[lace] Every week an edging or insertion.

2015-06-24 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, This weeks insertion is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 . Again it is a tradition pattern from Skåne, Sweden. I hope you like making it. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a sunny Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Is the summer really coming? - To unsubsc

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-05-27 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The insertion of this week is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 . It is an old pattern with raised dots. I doubted to publish it, but several followers told me they could do it or they liked to try. So succes with this insertion, which is a little bit

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-05-20 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The insertion of this week is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 . A little it earlier than normal, but this afternoon there will be the Lacecafé in the Vondelpark. So I do not have time this afternoon. Happy lacing and have fun with this insertion.

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2015-05-14 Thread Karen ZM
​That is a really pretty pattern. Thank you. Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion.

2015-05-13 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The insertion of this week is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 . It is a Torchon insertion designed by Bep Hoogerbrugge. She used a filling in this piece which is not frequently used in the Torchon, the five hole ground. Originally this is a ground in

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2015-05-09 Thread Jocelyn Froese
Hi, At our Lace Day in 2010 my friend Anne put all her lace edgings on a solid board for display. At first I thought that was a type of pronkrol, but fabric covering the ends is a good way to assemble the samples and a roll would be easy to transport. A nice idea! Here is a photo of the lace edging

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2015-05-08 Thread Adele Shaak
Hi Janice: It is like a sampler, with the laces attached to a piece of cloth that is backed with another cloth. The backing cloth is turned to the front of the piece and stitched to form a protective edge, with the samples running across the pronkrol, inside the edges. As you thought, it is rolled

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-05-08 Thread Janice Blair
Gom,On the website there is a mention of a "pronkrol".  What is the purpose of a "pronkrol"?  Is it to keep your sample laces on for show and tell?  This is a pretty torchon edging. Janice http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 . It really is an edging to practice torchon lace with 2 diff

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-05-06 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, This week’s edging is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 . It really is an edging to practice torchon lace with 2 different fans, and several torch motifs. Have fun with it this week. Gon Homburg, in a rainy and windy Amsterdam, The Netherlands - T

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-04-15 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, Due to the Lace Café this afternoon I am a little bit early with this weeks edging. It is already published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is a Guipure lace designed by Lia Baumeister. This afternoon my lace group comes together in what we call the Lace Café. We meet every t

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion.

2015-03-25 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The edging of this week is published on my site. http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is an old german edging to practice the 3-pairs and 5-pairs crossings. I hope you will have fun making it. Best regards and happy lacing Gon Homburg, from a grey and rainy Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To u

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-03-18 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, Due to the Lace cafe this afternoon I am a little bit early announcing the insertion of this week. It is published on my site now http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 For now it is the last Dutch lace insertion, but we certainly will come to this lace type again as we found

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion.

2015-03-12 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The insertion of this week 11, is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is a Dutch lace, designed and made by Lia Baumeister. Last week Jeri mentioned the book ‘Hollandse Kant met passer en lineaal’ published by the LOKK. Unfortunately it is sold a

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2015-03-11 Thread Gray, Alison J
Dear Gon I have been fascinated by the variety of edgings and insertions you have put on your site. This one looks really interesting and I am wondering how easy it would be to make the 2 ribbons different colours. I think it would look stunning if you could. This might be another must do pr

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-03-04 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, I just published the edging for this week on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is again a Dutch Lace from the beginning of the 20th century. It was also designed by Mrs. De Jager Meezenbroek and altered by someone. I don’t know it did the alterations. It is

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2015-02-25 Thread jviking
Hi All, I am not a Bobbin Lacer but I find these edgings very interesting. I like the bit of history and the variety of patterns is amazing. Thank you Gon! Jane in Vermont USA where it was +6oF this am - warm! jvik...@sover.net > Dear Arachnes, > > The edging for this week is published don my

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-02-25 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The edging for this week is published don my site: http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is the second Dutch lace from the beginning of the 20th century. Originally it was designed by Mrs. De Jager Meezenbroek but now altered and redrawn by Lia Baumeister. Have fun making

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-02-18 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The edging for this week is on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is a simple Dutch edging of the 20th century, designed by mrs. L.P.J. de Jager Meezenbroek. It was the first or second edging I made when I was about 13 years old. Have fun making it. Gon Hombur

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-02-11 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, I just published the insertion for week 7 on my site: http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 For now it is the last Torchon insertion. Surely we return to Torchon laces later. This insertion was designed by Bep Hoogerbrugge and worked by Agnes van Breemen. Happy lacing Gon H

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-02-04 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The insertion for week 6 is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 Again it is an Torchon edging, the forth of this lace type. Have fun making it. Happy lacing Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands At this moment the sun is shining, but that can change

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-01-07 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The edging of this week is published on my sit, http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 For now it will be the last guipure edging. It is designed by Christa van Schagen. Next week we continue with another lace type. Have fun making this edging. Gon Homburg from a grey Amste

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2014-12-31 Thread Anna Binnie
On 1/01/15 1:13 AM, Gon Homburg wrote: Dear Arachnes I just published the edging for this week 1 on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 Lots of fun with it. Also I wish all of you a Happy New Year with lots of lace fun. Gon Homburg from a grey Amsterdam, The Netherlands At lea

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2014-12-31 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes I just published the edging for this week 1 on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 Lots of fun with it. Also I wish all of you a Happy New Year with lots of lace fun. Gon Homburg from a grey Amsterdam, The Netherlands At least it doesn’t rain. - To unsubscribe s

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2014-12-17 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, Today the edging of week 51 was published on my website http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is an old edging owned by the Twents Textile Museum in Enschede and redrawn in the sixties. About 50 years ago I made this edging for the first time to sew on a dress. I had to m

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2014-12-10 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, This weeks insertion is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is a simple guipure lace designed by Christa van Schagen. Have fun making it. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg in a sunny and cold Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com contai

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2014-11-19 Thread Rita Bartholomew
I have been posting a netted lace edging each week since late April on http://knotsindeed.blogspot.com/. The edgings have been taken from books and magazines published between 1840 and 1900 and are available online. Rita in Massachusetts - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com conta

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2014-11-19 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The edging for this week is published on my website: http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is again a Schneeberg lace edging designed by Lia Baumeister, a little bit more complicated that the other ones. I hope you have fun making it. Happy lacing Gon Homburg in a grey Amsterdam, The Netherl