[lace] Happy 21st Birthday

[lacel...@frontier.com]

Arachne had just celebrated it's first year when I joined in May 96.  My DH
got me a computer, set it up, and told me to "type in something".  I typed
"bobbin lace"  and the rest is history.
I have learned so much from all the discussions on the List, and even got to
attend the one and only Arachne Conference in 1998 in Nottingham. That's where
I met Tamara, and also a lacemaker who lives only an hour from my home. 
We've been friends ever since.
Many thanks to Liz for sponsoring Arachne all this time.
Alice in Oregon -- where our sunshine has gone away and it's raining again.

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Re: [lace] Re happy birthday

[Clay Blackwell]

When I first started making lace, my dear friend Tamara Duval gave me a bone 
commemorative bobbin which celebrated the first anniversary of Arachne.  The 
date of the anniversary on the bobbin is 4/96.  

So, it would seem that the list is 20 years old!!!  

Clay
Clay Blackwell
Lynchburg, VA

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> On Apr 12, 2016, at 5:00 PM, Angel  wrote:
> 
> Just how old are we now? I seem to recall it was still the 80's when I 
> joined... Or the VERY early 90's.
> 
> Cearbhael
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[lace] RE: happy birthday

[Jane Partridge]

Arachne started on 12 April 1995, I joined in July that year, so that makes
'us' 21. Strangely enough I'd totally forgotten the significance of the date,
just had a feeling all day that 12th April was somebody's birthday. Happy
birthday to us!

Jane partridgemous...@live.co.uk

> Subject: Re: [lace] Re happy birthday
> From: cearbh...@gmail.com
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> Just how old are we now? I seem to recall it was still the 80's when I
joined... Or the VERY early 90's.
>
> Cearbhael
> Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [lace] Re happy birthday

[Angel]

Just how old are we now? I seem to recall it was still the 80's when I 
joined... Or the VERY early 90's.

Cearbhael
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> On Apr 12, 2016, at 3:28 PM, Shirley MEIER  wrote:
> 
> Happy birthday Arachne.
> 
> 
> 

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[lace] Enlarging starting pin holes vs lazy loop/magic threads

[Susan]

Thank you Janice--what a clever idea & one that I will surely try!  For my 
pattern, it sounds like this would be easier using a very long pin because I am 
spanning 11 pin holes.  Jeri--sorry to say, I think the term lazy loops has a 
life of its own in any number of books, DVDs & classes.  Sort of like whole 
stitch, double stitch & cloth stitch & twist?  The first time I ever used magic 
threads, it was for a class where we were moving a bundle of threads in a 
dragonfly pattern & not making a sewing per se.  It was sometime later that I 
learned the same technique could be applied to single threads involved in 
sewings.  In that light, it's easy to see how different terms might have 
evolved.  Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA  

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[lace] Lazy loops

[Ann-Marie Lördal]

Thank you so much for all your help with my question of lazy loops and
magic threads. And Happy Birthday to all of us.
Kind Regards
Ann-Marie in Sweden.



Hälsningar
Ann-Marie, Ljusdal
knyp...@gmail.com

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[lace] Re happy birthday

[Shirley MEIER]

Happy birthday Arachne.
Shirley in Corio Oz.

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Re: [lace] Happy Birthday, Arachne!

[sueat]

Happy birthday to all Arachnids and many thanks to Liz and all of you for 
the help you share with us all.

Sue T Dorset UK

My calendar says today, April 12, is our birthday.  Many  thanks to Liz,
owner of the server, for providing this free way to communicate  about lace
since 1995.

Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center

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Re: [lace] Happy Birthday, Arachne!

[Lorri Ferguson]

David,
You certainly have achieved a lot in those 20 yrs.  Your work is beautiful.

Lorri F in Puget Sound Washington, where it looks like spring and I 
have both doors open for cross ventilation.


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COLLYER 
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To: jeria...@aol.com; lace@arachne.com
Cc: dmt11h...@aol.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Happy Birthday, Arachne!

>My calendar says today, April 12, is our birthday.  Many  thanks to Liz,
>owner of the server, for providing this free way to communicate  about lace
>since 1995.


21 Today!!!
That means I've been making bobbin lace for a mere 20 years already!
David in Ballarat, AUS

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Re: [lace] Happy Birthday, Arachne!

[Lin Hudren]

Happy Birthday, Arachne and thanks to Liz for this awesome gift to us all.
Slept in late so Jeri beat me to the punch but not to the wishes anyway.


Hugs, Lin and the Mali

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quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized
by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and
treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.*”  **― Walter
Anderson*

On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 9:52 AM, Carol  wrote:

> > On Apr 12, 2016, at 9:40 AM, jeria...@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > My calendar says today, April 12, is our birthday.
>
> Happy Birthday!  And many happy returns of the day, Arachneans!
>
> My thanks also to Liz for providing the server that lets us talk about
> lace and to Jeri for the reminder today is our birthday.
>
> Best regards,
> Carol Melton
>
> Valley of the Sun
> Goodyear, AZ, USA
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Re: [lace] Happy Birthday, Arachne!

[Carol]

> On Apr 12, 2016, at 9:40 AM, jeria...@aol.com wrote:
> 
> My calendar says today, April 12, is our birthday. 

Happy Birthday!  And many happy returns of the day, Arachneans!

My thanks also to Liz for providing the server that lets us talk about lace and 
to Jeri for the reminder today is our birthday.

Best regards,
Carol Melton

Valley of the Sun
Goodyear, AZ, USA

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[lace] Happy Birthday, Arachne!

[Jeriames]

My calendar says today, April 12, is our birthday.  Many  thanks to Liz, 
owner of the server, for providing this free way to communicate  about lace 
since 1995.
 
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center

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[lace] Magic Threads - Let's stop using term Lazy Loops

[Jeriames]

There are many memos in our Arachne archives about Magic  Threads.  
 
Lacemakers do not want anyone to think we do anything "lazy".
 
Do you remember how confusing it was when you were first learning to make  
lace, and there were several words for each technique you were trying to  
learn?  
 
If you jumped from book-to-book or teacher-to-teacher, you know what I  
mean
 
Do you remember our many memos explaining language translations, and all  
the work some of our members have done to clarify techniques and provide  
translators?
 
Lazy Loops?  I had no idea what they were when Susan used that  term.  Is 
it being used elsewhere?  If so, don't we have a  responsibility to clarify 
that this technique already has a name - or two?   And not make it into a 
list of confusing names for future lacemakers...
 
On June 11, 2013, I wrote a memo about Magic Threads for Arachne:
 
The first web address given does not seem to work any more.
 
The second address is for anyone working with fluffy or lightly twisted  
threads - you should know there is the 48-page book on Magic Thread technique 
by  Christine Springett, U.K.  It is smaller than many technique books, so  
postage should be more reasonable.  Available in the U.S. from our  usual 
lace book suppliers of Springett merchandise.  Or, have a  look at:
 
http://www.cdspringett.co.uk/acatalog/Lacemaking_Books.html 
 
There are other books, but the 2 I remember off the top of my head are  in 
the German language.  And, the ones I am thinking of are larger and  heavier 
to mail.
 
A friend has a system of using threads of different colors (like the  
rainbow) and arranging them so that the threads next to each other are 
different  
colors.  If you have the Springett book, you can see this illustrated on  
the back cover.  My friend cuts a generous supply, which are  lightly  
knotted by color, to prevent tangles and keeps them together to bring out when  
needed.  She buys spools of colored sewing thread when on sale, so there is  
not much extra cost.  Make sure the sewing thread is not fuzzy.
 
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center

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