[lace-chat] Lace spending
Hi Liz and spiders Sorry to burst your halcyon bubble Liz, but I'd have to disagree with you, we are not buying the same products for the same price, anything but. The cost of lacemaking materials has increased just like everything else. Look at the price for a book 10- 15 years ago, just had a look at one of my old Pam Nottingham books it cost £7.99 now the same book is nearer £16.99, I'd hardly call that the same price for the same thing! If you could by a Newnham pillow today, I purchased one of his beautiful block pillows, the first pillow I ever owned which is in pristine condition and being constantly, it cost me £33.65 (I still have the catalogue!) 17 years ago. I certainly wouldn't get that same pillow for that price today. You may well be spending the same amount today as some years ago, but are you in reality obtaining the same quantity of goods? Probably not. Don't misunderstand, I am not complaining as I'm very happy with the goods I purchase and am most certainly all for supporting our lace suppliers - and do so very regularly, but please don't think the prices are still the same they are not. Nicky in an overcast Suffolk (but Saturday is looking brighter I'm off to a Lace Day - and yes I will be supporting our wonderful suppliers) Liz said... What I have found very thought provoking is the talk about Newham's pillows as it made me think about the fact that I spend the same at a lace fair today, 2005 as I did back when Newhams were at fairs 15 years ago. This has made me realise that as lacemakers we are very lucky because we are buying the same products at the same price as we did 15 years ago - great for us - not so great for the suppliers. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] cotton warp quilts.
there is something which has puzzled me for years whenever I have read LM Mongomery's books, which someone may be able to help with In the Anne books, there is repeated reference to cotton warp quilts, which are knitted. I would love to have an idea about what they look like. Having searched on the web, all I can find is that they were made from cotton warp, which was generally used for weaving. Can anyone help solve what has been a bit of a mystery for many years This might be what you are reading about. Counterpanes often were knitted with the cotton warp. There are a lot of varied pattern. Often made in small sections, often squares but they could be other shapes, and then sewed together. There is a book that I think is from Threads called Knitted Counterpanes by Mary Walker Phillips These coverlets are often very heavy. I expect they were more for beauty than warmth, although the heaviness would surely help keep you warm. One pattern had you make shapes something like a triangle and when you sewed them together you stretched them a bit to look more like scallops with a curved edge. Kind of like seashells laid side by side. Candy Knitting Counterpanes - Traditional Coverlet Patterns for Contemporary Knitters by Mary Walker Phillips 9 x 9 Softcover (180 pages) 1989, The Taunton Press, Inc. NO LONGER AVAILABLE (CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT) Elegant knitted coverings called counterpanes adorned many a bed in the 19th century. The patterns for most of these coverings, however, had been neglected for most of the century - until now. For the past 20 years, knitting expert Mary Walker Phillips has been scouring 19th century needlework magazines for counterpane patterns. To these, she has added patterns deciphered from counterpanes she's found in museum and private collections in the U.S. and abroad. This book presents the best yield of her research - 46 counterpane patterns and 32 lace edgings and borders for knitters of all skill levels. These patterns will dress up the most modern of beds... and tabletops, pillows, or anything in need of a handsome covering. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
re: [lace-chat] Cotton warp quilts
Hello Karen and everyone these are, I think, coverlets comprised of knitted squares, at a time when thread ends from the weaving mills would be cheaply available. Not having read the Anne books for ages (and ages...eek) I don't know if LMJ used the word 'quilt'as a general term for bed covering - I did however more recently find instructions for Lancashire squares - knit on two needles but forming a square when finished, the reference was a woman who had knit them from the thread she took home from her job at a mill (presumably in Lancashire - England). -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
re:[lace-chat] cotton warp quilts
Hi everyone and Karen who asked, further to my response to the ? about cotton warp quilts, I got this info from someone a little more familiar with the 'province' (literally and figuratively) of LMM than I am (hi Nova from PEI) go here to see an illustration of Rachel with her knitting and in paragraph two, a reference to her knitting http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/youth/anneofgreengables/AnneofGreenGables/Chap1.html From an on-line study program, the following is offered: Mrs. Lynde knits cotton warp quilts. Cotton warp yarn was sold instores and identified as such on the label. It was soft and was principally used for weaving (personally I'd question whether it was soft or not, until after being washed of the sizing, which would have been important if it was used principally for weaving - a moot point at this stage to be sure) Perhaps my first guess that it was leftovers frm the weaving mill - was too ambitious a theory, and that 'cotton warp' refers only to the labelled yarn - if, for instance Sayelle was in the stores at the time, Rachel could have been making a 'Sayelle' quilt... Interesting use of the word 'quilt' with 'knitting' however... -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Visit from the devil
Liked it the first time around (a year? two? ago) and like it still. Hope you will too... From: S.D. One bright, beautiful Sunday morning, everyone in the tiny town of Johnstown got up early and went to the local church. Before the services started, the townspeople were sitting in their pews and talking about their lives, their families, etc. Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from this evil incarnate. Soon everyone was evacuated from the Church, except for one elderly gentleman who sat calmly in his pew, not moving, seemingly oblivious to the fact that God's ultimate enemy was in his presence. Now this confused Satan a bit, so he walked up to the man and said, Don't you know who I am? The man replied, Yep, sure do. Satan asked, Aren't you afraid of me? Nope, sure ain't, said the man. Satan was a little perturbed at this and queried, Why aren't you afraid of me? The man calmly replied, Been married to your sister for 48 years... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Trophies
From: R.H. An 80-year-old man went to his doctor for his annual check-up. The doctor asks him how he's feeling. The 80-year-old says, I've never felt better. I now have a 20 year-old bride who is pregnant with my child. What do you think about that? The doctor considers his question for a minute and then begins. I have an older friend, much like you, who is an avid trophy hunter and never misses a season. One day, when he was going out hunting, he was in a bit of a hurry and accidentally picked up his walking cane instead of his gun. When he got to the creek, he saw a prime beaver sitting beside the stream of water. He raised his cane and went 'bang, bang'. Suddenly, two shots rang out and the beaver fell over dead. What do you think of that? The 80-year-old said, I'd say somebody else pumped a couple of rounds into that beaver. The doctor replied, My point exactly. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: cotton warp quilts
On Mar 2, 2005, at 18:54, Bev Walker wrote: Interesting use of the word 'quilt' with 'knitting' however... I wonder when the word afghan became popular for those pieced (crocheted or knitted) bed throws... :) When I first encountered an afghan - 1973, shortly after arriving here - I didn't know what to make of it. It was a bit like a blanket. But it was also a bit like some counterpanes (the ones made from leftover pieces of fabric. I think they're called crazy quilts here)... And, of course, I was unable to think of either as a quilt which, to me, is what's called a comforter in the US. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Lace spending
On Mar 2, 2005, at 3:37, sealacehaven (Nicky in Suffolk) wrote: Sorry to burst your halcyon bubble Liz, but I'd have to disagree with you, we are not buying the same products for the same price, anything but. The cost of lacemaking materials has increased just like everything else. Look at the price for a book 10- 15 years ago, just had a look at one of my old Pam Nottingham books it cost £7.99 now the same book is nearer £16.99, I'd hardly call that the same price for the same thing! And it's not just that; 8GBP 15 yrs ago bought more than it does now (just as $8 bought more). Earnings have adjusted to keep pace, but never *quite*, especially as our desires and expectations keep rising much faster than inflation :) You may well be spending the same amount today as some years ago, but are you in reality obtaining the same quantity of goods? Probably not. I've been thinking about that one and have to agree with Nicky. I spent the first few months of my lacemaking spending what seemed like *vast* sums of money (once I discovered some mail-order vendors, that is. Shipping was either cheap or free those days), and went totally nuts with impulse spending the first chance I was offered to buy sight-*seen*... But I was still building up my basic lacemaking nest then. These days, I still spend what seems like vast amounts on *workshops* (what with the attending costs of room, board and transportation), but as about as much as (or, possibly, less) on basic supplies. Not because they're the same price - they're not. But because I don't need as many things; I'm filling in small gaps (though designing can be expensive too; try and fill up a gap of an entire colour line of a thread/size g) And, having seen more, I'm less likely to be seduced by an impulse to *buy now*; I'm more likely to get the vendor's card (with an URL, by preference) and think about it. So, although I do spend a bit more on lace now than I used to 15 yrs ago, most of it is not in the supplies area (and that includes books). On supplies, I spend *less*, even if the same thread or book has trippled in price. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
