RE: [lace] Footside on left
. and do not forget South Africa Manie Kriel -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Ann Blunden Sent: 24 April 2014 07:15 AM To: Jill; dmt11h...@aol.com; alexstillw...@talktalk.net; lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Footside on left Australians and New Zealanders also drive on the left. Ann Blunden in Brisbane Australia On 23/04/2014 11:19 PM, Jill wrote: England isn't the only country that drives on the left. Â Japan is another place, and Malta as well as the US Virgin Islands and there are others. Jill - 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] Lace App questions on Bruges Duchesse or Bruges Flower lace
I think that Bruges lace is a very suitable lace for a beginner. A simple tape lace pattern is much ore interesting than a 'bandage' to learn cloth stitch and half stitch. A slightly more complex pattern can bring in a double stitch edge and sewings. Depending on how the student copes with that a simple Bruges flower can be introduced and hey presto, she (or he) can have a pretty doiley or even tablecloth with limited skills. I usually find that when the student finds out that it is not a difficult as she thought and sees what other people are doing she is then willing to learn more skills such as in Torchon lace. I say let her start with Bruges lace and be happy with her efforts. The rest will come later. Janis Savage in South Africa. On 2014/04/24 05:29 PM, hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: Since my friend is just starting out was drawn to the Bruges laces, must she start with Torchon? Should I encourage exploration? Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA Janis Savage t/a The Lace Place thelacepl...@hotmail.co.za www.thelaceplace.co.za Tel: 082 807 7858 - 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] Ipswich
Lyn wrote: Is Ipswich more like Bucks, or a Continental point ground? Might that make a difference? lrb The American Ipswich laces from around 1790 are not point ground laces. The main grounds are point de Paris (or Kat-stitch), or some variation on the Torchon ground. Point ground was used as a filling in one of the black silk samples from 1790 preserved in the Library of Congress. Point ground was fairly new in the late 1700's, and might not have reached across the Atlantic to Massachusetts. Some of the patterns used in the Ipswich laces might have come from copying snippets of imported lace, but as far as I know there is no hard evidence. -Karen in Washington, DC, 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
