 51 should upgrade to 52 (I did it myself yesterday as a trial before I let you all know it was OK to upgrade). However, there are a couple of people, such as Nancy and Sue who obtained copies of Version 51 direct from Ian and who are having problems upgrading from Version 51.I am waiting for Ian to come home from work to talk to him again (it'll be another delayed dinner for him again tonight) to find out what is in those copies of the programme which is stopping them from upgrading. I will be in touch with those ladies direct once we have some ideas of how to solve their problems. If you are still using an earlier version, it is working OK and doing everything you want it to do, and you never owned Lace RXP, then my advice is not to even bother upgrading. Version 51 solved a problem which occurred when trying to open some Lace RXP files with Lace8 - so if you don't have Lace RXP files, you don't gain anything by upgrading anyway. The number of the version installed on your computer appears on what is known as the Splash Screen (the display which appears in the middle of the screen when you open the programme) - if you've turned off the Splash Screen, you can double-check which version you have by clicking on Help, then About Lace8. Please - I don't think it is fair to clog up the list by sending individual messages about whether you have or have not been able to update to Arachne. Please write to me personally rather than putting a flood of unnecessary emails into everyone's inbox and I will ensure that I answer and help you to get going again. I'm sorry for the problems this has caused you all. I realise reinstalling is a pest, but it is the easiest way of fixing the problem for most people. Once you get past these difficulties, it should all work OK. Ruth Budge - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Lace8
I will get onto it straight away Nancy. Although I was able to upgrade from version 51 to 52 there are a couple of people having problems. So it sounds as if there might be something in some systems preventing the upgrade. Ruth the lacema...@optusnet.com.au > On 20 Nov 2015, at 2:44 AM, Nancy Neff <nnef...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Ruth et al., > The CD that they shipped to me was version 1.0.0.51. I couldn't edit smooth > curves or gimps in that version (I've tried on two PCs so I don't think the > problem is with my setup). So when the program said that 1.0.0.52 was > available, and I saw your earlier note, I immediately upgraded. Now I can't > even select the individual curves much less edit them. I've had a support > request in to them for several days (since the weekend) and haven't even an > acknowledgment of my request for help. > Can you help at all? The program is unuseable for what I want to do if I > can't edit smooth curves and gimps. Does anybody know of a solution to my > problems with this program? > Thanks,Nancy >From: Ruth Budge <thelacema...@optusnet.com.au> > To: "'Lace@Arachne.Com'" <lace@arachne.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 4:46 PM > Subject: RE: [lace] Lace8 > > OK - I managed to contact the programmer and caused him to delay his > dinnerbut the problem is fixed.It is now safe to upgrade to Version > 1.0.0.52 and that should fix all problems associated with the last two > upgrades. You'll note, when you upgrade, that he has added a "Sorry" to > ... > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lace8
This is a warning to all owners of Lace8. Please do NOT install the upgrade to Version 1.0.0.51. There is a major glitch in that version which means that you would be unable to edit most of your files. Most of you would not need to use the function which that version contained anyway, so you're safer to stay on a previous version for the time being. I'm trying to contact the programmer to sort out the problem and I'll let you know when it is safe for you to upgrade. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Lace8
OK - I managed to contact the programmer and caused him to delay his dinnerbut the problem is fixed.It is now safe to upgrade to Version 1.0.0.52 and that should fix all problems associated with the last two upgrades. You'll note, when you upgrade, that he has added a "Sorry" to the explanation of what this upgrade doesand he has promised to me that he will not issue upgrades in future until he has the approval of "The Boss"!!! Now I can get on with what I was supposed to be doing today! Regards, Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Ruth Budge Sent: Thursday, 19 November 2015 7:29 AM To: Lace@Arachne.Com Subject: [lace] Lace8 This is a warning to all owners of Lace8 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lost object in Iowa
Thanks to everyone who attended the IOLI convention in Coralville, Iowa last week! We hope you had a wonderful time. We did. Someone left a divider pin in Sylvie Nguyen's classroom. If it belongs to you, please contact me privately and I will let Sylvie know. Thanks, also, to all the groups and individuals who furnished all the wonderful goodies for the convention. We were so excited to receive them and we enjoyed giving them to the convention attendees. Ruth Lyon Doris Southard Lace Guild on a pleasant sunny day in Iowa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] printing out patterns
Even the page orientation settings can affect the size of the printout! Organising workshops a few years ago, I was sent a file to print for students. The tutor's printer was set to use landscape paper. She assumed that was normal for everyone. However my settings use portrait by default. Printing the file out using the portrait sitting substantially reduced the size of the printout and we only discovered it when a student who had taken part in the previous workshop alerted us. Ruth the lacema...@optusnet.com.au On 8 Jul 2015, at 12:07 am, AGlez antje.gonza...@gmail.com wrote: Sometimes you have to enter your printers settings to see what the default values are. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] IOLI convention
The I.O.L.I. convention will soon be here. It is not too late to sign up! The convention dates are July 27-August 2, and it will be in Coralville, Iowa, at exit 242 off Interstate 80. There are still openings in some of the classes. Check the website for all the convention information: www.internationalorganizationoflace.org Be sure to make your hotel reservation at the Marriott Coralville Hotel and Conference Center by July 6 in order to get the I.O.L.I. Lace Convention room rate. The phone number is 1-319-688-4000. The Arachne Lunch will be on Tuesday, July 28th from 11:30-1:00 in the ballroom. You can buy your lunch from the food concession and bring it to the tables, if you wish. We will have our usual Arachne raffle, and donated prizes will be appreciated. This is a great chance to meet and greet our friends from Arachne. Iowa is beautiful now. Many preparations are being made for the convention, and we hope that you will come! Ruth Lyon Dubuque, Iowa where it is sunny and a pleasant 73 degrees Fahrenheit - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] booking teachers
Why not write a polite note to the organisers of IOLI, explain the problem and ask if they can tell you what their plans are. At least that'd give you time to review your own arrangements.Having organised conferences in Australia, I suspect the problem might be the availability of venues suitable for their purposes. And I'm certain that IOLI isn't just changing their dates to annoy you. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of laceviolins...@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, 2 July 2015 12:11 PM To: lace Subject: [lace] booking teachers We have Lace days in Utah in July the second week (Monday through Wednesday) and we meet in Fairview and we have never had a problem with getting teachers and vendors but all of a sudden IOLI is moving their days for the convention up each year and now they are infringing on our lace days. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] IOLI Convention Arachne lunch
Thanks, Janice, for telling us about the Arachne lunch at the 2015 IOLI convention. Yes, It will be on Tuesday, July 28th. By separately purchasing our food at the hotel concession, we can enjoy a meal together at the convention hotel at a lower cost than having a formal luncheon. Please bring items for the free raffle if you wish. The more prizes we have, the more winners there will be! I am happy to be taking Louise Colgan's Milanese Lace class morning and afternoon. As a member of the Doris Southard Lace Guild, the local co-host group, I look forward to welcoming fellow Arachnes to Coralville, Iowa! Ruth Lyon In Dubuque, Iowa where it's sunny and beautiful Sent from my iPhone On May 27, 2015, at 3:08 PM, Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: By now, most students will have received their class information. I got the classes I wanted. Binche with Kumiko Nakazaki and Intro to Blonde with Ulrike on Thursday. As I understand it, there will be a concession stand where you can buy lunches and Arachne members will be allowed to eat in part of the ballroom together, bringing in your own food and beverage. The tentative time is Tuesday between 11:30 and 1:00. We could do our usual free raffle drawing if you want to bring an item to share. Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego www.jblace.com www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Picot problems
Susan, when making a picot, leave the first thread around the pin a little loose and then wrap the second thread around the pin. Tighten both threads against the pin at the same time. This ensures that the picots don't split. Tightening the first thread before the second thread is in position is what causes the two separate loops (known as split picots). Ruth Budge (Sydney Australia) On 26 May 2015, at 4:58 am, Susan hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: Picots I have a rocky relationship yesterday was more of the same. What could be causing my failure to launch?? Armed with Practical Skills, I used five twists to make a right handed twisted picot. Several repeats later, out come the pins voila, two loops at each picot! Somehow they are not locking themselves together as shown in the diagrams. Before I aggravate myself with another strip, could someone lend a hand with advice? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Exeter Museum
I visited the Exeter Museum last year and was a bit disappointed. I was told that the lace display had been reorganised in the previous 12 months and reduced in size. I found a small display of work in a room featuring fashion on the ground floor. That display included a video of someone working Honiton so quickly that even I, an experienced lacemaker, couldn't see what she was doingto me, it looked like showing off rather than educating people how lace is made, but that is my personal opinion. Upstairs, on wall in a dark corner of the room, I found some framed samples. And that was all. I did ask the staff, so I did see all they had on display at the time. The museums in Honiton and Salisbury had much more lace on display. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) On 8 Apr 2015, at 10:28 pm, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: I am very interested in visiting the Exeter Museum. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] How to wind the new bobbins
âhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8cAEkuliIEfeature=youtu.be Here is a link to a video that shows how to prepare the bobbins made in France by M. Roux. If the link is too long and you cannot open you can access it from http://fsegevaudent.free.fr/fuseauafilinteri.html (his home acceuil page) and click on Voir le replissage des fuseaux Gevaudent ici near the top right of your screen. Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Newly invented bobbin?
Yes, Noelene, that's all I received of Ruth's message too These bobbins aren't a new invention. They are illustrated in many of my history books, usually from European bobbin makers. The cover over the thread is designed to keep the thread clean. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Noelene Lafferty Sent: Tuesday, 3 March 2015 8:56 AM To: 'Earl Ruth Johnson'; 'Lace Lace' Subject: RE: [lace] Newly invented bobbin? There is still something in our mailing system truncating some messages coming to me via lace@arachne.com. All I received of Ruth's message just sent was a b in the body of the message, so I looked it up in the archives, and as the subject is so interesting, thought I would pass it on here in plain text so others that this happens to might read it.I've never seen bobbins like this before, Ruth, and they are very interesting. It would be good to hear from anyone who has used them. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Newly invented bobbin?
âI am shamelessly copying this link from a Facebook site of which I am a member: http://madentelle.blog4ever.com/ma-dentelle-chantilly-avance Have a look at the unusual bobbins in the first and especially the third photo. Here is the link to the maker's website http://fsegevaudent.free.fr/lesfuseauxspecid.html The first two photos on the left are of similar bobbins. The top photo on the right (of the two rows of photos of his work) is a short video showing how to shorten the thread. I am intrigued! Has anyone used this type of bobbin? I am wondering if this could be the biggest development in bobbin design since... well, since forever. Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (where we have just survived the coldest month since records were started in the 1880s) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Traders in Australia
Hi Brenda, When I got out of bed this morning I checked my last couple of copies of the Australian Lace magazineMaureen is no longer advertising in that, so I assume she has either sold the business or closed it down. Ruth On 30 Jan 2015, at 10:52 pm, Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com wrote: I’ll leave Gaye’s details as they are, and unless I hear otherwise it sounds as though I should delete Lace Inspirations from the list. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Traders in Australia
Brenda, Gaye Beswick is still trading, but doesn't have a website...her contact details are unchanged. When I was Vice President of the Australian Guild about 18 months ago, Maureen was selling the businessso she may not still be trading. Ruth Budge On 30 Jan 2015, at 8:50 pm, Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com wrote: A question for those of you down-under; I am proof reading Ed6 and checking the list of traders at the end, to ensure that it is as up to date as it can be. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Fwd: Arachne
Good morning, Arachnids. I hope that many of you plan to attend the IOLI convention next summer in Coralville, IA USA. The dates are July 27-August 2nd. There has been some concern about the availability of queen bed hotel rooms expressed on Facebook. The problem seems to be with the hotel website which can be somewhat confusing. I think the following information will be helpful. Information about the 2015 Convention is available on the I.O.L.I. website. This is the same information that you will receive in the Winter issue of the Bulletin plus additional details which were not printed because of space limitations. For example, the hotel reservation website is quirky. So if you choose to make your reservation online instead of using the telephone, you need to know:Online Reservations:Reservations for our room block at the Coralville Marriott may be made online via this link http://goo.gl/KcWgAq . You will need to expand âRoom Accessibility Preferencesâ to select your room type. The rate is the same for either 2 queen beds or 1 king bed. If you select the queen beds and hit Select, the next page âReview Reservation Detailsâ will show â2. Your Requestsâ asâRequest(s) Unavailableâ. You can ignore this. If our block is sold out you will instead get a red banner and will be unable to complete your reservation. Try contacting the hotel directly at 1-319-688-4000. Also note, the parking rate on their website reflects the general parking rate, not our negotiated rate of $5.00 per day. Ruth Lyon in sunny Dubuque, Iowa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] The Royal Lacemaker
I found it on Amazon for a reasonable price for a paperback. It's not great literature but I did enjoy the story and the description of life then. The author knows how to make bobbin lace and the description of making lace seemed right to me though I would have liked to read more about it. A fun read. Ruth Lyon In sunny Dubuque, Iowa. USA Sent from my iPhone On Dec 28, 2014, at 11:22 AM, Agnes Boddington ag...@weatherwax.karoo.co.uk wrote: I read it, then gave it away. Too much Mills Boon for me. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK I managed to get a copy of The Royal Lacemaker from my local library. At first I found it a bit tedious with all the evil squire has his wicked way bits but I persevered and once our heroine had developed a bit of backbone I enjoyed the book. Ann UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Card exchange
I have received a lovely Christmas card from Janet Theaker! The lace ornament is white with gold edging, and a sweet gold charm in the center--I love it! I'm still trying decide whether to hang the ornament on the tree or keep it on the card. It will be beautiful either way. Many thanks to Janet! I also thank Janet and Sallie for organizing our exchange and to Jenny for posting all the photos afterwards. Ruth Lyon in Dubuque, Iowa USA On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 8:05 AM, celia mulhearn po...@me.com wrote: I have just got back from a couple of days away to find a lovely lace bauble and card from Sandra Ward. Really pretty and will hang along side some other lace decorations on my new 'white tree' that I have recently bought in hobbycraft. Thank you Sandra x Celia, in a blustery and damp Somerset UK Sent from my iPad - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] RE: What Christmas lace are you making?
Hi, Robin. I'd love to see photos of your snowflakes and the TARDIS and the weeping Christmas angel. I don't even know what a TARDIS is! Maybe you could post them on Flickr. Ruth Lyon in sunny Dubuque, Iowa USA On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 8:43 AM, Robin D human.m...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to tat or crochet a snowflake everyday. I've also made 2 geek Christmas gift items: A tatted TARDIS a weeping Christmas angel. (From Dr. Who) Merry Christmas! Robin -- Never, ever, let anyone tell you what you can and can't do. Prove the cynics wrong. Pity them for they have no imagination. The sky's the limit. *Your* sky. *Your *limit. Now, let's dance. *~Tom Hiddleston* - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Heather Billington - Point Ground Lace book
You'd have to contact Heather direct, Sue. I'll ring her tomorrow (she won't appreciate my phoning now - it's 4.30 am!) and double check, but last time we were talking, she handled the sales herself. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) the lacema...@optusnet.com.au On 6 Dec 2014, at 1:14 am, Sue Babbs suebabbs...@gmail.com wrote: I was reading the article in the latest OIDFA magazine on the point ground class at the Australia conference. The flower design shown is beautiful. Does anyone know where I can buy a copy of her book, which the article says she produced? I had hoped to find it on the OIDFA site, but donât see it there. Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Heather Billington - Point Ground Lace book
All of Heather's pattern collections are relatively new productions, which she started compiling when I asked her to teach at a couple of Australian Guild conferences when the State of New South Wales was running the Guild. She offered the patterns to her students at those classes to give them follow up patterns after the classes.Heather prints and compiles them herself at home. They're not big books, nor commercially produced and printed like some others. She had no expectations of selling them beyond the local market and Heather doesn't have a website or other commercial outlet. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) On 6 Dec 2014, at 2:00 am, jeria...@aol.com wrote: For our non-OIDFA members: This appears to be a book titled Floral Emblems of Australia in Point Ground Lace, by Heather Billington, though neither full title or author are mentioned in the inquiry to Arachne. In the OIDFA article, a book is mentioned, but not the title! How is a lace author to sell her books without this critical information? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Heather Billington - Point Ground Lace book
I'm talking on the phone to Heather Billington as I type this, so the details I'm giving here are straight from Heather's mouth to anyone who may be interested. Floral Emblems from Australia in Point Ground Lace - 65 pages, 9 designs. cost $35 Australian plus postage. Heather has produced 10 other books, all her own designs in Bedfordshire, Torchon and Bucks and is happy to send the list and full details to anyone interested. All books contain pricking of each design and coloured working diagrams and instructions. All are soft cover and spiral bound. Heather does have a Paypal account and will quote on the postage costs if you ask her. Heather's email address is: heatherge...@bigpond.com Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) On 6 Dec 2014, at 1:14 am, Sue Babbs suebabbs...@gmail.com wrote: The flower design shown is beautiful. Does anyone know where I can buy a copy of her book, which the article says she produced? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Kazaman Spam?
Changing the password will only help if the actual email address has been hacked into and the account is being used to send out spam. This happened to me once and I received thousands of messages back telling me that my emails (which of course, I hadn't sent!) to various addresses couldn't be delivered. I did change my password but it still took weeks for the flow of undeliverable emails to stop However, if the person is unaware that spam is being sent under their name and address, its more likely that their list of contacts and own address has been captured by malware downloaded onto the computer without them being aware. This is a common way of making it looks as if the message comes from Kazaman, when in effect, it isn't - the spammers aren't even using her address, just trying to make it look as of they are.Changing the password doesn't help i. This situation.its similar to my writing someone else's return address on the back of a snail-mail envelope rather than my real address. I'm not aware of anything which can be done in this situation - the recipients need to be vigilent and just delete the messages. The spammers will move onto using someone else's identity - could even be mine! Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) On 9 Nov 2014, at 4:22 am, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: Maybe you should try changing your password to see if that has any impact. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] survived the 1 day workshop
Lorelei, I think we all feel like dills at times when we're doing things in public. I altered a pattern once in order to make it easier for the students to establish the basics of the piece before they tackled a more complicated technique. However, I didn't revise the starting instructions - and discovered in the class that, because the start was so different, I should've added two rows of pinholes at the top instead of one. And I was in New Zealand teaching the not-quite-released Lace8 programme when I discovered that some people, using older laptops with smaller screen resolutions, couldn't access all the buttons on the toolbars. The programmer had assumed that anyone with a smaller screen resolution would be able to access the buttons a different way - but I didn't know that way at the time, so I hadn't tested it, and found out that it didn't work!I felt so terrible about it all, and couldn't get onto the programmer either because he was away on a cruise somewhere! Hopefully our students accept us as human beings and don't hold a grudge! Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) But I can honestly also recall a major gaffe of my own. I was supposed to give a lace identification lecture using my own projector. When I got there I found out the bulb had burned out. A local woman came to the rescue and went out and found a replacement. I think, in the end, they enjoyed the lecture. But I sure was an idiot that day. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Help from Australian Spiders, Please!
Carol, I've just spoken on the telephone to the staff at Cairns Airport. The left-luggage is run by the Secure Parking firm at the airport and they have two options. One is stand alone lockers - however, they are basically only for luggage being left for 24 hours. The lovely man, Darren, told me that a far better option would be for the cases to be left in their Secure Storage room at the airport, which is literally just a few steps away from the luggage carousel. The cost depends on what is being left - A$10 per day for a bag the size of a carryon bag and A$15 per day for a suitcase. It doesn't make any difference what weight the bag is...it's more the size. For a three week storage, there would be a discount of 10% on the total bill. As I've indicated to you privately, I thought that a 10 kg luggage limit within Australia sounds extremely low, and Darren agreed. He'd be surprised if it wasn't more, in fact he thought it was around 20 kgs, so let me know the airline and I'll double-check with them direct. There's no need to book the storage at Cairns - just rock on up. Darren also wondered if they'd prefer to cram everything into a bigger case to take on their travels with them so that only a smaller bag would be storedhis exact expression was they might prefer to leave the lace! He was quite intrigued when I explained the path which led to my query! And Maureen, Corinne and Alex - yes, I've been chatting up a man again! (Word of explanation to the rest of you - these three were teasing me on my recent trip home to England that I found a different man to talk to every day of my travels.) Ruth Budge Sydney, Australia. -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of nestalace.ca...@btinternet.com Sent: Wednesday, 22 October 2014 1:54 AM To: Lace@Arachne.Com Subject: [lace] Help from Australian Spiders, Please! Hi Aussie Arachnids All, I am hoping you can give me some advice. My son-in-law, grandson and grandson's friend are travelling by Malaysia Airlines to Cairns next week (29th Oct, I believe) and the baggage allowance is 25kg on the international flight. However, they will be travelling around, and it would appear that the baggage allowance on internal flights is 10kg. Could anyone tell me if there are luggage lockers in Cairns airport, where they could leave stuff, until they return to collect it - possibly up to three weeks later. I am very envious - especially as they are going to visit the Wave Rock! (The next bit could be the lace related bit!) I have told them all to look out for any lace-related anything, and have told them about Torchon House, and am hoping that they will be able to find it! Not only that, but that they have enough spare cash to donate to this worthy cause here in the UK. I have one of their delightful tiny bobbin winders which has proved invaluable on courses and in class. Thanks anyway for any help you can give - I will forward any messages on to them. Yours with best wishes, and may your pins never bend. Carol - in North Norfolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Tern
The link is still active and the photo is still there - but it is necessary to copy and paste the entire link into your browser. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Diana Smith Sent: Thursday, 13 February 2014 4:28 AM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Tern That must be an old link, the auction finished in November presumably last year. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Lace8 bummer
I've had others look at the programme with a view to using it for tatting, but they've quickly decided not! The programmer feels that the small potential market doesn't make it worthwhile for him to offer two versions and in other countries, Windows based computers are still more usual. Sorry. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) On 05/01/2014, at 3:18 AM, Robin D human.m...@gmail.com wrote: Well I was kind of excited to check out the Lace8 program. I don't design bobbin lace, but I was sure I could use it for Tatting... - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Miss Channer's mat
Crowood are the people who bought the Ruth Bean company. I couldn't think of the name before, but recognised it as soon as I saw the link. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Noelene Lafferty Sent: Friday, 3 January 2014 8:27 PM To: 'Lace' Subject: RE: [lace] Miss Channer's mat Some Ruth Bean books are available from The Crowood Press: http://www.crowood.com/category.asp?cat=36class=Ruth-Bean-Publishers - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] The beautiful Miss Channer's mat
Sherry, we started the conversation because someone asked where they could get the pricking! The mere mention of Miss Channer's mat on this list always sparks a long conversation involving publishers rights to decide what they'll sink their money into, the availability of patterns and books, copyright etc., etc., etc. (VBG) Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Celtic Dream Weaver Sent: Saturday, 4 January 2014 9:03 AM To: arachne lacing Subject: [lace] The beautiful Miss Channer's mat Lastly...why did we start a convo on Miss Channer's Mat. Something must have stated it. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Lace8 Demo
I can't check the demo version without uninstalling and removing all traces of the full version from my computer, so I couldn't check what Ian had done about the help filesso last night, I pounced on him and asked him to double-check. He did sound very doubtful...I *thought* I'd put them in..but.. and all the time I was thinking Men! Why can't they follow through to the end of a job??I left him to check and let me know what he found and went to bed. Still haven't heard anything from him, so I was delighted to hear from Cearbhael that she'd found them!! And I'll have to take back all the nasty things I thought about him too (VBG) Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Angel Skubic Sent: Saturday, 4 January 2014 3:52 PM To: Lace Arachne Subject: [lace] Lace8 Demo Just so everyone knows, I found the help DOES work with the Lace8 Demo. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Miss Channer's mat
Marianne, Miss Channer's mat has been out of print for some years.The publisher (Ruth Bean) who commissioned the last version of the pattern died and her husband has sold the business. Whether or not another publisher will go through all the legal business of obtaining the necessary permission to commission another version of the pattern in order to publish it is something we'll just have to wait and see. We've had the discussion on Arachne in previous years about the legality of copying the current pattern - and, in spite of the fact that the publisher has died, copying the pattern is illegal and could lead to prosecution. Nigel Bean still has his ear to the ground as far as publishing is concerned and I know has recently taken legal action against someone who illegally published one of their books. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Marianne Gallant Sent: Friday, 3 January 2014 4:42 PM To: 'Lace' Subject: [lace] Miss Channer's mat Hi, I really enjoy doing Buckspoint lace, and my goal for this year is to learn a lot more about it. I used to do a fair amount back in the 80's and early 90's, but was sort of out of lace making for more than 10 years while I owned and ran a yarnshop. Used to do Honiton and Duchesse as well, but I don't know if I can still see to do that, sewing with fine threads takes good eye sight, and it is starting to go downhill. However, I can still do Bucks, and my goal is to eventually tackle Miss Channer's mat. However, I can't seem to find a source for the pattern. Can anyone tell me where I could obtain it? It will take me a while to collect the bobbins for it, I have lots of Continental types that I inherited from my mother, and also collected early in my lacemaking days, but I have found that I don't like them for Bucks, the tendency for them to roll has given me fits with threads untwisting and breaking, in one piece so badly I finally cut it off. I have started collecting Midlands bobbins and spangling them, and am having much better success with the piece I am doing at the moment. I only have about 100 pairs right now, so it will take me a while to collect the rest. But in the meantime I'd like to get the pattern, to spur me on in learning more, and getting the bobbins. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Marianne Marianne Gallant Vernon, BC www.yarnshop.ca m...@shaw.ca - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Lace8 (2)
Yes, Jean, that's right - demo version doesn't print or save. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Jean Nathan Sent: Wednesday, 1 January 2014 7:51 PM To: Lace Subject: [lace] Lace8 (2) I'd add to Ruth's recommendation - go to the Ilsoft website and download the demo version of Lace8 - I'm sure it's complete except for printing and saving, but Ruth can confirm this - and try before you buy. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Lace8
Dear Sue, that was a nice compliment to wake up to this morning!I do enjoy the challenge involved in solving the computer problems, and, as my mother would've said it keeps me off the streets!Very big grin!! Regards, Ruth thelacema...@optusnet.com.au On 02/01/2014, at 1:46 AM, Sue Babbs suebabbs...@gmail.com wrote: Ruth Thank you so much for your generosity in helping us all with these Il-Soft programs when we need it. The time and effort you put into it is much appreciated Sue - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Lace8
I never advise people to change to Lace8 unless they have thoroughly explored the demonstration version and have some understanding of the differences between the two programmes. To me, there's no sense in changing just for the sake of change or for having the most up to date programme - and I apply that criteria to any computer programme I use. So, Jacquie, if you're happy with RXP, stick with it. Having said that, there is a long list of Lace8 features on the ILSoft website - put there so that people can easily see the main changes. The emphasis when Lace8 was being written, was on making the programme much easier to use than previous versions - and I find that, once I've set up the basics for my design (such as grid angle, Snap to Grid, Show/Hide Grid etc.,) I can draw a complete design without going anywhere near any of the Tabs across the top. This is made possible because all the editing functions are carried out on the screen near the design by use of the right-click, whereas in RXP, the editing options are on the toolbar. That has meant that it was necessary to sacrifice the right-click to delete a dot function which you might be used to in Lace RXP, but compromise is always necessary in life. I was so vehement about the need for a Redo button that he didn't dare leave it out of Lace8 - but it still took me several days of arguing the case for the change to the Undo button (so that it looks at each dot and line of a Trail as separate items, rather than a Trail as a whole) before Ian realised that men and women see things differently, and the Undo button will now undo a trail one little step at a time! This dot, then this line, etc., whereas Ian thinks of a trail as an entirety and assumed we either wanted the trail there or not - he had no concept of drawing it from scratch and going one or two steps too far. Thank goodness for programmes like Team Viewer where I could invite him to come and visit the other side of the world to see how a trail was constructed in steps. There are great improvements to the way a background picture can be sized, moved and placed in position, and much more freedom to put multiple pictures and diagrams on the Lace8 page. As for exporting designs into other documents - that is now a breeze! One lady I know insisted on sticking to RXP in order to produce several booklets of her patterns and teaching notes - and all the time I was urging her to do it in Lace8. After she'd finished, she bought Lace8 and almost immediately said Oh, I wish I'd changed before I did that big job - it's so much easier to export patterns at the correct sizethose of you who know me well will be surprised to hear that I just buttoned my mouth shut!! Most of the feedback has been very positive and most people find this version easier to use. One lady has complained that there aren't as many motifs and they're not as accurately drawn - but, in fact, they are exactly the same motifs, with more added, and they are already included in the motif library, with the ability to add more if you wish. I won't clog up the list with any more information, but I'm always available to help if needed. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of laceandbits Sent: Wednesday, 1 January 2014 7:16 AM To: lace Subject: [lace] Lace8 While Lace 8 is being talked about, can I just say that one of my students bought it during the summer and asked me to show her a few tricks. B Being now quite au fait with RXP I thought I can cope with that. B .. Can any of you who have tried both tell me why I should be using the newer version, please. B I think I might be missing something important but can't see what. B Jacquie in Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Freehand Lace with 6 pairs or less
I do agree with you, Robin.I've spent a day demonstrating with someone working a piece of tape, with half a dozen pairs of bobbins - it was so fiddly that the visitors just couldn't see what on earth the lacemaker was doing. On the other hand, I happened to have a piece of Bucks on the pillow - with long rows of ground.a perfect opportunity for showing the pattern underneath the bobbins, demonstrating a stitch, pin, drop one pair, pick up another in the row - and work down the entire row in a similar way. My pattern also fitted what most visitors thought of as real lace. I'm always very selective about which part of a pattern I use for demonstration purposes - as I mentioned, in the Bucks piece, all I did all day was work long rows of ground - I wasn't fiddling with the flowers on the headsideI kept the demo simple. Ruth (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of robinl...@socal.rr.com Sent: Thursday, 5 December 2013 5:43 PM To: Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] Freehand Lace with 6 pairs or less This is not necessarily so. I've started using a wider torchon pattern (50+ pairs) for demonstration and I've had great reactions.. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Cymbal bags for carrying lace pillows
Are you wondering what to ask Santa to bring you? A few months ago I accompanied a friend to a Scrabble club and most players carried their game boards in cymbal bags. That got me thinking that these zippered, padded, round nylon cases could possibly be used for transporting lace, especially on rainy days or in nearly-clean car trunks (car boots). I did an online search and there were many to choose from, starting at 9.95 U.S. dollars. Some have shoulder straps and pockets, or can be carried on the back â perfect for hiking with your lace! Here is one possible source in the U.S.: http://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/meinl-professional-frame-drum-bags/dru m-hardware-bag If the URL is too long, Google âSteveweissmusic.com, then go to Accessories/Bags, Cases and Covers/Cymbal Bags. I corresponded with someone at this company and he said the cases are divided on the inside to accommodate two cymbals; after all, one cymbal is not of much use, is it? He did not think it would be easy to remove the divider, but if the case was deep enough than might not be necessary and possibly useful for carrying tools, thread, extra bobbins, etc. Obviously, such cases would be for round (cookie) pillows, not block or roller pillows. Regarding the link to the music supply company above, I assure you I know nothing about the company; it was amongst the top of the Google search so I went to it first. I suggest that if anyone wants to look into this further that they pay a visit to a local music supply store. If ordering online, get very precise measurements of the bag and be assured the bag would be returnable if not suitable. Hoping this may help someone, Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Where my Yaspé silk scarf is now about 50 inches (124 cms) long. Iâve been side-tracked into making owls using the pattern shown in the latest OIDFA Bulletin.) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Cymbal bags for carrying lace pillows - second email
Further to my earlier email, the text below is copied from my last correspondence with the music supplier and I thought it would be worthwhile to forward it too: QUOTE Just as I suspectedyou should look at a Frame Drum Bag they look a lot like cymbal bags but are sized to fit the depth of the drum's shallow shell. Meinl offer a four different sizes and we do show them on our site with a part # like MEI-MFDB22 which strangely enough is a 22 bag, the 20 looks like MFDB20 etc. Check those out to see if they might work better at keeping your thread work from getting tangled. END QUOTE So, a frame drum bag might be a consideration as well. Good luck, and sorry if I am off-topic a bit here. Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Cymbal bags for carrying lace pillows
I have a collapsible and folding music stand (from my husbandâs high school band days) and I sometimes use it set the technical drawing of a pattern on. I place the stand near the front of my pillow and It is closer than it would be on a table beside my pillow. I usually remove it after I have learned the pattern. We lacemakers are a resourceful bunch of self-starters, arenât we! Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada From: lacel...@frontier.com Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:07 PM To: Earl Ruth Johnson ; lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Cymbal bags for carrying lace pillows Years ago some people investigated cymbal bags. They found out that many of them are thinner than the space pillows need. I suggest checking out music stores in person to actually look at the bags that are available. You might find one that works but not all of them will. Another suggestion one time was a bag used to carry cowboy lassos. An interesting idea but not readily available. If there's a horse supply store in your area, you might check it out. Don't overlook the option to make your own bag to fit. Make it of raincoat material and it will be rainproof. Years ago I bought a bag in England that was square with zippers on the two sides. The open top was gathered to handles. The neat thing was the layer of plastic put between the outside and the lining. My pillow never could get wet. PS-- while in that music store, check out the folding music racks. Before the multitude of folding stands now available, I used a music stand as a portable compact stand with my travel or small pillows. Being metal, it had some weight but didn't take much room for transport. It had three arms that could be adjusted to support the pillow. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon --- where its very, very cold and even we might have snow by the end of the week. - --- From: Earl Ruth Johnson ejohn...@magma.ca Are you wondering what to ask Santa to bring you? A few months ago I accompanied a friend to a Scrabble club and most players carried their game boards in cymbal bags. That got me thinking that these zippered, padded, round nylon cases could possibly be used for transporting lace, especially on rainy days or in nearly-clean car trunks (car boots). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] The Lace Place
The Lace Place is located in the Tourist Centre at Wave Rock, Hyden. Hyden is approx. 400 kms from Perth.The original collection belonged to one of the leading ladies in Perth many years ago and I believe the lace was taken to Hyden by a relative after her death. A couple of months ago, we (the now-retired National Administrative Committee of the Australian Guild) were pleased to award life membership of the Guild to Olwyn Scott, who is the curator of the collection. Olwyn has added to the collection over the years, driving the long distance between her home in Perth and Hyden to undertake the continuing work there. Olwyn doesn't own a computer, so I doubt that she'd think of a website! I've just received a long letter from Olwyn, so am about to phone her to reply.I'll read your email to her and see what other information I can find out for you. Last time I was in Western Australia, I had my ailing husband with me and the journey was just too far under the circumstances, so I haven't visited yet. Ruth thelacema...@optusnet.com.au On 25/11/2013, at 1:32 AM, Sue Harvey 2harv...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: He brought me back a leaflet describing the shop and museum but unfortunately although I emailed them to see if they had a website my email was returned as undeliverable. Have any of you visited? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Re: glazed cardboard
Glazed pricking card is available in Australia from Joscolace - and, contrary to the rumours which have been flying around all year, Joanne is not closing her business!! Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Bev Walker Sent: Thursday, 21 November 2013 6:55 AM To: Barbara H Stokes Cc: Arachne arachne Subject: Re: [lace] Re: glazed cardboard Hello Barbara and everyone You might have another name for it in Australia, where the card is made very smooth by a coating in the milling/finishing process. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Orange + Blue = Buff
But Orange is a lovely colour to work on and not at all tiring to the eyes. It and red are commonly used as the pricking colour in Spain, which is where I first tried it, and I brought orange film back to the UK. Everyone of my students who has tried it prefers it to blue or even the traditional brown card colour. White/cream/ecru shows much better against it than against pale blue, as do many colours. Not orange of course! It is now available in the UK from one of the general suppliers. Look at the Lace Guild Facebook page to see Mary making ((and finishing) the super quick scarf, the pattern for which was in her goody bag at convention this year. She has orange film over yellow card with lavender blue wool. Jacquie. Jacquie, I didnât know that orange film even existed! I am guessing you start with white (or yellow?) paper and add the orange-coloured film on top. I thought the pattern was sold on orange paper to discourage photocopying. I bought a pattern book in Japan and the patterns, which were an insert to the book, were printed on purple paper. Not wanting to work on the original, I tried to photocopy it but colour photocopies are shiny. In the end I used the original and put film on the back to give it some strength. I understand that designers want to discourage photocopying but printing on coloured paper makes it difficult to enlarge or reduce. I guess that is the price we pay because of a few dishonest people who do not obey copyright rules. So, for my next project, I will try an orange background. Donât expect my opinion about orange for a while though; my silk scarf is only about half done. Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Music to Make Lace By
I was listening to a new CD the other day and thinking that I liked it but could not make lace while listening to it. This got me wondering. I donât remember the list ever discussing music to make lace by. Do you listen to music while lacemaking? When I am starting a new pattern and concentrating on learning it, music can sometimes be distracting or even annoying, however, once I am confident in what I am doing, a little background music is wonderful. Television â well that is another topic altogether! Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Orange + Blue = Buff
Tip of the Day: I once bought a single pattern printed on orange paper. How ridiculous I thought. Bright orange will be very hard on the eyes. I decided to experiment on a corner and to my great delight, when I added the usual blue peel-and-stick film, the two colours combined made a buff/light brown/dark beige antique-ish colour. This colour is very restful to look at and works well behind white threads and most colours. I now photocopy my patterns onto orange paper, if possible. I feel as if I am working on antique vellum prickings. Ruth Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Where I am painting my kitchen and imagining new curtains with lace trim or inserts) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Pattern drawing software
Jo, I'll check it out after my meeting today is over But I do know that Colin informed everyone that he was giving up on Easy Lace - even if the web page is still there.If you know the name to Google, my Father's business page is still on the internet, 10 years after he died!! Ruth thelacema...@optusnet.com.au -Original Message- From: jo [mailto:yhgr@xs4all.nl] Sent: Saturday, 15 June 2013 4:51 PM To: 'Ruth Budge'; lace@arachne.com Subject: RE: [lace] Pattern drawing software Hello Ruth The website of Easy-lace seems still alive. I made some adjustments to http://bobbin-lace.wikispaces.com/design+software+compared but I might not have all the details right from the description page, could you fill me in on the question marks and other details I missed. For example is it only available in English? Jo - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Pattern drawing software
You can find several overviews in the software section of http://bobbin-lace.wikispaces.com . The information is just a little bit out of date, I'm afraid.Lace RXP was replaced by Lace8 a year ago and Easy Lace went out of business about three years ago. Knipling is good for the more technically-minded, but a lot of folk seem to have trouble with it. If the user doesn't understand the mathematical approach to sizing patterns it can be difficult. Some of the drawing functions need an understanding of maths as well. As I've said to someone, Lace8 is the nearest thing to drawing patterns by handinstead of graph paper, pencil and eraser, substitute computer screen, mouse and delete button!But of course, with all the computer extras such as copy and paste etc. I don't want to be seen as advertising which is why I've stayed quiet on this discussion - and I should point out that I cannot supply anyone out of Australia or New Zealand with copies of the programme anyway, due to licencing restrictions. If you decide Lace8 is for you, I don't benefit in any way! Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Ruins of Lace, kindle edition
Still showing $1.99 on my screen - a saving of $13. And I refreshed the screen just to make sure. Ruth -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Sue Duckles Sent: Friday, 17 May 2013 7:38 PM To: Lyn Bailey Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Ruins of Lace, kindle edition The price has shot up now!! 13 dollars!!! Sue in East Yorkshire, UK On 17 May 2013, at 02:39, Lyn Bailey wrote: My DH sent this to me. Ruins of Lace, by Iris Anthony, because of the title and the blurb. I know nothing else about it, except what the website says: http://www.amazon.com/Ruins-of-Lace-ebook/dp/B007ZI00HS/?tag=bookbubem ailc-20 The reason I mention it is that the Kindle edition is on sale for $1.99, which is a good price. Whether this is a sale that really ends is unknown, but I thought some would be interested for those times when we actually can't make lace. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Ruins of Lace, kindle edition
Yes, I've never understood the different pricing structure! Ruth On 17/05/2013, at 10:00 PM, Sue Duckles s...@duckles.co.uk wrote: Hello Ruth Strange isn't it?? It says that it costs 13 dollars on mine, over £8 uk. Shame that they charge different countries different prices for what is, after all, an electronic book delivered over the air/down the phone line and no extra costs involved!!! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Graph Paper
Those who own Lace RXP or Lace8 can also use the Straight Gimp button with Snap to Grid on and draw your own - useful if you only want a smallish area of it.Change the gimp drawing colour to something lightand of course, with Lace8, you can specify how many divisions you'd like - 10 to an inch, 12 to an inchand so on. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Clay Blackwell Sent: Saturday, 20 April 2013 8:46 AM To: John Mead Cc: lace Subject: Re: [lace] Graph Paper Thanks, John! That is such valuable information! Our members have had questions about graph programs for a lot of years, and each time this comes up, newer and better programs are identified! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Lace Magazine
The first time in America, ClayThere have been many courses in Australia and in the UK ranging from 2 days to a week. Ruth thelacema...@optusnet.com.au On 03/02/2013, at 12:07 PM, Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net wrote: ..(This is in Virginia, USA.). This is the first full-week course offered for the Lace designer programs, . - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Two views of lives of lacemakers
My own view coincides with that of Jane and Lorelei ..parents even opposed the introduction of the Education Act in England because it required children to go to school and stopped them being productive to contribute to the family income. There has been research done on the subject.two books by the late Alan Brown were published some years ago, Yallop wrote a book about the Honiton lace industry, there are snippets of information in a variety of books about the history of bobbins, I also have a couple of books written by present-day lacemakers about the history of their family, a book about Isaac Newton and William Cowper's time in Olney talks about them writing hymns as a form of lace tell in order to teach the Bible to illiterate lacemakers in the village - I think the evidence is there, but I'd have to dig through the bookshelves to find the exact titles. Ruth(Sydney, Australia) thelacema...@optusnet.com.au -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of dmt11h...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, 14 August 2012 3:27 AM To: jpartri...@pebble.demon.co.uk; ec...@cix.co.uk Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Two views of lives of lacemakers This is very interesting, two different views of the same thing, and something that I have often wondered about myself. Does anyone know of research that has been done on this subject? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] condition of lacemakers
Allan Brown's two books are based on reports of an inquiry into the conditions of the lace industry conducted by Alan Cole. Ruth (Sydney, Australia) thelacema...@optusnet.com.au -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Lorelei Halley Sent: Tuesday, 14 August 2012 6:42 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] condition of lacemakers Alan Cole, who was writing around 1900, wrote some books about lace, but also wrote reports to the government about the economic condition of lacemakers. I think he was curator of the V A for a while. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] Lace Magazine
The problem may not necessarily have been the mailing house at all - but some sort of delay/oversight of one of the postal services involved along the route.I received my April issue of Lace here in Australia quite promptly. However, only about a month ago, I also received a letter sent before Christmas from a friend in England .. it had inadvertently been sent to Thailand before being redirected onto Australia.We're well used to mail for Australia being sent to Austria, but Thailand is a first! Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Jane Partridge Sent: Friday, 13 July 2012 9:27 AM To: Sue Fink Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Lace Magazine Sue, Please accept the Guild's apologies for the long delay, and thank you for your patience. We suspect that the overseas magazines were sent out surface mail by the mailing house (which should not have happened), and they may not have been processed as quickly as we would have liked before posting - ... - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Lace8
Yes, Jacquie.just for you! And Undo no longer takes out the whole trail. Ruth thelacema...@optusnet.com.au On 02/07/2012, at 12:11 AM, laceandb...@aol.com wrote: Has the re-do button been re-instated? I understand this was in the first version but is missing from R-XP. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] Lace8
Jean, as you might imagine, that was one of the first things I tested. And I've just opened a couple of RXP files to try again, both of which work OK for me. I use the Item Select button all the time and don't have any trouble with selecting a particular dot with the Item Select button. I'm wondering if you'd email me (privately, of course) a file which is causing you this problem so that I can have a look at it and see if I can work out why you're having difficulties. Yes, I miss the right-click to delete a dot. However, the right-click is now taken up with editing functions to save playing hunt the button on toolbars all around the screen. It wasn't possible to do both, although you can select a dot (or a line or whatever) and then right-click on the screen, then left-click on Delete. Someone mentioned the missing File Preview - the old system was only possible because of the way RXP saved all files inside the RXP folder - which is not a particularly popular place to save files with lots of people. The new programme has a different filing system, and all patterns are now saved in a special folder created on installation within the My Documents folder. We haven't had much success yet at making a file preview system compatible with the new filing system. Windows 7 offers the preview, but only for programmes the Windows programmers know about - and Lace8 is not on their list. Ruth thelacema...@optusnet.com.au -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Jean Nathan Sent: Monday, 2 July 2012 5:36 AM To: Lace Subject: [lace] Lace8 One thing I've had a problem with is selecting items in designs which were done in R-XP. If I want to delete a dot, I can't do it by right clicking and I can't mark it with select item. I have to use Group select and then it will mark it. Same thing happens with other items from a Lace R-XP designs. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] New upgrade from Lace R-XP
Another very important thing with Lace8 is that you must be able to set your screen display to a minimum resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Otherwise you won't be able to get the buttons on the Drawing Tools Tab. This problem surfaced when I taught Lace8 in New Zealand in April. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Jean Nathan Sent: Saturday, 16 June 2012 5:56 AM To: Lace Subject: [lace] New upgrade from Lace R-XP Just had an email from Ian Lawson-Smith of ILSoft giving details of the latest upgrade to his lace design software. It's a new stand alone programme with quite a few new features, and existing registered owners of Lace 2000 or Lace R-XP can get it at a reduced price - I have both. I emailed Ian because my laptop doesn't meet the specification stated - only got 500 MB memory and don't have a dual core processor - and he suggested I download the demo and try it as he was sure it would work OK. The demo is free to try and has the save, export and print features disabled. I've done that, played with it for about and hour, and it does work. If you want to try it, the demo can be downloaded from: http://www.ilsoft.co.uk/content.aspx?page=PROD484: No connection with ILSoft - just a very satisfied customer. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] New upgrade from Lace R-XP
And please accept my humble apologies for forgetting to trim my last post. Put it down to my brain being addled with too much testing/writing about Lace8. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Ruth Budge Sent: Saturday, 16 June 2012 5:47 PM To: 'Lace' Subject: RE: [lace] New upgrade from Lace R-XP Another very important thing with Lace8 is that you must be able to set your screen display to a minimum resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] lace photos
Thank you Joepie, for explaining that so clearly and nicely. Ruth (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of J D Hammett Sent: Saturday, 2 June 2012 6:04 PM To: Lorelei Halley; lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] lace photos Hi Arachnids, To get the WHOLE STRING (3 lines) in easily; Just mark it by rolling your mouse over it holding gown the left button.. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace] A question
I'm wondering if there are any Lace RXP owners out there who actually use two of the features in it - the Fillings Library and the Auto Grid Match function? If you use either of these, could you please send me a personal email and let me know which one you use please? Thanks a lot! Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) thelacema...@optusnet.com.au - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] Lace2000 and Lace R-XP files
Or you can buy a disc of the motifs, already drawn up, neatly filed in folders which automatically installs into your RXP programme. Ruth thelacema...@optusnet.com.au -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Jenny Brandis Sent: Sunday, 1 January 2012 1:01 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Lace2000 and Lace R-XP files I am sure I am not the only person who has either of these programs on their computer. One of the great things with this software is the ability to design an element ONCE, save it and have it available to be used in every pattern you design from then on. Think about that, never have to redraw a specific type of spider again - a few clicks and it is there, repeatable. Anyway, seeing as how I have made a stack of these torchon elements based on the number of pins surrounding them I have them on my website for free download. YOU WILL NEED the software as these are just the files I have drawn up but if you already have the software, go ahead and download the files, they are free and for everyone to use. http://www.brandis.com.au/craft/Lace/lace2000.html Have a go at designing your own bookmark, length of lace or be adventurous and design the shawl you always wanted. Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia je...@brandis.com.au brandis.com.au - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
RE: [lace] Binche
Sue, for some reason, Comcast (Clay's internet provider) seems to refuse mail from overseas internet providers. A couple of years ago, I was successful in getting Optus transferred onto Comcast's acceptable list, and got a few emails through OK. But they stopped accepting them again very quickly. To deal with queries about Lace RXP from anyone on Comcast, I get them to write to my usual email address, then I use gmail or Yahoo to reply to them.Comcast will accept either of those servers. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Sue Fink Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2011 7:36 AM To: lace digest Subject: [lace] Binche Hi Clay, I have tried to send this message directly to Clay, but it has bounced back twice now!! Sometimes ISPs just don't want to communicate!! So apologies for sending it to Arachne!! Many thanks for your reply to my post on Arachne. I too use insect pins and have started putting in support pins on occasion. I think your idea of painting the head of the support pins red is BRILLIANT!! I will have to get out the red paint too!! Sincerely, Sue Fink Masterton, New Zealand - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
RE: [lace] AGM Workshop
Thank you Faye! As organiser of the conference, I will say that all except one of the written feedback sheets received by the committee were most complimentary and enthusiastic about the class and the teacher. Ruth -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Faye Owers Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2011 7:14 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] AGM Workshop Hi, I was also in the workshop held at the AGM in Sydney and I must disagree, I had a wonderful learning experience and she answered all my questions (and there were many). Alex was so giving in that class especially if you were prepared to listen. I am a total beginner at Floral Bucks and was totally blown away that Alex allow me to do one of her patterns from her yet unpublished book, it was amazing. The pattern was one of the first patterns (only suitable for beginners) in the book so was a very good starting point for a raw beginner. I also learnt how to use a mirror to draft a corner, another new tool. Class members were asked to bring a pattern or patterns if they were already proficient in Floral Bucks, which many members of the class did, Alex provided old Bucks patterns for others that didn't bring anything, and as they thought they were proficient there were no working diagrams so that they had to think and maybe learn a technique or two. I would publicly like to thank Alex for her time and encouragement during the workshop a wonderful experience and would love to do another workshop to continue my learning journey of Floral Bucks. Faye Owers Shearwater Tasmania - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
RE: [lace] Lace Groups on Ravelry
Devon, it may not be the search engine at faultwhen I started an Australian discussion list some years ago, I deliberately made it a private list and chose for it not to be shown in the list of groups available on the host system - it doesn't show up on an internet search either.We did this for security reasons, to minimise the problems which sometimes occur when a list is openly available on line. Ruth (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of dmt11h...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, 1 November 2011 6:37 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Lace Groups on Ravelry A search of lace for the entire Ravelry site for lace brings up innumerable lace knitting and crocheting sites, but probably other lace modes as well that have been missed by the search engine. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
RE: [lace] Posting to lace/lace-digest
Jean, I'll second that - I've just read the same message three times, because it was addressed to lace, lace-chat and the digest. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Jean Nathan Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2011 3:10 AM To: Lace Subject: [lace] Posting to lace/lace-digest Please don't send a message to both lace and lace-digest. Those of us subscribed to lace, getting individual emails, will get it twice. If you just send it to lace, it will automatically appear in lace-digest. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Publishing lace books
I may live in Australia, but I am *not* Australian. And country of origin doesn't come into it - I reply to any person, regardless of their race, if I think I can help with their query. Ruth thelacema...@optusnet.com.au Dear Peg, The Australians have replied to an American, which was quite a surprise. Many of them are *really isolated*. We write about lace book availability and teachers often on Arachne. If you un-subscribed from Arachne, is it our fault? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
RE: [lace] Weavers knot
Alexandra Stillwells Illustrated Dictionary of Lacemaking has a good illustration and description of a weavers' knotit's page 232 of the latest edition. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte Moore Sent: Sunday, 20 February 2011 5:41 AM To: 'arachne lacing' Subject: [lace] Weavers knot Is there some kind of trick for making a weavers knot work? Charlotte - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
RE: [lace] Lace RXP
It's all right everyone, I'll write to Angela privately, rather than fill the list up with extra messages. Ruth thelacema...@optusnet.com.au -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Angela Sent: Tuesday, 1 February 2011 9:45 PM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Lace RXP Hi Help - my new computer uses Windows7 as it's operating system, I have installed Lace RXP but it will not allow updates. I have tried opening it up as an administrator and running the troubleshooting tool but to no avail! I have e-mailed Ilsoft but not received a reply. So is there anyone out there that can help as I have some projects I need to get on with while my hand is in plaster. Thanks Angela - in nearly sunny Sussex PS I really like Lace RXP for all types of lace. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
[lace] Lace RXP upgrade
I have received a private email suggesting that I should announce to Arachne what the problem is with Lace RXP and Windows 7, and how to fix it. To all those who have Lace RXP, I should assure you that it works perfectly on Windows 7.Hundreds of people across the world are using it on Windows 7 and have no difficulties whatsoever. At least 90% of the problems upgrading are caused by people not understanding how to upgrade properly on Vista and Windows 7.The remaining 10% of difficulties are caused by an incompatability between the particular operating system and the usual upgrade procedure.There is a fix for the second problem, and I have previously asked on Arachne that anyone having problems upgrading email me so that I can tell them how to do it. I have not attempted to put a general fix announcement on Arachne for a couple of reasons..one is that I prefer to ask the person a couple of simple questions so that I can accurately pinpoint what their problem is and tell them how to fix it. The other reason is that when I put a general announcement about upgrading out, many people, not understanding the differences, tried to upgrade by using the wrong method for their computer, in spite of my specifically saying only try this method under these circumstances, and I still received a number of messages asking for help. There is one other problem, which is not related to Windows 7 or Lace RXP, but it is a difficulty which some, I repeat some, 64 bit systems have in printing from 32 bit programmes (Lace RXP is a 32 bit programme). That unfortunately is a system problem and is beyond the control of ILSoft. There is still a method of printing which works, although it does involve an extra step. I believe I have also previously advised on Arachne that unless you have very specific reasons (such as copying a lot of videos) for buying a 64 bit computer, as far as a lot of programmes are concerned, including Lace RXP, you'd be better to stick to a 32 bit computer when upgrading. Both the issues I've mentioned here are related to 64 bit computers, not 32 bit. And I will repeat what I've said before - most people have no problems whatsoever. I will say again - if you're having problems, please email me, describe *exactly* what you've been doing, and I will do my best to help you. And please, when I say describe *exactly* do be specific. To tell me I opened it as Administrator isn't enough detail. I need to know what you clicked on first, and what you did after that. Ruth thelacema...@optusnet.com.au - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] App for lace designers with Macs
Yes, Brenda, you're right.Lace RXP does work with BootCamp.Not being a Mac user, I don't know the other programmes mentioned by Janice, but I do know that, provided you have the right programmes on your Mac operating system, it is possible to use Lace RXP and indeed, other Windows-based programmes, on a Mac. Ruth thelacema...@optusnet.com.au -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Brenda Paternoster Sent: Monday, 31 January 2011 5:26 AM To: Janice Blair Cc: lace Subject: Re: [lace] App for lace designers with Macs I daresay it would work with BootCamp too, but I've gone down the Adobe Illustrator route now and I'm happy with it. Brenda On 30 Jan 2011, at 17:30, Janice Blair wrote: My SonIL spent a day working on my MacBook Pro to make Lace RXP work on it. He made it work using X 11 Application and WineHelper. I am not computer guru and have no idea how it works, but I do know I have to use the fn key with the delete key to get rid of my mistakes. Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] Terms
I have a relatively new lace student - and it's taken me weeks to stop her calling the footside footers!!!She's so used to putting footers on her computer documents!! Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) thelacema...@optusnet.com.au -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Carol Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2011 10:14 AM To: Lace Subject: Re: [lace] Terms Hi All, Thie thread made me grin! On one of the courses I attended at Belstead House in Ipswich (Suffolk, UK!) one of the ladies couldn't remember 'Point Ground Stitch', and went through the course calling it 'Stone Ground' - like the flour. Even now, I smile, and that course must have been at least fifteen years ago ... Carol - Suffolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
