Welcome, Christiane, to both the Arachne list and to
making lace. According to my atlas, your town is
between Palo Alto and San Jose. You live in an area
that has quite a few lace makers, and fairly close to
the Lace Museum in Sunnyvale. Contact them. They may
have lists of lacemakers and
I sometimes have a couple of projects on the go at once, if there is
something I am working on but don't want to take it travelling or to camp so
it doesn't get dirty, or if something turns up that warants the need for
timing.
I do however have pieces of lace made and finished but not made up
Hi Christiane,
To quote Alice...
Jenny started last year with nothing but the list for advice, and she
has done alot in one year. Jenny...
maybe you can tell Christiane some hints to get her started.
Hints to total beginners
1. Have a go - with whatever tools you can get your hands on
Dear Lacefriends,
Allow me to ask for a request. It's realy nice to get a warning, like
this
[lace] Fw: VIRUS WARNING -
and it is ok to write such a thing to the list as whole but not
together with dozens of other lists. I don't like to be on all the
lists they excist. A few people uses such
People have 'talked' on the list about spangling using fishing line. What
about spangling using beading nylon? I have got a lot of that and it is
presumably pretty strong since it is used to make necklaces, braclets etc.
Does
anyone have any thoughts on this?
I'm not long back from the
At 11:01 PM 20/05/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
People have 'talked' on the list about spangling using fishing line. What
about spangling using beading nylon? I have got a lot of that and it is
presumably pretty strong since it is used to make necklaces,
braclets etc. Does
anyone have any
One is about seven years old. snip It must be the oldest one I
still have on a pillow.
This got me thinking - who has the oldest UFO still on a pillow - and
*still*, after all these years, intends to finish it some day?
I have a piece of Honiton that dates from 1981. Still on the pillow - I
After a 14 month hiatus from making lace, I finally sat down to my
lace pillow last weekend to start the intertwined hearts from
Weddings, christening and Anniversaries in Lace. It will be part of
a wedding present for my brother. I figured the pattern looked easy
and I should have no problems
On Saturday, May 20, 2006, at 12:33 PM, Adele Shaak wrote:
who has the oldest UFO still on a pillow
I may have the youngest UFO - I just started a project 1 hour ago. Four
or 5 years ago I made a vow not to start a new piece of lace before I'd
finished an old one - in other words, no UFOs
Hi all
I'm still working on an edging from the Fouriscot/ Arpin Cluny de Brioude book
- I've been working on it for almost 18 months now and there's still a couple
of month's work to do on it.
I've been out demonstrating with some of my lace class today at a Craft Day
run by one of the local
Jenny Brandis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Use crimping beads too so no more knots :)
I like the idea of no knots but what are crimping beads?
jenny barron
Scotland
no rain here but a little chilly for May
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Don't feel bad. I had to take a long hiatus as well and am now thinking
of setting up the bolster and doing an easy pattern of bucks yardage.
(never did torchon) I am also going to be rusty though it has only been
3 years since I made my last lace. My hiatus was first prompted by a
move that got
ROFL...I have to admit that I am horrible with needlework too UFO's
everywhere and my knitting as well.
Cearbhael
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Of Margot Walker
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 10:45 AM
To: ARACHNE
Subject: [lace] Oldest UFO
My experience (limited) with beading nylon is that you either have to tie a
firm knot which is fairly unattractive on something as small as a spangle,
or you have to use crimps, which look fine in jewelry, but not so fine on a
spangle. If you could resolve those issues, then I think it would
Just my two-penny-worth about Chepstow.
I too enjoyed my visit, but was disappointed at the numbers of visitors
there, although I have to admit I went rather later than I usually do, and
apparently it had been quite busy in the morning. I am afraid I am rapidly
coming to the point where I
Beth, sounds like a great day, glad it was such a success. The youngsters
are the lacemakers of tomorrow:-)
We are getting our fair share of rain in Dorset, where the grass definately
is greener than in the ajoining counties. Send it to the south east, they
are the ones threatening stand
No lace Ufo's on my pillow's. I do not like to have more than one
project going, one in continous lace and one in duchesse.
I just finished a old greek harp player in Duchesse a piece that took me
2 years, and I will beginn this weekend a fan in art deco style.
In continous lace I have a
We have just had a very successful day's demonstration at the local Medieval
Street Fair and have a young lady of 10 years who is interested in learning
to make lace. She romped her way down a 'Springett snake' over the course of
the day and went home delighted with it. Unfortunately she lives
RE: Olympic Torch e-mail
When you receive an email warning about a virus that propagates via email, the
best response is to check out wether it is true on a legitimate Virus
protection
source. One of the best sites is the McAfee webpage:
http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp
If you visit that page,
I agree that hiding the knot - or join - within the center bead or within
the hole in the bobbin is the preferred method of spangling. If you can do
that with any sturdy material - brass wire, fishing/beading filament, or the
tiger tail used for jewelry, then you have almost unlimited
Hi Christine,
Jenny had suggested a French site with some good info. If you don't speak
French (I don't) I have found that you can get a google translation. Do
realize that this translation isn't totally accurate but you can kind of get
the idea of what it is about.
Jenny said:
If you can
Thank you all for the warm welcome. I indeed know that lace is just as
addictive as knitting, crochet , etc,etc, I went, this morning to the Lace
Museum. I was the only one there and had the docent just to myself. It was just
great. She took me from piece to piece and told me the story of it
I too have had to stop making lace for 18 months or so. two weddings and
two hardanger tablecloths later, I can almost see my way clear to start
again. I finished the last cloth last Friday night, and I am very
pleased with it :-) now to go back to the remnant of a class on Honiton
from Sept 2004
Here is the translated version:
http://tinyurl.com/rja2c
Then check out Tricks Easy Ways.
Wow, no wonder people have trouble with the English language!
I *know* the words are in English it is the content I am having a chuckle
over.
A Model to me is a tall, slender person who walks on
Can someone please direct me to the archives - I missed a weeks worth of
digests due to a major ISP crash.
Thanks
Maxine
Maxine Diffey
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On May 20, 2006, at 11:44, Margot Walker wrote:
On Saturday, May 20, 2006, at 12:33 PM, Adele Shaak wrote:
who has the oldest UFO still on a pillow
I may have the youngest UFO - I just started a project 1 hour ago.
Four or 5 years ago I made a vow not to start a new piece of lace
before
I should have added that there is also crimp covers available that cover
the crimp and gives the finished look of a solid metal bead - see www.beads
hop.com/learnonline/pdf/CrimpCover.pdf for a clear photographic tutorial.
Jenny Brandis
Kununurra, Western Australia
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On May 20, 2006, at 17:46, Cearbhael wrote:
I am not fond
of the look of crimp beads in jewelry...would rather learn how to do
wrapping with wire on the end (or fancy hang man noose type of knots?)
If you're a member of IOLI, the next (July) Bulletin will have a
drawing/short instructions on
From: Jenny Brandis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wow, no wonder people have trouble with the English language!
I *know* the words are in English it is the content I am having a
chuckleover.
A Model to me is a tall, slender person who walks on the platform
showingoff clothes - not a pattern or
On May 20, 2006, at 22:43, Jenny Brandis wrote:
Here is the translated version:
http://tinyurl.com/rja2c
Tee hee. Mine said: This page has been automatically translated from
French (by Google). And View the Original Web Page. Which was in a
click-able format, so I did. They _both_ are
Dear Secret Lace Pal,
Wow! You've sent a fabulous package! First, I didn't know your son had made
the great bobbins you've been sending on. The newest two are wonderful! I've
just pulled them out to take out to my shed to spangle them. I went to the
bead shop yesterday to buy some
To my Secret Pal in Belgium
Many thanks for your wonderful package full on super treats again - you do
spoil me!
I will use the pin on my pillow. It really is lovely - did you make this?
The magnets are on the front of the fridge - Bethany likes to play with
them! I have decided to use the
It could have been at... many stores; even our tiny town has a
WalMart of a size to hold Olympic Games in, and you can easily lose
sight of people if you split for just a moment... :)
I love this joke; it's wicked without being dirty.
From: J.O.
Two guys, one old and one young, are pushing
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