[lace] No News, here is some

2016-05-04 Thread Janice Blair
Finally I got a digest today and I noticed that the first email in the digest was sent six days ago.Yes, Jeri, we do need more postings to keep the digests popping up. You mentioned the Spring issue of the Bulletin. Mine has yet to arrive!  I hope it is not as long as some of the past few issues

Re: [lace] Lacemakers' Hands

2016-05-04 Thread cec
Noelene, What a lovely poem. Thanks for sharing. Cindy in Virginia where it is wet and still a little chilly for Spring. Yvette Slabbert in New Zealand has a wonderful blog size with some really good articles about lacemaking: https://letslace.com/. Her latest project is to document pictures

Re: [lace] Keeping Arachne a Vital Lace News Resource- comment on 'Piecework'

2016-05-04 Thread Anna Binnie
Hi All I'm taking the opportunity to have a whinge about 'Piecework' May June 2016 issue I get this as an emagazine through my local library. There is an illustration of a beautiful piece of gros point lace labeled as crochet, it is on page 12. The rest of the magazine is simply beautiful

[lace] Ithaca Lace Days Classes available

2016-05-04 Thread Lyn Bailey
If you go to Holly Van Sciver’s website, http://vansciverbobbinlace.com/ in the upper left corner there is a link to the classes. I mention this because there were questions not too long ago. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA where the lack of sun, drizzle, clouds, cool weather we’ve had

[lace] Lacemakers' Hands

2016-05-04 Thread Noelene Lafferty
Yvette Slabbert in New Zealand has a wonderful blog size with some really good articles about lacemaking: https://letslace.com/. Her latest project is to document pictures of lacemakers' hands making lace - see her blog site for more details. So I wrote her a poem to go with the display:

[lace] Honiton With Rectangles?

2016-05-04 Thread Adele Shaak
While the list is quiet, I would like to ask a question. A member of my lace club brought a beautiful lace collar into our last club meeting. It is an heirloom, coming from her family in the English Midlands, and is 100 years old, if not older. The lace is very finely made - beautifully made

[lace] Miss Channer's mat

2016-05-04 Thread Diana Smith
If anyone is interested there is a used copy of the mat pattern on eBay at the moment. Listed under 'Bobbin lace making patterns' starting price £3.00. Sent from Diana's iPad - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help,

[lace] Keeping Arachne a Vital Lace News Resource

2016-05-04 Thread Jeriames
Dear Lacemakers, We have hundreds of members in various countries who do not read any other lace publications. We know hundreds of lurkers are subscribed to Arachne. Many days, there is nothing in my inbox. How can that be? It is time for some of you who are younger to participate.