I'm assuming my forward went through, so won't quote the entire
message...
On Thursday, Jul 24, 2003, at 20:25 US/Eastern, Patricia Dowden wrote:
[...] while Rosaline is a part lace and the technique ties off the
ends of the threads from each flower or leaf section, the piece I have
has the t
I'm forwarding since, quite obviously, it was meant to go to the whole
list... Don't want Patty to think that she's now like myself -- being
able to send and never seeing *my own* messages on the list...
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From: Patricia Dowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu Jul 24, 2003
My DSL router was being temperamental for a few days, so I am only now
catching up...
On Sunday, Jul 20, 2003, at 08:57 US/Eastern, Elizabeth Shipp wrote:
Now, sure, raised tallies _can_ be worked on the "underside" of the
lace.
But why?
Since I make all my lace wrong side up (even the Russian
Dear Sue,
Put pins in the pricking as indicated on the working diagram - and hang your
bobbins on them to start.
The lines you refer to in the pricking are not indicating where threads go -
they are the lines of the graph paper that the pattern has been drawn on. The
zig-zag lines across the pri
I made a typo in the URL for the Nebraska Lace Workshop website.
The correct address is: www.creighton.edu/~kbovard/workshop.htm
(I had a '/' between 'workshop' and 'htm' instead of a '.')
Sorry for the mistake.
Karen Bovard (The ShuttleSmith) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Omaha, NE
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I think you're right. I think that what's shown is a compilation of a short
length of lace plus the working diagram, and not the pricking at all.
Ann in Manchester, UK
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From: "Marcie Greer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 1:36
Odd coincidence - part 1 being posted virtually as
Devon posted the preview of the IOL visits planned for
early August. Hope this acts to whet appetites rather
than spoils any surprises (some changes made with that
in mind).
During our lunch break we looked at the few, but
superb, pieces of lace
In a message dated 7/22/03 10:45:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Dear Jeri,
is there no way to let the publisher know how bad the book is? isnt there
any action we can take to prevent the damage such a book can do to our art?
it is sad enough something horrible li
Hello Lacemakers--both Tatters and Bobbin Lacers!
The Living Lace of Omaha Club would like to invite you to our upcoming
lace workshop and weekend.
When: October 18-19th, 2003
Where: Omaha, Nebraska
What: 2 different bobbin lace classes and one big (the more the merrier!)
tatting workshop cl
Dear Spiders
Last term I had a new BL student. She's young (late 20s), keen to learn BL
and is having a few private lessons now that classes have finished for the
summer. However she's in England studying for an MA in Fashion Design and
will be returning to her native Hong Kong in September,
On Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 09:18 PM, Miriam wrote:
I would like to
make the pattern by Margaret Flux published in the Logarithmic lace book,
from the Lace Guild in the UK. It says in the book that the pattern was
reduced in size from the original.
Does anyone of you know by how much I have t
Eva very kindly translated the main headings from Ulrike's 400 tricks books
for me, and we were a bit worried that we might be infringing copyright if
this was shared with the list. But, after sharing these thoughts with
Avital, we don't think so because:
1. It's only the main headings that are be
Thank you Dearl, Esther and Lorelei for your help and to the two others who
contacted me privately. I was doing my nails last night when I realised that
the emery board I was using was a lot finer than the sandpaper I'd tried on
the bobbins, so I had another go at smoothing the bulb with the emery
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:16:45 -0400 (EDT), Gail wrote:
>I managed with considerable difficulty to find a manufacturer of "engineering felt"
>in
>Canada. It is available in numerous densities (some so firm it is impossible to
>insert a
>pin!) and fibres. I bought 1 1/2 inch thick, pure wool fel
Untitled DocumentSorry to post this to both lists, but it is very important
for anyone who buys or sells on ebay and not everyone who does so is on both
lists. If anyone has any comments, please send them to lace-chat so as not
clog up lace with an off-topic discussion.
I received the following em
Toni in Seattle wrote:
> I did enjoy, particularly the lace at :
Thanks! I'm glad you did. It was fun scanning it.
> I don't know threads at all beyond some
> yarns or the mercerized crochet in skeins
> or balls, what type of thread is in that
> lace, please ?
You know, I don't know. From th
I managed with considerable difficulty to find a manufacturer of "engineering felt" in
Canada. It is available in numerous densities (some so firm it is impossible to
insert a
pin!) and fibres. I bought 1 1/2 inch thick, pure wool felt of a density suitable for
holding pins firmly. I cut a c
> It can be seen at http://ebshipp.tripod.com. I apologize for the pop-up ad,
but I've let my domain lapse, so this what there is.
>
> Enjoy!
> Elizabeth
> Grasse, France
I did enjoy, particularly the lace at :
http://ebshipp.tripod.com/smaller2.jpg
I've also noticed that when I see certain
thr
I'm finally ready to start my nativity piece. Thanks to all who answered my
question regarding the difference between linen stitch and whole stitch. I'm
working on the Crib piece first as this is a straight piece and maybe better
for a beginner to start with. I've looked at the pricking and
Dear all,
Many thanks for the notes you've sent me about this piece of lace. I've
finally scanned it, although I realized I don't have a scan of a large section,
just bits and pieces.
It can be seen at http://ebshipp.tripod.com. I apologize for the pop-up ad,
but I've let my domain lapse, so
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Hi Miriam,
This is one of the patterns that is on my 'to do' list as well. I've
had another look at it and I should think that 5 or 10% should be
enough. If you enlarge it too much, and still use the basic 30 cotton,
the risk is that the more widely spaced areas will become too flimsy.
it is a
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