[lace] Lacemaking on BBC

2014-06-27 Thread Christine Lardner
Yesterday I was filmed by the BBC making lace, for an episode of Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. Presenters James Braxton and Lesley Joseph were looking around Waddesdon Manor, and they were also shown some antique lace. They then watched me working, and Lesley had a go! She grasped it very quickl

[lace] PieceWork Magazine - More Lace Fun - July/August 2014 Issue

2014-06-27 Thread Jeriames
Dear Arachne Members, May/June 2014 was PieceWork magazine's annual Lace issue, so imagine my surprise to receive the July/August 2014 issue and find mostly lace! (Wait a week for this to be delivered to book stores.) If you are far from North America and you are not a subscriber, _www.P

[lace] Carrickmacross lace - Books, Collar hints and Wet Cleaning

2014-06-27 Thread Jeriames
Dear Karen, You are wise to express concerns about the fragile nature of this lace. Have you looked at the correspondence about Carrickmacross in our digest? http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html Put Carrickmacross in the search box, and read a lot we have said through the ye