Re: [lace] Re: Hanging in bundles and sequence

2011-11-19 Thread lacelady
My understanding of starting with bundling is that the bobbins are wound singly. They are not in pairs. A small bunch is knotted together and pinned above the pattern. They may be braided from the pin to the pattern just for more control. The pairs are formed as the threads are put into

[lace] Re: Crappone Lace Books

2011-11-19 Thread karenb
Does anyone one where I can purchase a beginners pattern book on Crappone Lace? I am finding it quite hard to find a book. Thankyou in advance. Regards Karen South Australia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For

Re: [lace] Re: Crappone Lace Books

2011-11-19 Thread Adele Shaak
Hi Karen: Looking up Craponne-sur-Arzon on the Internet, I note that Brioude is to the west, Retournac is to the southeast, and they list Le Puy-en-Valay as being an attraction in the vicinity. So, since these other three produce Cluny-style laces, I'm ready to bet that's what they make at

Re: [lace] Re: Hanging in bundles and sequence

2011-11-19 Thread bev walker
This is the case where bundle refers to the rib itself in respect to continental laces. Then the ABC ABC description applies (also to Honiton as Jane pointed out). On 11/19/11, lacel...@frontier.com lacel...@frontier.com wrote: So bundling and preset pairs would not be compatible. -- Bev in

Re: [lace] Re: Crappone Lace Books

2011-11-19 Thread lynrbailey
The OIDFA Bulletin for the Caen Conference 2012 describes Craponne lace as a semi-continuous lace with mostly floral motifs. The flowers and leaves in the patterns are often surrounded with gimps to give a raised effect. Cloth-stitch and half-stitch blocks give this lace an impression of

[lace] St. Catherine, our Patron Saint - for Newbies

2011-11-19 Thread Jeriames
Dear Newbies, We have written extensively through the years about St. Catherine, the patron saint of lacemakers, whose day is next Friday, November 25th. There are local lace guilds who use this day as a special time for a gathering of lacemakers. The English custom is to serve Cattern

[lace] hanging in bundles and sequence

2011-11-19 Thread Lorelei Halley
I took one Honiton workshop with Sheila Wells many years ago, and she taught us to hang pairs on a pin ABC . ABC to start a leaf at a point.. Then the right hand batch would be twisted CAB BCA ABC Then repeat this sequence once more, and this would make a bundle at the pin. One would usually

[lace-chat] Amazing collaboration

2011-11-19 Thread Clay Blackwell
One of my favorite musicians is Yo Yo Ma, and when I discovered this collaboration I was floored. I thought you might enjoy it as much as I do... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9jghLeYufQ Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA, USA To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

[lace-chat] From the mouths of babes...

2011-11-19 Thread Clay Blackwell
THE FOLLOWING ARE ALL QUOTES FROM 11 YEAR OLDS' SCIENCE EXAMS: * Water is composed of two gins, Oxygin and Hydrogin. Oxygin is pure gin. Hydrogin is gin and water. * Artificial insemination is when the farmer does it to the cow instead of the bull. * When you breathe, you

RE: [lace-chat] Amazing collaboration

2011-11-19 Thread jeanette
One of my favorite musicians is Yo Yo Ma, and when I discovered this collaboration I was floored. I thought you might enjoy it as much as I do... Wow!! That is fusion at its best!! I wonder what the dancer's ankles are going to feel like when he is my age!lol Jeanette Fischer Western Cape,