In a message dated 19/03/2004 03:23:28 GMT Standard Time,
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> although like everything
> else in lacemaking, some people find them difficult, and others do not.
In one class I was teaching, one quite experienced lacemaker had managed to
avoid tallies with her previous t
Thought you might like to know how I happen to have a pre-publication
copy of the new lace book from the V&A to review for 'Lace' - it just
shows what this list can do.
Back in December Jeri Ames, a good friend who I got to know through
this list, passed on to me information about a new V&A lac
In a message dated 3/18/2004 3:14:11 PM Central Standard Time,
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> Last piece of news - was approached by a teenage girl (17 or 18,
> I think), lives on a property out of town, keen on sewing, who really
> wants to learn to make lace! I've got her started, and she is jus
I do envy you. It is such a joy.
BarbE
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This reminds me. I've been meaning to tell the list. I have been working
with
three small kids with bobbin lace. .
Heather in Rockford, IL USA
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Hello Everybody,
First I allways thought a shawl isn't a thing to do in lace but after a
while I wanted one and I started. Fisrt for the design - this I found
after a while but as usual for me I make some chances. After that I
decided it not make as broad as most do because I thaught if it is
d
It's such a thrill to pass the skill on to someone so
young!
That's my experience too. But it is always nice to people around which
are eager to learn something.
Ilske
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In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tamara
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>PS. The leaf-shaped ones are also called "Cluny leaves"; in Honiton,
>they're called "wheat"-something; can't remember what. And "leadwork"
>is also one of the names used, at least in the English laces... Good
>luck "hu
Lynn,
Tallies are little woven "blobs" in lace that add interest (such as in
Torchon lace or the 'spots' in point ground laces like bucks point), or
are part of a filling or ground stitch (such as some of the grounds in
Honiton or Bedfordshire lace) or can be raised to add depth to lace
(such as f
Sorry to post this to both lists, but I do want to thank everyone who
has advised me re my question about Chrysalis books. I appreciate the
collective knowledge of the lists, and I think I have sorted out my
citation conundrum.
Cheers,
Helen, Aussie living in delightful Denver
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Hi everyone,
I've always been intrigued by the crescent and circular shaped tallies on
page 105 of Bridget Cook's Practical Skills. Have any of you tried these?
Sally Schoenberg
Anchorage Alaska
After 14 years of careful, strictly according to the book maintenance, our
furnace suddenly and unex
Hy,
I received a e-mail from Irina in Prague asking to give you this information:
"...The thing is that many people on arachne were asked about the congress, and I
wasn't able to post my reply on that. Could you let know to other arachne members
whenever they have any questions concerning Prag
Tamara,
The Cluny tallies are long thin ones, Maltese tallies are shorter fat ones,
and Wheatear is the word you were looking for - used in Bedfordshire lace.
Wheatear tallies are pointed at both ends, barleycorn tallies, are long
tallies but square at the ends, which most of the old Beds lacemake
On Mar 19, 2004, at 12:12, Sally Schoenberg wrote:
I've always been intrigued by the crescent and circular shaped tallies
on
page 105 of Bridget Cook's Practical Skills. Have any of you tried
these?
There's a scene in one of the Winnie the Pooh books, where
Winnie, wanting to pinch some hone
Hi everyone
This nice message came to me from Ilske, but I think it is meant for the
whole list ;)
bye for now
Bev in blustery Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada)
Subject: Re: [lace] meaning of Torchon
Hello Everyone,
If you compare some sorts of freehand-lace with Torchon you see how
many elements f
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