[lace] Lace fans
Hi, Now and again there are good antique lace fans on eBay. Have the occasional look. A while ago I was fortunate enough to bid for and win a lovely Duchesse lace fan on mother-of-pearl sticks, but some go for silly prices. Some traders frequently have fans including lace ones. Prosperous New Year to all Joepie, East Sussex - 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 fans
On 31/12/2010 19:19, J-D Hammett wrote: [snip] Thank you for this suggestion:- Now and again there are good antique lace fans on eBay. [snip] That's a very good idea! I'll see if I can work out how the eBay site works and search for fans - I'd love to see them. With best wishes, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - 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 Fans
Happy New Year to everyone. Christine Springett's fan patterns come with a pattern for pleating the completed lace fan leaf, and her great little book on making fans give the instructions on how to do the pleating. However, I think it is Ann Collier who does not pleat her fan leaves, but lets them form the pleats naturally Liz still on holiday, where it is a bit cooler today, - thankfully. The 36C yesterday was a bit too warm - especially when it did not cool down very much overnight. 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
[lace] Lace fans
I've just uploaded a couple of images to my album on Arachne webshots. The first is Louise Colgan's Bedfordshire fan from her book of fans. I decided to change the honeycomb ground section to blossom ground because I preferred it. I made in burgundy Madeira Tanne 40. I like my lace to be fairly dense. The second shows different types of fan that I described in an earlier post which could lend themselves to designs of lace fan other than the familiar semi-circular leaf. In case anyone's still not sure what a brise fan is, the top half shows a diagrammatic representation of one. The individual leaves could be various shapes, the important thing being that the lower part of the leaf is narrow; the top could be almost any width - something a bit like an oak leaf which is wide at the top than the bottom is one idea - and the number and widths of leaves can be varied. The bottom part is a fan that I own made of ovals of crepe paper stuck on the top part of each stick. There's a fine thread stitched through the bottom layers and around the backs of the sticks to stop it opening too far. The crepe paper could be replaced with lace ovals, squares or other shapes. 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 Fans
Fan sticks in various sizes also available from SMP Lace: http://www.smplace.co.uk/sfr_cat.htm and also Kleinhout in the Netherlands: http://www.kleinhout.com/GB/fans/ 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 arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Lace fans
Dear friends, I suggested to my family, that they would make a lovely Christmas present, but strongly feel, my suggestion fell on stony ground :-( They are absolutely beautiful, many thanks for the ref; Regards, Pauline in Somerset. U.K. (Where we have a real clear sky, a full moon, and either Venus or Mars very low in the sky and lit up very well, and a cold hard frost expected of minus 2 degrees, our second frost of the winter, not bad for the 16th. Nov;) www.wincanton-uk.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I too am a great fan of the Fan Museum in Greenwich. They pulled out all the stops last year with an exhibition of lace fans to mark the OIDFA visit. Over now, alas, but there are some pictures on their website: www.fan-museum.org go to Temporary Exhibitions - Exhibition Archive. The current exhibition is A Fanfare for the Sun King from 3rd June until 21st September 2003. I don't know if there is any lace, I hav'nt seen it yet, but it should be spectacular. Bridget, in Watford, England. _ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I too am a great fan of the Fan Museum in Greenwich. They pulled out all the stops last year with an exhibition of lace fans to mark the OIDFA visit. Over now, alas, but there are some pictures on their website: www.fan-museum.org Bridget, in Watford, England. Thank you, Bridget, not only have you given me an URL to keep and continue visiting - the URL for the museum has reminded me that *all* commercial venture URLs do not end in .com and that a - is an allowable character to use in an URL . . . Toni in Seattle - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Yep, I'm ordering one from him until I can get to a lace fair and buy one from Richard Gravestock Regards Liz Beecher Vivista Limited * www.vivista.co.uk/ * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Carol Adkinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 July 2003 21:34 To: Sue Babbs; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [lace] Lace fans Hi All, I also am a great fan of Richard, but wonder if those of you mourning the fact that he doesn't send sharp objects out in the post have tried Richard Ives' Goodies. He does several prickers - the long slender ones, and the ones with a round globe-shaped handle - they are also beautifully made, and works of art! (He used to trade under the name of Jennrich Designs, if that rings any bells with you all, but now they are just Richard and Jenny Ives.) Take care of yourselves, Carol - in a very wet and stormy Suffolk, UK - Original Message - - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ This message has been checked for all known viruses on behalf of Vivista by MessageLabs. http://www.messagelabs.com or Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vivista formerly Securicor Information Systems for further information http://www.vivista.co.uk ** The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the individuals named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you should be aware that any dissemination, distribution, forwarding or other duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. The views expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual author and not necessarily those of Vivista Limited. Prior to taking any action based upon this e-mail message you should seek appropriate confirmation of its authenticity. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by using the e-mail reply facility. ** _ This message has been checked for all known viruses on behalf of Vivista by MessageLabs. http://www.messagelabs.com or Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vivista formerly Securicor Information Systems for further information http://www.vivista.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi All, I also am a great fan of Richard, but wonder if those of you mourning the fact that he doesn't send sharp objects out in the post have tried Richard Ives' Goodies. He does several prickers - the long slender ones, and the ones with a round globe-shaped handle - they are also beautifully made, and works of art! (He used to trade under the name of Jennrich Designs, if that rings any bells with you all, but now they are just Richard and Jenny Ives.) Take care of yourselves, Carol - in a very wet and stormy Suffolk, UK - Original Message - - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace fans
I've made three lace fans so far - just finished one which is just a torchon edge strip with beads from La Encajera to get back into doing Torchon after completing a couple of Milanese pieces. I use Mighty Tacky Glue (might not be called exactly that, but it always has tacky in the name). It's a water soluble pva which is white when you apply it and dries invisible on the sticks and the lace. I made a Bruges flower lace fan and, because I felt it needed a background, tacked it to a piece of navy cotton to which I'd fused light interfacing. But I didn't like it and took it apart. The glue dissolved completely off the fan sticks, but, as I wasn't going to re-use it, I didn't bother to wash it out of the navy cotton. I painted a piece of silk a paler blue with silk paint, marked the outline of the fan in tacky glue to seal the edges, cut it out when dry, and then tacked the fan leaf on that before glueing it to the fan sticks. The dried tacky glue was visible as a dark line round the edge of the silk, but as it was hidden by the lace edging on the fan leaf, it didn't matter. I like it now. When attaching the leaf to the sticks, I arrange the sticks equally spaced on a board, and hold them in place with masking tape (draughtsmen's tape). I put the tape on the back of the sticks if they're fancy on the front face. I put glue on the sticks and carefully place the leaf on the sticks. When the glue is dry, I fold the fan so that the pleats form more gently than if the leaf was pleated before mounting. I store the fans open, and prefer a hint of pleats rather than razor sharp edges. For the next one I make, I'm planning to drill holes in the sticks and sew the leaf in place instead of sticking them only because I haven't tried that method yet, but still not pleat before mounting. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace fans books
You're right - this book is exquisite! I bought a copy of it for my sister a couple of years ago, and now wish I had a copy myself. They sell it at the Fan Museum in Greenwich (London) for £30. Annette Dear Lacemakers, For Inspiration -- a drop-dead fantastically beautiful book of antique lace fans, I refer you all to: Ventagli della collezione Cesari by Franco Maria Ricci, 1999, ISBN 88-216-0947-2, about $40. It is over-sized and comes boxed. In Italian, but has English and French translations in the back. Pictures of the fans are full-size or larger... Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello Jane, Christine Springett wrote an article Designing and Mounting Lace Fans. It came out by the British College of Lace. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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In a message dated 7/29/03 4:54:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You're right - this book is exquisite! I bought a copy of it for my sister a couple of years ago, and now wish I had a copy myself. They sell it at the Fan Museum in Greenwich (London) for £30. Annette - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace fans - Let's Get Professional Advice
In a message dated 7/29/03 4:54:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You're right - this book is exquisite! I bought a copy of it for my sister a couple of years ago, and now wish I had a copy myself. They sell it at the Fan Museum in Greenwich (London) for £30. Annette --- Dear Lacemakers, Perhaps the editor of The Lace Guild's bulletin is reading the memos on this subject, or someone will forward this note to her. Conservation begins with the process of selecting all the appropriate materials to be used in creating an item, like a fan. Fan makers in past centuries served a lengthy apprenticeship. Therefore, the methods have, in the case of exceptionally fine fans, been time-tested by professionals. May I recommend that someone who is conservation-minded in England write an article about lace fan mounts, and in the process of doing so - contact the Lace Museum and inquire if their conservator could be interviewed? Surely, they have the *most experience* as to what would be the preferred method for mounting a fan for a long safe life! They can explain how it was done in the past. There might be an opportunity to take close-up photos, without flash. They probably have a library about fans, and documentation about how they have been conserved or restored. Ideally, the article should list books on the subject of lace fans, including some that are rare. For the members of Arachne who are hearing about the Fan Museum for the first time, go to: http://www.fan-museum.org This is a delightful, off-the-beaten-path, small museum housed in a city mansion. I visited in 2001 with Sandra Arnold and Sue Hanson. (It occurs to me we have not heard from these lace experts for a long time.) At the time, the exhibit was Japanese fans. Quite lovely, but no lace. The space open to the public that day equalled about 3 rooms. Nice place to Christmas shop. One of the items they were selling as gifts was a tea towel on which lacy fans are printed. There were also nice handkerchiefs with tasteful embroidered fans in one corner. It is up to you to add the lace edging. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I've done about a dozen fans, and when it comes to mounting, each time, I find I have to refer to Christine Springett's book. I have 3 separate pleating plans - large, medium and small - which I have drawn up according to Christine's instructions - when I have completed the fan leaf I tack it to the pleating plan - I usually tack around the fan/plan 6 or 7 times before I am ready to pleat. These pieces of interfacing will last me for ever, I hope, so I won't have to make any more. I use wooden fan sticks - usually the ones done by Springetts - and I prime them before using them with diluted PVA glue, which I allow to dry. Then I stick the sticks to the lace with PVA. I made a bad mistake once, by glueing the stick to the wrong fold of a pleat, and didn't notice until it was finished and dried! I used a stiff bristled brush, and a little filtered water, and dabbed gently along the line of the stick until I could lift the lace off the stick, and I was able to relocate in the right place, so no harm done! Ann in Manchester, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace fans
Dear Lacemakers, For Inspiration -- a drop-dead fantastically beautiful book of antique lace fans, I refer you all to: Ventagli della collezione Cesari by Franco Maria Ricci, 1999, ISBN 88-216-0947-2, about $40. It is over-sized and comes boxed. In Italian, but has English and French translations in the back. Pictures of the fans are full-size or larger. If you are making a fan for an exhibition or contest, I urge you to try to borrow this book through the InterLibrary Loan program in your country. (May be called by a different name.) Ask your local librarian to obtain it for you. You will not be disappointed. Promise. If anyone needs to look at this at the IOLI convention, let me know by Wednesday, and I will put it in my closet on wheels (automobile). Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
