Re: [lace] What would YOU do?

2011-02-12 Thread Malvary J Cole
Carol - what a shame that happened to you. I hope you can get the rest of the 'mess' sorted out with no broken threads etc. I had an incident, but with no malicious intent, when I was making lace at an old heritage farm - 1850's houses with earth and straw floors. I had temporarily put my pi

Re: [lace] How do you feel about "Restored Bobbins?

2011-01-20 Thread Malvary J Cole
Boy - I should have proof this message before I sent it. I'll try again so it makes sense! I might try one of the products. For the rings, it doesn't matter if they are a little loose - weren't some of pewter rings loose and called 'jingles' or similar. Some of the bobbins have a spiral and

Re: [lace] How do you feel about "Restored Bobbins?

2011-01-20 Thread Malvary J Cole
I might try one of the products. For the rings it doesn't matter is they are a little loose - weren't some of pewter rings were loose weren't they called 'jingles' or similar. Some of the bobbins have a spiral and general are too rough to use as they are at the moment. I've been pondering this f

Re: [lace] How do you feel about "Restored Bobbins?

2011-01-20 Thread Malvary J Cole
I have rewired several bobbins where the wire has long since gone to wire-heaven. I'm sure (as Jacquie has also mentioned on several occasions) that the spangles we see on old bobbins we buy today are probably not the spangles that were on the bobbin when it was new. Some of those old spangle

Re: [lace] Teachers

2011-01-17 Thread Malvary J Cole
One time I had a class of seniors at a local community centre. Starting off with "put 2 over 3, put 2 over 1 and 4 over 3" one lady couldn't understand that the bobbin then took on the number of the space it was in, not the number it was when it started. Anyway, after several tries of explaini

Re: [lace] Re "Hide" some feeback

2011-01-14 Thread Malvary J Cole
"Jacquie wrote: If the person registering the event couldn't read, they weren't in a position to say. I have this all the time as my surname is Tinch - quite unusual. It gets written as Linch, Pinch or Finch. NO, T for Tango." And, in researching our family tree (Jacquie's and mine) ou

Re: [lace] "HIDE" Bobbin

2011-01-13 Thread Malvary J Cole
I had a quick look in Ancestry - there are several women with Hide as their middle name but most of the use of Hide as a first name are men. I then looked at those who were married to a husband named Hide, but couldn't see any of them who were lacemakers. I doubt that the women with middle name

[lace] Re: Crewel World raffle

2011-01-06 Thread Malvary J Cole
I got my friend to draw a name out of a bag today. The winner of the raffle is: Barbara Engle Barb - if you would send me your snail mail address, I'll put the book in the mail to you. Malvary in Ottawa (the Nation's Capital), Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com c

Re: [lace] lace prickings

2011-01-06 Thread Malvary J Cole
"Lorelei Halley wrote When I have an edging pattern where the repeats don't fit right on the roller I pad the roller with several layers of wool to make its diameter larger" When I'm using my roller pillow it is because I'm making a long length. In my opinion it is better to have the pattern

Re: [lace] Hand-made lace on ebay - no chance

2010-12-06 Thread Malvary J Cole
"Jean Nathan wrote: A City and Guilds lacemaker is offering Goth hand-made lace gloves with an opening bid required of £250." When I looked at the pictures (one of finished glove, one work in progress and 3 of other things), I thought perhaps the £250 included a skull, gravestone and a very ni

[lace] Re: [lace-chat] Re: Edwardian Farm

2010-12-02 Thread Malvary J Cole
If you campaign your local PBS station, they might show the series. We have had Victorian Farm here in Ottawa, but that might have been on TV Ontario which is also a Public Broadcast Station with some support from Ontario but also with public support. I realise that the PBS station in Waterto

Re: [lace] Help Needed

2010-12-02 Thread Malvary J Cole
"Jacquie wrote: My sister Malvary is making a curtain in strips (and the pressure of everyone asking how she's getting on with it has helped her being near to finishing) which she has joined on the pillow to get a good tension at the joins, but she found even with only one strip to join on, it

[lace] UK Lace 140

2010-11-04 Thread Malvary J Cole
I can now see what everyone is talking about. My copy of Lace arrived this morning. It was mailed by Air Mail on 30th September. I wonder where it has been. I hope that it visited some nice places on its way to me. Malvary in Ottawa where I have just one strip of curtain left to make (to repla

[lace] Visit to Brussels

2010-10-26 Thread Malvary J Cole
One of my lace friends is going to Brussels to visit family in November. She asked me if I knew of places she should visit, but as I've only been to Bruges I wasn't able to help, but I knew just the place to go, and here I am! She will be in Brussels in mid-November for a week and would like to i

Re: [lace] Modern bobbins.. "Artistic" (?) Pictures

2010-10-25 Thread Malvary J Cole
Margery wrote " Brian, these bobbins remind me of the ones made by Acorn" I thought that too, but when I found my Acorn bobbins I realised that the tail end of the bobbins Brian has shown doesn't have the trademark acorn. I must get around to spangling my Acorn bobbins and put them into use -

Re: [lace] Clamp bobbin

2010-10-13 Thread Malvary J Cole
"Tatman" wrote You press down on the spring loaded red part to reveal the hook and clamp it on the thread end to finish up that part of the lace. I haven't had a chance to use it. " This is exactly the Test Clip Adapters from Radio Shack with a hand-made wooden handle. The part number is 27

Re: [lace] bobbin turner - Canada

2010-10-02 Thread Malvary J Cole
"bev walker" wrote We can add the late Mr. Le Grande, Vancouver BC, who turned many many bobbins of the same midlands style for sale to lacemakers in the BC Lace Clubs of the time - c. 1970 through 1990 maybe?" I bought lots of Mr. Le Grande's bobbins when I first started they were quite inex

Re: [lace] Bobbin makers

2010-10-01 Thread Malvary J Cole
"Margot Walker wrote ...Anton Nahorny (who died a number of years ago), Wray Barton and Gary Wood. The latter two may have retired." Wray Barton and his wife Marjorie lived on Vancouver Island, then they moved across country to the Annapolis Valley. Marjorie and I were quite good friend

Re: [lace] lace and glue

2010-09-28 Thread Malvary J Cole
"Clay wrote. and give a reasonable rate for skilled work... $15 per hour is not unreasonable." I think that the Ontario minimum wage is around $10+ and I find $15 is only a little over minimum wage. Car mechanics, plumbers, electricians charge well over $50, computer tech charges $88 per

Re: [lace] Bobbin makers

2010-09-28 Thread Malvary J Cole
I have lots of bobbins made by Alan Hazel. He also made me bobbins from a chunk of my maple tree which came down in the severe ice-storm we had in 1998, and some from a neighbour's walnut tree. Malvary in Ottawa, where the retro lacing is almost at an end, perhaps 1 more day will have it off

Re: [lace] Accidents

2010-09-26 Thread Malvary J Cole
My worst accident was one day when I had gone away for a weekend break and I was carrying my pillow complete with tools etc into the hotel. I was waiting for the elevator while my friend was at the counter asking a question. I could feel that I was losing some of my load, so hitched it up aga

Re: [lace] Lamp ideas please

2010-08-10 Thread Malvary J Cole
Sue wrote: "I found an advert for a clamp on one which would do, but would prefer something I can maybe pin to my pillow, so wonder what others in the UK use?" I have a couple of booklights which work very well and aren't too large or heavy. One was from my sister, Jacquie, and came from the UK

Re: [lace] Agnes in Elloughton

2010-08-06 Thread Malvary J Cole
Sorry to hear the news and I empathize with Agnes, BUT there is no excuse not to make lace. As someone with brittle bones who recently has made a habit of breaking arms (mine) there is no reason why Agnes won't be able to make lace. A little slower perhaps, but it is good therapy for those st

Re: [lace] Dragon pattern?

2010-07-20 Thread Malvary J Cole
"Sister Claire wrote " Does anyone know of a dragon pattern in some kind of tape lace that I could buy or find on line?" There were some dragon patterns in Lace magazine a few years ago - I don't remember what type of lace they were. Malvary in Ottawa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...

Re: [lace] Tea Dying

2010-05-27 Thread Malvary J Cole
I echo what others have said about dying and I'm not sure how stable tea would be. You have to be careful with tea anyway as much of the tea is very orange (called Orange Pekoe with good reason). You would have to try black tea to see what colour comes out - or use herbal teas which have a ver

Re: [lace] Re: Sunday Edition, CBC One

2010-05-23 Thread Malvary J Cole
Here is the link to the article. It is part way through hour 1 http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/2010/05/may-23-2010.html#hour1 Malvary in Ottawa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@y

[lace] Sunday Edition, CBC One

2010-05-23 Thread Malvary J Cole
There is an item coming up on this program a little later about the Lacemakers of somewhere in Southern India which is (according to CBC) the last place where lace is made by hand. Not sure what type of lace. I'll listen to the article and post the web-address later so that others can hear it. M

Re: [lace] Re: Lace on Airplanes (& spiraled wire comment)

2010-05-22 Thread Malvary J Cole
"Susan Reishus wrote: Some bring a prepaid, self-address mailer, just in case their expensive or favorite needles are at risk. That means either stepping out of line, or trusting someone else to post it, but perhaps helpful to some." When leaving Heathrow (London) there had not been anywhere

Re: [lace] lace sizing

2010-05-14 Thread Malvary J Cole
I was thinking (I do occasionally) - is there any clue to be obtained from the patterns that are given for the decorations for the Christmas Balls. One of our lace group made lots and lots of so when she sees this, perhaps she will write - if not I'll jog her memory - Colette how did you measure

Re: [lace] Posh Bags

2010-03-29 Thread Malvary J Cole
That should read PO Box 2114 (not P OP Box) Malvary - Original Message - From: "Malvary J Cole" Cc: Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Posh Bags OK - I give in - I went down to the basement to find a Lace Society Magazine. The Address is:

Re: [lace] Posh Bags

2010-03-29 Thread Malvary J Cole
OK - I give in - I went down to the basement to find a Lace Society Magazine. The Address is: Posh Bags Janette Smith P. OP. Box 2114 Salisbury, Wilts SP2 2BD Tel: 01722 320161 Malvary in Ottawa where it is supposed to be much warmer (4c at the moment and rained most of the day) later in th

Re: [lace] Plimoth Jacket/Waistcoat photos published

2010-03-26 Thread Malvary J Cole
Here is the link http://www.ealonline.com/sources/1004/jacket.php Malvary in Ottawa where it is cold again today after +10 yesterday and will be +6 again tomorrow but was -14 overnight and only 0 today. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lac

Re: [lace] Shredding threads

2010-02-24 Thread Malvary J Cole
When we (Jacquie, Tamara, Julie and I) went to IOLI in Montreal, Jacquie and Tamara were taking a course doing Cluny de Brioude. Tamara made 'leather' cover cloths and I was given one which I still enjoy using. Tamara would be able to tell you what she bought to make the cloths with. Some of

[lace] Yippee

2010-02-05 Thread Malvary J Cole
The postman came, and so did my copy of Lace. No date as to when it was posted. But - it is here now. Malvary in Ottawa where it is -7c, bright and sunny - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemoder

Re: [lace] Lace Fan

2010-02-05 Thread Malvary J Cole
Jeri wrote: The 64-page January issue of "Lace", the publication of The Lace Guild (U.K.), arrived here yesterday (Feb. 4). Lucky you, Jeri - mine still hasn't arrived. Thank goodness my sister had got hers because we needed to get in our applications for Convention otherwise we'll end up w

Re: [lace] bugle question

2010-01-28 Thread Malvary J Cole
Hi - just looking at mine and thinking back to the course - we didn't do anything special with the bugles. It looks like there were two twists then the two bugles seem to be only on one thread of the pair and then there were two more twists. So that the bugles folded side-by-side. The bottom

Re: [lace] Query about putting beads on lace

2010-01-27 Thread Malvary J Cole
How funny - I just found my piece too, a couple of days ago. Nice picture of all us arachnians. Malvary in Ottawa where it is snowing great big fluffy flakes at the moment. Monday temp +6c, yesterday 0c, today -3c, tomorrow -4c, Friday -13c - Original Message - From: "Brenda Paterno

Re: [lace] Re: Cranford (long)

2010-01-20 Thread Malvary J Cole
I've taped it because it was on over a series of Sunday evenings and I didn't think my friend would enjoy it. It is the book we studied for GCE's (final leaving exams to those in US and other places). I thought I'd be interested in seeing it on film and see how much of it I remembered 50 years

Re: [lace] Faces on beads

2009-12-07 Thread Malvary J Cole
Have you tried the fine marker pens that you can use on plastic? I have a Staedtler permanent Lumocolor which says it is waterproof on most surfaces - cd/dvds etc. Don't know if it will work on pearl beads Malvary in Ottawa (but I bought the pen in England and safely use it to write notes on

Re: [lace] Lace Wellingtons

2009-11-19 Thread Malvary J Cole
Boo hoo - they only go up to size 10 Malvary in Ottawa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

Re: [lace] tatted caterpillar and updated website

2009-10-02 Thread Malvary J Cole
Sue - I think you need .uk on the end of the north down lacemaker web-site address: www.northdownslacemakers.org.uk Malvary in Ottawa, Canada where it is a cool but sunny day at the moment. Just getting a new door fitted, but the supplier forgot the handle, so I can't open and close it nor lo

Re: [lace] real danger comming to the USA???????? or just a fluffy knit

2009-07-06 Thread Malvary J Cole
I didn't have any problem leaving Ottawa with my knitting, but had to put it into my checked luggage at Heathrow. Be careful hoping to put things into an envelope and mail them back to yourself if they fail to pass security. There is a mailbox in Ottawa, but no mailbox in sight anywhere at H

Re: [lace] We did it

2009-06-28 Thread Malvary J Cole
A quick check on google tells me that French Ivory is a plastic produced to simulate ivory. It is made from celluloid plastic with some ground powdered ivory mixed in. It was first produced by the Xylonite Company in 1866. It is most commonly made into sets for the dressing table - very popu

Re: [lace] We did it

2009-06-27 Thread Malvary J Cole
Sue - your other options are: Wood, bamboo, French Ivory. When you remove the fabric that is on the sticks at the moment, do so very carefully as it will give you a good template. Also, before you remove the fabric spread the fan out and draw a good shape and take careful measurements. It w

Re: [lace] torchon lace query

2009-06-22 Thread Malvary J Cole
I am making an edging which I started at Lace Convention in Bristol (2005?) (Lavender and Lace workshop). I was just turning the 4th corner when I noticed that I had done Dieppe ground in the triangle next to the footside rather than the Roseground that was in all the other triangles. I really

Re: [lace] Bobbin winders

2009-06-19 Thread Malvary J Cole
Looked that up in Lace 42, but find that it was plans/ideas used to build an electric bobbin winder for Dr. Yvonne Hawkins sister. The motor from an electric food mixer was used,. Malvary in Ottawa. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y..

Re: [lace] Bobbin winders

2009-06-19 Thread Malvary J Cole
I had written to Sheila privately and have looked through the issue that she suggested might be the one where the article was included, plus a few issues on each side, but as yet haven't been successful in finding it. If I can find it (and if the Lace Guild don't mind it being posted on the we

Re: [lace] smelly lace book

2009-06-14 Thread Malvary J Cole
If the book has mould the following might work. We have a phone in show on the radio. Last week's guest was an antique and furniture conservator. Someone phoned in because he had a wooden chest which had been stored in the basement and had got some mould inside. The conservator did not recomm

[lace] Lace exhibition by Embassy of Hungary

2009-06-02 Thread Malvary J Cole
For anyone in the Ottawa area, I thought you might be interested about this exhibit. The Embassy of the Republic of Hungary is pleased to bring you an exhibit of Halas Lace in cooperation with FRAMED!, and we invite you to come and see these wonderful examples of Hungarian art and culture. This la

Re: Was [lace] Lace Article You May Enjoy now selling lace

2009-05-28 Thread Malvary J Cole
Hi Sue - as someone else said this is Honiton Point. When Jacquie and I were at Lace Convention in Worcester we were able to get a whole pile of old patterns for Honiton point. A couple of days later at the Antiques Market at Covent Garden (held on Mondays for anyone who is visiting London), I

Re: [lace] Seeking information TIA

2009-05-25 Thread Malvary J Cole
I had a look at the information mentioned by Bev (link is as follows: http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/periodicals/nol_7071_3.pdf In looking through it, there are articles and lists of member of National Old Lacers Club - I assume this is a forerunner of IOLI - the logo looks similar.

Re: [lace] Moving Lace

2009-05-23 Thread Malvary J Cole
Lesley - if you can still work for a little further before you need to move, I recommend using a 'felt bridge' i.e. 1 piece of felt about 2" wide with a piece about 1.5" wide centred on it, with a piece about 1" wide centred on that, and stitched together. Tuck the bridge under the pricking and

Re: [lace] Re: Aluminum Bobbins

2009-05-22 Thread Malvary J Cole
I have several Aluminum bobbins, but I have no idea who made them. I also inherited a few of mum's aluminum bobbins (although I think hers would probably be made of aluminium as they were English)! I love them. I don't find them any different to work with except that they hold lots of thread

Re: [lace] colours

2009-05-15 Thread Malvary J Cole
Jacquie is quite right. In fact, I had started a message to that effect last night, then decided to go to bed instead. (Although I think it might have been sky blue pink with rainbow stripes). Oh, and by the way, Jacquie doesn't have a tv. Good luck in the rally on Sunday, sis! Malvary in O

Re: [lace] Silk thread

2009-05-14 Thread Malvary J Cole
I bought some "Udderly Smooth" but found that I couldn't use it because of the smell. It is quite highly perfumed, so if anyone has an allergy to perfume this product is not for you. I use Merino Lanolin Skin Creme which has no perfume and no colour. It comes from New Zealand and was quite e

Re: [lace] silk and cotton

2009-05-08 Thread Malvary J Cole
"Sue wrote: We tried to work out to order enough of the venus thread to work our special napkins last year and still have 20 spools unused, LOL So our counting and working out was way off. I am on the other side of the problem. I am making a curtain and ordered a full box of thread when I s

Re: [lace] silk and cotton

2009-05-08 Thread Malvary J Cole
Sue - when my sister Jacquie came to teach Milanese for the first time here in Canada, she told us that we needed two pillows and two sets of bobbins. The first set was to practice the stitches that we were going to use on the finished piece and the second set was for the actual pattern. We wer

Re: [lace] re: IOLI Bulletin

2009-04-29 Thread Malvary J Cole
Having just come back from UK after attending the Lace Guild Convention in Worcester and the Lace Society AGM in Alcester, my 'stopped' mail has now been delivered and I don't have my IOLI Bulletin either. Malvary in Ottawa, where it was 30c when we touched down on Monday, but has cooled off a

Re: [lace] Thanks

2009-03-15 Thread Malvary J Cole
Alex - if you need better instructions than mine you might want to look at the following website http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/2812/doll.html Malvary in Ottawa, Canada - Original Message - Alex Stillwell" wrote: The church doll has taken my fancy for this particular chapt

Re: [lace] Handkerchief material

2009-03-14 Thread Malvary J Cole
It has also been mentioned here before that you can often pick up cotton and linen handkerchiefs very inexpensively at your local charity shop. Malvary in Ottawa, Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, wri

Re: [lace] Ideas

2009-03-13 Thread Malvary J Cole
The first thing that I thought of for a small piece of lace with corner without having to make the edge for the whole hanky was a Church Doll. A little doll made from a hanky that was given to children to play with in church so that there is nothing hard to make a noise if it was dropped. Mal

Re: [lace] Picture of the "slince" element

2009-03-12 Thread Malvary J Cole
Unfortunately, for me, at least, there was a caption saying that this image or video had been moved or deleted. From the time I took an Idrija course with Bridget Cook, I seem to remember her saying that slince was a spider. Malvary in Ottawa - Original Message - From: "Sister Clair

Re: [lace] needle lace revisited

2009-01-18 Thread Malvary J Cole
Sue wrote: " Definitely one of those things that one could take most places to sit and do in 'quiet moments' long as it wasn't on a plane not sure that the needles would be allowed!" I would just say that the one thing that I have been able to do on planes is my counted cross-stitch.

Re: [lace] Mixing fibres and gimp question

2009-01-03 Thread Malvary J Cole
This is primarily for Avital - just a quick question for my own information, but I thought others might also be interested I heard a program yesterday talking about the rules of Kosher with respect to fabric and it mentioned that linen and wool can not be mixed. One of the reasons given was t

Re: [lace] A new career?

2008-11-21 Thread Malvary J Cole
What came to mind was the piece of lace made by the lacemakers in Montreal at IOLI. Sort of like maypole dancing. It could work nicely in the Cirque setting. Tatting might be a little more difficult, slipping that knot from one side to the other! Malvary in Ottawa - To unsubscribe send e

[lace] Urgent help needed to identify object

2008-11-14 Thread Malvary J Cole
Sorry to post to both boards, but sister Jacquie has asked me to post the following pictures for some urgent help in identifying this object. She urgently needs to find out what this is before the end of the weekend. http://good-times.webshots.com/album/568383048jvtGIk Here is the text of her me

Re: [lace] IOLI membership sec.

2008-11-08 Thread Malvary J Cole
Hi - her name is Barbara Saltern and her e-mail address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Malvary in Ottawa - Original Message - From: "Patsy A. Goodman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lace on arachne" Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 3:38 AM Subject: [lace] IOLI membership sec. Hi, Can someone p

[lace] Sheila Browns Halloween picture

2008-10-31 Thread Malvary J Cole
As requested by Sheila here is the link to her Halloween picture. Not strictly lace, but this is where she had tried to post it. http://good-times.webshots.com/album/568383622AnYDez I hope it works, if not I'll try again. Malvary - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the

Re: [lace] Really small thin bobbins. -now Travel pillow

2008-10-27 Thread Malvary J Cole
As Jacquie says, I have one of the little pillows. It is very comfortable to use and when you could take such things on the plane, it fitted nicely into the hand baggage and was easy to use even in the confined space of an airline seat. I haven't travelled with it since 2001and miss having it

Re: [lace] Really small thin bobbins. Why?

2008-10-26 Thread Malvary J Cole
I have one very, very thin bone bobbin - it has obviously been well used and is very worn. Perhaps they started off thinner because of the amount of bone available to use - better to make a thin bobbin than no bobbin at all. Mine is of average length, but I do have a couple of very short wood b

Re: [lace] Re: IOLI website

2008-10-15 Thread Malvary J Cole
If anyone needs the IOLI Membership form for this year before the website is back up and running, let me know. I have it saved on my computer. Malvary in Ottawa. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

Re: [lace] Gravenmoerse, 10th anniversary and sale price

2008-09-29 Thread Malvary J Cole
I looked at someone's webstore the other day (don't remember the name) and was amazed to see bookmarks for sale for $10.00 and handmade scarfs with what they say is expensive yarn also for either $10 (shorter) and $15 (longer). I'm sorry to say that I find that this undervalue's our work. It

Re: [lace] Re: lace hankie

2008-09-29 Thread Malvary J Cole
I find a good source of hankies is your local charity shop. There are always lots at a reasonable price. Some have embroidery on, but you can avoid those. I made two hankies for the mum and mum in law for a wedding last year. I based the edging on the pattern I had used for the garter. I u

Re: [lace] lace pins and finger tips

2008-09-22 Thread Malvary J Cole
Hi Sue - I used them in Montreal at IOLI when my finger got sore after the first session of class. I found them a little awkward at first, but soon got used to them. Have you tried just using 2-3 layers of micropore (readily available at the chemist and useful for other things if it doesn't w

[lace] Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting

2008-09-19 Thread Malvary J Cole
My cousin, who has a home in Scottsdale, called me to tell me about the exhibit at the Scottsdale Museum. The website is http://www.smoca.org/exhibit.php?id=174 There is a list of date for different events in connection with the exhibit and I see the "Lacey Ladies" will be there on a couple of oc

Re: [lace] Miss Warren

2008-09-14 Thread Malvary J Cole
The picture on the dust wrapper is also plate 47 facing page 245. There are several Warren families in the 1901 census for Stoke Goldington. Page 239 of the same book says that 1906 was marked by the establishment at Stoke Goldington by Mr. Armstron of what is known as the "Bucks Cottage Worke

Re: [lace] Miss Warren

2008-09-14 Thread Malvary J Cole
Have now found the book. There is no indication of her age, however, I would suspect that the Miss Warren was in the original edition which was printed in 1909. There is a picture of a class but that is dated 1918 so would not have been in the original. Another signal that perhaps she was in

Re: [lace] Miss Warren

2008-09-13 Thread Malvary J Cole
"Cherry Knobloch" asked: "The lace maker on the cover is identified as Miss Warren, of Stoke Goldington. Does anyone know anything about this woman?" A quick check at the 1901 census for the name Warren and Stoke Goldington lists about 7 families with the name Warren. 3 ladies Elizabeth (55

Re: [lace] Re: Mixing Threads

2008-09-08 Thread Malvary J Cole
Here are a couple of rough translations of Francis' text: 1st translation (http://ets.freetranslation.com/) Explanation by my textile The seeking to structures and that so strongly possible try to give defense is an aspect that returns in all my work. As well in my textile as in my edelsmeed

Re: [lace] Pop goes the weasel

2008-08-17 Thread Malvary J Cole
The meaning I had heard was that the weasel was a hat - made out of weasel rather than more expensive pelts, and to pop something is to pawn it. So, when you think of the rhyme: Up and down the city road (i.e. strutting around in your finery with your posh hat on you head) In and out of the

Re: [lace] hitches on the bobbin

2008-08-16 Thread Malvary J Cole
Wendy - I think from your description that you are doing two separate hitches on the bobbin, if so I can understand why it doesn't unroll easily. Have you tried doing one hitch but with the thread going round the neck of the bobbin twice instead of once. I do that sometimes with some stubborn

Re: [lace] roller or block

2008-07-27 Thread Malvary J Cole
Both Carol and Clay mentioned 'fitting' the pattern round the roller. May I suggest that when using a roller that you have the pattern larger than the roller. If the pattern is fitted closely round the roller, then you are using the same pinholes on every rotation of the roller. This is prob

Re: [lace] roller or block

2008-07-27 Thread Malvary J Cole
Nancy wrote: "I was going to buy a roller pillow but the man who owns the site says that almost everyone uses block pillows instead. Which is best? Roller or block?" The type of pillow really depends on what type of lace you make. To help with your decision just remember that you can easily

Re: [lace] OIDFA

2008-07-05 Thread Malvary J Cole
The word video is on the top edge of the page when it first opens - it is one of the tabs. Malvary in Ottawa. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [lace] OIDFA No Sue, an English moment I think. I couldn't find it

lace@arachne.com

2008-05-28 Thread Malvary J Cole
Alice - one place you might want to research is Lace in Calais in northern France (one end of the chunnel). They have a big manufactured lace industry - smuggled machines from Nottingham. I haven't been to the Museum there, but do have a couple of pieces of lace from friends who live close by

Re: [lace] Malvary's Coloured Idrija

2008-04-05 Thread Malvary J Cole
Thanks for letting me see the finished lace. Glad to know that one person at least, has finished their dolphin. A couple of others who saw me on Sunday at Convention said they were up around the dorsal fin. On Sunday, as I didn't have a class, I finished the one I had been doing at the lace

Re: [lace] Lacemaking in 'Larkrise to Candleford'

2008-02-24 Thread Malvary J Cole
Jenny wrote: you can go to the BBC iPlayer and watch the episode online at your leisure jenny barron Scotland But only if you live in the UK. Not available to outsiders. Malvary in Ottawa (the Nation's Capital), Canada where we have had an absolutely lovely spring day and some of our enorm

[lace] Surprise present

2008-02-18 Thread Malvary J Cole
When I went to my aquafit class today the instructor said, "I have something for you". She fished into her bag and gave me a small piece of Idrija lace mounted on a piece of card complete in the original package from Slovenia. Interesting that Idrija is my current interest. Apparently she had th

Re: [lace] Lace making dome on ebay

2008-01-21 Thread Malvary J Cole
I think the picture is missing something - the square base doesn't seem to be there, unless the pattern is underneath (but it would nice if they showed it. If the square base is separate with a 'lace pattern' on it, it reminds me of a butter dish. Hard to tell, but nothing lace making related

[lace] Help with old pricking

2008-01-14 Thread Malvary J Cole
I was able to purchase some very old parchment prickings and am now looking for some suggestions on how to: a) get out a fold; and b) unroll two prickings which have been rolled up together very tightly. I have been able to unroll them part way, but am nervous to try to pull them further in case

Re: [lace] Question of terminology

2007-12-16 Thread Malvary J Cole
It is a problem with many books and you need to check out what is being described as cloth stitch and whole stitch (or cs + twist or ws + twist). When we first re-started the Canadian Lacemaker Gazette with the Ottawa Lace Guild there was a lot of discussion on this topic and how we were going

Re: [lace] To the lace makers.

2007-12-11 Thread Malvary J Cole
Cindy wrote : "I don't know why you would spend so much time doing that when you can go and buy lace for $! a yard at Walmart" I had a similar instance to that one day when I was demonstrating. One lady asked if I ever sell my lace and I said no because people don't want to pay what it is wor

Re: [lace] $65,000 Lace Fan

2007-12-02 Thread Malvary J Cole
My thoughts exactly - who cares about the gold and diamonds we want the lace!!! Malvary in Ottawa - Original Message - From: "bevw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 4:38 PM Subject: Re: [lace] $65,000 Lace Fan Hi Jeri and everyone T

Re: [lace] Sad news -

2007-11-30 Thread Malvary J Cole
Indeed, how sad. I was using her little book on Cantu earlier this week as I have a student who has been working on a piece since last summer. I remember taking a course with her at Ithaca and she made little boxes out of paper/light card, one for each student. Malvary in Ottawa - To unsub

Re: [lace] Breaking threads

2007-11-29 Thread Malvary J Cole
Sometimes it is a question of the thread being too dry. Depends on where it has been stored. I remember my first Honiton course where someone's thread kept breaking. She was asked to fetch her facecloth, wetted and wrung out as dry as she could, then lay it over her work. She then went for a

Re: [lace] Postage costs - was Arachne pin badge

2007-11-29 Thread Malvary J Cole
Hi Jean and others - you can check out the rate that should have been charged for sending the parcel. You would need to weigh the books and estimate the weight of the packing but you would definitely get an idea of how much you should have been charged. You also have to take into account the

Re: [lace] Cranford

2007-11-19 Thread Malvary J Cole
I hope it comes to Canada - probably will as we get a lot of BBC tv programming. Cranford was the book I had to study for my final English Lit exams before I left school. I remember the story about the cow. Malvary in Ottawa (the Nation's capital), Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [EMA

Re: [lace] Another eBay "thingy"

2007-11-10 Thread Malvary J Cole
When I looked at it the first thing that sprang to mind is the "do-hickey" (don't know its correct name) that is used in synagogues to follow the words of the Torah when you are reading. Avital or Miriam might know, but we probably won't hear from them at the moment. Probably isn't, but other

Re: [lace] Wendy Lawton Bobbin Lace

2007-11-05 Thread Malvary J Cole
And she can't even work on her lace with the bobbins hanging from the wrong side of the pillow, while she is waiting to be sold. Malvary in Ottawa - Original Message - From: "Sue Babbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "arachne" Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 10:39 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Wen

Re: [lace] interesting pic of lacemakers on ebay 150175326927

2007-10-31 Thread Malvary J Cole
Interesting too, that they have shown the back of the photo which says quite clearly that it must not be sold. Malvary in Ottawa (the Nation's Capital), Canada "Kate Henry" wrote interesting pic of lacemakers on ebay 150175326927 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the

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