Re: [lace] everybody helped!
There's also a full set of numbers in new Patterns in Honiton Lace by Caroline and Barry Biggins Viv in Worcestershire - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Floral Bucks book
I've lost the original email in which Jean Leader talked about the Floral Bucks book she put together of patterns by Joyce Symes, but I wanted to report that the patterns are GORGEOUS! Most look difficult, but all look worth the effort. Thank you Jean for putting this together. What a lovely contribution. Nancy Connecticut, USA - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Floral Bucks book
At 03:18 AM 29/05/2011, Nancy Neff wrote: I've lost the original email in which Jean Leader talked about the Floral Bucks book she put together of patterns by Joyce Symes, but I wanted to report that the patterns are GORGEOUS! Most look difficult, but all look worth the effort. Can't wait for mine to arrive David in Ballarat - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Floral Bucks book
I agree with you. The patterns are lovely and thanks go to Jean for her hard work in producing the book. I am recommending it to several of my more advanced students who are working on Bucks point lace. Happy lace making, Joepie in East Sussex where the weather is chilly and miserable today. -Original Message- From: Nancy Neff Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 6:18 PM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Floral Bucks book I've lost the original email in which Jean Leader talked about the Floral Bucks book she put together of patterns by Joyce Symes, but I wanted to report that the patterns are GORGEOUS! Most look difficult, but all look worth the effort. Thank you Jean for putting this together. What a lovely contribution. Nancy Connecticut, USA - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Fw: [lace] New book of floral Bucks Point patterns
Here's Jean's original email. I've been saving it until I have some time to place an order. Life is very busy at present Sue sueba...@comcast.net -Original Message- From: Jean Leader Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 2:34 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] New book of floral Bucks Point patterns Dear all, I have checked with Avital and she is happy for me to announce that I have just published a book of floral Bucks Point patterns designed by Joyce Symes, a British lace maker and teacher, who died from breast cancer some years ago. I went to several weekend courses with Joyce when I fairly new to lacemaking and was saddened by her death. When I later heard that Joyce's daughter Maggy wanted to publish her mother's patterns to raise money for cancer research, I was pleased to be able to help her. For various reasons it has taken rather a long time to get the patterns into print but now that the book is here I hope that it will be enjoyed by all lovers of Bucks Point lace. All the profits Maggy and I make from the sale of the book will be donated to further cancer research. You can find out more about the book and how to order it online on my website at http://www.jeanleader.co.uk/publications/floralbuckspoint.html Jean --- Jean Leader Glasgow, Scotland lacema...@q7design.demon.co.uk http://www.jeanleader.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: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] anybody know where?
I have a feeling that there are some in Sandi Woods Special Effects in Bobbin Lace. However, the milanese theory for this book would allow you to design your own numbers or take them from printing guides and adapt. L Kind Regards Liz Baker thelace...@btinternet.com My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://thelacebee.weebly.com/ --- On Fri, 27/5/11, Jane O'Connor jjo...@sbcglobal.net wrote: From: Jane O'Connor jjo...@sbcglobal.net Subject: [lace] anybody know where? To: lace@arachne.com Date: Friday, 27 May, 2011, 1:49 After spending hours leafing through my book shelves, I still cannot find numbers to lace. Plenty of alphabets, but no numbers. Since I wanted to do a big 5 and an 0 for an anniversary gift, I am asking for help in finding numbers to lace. Type of lace can be varied between torchon, Bucks, tape, Beds, Honiton, Milanese, Brugge. I thought this question has been asked before so I apologize if it is a repeat request. Still, I'd appreciate being pointed to the appropriate book. Many thanks in advance. Jane O'Connor jjo...@sbcglobal.net New Lenox, IL USA where it has been a really cold, wet and windy day [currently 48F] with 90 F. coming Sunday. Life is full of surprises. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] everybody helped!
On May 27, 2011, at 10:09 AM, Jane O'Connor wrote: Thanks for the many ideas and books to look into for numbers. Lots to choose from now and all seem to be perfect. I'm late to the table, as usual (life interferes) but a few more ideas: Ulrike Löhr's: ABC (self-published, in 1999) has numbers, placed on a 45deg angle. Sally Barry's Flower Grounds in Point Ground Lace (self published, 2008) has numbers, too, IIRC. I can't seem to lay my hands on the volume to check but, as I remember it, the numbers are reverse, that is empty spaces, set in PG Ground. Sally's website: http://www.gis.net/~scbarry/index.html And, why not blow my own trumpet, since you only want a 50... I had a pattern for a five and a zero -- Russian tape, with raised gimp; individual numbers, not grounded -- published in the IOLI Bulletin vol. 23 #3 (Spring 2003), when IOLI was celebrating its 50th anniversary. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] anybody know where?
- The Lace Bee thelace...@btinternet.com wrote: I have a feeling that there are some in Sandi Woods Special Effects in Bobbin Lace. However, the milanese theory for this book would allow you to design your own numbers or take them from printing guides and adapt.- I don't think there are any numerals in that book, but she did a later book (name escapes me) of letters and maybe numbers. Even if there are no numbers, it might be easier to adapt letters than the fancy work in Special Effects. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] When do you tension in Torchon?
Hi ladies (and any lurking fellas) We had an interesting discussion on our last lace night - although the night was dedicated to watching Christine Springett's Into to Bedfordshire DVD and having a go at plaits we got on the discussion of tensioning in torchon (what we all make) and it was mentioned that 2 of us tension at a pin and a third tensions as she goes (on the fly). The remaining 2 very wisely gave no opionion :-) As most of our new lace makers are being taught by someone from either the pin or the fly group - are we teaching bad habits that should be corrected NOW before too many new lacemakers all tension 'the wrong way'. My question to the group is - when do you tension ? Is it relevent to the end work? Is it relevent if later the lace makers wants to try bucks or milanese - and therefore good practice overall? Thanking you in advance Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western 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. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] when do you tension in torchon
I learned bobbin lace from Doris Southard's book, working alone. Mostly I tension at the pin because I have something hard to pull against, and it gives me a true straight line between the pin and the previous pin. But I arrived at this habit because it seemed to work best for me. My motto in bobbin lace is: do what works. Watch every little movement you make and the consequences it has. And then use that to adjust your habits. Lorelei Halley - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] When do you tension in Torchon?
On 5/28/2011 10:03 PM, Jenny Brandis wrote: My question to the group is - when do you tension ? I agree with Lorelei... Tensioning after the pin makes perfect sense in Torchon, but do whatever makes your lace beautiful. I encourage you to experiment and see how different kinds of tensioning looks in the same piece... a study piece, of course! When you get to more complex pieces, you may find that you need to tension *before* you get to a pin! So developing a repertoire of techniques will serve you well in the future. But... just remember... As always, there are no lace police! Clay - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] anybody know where?
I believe you're thinking of Alphabet Inspirations, but this has no numbers, only letters and a few additonal designs. Clay On 5/28/2011 8:14 PM, robinl...@socal.rr.com wrote: - The Lace Beethelace...@btinternet.com wrote: I have a feeling that there are some in Sandi Woods Special Effects in Bobbin Lace. However, the milanese theory for this book would allow you to design your own numbers or take them from printing guides and adapt.- I don't think there are any numerals in that book, but she did a later book (name escapes me) of letters and maybe numbers. Even if there are no numbers, it might be easier to adapt letters than the fancy work in Special Effects. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] strip tablecloth
I have just remembered that a friend worked a tablecloth from a magazine - Lace Express, or the Spanish one Encajera (?Spelling) I think, and it was formed of large squares, and each square was divided diagonally, with one half in one stitch, and the other half in a different stitch, or just cloth stitch. When the squares were correctly assembled the patterns showed up against the clothed areas, and it formed the design. Very clever. It was in a magazine some 8 - 10 years ago, I think. I wonder if anyone else remembers this pattern. Regards from Liz in cold, grey, wintery, Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] When do you tension in Torchon?
Jenny Brandis je...@brandis.com.au wrote: we got on the discussion of tensioning in torchon (what we all make) and it was mentioned that 2 of us tension at a pin and a third tensions as she goes (on the fly). The remaining 2 very wisely gave no opionion - I don't believe there is one right way. I tension at the pin in torchon. There is so little opportunity to tension anywhere else in torchon, other than in the middle of CTC or CT patches. IMO, tensioning on the fly takes more time, takes more effort, and accomplishes nothing. When I work a lace that needs tensioning without a pin, *then* I tension where it's needed. Why make extra work just for the sake of extra work? Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Seen on signs outside churches
Adam blamed Eve; Eve blamed the snake and the snake didn't have a leg to stand on. Keep taking my name in vain and I'll make rush hour longer. - God There are some questions that can't be answered by Google. Honk if you love Jesus; text while driving if you want to meet him. Read the Bible; it's user friendly, plus we offer tech support here on Sundays at 10.30. Church parking trespassers will be baptised. Whoever is praying for snow, please stop. How do we make Holy water? We boil the hell out of it. WHAT IS MISSING FROM CH CH? UR Every day above ground is a good one. You may party in hell, but you will be the barbecue. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
