[lace] Romanian Point lace

2009-07-02 Thread tess parrish
I have just recently had the good fortune to meet a lovely Romanian woman who lives in Portland, Maine, and in the course of our conversation I found that she had a small collection of Romanian point laces made by her mother and mother in law in the 1970s. She was kind enough to

Re: [lace] Romanian Point lace

2009-07-02 Thread Sue
I really enjoyed reading about this and seeing the lace. I dont say it often but I did say WOW when the first image came up. Beautiful. What an incredible legacy. Sue T Dorset UK where its been hot and heavy but they are now threatening us with rain. I have just recently had the good

[lace] Re: Lace in Germany

2009-07-02 Thread Jennifer Hester
What a great lot you are! Thank you so much for all the information you've sent me. The information has probably changed our plans for the better. The trip looks as if it'll be even better than I had first thought and that was great. Next June can't come soon enough. Jenny Hester In an oven

[lace] Chicago lace day (Downers Grove)

2009-07-02 Thread Lorelei Halley
I also attended this lace day, but only briefly. Bought lots of books, and discovered a few more I really HAVE TO BUY. But in a way the best part was Kenn Van Dieren's torchon notebook. He has been working through the IOLI (?) course on advanced torchon. I'm not sure if it is specifically

Re: [lace-chat] Cats and mice

2009-07-02 Thread Clay Blackwell
A cold one... in the dead of winter. Clay Thurlow Weed wrote: This gave me a chuckle! Our house, granted is a large one -- 18 rooms total, of which 14 are regular living rooms. There is an unfinished walk-up attic which houses the library annex, a reading area and a pipe organ. About a