Re: [lace] Lace Fence and other materials
On 1/30/12 8:18 AM, lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote: some sort of cord could be used, but what kind? Needs to be able to withstand the elements and the sun, and be able to keep its shape. Does any cord! fill the bill? DH replaces his polypropylene boat-tying ropes every year, but if not required to keep a heavy boat fast in a high wind, rope would probably last much longer. I asked him, and he said he'd go with hemp or sisal if making a fence; the point of using polypropylene is that it floats. Sun rots things really, really fast. -- Joy Beeson http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange http://www.debeeson.net/LakeCam/LakeCam.html west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where we're freezing and thawing and freezing and thawing. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] Lace Fence and other materials
At the Eden Project in Cornwall (UK) there's a fence made of rope which has been plaited, woven, arranged in a lace-like pattern. In my computer I have photos which I took there - how can I share them with the group? Margery. margerybu...@o2.co.uk in North Herts, UK -Original Message- From: Robin D The first time I saw a lace fence was here http://vimeo.com/7328825 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Lace Fence and other materials
You could upload the photos to: webshots.com log in as: user = Arachne2003 password = honiton Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK At the Eden Project in Cornwall (UK) there's a fence made of rope which has been plaited, woven, arranged in a lace-like pattern. In my computer I have photos which I took there - how can I share them with the group? Margery. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Lace Fence and other materials
Thank you so much, Robin, for reminding me of this. I should have remembered, since I was there, with Liberty Lacers, twice, taking a class and demonstrating at the same time. And then that summer I was in Bruges and saw the fence around the windmill there. But those are done with welding, at which I am not trained. On the other hand, a simple chain link fence is definitely Torchon ground, and should be able to be reproduced. And if so, why not any ground, with the standard patterns put in. Welding is out, as I have neither money nor knowledge to do it. What they did with the fence is intersperse heavy gauge wire, with the chain link, but not done in standard stitches, or at least not the stitches with which I am familiar. Surely for a domestic display, a piece of one's own chain link fence, or a bit of the deck fence, some sort of cord could be used, but what kind? Needs to be able to withstand the elements and the sun, and be able to keep its shape. Does any cord! fill the bill? Is there a wire that will work? The first that comes to mind is copper. Can any of you wire lacemakers help, or is there a book that already has the answers? Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where it's bright and sunny, 35F 1.5C at 8 a.m. -Original Message- From: Robin D human.m...@gmail.com Sent: Jan 29, 2012 10:08 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Lace Fence and other materials The first time I saw a lace fence was here http://vimeo.com/7328825 The Lace in Translation exhibit at the Design Center in Philly. I personally liked the re-purposed steel drum -- Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. - Douglas Adams - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Lace Fence
Lynn, I would recommend taking a wire class lace if you are ever able, to get your feet wet. It would help you figure out the properties of the wire as well as how to adapt a pattern for use with wire. Then, move forward with the plan you outlined below. I would imagine a fence is probably made of steel, what do you think? I have been pondering my own fence for some time, it is just really a time issue that is keeping me from acting on it. I think stainless wire in the appropriate gauge would make the most sense. The best place I have found to get stainless wire is in England, but they do mail order. It is not the cheapest, however if you are making something as large as a fence I would have to assume you would want to use quality materials that will last a while! Their site is: http://wires.co.uk/acatalog/ss_bare.html They measure all of their wires in mm, which you can check with calipers and figure out. The big piece of information you would need, though, is to order it dead soft. To work bobbin lace you do not want to use wire that is already hardened in any way. I have ordered stainless from them in the past and they had no issue sending it to me dead soft. I have often thought about making a room divider out of either stainless or copper. I am hoping one day I will get to this. The way in which light goes through a large scale piece is fabulous. I am nearby Lacis, and they have several wall hangings Kaethe did in the 70's. Kim On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Lyn Bailey lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote: Thank you Liz Baker, for that website. It set me thinking. I’m certainly not going to design a fence and have it fabricated in Bangalore, India. But it occurs to me that one might be able to do that with a square of galvanized fencing if there were a proper wire. Think of the possibilities on the deck, for example, as a change from the usual fencing. Question is, can this be done in wire, and if so, what kind of wire? I know nothing about wire lace. Is that where I should start? Next question. It’s relatively easy to figure out how to start, and even how to stop. How about the sides. I am assuming a rigid side post, as in the fence, http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/lovelace/index.php/country/netherlands/lace-f ence Do I just loop the stuff around the post on the side? And, while I’m on the subject of exotic lacemaking, what about making a sling chair out of a nice Torchon or Flanders pattern. What sort of fiber to use? Has anyone done something like this? Any books on the topic? Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where it’s bright but full of clouds. 47F, 7.5C - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] lace fence
if you have to ask you can't aford... On http://archrecord.construction.com/products/potm/ It sais: The company currently produces a minimum of 2,700 square feet of fencing per month in costs ranging from $17 to $30 per square foot. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Lace fence archives?
Jacquie, I don't think that it will show in the archive because Rosemarie sent her post to dont.panix.com. Those of us on the reflected list see it, not sure about the digest but it doesn't get collected for the archive by majordomo. Please correct me if I've got it wrong but I vaguely remember this being commented on in the past. Eve Poole, Dorset, UK laceandb...@aol.com wrote: Having seen Rosemarie's post about the fence, and noticing that she has included all her contacts details in with her signature, I went to the archives to see if it showed up there. Strangely, the only one I can about the lace fence is the most recent from Jo Falkink so I am unable to tell. I did go to one of Tamara's and that shows her trademark formerly of Warsaw so I suspect it would or will show all Rosemarie's details. So, a question and a comment. Do all the posts go to the archives, and if they do, surely it happens automatically, so where have all the previous ones about the fence gone to? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] lace fence going into production
Thank you for letting us know. I think this will expose lace to so many more people -- especially those who aren't interested in any craft or needlework. Diane Zierold Lubec, Maine Subject: [lace] lace fence going into production http://www.demakersvan.com/ Jo - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
