[lace] Magic threads

2017-10-20 Thread Ann Humphreys
Many years ago Ilske Thomson gave a very detailed explanation how to put in magic threads and it worked very well. Unfortunately that was a long time ago and now I have forgotten. Can anyone help? Ann UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] Magic threads

2017-10-20 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Hello Ann, do you have the book „Unsichtbar - Invisible“ from M. Wolter-Kampmann? There you’ll find on different pages everything you can do with magic threads. If you don’t have the book I’ll try to explain the special way you are looking for. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@ar

Re: [lace] Magic threads

2017-10-20 Thread Jeri Ames
Dear Ann,   Since you have written from the UK: There are very clear instructions in the 2002 38-page "Magic Threads" booklet by Christine Springett (UK).  It has wonderful photos/illustrations and can be very helpful for people who have to join lengths of lace.  Perhaps one of your usual suppl

Re: [lace] Magic threads

2017-10-20 Thread N.A. Neff
Hi Ann, Also you can always try looking in the archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html I think the post you remember may be https://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/msg19856.html. (I searched on "magic threads Ilske".) Happy lacemaking! Nancy Connecticut, USA -

Re: [lace] Magic threads

2017-10-20 Thread N.A. Neff
PS, the book Ilske mentions is terrific and worth getting. Nancy On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 9:44 AM, N.A. Neff wrote: > Hi Ann, > > Also you can always try looking in the archives: https://www.mail-arc > hive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html > > I think the post you remember may be https://www.mail

[lace] Rosaline perle

2017-10-20 Thread Susan
Hello All! Ithaca Lace Day (Columbus Day weekend) was fabulous as usual! IOLI Finger Lakes Guild is a great host & the class lineup was superb. I was in Carolyn Wetzel’s Frisado class & my finished project is posted to Arachne Flickr. On Friday, before the event, I visited the Mann library a

[lace] Honor Kunkle

2017-10-20 Thread Lin Hudren
i just learned that my very first official "teacher" of lace passed away this past Wednesday. She celebrated her 99th birthday last Saturday, 10/14. while she no longer was making lace, she was still up and about until the last 5 weeks of her life. she spent many years conversing with me and i w

Re: [lace] Rosaline perle

2017-10-20 Thread Jeri Ames
Dear Susan, Please provide the title and author of the book.  Jeri Ames in Maine USA, Lace and Embroidery Resource Center   In a message dated 10/20/2017 4:27:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, hottl...@neo.rr.com writes:   Hello All! Ithaca Lace Day (Columbus Day weekend) was fabulous as usual! I v

[lace] starting lace from a bundle of threads

2017-10-20 Thread Bev Walker
Hello everyone, especially Susan, On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Susan wrote: > ... I would like to have a better understanding of why a lacemaker would > start out with a rolled clump of threads! And is this the only lace that > starts with a bundle? I've used the bundle start in Flanders

RE: [lace] Rosaline perle

2017-10-20 Thread Lorelei Halley
Susan A rolled bundle also plays an important part in Withof, and many pieces start with a bundle that defines a central vein in a leaf. And Cantu (called punto Venezia in Italian) uses a variation on the bundle to move threads around internally as the lace proceeds. Both Duchesse and Honiton

RE: [lace] Rosaline perle

2017-10-20 Thread Lorelei Halley
Jeri Here is a link to the book list for duchesse and Rosaline on laceioli. The bottom part of the list are the Rosaline books. http://laceioli.ning.com/group/duchesse/page/6475898:Page:38 Lorelei Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Rosaline perle Dear Susan, Please provid

[lace] Re: Joining ends of a crown

2017-10-20 Thread Sally Jenkins
Many thanks to all who have offered excellent advice regarding my question on how to finish a crown. I will make my choices and post a photo when it's done! Now to wind the bobbins. . . . Sally in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

[lace] Rosaline perlee

2017-10-20 Thread Susan
To Jeri’s question, the book is Rosaline Perle 2 by Judith Cordell, ISBN 978-0-9570698-1-7. Holly didn’t have her first volume on Rosaline in stock but was planning to reorder. Hope this helps. Thank you Lorelei! I knew about the rib & roll technique to carry threads in Honiton. Although