[lace] Re Pricking
Maybe I'm preaching to the converted here but when pricking using a cork board or polystyrene after every few pricks run your thumb and fore finger down the point, this makes it easier by removing the static which makes the needle cling. Diana (Northamptonshire, UK) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Webshots album
I was very surprised (and pleased) to see that the Webshots album already has some photos in it! http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 I hope someone will tell us about the pieces in VivDewar's album. Avital - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lace on Ann-Marie site - Witches
Regarding Kitchen Witches: Here in Maine, where many Swedes settled, it was possible (and may still be) to buy dolls that are witches on brooms - in craft shops and kitchen shops. They were meant to hang, like a mobile, from the ceiling. I doubt many people knew the story behind them. They were called kitchen witches, but I do not recall any mention of Easter. (I thought they were meant to protect the kitchen - which in mine would be a good idea!) I once had a kitchen witch, with a lace-trimmed petticoat! Just an idea for someone who may have a short length of lace to apply to something ... because the lace is attached to the witch's petticoat (above you), it will be noticed! Could be an interesting kitchen shower gift for a bride. Jeri Ames in Maine USA In a message dated 8/17/03 4:25:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi They are kind of witches, I guess I did not find the right word when doing the album :-)) Once every year at easter (in Sweden) you go to Blåkulla (on the easter Thursday), you fly on your broom. It is fun now but not in the old days when you were burnt just because someone whispered you were a witch and had been seen going to Blåkulla. Ann-Marie http://community.webshots.com/user/annma1 Hi Ann-Marie, I took a peek at your lace on the webshots site. Can you tell me why the two pieces called Easter lady look like witches on broomsticks. Is it a Swedish folk tale or something? Take a look if you missed it. http://community.webshots.com/user/annma1 Janice --- Regarding Kitchen Witches: Here in Maine, where many Swedes settled, it used to be possible (and may still be) to buy dolls that are witches on brooms - in craft shops and kitchen shops. They were meant to hang, like a mobile, from the ceiling. I doubt many people knew the story behind them. They were called kitchen witches, but I do not recall any mention of Easter. I once had one, with a lace-trimmed petticoat! Just an idea for someone who may have a short length of lace to apply to something... Jeri Ames in Maine USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Lace at the Met for the IOLI Convention--a plea
Thank you all so much for your kind response to my plea for pictures of Endymion's dog on the Belgian coverlet at the Met! I now have a wonderful set of very detailed pictures to study at my leisure, and I greatly appreciate everything I was sent! Devon, bless her, told me that if I came up to New York on Thursday I could see the Met display during its second day of viewing and I was able to do that--an experience like nothing I've had before! Naturally I took lots of pictures with my own camera but am very grateful to have some which were even more detailed than I could manage and others which showed the dog in a larger context (something that in my excitement I totally forgot to do!). I did take some nice pictures of a few pieces that were not on display on Wednesday, so anyone who is interested in seeing them (for private use only, of course!) is welcome to get in touch with me privately. Again, my thanks to you all, Sue. Susan Lambiris Raleigh, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] OIDFA UK Website
For some time the OIDFA UK group has had its own website, authored by Kate Canter. Kate has had to give this up, and David agreed to take over responsibility for the site, which is being hosted in our domain. He has redesigned it and added preliminary information about the 2004 Congress in Prague. The address is: http://www.q7design.demon.co.uk/oidfaUK/ If you have any links to the old site (either on your computer or on your own web pages), you may wish to update them. Jean -- Jean Leader Glasgow, Scotland, UK Lace Guild web site: http://www.laceguild.org - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Webshots album
Dear Friends mea culpa! When I saw Avital's message I thought I'd have a go! I've started to scan all my lace with a view to creating a web-site or updating my pages in the Lace Fairy Gallery, but I've never tried to upload anything before! The pieces are Dabbling with Design - my first ever design that was based on one of the edgings in the Luton Lace Dealers Pattern book. I took the edging and made a mirror image of the head-side, then tinkered with it a bit to make a bookmark pattern. The version in the album was made in madeira 30 variegated with DMC perle 5 gimps. In a way the yarn is really a bit too thick for the design, but it does make a fairly firm bookmark that can be used without a plastic sleeve (makes it good for paper backed books). I've also made it in madeira 40 with embroidery floss for the gimps - that was the version I exchanged in the bookmark exchange - I don't have a picture of that, but you can see it on the Lace Fairy site. T is for Tim A square to fit in one of the plastic coasters available for lace etc. I made it for my husband when we had our bedroom fitted out with new wardrobes. Decorations are lilac, blue turquoise. I based the shape of the T on a clipart image and added the mayflowers because I like them, I can make them they seemed to fit! The Swan The third is Tamara's Swan that I made in silver white for my brother's silver wedding. Arachne members helped with advice on how to mount it. I can honestly say it's the piece of lace I've learned the most from making (including those unhappy tasks - undoing and give up start again!). I'm looking forward to making her waterlillies when I can find the time. Tamara - thanks again for the pattern Viv From: Avital Pinnick Subject: [lace] Webshots album I was very surprised (and pleased) to see that the Webshots album already has some photos in it! http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 I hope someone will tell us about the pieces in VivDewar's album. Avital - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: lace-digest V1 #3721
In a message dated 8/13/2003 12:06:23 PM GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I hadn't noticed these insects before, but recently I've been lace making non stop for about 8 months (instead of picking it up and putting it down for a year!!), so I noticed them. Is there any way of getting rid of them without destroying the pillow? This is probably the 59th answer you will have because I am that far behind in the digests, but just in case, the answer is to put the pillow in a freezer for a couple of weeks. (even if you have to rent space in a commercial one because of the size.) The insects will die and you never see them again. Elaine Merritt, who is about to leave London where we have had the hottest summer I have ever seen in the UK ! I had a clothes moth flying about me last night! This is climate change in a big way. and yes, my pillow will go into the deep freeze too. from September 1, back at The Lace Museum 552 South Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 tel. (408) 730 4695 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] A Victorian lace bobbin? on ebay
This looks more like a fat stiletto to me rather than an honest lacemakers' bobbin: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3238172372category=114 or search for item number 3238172372 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] Malmesbury Lace
At 07:19 AM 8/18/2003 +1000, you wrote: Someone on Australian Ebay has a copy of Malmesbury Lace by Joan Blanchard, starting price $AU12.50.Does anyone have a copy of this book and can describe what's in it for me please? The book Malmesbury Lace concentrates on the lace that was made in the town of Malmesbury, England, for three centuries. It starts with a general lace history that soon narrows down to lace in Malmesbury, and has pictures of lacemakers both past and modern. This takes 31 pages. Following the history and background are 30 traditional patterns of a variety of styles and difficulties. Each pattern has a pricking, a diagram, picture, and detailed written instructions. Malmesbury lace was originally made with size cotton 140-180 thread. Since this thread is no longer easily available, the author has adjusted the pattern size to use DMC Brillante 50 (or Brok 100) thread. The original lace was made on a fat round pillow (almost a ball) and used very plain thin bobbins -- something like honitons with flat ends. No decoration on them. The majority of the laces were edgings and insertions, so the lacemakers had to 'move up' the lace after every 10 or 12 inches made. (Bless the roller pillow!) The lace is a point ground with some similarity to Bucks but with it's own variations on the stitches. Anyone with experience in Bucks should be able to succeed with these patterns because of the detailed information given. The technique of dealing with the threads in the valleys between scallops is very different from Bucks. It's a very dainty lace, in general. By the way, the purchase price on my copy (a few years ago) was $39.95 USA. I have enjoyed reading the historical part of the book, and worked several patterns. Any other questions about the book? Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon - Gained 2 students from county fair demo!! Oregon Country Lacemakers Arachne Secret Pal Administrator Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Prickings for lace
At 09:27 AM 16/08/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, can I suggest you are not using the right sort of blue film. The one me and my friends use is not shiny but matt and does not make your pins sticky. Dear Friends, Can I also suggest that the shiny transparent plastic we get here is less than $1 for a long roll. You can very simply make it matt by a gentle rub with a NEW dish scourer. I use it all the time - no need for any pricking at all and even though I rarely make anything twice, I do have a couple of favourites which I've made about 4 times and the pricking is still very useable. I find that the pale blue is best for white and ecru while green seems to suit black threads better. Regards David in Ballarat KEEP LACING, VIVIENNE, BIGGINS - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Victorian Lace bobbin
There does not look to be much room to wind on the thread, does there?! :)) It looks more like an embroiderers awl (or stiletto) to me, too. from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, Where it is cold (12C)and grey, today, with the promise(or threat) of hail, from the weather bureau. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thanks.
To My Secret Pal, I was dleighted with the Cathedral postcard - I tend to keep ones like that in my Missal, so every time I use it I will beb thinking of you. The stamps were a delight too - I wonder whether the UK postal service will ever get round to an issue with stamps on them, as these are lovely. And the small cookery book! I was really pleased, especially as the recipes have their titles in Welsh! Brings the pangs of home-sickness back, but we are trundling off to Wales tonight for the annual long holiday, so I will take it with me, and use it and the Aga in the cottage to good effect! A brilliant choice of gift for me. I was so pleased with the thread too! I am taking that with me, as well as some patterns, the tiny little bobbin winfder, and the travel pillow, as I want to finish what is on the pillow, and start something whilst we are away - and I won't have to worry about thread now! Thank you so much - I do hope your Secret Pal is as good to you! Take care, and I hope you are having a great time trundling round Europe - you certainly seem to have taken in a great deal. Many thanks, Carol To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Thank you Secret Pal
Dear Secret Pal, Thank you for the parcel that you sent to me for this month. I love everything that you sent, as usual :-) The little frame is just so cute, I've just finished Tatting a very small doiley in 120 thread and it will fit beautiful. The Violet note cards are great as well. You and I have something in common as we both like Violets. I really like Orchids as well do you? As for sending seeds, it isn't a good idea as it is illegal to import seeds or plants without them going through quarantine. If you did send them and I got caught, I would loose my Horticulture license, so please don't send any. .·´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ Linda -:¦:- -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´ Downunder -:¦:- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 14/08/03 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Bookcrossing
Thanks Jean for starting this interesting thread - (just spent much longer than I intended at the Bookcrossing site ;-) Bev - keep your eyes open! at the latest count Canada has 1,893 books registered as left in the wild in the last 3 days! admittedly just 490 of those are in BC but there is 1 in Sooke! http://www.bookcrossing.com/hunt/2/54 Maybe you're both talking of the same site? Gill - in very cool North Hertfordshire. UK. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Bookcrossing
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Gill Hare wrote: those are in BC but there is 1 in Sooke! If I catch it I'll be sure to let you know ;) bye for now Bev in (a location near to but not really in)Sooke BC (west coast of Canada) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: A Cookie for Sara
Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies 1.5 cups unbleached whole wheat flour 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 3/4 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 3/4 cup canola oil 1/2 cup applesauce 1/2 banana 1/4 cup soy or oat milk 3/4 cup raisins 1 cup chocolate chips 1.25 cups old-fashioned oatmeal, uncooked Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, baking soda) together in a large bowl. Sift if desired. Mix liquids (canola oil, applesauce, milk) together until blended. Pour liquids into flour mixture and blend well. Mix oatmeal, raisins, chocolate chips together then add to flour-liquid mixture. Stir until no dry parts remain. Spoon batter by flattened tablespoon onto greased cookie sheet. Leave about 1/2 inch between cookies. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Tops and bottoms will be slightly browned. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Also check out http://vegetarian.about.com/cs/dessert/a/vegancookies.htm good possibilities there. Susan Webster Canton, Ohio To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Bookcrossing
Hi All, This website was brought to my attention a week or so before it appeared here. It does appear that the same website works for all countries (or however many take part). What an intriguing idea! Since we've been talking about it maybe I'll take part too. There are so many books to choose from! I have a few favorites though one is an oversized paperback and a little too expensive to give away at the moment. But that got me thinking about a spare copy I have of Elizabeth Kurella's Pocket Guide to Valuable Old Lace and Lacy Linens. I could note the IOLI website and maybe Lace Fairy on the inside cover and see if we could get some new lace makers G. Jane in Vermont, USA where thunderstorms are passing through. They do seem to have cooled things off a bit. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Head lice or dandruff
Yvonne said Don't forget to rinse the hair with a mild solution of vinegar as this disolves the gel that holds the eggs onto the hair shaft. Killing the egg and making it drop out of the hair. You can use neat vinegar on your hair - I use it to keep my dandruff under control. G I use the white (distilled) stuff. I pour it on my head and rub it in, wrap my head in a towel for 10 minutes (up to half an hour if I go and read my e-mail G) then rinse it off and shampoo as normal. It hasn't cured the dandruff altogether, but reduced it by about 99%. As long as the vinegar doesn't get in my eyes, it does no harm at all. BFN, Margery. =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ [EMAIL PROTECTED] in North Herts, UK =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Power cuts
We get our water from Detroit, and are still having to boil it. This may last until Wednesday, depending on what the microbiological tests show. If we're lucky, we'll be clear tomorrow. However, things could have been so much worse. At least we HAVE water to boil, and even those with electric stoves CAN boil it now. We did relearn that candles are insufficient for serious reading, however. -- -- Martha Krieg [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Michigan To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Many cookies for Sara
Dearest Spiders, Apologies for not responding to everyone personally -- I'm still under siege with visitors, and free time is rationed in unpredictable blocks. But I do want to thank everyone who took the time and responded to my plea for freaky cookie recipes; between the recipes y'all sent and URLs with some more, Sara ought to have enough cookies to make her teeth rot g I *knew* y'all would come up trumps, as usual, and Elizabeth (Sara's Mom) was *very* impressed (she should learn lacemaking, no? g) She'd tried to search the website via the allergies route and came up empty -- there are too many and too varied. Now she'll be able to bake and bake and bake... :) Again, many, many thanks to everyone; you're the best. PS They brought their bird -- a cockatiel -- with them (that and a lizard are the pets Sara can tolerate without wheezing. The lizard doesn't have to be fed daily, so it stayed home by itself). Sid (that's the bird's name) has his favourite shoulders to perch on when out of the cage. When I saw them all whistling and making kissy noises at him, I started whistling too (all I can do now in the way of music, my singing voice being gone from cigarettes). Amazingly, as soon as I started whistling *tunes* (none of the others do), it relocated itself to my shoulder -- the better to hear you m'dear :) It seems to prefer Bach and Haydn and Mozart to folk or popular tunes; the latter he tolerates; the earlier make him tweet dfor more whenever I stop :) - Tamara P Duvall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Power cuts
On Sunday, Aug 17, 2003, at 23:57 US/Eastern, Malvary Cole wrote: How funny those in authority are - on Friday morning, when the majority of people still had no power the instructions were: Check our web-site at [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Sounds like a Polack joke, doesn't it? g I'd love to have had enough electricity to make my tea I learnt to make my tea (and soft-boil, hard-boil and scramble eggs) on a gas stove. I learnt to cook (after I got here) on an electric one. So that, when DH decided to shift to a gas one a few years back, I was dubious. But, whatever its faults (and it has some), it'll make tea *any time* :) The day we got it, I went out and got a pack of match-boxes (the starter spark operates off electricity), and keep one (and a candle) in a little dish right next to the stove (just as we did in Poland, where there was no electric spark to light up the gas, *only* matches). Woe betide to anyone who shifts is as much as a couple of inches -- I have to be able to find it in the dark. But, since we got the gas stove, I might have had to go puter-less on occasion, but never tea-less... g - Tamara P Duvall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] RE: Dairy-free cake recipe
Gidday Tamara and all, Spiders... Do any of you know of a recipe for cookies which doesn't require any dairy products or eggs? Sara *can* eat chocolate (as long Not biscuits (our word for cookies!) but a cake recipe for you that is dairy free and really easy, and pleasing to any child: Chocolate Fudge Cake 1½ cups SR flour 3 tbsp cocoa 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 tbsp white vinegar 6 tbsp oil ¼ tsp salt (optional) Mix all ingredients together in bowl. Pour into greased 20cm ring-shaped tin. Bake in 180C oven for 35-40 mins. Cool 10 mins before removing from tin. Ice as desired or just sprinkle with icing sugar. (Notes: Cooking time may vary depending on your oven. Remember the cup sizes are Australian.) Michelle an Aussie living in South African and still tatting baskets! Ian Chelle Long +27 35 788 0777 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
