[lace] John Bull Trophy

2010-07-17 Thread Faye Owers
Hi, Does anyone have pictures of the John Bull Trophy winning entries and the associated classes please. I believe the display was opened today. Cheers Faye Owers Tasmania mailto:f...@tpinstruments.com.au f...@tpinstruments.com.au - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] Bangles

2010-07-17 Thread Lesley Blackshaw
In case anyone in the UK needs any, my daughter has just bought me a pack of 20 bangles from Dorothy Perkins' sale for £2 instead of £9. Lesley from very rainy, and grateful for it, Marple, Cheshire. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] Lace in Popular Mechanics

2010-07-17 Thread karpap
Cherry, It would be interesting to know it these two laws were ever repelled or if they are still on the books. Patsy A. Goodman March 1876, page 769 - an article about liquor sumptuary laws. The author cites a 1662 law in Virginia forbidding the importation of lace and one from 1634 in

[lace] website

2010-07-17 Thread Lorelei Halley
I've added a new page to my website: http://lynxlace.com/StitchesofPointdeGaze.html I've been thinking about this for some time. I want to develop an understanding of what variations in stitches or working methods were acceptable in the style during its heyday. I'm still just a beginner at

Re: [lace] Storing bookmarks

2010-07-17 Thread colonialartist
I have made many a bookmark in my day and I only have one. It is in my bible. I give most of my handcrafted items away to family. I do not have a place to put them or display them. I do so many crafts and have such a small place and I am also into adopting unwanted pets. When You live

Re: [lace]

2010-07-17 Thread Aurelia Loveman
Hello Lorelei ——  I went back to my old books in the hunt for Venetian lace, most notably Point and Pillow Lace by A.M.S. published in 1899 (no clue as to who A.M.S. was), and also to Old Lace by M. Jourdain, published in 1909; and both of them appear to have in mind mostly Venetian Rose Point

Re: [lace] Lace in Popular Mechanics

2010-07-17 Thread Clay Blackwell
I find that 1662 law in Virginia to be quite interesting!! Of particular interest is the fact that the research in Colonial Williamsburg (a heavily endowed organization which recreates the 17th century life in that town... then the Capitol of Virginia) indicates that there has never been any

[lace] Couvige details Heart competition results

2010-07-17 Thread hottleco
Hello Again! Thank you David for re-posting the links from the previous year's Couvige! Loved reviewing the article pics. Unfortunately, all my travels to France predate my interest in lace DH is not thrilled about revisiting the continent. :-{ I still can't believe we were so close yet

[lace] IOLI convention

2010-07-17 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
I will be there, Janice, - and have booked in for the Arachne lunch, - and the other dinners! I have my bobbins wound, and my other class needs ready, too. I am doing Milanese with Louise in the mornings, and Knotted lace with Elena in the afternoons. I am also sorting out my US dollars for

Re: [lace] Lace in Popular Mechanics

2010-07-17 Thread Su Carter
Clay, It took a bit of head scratching, but I've got the gist of it. In 1660, with the end of the Protectorate and the Restoration of Charles II, Virginia was once again seen as a source of income for the Crown. As a result, the Governor and General Assembly had to knuckle down and show