[lace] Lace in Madrid?

2008-03-26 Thread TwoHappyBees
Hello to all, My husband and I are off to Venice tomorrow evening for a stay there, followed by a cruise to Bari, Italy, several ports in Greece, and Dubrovnik, Croatia. Other than Burano, does anyone know of any lace-related shops, sites, etc. which we may be on the lookout for? Also, we h

[lace] Milanes lace - high bidders

2008-03-26 Thread Jean Nathan
Daphnet wrote: I think ebay might have something to say about that. You'd have to read ebay's terms and conditions. Bids can only be withdrawn under certain circumstances, and finding the item cheaper isn't one of them. Sellers would be very annoyed if they lost a sale because of "interfer

[lace] lace in Wales

2008-03-26 Thread Carolina de la Guardia
Hello all, I have been asked for information about lace, in Wales. I think the lady, a friend of mine, is interested in taking classes around the area of South Wales. Could you please contact me about any Lace Association or lacemakers group in this area. Thank you very much. Carolina. Barce

RE: [lace] Milanese Lace

2008-03-26 Thread Daphne Martin
Hello Carol I agree with what you are saying about the prices paid for winders etc. It might be a good idea for us more experienced lacemakers to do as you suggested contacting the bidder. It may be that they think they are doing well by paying an inflated price. If they are new to l

[lace] Tonder patterns

2008-03-26 Thread Jane Partridge
In message <032520082254.24750.47E982C30006BF2460AE22188404040A99050C0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes >Most lace historians agree that the English laces (Honiton, >Bucks, Beds, etc...) were derivatives of laces brought to England by persons >fleeing persecution. But most

Re: [lace] Fabric Stiffener

2008-03-26 Thread Dmt11home
Paverpol is a product favored by members of the Textile Study Guild of NY for turning fabric into an substance of ceramic hardness. I have experimented a little with it on some pieces of lace I made for the purpose. It is usually used by artists who drape fabric and permiate the fabric with

[lace] Unicorn in Russian lace - book by José van Pamelen-H.

2008-03-26 Thread martina . dewille
Hello dear Arachneans, I hope you had nice holidays. At the moment I am busy trying to work a unicorn-pattern which my daughter wanted me to do for her. It is in the book "Russische Kant" (Russian lace) by José van Pamelen-Hagenaars on pages 76 to 83. I thought that tape lace is quite straight

Re: [lace] Milanese Lace

2008-03-26 Thread Carol
Hi Sue et al, I am always amazed by the prices paid for Newnham bobbin winders!I use those as my 'yardstick' of how silly the bidders are as to price, as the winders can be purchased at general suppliers for between £19.00 and £21.00 - and yet people will pay three times that much, plus po

[lace] Finland and Sweden

2008-03-26 Thread Vibeke Ervo
Sally Schoenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "I believe the Swedish Lace Guild has a shop in Linkoping which is also within a daytrip of Stockholm." The shop moved from Linköping to Vadstena some years ago, it is likely to have limited opening hours at this time of the year. The shop in Nordiska