[lace] On-line textile archives - a lot of lace books and patterns for free

2016-09-16 Thread Witchy Woman
I am a daily lurker, but don't get to post very often. Jeri recently posted a link to the cs.arizona archives. There are actually quite a few archives out there. To find books on most of these sites, in the search field use any of the words: lace, lacemaking, lace making, pillow lace or bo

Re: [lace] Lace eye candy

2016-09-16 Thread Jeriames
Why should any lace be bathed in salt water? Have professional conservators and restorers approved this "treatment"? This is a simple reminder that I "preach" to be very careful about exposing your precious laces to chemicals and minerals in water drawn from private wells and public water suppl

[lace] Re: Lace eye candy

2016-09-16 Thread Susan Vossier
Hi Susan, The lace is made normally then immersed in sea water at the local salt works. It was Marie-Thérèse Bonniol who first thought up the technique - Denise, of the site you mention, learnt it from her - and you can see the various stages here: http://artetdentelle.free.fr and go to Dentell

[lace] Univ. of Arizona Lace Digital Archives - Chinese Laces

2016-09-16 Thread Jeriames
Dear Susan, Yes, there is way too much to know about lace (and textiles, in general). Since I've seen no Arachne responses to your inquiry about "Chinese laces", please tell us more about what you wish to understand: the author/document/page(s) where you found the referenced subject. I'll

[lace] Lacy objects

2016-09-16 Thread jviking
Hi All, I was just reading a Weaving newsletter I get and in the column "Beweave It" they mentioned an exhibit in the UK by Nora Fok. Very interesting, a lot of laciness. Thought you might enjoy seeing this. Here's the gallery URL and click exhibitions to find New Threads. http://www.harleygal