[lace] UK Lace Guild magazine for April 2020

[pene]

Hi everyone,I am still waiting for my copy of Lace #177 to arrive. Is
anyone else still waiting for their copy? 
Greetings from Tartu, where life is slowly returning to normal. Penelope 

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[lace] RIP Marianne Stang

[pene]

Dear fellow lacemakers,
Last Thursday, 1st October, 2020, one of our favourite German lacemakers,
Marianne Stang, passed away. I am sure that there are many lacemakers who
will have known her longer than the 15 years that I have, but I will miss
her very much.
When I met her in Pärnu in July, 2005 at the first Estonian Lace
Festival that I attended, I had no idea of what sort of person she was,
but soon discovered that she was friendly, kind, generous, tenacious and
hard working, but always humble & cheerful. 
I hope that she has left behind many lacemakers who have fond memories of
her. 
Yours sadly,Penelope Piip An Aussie lacemaker in Tartu, Estonia. 

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Re: [lace] Learning Binche RE: Need some opinions

[pene]

It is interesting to read the opinions regarding the learning of Binche 
lace.

This Friday there is a 2-day workshop in Pärnu where Binche is being taught.
I have decided to not do the course for a few different reasons. The main
reason is that I've been commissioned by an American exchange teacher to
make a metre long edging of lace for a blouse that she had made before she
returned to Pittsburgh. I am making a pattern from the Estonian pattern 
book.
The other reason is that I am not really interested in learning Flanders 
or Binche.
I would rather explore the laces that I know. I love Milanese & I want 
to learn

more about this lace. Does anyone else feel the same way? Who said that you
have to learn every type of lace that was ever made?

I should say "Thank you" to everyone who answered my questions that I had
when I was making my travel pillow. It is now in use with the edging 
started &
it now has a bag to carry it in. I found among my fabric stash a piece 
of denim
printed with a lace pattern from which I made a drawstring bag. I'll 
post a photo
when I get one. My pillow kit did have a cylinder piece of foam which 
was too
long, so instead of cutting it I cut a smaller section of foam "pool 
noodle". I'm

using my English midland bobbins so I expect to get many comments from the
Estonian lace-makers who are more familiar with the plain continental 
bobbins.


I'll post about the lace exhibition that is on this weekend when I get 
back home.

Enjoy your weekend also,
Pene,
city of Tartu, southern Estonia

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[lace] Re: summer is here

[pene]

My IOLI Bulletin arrived yesterday (Friday) also, so I hope that
Tamara receives her copy soon. Maybe the overseas ones get mailed early
because they have further to go. I still have to finish reading it.

Pene in a wet Tartu, in southern Estonia

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[lace] Halas Lace Museum & 2008 Competition

[pene]

I didn't have the information at hand yesterday, but you can see some
panoramic views of the Halas Lace Museum if you go to:
<http://www.muzeum.halasicsipke.hu/>

I asked what was the theme for next year's competition & was told it
was titled "LOVE". The rules for this year's competition are set out at
the homepage of <http://www.halasicsipke.hu/>. Just click on the
English or German flag first. Hopefully the rules will stay the same but
I will ask my contact. It is stated that any lace that has been exhibited
previously can also be submitted.

And for those that like lace bags, next year's OIDFA Congress in the
Netherlands, has a competition with the theme of "BAGS". For more
information please go to: <http://www.oidfa2008groningen.com/en/>

Regards,
Pene in Tartu, Estonia

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Re: [lace] Lace in Baltic ports

[pene]

Hi Steph,

It is a pity that your cruise isn't stopping in Tallinn.

When I was in Helsinki in June to see a lace exhibit I picked up
a brochure for the Craft Museum of Finland: <http://www.craftmuseum.fi/>
Click on the English or German flag. Under the sitemap I found location info
& looked up "Jyväskylä" on a map & sadly it's about 250 kms north of 
Helsinki.

I remember reading that lace making was one of the handicrafts listed.
Lace is called 'pits' in Finnish & Estonian.

I wish I could have been more helpful.
Pene

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[lace] Trip to DownUnder

[pene]

Dear Australian Aracheans,

I'm planning a trip to Sydney near the end of June to see my parents & 
brothers whom I haven't seen since I was there in 2000 - that's right, 8 
years ago. I might do a little road trip down to Canberra (& maybe 
Cooma) & then to Narooma where my parents live.


Can anyone tell me if there is anything happening in the lace world down 
there at that time of year?

Pene in Tartu, Estonia, where Spring might be coming early this year.

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[lace] Question about beads

[pene piip]

I'm interested in hearing from anyone that has had the
experience of beads cutting the thread in their lace.

Please tell:
What size & type of beads were being used?
And what size & type of thread was being used?

Thanks,
Penelope
An Aussie lacemaker in Tartu, Estonia

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[lace] RIP: Eeva Talts (1944 - 2016)

[pene piip]

Sad news: Estonian lacemaker Eeva Talts has died at the age of 72.
As well as teaching bobbin lace she organized the annual Lace Festival 
in Pärnu & was a founder of the Estonian Bobbin Lace Association (Eesti 
Niplispitsi Selts) in 1995.
She published "Eesti niplispitsi mustreid/Estonian bobbin lace patterns" 
in 2003. In 2012 Eeva wrote a book about tatting in the Estonian 
language, and in 2015 published a book about bobbin lace from the Seto 
region, which is on the Estonian & Russian border.


She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

Penelope
An Aussie lacemaker in Tartu, Estonia

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[lace] Next OIDFA Congresses

[pene piip]

It was mentioned that the next OIDFA Congress in 2018 will be in Bruges, 
Belgium, which I hope that I will be able to attend.

But I wish to inform lacemakers who may not know, that Estonia
will be hosting the next Congress in 2020 in the lovely university
city of Tartu.

Enjoy the weekend,
Penelope

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[lace] Pam Marrioli's Butterfly Bookmark

[pene piip]

Hi fellow Arachneans,

A friend wants to make this bookmark published in "Vuelta y Cruz/Twist 
and Cross" No. 2 (pages 8-10).


Has anyone made this bookmark?
Can anyone tell me where the path of the gimp goes around the motif?

I seem to remember seeing this pattern published in another place, but 
can't remember where. Can anyone help me?


Thanks,
Penelope
Tartu, Estonia

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[lace] Pam Mattioli's Butterfly Bookmark

[pene piip]

Apologies for resending this message, but I misspelled Pam's surname.

Hi fellow Arachneans,

A friend wants to make this bookmark published in "Vuelta y Cruz/Twist 
and Cross" No. 2 (pages 8-10).


Has anyone made this bookmark?
Can anyone tell me where the path of the gimp goes around the motif?

I seem to remember seeing this pattern published in another place, but 
can't remember where. Can anyone help me?


Thanks,
Penelope
Tartu, Estonia

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[lace] Royal wedding

[Pene Piip]

I went to the Sydney Morning Herald's web-site to see photos & get a
description of what Mary's dress was made of: 


It was really unusual to see gum leaves in her wedding bouquet.
The article below described her dress & veil.
So beautiful in satin and lace
The "something old" was eight metres of 100-year-old Irish lace, laid
beneath the soft-panelled pleating of her full skirt, fashioned from 24
metres of duchess satin and lined in silk organza.
Another 24 metres of duchess satin was used to craft the six-metre-
long train, which was managed with ease by Mary's attendants,
Amber Petty and Mary's sisters Patricia Bailey and Jane Stephens.
Her veil, which featured the same Irish lace, was "something borrowed",
formerly a gift to Frederik's grandmother, the late Queen Ingrid, from
Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden.
Penelope Piip
Originally from Sydney, Australia,
Now a resident of Groton, MA, USA.
Soon to be a resident of Tartu, Estonia
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[lace] Spring Vacation week

[Pene Piip]

Dear fellow Arachneans,
I just want to let you all know that at the end of last week I met 3
bobbin lace makers in a country that not everyone knows about.
Our family visited the country of Estonia, the northern-most Baltic country.
In particular we stayed for 5 nights in Tartu, which is also known as "The
City of Good Thoughts". It is where Tartu University is located and the
house that was built for my husband's paternal grandfather. Several
people referred to "Oru Villa" as the prettiest house in Tartu.
If you wish to see the house go to: 
We visited Lia Looga, & her husband, in Tartu on Wednesday & were shown
her lace pictures, flowers, jewelry, scarves & table linen that she had made
over the last 5 years. Then on Thursday, we drove to Narva, the eastern-most
city, & saw a display of Russian bobbin lace made by Olga Kublitskaja.
She has a web-site:  We also explored the
restored Narva Castle from which we could look across the Narva River into
Russia. We then drove back to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia that afternoon.
On Friday afternoon, we had arranged to meet Kristiina Halberg, who is the
President of the Estonian Bobbin Lace Society, under the clock of the 600
year old Town Hall at 4pm. While we drank coffee, we exchanged lace books.
I gave Kristiina a copy of Rosemary Shepherd's "Introduction to Bobbin Lace"
book for the Society's library & she gave me 2 books about Estonian Bobbin
Lace. My husband acted as translator as he speaks Estonian very well. He
has been a regular visitor for the last 10 years, & listens to Estonian radio
via the internet when he can.
The Estonian Bobbin Lace Society (Eesti Niplispitsi Selts) started in 1995 &
will be celebrating their 10th anniversary next year.
The weather was very pleasant during the week we were there.
Penelope Piip
originally from Sydney, Australia,
now a resident of Groton, MA, USA
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[lace] IOLI magazines

[Pene Piip]

In the UK someone is selling 2 sets of IOLI magazines:
1999-2000 Membership Year:

2000-2001 Membership Year:

Penelope Piip
Originally from Sydney, Australia,
Now a resident of Groton, MA, USA.
Soon to be moving to Tartu, Estonia.
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[lace] Greetings from Tartu, Estonia

[Pene Piip]

Dear Fellow Spiders around the world,
I thought it was time to say "hello" (or "Tere!" which is what
Estonians say when you greet someone.
We have been here for 4 weeks now & our vehicle & container
aren't due for a few more weeks. Meanwhile our 2 sons will be
starting school next week at the Tartu International School.
(There are only 19 children from Grades 1 to 10.) So I'll be
busy during the next 7 days getting the boys ready for school
and entertaining my MIL who arrived yesterday from Adelaide
via Sweden.
I have seen some tatting in one of the many handicraft shops
which sell items to tourists. I'm looking forward to seeing the
photos taken at the OIDFA Congress by some of the Estonian
attendees when I get to meet some of the members of the
Estonian Bobbin Lace Society.
Take care & keep making lace,
Pene Piip
who is slowly adjusting to life in Tartu, Estonia.
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[lace] Bobbin Lace in Tartu, Estonia

[Pene Piip]

Dear Fellow Spiders around the world,
I just had to share with you all my little exploration yesterday at
the Estonian National Museum which has free admission on
Fridays. The museum is only 3 blocks away & my eldest son &
MIL came with me to see the place.
There was a lovely display of costumes on the top floor & I saw GOLD
(at least to me it looked like gold) bobbin lace on 2 of the manequins,
& some crocheted, knitted & several pieces of bobbin lace made with
thick thread, probably for durability. There was some fine drawn-thread
work as well as a lot of beautiful embroidery.
I also saw a pedlar's chest with lengths of machine lace & ribbons, a
beautiful beaded belt & other things that you would expect to find being
sold by a travelling pedlar.
Before we left the museum we went back into the main exhibit hall on
the ground floor & I realized that I hadn't seen what was along the back
wall.  Well, there in a glass case was some small pieces of BL with an
old photo of a lacemaker, & a bunch of bobbins (each about 7 inches
long & pointed like large honiton bobbins) & hanging from a piece of
lace which was pinned to the wall of the display case.
The museum doesn't allow photos to be taken, but I hope that I may be
able to get a closer look at the lace after October when Lia Looga, a
lacemaker I met in April & who lives in Tartu, holds a display of "Bobbin
Lace Ornaments" at the Museum.
Take care & keep making lace,
Pene Piip
who is slowly adjusting to life in Tartu, Estonia. 

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Re: [lace] New and saying hi

[Pene Piip]

G'day Tracy,
Welcome to Arachne. And I highly recommend joining a
group, even a small one if you want to get started again.
I've been a member since 1996. Helen Bell wrote a letter to
the Australian Lace Guild about Arachne, I subscribed &
a few members of the New England Lace Group, through
Arachne, invited me to meet them & join the group.
I'm also a homesick Aussie, who until 2 months ago was a
resident in Massachusetts for the last 13.5 years and now
I am living in Tartu, Estonia. All because I married, 23 years
ago, a computer engineer who is an American by birth, but
both his parents are Estonian by birth. And then in 1994, he
& his brother inherited their grandparents' properties. Now we
are living in "the prettiest house in Tartu" & it's a palace when
you compare it to the local standard of housing.
We have been here 6 weeks now with our 2 sons (15 & 12
years old) & next week will be hectic & exciting. Our container
was due to finally arrive today in Tallinn (the capital) & maybe
we'll see it delivered on Wednesday. We are 2 hours south, &
you never know, it might get here earlier. I just hope the truck
can get around a few corners & it'll probably disrupt traffic as
our cobblestone street is narrow & used as a short cut between
2 one-way streets.
Meanwhile I received an invitation this week to the opening on
Wednesday, Sept.15th of an exhibition at the Estonian National
Museum, of a display of "Bobbin Lace Jewellery" by Lia Looga.
Lia attended the OIDFA Prague Congress where she displayed
her jewellery & adornaments, and she also lives here in Tartu.
The next day is my 46th birthday & on Friday my MIL who is
currently visiting us is throwing a birthday bash for me & herself.
It was her 78th birthday on Monday Sept. 6th.
And today I made ANZAC cookies/biscuits using local honey
instead of golden syrup. Yummy.
Penelope Piip
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Lacemaking, Knitting, Handicrafts Galore!  

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[lace] A very unusual birthday!

[Pene Piip]

Dear fellow-spiders,
I was wondering what Thursday was going to be like. It was my 46th birthday
& I was very pleased to get an email from an Australian high school friend
whom I hadn't had an email from in a while.
Anyway, while we have been in Estonia we just take each day as it comes.
Erik & I went grocery shopping in the morning & we bought a birthday cake.
It seems that we've been spending more time together since we arrived here
than we did in the USA. I hope that he will start looking for a job soon, 
as the
money we have from the USA house sale will not last forever. It has been
suggested that I tutor students who want to improve their English, but I feel
that if Erik wants us to live here then it's more of his responsibility to 
take
care of us financially, than it is mine.

I can truthfully say that I have received the biggest present on my birthday
that I'm ever likely to receive. Our shipping container had been promised for
Wednesday but took longer to get cleared by the custom's officials. Then
we got a phone call on Thursday morning saying that it would be delivered
later that afternoon. At 5:00pm everyone was watching as the box was
lifted off the truck & put on the ground. Then the doors were opened & the
unloading of our "stuff" began.
We stopped at 8:30pm to cut my cake & we ate half of it. The cakes &
pastries are very good here. I think they are more interesting in variety &
not too sweet.  Well, at about 1:30am the box was being put back on the
truck & sent on its way to be filled up again. Now we face the daunting
task of finding a place for everything. The unpackers arrived this morning
& Erik had them move all the larger pieces of furniture, but our living room
is so full of boxes that it is impossible to watch the TV..
BTW I attended Lia Looga's "Bobbin Lace Jewellery" Exhibition on Wednesday.
She was very pleased  to see me, & the display of her jewellery, handkerchiefs
& clothing embellishments that she has made over the last 5 years was quite
impressive. My MIL came with me & she greatly admired the beautiful items.
As a birthday gift my MIL gave me 2 small knitted lace doilies that she had
found in a handicraft shop in Tallinn. I might hang one in a window.
I'm off to bed now, as tomorrow we have a busy day ahead of us.
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Happy in Tartu, Estonia now that our "stuff" has finally arrived. 

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[lace] Mail received on my birthday!

[Pene Piip]

Dear fellow-spiders,
I forgot to say in my last email, that the postman delivered on
Thursday some "lace" mail. I received the newest issue of the
New England Lace Group's newsletter and the Australian Lace
Guild's magazine which I had a really good read through.
Now I just have to wait for the IOLI magazine to come soon.
Pene Piip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Happy in Tartu, Estonia now that our "stuff" has finally arrived. 

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[lace] IOLI Bulletin arrived

[Pene Piip]

Hooray!! My copy of the IOLI Bulletin arrived this morning.
I'm looking forward to reading all the good articles everybody
has been talking about.
Pene Piip, in Tartu, Estonia,
who after raking leaves yesterday in the sun,
was able to make lace today while it was  cloudy.
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[lace] UK Lace magazine

[Pene Piip]

My UK Lace #116 arrived today. There is lots of great articles to read,
and colour photos inside as well as on the covers.
One thing I have to get somehow, is the 2005 Calendar. The theme is
titled "Friends Around the World".  Patterns come from many countries
around the world, including Australia & Estonia!! So I have to get one
some how, preferably before Xmas. I once gave the calendar as a gift
at the NELG gift exchange.
The days here are beginning to be too short for my liking,
Penelope Piip
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City of Tartu, Estonia
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[lace] Noelene's poem

[Pene Piip]

I forgot to say yesterday that Noelene's poem "Lace for All Seasons"
is published in this issue. Congratulations, Noelene!
Back to staying dry & warm in this wet & miserable weather,
Penelope Piip
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[lace] First Snowfall

[Pene Piip]

Dear gentle spiders,
Yesterday (Tuesday) we had several snow flurries & a light dusting overnight.
Then mid-morning it started snowing for several hours & now there is a good
couple of centimeters which has accumulated on all the trees & the ground.
So winter is finally here in Tartu. And I've been tatting some snowflakes.
Mary Piper's "Tatting" book has some interesting patterns. I adapted one
four-pointed motif I liked into six points. I found that by using mock rings
& split rings, cutting & tying off after making a round can be eliminated.
I would like to remind everyone about celebrating St Catherine's Day on
the 25th, next Wednesday. I'm hoping to make some Cattern Cookies.
Stay warm & happy,
Pene Piip,
who now lives in the "white" city of Tartu in the Republic of Estonia.  

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[lace] Cattern Cookies

[Pene Piip]

As Helen Bell has already mentioned, there is the recipe in the Jones & Deer
book which I prefer to use. Last year I made cookies instead of cakes.
So I'll post my cookie recipe as a variant to their recipe.
CATTERN COOKIES
Combine in a large bowl 1.25 cups of plain flour with 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon,
1/4 cup of ground almonds, 1 cup of sugar, 2 teaspoons of caraway seeds.
( One ounce of currants is optional, depending on if you like them or not.)
Add to mixture 1/2 cup (100g) of melted butter & 1 medium-sized egg & mix all
together. Then I just formed the dough into a long sausage shape, about 2" in
diameter, wrapped it in plastic wrap & stored the log in the freezer for an 
hour.

Preheat oven to 400F / 200C & then after removing plastic wrap, slice the log
into thin slices ( about 1/4 inch wide) and lay them on a cookie (or 
biscuit) tray
and bake for 10 minutes until slightly brown. I might have even baked them for
5 minutes on the other side. They are really nice dunked in tea or coffee.

If anyone else makes them let me know how the cookies turn out.
Penelope Piip
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[lace] Stuff to make me homesick

[Pene Piip]

Hi to all fellow-spiders,
Today has been a good day. The sun was shining this morning & the Postman,
who I think is a lady, delivered my Australian Lace magazine & a note to say
that there was a parcel for me waiting at the Tartu Post Office.
When I opened it I found that my friend, Laurie Hughes, who had recently 
visited
England had mailed me a UK Lace Guild Xmas bobbin & a glass ornament with
a hedgehog painted on it. She had also sent me a packet of Tim Tams which I'll
have to share with DH & 2 sons, but I'll keep them until Christmas.

The Australian Lace magazine had a short story about how Liz Ligeti, with help
from Ruth Budge, fooled Helen Bell at the Colorado State Fair with her Torchon
handkerchief which is really pretty.
Well, I better go & do a few useful things before I have to get dinner.
Pene
Penelope Piip
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[lace] Winter Solstice or St. Thomas's Day

[Pene Piip]

Well, we have finally reached the shortest day or the longest night of the year
in the northern hemisphere. It seems strange that street-lights get turned off
around 8:30am & the sun rises at 9am but doesn't climb over the hill near
our house until after 11am. We did get a snowfall on Sunday morning, which
has made everything all white again. Hopefully it'll stay until after 
Christmas.

On Sunday, our little lace group visited a working mill in the town of 
Hellenurme
that is about 30 km west of Tartu. They had a small display of folk 
costumes, some
of which had beautiful embroidery & crocheted or bobbin lace on the blouses. We
all enjoyed a simple afternoon tea before heading home again. One of our newer
members is deaf, but she is able to lip-read. We all received a small bar 
of chocolate
and a divider pin with a tiny glass creature attached to the top. Mine 
looks like a white
owl with read eyes, a black nose & black laid-back sort-of-horns (I won't 
call them
ears because I know that owls have ear-holes, not ears like people have).

And I'll wish everyone a Happy Christmas & a peaceful year ahead in 2005,
Take care & keep making lace to make yourself happy,
Penelope Piip
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Re: [lace] Translation ? Polish

[Pene Piip]

Hi Brian,
I was behind in reading my lace digests, so didn't see your question.
It is an Estonian word. "pitsipulgad" literally translates to "lace sticks" or
what we call bobbins. "pitsipulk" is the Estonian word for a "lace stick".
I googled the word and this web-page came up:
 
It gives a bio of Lia Looga who lives here in Tartu.
My MIL translated it for me in 2003, but with moving house my computer
hasn't been set up yet (I'm using a laptop). I'm asking her to send it to 
me again.

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[lace] Translation request

[Pene Piip]

Can someone who understands Dutch  tell me what
"50% van ware grotte" means?
Thanks,
Pene
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Re: [lace] Translation request

[Pene Piip]

Thanks, Theo, I just wanted to make sure that was what it meant.
Pene
At 06:59 PM 1/19/2005, you wrote:
"50% van ware grootte"means "50% of real size"
Kind regards,
Theo Brejaart, p.o.box 5199, 3008 AD Rotterdam, Netherlands
tel. ++ 31 10 4852571  fax ++ 31 10 4854889
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Can someone who understands Dutch  tell me what
"50% van ware grotte" means?
Thanks,
Pene
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[lace] Recent IOLI Bulletin

[Pene Piip]

I am getting a bit anxious as I haven't received my copy of
the IOLI Bulletin, which some arachneans received at the
end of December & in early January.
Are there ant other overseas subscribers who have yet to
receive their copies?
If Murphy's Law has anything to do with it, I'll receive my copy
as soon as I post a message to Arachne.
Pene
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Re: [lace] Lace 117

[Pene Piip]

I am so pleased to receive my UK Lace Guild magazine.
Did anyone else find interesting the record attempt at the
largest number of lacemakers in one place? And it didn't
count according to the Guinness Book of Records.
I saw something recently about the world's longest piece
of embroidery in the UK being accepted into the world
record book. I think that the longest piece of handmade
lace would have to be made to get an entry. Sadly I will
not be making it as I have too many other things to do.
BTW could the car thief topic be moved to "chat" where it belongs.
Thanks,
Pene
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[lace] News Update from Estonia

[Pene Piip]

Hi all gentle web-spiders,
I know I haven't posted often, but last week was spent
trying to reduce the level of dust in the house so that we
could have an "Open House" last Thursday which was
Estonian Independence Day.
Then yesterday Erik & I travelled all the way to the west
coast to the city of Pärnu for the annual meeting of the
Estonian Bobbin Lace Society. There I met Eeva Talts who
is a talented & lovely lady, & who welcomed me to the group.
Eeva has a pattern in the UK Lace Guild 2005 calendar.
I took along my Milanese snake & my Bucks Butterfly to show
the Society's President, Kristiina Halberg, who I met last April.
Everyone was impressed with my work. We gave Lia Looga a
ride home after the meeting. Waiting in the mail box was my
OIDFA magazine which made my day just that little bit better.
I've been asked to teach tatting to a two ladies who are friends
of an American lady who lives near me. So I'll have to dig up
some spare shuttles so that I will have something to teach with.
And I also want to get started on my piece for the Denver I.O.L.I.
Lace Competition. And decide which classes to choose.
Warm regards, from snowy Estonia,
Penelope Piip
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[lace] Using Polyester thread

[Pene Piip]

I know that lacemakers prefer to use nature fibres - such as cotton, linen 
& silk
which are most commonly available. But is there anything wrong with using
100% polyester sewing cotton?  Does it have any quirky characteristics?

I am trying out an idea & I don't want the white colour thread to become
yellow over time.
Thanks in advance for any comments, especially any personal experiences.
Pene
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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Pene Piip]

I've only attended 2 previous conventions & both times I just
took an afternoon class, so that I could sleep-in & give me
time to relax. This year I'm going to take 2 classes. I usually
choose to go on a tour on the Wednesday. In San Diego I
went on the Zoo tour & in NJ I went on the lace factory tour.
Don't feel that you have to do everything - though you don't
want to miss the functions that are included in the registration
fee. And you can save money by providing your own breakfast
or lunches - some Slim Fast drinks & bars saw me through.
This time its the airfare from Estonia to Denver that is going
to cost me heaps. But yes, you do need some spending
money, there is just so much to choose from.
Weronika, tell your husband that the conventions planned
for the next 3 years are too far away from California. Quote
"carpe diem" at him & say this may be the only opportunity
that you may get. You never know what the future holds.
Hopefully, I'll see you at the Arachne lunch in Denver.
Pene  

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[lace] Lace patterns in nature

[Pene Piip]

Many years ago I saw a photo of a sea-star that looked as if a
lacemaker had  thought that it needed some decoration added.
What do other arachneans think?
<http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/marine/MAY04/Vermilion_Biscuit_Star(Pentagonaster_duebeni).html>
Isn't nature full of surprises sometimes?
Pene
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Re: [lace] Lace patterns in nature

[Pene Piip]

If any one would like the challenge of making a pattern, I won't be offended.
And I think it is preferable to call them "sea-stars" than "star-fishes" 
because
they are just not members of the fish family & are exoskeleton creatures.

I just have not enough time at present due to getting other things done.
Pene
At 05:31 PM 3/14/2005, Carol Adkinson wrote:
Hi Pene et al,
The starfishes are lovely, and that one in particular looks as if he ahs
been decorated.   My grandson is here ate the moment - he has been poorly
with am attack of sickness, and has very nearly completed his basic snake
bookmark today (he has already made a cat in tape lace for his Mum) and
thinks 'someone' ought to make a pricking for a starfish just like the red
one .
Carol - in Suffolk UK.
> Many years ago I saw a photo of a sea-star that looked as if a
> lacemaker had  thought that it needed some decoration added.
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[lace] Happy Easter!

[Pene Piip]

Well, I've been very busy the last 2 weeks & made an Easter Egg from
Annelise Kirst's book. You can see it at the Arachne Webshots Album
<http://www.webshots.com/homepage.html> under Pene Piip.
The other photo is of the piece of lace I made last year for a cousin
as a wedding gift. I enlarged the pattern 10% to accommodate the
Guttermann silk thread that I used. I changed the pattern so that
the vine had a beginning & an end. I enjoyed making it for her.
Penelope Piip
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RE: [lace] Re: free day at convention

[Pene Piip]

On the Wednesday, I am planning to take the National Park Tour
but am not going to the BBQ. So I would be interested in joining
those who are going somewhere local for dinner.
The layer of  snow here has finally started to melt. Yea!!
And the sun is giving out some warmth also.
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[lace] Camilla's Hats

[Pene Piip]

Now I know why the list was quiet over the weekend - the
UK Lace Guild's convention was on. I hope someone will
report on the high-lights of the weekend. I suppose I can
read about when my magazine arrives. My I.O.L.I. Bulletin
has yet to arrive though.
Anyway, the weather here in Tartu was dreary both days.
DH surprised me by watching the live telecast of the Royal
Wedding all the way through. I finished knitting a scarf at
the same time. Camilla's first hat was described as being
a straw hat covered with French lace & it was quite elegant.
Then when she appeared at the chapel with what I would've
called "grass" instead of feathers I was a little disappointed.
I would have chosen something more befitting of a Duchess.
What did other viewers think?
I just hope that we see some sunshine this week. The snow
has all gone, & the crocuses & snow-bells are blooming.
Regards,
Penelope Piip
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Re: [lace] Newby from Texas

[Pene Piip]

Welcome to Arachne, Andy, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month.
You didn't say where you are in Texas. Please tell us.
There are 6 lace groups in Texas, so there is a chance there is a group 
near you.


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[lace] Whereabouts of a USA lacemaker

[Pene Piip]

Does anyone know the whereabouts of Leslie K. Saari who used to
live in Michigan? She is one of the lacemakers who made lace for the
lace stamps issued in 1987. I've looked & found that she isn't listed
in the current IOLI Handbook.
Would anyone who knows anything about her, please email me privately.
Thanks
Pene
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[lace] Australian Lace magazine

[Pene Piip]

Dear fellow web-crawlers & lacemakers,

The weather yesterday was overcast & drizzling most of the day,
but when the mail arrived my day brightened up a bit. My copy of
"Australian Lace" had arrived. And there on page 22 is a e-letter
I had written back in January in response to a real letter from Kath
Shadbolt asking me lots of questions - the main one being "What
had made me join the Australian Lace Guild when I lived in Estonia?"

So I explained as simply as I could how I had joined the ALG in 1982
& since then have moved around the world, first to America in 1990,
& then to Tartu last year.  No big mystery! It is good to see my letter
in print, as I had thought it might have been included in the last issue.

OK, time to go do something worthwhile, :-)
Pene

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[lace] Re: Extra lighting for lace class

[Pene Piip]

For those that want a light to pin to their pillow, get
a Itty Bitty Booklight. I asked for one for Christmas
several years ago, & explained that I could use it to
read in bed, but also as a light for my lacemaking.

It can be plugged into an outlet (or power point) but
also has a battery (4 x D size batteries) power source
which I find useful as I don't want anyone tripping on
my power cords. The bulb is small & I can pin the
lamp onto my pillow with a divider pin. And it is small.
One of the best presents DH ever gave me.

Regards,

Penelope Piip
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[lace] Re: Dolls in Colorado (Exhibit)

[Pene Piip]

The web-site for the Colorado History Museum should be
. You have to change the .com to .org.

The doll exhibition is mentioned, but no pictures.


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[lace] Children's bracelet

[Pene Piip]

Betty Ann wrote:
>Several years ago I made up a bracelet pattern, very simple CTCT using 6 pr.
>of Perle cotton, pins in the middle and each side.  I did this for a day
>camp at our local History Museum and it was very popular.  The children
>finished their bracelets in the week, and I find that this pattern works
>well before they start "The Snake."

I think that Betty Ann should send a copy of her bracelet pattern to Debra 
Jenny
to publish in the IOLI Bulletin. Patterns for children to learn BL are very 
useful.


I'm going to be demonstrating at next weekend's Hansa Days festival & am
planning to let children make a bookmark using 4 different coloured cotton
yarns wound on dowel sticks. I have to make one up first to see what it looks
like, but hopefully it will work.

If you want to know more about Hansa Days in Tartu go to this web-site:
 <http://www.tartu.ee/hansa/> & click on the English flag.

Stay cool,
Pene


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[lace] Just a suggestion

[Pene Piip]

To all gentle spiders on Arachne,

I'd like to suggest that phone numbers be sent via private e-mails
& not sent to the lists, as all postings are archived & then become
very public to anyone on the internet.

Thanks for listening,
Pene

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[lace] Lace Issue of PieceWork has Arrived!

[Pene Piip]

My copy of Piecework arrived today, which was a great reward after I had
been demonstrating for close to 5 hours today at the Hansa Day Festival
in Tartu. I showed it to Kristiina who is President of the Estonian Bobbin
Lace Society & who is staying with us for the next few days because of
the Festival. It is also a great opportunity to get to know some of the other
lacemakers from Tallinn, Narva & Pärnu. I also received an invitation to
the Lace Exhibition on July 18th in Pärnu.

Enjoy the weekend ahead,
Pene 


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[lace] Re: Lace Guild Website update

[Pene Piip]

I just had a look at the updated UK Lace Census tags,
& I saw Liz Ligeti's label. Congratulations,Liz!

I've just had a busy weekend travelling by bus up to Tallinn
yesterday to meet Linda Sheff, a lacemaking friend from MA.
She came for an overnight visit to see our new home in Tartu.
Linda thought that we had a beautiful home & enjoyed her visit.

Then we travelled back to Tallinn again today so that she could
catch the overnight ferry back to Stockholm, but first I was able to
show her Tallinn's beautiful Vanalinn or "Old Town".  Now I need
to give my poor feet a rest.

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[lace] Hanseatic Days 2005

[Pene Piip]

Last week I was going to write about the opportunity I had to
demonstrate bobbin lacemaking at the 25th Hanseatic Days
Festival which was hosted by the city of Tartu, but unfortunately
I was busy doing other things & preparing for a weekend guest.

Tartu has held a Medieval Festival close to Tartu Day (June 29th)
since 1996, but this year was to be special. The city would be host
to the largest gathering of representatives of the Hanseatic Towns.
Everyone who wants to dons medieval attire for the occasion.

I made an impromptu roller pillow that fitted in a basket, then wound
linen thread on some bobbins that my father had made for me many
years ago & started a pattern out of Brigitte Bellon's Reticilla lace book.
My bobbins were all different shapes & sizes but had that rustic look.

Here is a photo from the Tartu City web-site that shows the president
of the Estonian Bobbin Lace Society (Eesti Niplispits Selts), Kristiina
Halberg, making lace on a roller pillow.
<http://www.tartu.ee/index.php?page_id=2931&lang_id=2&pic_id=804>

Kristiina & her husband, Priit, were our guests for the weekend & she
had made their costumes. On Saturday morning Kristiina was pressing
out the wrinkles in my sewing room when she realized that right in front
of her were 2 shelves full of bobbin lace books. What a wonderful distraction!
Kristiina was in heaven with not enough time to look at them all. But a
wonderful reward to look forward to after demonstrating all day.

There were some pillows & bobbins wound with coloured thread for those
people who wanted to try BL. And we were able to listen to the music &
folk dancing on the stage near us. And after experiencing thunderstorms
during the week, we were fortunate to have good weather during the 3
days of the festival. Lots of people from Estonia & other Hanseatic towns
had a wonderful time.

On Saturday I visited the booths where the major Estonian towns were
promoting themselves. I received a very warm welcome at the Narva tent
from Olga Kublistkaja whom I met last April. She had some beautiful lace
embellished scarves for sale. At the Pärnu tent, Eeva Talts was making a
simple bookmark. On Sunday we had a photo taken of all the 8 lacemakers
who had been there teaching & demonstrating. I thought that was quite a
good turn out for such a small group which was only started 10 years ago.

BTW if you have access to "BBC World" on cable, there is a travel program
called "Tales from Europe" which is featuring the Baltic Countries, with the
reporter visiting Estonia in the last program.

Next Monday we are visiting Pärnu for the day to view an exhibition of lace.
Then there will be just one more week before I fly to Chicago for a few days
before flying to Denver. I think I better start packing my bag.

Time to get some lunch,
Pene
   


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[lace] OIDFA Bulletin

[Pene Piip]

I was just wondering if other OIDFA members have received
the 2nd issue for 2005? I received the first one in February,
but I haven't seen #2 yet.

So I am asking myself: Is it late? Although the contents is listed
on the OIDFA web-page. Or did I just miss out because my
membership renewal didn't get paid until early May?


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[lace] Re: OIDFA Bulletin

[Pene Piip]

I just received a reply from Sophie Robert saying that my renewal
had been paid after the general mailing of the Bulletin, but they had
run out of copies & had to order a reprint. So I should be getting my
copy sometime soon, hopefully before I fly to Chicago.

Penelope Piip
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[lace] Bicycle accident

[Pene Piip]

This morning I thought I would have a look at the e-tatters web-site
& there was a note posted by Gale who is the owner of Tat's All -
<http://www.comnet.ca/~tatsall/> saying 
that Sharon Briggs had been

hit by a car when she & her husband were riding their bicycles on a
bike path & crossing a road. The driver was detained by members of
the public until police & an ambulance arrived. Sharon has multiple
breaks in one leg & a cracked hip as well as many bruises.


If you wish to send a message to Sharon you may contact Gale via
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I hope everyone will be thinking of her at this time & praying for her
speedy recovery.


Penelope Piip
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[lace] Australian Arachneans

[Pene Piip]

I will be busy this week deciding what to pack before I fly to the
USA next Monday.

I know that Liz Ligeti from Melbourne will be there because she
is one of the teachers, & I also know of 2 ladies from Western
Australia who will be there. But I was wondering if there are any
other Australians that have decided to attend this Convention.

If there are, just reply privately to me.
Thanks 


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[lace] IOLI Denver Convention

[Pene Piip]

Yes, I agree that the Rocky Mountain Lace Guild did a terrific job in hosting
this year's convention. Vasna, Cindy, Helen & everyone else in the group
should be proud of what they achieved - a week that all attendees enjoyed
thoroughly.

It was fun educating other lacemakers about Estonia, & I have promised
Cathy Kozlowski that I will write a review of the 3 Estonian books that I've
donated to the IOLI Library. One that I donated last year is currently listed
under the Knitted Lace section (& includes an English translation for the
symbols) & the other 2 will be listed under Bobbin Lace section when
next year's Handbook is published. But I think the on-line library listings
need to be updated.

I finally arrived home on Sunday  afternoon with very little sleep & went
to bed about 9pm & slept through to 7am. Woke up to the sound of rain.
Thankfully today (Tuesday) is pleasantly sunny.

Helen told me that I was the only person to put 2 pieces into the lace
competition. I was going to enter only one piece into the 'original design'
section but realized that I had a penguin that I had finished early last year
& that if I mounted it I could enter it in the 'technical proficiency' 
section.

So I did. A lady told me after the banquet that she voted for my penguin
& wanted to know where I got the pattern for it . I told her "The Penguin
Pattern Book" published by the UK Lace Guild. But I'd made a few small
changes to the very simple design.

I wasn't among the prize winners, this time, because my "Stonewall Under
Snow is Silent" was framed with fabric that was blue with silver snowflakes
& wind swirls, & according to the judges the matting was "a disaster" &
"distracted from the lace". Now I know that it is better to use a flat colour
for the mounting. Obviously, not everyone, especially judges, like art that
has been mounted in a colourful way.

I was somewhat disappointed with the judge's "constructive criticisms".
Why do judges use the word "nice" when there are better words which
are more complimentary? One judge wrote that "You have such nice
ideas technically & those are completely invisible in the presentation" &
the other comment was "This piece is very nice but..."  Were they looking
at it from 5 feet away?

If anyone wants to see my penguin, I've put it up on the webshots album.
My apologies for venting, but thanks for listening,
Pene

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[lace] Webshots album

[Pene Piip]

Sylvie asked me to post the url for WEBSHOTS.
I decided to upload my original design for everyone to see also.


<http://www.webshots.com/homepage.html>



I will accept any complients (or critcisms) about my lace.
Please keep in mind that this was the first time I had entered a
lace competion.

Pene

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[lace] 2006 Convention

[Pene Piip]

I decided that after I got home from the Denver Convention that
I would look up the web-sites that were printed on the postcards
that we received at the Banquet.

To my disappointment the 2 websites that are listed do not exist.
Does anyone in Quebec know when they'll be up & running?

They are:  & 


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[lace] Re: Quebec websites

[Pene Piip]

Thanks, Bev, for this information. No one yet had replied to my query.
Pene

At 07:54 AM 8/31/2005, you wrote:

Hi Pene
I'm not sure if anyone has responded to your question - I understand the
websites will be up by December (I'm not even sure where I read this!
maybe in the announcement they sent)
hope this helps\
bev

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bye for now
Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada)
Cdn. floral bobbins
www.woodhavenbobbins.com


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[lace] OIDFA Bulletin

[Pene Piip]

Dear Liz,

It is a strange co-incidence that you asked about the OIDFA
Bulletin, & then newest issue (#3) arrives in my letter box this morning.
There is a mention of Princess Mary & the Royal Danish family's lace.

As Jeri said, the magazine is very dependent on contributions from
members all around the world, but definitely biased towards Europe.
Personally, I think that it is a good magazine, but as every article has
to be published in English & French,  there is a little duplication.

This issue has 40 pages, not counting the cover pages which are
printed with membership fees & who to pay them to, depending on
where you live, & a directory of the current Executive Committee.

Christine Beswick is the collector for Australian members, so she
might be able to tell you of someone who lives near you who can
share the Bulletins with you, to help you make the decision about
joining. The membership for Australians is currently $58 AUD.

Warm regards,
Pene

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Re: [lace] Lace in Malta

[Pene Piip]

Dear Pat,

There was also listed in the Australian Lace Guild magazine
an little item from Marika Camilleri who is President of a Club
for Maltese Lacemakers (Klabb tal-Bizzilla Maltija). She was
asking about Maltese-Australian members who would like to
correspond via e-mail.

Marika's e-mail address is: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> if
you wish to make contact with this group.

I'm sure that we'd all like to hear of your adventures in Malta.
What a way to spend January,
Pene 


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Re:[lace] 3 Lacemakers

[Pene Piip]

In my opinion a ladybug is not a lacemaker as these little beetles
only eat aphids which are the ones eating the rose leaves.


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[lace] Christmas card exchange

[Pene Piip]

Hi Bev,

I just had a thought that I don't want to spend a lot of time making
a piece of BL if I only receive a card with a tatted snowflake.

Can participants notify you with regard to the type of lace they will
be making & what sort of lace they would like to receive.

Pene  


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[lace] Re: Christmas card exchange

[Pene Piip]

To all fellow Arachneans,

I did not mean to offend anyone by my previous posting.
I do appreciate tatting as I've been tatting on & off for
since I was shown how to nearly 25 years ago. For those
who were offended, please accept my sincere apology.

I'd just like to share something that happened last year.
It was our first Christmas here in Estonia, & I was looking
forward to learning what the traditions here are, but I was
very little disappointed that what I found available in the
way of Christmas decorations were all "Made in China".

So I decided to make some tatted snowflakes to give as
a little gift inside cards. I gave one to each of the American
families that we had met during the autumn months. These
are families who are here working as missionaries, & not
one of them sent us a card in return. They all appreciated
my handwork, but I was very disillusioned by the experience.

So please understand that I just expressed a preference for
a card with the same quality of handwork that I'm contributing.


Penelope Piip
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[lace] Estonian Christmas Quiz

[Pene Piip]

I apologize for sending this message to the lace list but
thought there might be some lacemakers who don't subscribe
to the chat list who might like to also have a go & enter.

For those that would like to learn about Estonian there is a
quiz with prizes of trips to Estonia (& books also).

<http://quiz.mfa.ee/default.asp>

The deadline is 30 Nov. 2005 & the winners announced 2nd Dec.
If you need help, I can probably give you a clue (or the answer).

Have fun,
Pene

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[lace] Re: Dowager?

[Pene Piip]

I signed onto Arachne in June '96, so I was among the 2nd "wave".

I thought about "Archduchess/duke" as a title but that is too royal.
I looked in the dictionary & found the word "archangel" which isn't
sexist either. It is also close to the word arachne. Made me think
of all those spiders who get sent to heaven just because people
are frightened of them & don't appreciate their vital role in nature.


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Re: [lace] tatting question

[Pene Piip]

Hi Susie,

Here is Sharon Brigg's web-site with the tatting videos.

<http://www.gagechek.com/slb/index.html>

Have fun,
Pene

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[lace] Christmas Lace book

[Pene Piip]

I think Patricia is asking about Jana Novak's newest book
Julekniplinger 5 (Christams Lace 5) of which there is a review
in the UK Lace Guild's recent issue (#120) on page 15.

Roseground Lace doesn't have it listed under Morovia items.
Does anyone know who stocks it in the UK?


Penelope Piip
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[lace] St. Martins Day Fair

[Pene Piip]

Here in Estonia, children look forward to St. Martin's Day  (Nov. 10th) & 
St. Catherine's Day (Nov. 25th), when they go around to homes in the 
neighbourhood, sing songs & get small tokens of candy or fruit. Boys & 
girls dress up as men on St. Martin's Day & as women on St. Catherine's 
Day. We had mandarins to give out but we didn't get any visitors this week.


On Friday I travelled up to Tallinn by bus to demonstrate bobbin lacemaking 
at the St. Martin's Day Fair (or Mardilaat) at the Song Festival grounds, 
underneath the big stage. A display of lace had been set up on the 3rd 
level & that is where Kristiina, Liia, Triina & I sat making lace for the 
afternoon. Olga from Narva had her own table covered with her Russian lace.


I had my photo taken several times, but the best moment was when an older 
couple stood in front of us, & he pointed to Triina's pillow & said, in 
English, that she was making a sash that is worn around the waist. I think 
he really meant the woven belts. I quickly corrected him by saying that it 
was a bookmark! They were from Gloucester & said that they hadn't seen 
lacemaking before, but he knew of the lace machines in Nottingham. I 
answered a few more questions & then they left.


The theme for the fair was "National Lace" & there was also a small display 
of a lace collection on the first floor which I saw before I left to return 
home. It wasn't possible to get close to the lace, so I couldn't see any 
details.


This year was the 9th time this fair has been held. There are many 
different sorts of handicrafts for sale. And I hope I can be there next year.


Warm regards from,

Penelope Piip
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[lace] Lace in space?

[Pene Piip]

Check out the Astronomy Picture of the day for December 6th, 2005.
It is titled "The Veil Nebula Unveiled".




Penelope Piip
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[lace] Printing problem

[Pene Piip]

Has anyone had success in printing the patterns from the UK Lace Guild 
Advent Calender?


If you have, what browser are you using?
I'm using Mozilla Firefox, and I'm just getting chicken scratchings. The 
photo & diagrams are not very clear but the instructions are illegible.


I've sent an email to Jean Leader, but have a feeling that they are away 
from home for a little while.


I would like to say "Head Vana Aastat!" to everyone until Sunday morning, 
then I wish everyone "Head Uut Aastat!". Here in Estonia you wish friends & 
family members "a good end to the Old Year (Vana Aastat)" & then from 
January 1st, you wish everyone a "Happy New Year".



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[lace] IOLI Bulletin

[Pene Piip]

I received my copy yesterday, although I noticed that by the postmark on 
the back of the envelope that it had arrived in Tallinn on Saturday.


Did anyone notice in the Book Review section on page 4, there are 3 reviews 
written by "little ol' me" about the Estonian books which I donated to the 
IOLI Library. There are 2 bobbin lace & 1 knitted lace books. Please check 
them out & not leave them unread. If anyone is interested in getting copies 
of Eeva Talts Torchon book, let me know, as I can get them directly from 
her (for multiple copies) or from the local National Estonian Museum.


I haven't finished reading some of the articles, but I love Janice's "Red 
Hat Pin" & Tamara's contribution. The center bead on her pendant makes a 
very interesting focal point.


Regards,
Pene  


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Re: [lace] Russian tape lace

[Pene Piip]

Noelene, here is the web-site of a Russian lacemaker who lives in Narva, 
Estonia. She uses a big bolster pillow & handles the bobbins "palm-up".






Penelope Piip
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Where it is -25C here today  & colder weather is forecast for the weekend.

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Re: [lace] Lace-in relay

[Pene Piip]

Pene Piip Estonia 2 East

I was surprised to see that I'm in the same Time Zone as South Africa.


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[lace] Lace 121

[Pene Piip]

My Lace magazine arrived this morning also.
Looks full of interesting items.

Pene in Tartu where it has started snowing again on top of the ice.

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[lace] Lacemakers in Tartu

[Pene Piip]

I just looked at  the Estonian Bobbin Lace Society web-page &
if you click on "Tartu Kokkusaamised" on the left-hand side of the
page you will find 3 photos taken at our last meeting in May.


I'm sitting next to Elizabeth who is wearing the pink sweater & is deaf.

Everyone in the first photo, except the lady on the right, sent a
Census Tag to the UK Lace Guild.

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Re: [lace] Lacemakers in Tartu

[Pene Piip]

Hi Devon,
I don't think I did mention where we meet. It is the Home Economics room of 
a school, but I don't know the name of the school. It is a very sunny room 
during the day.


But we are relocating to a room where the Red Cross has an office, which is 
just around the corner from our house so I can walk there.


Pene

At 02:52 PM 2/13/2006, you wrote:
That looks like a very pleasant meeting area. I suppose you have mentioned 
this before and it hasn't registered with me, but where do you meet?

Devon


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[lace] Lace Magazines

[Pene Piip]

Dear fellow Arachneans,

Today is Saturday & after being empty all week, our letter box had 2 items 
just for me! One was the OIDFA Bulletin & the other "Australian Lace".


The OIDFA Bulletin has lots of interesting articles. One story is of how 
the Canadian "Quilt of Belonging" came to be.  Margot Walker has written an 
excellent article & there are photos of 4 blocks for the countries of 
Belgium, Brazil, Malta & Paraguay, that feature a piece of lace. For those 
that missed the mention of this on Arachne last year, the web-site is: 
<http://www.invitationproject.ca/> where you can view & read all about the 
individual blocks.


Other stories are about an Ethnological Museum in Prague, a small lace 
collection in the Civic Museum of History & Art in Trieste, Italy, 
lacemaking in Crete & also in Croatia, & a Bucks pattern for a round mat 
edging from UK lacemaker Bee Barford.


My copy of "Australian Lace" was a little creased, but has the patterns 
from the previous issue reprinted due to printer problems. There are some 
lovely bookmarks & edgings by Olwyn Scott & Robin Hueppauff. Kath Shadbolt, 
who I met last August, has shown how a coloring book illustration & simple 
tape lace, can be used to produce a Beaked Coralfish. And there is a 
pattern for a tatted bag named Anastasia.


Lots of lovely reading to get me through the next few weeks, while I wait 
for the snow to start melting.

Pene


Penelope Piip
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Re: [lace] meeting + Skype

[Pene Piip]

And for those that don't know, Skype is a product of Estonia.
That is why Tallinn is on the map on the job page 
and under the list of languages you'll see there is "Eesti" instead of 
Estonia.


Penelope Piip
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[lace] Re: Stamp Raffle

[Pene Piip]

Thank you, Jeanette, for your generosity.
My "Emily Hobhouse" stamp arrived today.

And the information about Emily, which you kindly included, was very 
interesting to read.
She certainly deserved to be remembered for all the good works she did in 
helping the women of South Africa.


Thank you, again,

Penelope Piip
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[lace] LOKK competiton

[Pene Piip]

I just had a look at the free pattern for Easter egg decoration & realized 
that it could also be put on a ball for a Christmas decoration.


Then I wondered what "30 Jaar LOKK" was about. When I clicked on it, there 
was an English flag & behold "The Four Elements" appeared, which is the 
title of a competition to celebrate the 30th anniversary of LOKK.


The competition details a there in a PDF
<http://www.lokk.nl/30jaarLOKK/WedstrijdDeVierElementen2008Engels.pdf>
but they want a photo of the finished piece to be sent with the 
registration & the piece cannot have been exhibited before but non-members 
are allowed to enter.


I might try to think of an idea for this. Lots of possibilities.

The snow here in Tartu is starting to melt finally &
I'm giving a young deaf girl a tatting lesson today.

Keep happy & keep making lace,
Pene   


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[lace] Win a trip to Estonia

[Pene Piip]

I know this is not lace related, but if you enter & win a trip to Estonia 
you get to visit Tallinn & Pärnu. There will be a small lace exhibition in 
Pärnu in mid-July. So have a go.


You must answer all 12 questions of the Spring Quiz correctly for a chance 
at winning a trip to Estonia this summer, if you go to: 
<http://quiz.mfa.ee/> Read the rules first.


If you need help with the answers send me an e-mail.
Pene

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[lace] Anna magazine - May 2006

[Pene Piip]

I just bought a copy of the newest Anna magazine at a local supermarket, 
because it had some tatting patterns in it. The lesson is for needle 
tatting also. And there are some filet crochet patterns.


I'm just so glad that Spring is finally here.
The lilacs are budding, but we need rain.
Pene

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RE: [lace] Anna magazine - May 2006

[Pene Piip]

Hi Sue & other UK arachneans,

Maybe someone in the UK can tell Sue where she can find the Anna magazine.
I'm in Tartu, Estonia, so supermarkets here aren't the same as in the UK.

Happy 'May Day' to everyone,
Pene

At 10:37 PM 4/30/2006, Sue wrote:

I used to have Anna quite regularly because they often had good lace
patterns but cannot find it anywhere now,in what supermarket did you find it
for sale?.
Happy lacing
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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I just bought a copy of the newest Anna magazine at a local supermarket,
because it had some tatting patterns in it. The lesson is for needle
tatting also. And there are some filet crochet patterns.

I'm just so glad that Spring is finally here.
The lilacs are budding, but we need rain.
Pene

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Re: [lace] What is everyone up to?

[Pene Piip]

I just want to share that today I finished making Cathy Belleville's 
butterfly from the Rosalibre book. It wasn't too difficult & rather fun. I 
still have to take it off the pillow.


My youngest son gave me the idea of attaching it onto a ribbon to make a 
bookmark.


For those lacemakers that know their knots, I found that doing a 
clove-hitch keeps the thread on the bobbin when the thread gets close to 
the end.


And I've also finished my Estonian language classes for this semester.

Penelope Piip
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[lace] Lace at the library

[Pene Piip]

I know that it is machine made lace, but when I visited the Tartu City 
Library today, there in a display of bookmarks was a lace one from Brugges. 
It made me smile!


Pene

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Re: [lace] hands on demor for girls

[Pene Piip]

There is a different snake in Claire Burkhard's "Lace For Ten Pairs" on 
page 67.

The 'Four Small Squares' on page 52 could be enlarged for thicker threads.
The first square has leaves, but the other 3 could be used for beginners.
And on page 53 are 'Two Motifs for Key Fob' which are also good.

All the best, Alice, with your class.
Pene

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[lace] Anna magazine - July 2006 issue

[Pene Piip]

I just picked up a copy of the July issue of Anna in which there is a 
course on making a a very but elegant Bruges collar in bobbin lace. The 
course actually describes how to design your own collar using different 
sized flowers.


There is also a comment written: "Laces are making a comeback on the 
fashion scene. And there is nothing old-fashioned about them!"


There is also an edging for an oval mat which could be described as a 
sampler. And 2 table runners, one of which has been worked with several 
different colours for the floral elements. The other one has a modern 
design element to it & is made in bright green, but I think that it would 
look good in a variegated thread.


There is also hardanger embroidery among the usual crotchet & cross-stitch 
ideas & knitting patterns.


Have fun,
Pene

Penelope Piip
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[lace] Vacation time

[Pene Piip]

I'm not unsubscribing as I'd like to read the digests when I return after 
my little 3-day get away.


This afternoon I'll be heading to the west coast of Estonia, to the summer 
capital of Pärnu. I'll be attending a 2-day workshop with the German lace 
teacher Marianne Stang & to visit an exhibition of lace on Wednesday at 
Haapsalu, a little further north. On Monday there is also an exhibition of 
the work of members of the Estonian Bobbin Lace Society & I am displaying 
some of my recent work in this time, including my "Stonewall" & "Penguin" 
which I entered in the Denver competition. I am pleased that a young 
lacemaker I met in February will also be there & will be happy to translate 
for me when I need help understanding what is going on. But I have packed a 
dictionary with me also.


Now I must go & finish packing what I need before I help my youngest son 
pack his bag as he is attending a 5-day "English" camp on Monday.


Enjoy your summer (or winter if you live south of the Equator).
I'll tell you all about my adventure later in the week after I return home.
Pene

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[lace] Lace Exhibit & workshop in Pärnu (long)

[Pene Piip]

e competition with an orchid that 
she had made with metallic threads. The front doors were locked & then 
everyone helped dismantle the display.


Katre & I had Chinese food for dinner, then walked down to the Pärnu beach, 
where we ate an ice cream before walking back to our room. The next morning 
we packed our bags & met the other lacemakers in front of the Pärnu Hotell 
where a small bus took us all to Haapsalu to visit the Swedish Museum. 
Kristina Malmberg gave a talk about the Swedish Estonians & their 
lacemaking traditions & the lace that they made & wore. We then browsed 
through the museum. There was in one room a very long embroidered mural 
which depicted the history of Haapsalu. I decided that I had to buy a set 
of postcards of the mural. Then we all walked along the path that wound 
around the bay to a beautiful old building that had been restored & was now 
a restaurant. Katre used to spend her summers at her grandparent's home 
nearby & remembers the building when it was neglected. On the way we walked 
past a bench that had been erected to mark where Tchaikovsky used to sit & 
contemplate nature & receive inspiration. We enjoyed a simple but delicious 
lunch & then walked back to the bus where we said our farewells to those 
who had to travel in different directions.


Hedvig informed me that their Finnish organization would be celebrating 
their 20th anniversary next year with a special exhibition & invited me to 
come & see it. We arrived back in Pärnu just before 5pm & I then said my 
final good-byes before catching the next bus back to Tartu where my 
husband's brother & his wife were waiting to greet me after travelling all 
the way from Adelaide in South Australia.


Warm regards from Estonia,
Pene  


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Re: [lace] estonia

[Pene Piip]

Jo Falkink wrote:
>dear Spiders
>
>I tried to stumble through Estonian websites searching with niplis and found
>these photos:
>http://show.7ya.ru/private.aspx?RubrID=56623
>
>Jo Falkink

If you look closer at the 2nd & 3rd photo you can read about bobbin lace in 
English. The name at the bottom is "Helene Kuma" & for those interested in 
seeing more of her work the IOLI Library has a copy of "Niplis".


These photos would have been taken sometime in April, when her work was on 
display at the castle museum in Narva, Estonia. I visited the museum also & 
was glad that I had, as many of the lace pieces were not in her book. 
Helene was trained in ceramics & some of her porcelain was also on display.


I was planning on writing an article about Helene & her lace for some of 
the popular lace magazines but I feel that permission from her is needed 
before I publish. But I need some help writing such an important letter in 
Estonian.


Have a look, but please don't copy these images. The photographer has no 
right to be putting these photos up on the internet without permission from 
Helene Kuma.



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Re: [lace] estonia

[Pene Piip]

I should have been more careful, but made a mistake. These photos are 
directly from the book "Niplis" & the pattern sheet which is included.


Have a look, but please don't copy these images. The photographer has 
absolutley no right to be putting these photos up on the internet without 
permission from Helene Kuma as she is still alive & copyright is being 
infringed.


I have a neighbour who is from Russia, so I might get her help to ask this 
person to remove the photos from this photo album.



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Re: [lace] beginning a big (for me) project

[Pene Piip]

Dear Dona,

Welcome to Europe! Now you are "near" neighbours again.

Sorry I can't help you with your question about how much thread you need 
for your daughter's wedding garter, but I can tell you that it will look 
nicer if it is gathered more, so you should at least double the length you 
make. Therefore 42" is needed.


I hope your other lace stuff arrives soon.
Pene

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[lace] Hedgehogs & Instrumental Music

[Pene Piip]

I know this isn't about "lace", but it is about hedgehogs.

I found a CD produced by a group of musicians in Indianapolis.
The Latvian & Estonian folk music is played on traditional folk
instruments. There is nearly 67 minutes of music which you
can listen to while you make lace. There is a web-site for more
information & where you can download 2 tunes to listen to:
<http://www.iub.edu/~bafsa/hedgehogs/ezisi.html>

Regards,
Pene

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[lace] November issue of Anna

[Pene Piip]

Just picked up a copy of the October issue of the Anna craft magazine & 
according to the preview on the back page, there will be bobbin lace in the 
November issue. It says "Artistic gossamer-fine coloured bobbin lace adorns 
a delicate window display and a Christmas arch with candles."


Now I have to go & clean the leaves off a section of public footpath.
Pene


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[lace] Estonian Christmas Quiz

[Pene Piip]

I apologize for sending this message to the lace list but
thought there might be some lacemakers who don't subscribe
to the chat list who might like to also have a go & enter.

For those that would like to learn a little bit more about Estonia there is a
quiz with a grand prize of a trip for 2 to Estonia, plus 3 holiday trips.

Just click on: <http://quiz.mfa.ee/default.asp>

The deadline is 30 Nov. 2006 & the winners are announced 4th Dec.
This time there are useful links provided to help you answer the questions.

Have fun,
Pene b

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[lace] Re: Lace Magazine

[Pene Piip]

My copy of Lace #124 arrived in the middle of the week
but I was just given it this morning when DH told me that
he didn't know how it ended up on his desk downstairs.

Obviously he had brought the mail into the house & must
have been distracted enough (probably by a phone call)
not to notice that there was something for me & I was out
of the house at the time.

Thank you for another wonderful magazine with lots of
interesting photos & articles to read.
Pene

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[lace] Lace for Christmas

[Pene Piip]

Hi everyone,

I made one of the icicles in red tatting thread with Twilley's
gold Goldfingering for the gimp. Mine was made with the
honeycomb diamonds alternating with spiders like the one
made by Lenore. I will post a photo to the Webshots album
as soon as I can.

I printed off the pattern at 80% - which was just right for that
size thread which I had on some bobbins. I was feeling lazy &
I didn't want to join the pattern up as it went over a page.
I was going to stiffen it but as I decided to give it away to
another Penelope, so it was easier to leave it flat. She is
returning with her husband & daughter to Texas after being
missionaries here in Tartu for the last 2 years.

My next icicle is going to be white with a gold gimp but with
little red beads in the middle of the honeycomb diamonds.

Bev, please post on your blog web-site some photos of the
ornaments that you've been making. I'd love to see them.

Regards from foggy Tartu,
bPene  


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[lace] Advent Calendar Competition

[Pene Piip]

X-Two Penny Blue: capability; stamp

Dear Fellow Arachneans,

Has anyone identified the country where the first stamp comes from?
I hope someone can help me, as I've looked at the following web-sites:

<http://lacestamps.com/>
<http://www.kleinhout.com/gb/index/index.asp>
<http://www.annmcclean.co.uk/LaceStamps/stamps.html>
<http://lace.lacefairy.com/LaceStamps/LaceStamps1.htm>
<http://lace.lacefairy.com/LaceStamps/LaceStamps2.htm>
as well as
<http://dbwebdesign.com/pattyann/lace/stamps/> which is mostly of
Hungarian stamps & that country isn't even one of the countries from
which to choose from.

Please don't tell me the answer, just a hint (or a url) of where I might
see the stamp.
Thanks,
Pene
In Tartu, Estonia where the weather is trying very hard to snow.  


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[lace] Lace Icicles

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X-Two Penny Blue: capability; stamp

I've put 2 photos on to the Webshots web-site of the icicles that I made 
recently.


They are a little bright from the flash. I might try to take some better 
photos.
Pene 


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[lace] Santa Claus pattern

[Pene Piip]

X-Two Penny Blue: capability; stamp

I was asked today by another Estonian lacemaker if I knew of a pattern for 
a Santa Claus, or Father Christmas, bobbin lace pattern. Does anyone know 
where such a pattern can be found?


Thanks,
Pene

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