[lace] Re: Lace in Baltic ports

2007-07-26 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jul 26, 2007, at 3:23, Steph Peters wrote: We are going on a cruise around the Baltic this year, so we get to visit a lot of places for a short time. I'm wondering if there is any lace to be seen Gdansk (Gdynia) Most unlikely; Poland just isn't a very "lacy place" and, what there is,

[lace] Re: Bobbin Lace Dragon

2007-07-26 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jul 26, 2007, at 11:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Devon) wrote: Let me suggest that the dragon- or rather salamander and the hedgehog might hail from Retournac, France. I don't know... Lynn (Carpenter)'s Salamander: http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/2007/07/here-be-dragon.html the Retournac one: htt

[lace] Re: [bobbinlace] Question From A Beginner

2007-07-26 Thread Jo Falkink
Hello spiders LibraryThing could be a great help for discussions on books. If members would tag their books with beginners, it would easy to spot them. For now I can only lead you to mine: http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?tag=beginners&view=kantelier The baloons on the puppets show ther

Re: [lace] Help with Mounting sought

2007-07-26 Thread David in Ballarat
At 03:01 AM 27/07/2007, Sue Babbs wrote: You hadn't mentioned the size! Yes that would be rather hard to get though a printer. OHP film is also called acetate sheets. I can find that in 50 inch wide sheets at Dickblick, but at a quick glance it is only clear. Some acetate is smooth on one side

Re: [lace] Help with Mounting sought

2007-07-26 Thread Ilske Thomsen
David, why a film wouldn't it be better to take textile material? Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Help with Mounting sought

2007-07-26 Thread Sue Babbs
You hadn't mentioned the size! Yes that would be rather hard to get though a printer. OHP film is also called acetate sheets. I can find that in 50 inch wide sheets at Dickblick, but at a quick glance it is only clear. Some acetate is smooth on one side so that you can color it http://www.di

Re: [lace] Help with Mounting sought

2007-07-26 Thread bevw
On 7/26/07, David in Ballarat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Can anybody help with a name for what I need so that I can search more > easily. > Try 'polyester film graphic arts' ? Astroll is one product although I don't know if it is in colours. HTH -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver

Re: [lace] Lace in Baltic ports

2007-07-26 Thread Sally Schoenberg
The Folk Museum in Oslo has a fine collection of the gold and silver lace on Norwegian Folk costumes. I thought the lighting was good enough and the costumes close enough that I was able to copy the patterns in a notebook. Sally Schoenberg Anchorage Alaska - Original Message - From:

Re: [lace] Help with Mounting sought

2007-07-26 Thread David in Ballarat
At 02:37 AM 27/07/2007, you wrote: Why not print on the OHP film to get the colour and effect you would like? You can buy sheets that will go through your printer. Or try chiffon and use a soldering iron to seal the edges so that it won't fray Sue I had thought of chiffon (but not the solderin

Re: [lace] Help with Mounting sought

2007-07-26 Thread Sue Babbs
Why not print on the OHP film to get the colour and effect you would like? You can buy sheets that will go through your printer. Or try chiffon and use a soldering iron to seal the edges so that it won't fray Sue in Chicago - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the l

[lace] Help with Mounting sought

2007-07-26 Thread David in Ballarat
Dear Friends, I have now completed my piece of lace for the exhibition in Darwin in November, and have also completed the picture which will go behind it. However, I am finding that there is not enough contrast to show off the lace, and have been searching online re various sorts of films to g

[lace] URL for Devon's Salamander

2007-07-26 Thread Dmt11home
_http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003-date_ (http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003-date) > is the site for webshots albums and mine is in the second column, down some. When I click on it, I find that I am actually at the following site: _http://home-and-garden.webshots.com

[lace] Lace Salamander on Devon's Campaign site

2007-07-26 Thread Dmt11home
Susan has put the pictures on Devon's Campaign for Modern Lace site. Devon ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PRO

[lace] Bobbin Lace Dragon

2007-07-26 Thread Dmt11home
Let me suggest that the dragon- or rather salamander and the hedgehog might hail from Retournac, France. Susan Lambiris has agreed to post some pictures of a similar salamander and a hedgehog that I took there on the arachne website since I am a mechanical dolt. These are among the pictures

[lace] Lace in Baltic ports

2007-07-26 Thread Steph Peters
We are going on a cruise around the Baltic this year, so we get to visit a lot of places for a short time. I'm wondering if there is any lace to be seen at any of them. We get two days in St Petersburg, where we are using a personal tour guide so we can pick what we see. Do I remember Angela pos

Re: [lace] Re: Bobbin lace dragon

2007-07-26 Thread Beth Schoenberg
This technique looks also like the sort of lace made in Italy all through the 20C, for assembly into furnishing laces or for sale on their own to the tourist trade. Figural laces were especially popular take-home items. Beth Schoenberg --- in beautiful downtown Canberra, where the pipes froze