Zen, Lace and the Art of Motorcyling
(with apologies to Robert Pirsig)
In Oriental way of thought
Life's balance you maintain.
For every Yin there is a Yang
For every joy some pain
And so for some who love to lace
With thread as light as feather,
The other side's a motor bike
Complete with full b
I've been corresponding with a lady who lives
"on a mountain near Silver Ciy, New Mexico USA."
in a RV Park, who needs help with both bobbin lace
and tatting
Are there any Arachne lacers in the vicinity?
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While browsing through Pamela Nottinghams" Technique of
Torchon Lace" I came across this fascinating phrase:
"Of little interest to the collector are the small wooden bobbins turned on
pole lathes by the chair
bodgers in the Chiltern Hills."
Brian, or anyone else who knows, what's a chair bodger
Aha, look more carefully, Noelene.
Previous page in Brenda-s book,
Pipers Silks Fine Twisted Silk, page 33 (not Pipers Silks Twisted Gloss Silk,
page 34)
There's a 4/20 there, 2S, 56 wpc.
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> 210/2 spun silk - 2s, 46 wpc
> 4/20 twisted silk - 4/20??? 40/3, 19, but there is no 4/ or /20 under
> twisted gloss silk
I happened to have Brenda's book beside me right now, because MINE went missing
for a day. It is
used so much it gets carted about, and I forget where I leave it
A magnifier/light, really needed because of the very poor
night lighting in our house (walls are dark brick, a real light
soaker). (from son-and-heir)
Ulrike Lohr's book Beginning of the End - well, actually I
ordered a copy from her when she was in Australia, and it
turned up just before Christm
Australia's had personalised stamps for some times - a sheet of 20 is $23.00
for $10.00 postal value, decreasing with greater quantity. But it has a Post
Office design on two thirds of the sheet, you can only add your photo to the
right hand third. Several designs to choose from, but limiting for
Hi Lorelia,
> I have the Luxton-Fukuyama book on Honiton. Half is designs by Luxton, half
Sounds like a wonderful book.
Are these Batsford books? If so, iIs there any point in lobbying Batsford to
look into
republishing them?
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Brenda writes:
> I have a book called "Three-dimensional Crochet" by Sachiko Yamamoto
> written in Japanese and English, pub 2002 by the author. Floral
> motifs, a bit like Irish crochet but worked in bright colours using
> Cotton Perle for dress, parasol, bag and household decoration.
This go
Jenny Barron writes
> I seem to remember some talk about Queen Victoria's honiton lace some time
> ago. There is a book on
eBay at the moment that might be of interest. I've not seen it before
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=269&item=6939805474&rd=1
I notice this book i
Thanks for the posting Patty, it's a shame they don't show some internal page
pictures.
I see there are no bids for it.
Tip for anyone having trouble with URL links like this that get split up. To
rejoin
without getting out of your email program, hit "Reply" to the message - this
allows you
t
I'm certain we'd all love to hear more of the Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth lace
collection.
Please do keep us informed.
How I envy those living in the UK with access to exhibits like this. I feel
like it's living
in a cultural desert here in Australia at times. Thank goodness for Arachne so
at lea
Many thanks to all who sent messages answering my query
about Withof. Arachne really is a treasure trove.
I have now placed my order for bobbins with DH and
with three months up my sleeve, I just MAY get them
before the workshop!
Noelene in Cooma,
Where it has rained all night, lovely soaking r
I intend doing a workshop in Withof early next year, and
am curious to know what is the best shape of bobbins for
the project. I usually use spangled Midlands, but I read
I will need unspangled bobbins and want to get my DH
turning me some now.
How many will I need? And do I need any special so
Claire writes:
> have enough to finish my lace. Of course when I do finish him I will
> make a picture available for you all to see what all the fuss was
> about.
And I for one will then find out what a "Green Man" actually is!
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> Yesterday (Tuesday) we had several snow flurries & a light dusting overnight.
> Then mid-morning it started snowing for several hours & now there is a good
> couple of centimeters which has accumulated on all the trees & the ground.
>So winter is finally here in Tartu. And I've been tatting some
Sue Harvey wrote:
> friend of mine who loves doing spiders. I had to print it out twice, once
> in landscape and once portrait because I could not get it to print all of it
> out in portrait, but managed to fit the two together ok.
I checked, and the page is designed to print out neatly on an A4
Just got a thrill - logged on to the ALG website and they are
using my "Cooma Kiss" pattern as their current on line pattern!
www.austlaceguild.org/pages/patterns.htm
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I made a lace wool scarf when I first started bobbin lace, in 1 ply pure wool
(from New Zealand). I
started off with a simple edging and designed a pattern using a "little crown",
a few lozenges and a
few spiders, with the idea of attaching it around a fairly narrow piece of
fabric. When I'd
f
I'm making a very small strip of Bucks (Waratah from Elwyn Kenn's Point Ground
Patterns from
Australia) to go round the top of a little lavender bag. The whole strip will only be
about 5
inches long.
Question - how do I join the end back to the beginning to make a continuous strip?
The strip
> This page lists all the lace bobbins etc but also some of the tat that hardly
> qualifies as 'lacemaking'
> Regards
> Rikki
It's obvious from the wording that Rikki mean the "tat" as per dictionary
definition of "tat - 1 n. colloq. tatty things; rubbish, junk. (back formation from
tatty)"
Ho
Sylvia, the mat is just beautiful, and I loved the comment about
Lacers Anonymous:
Lacers Anonymous
Lacers Anonymous offers to help
All those who're addicted to lace.
Who sit up past midnight, neglect household chores
And have lace stuff all over the place.
They promise to help you to strengthen
I'm laced out, recovering from a two day intensive
workshop. As "light relief", I wrote this:
Workshop Musings.
What have I taken on here?
Why did I say I'd go?
It will be far above my head
Out of reach of what I know.
My equipment is all ready.
According to her list
Except I brought some felt
Hi Sharon,
I recently had a similar problem. I offered to try to sell
several old bobbins for the daughter of a lacemaker who
had passed away.
I first scanned them, and put pictures on my little website.
and told Arachne. I got lots of helpful ansers. Brian Lemin
here in Australia, who is somew
Welcome to Arachne Tracy, I'm sure you'll enjoy it
and find it a mine of information!
First stop would be Lori's site
www.lacefairy.com
There are quite a few Australians in this group, hope
we don't make you feel homesick
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All this talk about copyright and designing .
I am designing my own (very wide for me) edge to
make up in my (previously reported) variegated thread -
I've tried out a sample, and it looks great.
My question is this - what's your opinion on the width
of a zig zag trail, given that if you
At a Canberra craft fair last week, I purchased a couple of
hanks of a variegated yarn 60% cotton, 40% viscose in
wonderful colours. It's called Vittoria, from Filatura di
Crosa in Italy, each hank has about 1,400 metres, and
the thread thickness is about equivalent to Bockens 40/2
(22 wpc). It
If any Oz spiders are interested in buying Tamara's book,
I'm willing to be go-between for a one-off shipment to be
sent to Australia by sea mail, and I will distribute the books
to individual purchasers. If you are interested:
1. Books will take between 4 and 8 weeks to get to you
from the
Margot writes
> I forgot to add that's where you find hackle pliers, which are so
> useful when you break a thread.
And for us tatters, the "zingers" - the little gadget you can pin
like a brooch which has a retractable cord, to which can be
attached your cut-down crochet hook (I have an old
Took Lynn from Wollongong and her Canadian friend out to
a local shop called Past Times (where I get my "striped" sock
wool). They are Australian agents for Ashford spinning gear
and they have a lot of weaving yarns.
In a "specials" bin there was a big bundle of unusual thread.
It is labelled "si
Thanks Sof for the link to the Bailleul lace meeting.
I spent a lovely time last night browsing through the
first site in particular
It's made me realise just how much lacemaking must be
done in Europe, compared to Australia. Especially since
I live in a small country town (pop. 8,000) which is a
Tip for lacemakers - keep your Smarties in a plastic cup
so you can tip them straight into your mouth while lacemaking
and not get the colours on your fingers.
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> Carol - in Suffolk UK - still with a trapped nerve in back
Welcome to a new Oz spider to Arachne - Margaret in
Echuca, Victoria. Hope you enjoy this group of friends
as much as I do.
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My pillows are stored under a roll top writing desk
when not in use. (the desk is used to store lots of
lace making bits and pieces). They are-
1.My favourite block pillow, my first, but I have had to
replace its blocks with ethafoam as the first set were
polystyrene (thanks Jean for definitions
I've just sold a book over Ebay, and was told by the buyer that she
has "French Bulldogs, a favourite pet of lacemakers in France".
Has anyone every heard this before?
I did a Google search for "French Bulldogs Lace" and came up with
the story that they were taken to France by the Nottingham la
OK, the painted Honitons and the remaining couple of
old-looking wooden bobbins are now on my website.
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Well, I've scanned the "white" bobbins - 10 of them, and
reconfigured my web page so that all that is on it at the
moment is the bits about me and my poetry, Bill and his
bobbins, the Round House, and the antique bobbins.
I have limited the size of the picture so if you click on it
to get a bette
There are two pillows with bobbins on Ebay in Australia at the
moment, one going for $112.50, the other for $102.50, the
latter being at
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19158&item=8115090415#ebayphotohosting
Go to view seller's other items for the other.
To me, they loo
Sorry to post to lace, but I can't reply to Barb Saltern - Barb, my
messages get bounced back because of a RBL check, something
to do with stopping spam mail
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Thanks Bev, it's interesting to read what people are doing.
Me? I've only got a couple underway at the moment:
1. A white linen with pink trail Torchon edge for a mat for a
friend's 70th birthday. Nearly finished.
2.A 4 inch square of gold coloured and bright orange Sifonda
At long last I have received my booklets from the printer, and details
of how to purchase are on my website (address below).
Hopefully, there will be a few for sale on the Consignment Sales table
at the 2004 IOLI Convention.
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Hi Mary
Doing a clean up of my internet folders, and I haven't seen
anyone answer your query about attaching a hanky edge,
so I've sent it on to Lace.
The main thing to remember is that your lace will shrink when
you take all the pins out and take it off the pillow. The amount
of shrinkage will v
Mary send the following to lace-chat recently, and I thought
I'd move it to lace, 'specially seeing things seem a bit slow.
I'll send a reply in a separate message.
Mary writes:
Okay, here's a newby question asked to me by another newby, and it had me
thinking. She found some pre-made linen hanke
I've had a bit of a search, but I can't find a poem for a handkerchief
for a bride, only for a christening.
Jeanne, when you posted last time, someone challenged me to make
one up, so this time I've had a go. I used the poem Jacquie just posted
as a starting point.
A dainty edge of snow wh
Betty Ann Rice writes
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and want to know what about Nolene's booklet. Is it ready for sale, am I to preorder,
how do I get
one? Anxious to find out the details...I have sheets of her poems tha
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> Hey Noelene,
>
> I'm disappointed in you. You should know there are two territori
And there are seven states, plus one territory, here in
Australia. How 'bout that, Oz spiders?
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> At long last, CD3 and CD4 are ready for shipment. This time, they will be sent
> together as a
pair, packaged in a double jewel case. The cost is the same as before, but as a pair,
not singly.
So total for both would be $20 plus postage (
Two lace veils in consecutive weekends!
Thanks to all who provided information about the Danish wedding - does anyone
know about the veil at the Spanish wedding yesterday, and those wonderful
black mantillas worn by the Queen and someone else in the royal party?
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Just heard Rosemary Shepherd is away overseas for three months, so
will not be answering mail direct.
If anyone wants a copy of Fantasy Flowers, I know for sure Margaret
at Kiparra (phone 02 4578 1578) has a stock of them in case anyone
wants one before Rosemary gets back.
Noelene in Cooma
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Just received a copy of Rosemary Shepherd's self published book "Bobbin Lace Fantasy
Flowers" and
can't wait to start on them.
I had been waiting eagerly for this to be published for some time. Obviously Rosemary
has had
trouble with publishers - I'm sure she wont mind me quoting what she says
Are Eva in Haltern and Mary in Utah still on the list? You both
wrote pocket tatting poems when they were doing the rounds,
and I've lost all the original emails from that time in a computer
crash.If you're out there, please email me direct.
Autumn winds are blowing
Leaves in red and yellow b
John Beswick in South Australia makes a wonderful little bobbin
tree. It is a plastic tube about 7 inches long (don't have it with
me to measure at the moment) with a cap each end. Take off the
caps, and out slides four cross members with slots in them.
Two fit together, in an "X" shape, for the
I've really got better things to do this morning than this, but
thinking about our new members, I started (and I think
finished) this:
For Newbies.
It caught my eye right from the start
"Come and see me, come and see!"
A pillow full of thread and pegs
All tossed about so gleefully.
The lacemaker
Welcome to all our new members, your "newbie" questions
are great.
Somewhere in the depths of my addled brain I recall when
discussing this topic before, someone mentioned that if you
use too large a needle in your pricker, that your lace will
ride up the pins? Is this right?
I used to have this
To view what's on offer this year, go to
http://members.aol.com/jspruitt/april.htm
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Posting to both lists, sorry about that.
If anyone in Australian wants to buy commemoratives:
JoAnne has quoted all prices this year in US dollars.
You work out what items you want, and add postage as quoted by
JoAnne in her original message. You then look up the exchange rate
for that day eith
I found out last night that I have won first prize at the
Montague Arts and Craft's annual show at Narooma in the
craft section (no special section for lace) for my Russian tape
lace Lacemaker (complete with miniature bobbins). This has
sure been my year!
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Been able to put a picture of my Cooma Show prizewinner on
my website - go to "more pages" then "Cooma Show".
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I've never tried embroidery floss, but two years ago I was fortunate
enough to discover a great display of (Indian I think) "Sifonda" silk
(not art silk, real silk) at a craft centre called Mandini, near Merimbula
on the NSW south coast.It comes in 6 strand skeins like floss,
and in every brigh
Thanks to all for help sorting out the number of repeats on the
Jane Atkinson circular edge I am attempting.
I found the circular grid much harder to work than I expected.
After struggling for a day or so, I worked backwards and
undid all 52 pairs, hung the pairs of bobbins on a bobbin tree
to ea
It's been a good season - my large Torchon mat, for which I received a
first at the Canberra show, has not only received a first at the Cooma
show, but has won Champion of the Needlecraft section today.
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My two CD's (purchased separately) came across the Pacific
all the way down here to Oz in perfect condition, but I too would
not hesitate to pay extra for packaging and postage, Tess.
And yes, I think it would be great if you could explain just
why you and the Professor are doing this. I know y
Brenda suggests:
> Jennifer Fisher's Torchon Lace for Today
> Rosemary Shepherd's Introduction to Bobbin Lacemaking
> Bridget Cook's Torchon Lace Workbook
as good beginners books. It just struck me that two of these are
by Australians, which kinda reflects the way so many Australians
lace in isol
Brenda writes:
> The print-out of the pattern may be about one fifth of a circle but you
> can only actually use one full repeat per print-out and you need *NINE*
> repeats to make the full circle. I've just tried it and although there
> was a tiny bit of distortion it's quite useable.
Thanks
Has anyone ever worked Pattern No. 40 from Pattern Design for
Torchon Lace by Jane Atkinson? It's a circular edging.
The pattern is one-fifth of a circle, but when I printed it out onto
thin cardboard and checked that it would form a circle, I came
up about 1 inch short on the 5th repeat.
Is th
I'm having a careful look at the beautiful mat by Michel Jourde on Page 9
of Lace Express 4/03 before diving in. I've never done a large mat before,
only small mats and wide edgings.
The headside fans - there appears to be four outer threads.
If I number them from the headside 1, 2, 3 and 4:
Then
Just been advised that I've taken off top prize for tatting
at the Canberra Show, and I'm over the moon! It's the
first time I've entered.
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Again, one of the joys of tatting. It's so portable.
Friend of mine was in for several days last year,
and managed to progress from a raw beginner
(she had only just mastered "the flip") to being quite
proficient.
Bobbin lace, even a travel pillow, is still cumbersome. But
a little bag of tatti
Just tried out the twined gimps with metallic thread on
a linen bookmark (leftovers from the Seashore edge)
and it works a treat, makes the metallic really stand
out well. I really can't understand why it's not a basic
component of Torchon. And yes, two twists at a
change in direction is much n
Clay writes:
> At Guild last night, two of our new members reported that
> they had tried to find copies of Cook's "Practical Skills in
> Bobbin Lace" and after several unsuccessful attempts,
> learned that the book is out of print! Can this be true!?
Oz spiders, I'm pretty sure Needlecraft Books
Tamata, the scan of Seashore on my website is Moravia linen.
I just went to check my website and had a close look at the
scan - and noticed a major mistake. Where the inner gimp is
travelling from its turn at the corner towards the right, on the
downwards first section of trail, the gimp is goin
Someone has the New Idea No. 2 book by Norma Benporath for sale.
The seller says 1950-1960, yellowed paper, but all there.
I think this is the publication put together during wartime with a
special dispensation from the government to use precious paper
(hence the poor quality paper) as a morale b
Glad so many had a look at my twined gimps. I'm feeling quite
smug about the finished product, now if only I dont spoil it by
botching the linen centre. My arthritic fingers just cannot cope
with the tiny stitches needed for a hand rolled hem, I think I
will fold the raw edges over, pull a threa
I've uploaded a scan of a corner of my Seashore mat with the
twined gimp (thanks for posting Christine, good to have a name
for it!)
The link is
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/custom_013.htm
If you click on the tiny picture itself, you get the "big picture"
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Tamara writes:
> period of time -- Noelene? When did mailings for Jenny die to a
> trickle? After a month? Two? -- and then send a single package (saaving
> o postage)
I am still in awe of the response to Jenny's loss by lacemakers all over the
world. The big influx kept coming for about three
Are the lace police listening?
I've just started a Torchon edge (Sorensen's Seashore again, Ruth) in Moravia
linen - I had one reel of aqua, not enough for the whole thing, so I've made the
headside fans white (sea shells on the seashore?).
Typical effort, wound up, rushed into it, and wouldn't y
Sherry,
It could have been my site you were looking at - it has a picture of a Russian tape
lace lacemaker I
finished a short time ago.
The pricking was adapted from a book Russian Tape Lace Patterns - the original had two
lacemakers,
facing each other, using the same pillow, which didn't make s
Hi Jean
I too would like to vote for a full size pattern, but the bits placed
on a page with a good margin on the binding side, so the page can
be copied or scanned properly.Reduced prickings, when
enlarged, seem to "dilute" the density of the print and you often loose
clarity.
Noelene in Coo
Living in Australia, I have of course no thought of ever going to a
convention/congress etc overseas, but I would like to know why
it is necessary to limit those attending to specific times in the
vendors' room? I would find this very, very frustrating!
Do you get more than one "go" at it? Wh
Almost finished (3 repeats to go) a length of lace for a wedding garter for a friend.
I wanted to make the garter of soft elastic in a casing, and attach the lace to the
lower edge.
Trouble was how to make the casing. I bought some ribbon, but it was too "klunky".
Then I found some fabric in my
Jeri writes:
> On The Lace Guild's website is a section for Young Lacemakers. If you travel
> to this special location, you will see a melon lace pillow with carrot
> bobbins. Quite delightful. I can imagine Noelene writing a little poem about it!
> http://www.laceguild.org
Yes Jeri, I love
David writes:
> May I take this opportunity to recommend the magnifiers I bought myself for
> Christmas. Their brand name is "Magvu"
I've used these for a couple of years now - they are the ones that sit on a band
on your head, and drop down in front of your eyes for close work. The two
lenses a
Elissa writes:
> tat very loosely while going around the outside, it came out kind of cramped
> and didn't lay right. So next time, I'm thinking of doing the outside with a
> slightly larger size of thread than the inside. Does anyone have experience
> doing this and know what the results might
The "trick" I was taught when applying the sticky film to the pricking
is to cut your piece of film, peel off the backing, and hold it on either
side so that it droops down in the middle in a "U" shape. Then
gently lower the bottom of the "U" on to the centre of your pricking
until it is in conta
Yes, certainly has been quiet this Christmas, Bev.
We've had a particularly quiet Christmas for several reasons, but I have managed to
get one UFO done
(Bucks Point hanky) and another nearly done.
I'm doing a wide Torchon mat edge (four sides) in Finca 30 and am on the home
straight. I made a
n
I don't know whether the enquirer (sorry, I've already deleted the message)
was talking about twisted picots or knotted picots. I've never had any
trouble with twisted ones (learned from the book Visual Introduction to
Bucks, wonderful book for learning) but my knotted ones are ugly
unless I use t
What do Downton bobbins look like please?
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I have just updated my web page (link at the foot of this message)
to include my completed Russian tape lace lacemaker, and a
photo of the painting of the lacemaker I wrote about a couple of
days ago.
I look forward to hearing what you think of the painting.
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Tale of a UFO
It beckoned me from hiding
In a book I'd put aside.
"I'm just so beautiful you see
and begging to be tried."
I know I've got the thread for it
Stashed in my special drawer
I think I've got the bobbins
Or should I buy some more?
Now first prepare the pricking -
All other tasks can w
I sent this message to Lace 15 hours ago, but I haven't seen it appear yet - wonder if
it is lost
out there somewhere! My apologies if you have received it twice.
Had to share this:
Cooma's a small town - about 8,000 inhabitants. The local art society has a
gallery/shop in a small
shopping com
Had to share this:
Cooma's a small town - about 8,000 inhabitants. The local art society has a
gallery/shop in a small
shopping complex (not the main one) and only display local art. In the window today,
under a
spotlight, is a painting of a lacemaker!
It is a "modernistic" painting, but not a
Wonderful news Tess, looking forward to seeing it.
For any Oz spiders who would like a copy and don't want to go to the
bother of opening a Pay Pal account, I am quite happy to act as a go between
and forward payment on your behalf on to Tess. You just have to send
me your cheque or money order
A scan of the Australian stamp showing the Batavia bobbin is of course
on our Lace Fairy's site - for newcomers, it's
http://www.lace.lacefairy.com/
which contains everything about lace you could wish to know!
Welcome to our new spiders, I am sure you will enjoy our chatter
Noelene in Cooma
[EMA
As well as the Romanian Point Lace Jay has bought, this month's Needlecraft Book
Service has, out of
about 100 needlecraft books to buy by mail order:
2 tatting
3 lace knitting
2 crochet lace (plus a couple of crochet clothing)
and 7, yes seven bobbin lace
including Flanders Lace by Mary Niven - i
Looks like it's just you and me not at Ithaca, Ruth!
Still don't know the results of the rest of the Triennial awards at the recent AGM in
Adelaide, but
Liz did send me a scan of her prizewinning entry in the Mixed Lace category and I have
put it on my
website. It is stunning!
Noelene in Coom
I have incorporated one of my old macrame rings (I knew I'd
find a use for them eventually) into my drawcloth. The ring is
about 3 inches in diameter. I cut two squares of fabric about
10 inches by 10 inches, and trace the inside of the ring onto
the very centre of one piece
I then stitched th
Someone in Oz has put a piece of exquisite lace up for sale -
she obviously does not know anything about lace, describes it
as "embroidery/tatting/lace?" and admits not knowing.
The item is
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2561173663&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:AU:1
Noelene in Cooma
Again from Liz:
> Where I live there are about 20 groups within 10 - 20 miles of me. But, as I
> live in South London this means that most are between 90 - 180 minutes away.
> I mean, on a clear day you can see West London from where I live - you just
> can't drive there.> ROTFL
And people are a
Liz Asks
> Spiders - this has made me think - how many of you who design use computer programs
> and which do
you use
My DH is a retired surveyor and we have a (once very expenseive, now
useless to him) survey software package based on a 3 dimensional
grid. Two dimensions are perfect for draw
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