[lace] Wedding Bobbins

2004-05-28 Thread Linda Walton
Just found this, and I've never heard of it before: can anyone verify it? It's from "Heaven and Hearth - A Seasonal Compendium of Women's Spiritual and Domestic Lore", by Beverly Pagram. (The Women's Press, London, 1997.) Except for actual quotations, it's not the sort of scholarly work that

[lace] Lace Day In The Pines

2004-05-28 Thread Ruth Hickman
Hello Lacemakers The Bluebonnet Lacemakers are having their 5th annual Lace Day In The Pines. Lace Day In The Pines Saturday June 12, 2004 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. First United Methodist Church Nacogdoches, TX Admission is $1. and Lunch is available for $5. or you c

[lace] More of Rosemary Shepherd's contributions to lacemaking

2004-05-28 Thread Barbara Ballantyne
Dear Arachneans It is not generally known that Rosemary's work continues at the Powerhouse Museum after her retirement. Before she left the Museum in March 2003, Rosemary appealed to lacemakers for volunteers to keep the Lace Study Centre open. This Centre has 300 of the Museum's best pieces of

Re: [lace] Wedding Bobbins

2004-05-28 Thread Adele Shaak
Just found this, and I've never heard of it before: can anyone verify it? Under 'June', she collects wedding traditions, and there is a piece about the contents of the bride chest - apart from the usual linens and so on. "In their marriage-chests, or 'bride-wains', many girls in medieval Br

[lace] Re: More of Rosemary Shepherd's contributions to lacemaking

2004-05-28 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On May 28, 2004, at 5:42, Barbara Ballantyne wrote: I have been hoping that Rosemary would give some of these details on Arachne. After the unwarranted slur on her integrity it seems important to make them known. Since Rosemary doesn't sound like someone who'd "blow her own trumpet" (or whatever

re: [lace] pens and plastic for prickings

2004-05-28 Thread Bev Walker
Hi Weronika and all If you can't get contact paper right away, put the pricking into a sheet protector (student supply places should sell sheet protectors?). Trim away excess and pin to pillow through the plastic/pricking paper layers. Sheet protector plastic isn't as durable as contact paper, so