[lace] Kitty Mason MBE
Lorri The MBE is one of the awards that come under the heading The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (other well known ones being OBE a level up from MBE and CBE above OBE). Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Awarded for: achievement or service in and to the community of a responsible kind which is outstanding in its field or very local 'hands-on' service which stands out as an example to others. Jean in Poole, Dorset, 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
[lace] Lace in Monica Ferris books
I've just finished reading 'Blackwork' and will pass it on to Eve Morton to read. When she's finished with it, I've decided to send them all to Alex Stillwell, which will pass them on to her lace friends to read as well. I disagree with Lori and think they do need to be read in order because the characters develop from book to book. The lace content in 'Blackwork' refers to a mantilla or scarf for an older woman to wear at her wedding. Described as a gossamer thing of pale ecru, fifteen inches wide and almost fifty inches long. It was made in inch-and-a-half-wide stripes, with tiny hearts in the central band that ran the length of the thing. It was made of ten lengths. I can't actually picture it in my mind, probably because, from that description, it could be any type of lace and would look totally different if made in say torchon than Bucks Point. Jean in Poole, Dorset, 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
[lace] Fans
Alex wrote: If you are thinking of making a fan check that you have fan sticks of a suitable size first. It is easy to adjust the size of the pattern, but it is not easy to find sticks to fit a fan leaf. Having made a few fans, I totally disagree with that. You need the pattern first and then find sticks to fit. If a leaf is too small around the outer edge and you enlarge it so that the outer curve fits, the inner one won't, and vice versa. The same happens in reverse if you try to make the leaf smaller. It's not the same as enlarging or reducing, for example, an edging or a mat. I'm sure someone cleverer than me can show the maths involved. Unless you're confident of redrawing the pricking to fit, I'd leave it alone. Fan sticks aren't difficult to get nowadays - suppliers seem to have realised that most lacemakers want to make at least one fan. The obvious source is the faux tortoiseshell or cream coloured Spanish souvenir fans, but there are VERY few patterns to fit these. Stripping an old wrecked fan is another possibility, but you'd probably have difficulty finding a leaf to fit. SMP sell some complete kits and some sticks alone: http://www.smplace.co.uk/sfr_cat.htm Kleinhout sells sticks that will fit any size of fan, unless you're really ambitious and you want to make a giant one. They are 60 cm long and either you or they cut them to the length required. You can choose the number of stick you want in your skeleton from 8 to 20, and whether you want straight or wavy sticks. You can paint them. http://www.kleinhout.com/GB/fans/ Stuart Johnson makes three sizes of fan sticks and sells the patterns to go with them - can't find his details. I've got one set with spider and sparkles made by Matthew Hester. I'm sure there are others that I've forgotten that others will remember. Jean in Poole, Dorset, 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
Re: [lace] Fans
Stuart Johnson's email is stuart.john...@homecall.co.ukHe has no we-site at present but he is always very helpful. I am sure he'd email or send a catalogue. Joepie -Original Message- From: Jean Nathan Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 10:06 AM To: Lace Subject: [lace] Fans Alex wrote: If you are thinking of making a fan check that you have fan sticks of a suitable size first. It is easy to adjust the size of the pattern, but it is not easy to find sticks to fit a fan leaf. Having made a few fans, I totally disagree with that. You need the pattern first and then find sticks to fit. If a leaf is too small around the outer edge and you enlarge it so that the outer curve fits, the inner one won't, and vice versa. The same happens in reverse if you try to make the leaf smaller. It's not the same as enlarging or reducing, for example, an edging or a mat. I'm sure someone cleverer than me can show the maths involved. Unless you're confident of redrawing the pricking to fit, I'd leave it alone. Fan sticks aren't difficult to get nowadays - suppliers seem to have realised that most lacemakers want to make at least one fan. The obvious source is the faux tortoiseshell or cream coloured Spanish souvenir fans, but there are VERY few patterns to fit these. Stripping an old wrecked fan is another possibility, but you'd probably have difficulty finding a leaf to fit. SMP sell some complete kits and some sticks alone: http://www.smplace.co.uk/sfr_cat.htm Kleinhout sells sticks that will fit any size of fan, unless you're really ambitious and you want to make a giant one. They are 60 cm long and either you or they cut them to the length required. You can choose the number of stick you want in your skeleton from 8 to 20, and whether you want straight or wavy sticks. You can paint them. http://www.kleinhout.com/GB/fans/ Stuart Johnson makes three sizes of fan sticks and sells the patterns to go with them - can't find his details. I've got one set with spider and sparkles made by Matthew Hester. I'm sure there are others that I've forgotten that others will remember. Jean in Poole, Dorset, 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
Re: [lace] Lace in Monica Ferris books
It is not uncommon to read descriptions of handmade droschel mesh which mention that it is made in strips that are one and a half inches wide. We have some pieces in the museum that are like this, but very few. It was being done at about the beginning of the 19th century when machine mesh was becoming quite common. I think the droshel was a labor intensive alternative that was suitable for royal commissions. Can I picture a mantilla or scarf of Monica Ferris's description made with droschel strips? No, I cannot. But I suspect that she read that description somewhere and decided to incorporate it. I have read only one Monica Ferris book. I seem to recall that it involved a lacemaker putting a signature butterfly in all her pieces. This seemed to me that it would be technically much more difficult than was implied in the book. It was my conclusion that Monica Ferris is only superficially knowledgeable about lacemaking. I think Monica Ferris's field of expertise is mystery writing, not lacemaking. I don't think I would spend a lot of time trying to figure out what the lace looks like in her books, since I think that she doesn't really have the same depth of knowledge of lacemaking that the people on this list do. But, perhaps people who have read all of her books would disagree. Do you find that the lace details ring true in Monica Ferris's books? Devon In a message dated 1/1/2011 4:23:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk writes: I've just finished reading 'Blackwork' and will pass it on to Eve Morton to read. When she's finished with it, I've decided to send them all to Alex Stillwell, which will pass them on to her lace friends to read as well. I disagree with Lori and think they do need to be read in order because the characters develop from book to book. The lace content in 'Blackwork' refers to a mantilla or scarf for an older woman to wear at her wedding. Described as a gossamer thing of pale ecru, fifteen inches wide and almost fifty inches long. It was made in inch-and-a-half-wide stripes, with tiny hearts in the central band that ran the length of the thing. It was made of ten lengths. I can't actually picture it in my mind, probably because, from that description, it could be any type of lace and would look totally different if made in say torchon than Bucks Point. Jean in Poole, Dorset, 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 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] Fans
Jean, thanks for the link to Kleinhout because I have now found out where I can buy the lovely wooden Christmas frames for cards that another Arachne member commented on recently. Also the latest details that I have for Stuart Johnson (was ok in July when I purchased fan sticks) is:- stuart.john...@homecall.co.uk I also have his telephone no if needed. By the way I scanned my lace fan and sent to Stuart and he made sticks to fit. Sue M Harvey Norfolk Uk I would also like to wish all members a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Lace in Monica Ferris books
I agree with you, Devon. The butterfly 'signature' struck me as so improbable as to be impossible. I think she likes the idea of using lace as part of her needlework 'theme' but has never even observed it being made. Having said that, I enjoy her books as they are good light reading. Patricia in Wales _scotl...@aol.com_ (mailto:scotl...@aol.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
[lace] Lacemakers with MBEs
May I add that the lacemakers who are awarded MBEs get them because a group of their students has put them forward for the award. Unfortunately it is not because they are so famous that even the Queen or Prime Minister has heard of them. I know of one UK teacher whose nose was a little out-of-joint when one of the other four was awarded hers, but all it means is that her friends/students haven't thought to put her forward for the award, not that she is any less of a contributor to the lacemaking community. Jacquie in Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Lace in Monica Ferris books
No, I don't think the mentions of lace in her book ring true. I do, however, get the impression that she is very knowledgeable about needlepoint--yarns, canvases, techniques, etc. Nancy wishing a safe, prosperous, and very happy 2011 to all fellow lace enthusiasts! From: dmt11h...@aol.com dmt11h...@aol.com To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Sat, January 1, 2011 8:27:05 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Lace in Monica Ferris books ... But, perhaps people who have read all of her books would disagree. Do you find that the lace details ring true in Monica Ferris's books? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Kitty Mason, MBE
I thought Bridget Cook had been honored in some way by the Queen but couldn't find anything on the web. Am I right? If not, she should be. Janice From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net And, prior to that (thanks to Google!), Pat Read and Pamela Nottingham were also recipients! So, this seems to bring the total to four. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Fans -Beds
Use common sense when choosing a pattern. I have a lovely Beds fan from Louise Colgan's fan book that folds and unfolds just fine. Decide whether you want the fan spread out for display, or folded. Once it's folded, it will have the folds in it's lace memory. I have mine folded because it's much easier to store it, and I didn't have a good place to display a framed fan. The first folding needs to be done carefully, and one stick at a time. In the USA, John Aebi in Indiana makes fan sticks. His short fan sticks fit the fans in Colgan's book. One time I bought a set of pretty fan sticks on eBay. When they arrived, they were about 15 inches tall. Huge. It was then I realized that there had been no size mentioned. My mind had 'seen' them as smaller when I looked at the pictures. I think the very large fans were the fashion at one point in history. Modern fans I've seen have been smaller. Alice in Oregon ... where we have a dry but very cold New Year's Day. Our high today is near the freezing point. I greeted the New Year making lace and toasting it with a glass of wine. - Original Message - From: Alex Stillwell alexstillw...@talktalk.net My no 8 perle gimps are not a problem, but if you want it to fold the fan rather than display it open then avoid the types of lace that have large holes, e.g. Beds, as these will stop the fabic of the lace from folding properly. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Lace in Monica Ferris books
Actually, quite a few years ago when she had only published three of four of her books, I wrote to her and encouraged her to do something with bobbin lace. She replied that she needed to learn more about making bobbin lace before she attempted that, but was very interested. She had learned about a lace day somewhere, and was planning to go to that. Now that I mention this, I can't remember how on earth I found her via email! Maybe she had an email address in one of her books? So, evidently, she learned enough to write her book, but did not get into depth. Still, I enjoyed her books for a long time. One year, my collection of paper-back copies of her books was a raffle item at Lace at Sweet Briar, and if I remember correctly, there were quite a few tickets purchased for that collection! Clay On 1/1/2011 9:42 AM, Nancy Neff wrote: No, I don't think the mentions of lace in her book ring true. I do, however, get the impression that she is very knowledgeable about needlepoint--yarns, canvases, techniques, etc. Nancy wishing a safe, prosperous, and very happy 2011 to all fellow lace enthusiasts! From: dmt11h...@aol.comdmt11h...@aol.com To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Sat, January 1, 2011 8:27:05 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Lace in Monica Ferris books ... But, perhaps people who have read all of her books would disagree. Do you find that the lace details ring true in Monica Ferris's books? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.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
[lace] Lacemaking Honours - MBE
Happy New Year!! Just to add to the discussion Mrs Susanne Thompson, authoress of Introduction To Honiton Lace, Further Steps in Honiton Lace and Torchon Purse Pendants,received her MBE For services to Lacemaking in the New years Honours List 2004. A very well deserved honour for a wonderful lacemaker, teacher and human being. Kindest regards, Sue Eddy. Cornwall 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
[lace]Fan Museum
Hello Everyone. I hope you all had a nice Christmas and are looking forward to a good lacemaking year. A friend of mine has just prompted me to write to tell you that there is a fan museum at Greenwich. Lots are on display. Sue H is proberly the one to explain about this better than I can. I am right in thinking you have been on trips to the museum Sue are`nt I??? Happy New Year Love Daphne Wet Norfolk England - 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] 2011 Wished-for Lace-related Book (Queen Elizabeth I)
Dear Lace Book Lovers, Is there a lace book you wish would be written in 2011? (Good topic for group discussion, as it may lead to something similar that already exists in one of our lace bulletins or in a book, or may convince someone to write a book.) - For a long time, I have been thinking of a book I would love to be written and published in art book format. The idea came about when I first read Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd by Janet Arnold in 1988. And again, when I read Patterns of Fashion 4 1540-1660 (2008) of research started by the late Janet Arnold, and completed by Santina Levey and Jenny Tiramani. The book description: Photographs in full color of all the paintings and images of Queen Elizabeth I that exist, showing the full glory of her magnificent clothing, jewels, and lace, and with explanations of unusual details. There are some paintings I have only seen grainy black and white photos, and probably others that have never been seen in any book. This wished-for topic would need to be sorted out and written on the Santina Levey level, for obvious reasons that those familiar with Levey's body of research would understand. Of course, it would be very welcome in a lace library, but others who would appreciate it would be costumers, embroiderers, jewelers, historians, etc.. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - 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] Fan Museum
The Fan Museum in Greenwich, London is indeed wonderful. I used to live the other side of Greenwich Park from it so am very familiar with the area. Please note that the website says: The Fan Museum will be closed for refurbishment from January 7th 2011 to February 8th 2011. So be careful when you plan to visit. For us lacemakers it is best visited when lace fans are on display and you can check the current exhibit at: http://www.fan-museum.org/exhibdetails.asp?exhibID=29 A quick glance back on their sites shows lace ones being exhibited in 2002 http://www.fan-museum.org/exhibdetails.asp?exhibID=3 Greenwich is easily accessible by train or boat (or even bus) from central London. There is also plenty for the non-lacemaker to see within very easy walking distance of this museum: The Cutty Sark, the National Maritime museum, the Queen's House, the planetarium, the international time-line, the Ranger's House Sue sueba...@comcast.net - 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] Sharing Needlelace from Embroidery Publications
Dear Needlelace Makers, Embroidery organizations with bulletins/magazines often publish patterns for those who make needlelaces, because they regard needlelace as being in the embroidery family (made with a threaded needle). It occurs to me that we do not take full advantage of these aids to lacemaking. For Americans, here is an example: The December 2010 issue of Needlearts, published by The Embroiderers' Guild of America Inc. -- for members -- features on the cover a Peaceful Dove in Romanian Point lace, designed by Sylvia Murariu. There are 7 pages of instructions. It is a very graceful and elegant design. Here is a sharing opportunity. If there is a member of your lace guild/group that also holds membership in EGA, you might ask if they would bring this issue to your next meeting. If you have already mastered Romanian Point lace, why not bring examples for show-and-tell? Better yet, you might share your Romanian Point lace expertise with the local EGA chapter. Happy New Year to All, Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] 2011 Wished-for Lace-related Book
Oh good question, Jeri! My wish is for a book teaching one to design lace in the style of Old Flanders or early Binche. There are a few about modern lace design or torcon-type, but I'd like to see one specifically take on the questions of taking pairs from a ground into and out of motifs, and the thread paths in motifs to make them full. Probably a book on designing floral Bucks would address the same questions and could be extrapolated to the floral designs in old Flanders or early Binche, but I don't know of one for floral Bucks either. Nancy Connecticut USA From: jeria...@aol.com jeria...@aol.com To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Sat, January 1, 2011 2:57:51 PM Subject: [lace] 2011 Wished-for Lace-related Book (Queen Elizabeth I) Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center Dear Lace Book Lovers, Is there a lace book you wish would be written in 2011? (Good topic for group discussion, as it may lead to something similar that already exists in one of our lace bulletins or in a book, or may convince someone to write a book.) ... - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] Lacemakers with MBEs
Jacquie, you're so right that it takes someone to sponsor a possible recipient of an award before something can be done. It occurred to me many years ago that Norma Benporath, the Australian tatting designer who did most of her work in the 30's and 40's, was deserving of an award, and my local MP put me in touch with the right people and how to go about it. I had to write a piece on why I thought she was deserving, and name a couple of referees who were contacted by the government body involved. I was so pleased she did receive the award, an OA (Order of Australia) shortly before she passed away. She is one of the two Australians (the other being Rosemary Shepherd) featured on Chris Parsons set of Memorable Women in Lace bobbin set - I just checked, that set is no longer available. Noelene in Cooma nlaffe...@ozemail.com.au May I add that the lacemakers who are awarded MBEs get them because a group of their students has put them forward for the award. Unfortunately it is not because they are so famous that even the Queen or Prime Minister has heard of them. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Lace in Monica Ferris books
I agree that when I read the book with the lace hankie in it, I hard a hard time imagining how to sign your lace with a symbol. Maybe it has been done before in some types of lace. I also heard of her interest in lace and emailed Monica to offer a table at the Rockford convention in 2008 where she could sign her books. In my lace group we often pass them around after reading them. I did not hear back from her, but maybe the Minnesota group who are hosting the 2012 convention could contact her as she lives in Minnesota. Maybe she would like to take a beginning course so that she has the basics before she writes another one including lace in the theme. :-) Lace content. I have spent the day working on lace designs for future pieces on my laptop, and hit Saved when I should have renamed the design. Fortunately, what was lost can easily be restored as I printed out my design before making the changes. Happy New Year to everyone. Janice Clay wrote: Actually, quite a few years ago when she had only published three of four of her books, I wrote to her and encouraged her to do something with bobbin lace. She replied that she needed to learn more about making bobbin lace before she attempted that, but was very interested. She had learned about a lace day somewhere, and was planning to go to that. Now that I mention this, I can't remember how on earth I found her via email! Maybe she had an email address in one of her books? Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - 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] Alencon video, museum refurbishment, Kleinhout
Happy Holidays All! At last--I'm catching up on news from Arachne. I can't figure out how you all have time to post queries/answers as it's taken the last couple of hours just to read the backlog follow all the links!! Thanks for posting the Alencon video link--near the end there was a demo of lace burnishing with a lobster claw, a well-discussed topic earlier in the year. Just a question about the fan museum being closed for refurbishment. Is the collection being renovated/cleaned/remounted etc. or is the venue under construction?? Some museums send out portions of their collections to other museums during remodeling/building projects this would be a welcome visiting exhibit if it's the latter. Would someone in the know please clarify? Loved the Kleinhout site--thanks for posting. Those laser cut wood forms/frames are clever, especially the comet. Hmmm--wonder if something similar is available at a craft store here in the US? Thanks to all for posting such terrific stuff--I can hardly wait to see what 2011 brings to my e-mail box! Sincerely, Susan Hottle in warm/sunny Palm Beach Gardens, Fla - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Lace in Monica Ferris books
Hi All, I have read all the MF books but I can't remember the exact specifics about this hankie. However, Hallas Needle lace often has a fish in the pattern so a motif could be used to sign a piece of NL. Monica Ferris is now on my hardback purchasing list (I'm a member of Barnes Noble and wait for a coupon before I order) Anyway, I have Buttons and Bows and am looking forward to a good read when the holiday distractions are past! Jane in Vermont, USA jvik...@sover.net Janice wrote: I agree that when I read the book with the lace hankie in it, I hard a hard time imagining how to sign your lace with a symbol. Maybe it has been done before in some types of lace. - 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] East Devon bobbin on eBay
I do apologize as I know that bringing to attention the sale of a bobbin on eBay upsets those who are bidding. I am not the seller, but the seller did approach me for an evaluation and description. (Unpaid) The bobbin below is quite a find. If you are not into East Devon bobbins you might care to go just to look at it, so different to the East Midland bobbins but just as interesting. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ANTIQUE-HONITON-EAST-DEVON-ETCHED-1813-WOOD-LACE-BOBBIN -/250750478019?pt=UK_Crafts_Lace_Making_EThash=item3a61e4a6c3#ht_1380wt_902 Brian and Jean From Cooranbong. Australia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Lace in Monica Ferris books
Even better - my local library subscribes to various downloadable audiobooks, so I can listen to the Monica Ferris books and make lace at the same time (and all for free!) Sue - 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] Lace at St Louis Botanical Gardens
My husband and I went to the St. Louis Botanical Garden on 30 DEC to see the train exhibit and then wandered through the gardens. We found our way to the founder's home and what we think must have been the breakfast room overlooking the gardens was a beautifully set table with a lace table cloth on it. The second picture is of a table in a sitting room - also with a beautiful lace cloth on the table. Think the punch bowl and table decoration take away from the beauty of the cloth, but you can still see the detail. Thought I would share the picture and maybe someone can tell me what type lace it is. Now we are cleaning up the damage we incurred when the tornado hit our house and property. We have a great deal of damage, but there are people on the road above us who were much less fortunate and many who have no house remaining. Sallie in Sunset Hills, MO [image: pastedGraphic.pdf] - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] East Devon bobbin on eBay
Brian, Arachne's plain text breaks a long UR into a couple of lines so you can't connect with just a click. . Here's a Tiny URL of the page: http://tinyurl.com/2b5gsnq Noelene in Cooma nlaffe...@ozemail.com.au http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ANTIQUE-HONITON-EAST-DEVON-ETCHED-1813-WOOD- LACE-BOBBIN - /250750478019?pt=UK_Crafts_Lace_Making_EThash=item3a61e4a6c3#ht_1380wt_902 - 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] Wished for lace book
Jeri's question is a good one. My request would be for a book of patterns and diagrams made of Pottenkant laces of the 17th and 18th centuries, somewhat like Ulrike Lohr's and Erdmute Wesenberg's books on old Flanders and old Binche. I do have CAROLUSKANTJES but it isn't enough. I'm greedy for more. I love Paris ground and learning Paris lace is high on my list (I still need to get better at Flanders and Binche). So I would like to see the old Paris ground laces diagrammed and clarified for those of us not quite up to doing the original research ourselves. My secret dream is that there is another expert out there stymied about what to work on next, who is just looking for suggestions. I'm laughing when I say this. I HOPE there is somebody out there who might want to do this. Lorelei - 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] designing Flanders Binche
Nancy Your question is really interesting. I share a desire to learn how to design those laces, but I think I know the answer to how to learn it. You just have to learn to make it, make a lot of it. In the case of Flanders look at recent books which teach Flanders basics. Most of the authors design their own patterns, at least to some extent. And you can see how they use modern ideas about gracefulness, shapes of curves, shapes of flowers and leaves, and then translate that into patterns. Then try constructing a lace by combining elements from different patterns into one piece. Take a straight lace and try to invent a corner. Having said all this, I certainly don't claim that i can design those forms: I can't, I don't know enough yet. But it is a goal. And that is basically how I learned to design torchon. I took the patterns in Doris Southard's book and dotted them on different sizes of graph paper. (I realize this sounds silly to those whose lives started AFTER photocopy machines became common and computers were everywhere. But there was a time in living memory when those aids still didn't exist.) In the process of doing that copying I arrived at an understanding of why the pinholes were spaced as they were. Mary Niven's book has some Flanders ground grids empty of motifs, in the back of her book. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
