[lace] there's one

2009-05-16 Thread Alice Howell
Just wanted to say that I got one student in the class at the art gallery. We had just cancelled the class when one lady said she wanted to take it, so I un-cancelled it. It's a start! Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lac

[lace] Books for desert island

2009-05-16 Thread Jane Viking Swanson
Hi All, I'm a bit late on this one and I am going with what books would you take if you were marooned on a desert island. That seems to mean that I would have LOTS of time for lacemaking . Anyway I would take "Needlelace - Designs and Techniques Classic and Contemporary" by Catherine Barley. Lo

Re: [lace] New web site

2009-05-16 Thread Sof
Hello, Yes, parapluie is for the rain and ombrelle for the sun in french. Anne-Marie made all her umbrella. One by year. She find first the frame? and adapt a pattern on it. She work 6 months by year on her project. For "dentelle de papier", she make pergameno and others technics. She try to

Re: [lace] New web site

2009-05-16 Thread Vicki Bradford
These are lovely, Sof. I purchased a lace umbrella (Battenburg) in St. Lucia (West Indies) last month while on a cruise, only to leave it in the taxi on the way to the airport in Ft. Lauderdale. I'd been thinking about ordering a replacement from among some I found on the internet, but now I'

RE: [lace] Broomstick Crochet/Jiffy Lace

2009-05-16 Thread Patricia Dowden
Hi Devon, This question about Broomstick lace immediately sent me to Dillmont's Encyclopedia of Needlework. The stitch formation is exactly the same as what Dillmont calls Tunisian Crochet. The large size of the loops and crocheting across the tops of the loops is the modern twist. So while Br

[lace] Uppington Yarns

2009-05-16 Thread Daphne Martin
Here`s my two penn`th. One of my ladies went there and showed us the threads she got. I phoned them up and the young lady was so helpfull going through the colours in the silk threads so I could choose. Nothing was too much trouble. Plus they do go to the Knitting and Stitching shows. I bought so

[lace] Broomstick Crochet/Jiffy Lace

2009-05-16 Thread Dmt11home
I have received an inquiry from a woman who is looking for information on Broomstick Crochet, otherwise known as Jiffy lace. She has done some research an finds contradictory evidence in articles about where it started. One theory is that it originated in America where early settlers used it

Re: [lace] New web site

2009-05-16 Thread Avital
The "Dentelles de papier" section is pergamano or parchment craft (I think Miriam Gidron does this), but the "Dentelle aux fuseaux" section is bobbin lace. What would one do with so many parasols? Most women don't use parasols on a regular basis and they would take up quite a lot of room for storag

[lace] Silk thread

2009-05-16 Thread Margot Walker
In 2007 I bought very large cones of silk thread at the Whitchurch Silk Mill in Whitchurch, Hampshire. This is a working museum and very interesting to visit. The gift shop sells very small amounts of thread, but if you ask, they'll rummage through the mill and find some cones which they'

[lace] Uppingham Yarns (was silk Beds)

2009-05-16 Thread Laceandbits
The 2/70 Japanese knitting silk from Uppingham Yarns is one that I use a lot for Milanese. It is similar to the Madeira 80, Finca 80 or 100, Gassed Cotton 80 range of cotton threads in the way it works and the number of pairs that are needed. I have probably about 1/3rd to 1/2 the colours so f

Re: [lace] Re: Beds lace in silk

2009-05-16 Thread Maureen Bromley
Dear All Dear All It is Uppingham Yarns at Uppingham Rutland LE15 9QL >> tel No 01572-823747It is best to visit if you can so that you can >> choose what you want, in thickness colour etc.If you visit them, be prepared to hunt, browse or generally dig around, and give yourself plenty of