Re: [lace]what are you working on?
Hi Jeanette, Bev, et al, I usually have umpteen pillows on the go, as well as the crochet and embroidery - not only because I have a butterfly mind, but because some pillows are more practical to take to lace days or to demos, or to people's houses! Some of the lace days are far too crowded to be so antisocial as to take a 22" or 24" pillow, so the three small travel pillows have different prickings on them to take.The large pillows go with me if I know there will be space to use them, and the travel pillow which folds up into a brick-like shape goes when I know I have edgings to finish and - as the pillow bit folds out to more than the usual cookie pillow - when I know I have space for that one too! If I am demonstrating at Museums etc., then I generally take several pillows, of all shapes and sizes, with different types of lace on them so, if I get fed up doing one, there is always another to use - and of course, there are different things to show the 'audience'. And when I go to Lace Days, I do sometimes also take the crochet . Carol - in Suffolk UK - where it is wet and windy today, so I hope it cheers up a bit tomorrow! - Original Message - From: "bevw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 4:49 PM Subject: Re: [lace]what are you working on? > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace]what are you working on?
Books, books, books! Josette and Sof and I are scanning like mad. The books are being posted one by one by John, so keep on looking. http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/ And the hunt is on for even more. This is fun! Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) in Maine USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On 2/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Quoting bevw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Having 5 pillows on the go is multi-goal orientedin > > cheek> > > or going nowhere slowly? ;-) even bigger grin!! Dear me, no ;) I think I bore my lace group when I take the recent laces to our monthly meetings. Many are my own designs, and if I'm not at a pillow, I'm at the computer using the lace design software or chatting lace. At the moment it is my life - except cooking, which I do like to do on account of I like to eat ~ and cooking cleanup, because I like a clean kitchen (I don't do windows!). When there are '5 projects on the go' it seems to follow that 5 are finished at about the same time. Then there are a lot of empty pillows which is quite shocking. I finish what I start, or cut it off if the going isn't interesting any more. Every piece of lace, even the cut off bits, finds a use. Must have the > right pillow for the right project even though only one at a time gets > done! Yes, totally. When it comes right down to it, we are capable of working at only one pillow at a time and holding just so many pairs at once too ;) There is a plus to multi-tasking if during the puzzle-solving stage of a lace pattern, the mind needs a break from the troublesome lace, there is a soothing, familiar pattern on another pillow to work on for awhile, when maybe the 'a-ha' moment occurs and the problem is solved. But, others might prefer to do another craft in the meantime, for a total break. My lacemaking is overall hohum, not the stuff of competitions, even if I enter some to give a boost to the organizers (it pains me to do so - I'm so not a maker of great lace, but one wants to support the cause?) - just that I do a lot of it, because I like it. -- Bev in Sooke BC where my not-at-the-pillow project today is moving lace books around (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - and it's lunch time here! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace]what are you working on?
Quoting bevw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Having 5 pillows on the go is multi-goal orientedcheek> or going nowhere slowly? ;-) even bigger grin!! I might only do one project at a time but make no mistake I have at least six different pillows - roller , blocks, straw, sawdust etc etc Must have the right pillow for the right project even though only one at a time gets done! Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. -- Maxigate business server solutions: http://www.maxisoft.co.za/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace]what are you working on?
Having 5 pillows on the go is multi-goal oriented Lots of people prefer to do one at a time, and others do the multi-task thing. I have several projects that are to deadline, and they get priority - and there are several that patiently wait. I like to work on different styles of pillows, and test procedures, and with lacemaking there are ever so many different paths one can take. That to me is its fascination. And when I can't lace, I knit. There's always knitting (and cooking!) ;) Happy lacing, however it suits On 2/20/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Having 5 pillows on the go will give me a nervous breakdown:-)) I start > something and finish it - anybody else suffering from the same > disease? It is > called "goal orientated"! My travelling pillow though has a Bucks edging > on > -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace]what are you working on?
Having 5 pillows on the go will give me a nervous breakdown:-)) I start something and finish it - anybody else suffering from the same disease? It is called "goal orientated"! My travelling pillow though has a Bucks edging on that has been going for years. There are so many mistakes due to all the chatting that happens during "travels"! Our Guild is celebrating its 25 th Anniversary this year and there is a competition that I think I will work in Carickmacross. Otherwise there is always patchwork knitting on the go and tatting and cooking and smocking and gardening and enjoying life! Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. -- Maxigate business server solutions: http://www.maxisoft.co.za/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Oh, Thank Goodness!! Just when I think that all lacemakers fade away as non-descript "little old ladies", I learn from Janice that a lacemaker is not only still making lace, but is not beyond threatening someone with a knife for giving away secrets!! I laughed and laughed!! Thank you, Janice, for giving me a view of Janet - my new ideal!! Clay -- Original message -- From: Janice Blair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have finally started working on my competition piece for IOLI this summer > and also another napkin ring for the IOLI cd, both bobbin lace. Yesterday I > finished knitting a jacket in a variegated rayon and I have started sewing it > together. It does look lacey as it is a variation of the feather and fan > design, hope to wear it tomorrow for my British club meeting. > > The other > piece of lace I recently made was a "90" for a card for a lace friend, Janet > Bingle who will be 90 early in March and still makes lace. I made the gold > and blue 90 and sewed it onto a scan of a small doiley, then made it into a > rosette with ribbons. This was stuck on the front of the card and on the > inside I printed a photo of Janet and the birthday lace poem by Noelene > Lafferty. We had a surprise birthday party on Saturday after our lace guild > meeting complete with champagne and Janet was delighted with her surprise > even > though she had told her daughter not to mention her birthday. Susie Johnson > took some wonderful photos of the event but she missed getting the one where > Janet was threatening me with a knife for giving away her secret! > Janice > Janice Blair > Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA > http://jblace.wordpress.com/ > http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] What are you working on?
Hi Spiders, I have just completed a piece of lace that is the shape of a leaf (Barbara Underwood Design) approximately 2 inches long that my sister is going to try casting in silver. It will be an interesting project so I looking forward to the result. I am also working on 2 pieces of s'Gravensmoer Lace, the 1st is 13 inches wide and 1 yard long (my design) for the front panel of a christening gown and another as the trim for the petticoat 2 inches wide and 4 yards long. I take the narrow piece to lace days etc. as the bigger piece is too hard to carry around, but both are long term projects. I am going back to work today after 4 months off on sick leave so it will be a great shock to the system, but hey I need to work to support my habits (lace and travel). Cheers Faye Owers Tasmania [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello Barb What a lovely idea. Daphne Dull and grey Norfolk England From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] What are you working on? Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:21:34 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from mail2.panix.com ([166.84.1.73]) by bay0-mc6-f6.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2444); Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:23:00 -0800 Received: from dont.panix.com (dont.panix.com [166.84.0.211])by mail2.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1D13CACFE;Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:22:58 -0500 (EST) Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED])by dont.panix.com (8.13.6/8.8.8/PanixLC1.7) id l1JELbUC028881for laceout; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:21:37 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail2.panix.com (mail2.panix.com [166.84.1.73]) by dont.panix.com (8.13.6/8.8.8/PanixLC1.7) with ESMTP id l1JELaEn014232 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:21:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from newmx3.fast.net (newmx3.fast.net [209.92.1.33]) by mail2.panix.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 85055CAD03 for ; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:21:36 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 847 invoked from network); 19 Feb 2007 14:21:36 - Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) ([216.48.8.17]) (envelope-sender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) by newmx3.fast.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 19 Feb 2007 14:21:36 - Received: from tnt02-759.phlpa.fast.net (tnt02-759.phlpa.fast.net [209.60.99.251]) by webmail.uslec.net (IMP) with HTTP for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]@vmail.uslec.net>; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:21:34 -0500 X-Message-Info: LsUYwwHHNt2A7mpmCBHV0l+UGBmDe1f01aiZg2FrH2k= User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.2.1 Precedence: bulk X-List: lace Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Feb 2007 14:23:00.0706 (UTC) FILETIME=[75A27420:01C75431] Hi all, I don't often contribute but this is one thread that I can comment on. I have just finished lace for a wedding hanky (The Bride from 100 Traditional Bobbin Lace Patterns by Stott and Cook) I stillhave to attach it to the center but the fabric is ready and I have figured out how to do it. I am ready to start a garter (for a different bride) based on a tray mat pattern from Elizabeth Wade's book. I am only going to put lace on 1 side of the elastic. Since I am on, I know it is late but I want to tell everyone about a Christmas present that I received this year from my DD (Cathy Hill in DE). She covered a 3 ring binder and then made pages from fabric that hold bobbins. It will hold 96 pairs of bobbins. Take care, Barb Saltern Nazareth PA USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ MSN Hotmail is evolving check out the new Windows Live Mail http://ideas.live.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What are you working on?
Spiders All, Thank goodness someone else is working on crochet items too! My niece's little girl will be one year old on March 14th, and I have just completed a jacket for her; my other niece - her sister - had a little boy last year in June, so I am working the same jacket for him for his first birthday. The latter niece's little girl was three in January, so I am crocheting a chunky wool tunic for her (it's a very easy pattern - the front, back, arms and hood are all huge half-treble squares!). I finished this morning (decided that I am still recuperating from the hospital trip, so laced instead of vacuum cleaning ...) a lace frame to put the pictures of her three grandchildren in for my son's mother-in-law's 60th birthday in March - and just talking about it all makes me feel tired... But - just to dampen me down a little - I still have a couple of Christmas motifs on two pillows, a multi-coloured clown on another (he doesn't seem to have progressed much, if at all, over the last 18 months) so maybe rather than starting another piece - and a fan is the favourite at the moment! - I'd better get cracking an actually finish something. Best wishes to you all, and may your pins never bend. Carol - in Suffolk, UK - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 2:55 PM Subject: RE: [lace] What are you working on? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] What are you working on?
I'm still working on the gold lace although I'm finding that somehow it's not getting worked on a lot since I also have three crochet projects going as well as getting ready for a charity dinner for 200 next Saturday. I have also volunteered to teach two "intro to bobbin lace" classes at SCA events in April. I've got the sample piece of the pattern we will be working about half done. On the other hand I had a very cool thing happen yesterday that I wanted to show you. My best friend and I got awards for our arts. LLT is an amazing historical cook and mine was for a combination of helping LLT and my lacemaking. In addition to an award necklace of lace made by my teacher, I was given a scroll with a picture that may seem familar to some of you http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=3&uid=614615&gid=15293805members=1&imgid=231521141. Orla - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello Cathy and everyone On 2/18/07, Catherine Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And I thought, "Once again I am knitting socks, which has nothing to do > with the lace list." But then I realized I am knitting *lacy* socks. Good to hear from the lace knitters - I'm a lace knitter mostly wannabe! -- Bev on a blustery day in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
