Re: [lace] Looking for patterns of Bobbinlacer
Good morning Sherry, There is a pattern for a bobbin lace maker in the book Nyplatkaamme, Let's make bobbin Lace by Eeva-Liisa Kortelahti. It was published in 1988, ISBN 951-99922-3-5. I am not sure if it is still available but shoulf be in the IOLI library if nowhere else. It is worked in linen thread and I have seen it reduced in size and worked finer. It is quite straight forward to work and I think very pretty. Jean in Cleveland U.K. On 31 Jan 2004, at 16:34, Celtic Dream Weaver wrote: I was just looking at some pictures of lace displays on some website which right now...I don't know what the website was but I saw a lace picture of a bobbinlacer. Does anybody out there know where I can find patterns of bobbinlacers done in bobbinlace. I would love to make something like that. Thanks for whatever info you can give to me in advance. Sherry [EMAIL PROTECTED] where the snow keeps piling and piling ontop of old snow...in New York, USA - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! - 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] printing designs
Good morning All, Is there anyone out there who can help me? reply privately of course. I am using an iMac machine, scanning prickings to prepare pattern sheets. If I print out direct from PhotoShop I get a clear image. If I put the scan into Word I get a clear image, but it is very awkward to add text and other images in that format. If I drop the scan into Appleworks it is easy to add text and move things around but the resulting printout is hopeless. The text is OK but the pattern is sort of pixillated and completely useless as far as publishing goes. Any ideas gratefully received before this Mac goes through the window. Jean in Cleveland U.K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Looking for patterns of Bobbinlacer
Hi All, Just to mention - the Lacemakers' Circle sells a pricking of a lacemaker at work. It is a Honiton pattern, but I am sure it could be enlarged so that lacemakers can see what they are doing! It is designed by Carol Lee, a previous Chairman of the Circle, and if anyone wants a copy, I can tell you where to get it! Carol - in a milder and sunnier Suffolk (UK) Subject: Re: [lace] Looking for patterns of Bobbinlacer - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace display room, Ratti Center
At 05:59 AM 1/31/2004, you wrote: Ratti Center is ...still providing the access to our computer data base of 36.000 textiles, 5,000 of them laces, ... I wonder, if we emptied the Metropolitan Museum of Art of all those other things, ., if it would even be possible to display it all in this, the largest museum in our hemisphere. This made me think about the lace exhibit I had last year. I filled a school classroom-sized room -- walls, displays, tables, etc-- with a bit under 200 pieces. The space 5000 pieces would need would be enormous. I also can appreciate the time needed just to set up the displays. I worked steadily for 3 months to get my exhibit panels prepared for hanging. 5000 pieces -- wow! But I wish I were close enough to see at least some of them. Anyone in the area please make a point to view some so they will know people are interested. Take a look for me while you're there, please. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon -- still raining, and flooding in some area. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Communism good for lace? long
Hallo All. In 1980 Elena Holeczyova came to England and having seen only one or two laces of hers, I was eager to meet her and offered to translate from German into English. We stayed with Margaret Hamer. The big day came when all the crates were unpacked in the presence of the Authorities. Out came one large piece of lace after another. Perhaps some of you can remember the exhibition. Not everybody liked her laces. I mentioned that I was going to Prague and she invited me to visit her in Bratislava. How could I refuse ? In Prague, the museum showed me some lovely pieces of lace, dresses, coats and shoes. but not one piece of Elena's And then someone took me to the College of Art in order to meet Marie Vankova. And she could speak English. So we had a lot to talk about. From here I was send to a school in order to buy lace pieces because I complaint that I could not see any laces in the shops. From Prague I went to Bad Lauterbrunnen /Switzerland on a lace course. And on the back home I made a d-tour to Bratislava. Only 2 on the map, I informed my husband. So different, Elena's laces were mainly coloured and in Prague mostly white. One day we were taken into the country to visit one of the lacemakers, who worked for her. There was a lace roll, I swear about 2 metres long. and massive bobbins, but not as used for Beds. or Bucks lace.No ,big ones to hold lots of thread. I had a go but found going from side to side tiring. She was one of about 8o lacemakers working for Elena, who was employed by the Staat and had to overlook that the laces are being delivered on time. I asked if I could buy some of their threads or even a piece of lace, but was told that the thread, when it is delivered is weighed, so were the finished laces and left-over threads. If there was a shortcoming, the lacemaker had to pay. Elena had many pieces of her lace showing in Government places and museums. Another exciting day we had was going to the filmstudio. No .. nothing like Elstree. Just a large room in a flat at the back of a house. Here they were making a Video. When the money ran out to pay the Lacemakers, some pieces of lace were used to finish the picture and it worked. I was allowed to watch. AND I HAVE THE VIDEO. And some of her lovely laces. laces. I went once more with the head of the School in Nordhalben. Alas she was too ill and we stayed just a short time. She died in January 1983. I hope you found it interesting, but apologise for it being so long. Dora the Knotter UK http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dora.northern - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] photography
When purchasing a camera, also consider the possibility of publishing your pictures in a lace publication. As an example, the I.O.L.I. Bulletin (While I do not know, I would not think it would be that different from LACE or any other lace publication.) requires photos to be at least 300 ppi (pixels per inch). Which requires a digital camera with higher megapix and set to take less photos per photo card or CF card or stix or whatever your particular camera uses. As a point of reference: A Canon 2.1 megapix Elf set at the highest setting will allow a 3x5 photo to be published. A Nikon 5700 5 megapix camera set to the 2nd highest setting will allow an 8 x 6 photo to be published. Of course any cropping will influence the ppi. (If a 3 x5 size 300 ppi picture is cropped and published at the 3x5 size, the ppi will be too low for a clear published photo.) A camera with higher ppi allows for greater flexibility in photo usage. (One way to check your ppi is to go into your Photoshop program and click image size, then change the ppi to 300 and note the size of the picture.) I have really found it almost impossible to take high detailed digital pictures of lace without a tripod. I have read the threads, so without repeating their advice, I also: Use a tripod with an arm which allows me to position my camera directly over the lace for a shot without distortion. For those times when a vertical shot is not possible, position my Ott light in such a way that the 2, 1/4 inch, white, foam poster boards (which I scored and folded in half like a card) are positioned around the lace to off set any shadows or uneven lighting. Debra Jenny (I.O.L.I. Bulletin editor) Green Bay, Wisconsin 25F and cloudy - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lacemaker pattern
There is a pattern for a bobbin lacemaker in Annelie van Olffen-Spikerman's GUIPURE KLOSKANT. It is part of a larger composition. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Prague
Hi Dora, I enjoyed reading about your trip to Prague. I know it was a long time ago now, but if you could give me advice about which museums to visit I would appreciate it. I am going to Prague for a few days towards the end of June with my husband who has a meeting there. I will probably have one day on my own for my lace fix, might be a Monday, but I will not have transport as we are travelling by train to Vienna after his meeting. Unfortunately it is before the OIDFA meeting which I would have liked to go to. Janice Blair - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Communism good for lace? long
Thank you, Dora, for sharing your experience with us. I think it speaks volumes about the conditions for lacemakers in a communist environment. It may have been better than starvation... but only just that... Clay - Original Message - From: dora.northern [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Communism good for lace? long Hallo All. In 1980 Elena Holeczyova came to England and having seen only one or two laces of hers, I was eager to meet her and offered to translate from German into English. We stayed with Margaret Hamer. The big day came when all the crates were unpacked in the presence of the Authorities. Out came one large piece of lace after another. Perhaps some of you can remember the exhibition. Not everybody liked her laces. I mentioned that I was going to Prague and she invited me to visit her in Bratislava. How could I refuse ? In Prague, the museum showed me some lovely pieces of lace, dresses, coats and shoes. but not one piece of Elena's And then someone took me to the College of Art in order to meet Marie Vankova. And she could speak English. So we had a lot to talk about. From here I was send to a school in order to buy lace pieces because I complaint that I could not see any laces in the shops. From Prague I went to Bad Lauterbrunnen /Switzerland on a lace course. And on the back home I made a d-tour to Bratislava. Only 2 on the map, I informed my husband. So different, Elena's laces were mainly coloured and in Prague mostly white. One day we were taken into the country to visit one of the lacemakers, who worked for her. There was a lace roll, I swear about 2 metres long. and massive bobbins, but not as used for Beds. or Bucks lace.No ,big ones to hold lots of thread. I had a go but found going from side to side tiring. She was one of about 8o lacemakers working for Elena, who was employed by the Staat and had to overlook that the laces are being delivered on time. I asked if I could buy some of their threads or even a piece of lace, but was told that the thread, when it is delivered is weighed, so were the finished laces and left-over threads. If there was a shortcoming, the lacemaker had to pay. Elena had many pieces of her lace showing in Government places and museums. Another exciting day we had was going to the filmstudio. No .. nothing like Elstree. Just a large room in a flat at the back of a house. Here they were making a Video. When the money ran out to pay the Lacemakers, some pieces of lace were used to finish the picture and it worked. I was allowed to watch. AND I HAVE THE VIDEO. And some of her lovely laces. laces. I went once more with the head of the School in Nordhalben. Alas she was too ill and we stayed just a short time. She died in January 1983. I hope you found it interesting, but apologise for it being so long. Dora the Knotter UK http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dora.northern - 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] Lace Quarterly raffle query
Hi everyone and the person doing the raffle for the single copy of Lace crafts Quarterly - could you please e-mail me - ..I have a spare issue as well - if it isn't the same as the one on raffle, and if it is in sequence, it could go to the winner as well. I remember that the draw is on Valentine's Day. If it's the same issue I'll do a draw for it later. -- bye for now Bev, still unearthing treasures, in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Communism good for lace?
On Feb 1, 2004, at 18:39, Clay Blackwell wrote: Thank you, Dora, for sharing your experience with us. I think it speaks volumes about the conditions for lacemakers in a communist environment. It may have been better than starvation... but only just that... Clay, you confirm my life-long belief that missionary work is a waste of time and money... :) We all see what we *want* to see, and will continue to do so, no matter how many spin doctors (of whatever persuasion) talk themselves blue in the face to convince us otherwise. The practice of weighing the thread against the lace output goes back to the very beginning of lacemaking; it's not something the evil reds invented. The reason communist countries stuck with it past the dinosaur stage is that we were *poor*. We were poor as individual nations, and poor as a pack. And one of the reasons we were poor is that we were being squeezed, via economic sanctions, by other countries -- toe the line *or else* is *still* the political mainframe. After retirement, my mother did outwork at home; she hemmed silk scarves for a Jewish-supported firm. She got so many scarves, with so many spools of thread, and both were counted on delivery. Even though the *silk* was imported through the firm, the *thread* was bought within Poland. And the thread was in short supply (as was everything else, except hot hair from the offficials). To an extent, *it's no different* than your buying a *kit* (cross stittch, needlepoint, etc) -- the amount of thread included doesn't allow much room for mistakes. If you make more than one, you're on your own; you have to buy the extra thread. Which is OK if you're an amateur -- you can afford to buy a kit, you can afford to buy the replacement threads, and the free market structre makes sure that you *can* (buy the replacement thereads) -- which we couldn't, most of the time (buying *toilet paper* was a major achievement, usually left to the -- male -- hunter/gatherers) OTOH... The lacemaking drones may have had to account for every gram of thread given to them but, in return, they're likely to have had (I'm assuming Poland and Czechoslovakia didn't differ *all that much*, judging by the films I'd seen): almost free housing/utilities (to be sure, we were piled on top of one another. We don't even have privacy in our vocabulary). Free schooling *through* the PhD level (if your brain was up to it). Free medical service (and our doctors may not have had access to the latest technical wrinkles -- that's how/why I lost my own Mother -- but, as *diagnosticians* they were way above the American doctors; I had a serious problem, I saved it until I was in Poland). *No* un-employment was in the creed, so you had *4* aggressively-offensive clerks painting their nails on company time and totally unacquainted with the term service instead of one, but the rules of flying under the lines, which I'd learnt in communist Poland, apply -- in equal measure -- to the current US conditions. Except that, in US, the flow through the cracks margin of people left beyond the safety net is much wider than it had been in Poland of my childhood/teens. Additionally, Elena Holyeczova *herself*, as a *designer* and an *artist* would have had a totally different status (and pay), even if all she ever designed was *lace*. Barely above starvation level is Clay's summing up of the situation. Yes, but 97% of us were in the same stew pot; keeping up with the Jones's was never an issue g. The remaining 3% who were above, were free game and they knew it. And we didn't have *any* who were *below* the starvation level -- because the system couldn't stomach the possibility, it made sure to take care of everyone, at least to the point of the roof over one's head, and bread/soup enough to survive. The first time, *ever* I saw (in Poland) people (mostly old ones, though some children, also) sleep in the streets and dig through the trashcans for food (*and* fight over the territory -- better pickings in heavily-touristed areas) was in '99 -- some years after the system upgrade... Americans tend to think in black (commies) and white (US)... Most of the world is painted in many shades of *grey* :) Off my soapbox, and back to lace problems in still freezing VA - Tamara P Duvall Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Afterlife
This one is too cute not to share... apologies to S.S., who sent it to me (and reads the list...) ~ A couple made a deal that whoever died first would come back and inform the other of the afterlife. Their biggest fear was that there was no afterlife. After a long life, the husband was the first to go, and true to his word, he made contact, Mary . .. Mary . ... Is that you, Fred? Yes, I've come back like we agreed. What's it like? Well, I get up in the morning, I have sex. I have breakfast, off to the golf course, I have sex. I bathe in the sun, then I have sex twice. I have lunch, another romp around the golf course, then sex pretty much all afternoon. After supper, golf course again. Then have sex until late at night. The next day it starts again. Oh, Fred you surely must be in heaven. Not exactly, I'm a rabbit on a golf course in Arizona. Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] special bobbins
Does anyone know if there is somewhere to order special order bobbins. Just a pair. My oldest child (a son) died, it will be two years in May, and I thought I'd like something special with his name or something. I miss him terriblyhe was 27. Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Clarksburg, West Virginia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
