Re: [lace] Lace survey results

Apparently, only to some participants. I've been waiting to see how my answer compared to others'. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com Parvum leve mentes capiunt (Little things amuse little minds) = No, the results were sent directly to the participants,

Re: [lace] Lace survey results

No, the results were sent directly to the participants, just recently. Amanda Furrow Pennsylvania, US On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 05:03:49PM +, Patricia Runcie wrote: > Were these posted to Arachne? I've seen a response to them from Agnes but > haven't seen the survey results at all. > > >

[lace] Lace survey results

Were these posted to Arachne? I've seen a response to them from Agnes but haven't seen the survey results at all. Patricia in Wales - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.

[lace] RE: Lace Survey Results

Hello Helen Thanks for doing this "exercise" very interesting results. May just suggest this to our local group, and see how much (if at all) the results vary from yours. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] Survey, and Convention

Liz It was a wonderfull surprise have you at my table at Arachne lunch. It's sad we have not the same language and my English - yet - is only the minimum. But last year it was worst! And next year it will be better and if I found you at my table we will talk more. It was so nice meet people we

[lace] Survey

I am 1C and 2B Miriam In Israel 1C and 2B - 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] Survey, and Convention

Survey - I am 1-C and 2-B We are safely home now, -- after a Very long day of flying from Indy to Melbourne!! Yuk!! But it was SO nice to meet up with everyone. My DH took some photos at the Arachne lunch which Janice organized for us -- thank you Janice, - and I have sent 4 of them to

[lace] Survey Request

My answers are  1C and 2B  Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, www.jblace.com  - 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] Survey Request

I am 1C and 2B. Alice in Oregon -- starting today on a 9-day county fair work marathon.  Today is Entry Day. - 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:

Re: [lace] Survey Request

My answers are 3C and 2B Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - 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:

Re: [lace] Survey Request

C and D > On 30 Jul 2016, at 07:35, Catherine Barley <catherinebar...@btinternet.com> > wrote: > > Catherine Barley Needlelace > www.catherinebarley.com > > Original message > From : hcl...@mac.com > Date : 29/07/2016 - 20:17 (GMTDT) > To : lace@a

RE: [lace] Survey Request

1C and 2B for me. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - 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/

Re: [lace] Survey Request

1C and 2B for me Catherine Barley UK Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com Original message >From : hcl...@mac.com Date : 29/07/2016 - 20:17 (GMTDT) To : lace@arachne.com Subject : [lace] Survey Request I would like you please to send me your answer to the questions be

Re: [lace] Survey Request

Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com Original message >From : hcl...@mac.com Date : 29/07/2016 - 20:17 (GMTDT) To : lace@arachne.com Subject : [lace] Survey Request I would like you please to send me your answer to the questions below. I will collate them all and s

Re: [lace] Survey Request

Hi Helen I am 1B and 2B Janis in South Africa [https://farm1.staticflickr.com/3/5118236_94f976f34e_b.jpg][https://farm1.sta ticflickr.com/3/5118236_94f976f34e_b.jpg] - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Survey Request

1C and 2C Carolina de la Guardia > El 29 jul 2016, a las 21:17, H M Clarke escribió: > > I would like you please to send me your answer to the questions below. I will > collate them all and send a summary to the list. > > 1) Can you 'see' a picture in your head? > > A)

Re: [lace] Survey Request

Helen, This is interesting! I am 1D, and 2B. Best wishes Kathleen - 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/

Re: [lace] Survey Request

1D, 2B Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com http://babbsandbaobabs.blogspot.com/ - 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] Survey Request

I would like you please to send me your answer to the questions below. I will collate them all and send a summary to the list. 1) Can you 'see' a picture in your head? A) Yes, but only if I have just seen it in reality B) Yes, but only if I have ever seen it C) Yes, even if I have to imagine

Re: [lace] lace survey results - Gawthorpe Hall

Dear Lesley, How wonderful that you had this experience at Gawthorpe Hall. Sometime in the 1980's I went to Gawthorpe. At that time, it was shabby, and very cold. Still, my friends and I had a wonderful time looking at laces and a variety of other needlework. Many pieces had been laid

[lace] lace survey results

Replies to my little survey have stopped coming in so I've downloaded the results file and put it together as a webpage at http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/arachne/surveyresults.htm There were a total of 192 replies, plus a few which I've deleted because they had no boxes ticked. I

Re: [lace] lace survey results

Very interesting answers though Brenda. It does show that most of us 'multitask'!! Sue in EY On 13 Apr 2009, at 11:23, Brenda Paternoster wrote: Replies to my little survey have stopped coming in so I've downloaded the results file and put it together as a webpage at

RE: [lace] lace survey results

The results of the survey are interesting to me. I often get the impression that crafts have a fashion as well. Thirty years ago crochet was very fashionable and everybody learnt to crochet. Then batik was in fashion and went out again. So asking those questions show how many people were

Re: [lace] lace survey results

Brenda, what an interesting survey, and what a wealth of experienced craftsmen/women there are here; a fantastic resource for those of us who are starting out in lace making. Today I went to Gawthorpe Hall (Lancashire, UK) mainly to see the Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth textile collection and was

[lace] Lace Survey

Thank you for the survey ( and yes,- I participated!!), and for publishing the results. However, if you ever do another one, - can it have a bigger section for Needlelacers, please - and tatters too.. I would have liked to answer some questions as a needlelacer, as I do more NL than BL these

[lace] Survey, etc.

A good survey, Brenda, and I have filled it in - with my answers pointed at Bobbin lace, although I seem to do more needlelace these days. Let us know when another survey is done, and I will happily participate. Re marking patterns - I find with some Floral Beds patterns it is hard to see what

Re: [lace] Survey

--- On Sun, 4/5/09, paternos...@appleshack.com paternos...@appleshack.com wrote: From: paternos...@appleshack.com paternos...@appleshack.com Subject: [lace] Survey Invitation To: lace@arachne.com Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009, 3:33 PM I have put together a short survey about bobbin lacemaking

[lace] Survey Invitation

I have put together a short survey about bobbin lacemaking and the experiences and preferences of Arachne members. It is anonymous and there are no questions about money or other personal details. Brenda Paternoster http://www.questionpro.com/akira/gateway/1205463-0-0

Re: [lace] Survey Invitation

Dear spiders I've had a few responses already - in the first couple of minutes! It's only a bit of fun, but will hopefully give an overall idea of what lace and other craft activities we all get up to! Brenda On 5 Apr 2009, at 22:33, paternos...@appleshack.com wrote: I have put together a

[lace] lace survey

Hello all- Ilske, I'm with you--not having enough time to make lace is what I don't like! I've found that I don't even mind having to retro-lace as it's just part of the game. A few years ago I undid an entire morning's worth of Flanders only to discover that I hadn't made a mistake after all.

[lace] Bobbin Lace Survey Results

I decided that the end of the survey would be when I finally finished sewing together my lace heart and I did that this afternoon :-) I still hate the knots but I should be able to mask them against the second heart once that is made. They will be interlocked so if I start the second one at

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

I don't mind winding bobins, sewings or tallies. Making prickings and sewing on to fabric are ok too. What I do hate is taking out pins and finding a mistake or a long loop where a thread has got caught round a pin. Jean Glasgow, Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of miladamarshall Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey We all seem agreed that the most enjoyable part is the actual bobbin clicking! To get over the worst bit, of pricking and winding bobbins, I usually

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I sit here yet again avoiding the final sewing of my current lace piece (the first of two interlocked hearts, only 12 pairs for goodness sake!), I find myself pondering on what aspect of bobbin lace people dislike the most. I know lacemakers who profess to dislike

[lace] Re: Bobbin Lace Survey

I would fit in category #2...Final Sewing together. Even the sewings within the project is not my favorite, but necessary for a lot of laces. It stops the flow of work. I like to just keep going with the lace at a steady pace. I better get used to the sewings since I am working my way through

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

1) Winding bobbins 2) Final sewing together 3) Tallies (leaves, squares, triangles, any other type) The above aren't exciting, but what I really don't like doing are large areas of cloth stitch. There's not enough challenge or interest value in working them. Sue - To unsubscribe send

[lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

Bobbin Lace Survey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I sit here yet again avoiding the final sewing of my current lace piece (the first of two interlocked hearts, only 12 pairs for goodness sake!), I find myself pondering on what aspect of bobbin lace people dislike the most. I know lacemakers who

RE: [lace] Hand vs machine (was Bobbin Lace Survey)

Hello Gentle Spiders... It's interesting to see that many of you identify joining and mounting as things you dread. As planning for Lace at Sweet Briar 2008 got underway last summer, these were identified as things we should offer. Participants at LASB in June will have the opportunity to

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

We all seem agreed that the most enjoyable part is the actual bobbin clicking! To get over the worst bit, of pricking and winding bobbins, I usually start doing this in small stages before I have actually finished the previous lace - an hour or so at a time. This way, the pricking is easiest as

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

Sewing together! This is why I've been so quiet recently :o) I haven't been making lace because to do that, I've got to clear my pillow which means sewing the current piece up. It's only a rectangular border, a beginner's piece of Torchon but I really can't convince myself to sew the stupid

Re: [lace] Hand vs machine (was Bobbin Lace Survey)

@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 1:58 AM Subject: RE: [lace] Hand vs machine (was Bobbin Lace Survey) I've never been frightened of mounting lace since. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

Re: [lace] Hand vs machine (was Bobbin Lace Survey)

I was taught that it must be done by hand and I did that (with great difficulty because of eyesight problems) and the end product is ok but nothing special. Earlier this year I made some napkins and wanted to do better, they were a gift for my sisters table and after a trial run using the

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

As I sit here yet again avoiding the final sewing of my current lace piece (the first of two interlocked hearts, only 12 pairs for goodness sake!), I find myself pondering on what aspect of bobbin lace people dislike the most. I know lacemakers who profess to dislike most - or even hate and

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

At 6:20 PM -0800 12/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1) Winding bobbins 2) Final sewing together 3) Tallies (leaves, squares, triangles, any other type) I hate any and all sewings, so I stick to continuous laces. That still leaves me with the problem of joining at the end, if it's a hankie

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

My thoughts on the subject -- a bit long, so delete at your leisure. 1) Winding bobbins 2) Final sewing together 3) Tallies (leaves, squares, triangles, any other type) Hate??? None of these do I hate. Each is a function of lacemaking that needs to be learned. When first learned, each

[lace] Bobbin Lace Survey Again

Firstly, a big thank you to the 37 people from 8 different countries who have already kindly provided their answers. Since there must be more bobbin lacers on the list, I encourage you to pipe up with your response too - I will keep it anonymous if sent privately, I promise! So far, I have

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

On 8 Dec 2007, at 02:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1) Winding bobbins If there are a lot to wind it's relaxation time and I'm usually watching TV as well. Or there may be lots of colours and textures and putting them all together and winding as I go is part of the fun. 2) Final sewing

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

Am I the only one who actually likes leaves, plaits and tallies? Not that mine are perfect, though getting better with more practice. I am not keen on winding, and told husband I quite fancy the super-duper winder I saw on a UK lace supplier's website. Just waiting now, if he got the hint

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

Hello Helen, quite an interesting survey! 1) Winding bobbins Since learning how to do it quite fast by dragging the bobbin back and forth on a string it's no problem - and I also see it as Zen time as Kate so nicely put it. 2) Final sewing together Hate it. I'm too impatient at the

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

If only ready-wound bobbins were available!! Definitely winding the bobbins is the pits for me. Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

(sorry Helen I hit reply and not reply to all and so sending again) Oh gosh, I have trouble with square tallies, (although they are improving on the bucks mat that I'm half way round) but I also hate pricking the patterns before working them - I tend to prick a little bit then prick as I go.

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

If only ready-wound bobbins were available!! Definitely winding the bobbins is the pits for me. I always choose patterns with tallies or leaves as they are quick and take up a lot of space! Final sewing together is tedious but you see results - not like winding the bobbins that goes on

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

HI Agnes and all, I love tallies/leaves as well. When I did my 5 meters I had 10 leaves in every repeat and the repeat was only 4 cm long. Needless to say I've done my 1000 leaves! As to dislikes, I'm not keen on sewings. However, I'm getting better at them now that I have a lazy susan

[lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

The best part is the excitement of starting, when you can see the perfect beauty of the piece in your head. The worst part is when it is finished and it doesn't match your dreams. Fortunately, you can have the first without the second if you shake the theory that you have to finish

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

1) Winding bobbins 2) Final sewing together 3) Tallies (leaves, squares, triangles, any other type) Nothing like a survey for dragging all the lurkers out of hiding! I agree with most that winding bobbins is no problem - a nice mindless task for while watching TV or chatting to others at a

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

I don't really object to any of those things... although I confess that once I've decided to begin a piece, I am impatient to get the bobbins wound! But long ago, I learned to just wind lots of thread on those bobbins, because I can re-use them over and over again without having to do a lot

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

Me, too! I dread winding bobbins and put off projects just because of that. I used to bribe my boys when they were little to wind for me, so I could do drudge work like cleaning. In repayment, they got the left over thread that they called lion hair. They'd play with that and make things

RE: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

For those who detest sewing the lace to a piece of fabric, the Kantcentrum will do this for a very reasonable price. I've have them do a couple pieces for me. One was my first Flanders piece, which they joined and mounted. The other was a Duchesse handkerchief corner. Both were expertly finished

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

On Dec 7, 2007, at 21:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Helen) wrote: I find myself pondering on what aspect of bobbin lace people dislike the most. 1) Drawing the pricking with proper pin-placement. I tell myself that irregularity only adds to the charm but the obsessive part of me keeps saying it

[lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

Hi spiders, I'm trying to think what I dislike most about BL. WAinding bobbins isn't too bad, I do it either infront of the TV or use the bobbin winder. Sewings - those are OK too especially as I have done so much Honiton that and Milanese that it doesn't bother me anymore. Tallies? After

RE: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

I friend rang the other day, asked what was I doing, I said watching mindless TV and winding bobbins by hand. She asked why, seeing I had a bobbin winder. I answered so I can sit in peace and watch some mindless TV. The only thing I hate is refilling my pincushion, like Laura. Noelene in Cooma

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

Hi All, I an not too enamoured of the mounting of the lace pieces which need it! I always used to do it my hand, in the traditional way, but one of my friends volunteered to mount a handkerchief edge when I was chuntering one evening about having to do it. Naturally, I didn't turn down

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Agnes Boddington [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 10:43 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey Am I the only one who actually likes leaves, plaits and tallies? Not that mine are perfect

RE: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

Either I missed it on the first reading, or it was introduced after I responded... but I now realize that the thing I hate the most (and yes... the feeling is that strong...) is sewings!! To me, it just interrupts the rhythm of the work, and the finer the threads, the more frustrating it is.

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

Adele and all Gentle Spiders My dread is Torchon Spiders! I once (about the 4th lesson) did 6.5 yds. of an edging with spiders and fans. Now I don't care if I ever make another one. I am trying to overcome that with Julie Hendrick's book 'A Study in Torchon Spiders', it has a real variety.

[lace] Hand vs machine (was Bobbin Lace Survey)

--- Carol Adkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: .I now mount most things with the zigzag stitch on the machine, the exceptions being things which are round or oval, and which I still do by hand.I know that traditional lace-makers are probably horrified at that, but it really is a

RE: [lace] Hand vs machine (was Bobbin Lace Survey)

One of the first things about mounting that our tutor taught us was how to do the three sided and four sided stitch, this can be used for both straight and curved edges. I have always used this and the results are always very neat. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

Re: [lace] Hand vs machine (was Bobbin Lace Survey)

Dear Hazel, Unless the cloth you sew it to is also hand spun and hand woven, go for the method that works best for you.Neat careful zigs that miss the lace threads can be replaced 100 years from now by someone else... or by then, hand operated sewing machines might be an antique technique.

RE: [lace] Hand vs machine (was Bobbin Lace Survey)

Hi All, I did Australian Lace Guild Proficiency Certificate 1 in 1992 - the reason for not getting to Prof 2 is mounting! The only things I have mounted successfully are Altar Frontals, and because of the weight and the possibility of washing a couple of times a year, I used a one-two-three

RE: [lace] Hand vs machine (was Bobbin Lace Survey)

Mary, it was Pat Milne who taught me the three sided and four sided stitch in a small workshop, and I've never been frightened of mounting lace since. I'm always amazed at how well they turn out Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Christmas/New Year season, when all extraneous meetings, etc,

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: = 1) Winding bobbins 2) Final sewing together 3) Tallies (leaves, squares, triangles, any other type) I have a couple of friends that avoid half stitch at all costs. It can be awkward, and easy to lose your place (and then difficult to find it again).

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

PROTECTED] To: Lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 8:20 PM Subject: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey As I sit here yet again avoiding the final sewing of my current lace piece (the first of two interlocked hearts, only 12 pairs for goodness sake!), I find myself pondering on what

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

I don't particularly like winding bobbins, but a bobbin winder makes that task easier. I have not yet been able to make a square tally come out square sigh. I can do leaves kind of okay and haven't tried any other shape of tallies. But I'm still a beginner and still learning so there may be

RE: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

Hi All, Tallies of all types are difficult for me - more a mental block I expect. I did Torchon Lace by correspondence originally about 20+ years ago and have a nicely worked yellow (Perle 8) sample, various shapes. I obviously did them OK for that, but have found the possibility of having to

[lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

As I sit here yet again avoiding the final sewing of my current lace piece (the first of two interlocked hearts, only 12 pairs for goodness sake!), I find myself pondering on what aspect of bobbin lace people dislike the most. I know lacemakers who profess to dislike most - or even hate and

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

1) Winding bobbins 2) Final sewing together 3) Tallies (leaves, squares, triangles, any other type) Hi Helen: What's the most technically difficult for me is sewings in fine thread - like Honiton. But what I dislike the most is one of the easiest things in all bobbin lace - Torchon fans.

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

I dislike winding the bobbins but even more I dislike the sewing in at the end. Depending on the size of the finished project, I can put off the sewings until I need the pillow for the next project. Helene Ulrich Surfside Beach, SC USA -

[lace] survey of storage of lace pillows!!

Thanks to all those who answered my survey. I have come to the conclusion that I am not alone. One can never have enough pillows. I have 3 Danish roller pillows, 2 sawdust pillows, 2 wool blanket pillows and that's after cleaning out in May and selling 4 pillows at a lace day. My method of

Re: [lace] survey of storage of lace pillows!!

like that does make me think that I will have to curb this urge for more pillows! Carol - in a gloomy Suffolk UK, where we are now having a thunderstorm! Subject: Re: [lace] survey of storage of lace pillows!! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Subject: Re: [lace] survey of storage of lace pillows!!

I'm not really sure how many pillows I have. I think maybe 10 or 12. These are mine. DH has 3 or 4 or his own. I do have many of them on a nice rack with a cover. Bought the rack made the cover to keep the cat kids out of the pillows. Pillows are good sleeping places if mom lets them! :)

Re: [lace] survey of storage of lace pillows!!

Hello, I have got 2 Le Puy Pillows (one is old), 1 swedish pillow with each a roller. I have 4 round pillows of ethafoam with halloween or african cover and a over with blocks waiting it cover. I have too one like a Horniton pillow but bigger. And 1 Maurienne and 1 Tignes pillows. Eleven

Re: [lace] survey of storage of lace pillows!!

Hello, I have four pillows, two small, one medium, one large. There is always one in use, and it is on the pillow stand. The others are usually just leaning against the wall, behind the chair that is in front of the pillow stand. I call it my lace corner. On the other hand, I have an army of

[lace] Survey of lace pillows

Good Morning Gentle Spiders: I am really enjoying the conversation about the pillows and pillow storage. I am only two years into bobbin lacing. My first pillow is a mushroom pillow purchased from K. Kirchner. It is straw and quite lovely. It is my preferred one, 18 inches. Then, I purchased

[lace] survey of storage of lace pillows!!

I thought of a new survey, it's of big interest to me as I am wondering myself. How many lace pillows do you have and how do you store them? Irene Whitham in the middle of a mess, trying to get out - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace

RE: [lace] survey of storage of lace pillows

From: Whitham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] How many lace pillows do you have and how do you store them? Let's see. Many of the pillows are just around here and there with projects (UFOs) awaiting my attention. These include: 1. 24 cookie with Cantu (from a workshop) on the couch 2. Monster

Re: [lace] survey of storage of lace pillows!!

I have several pillows of ethafoam, covered with navy blue cotton, as well as several blocks and rolls covered. I have them in the basement, under my worktable, and the blocks and rolls in a plastic drawer. The 2 pillows I have(different sizes) have covers on them. Since they're ethafoam, I

Re: [lace] survey of storage of lace pillows!! (+ bailleul )

Whitham a décidé d' écrire à Ò[lace] survey of storage of lace pillows!!Ó. [2004/07/15 21:11] I thought of a new survey, it's of big interest to me as I am wondering myself. How many lace pillows do you have and how do you store them? i have five (two Le Puy ones, a large flat

Re: [lace] survey of storage of lace pillows

Holy moly!VBG That's all I'm going to say! Karen Let's see. Many of the pillows are just around here and there with projects (UFOs) awaiting my attention. These include: 1. 24 cookie with Cantu (from a workshop) on the couch 2. Monster all-in-one with floral Bucks (ditto) on floor by

Fw: [lace] survey of storage of lace pillows

This is my contribution to the survey: How many lace pillows do you have...? Well, I am afraid I cannot compete with Robin here. I am far below her posessions. Anyway, here is what I have: -1 long traditional Spanish straw pillow (from Cataluña, filled with long rye straw), with a typical edging

[lace] survey

Hi all, Ok here is my two cents. I have one travel roller pillow (I made)one roller pillow a little larger and one very big one that I made. I have a cookie pillow (the dreaded bobbin starter pillow) I put it into a wooden form (easier for me to work with) and that's it. I made them all,

Re: [lace] survey of storage of lace pillows!!

thrown into living alone, Lo! those many years ago. BarbE 2 - Original Message - From: Whitham To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:11 PM Subject: [lace] survey of storage of lace pillows!! I thought of a new survey, it's of big interest to me as I am

Re: [lace] survey of storage of lace pillows!!

Hi everyone and Irene (fun topic!) My various (= 14, almost all I have made myself) at-rest or empty pillows are tucked in spaces in my workroom. My pillows with work-in-progress are placed in the way, where I'll remember to work on them. At present there are two with w.i.p., a honiton pillow

[lace] Survey

Hi there! Glad to see this is now mainly being called 'Survey'; for those of us down under its not summer Shortest day has now passed and it gets colder daily! For me, well I vowed a few years back that I would only have one pillow on the go at a time, but well, you know how it is!! The

[lace] Re: lace survey

on 30 Jun 2004 Paula Harten wrote: The strip of Sedlice lace, a Bohemian lace, in the 2004 OIDFA Bulletin#1 caught my eye since the picture and pricking were there, I decided I could try to figure it out. Dear Paula glad to know someone else has had a go at the Sedlice lace edging. I

Re: [lace] Re: lace survey

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 18:44:08 +0100, Bridget wrote: glad to know someone else has had a go at the Sedlice lace edging. I thought it looked pretty and not too difficult Did you work it with the footside on the right or the left? I started out with the footside on the right, English-style,

[lace] Survey

And non-lacemakers think lacemaking's boring because we only make edgings and doilies Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] survey

Yes, I've got one of those! The Bucks Point insertion that I graphed from a photo of an antique Christening bonnet which was published in Lace and the IOLI bulletin earlier this year has been on my pillow since the end of 1999. I want to make enough to be useable...but I keep getting

Re: [lace] survey

This is another interesting question! I think my oldest UFO is a dragonfly from Ulrike Lohr's Bugs book which I started at a workshop in 1999. I loved working it, but it is on an impossible pillow, and once I got home from the workshop, I found other things that were much more seductive

[lace] Survey - ancient UFOs

I have just (last week) finally removed from a pillow a large piece (about 2ft square) of Torchon, made in yarn about 4ply thickness. Mum bought it as a T-shirt kit in the middle 1980s and gave it to me to make. As she is now nearly 90, I think (hope) she has forgotten all about it. As

Re: [lace] survey UFO

At 12:48 AM 7/1/2004, you wrote: has been on that pillow 80% done since 1990. ... That could be our next question - what's your longest running UFO? what are the chances of it ever being finished? Or is that another question - biggest mistake ever started that you won't give

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