re: [lace] Christmas lace
Hi Sue and All, I too got out all the wonderful lace from previous exchanges. All are fabulous! I put them on the Christmas tree and they look wonderful and bring so many Arachne memories to mind. One I am curious about. I think it came from Alice in Oregon. It's BL and looks like a small circle until you pull the hanging thread. Then it stretches into a curlicue! I wonder if it was made in layers with pattern repeats on top of each other I don't make BL so I can't really figure it out. Anyway, Happy Holidays to all! I'm enjoying a calm December even outside my home. Also, I'm feeling heartened that a vaccine is out! Love, to you all, Jane in Vermont, USA where we got 17" (43 cm) of snow... jvik...@sover.net From: "sue" Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2020 4:28 PM To: "Arachne" Subject: [lace] Christmas lace Hi arachnids, I hope everyone I hope each of you are keeping well in this crazy year and preparing for Christmas however you are going to spend it this year. I put up my red curtain the other day and spent a while pinning lace items, including lots from various people in this group over the years, as well as lots of pieces I have made to add to it. It brings you all to mind at this time, so, happy Christmas, hope it is peaceful, calm and the best we can all do in this crazy time and hope that we can step into next year with better to come. So I raise a toast to you all, here???s to friends and absent friends and life. Sue Turnbull 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://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] : Free Battenburg patterns & calendar
Hi All, I included Janice's note because I also had trouble finding the photos at Flickr and Sue told me to look under Photostream. There they were! I think I've had that problem with other things people have put on there and I just looked in the albums. And I've received the patterns and they are lovely. Thank you so much Sue! It's fun to have a raffle. Jane in Vermont USA where the leaves are changing jvik...@sover.net From: "Janice" Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 3:03 PM To: "Sue Babbs" Cc: "lace" Subject: Re: [lace] : Free Battenburg patterns & calendar I am at the stage where I need to get rid of stuff so I know how you feel about that. Did you remove the photos from Flickr as I went to see them and could not find anything you were describing? Janice - 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] Sara Hadley
Hi All, I responded to this e-mail but at about the same minute that Devon wrote this. In case others are interested Sara Hadley's dates are 1860-1927. A great promoter of lace of all kinds and designer of my favorite Battenberg lace. Keep well! Jane in Vermont USA where things are getting greener but it's not warming up too fast. jvik...@sover.net From: "Devon Thein" Sent: Monday, April 27, 2020 11:40 AM To: "lacelijst -" Subject: [lace] Sara Hadley Does anyone have birth and death dates for Sara Hadley? A friend needs this for an article that is being submitted today. 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/
[lace] Amber lace pillow
Hi All, I was intrigued by the mention of the amber lace pillow at Malbork Castle and here is an article I found. Very interesting! https://www.academia.edu/37582692/_Zagadka_bursztynowej_ramki_do_koronek_z_M alborka_ The_Puzzle_of_the_Amber_Lace_Frame_from_Malbork_in_Bursztynisko_no._41_2018_ pp._8-10 Jane in Vermont, USA jvik...@sover.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/
[lace] Re:Mrs. Treadwin
Hi, Mrs. Treadwin wrote a book titled Antique Point and Honiton Lace. The Antique Point is the Battenberg I make today, the Honiton is bobbin lace. It appears there was an exhibit in August 2019 at Exeter Cathedral of some of her lace. There were a number of mentions of her when I googled her name. I need to go back and read more. She was born in 1820 as Charlotte Dobbs. She won a prize medal in 1851 for some pieces of Honiton lace including a flounce! I can't find my copy of her book at the moment so I can't give you the details on that. Very good for braid lace. Jane in Vermont, USA where it's not too cold yet jvik...@sover.net From: "Adele Shaak" Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2019 11:44 AM To: "Arachne list" Subject: Re: [lace] 1851 Great Exhibition catalogue I found a short reference to Mrs. Treadwin's display (#55, on about p. 103). Mrs. Treadwin is ringing a bell in my mind but I don't know why. Was she the one who designed Victoria's wedding lace? Or? Adele - 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] How much did lace makers pay for high end bobbins.Reply
How about Walrus ivory? The Vikings made a lot of beautiful things from that. Jane in Vermont, USA where the leaves are turning. jvik...@sover.net Dear Malvery Ha, Ha, Well, being the actual person behind the quote, I was responding to Brian's question in a previous post, concerning how low paid workers got their hands on high end bobbins. I agree with you that the usual material was bone. Ivory however was available via Kenya, South Africa, and other African areas the British Empire went (oh dear, we can't forget India!) Anyway, we can't discount the probability that ivory bobbins did and may still exist. - 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] Lassen question
Is this the name that is used for the stitching to attach bands of Chantilly together to form the really big shawls? Or does that have another name? Thanks, Jane in Vermont USA where it is gorgeous! jvik...@sover.net From: "Bev Walker" Sent: Monday, June 17, 2019 12:31 PM To: "Gon Homburg" Cc: "Adele Shaak" , "lacelijst -" Subject: Re: [lace] Lassen question Then I wasn't far off the mark after all. Thanks for the background information. Lassen and lace are "tied together" in origin. I like words. Bev in Shirley BC 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/
