[lace] Re: free day at convention

At the Harrisburg convention, I took glass bead-making on Weds. That was enough time to learn it and come away with a new hobby. I also took Casalguidi (Italian stumpwork) on Sat, again only 6 hours. Weds could be a day for non-lace or peripheral topics. Making a bobbin roll, or painting bob

Re: [lace] free day at convention

Alice Howell wrote: >Each host group sets the class profile for their conference. --snip-- Yes, but with the concurrence of the Convention Oversight Committee - remember the new bylaw... Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsu

[lace] Re: Mechlin, where did the pins go?

On Mar 24, 2005, at 15:38, Laurie Hughes wrote: I took Ulrike Voelker's (nee Loehr) (NOTE: The new name has NO UMLAUT, YAY!) To date, I've seen about 5 different spellings of the new name; can't wait to see her (in Denver) and ask what the correct one is and how it's pronounced It's like (years

[lace] Re: free day at convention

On Mar 24, 2005, at 19:14, Weronika Patena wrote: The middle day is an equalizer to some extent, but not all "vigorous" people will want to go on a tour - it costs a lot! Join us in the lobby in the morning... :) We'll make lace (to catch up on classes), yammer (to catch up on friendships), shop

Re: [lace] free day at convention

At 04:14 PM 3/24/2005, you wrote: How about having a separate one-day class on Wednesday, in addition to the trips? Can be done. Has been done. Might be done again in the future. Each host group sets the class profile for their conference. Probably the only required events are classes and the

Re: [lace] free day at convention

Back to the IOLI convention thread for a moment - I just came up with an idea... The middle day is an equalizer to some extent, but not all "vigorous" people will want to go on a tour - it costs a lot! How about having a separate one-day class on Wednesday, in addition to the trips? This way so

Re: [lace] Mechlin, where did the pins go?

In a message dated 3/24/2005 3:45:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was in once that although Mechlin was supposed to have "died out" early in the 1800's, she found lace pieces in England that were worked in Mechlin ground up til almost 1900. It was a small lace mak

Re: [lace] arianne cotton thread

Hi, Ariane is a thread sell by Deliever in Belgium. It's cotton thread for me very nice. I am not sure but I ear that it's their mark. Rolande De Liever 10 Rue Saint Georges B-5380 Hemptinne Fernelmont Belgium Tel/Fax : +32 (0)81 855 579 Bye now Dentellez bien Sof from France Libby Inglis a éc

[lace] Block pillow P.S.

I forgot to say that the last block pillow I made I glued the outside curved pieces to a sheet of foam art board. My earlier one was attatched to a thin plywood. If the rounded edge pieces are glued to the base, you needn't build a frame around the pillow. Easier ! Louise in Central Virginia [E

[lace] Block pillows

Am just catching up on backlog of digests and wanted to tell y'all that I have made 2 _Round_ block pillows. It is easy to just construct a round "cookie" type pillow of the 2 " Dow insulation board and then cut it into as many pieces as you want. I cut it so that some of the edge pieces are ha

[lace] arianne cotton thread

Hi all you knowledgeable Arachnids, A friend at Shrewsbury Lacemakers wants to make a lovely fan from Lace Express. It's made from Arianne thread which is apparently cotton thread and is 32/2. She can't find a supplier who stocks it except for someone in Canada who only has white and ecru and she w

RE: [lace] Mechlin, where did the pins go?

Julie, I took Ulrike Voelker's (nee Loehr) (NOTE: The new name has NO UMLAUT, YAY!) class in Ithaca and love Mechlin. I haven't done tons of it, but I think I got the ground pretty well under my belt. As usual, Tamara's Patented Thinking Woman's Lace Methods are right on track. On the practice

Re: [lace] Mechlin, where did the pins go?

I've never tried Mechlin, but Skansk is another lace with pins only at the edges. What I did through the ground was work to an edge and use that pin to maintain the worker's position while carefully tensioning each ground stitch along its path. Even in Bucks, they traditionally didn't put supp

Re: [lace] IOLI convention classes

Dear JoAnne (and other arachnids)- We don't know yet which classes are full. We are still receiving registrations, putting in people's first, second and third choices, and later on we will see what has to be mooshed around. I can tell you that some classes will definitely fill, though, so we will

[lace] Tension

I don't make perfect lace, far from it, but I do thank Michael Giusiana also for the maxim, "Every time you pick up your bobbins and work something, tension before laying them back down." Looking foward to Denver and meeting arachne members! best ann geddie Lake Norman area in North Carolina USA

[lace] Work Shops for 2005

Just a quick note to let anyone interested know, our group, Silken Web Lacemakers, have three work shops planned for this year. Julie van der Wolf is teaching s'Gravenmoer April 18, 19, 20. Michael Giusiana is teaching Flanders and Binche, July 7, 8, 9. Holly Van Sciver is teaching Bucks Point ,

[lace] Brooklyn Museum

According to the New York Times, "The Brooklyn Museum has received a 4 million dollar grant to catalogue and photograph its rich collection of American and European costumes and accessories, most of which have been out of public view for more than a decade... For the first time a detailed re

Re: [lace] Mechlin, where did the pins go?

> On Mar 23, 2005, at 12:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Julie) wrote: > > >The pins are missing! There are no pins in the ground! How do I > > tension > > without pins to pull against? > Tamara wrote: > The pins are missing in the ground of both Mechlin and Valenciennes > (and I've heard of some