[lace] Re: Fan patterns
Hi Sue and fellow Arachnids, Try Stuart Johnson ( www.stuartjohnsonslacebobbinshop.co.uk stuartjohnsonbobb...@gmail.com ). He sells several of Bridget CooK's as well as several very pretty fan patterns by other designers. He also sells fan sticks for the patterns as well as universal fan sticks -without shoulders for different widths of fans. No connection, just a happy client! Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: Sue Babbs Many thanks. Springetts don't seem to sell fan patterns any more (or at least, I couldn't spot them on their site... ...Living in the USA now, I don't pay so much attention to English suppliers 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/
Re: [lace] re: Fan Patterns
Thank you Robin, I went to add your information to the sheet where I keep the notes for future reference, I noticed one from my sister who is a nurse who said something similar to you, they can distingish vibrant colours and contrast which is where black versus white would work, so if I am going to work a penguin that would be good. But as you say good to think longer term and the child will enjoy it longer seeing the colours as she developes. I now have the bobbins and the pattern prepared ready to begin whenever I can get space and peace. I tried 3 times to play one certain section of the dvd yesterday and got disturbed each time:-) I am charging up my wireless headphones too, so I can concentrate without driving others up the wall, :-) I dont think the hummingbird will join the creatures because the parents are a bit superstitious about birds in the home, but some of the other patterns will work well. The hummingbird is a great learning feature and my Mum will be a grateful recipient when its done:-) Thank you very much for your input all of which helps. Sue T Dorset UK A medical friend told me that babies see in black and white but as I feel disinclined to make it all up in those colours I am going to put some bright colours in too. The baby wont stay tiny for ever will she. That's not the way I heard it. I was told they don't see colors *well*, not that they see only black and white. The (rods? cones? whichever is the color-sight cells of the retina) are poorly developed at birth. That's not the same as not working at all. That's the irony of using pastels for baby items, that they can't distinguish them, but they can distinguish (I was taught) bright colors. Traditional wisdom is that dogs and cats and other mammal predators see only in black-and-white, but that's not quite true, either. They have poor color perception, but they do have color perception (I had a friend studying color vision in dogs). I think dogs and babies see similar to what we see by moonlight. The color vision cells need more light (than do the black and white vision cells) to function properly, but we can see greenish gray, reddish gray, yellowish gray, etc. And I wholly agree with you that she'll be seeing colors soon enough! Make it how you will enjoy working on it, and how her parents will enjoy watching it, and she'll grow into it. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] re: Fan Patterns
Thank you Robin, yes I can see what you mean and of course I hadn't thought of that. I have seen that kind of leaf effect in one of my books, not sure which one for sure. I am not sure if my design program has a polar grid on it or not but I have not yet had time or need to try it. I picked up a broken fan a way back and might try re using the sticks over lace, but that is for the future. I have just completed my napkin lace (the pattern put together using my design program:-) and am going to play over the coming days with the milanese hummingbird dvd and pattern and see if I can achieve an acceptable piece. I am about to make up a few animal pieces to make a cot mobile to take north with us later this year for the new step great granddaughter after her arrival. Rhiannon, what did you use to hang your mobile from please? I was going to do tape and braid pieces but am going to at least have a try at the milanese at this point and maybe manage a couple of pieces in milanese. I have the dolpin pattern from one site and the hummingbird which came with the dvd. The problem I can see with the Dolphin is the holes are much closer together and I dont have any marks to aim me in the right direction first. . I think I had better print out one area in huge and see if I can play and add enough to help me. I dont want to be defeated before I begin, it is such a pretty piece. I will have to see what I manage with the hummingbird first A medical friend told me that babies see in black and white but as I feel disinclined to make it all up in those colours I am going to put some bright colours in too. The baby wont stay tiny for ever will she. Sue T Dorset UK Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As lots of fans are generally a repeat of a pattern strip, would it be possible to make up one piece of pattern using part of a half circle on a design program.--- In theory, this should be quite reasonable. However, it could get rather tricky trying to join the segments. The pinholes may not align readily, and/or the thread paths may not flow correctly to the next piece (threads aiming for the edge will suddenly have to go a different direction when they get to the changeover point). Also, it will look angular instead of curved. I have, on the other hand, seen patterns like that. I saw a fan made as if each stick was a feather. I can't remember if the feathers overlapped, or were sewn together along their sides. Ulrike Lohr put out a fan pattern that was modular, so you could work different thickness (base to edge) or for different number of sticks. Does anyone have that pattern to hand? I can't remember the name of it. If your desired look is an angular or segmented fan, then designing a wedge shape and repeating it makes sense. If you're not specifically trying for that look, it's probably easier to use polar graph paper. This is graph paper where the lines are radial (from the center outward) and circular (concentric rings), instead of up-and-down and side-to-side. I believe Steph Peters has a program on her website for creating a polar grid, and maybe Jo Falkink does, too. They're both Arachneans, so I hope they'll chime in with their URLs and more info. just my 2 cents, Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Fan Patterns
Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As lots of fans are generally a repeat of a pattern strip, would it be possible to make up one piece of pattern using part of a half circle on a design program.--- In theory, this should be quite reasonable. However, it could get rather tricky trying to join the segments. The pinholes may not align readily, and/or the thread paths may not flow correctly to the next piece (threads aiming for the edge will suddenly have to go a different direction when they get to the changeover point). Also, it will look angular instead of curved. I have, on the other hand, seen patterns like that. I saw a fan made as if each stick was a feather. I can't remember if the feathers overlapped, or were sewn together along their sides. Ulrike Lohr put out a fan pattern that was modular, so you could work different thickness (base to edge) or for different number of sticks. Does anyone have that pattern to hand? I can't remember the name of it. If your desired look is an angular or segmented fan, then designing a wedge shape and repeating it makes sense. If you're not specifically trying for that look, it's probably easier to use polar graph paper. This is graph paper where the lines are radial (from the center outward) and circular (concentric rings), instead of up-and-down and side-to-side. I believe Steph Peters has a program on her website for creating a polar grid, and maybe Jo Falkink does, too. They're both Arachneans, so I hope they'll chime in with their URLs and more info. just my 2 cents, Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
