Re: [lace] Rosaline lace progress

2018-08-15 Thread Susan
Carol—I hope you & others will give Rosaline a try. It is a very sweet & girlie lace. There are endless ways to combine/modify the 9 motifs so it doesn’t get boring. Since most line drawings can be filled by positioning & resizing the motifs, Rosaline offers design opportunities for just about e

Re: [lace] Rosaline lace progress

2018-08-13 Thread Carol
Dear Susan, I enjoyed reading about your Rosaline adventures. Thank you for sharing them. The Girl With A Perle Earring is awesome! Love the idea and the execution. Your Rosaline samples are lovely. Maybe someday…… Best regards, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun West of Phoenix, Arizona, USA >

[lace] Rosaline lace progress

2018-08-12 Thread Susan
Hello All! It's been an interesting summer. With many lacemakers jetting off to Belgium, some of you know that I am recently returned from Alpine Experience in Les Carroz, France where I studied Rosaline Perle lace with Judith Cordell. Other students were from the UK & it was a wonderfully compa

RE: [lace] Rosaline progress & misc.

2018-05-20 Thread Lorelei Halley
Susan A pretty little piece. I'm so glad you are continuing to pursue Rosaline lace. Lorelei Subject: [lace] Rosaline progress & misc. I finished a small piece of Rosaline designed by Ghislaine Moors. A pic is posted to Flickr & in spite of its many mistakes, I’m pleased that it r

[lace] Rosaline progress & misc.

2018-05-20 Thread Susan
Thank you all for posting! I’m enjoying the various discussions on lace in the 1980’s, modern lace trailblazers (whose names I now know) & connections to math. Some of us came late to the party so these additional details are fascinating. Overall, I’m going to agree with Robin & her comment abou

Re: [lace] Rosaline Perle

2018-03-19 Thread Maureen
Thank you for posting the photo Susan. Looks lovely. Maureen Yorkshire UK. Where we still have snow but it should go today. - 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: h

RE: [lace] Rosaline Perle

2018-03-18 Thread Lorelei Halley
Susan Will you post a photo on flickr so we all can see? Lorelei -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com On Behalf Of hottl...@neo.rr.com Subject: [lace] Rosaline Perle Hello All! With counseling from Bev, I was finally able to finish a small Rosaline motif, Lesson 2 in the

[lace] Rosaline Perle

2018-03-17 Thread hottleco
Hello All! With counseling from Bev, I was finally able to finish a small Rosaline motif, Lesson 2 in the Geelen book. Lots of wonky areas but I learned a lot! Rather than a square tally, I made a small perle & suspended it in the center with Russian/Herringbone stitch using #28 tapestry & #1

[lace] Rosaline lace in the Alps?

2018-03-05 Thread Susan
Hello All! Is anyone contemplating Judith Cordell’s class at Alpine Experience Les Carroz at the end of July? I am looking for a roommate. Please contact me off list. Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA Sent from my iPad - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: uns

Re: [lace] Rosaline perle

2017-12-01 Thread beth
I haven't tried Rosaline (that's one for the "when I retire" list) but I do use Bayeux bobbins a lot and sewings are no problem with them - they are my go-to bobbins where honitons are too light. Beth Cheshire, NW England -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. - To

Re: [lace] Rosaline perle

2017-12-01 Thread Susan
Thanks Nancy for confirming my thought that the Bayeux bobbins are a good weight for this lace. This could be an interesting experiment as I sample Honiton & Bayeux bobbins. Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA Sent from my iPad > On Dec 1, 2017, at 6:08 PM, N.A. Neff wrote: > > Hi Susan, > > I'm no exp

Re: [lace] Rosaline perle

2017-12-01 Thread N.A. Neff
Hi Susan, I'm no expert but I really love the Bayeux bobbins. Being long simply means that you need to unwind more to get a big enough loop to get the bobbin through, but not by much. They are just the right weight for your thread, and they don't have knobs, bumps, beads, etc. to catch on threads.

[lace] Rosaline perle

2017-12-01 Thread Susan
Hello Again! My next project is to work with two books that I got from the IOLI library (Rosaline Lace by Eemans-Moore & Rosaline Perlee by Geelen) to supplement my book by Judith Cordell. Before I dive in, I need to select appropriate bobbins & of course, I don’t own Rosaline bobbins! The th

Re: [lace] Rosaline Perle and Rosaline Perle 2

2017-10-24 Thread Jeri Ames
Regarding Susan Hottle's enthusiastic response to discovery (in Ithaca New York) of two Rosaline Perle books by Judith Cordell - they are helpful not only to makers of this bobbin lace, but also for explaining to collectors how this lace is constructed.   The contemporary floral motifs and projec

[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

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

RE: [lace] Rosaline perle

2017-10-20 Thread Lorelei Halley
used aesthetically. In Canto-punto-Venezia it also functions to move threads to where they are needed without cutting off frequently. Lorelei Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 3:01 PM Subject: [lace] Rosaline perle I would like to have a better understanding of why a lacemaker would start out with a r

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] 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] Rosaline

2017-08-02 Thread Alex Stillwell
Hi Arachnids I would like to thank everyone who has offered me help. I have plenty to work on. Blow the dust Alex - 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.

Re: [lace] Rosaline

2017-08-02 Thread Alex Stillwell
make lace Alex From: Maria Greil Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 4:13 PM To: Alex Stillwell Cc: Arachne questions Subject: Re: [lace] Rosaline Hello Alex, I agree with Bev. There are other books writen in English which are as good as Jan Geelen's. I myself in Europe try to buy bobbin lace boo

Re: [lace] Rosaline

2017-08-01 Thread Gon Homburg
Hello Alex, Bev and everyone, I have that book also and knew Jan Geelen. I don’t know, Bev, who told you he wrote the book in a dialect, because it is written in correct Dutch. Jan originally was a teacher in a basic school. He would not write a lace book in the dialect of the region he lived i

Re: [lace] Rosaline

2017-08-01 Thread Maria Greil
Hello Alex, I agree with Bev. There are other books writen in English which are as good as Jan Geelen's. I myself in Europe try to buy bobbin lace books at Barbara Fay Verlag when available. They do not charge post fees to Europe and I do not know how it works all over the world, but I think it is

Re: [lace] Rosaline

2017-08-01 Thread Bev Walker
Hello Alex and everyone I have that little book, and back then I painstakingly (more like painfully) attempted a translation with a basic online program for Dutch to English, later a Dutch lace friend told me it was written in a dialect. But I did manage to make a few of the motifs. May I recommen

[lace] Rosaline

2017-08-01 Thread Alex Stillwell
Good afternoon Arachnids It,s now my turn to ask for help. One of my student wishes to learn Rosaline. I have a sound knowledge of Honiton but need to understand the differences between it and Rosaline. We both have ‘Rosaline Perlee by J Geeln 1990’ but cannot read it. Has anyone a translation

[lace] Rosaline & Italian tatted earrings with pearls

2014-01-02 Thread hottleco
Hello All! What a lovely way to start the New Year! http://italian-needlework.blogspot.com/ A little eye candy on the Italian Needlework blog page today. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscr

[lace] Rosaline

2006-10-19 Thread Jane Dickinson
Dear Spiders I have a Rosaline lace residential weekend organised for November 17th-19th 2006 in Salisbury, England. The tutor is Judith Cordell. There are a couple of spaces still available. Suitable all levels. If anybody would like to join the weekend, please e-mail me privately for details.

[lace] rosaline right/wrong side

2003-07-26 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone We 'finish' the Rosaline motifs by bundling and trimming, and the bundle might, or might not, end up on the one side of the lace or the other. But there is a right side - especially if the little purls have been attached (buttonhole-stitch rings that you make and stitch in place - mine