Re: [lace] lace on Czech folk costumes
I had an opposite experience lately with Czech costumes. I live in Nebraska and there are several small towns that celebrate the Czech culture in weekend festivals. I was just to one such festival a month ago (Clarkson, NE) and was disappointed by the lack of lace that I saw. I made a special attempt to watch the 'queen' contest where girls from around the state were competing for the state Czech heritage queen crown. I saw very little handmade lace on the costumes...though they were lavishly decorated with storebought embroidery. There were two vendors there that had imported Czech items (mainly glassware and garnet jewelry) that I asked about lace. I was directed to a big bin of machine made embroidered eyelet 'lace'...not what I was looking for. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, NE - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace in Mexico?
On 12/1/04 3:26 PM, Whitham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm curious to whether there is any lacemaking in Mexico? I will be in Nuevo Vallarta in January and it would be fun to see some. I've been to Mexico several times and have always been on the lookout for lace. I don't go to the really touristy places but enjoy better the 'real Mexico' of the small towns and rural areas. The only lace that I have found were pieces of Teneriffe Lace mantillas in Cabo San Lucas (a real tourist trap). The were available in white and black and at $3.00 I didn't even try to barter a better price. In the Yucatan, I bought some strips of fabric that were covered in cross-stitch. I think that they were used to make the women's blouses. Other than finding some crochet cotton thread, I haven't found much in the lace realm. Karen Bovard Omaha, NE - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Need Help in Finding a Specific Thread
Help I designed a Romanian Point Lace Project and now I can't find any more thread--the color that I used has been discontinued. Thanks to the help of my local tatting club members, I've found one of the threads in enough quantity but need some help in finding a different size. What I need is: DMC Cebelia Crochet Cotton Color 3688 (I call it a dusty rose color) Size 10. I'm using it to crochet one of the cords and coordinating it with burgundy and ecru cords and needlelace fillings. I'm too deep into the project to start over with new colors. Let me know if you have this thread and would be willing to part with it. I'll pay you for the ball and postage. Karen Bovard Desparate in Omaha, Nebraska - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Vamberk Lace
I'm looking for information about Vamberk Lace. I know that it is made in a town called Vamberk in the Czech Republic and that is has been made there for years. I looking for info on what is unique about Vamberk lace---such as what style of bobbin lace it is most closely related to. Is there anything unique about the way it is created? What items are traditionally made? Is there a modern approach to the lace and how/what it is made? Sincerely, Karen Bovard Omaha, NE - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Doll needles for needle tatting
On 5/26/05 8:11 AM, Malvary J Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doll needles are great for 80 tatting cotton or a little thicker, but you need the thinner tatting needles if you want to do anything finer. The doll needles that I use for needle tatting (and that I can find locally) are suited for Pearl 5 and Size 10 crochet cotton. I blunt the ends and then they work great. I've seen a couple of different manufacturers of doll needles and the needles are all the same size. My questions: Do doll needles come in different sizes/diameters/lengths Is so, can someone suggest a source for purchase? What sizes of doll needles do you use with what size of thread? Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Nebraska Lace Workshop--Oct. 8-9, 2005
Living Lace of Omaha invites you to its lace workshop and weekend October 8 9, 2005 Where: Mahoney State Park Lodge Tatting workshop: Fun with Three or More Shuttles to make a useful chatelaine and attachments chains for your favorite tatting gadgets. 2 bobbin lace workshops: Continuing Beginner Torchon Bobbin Lace Czech Lace from Vamberk, Czech Republic. 3 big lace vendors are planning on attending: Unique Expressions, The Lacemaker, and Snowgoose. Don't miss this relaxing and exciting weekend. More information and a registration form is available on the internet at: www.members.cox.net/livinglace/workshop05.htm If you don't have internet access, mail to: Mary Ann Peter 6405 N. 67 Street Omaha, NE 68104 Rates go up by $10 after August 16th. Karen Bovard Living Lace of Omaha Club Omaha, NE - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Nebraska Tatting Lace Workshop
Everyone is invited to Living Lace of Omaha's lace workshop this coming October 8th and 9th. The bobbin lace classes are almost full but we still have openings in the tatting workshop. I'll be teaching it and we'll have a lot of fun and do some serious tatting! The project will be to tat a chatelaine body and attachment chains for your favorite tatting accessories such as scissors, crochet hooks, etc. The body will feature the use of 4 shuttles worked continuously in two colors and using split ring technique and padded tatting technique---together. If you don't want to make a chatelaine, the piece would make a lovely piece of jewelry. The attachment chains will use two or more colors of threads, jewelry findings, and various tatting techniques to temporarily attach your gadget to whatever you desire to make it a functional work of art. We will also have a special presentation as to how to use tatted elements in other artforms such as knitting and crochet. All in all we expect a 'more the merrier' atmosphere with several big lace vendors in attendance. More information and a registration form is available on the internet at: www.members.cox.net/livinglace/workshop05.htm If you don't have internet access, mail to: Mary Ann Peter 6405 N. 67 Street Omaha, NE 68104 PS. You'll love the location for the workshop---Mahoney State Park. There is lots of things for 'Significant Others' to do while you immerse yourself in a blissfull weekend of lacemaking and shopping. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] new DMC linen thread
I saw some at my local Hobby Lobby store. On 9/13/05 11:15 PM, Bev Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DMC are producing a range of stranded linen embroidery threads. A single strand is the same thickness as a strand of most stranded embroidery cottons. The colours are very muted which is rather nice as most coloured linens - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Filet Lace
I have been doing Filet Lace for about 3 years now...my mentor is Marie Jo Quinalt from Filet Lace by the Sea in Florida. She told me that I had to wash it, even if it was only to wet it good when I was done stitching it. I too thought what can this do...but I did it anyway. The change was striking because the fibers of the threads 'fluff up' and fill in the areas for a more denser appearance. What I did before washing it was to measure it and write down the measurements. Then I washed it and as I was blocking it out I kept working until I had the wet piece blocked out to the original dimensions it was while tensioned in the frame. I usually don't use any soap when I do this...I just get it good and wet. You are right in that the lace is very usable. It washes up well. You just have to put some time into blocking it. What book/working technique did you use to work your filet lace. I have studied every technique I can get my hands on and have come to the conclusion that Marie Jo's book on Filet Lace is the only complete book on technique. There are several ways to approach the working of this lace type...none are wrong. However most of the techniques/authors will take you only so far in working complexity and then stop. If you learn Marie Jo's approach you will be able to work your way up to being able to stitch even the most complex of designs. I have been teaching this technique at stitching shows (stitchingfestival.com) for several years and tell my students that it will take them 10 minutes to learn the stitch...the real heart of the technique is learning the rules of the technique to apply them to more complex patterns as you progress. I had wanted to learn and do this form of lacemaking but didn't want to make the net myself and didn't like the 'net' that I had found. Then one day there was a note on this list about Filet Lace by the Sea and how they had cotton net commercially available. Within a half an hour I had spent a sum of money and bought some net and one of Marie Jo's earlier books. She was very persistent in telling me 'how' to learn the technique which involved using graph paper and pencil to map out the path and then to stitch the path onto the net. I have enjoyed many hours of learning the technique to get to where I'm today. It's really a relaxing project to stitch. After several years of talking to Marie Jo on the phone and internet, I finally got to meet her this summer at the IOLI convention. She is a doll...it was like seeing an old friend that I've never met before. I'm a satisfied customer and student and now friend. I'll be teaching Filet Lace technique at Stitching Festival shows in 2006. Las Vegas in April; Nashville, TN in August; and Hershey, PA in September. The shows are predominantly aimed at cross stitchers...but I'm trying to sneak lace into their lives by teaching tatting and needle lace techniques. Last year and previous years I taught Filet Lace, Carrickmacross Lace, Romanian Point Lace, to name a few techniques. I've had to retire some techniques for a while because the show attendance is going down (slump in the market) and my classes are showing the 'been there, done that' syndrome. So I've had to evolve to stay alive in the market. Better get back to work. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, NE On 11/17/05 6:20 PM, Elizabeth Ligeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just completed my first serious piece of filet lace. - and enjoyed it!!! However, instructions in one of the 2 books I have on that type of lace tell me to wash and/or bleach the lace, - to matt it up a bit. That gives me a fit of the horrors!!! My question is - should this type of lace be washed immediately after finishing or not? My 2nd book does not mention washing it! I plan to enter it in a competition. Most shows/competitions do not like laundered work unless laundering is part of the process, and I never wash my lace - unless it gets really soiled from use. With this piece, I have just pressed it under a damp cloth. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Tatting bikers
Hi Sherry and other lacemakers, Actually I prefer the term 'Tatting Motorcyclist' instead of 'Biker'. VBG No, I do not wear black leather...I prefer bright colored apparell to be seen. And I always wear my helmet if the law tells me I have to or not. That is a brief intro to the difference (to me) of a biker versus a motorcyclist. Yes, I do tat and needlelace and motorcycle and teach and every so often I get to put two of my passions together. My first solo motorcycling/ lace experience was the NJ IOLI Convention. My husband and kids bailed on a family motorcycle/camping vacation and so I decided I NEEDED a motorcycle trip and at the last minute decided to go. Since then I have motorcycled 3 times to the Palmetto Lace In in SC from Nebraska where I live, once to the IOLI Convention in Denver, and to several national needlework shows where I taught. Yes, I did tat a motorcycle. I did it probably 15 plus years ago. It is all tatted in components and then stitched onto a piece of cloth backing. As many of you who know me know, I love 'advanced tatting techniques' and the motorcycle was for me to prove to myself that I could use techniques to create a unique tatted piece. I have been asked to on several occasions for the pattern. Well---'If' I actually get around to writing up the pattern it, will probably look different than it does now. The motorcycle I patterned my tatted piece off of is a Triumph model (not very popular). If I do write a pattern it will 'have' to look like a Harley. That is what 98% of people want. Right now I am diligently working on a 'Fun With Split Rings' book. I have way too many patterns for one book and just keep coming up with more. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska --- On Mon, 5/10/10, Celtic Dream Weaver celticdreamwe...@yahoo.com wrote: I know Karen has come from Nebraska ( I think ) to South Carolina twice to teach tatting at the huge Palmetto Tatting Event on her Motorcycle. I do have a picture of her with her motorcycle that I took. She has also designed a tatted motorcycle that looks just like a motorcycle. Sherry - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Carrickmacross motifs
I too was confused about what I had read about the dress and the terminology. What I had read was talk about appliqueing motifs and they called it Carrickmacross. Those two are not the same. An applique technique would be like Princess Lace. Carrickmacross designs are worked directly onto net. I will be teaching Carrickmacross Lace at the IOLI Convention this August in Bethesda, Maryland. There are still openings in my class if anyone is interested. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska, USA From: David C COLLYER dccoll...@ncable.net.au I think the bodice was in fact Chantilly (don't know if it was hand-made or not). The Carrickmacross flowers motifs may have been lower down or even on the veil. From what I've read these were indeed hand appliqued and traditional Carrickmacross consists of such motifs in organdie appliqued on to 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. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Lace display question
Sorry I haven't been following all of this topic...so I apologize if I reiterate someone else's perspective. What I do is take along a piece of dark burgundy cloth and put my lace on that. Then I put a layer of clear plastic sheeting over it. Nobody can touch or take my stuff. I get my plastic at WalMart in the fabric/craft section. It is (or was) sold on a roll and comes in various weights. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, NE - 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] definitions of tape, braid plaits
I make and teach Romanian Point Lace and have always thought that it should/could be considered a 'Tape Lace'. It uses the same principles that Battenberg--couch down the tape/cording and then do needlework filling stitches to make the materials into a cohesive piece of lace. Yes the cording can be purchased and in different sizes. Sylvia Mirariu used to sell it. I have made dozens of yards of the cording for teaching the technique at needlework shows nationally (Spirit of Cross Stitch and CATS--Creative Arts Teaching Shows). I had to supply a kit for the class so it could be said that I too sold the cording. I still have yards of it left over. When I was in 'production' mode I would use every spare minute crocheting the stuff so that i would have enough for my class kits. At the end of the class I would 'demonstrate' how to crochet the cord. Those who had crochet experience could usually pick it up when they went home with my illustrations. I personally love the texture and how cheap it is to make this lace. I have dozens of balls of crochet thread (from tatting) in all colors and sizes and find the actual crocheting to be mind-numbing and relaxing. I enjoy being able to create whatever color of cord I want for no outlay of money. I many times mix sizes/types of thread that I use for crocheting the cord and those that I use for filling stitches. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: In that vein, would Roumanian then be considered tape lace? It shares many elements with Battenburg, except that the tape is made rather than purchased. It was my understanding that the crocheted tapes for Romanian Point can be purchased, too. I distinctly recall hearing that you can order various thicknesses. That would make RP very similar to the Battenberg-type laces. The tapes are, however, much more 3-dimensional than any of the tapes I've seen sold for Battenberg. Jane Viking Swanson seems to be Arachne's resident expert on those laces, so I hope she will chime in and correct me if I'm wrong. - 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/albums/most-recent
[lace] New Tatting Book
I am proud to announce that I have a new tatting book out and ready for your viewing/tatting pleasure. FUN With SPLIT RING TATTING by Karen Bovard This is THE book on Split Ring Tatting that the tatting world has been waiting for!!! This book will teach you not only how to work Split Ring Tatting, but it will give you an understanding of the uniqueness of the technique, how to manipulate it, and various ways to work it. Learn how to create Take Off Rings and utilize joins to create unique, contemporary designs never before offered. There are no chains in this book.only rings! If you like how geometric and patterned tatting is, you will enjoy the patterns in this book. (This book could be alternatively titled: Fun with Geometrics.) There are 55 designs and 37 pages of patterns in this 66 page full-color book. Patterns include: motifs, crosses, edgings and bookmarks. Price: $25.00 -- shipping included if mailed to a US address Go to my website: theShuttleSmith.com to place an order (via PayPal--even if you don't have an PP account) Sincerely, Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Publishing Co. Omaha, NE For wholesale inquiries contact me directly. - 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/albums/most-recent
[lace] A New Tatting Book for Christmas!?
Looking for a Christmas gift for yourself or another tatter May I suggest my newly published book: FUN WITH SPLIT RING TATTING !! This is a unique tatting book: it is all split rings, there are no chains in all the designs. Fun With Split Ring Tatting book features: Full Color 66 pages total 37 pages of patterns featuring 55 patterns/designs Geometric designs/patterns for crosses, edgings, motifs, bookmarks A concise introduction to the technique of Split Ring Tatting technique various ways to work it. Easy to follow visual/diagram patterns that will show you step by step which thread/shuttle source to use and the order in which the ring and the piece is worked so that you do not need use of Split Ring Joining Technique. My website has a sample Table of Contents of the book. Price is $25.00 and includes free shipping/postage to USA addresses. Order from my website and pay via PayPal. If you would like me to play Santa, I would be willing to send your Significant Other an email hinting that you are interested in this book for Christmas with a link to follow to my website. As both the author and the publisher, I would sincerely appreciate your purchase of the book directly from me on my website: TheShuttleSmith.com (capital letters not important). Sincerely, Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith 9102 Poppleton Avenue Omaha, Nebraska 68124 - 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] Napoleonic POWs and lace making.
From: Brian Lemin brid...@bigpond.com To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, December 7, 2012 12:34 PM Subject: [lace] Napoleonic POWs and lace making. I am just researching in preparation for writing and article on the recent find of a âNelsonâ Bobbin which was sold on ebay with the claim that it was made the Napoleonic POWs in England. (A claim, which at this point in my research, seems to be quite reasonable) I came across this statement which was new to me, as I am very âone eyedâ (excuse the pun) about my research being âbobbins onlyâ and lace barely gets a look in! [sorry] Here it is: â There was even an instance where the officers became far too successful in business, whereby they were banned from lace making, as it was affecting the local trade!â To read the full article go to http://www.mqmagazine.co.uk/issue-16/p-34.php If anyone has a special interest in the Napoleonic POWs, their creative artifacts and indeed about lace which they were involved in, I would be pleased to hear from them Brian. PS Was any of our members the purchaser of this bobbin? I would like to ask them a few questions. The seller gave me all his pictures and permission to use them, but I have a couple of queries. - 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/ - 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/
[lace] My new Blog
I have started a blog on my website: www.TheShuttleSmith.com I call my blog: Ramblings of a Tatting Technique Junkie. I have alot of patterns, techniques and ideas to share from 20 years of teaching locally, regionally and nationally. Right now I am working on a whole section about Split Ring Tatting History. I have a start there now with info on Anne Orr. I am going to put up some obsure patterns of hers featuring Split Ring Tatting Technique--I found two of her publications with the 'Missing Links' of her inventing/publishing SRT and actual patterns. Turns out she did have patterns in two publications from 1923. Check out my website/blog for more (and more coming!) info. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, NE www.TheShuttleSmith.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Free Split Ring Tatting Pattern
I have found a way to share my patterns with the world on my website! I'm not sure it is a perfect way, but it is a way, none-the-less. I create my visual patterns using Adobe Illustrator and they are quite complex with different colored portions to a ring and colored letters with numbers. They need to be a certain size to be able to read all the details of the pattern. Just last night I 'discovered' my Snipping Tool. I brought up the pattern I wanted onto my computer screen and snipped it/copied it to a JPEG file. The only problem was that I had to snip it into two separate pieces to get the size/resolution that made the pattern readable/usable. Again, if anyone has insights into how I can use my Illustrator images on my website easier, PLEASE contact me at: k.bov...@yahoo.com or theshuttlesm...@gmail.com The free pattern can be seen at: www.TheShuttleSmith.com Look under the tab labeled: Free Split Ring Tatting Pattern Of course it is a split ring tatting pattern Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska www.TheShuttleSmith.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Nanduti vs. Teneriffe Lace
There are several differences between Teneriffe and Nanduti Lace. 1. The main difference is that in Teneriffe, the motifs are made individually and then sewn or stitched together. Nanduti is made on a base of fabric stretched on a frame and the warp threads are stitched into the fabric. A As the warp threads of the second and ensuing motifs are sewn into the fabric the threads are link together as they are stitched. Thus the 'motifs' are joined together as the warp threads are laid down eliminating the need to stitch them together as in Teneriffe Lace. 2. Look at the stitching on the warp threads: In Teneriffe Lace you will see more than one warp threads pulled together into a knot. A quick glance at the perimeter of the Teneriffe Lace motif will show this especially clear--that is how the threads are finalized into lace, by knotting one thread with its adjacenet neighbor thread to form a cohesive piece. In Nanduti lace every individual thread is individually knotted when the knotting stitch is used = an unbelievable amount of work in the fine threads and large amount of warp threads used! This individual knotting of each thread is necessary because of the way that the warp threads are laid down--there is no 'give' for the threads to leave their original position and move toward their neighbor thread to be knotted together as there is in Teneriffe Lace 3. Many people point to the 'fans' used as a design element on the edge of Nanduti Lace as a quick way to identify Nanduti Lace. This is true because the way that Nanduti is formed allows for this shape to be created. 4. Nanduti Lace will usually have some form of filling area. Many times this is in middle of the piece but is also used to fill-in between odd shaped areas. Warp threads are laid down perpendicular to one another (in a square grid fashion) and then two forms of stitches are used to stitch the grid into a cohesive and decorative effect. One stitch looks like a little maltese cross and the other is more circular. My big question is the spelling of 'Teneriffe' vs 'Tenerife'!!! Everything that pertains to the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands is spelled with one 'f''. It seems that things associated with the lace use two 'f's'. Alexandra Stillwell's book is spelled Teneriffe Lace. It is my suspicion that this is where the second 'f' came from. Any ideas Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska www.TheShuttleSmith.com From: Nathalie stevieni...@gmail.com I have another request. Does anyone knows exactly the main difference between Tenerife lace and Nanduti? There is a lot written about these laces but the difference is not clear to me. How can you identify or be sure about an Tenerife one and how a Nanduti one. - 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/
[lace] Where Have All the Tatters Gone? (digitally)
'Where have all the tatters gone!?' I have had to admit that I am not technically savvy but I have been wondering recently about how to get in touch with tatters. It used to be that most everyone with internet service 'hung out' on the listserver like Arachne, HBTatters, etc. Someone recently mentioned 'that listservers were a thing of the past'. Since then I have been realizing that they are right. It used to be that there were alot of wonderful threads of discussion going all the time about tatting on the listserversnow it seems dead. In the mean time, Blogs/Blogging has come into being. As someone who works and spend her available spare time designing tatting, tatting up the pieces and then writing books with the patterns I really haven't had time to read/follow blogs. Now I realize that the whole social network thing is totally outside my understanding. (I'm still trying to figure out FaceBook, never mind Pinturest!). I joined several Yahoo Groups but the traffic and number of participants is so small that I never get appreciable answers/suggestions to my enquiries. So, my big questions are: Where are tatters socializing/sharing ideas? or is the better question 'How' to get into contact with tatters. Do most tatters spend their time reading blogs instead of connecting other ways? I have spent time writing a blog and giving away patterns and techniques but am wondering if anyone is reading it. It seems like I need to find a way to market my blog so that my time is well spent. All in all it seems to be a circular activitiy. Any ideas as to 'Where have all the Tatters Gone?' ( can't you hear the music!) Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska www.TheShuttleSmith.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] InTatters
Does anyone know anything about the InTatters.com group?? I have repeatedly tried to join and contact someone associated with the group and have gotten NO reply. Are they active? Do you have to have pedigree to get even considered for joining? Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska www.TheShuttleSmith.com (I just this weekend put on a new free pattern and new addition to SRT History) - 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/
[lace] crocheted lace in the news
Miley Cyrus showed up at the 2013 Music Awards in a crocheted (lace) jumpsuit that is stunning. See it at the following address: http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bd_nJSO1teaCHbqKOW.H0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT 04NQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/ymusic-stop-the-presses/169075996.jpg Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, NE www.TheShuttleSmith.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] lace authors/OOP Books/Publishing
I went back to clean up my inbox and realized that I had completely missed the thread about republishing and 'call for lace authors'. As a relatively new author 2012, I have very recently traversed the publishing world to get my book Fun with Split Ring Tatting into print/book form. It was a 4-5 year endeavor! Writing the book wasn't the hard part...that was trying to figure out first 'if' I could afford to get my book into print and then 'how' to go about getting that done. I finally got a copy of my book into my own hands in March of 2012!! As soon as I had my first copy of my book in my hands, my first thought was that I needed to share what I had learned in my endeavor to become a published author. I have been actively been writing a document of my research and findings that I titled COST-EFFECTIVE DESKTOP SELF-PUUBLISHING FOR A NICHE MARKET BOOK. Right now it is 30+ pages and not done. I have been wondering how to disseminate this information and this thread seems to be in the right context. So as to forming an Lace-Author Support Group--count me in! I can fill in what I have learned in regard to: Niche Market--Lacemaking books fit this to a tee! Self-Publishing--The only cost-effective way to go Desk-Top Publishing--the creation of the book digitally Print-On-Demand--a new cost-effective way to self-publish/print books. However there are alot of POD companies that do not work well. I have identified and used one (of two appropriate) POD companies whose structure fits what I needed it to do and what I think you may need for reprint your OOP books. The POD companyt that I used does not require any outlay of money to submit or maintain my document, I own all rights to the book, I set the price, and I can use their established distribution channels if I want (or not). I found their printing services quite economical and sastifying and have sold a few books through them. All of this is in my document--in my computer. I can answer specific questionsbut otherwise I don't know how to address such a complex topic without a starting point. If there is interest in such a topic, I can start to enter postings on my website. Sincerely, Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Publishing Co. Omaha, Nebraska, USA http://www.theshuttlesmith.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Karen Bovard
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[lace] tatting with the 'wrong hand'
I did that once so that I could better understand what my new tatting students were going through in the learning process. It was an interesting experiment. I was successful in that I was able to learn tatting 'left-handed'. Karen Bovard Sayre The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska http://www.theshuttlesmith.com/ http://theshuttlesmith.blogspot.com/ From: C Johnson cjohnson0...@comcast.net To: 'Gray, Alison J' ag...@essex.ac.uk Cc: Arachne List lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 10:27 AM Subject: RE: [lace] Tatting update I taught my left handed friend to use the tatting shuttle. My theory is, tatting is a two handed operation anyway. So just do it like I am, and Cheryl learned without any trouble ... Go figure. Susie in Illinois. To: 'Daphne Martin' Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Tatting update Some ladies didn't even achieve that, the poor lady sitting next to me was left handed and didn't get beyond doing a chain, but she definitely wants to keep going. - 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/ - 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] Burato fabric
Years ago I saw this material for sale at Lacis in Berkeley, CA. Otherwise if you are looking for a source of the cotton, traditional knotted yardage go to: http://www.filetlace.net/ I've been a happy student and customer of Filet Lace by the Sea for years. Karen Bovard Sayre The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska http://www.theshuttlesmith.com/ http://theshuttlesmith.blogspot.com/ From: dmt11h...@aol.com dmt11h...@aol.com To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 10:37 AM Subject: [lace] Burato fabric There is a young scholar studying Burato. She would like to try to make some Burato. Does anyone know of a source for the fabric, which appears to be something resembling a leno weave, or any information or instructions? 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. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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/
[lace] Buratto vs. Filet Lace
From what I understand, Buratto Lace is done on a special woven mesh similar in texture to the mesh that rug-hookers use. This is in contrast to Filet Lace (supposedly the oldest lace) which is done on a knotted mesh. The knotted mesh is made in the same way that fisherman's nets are. The stitching of the design is the same though--use of Linen Stitch a weaving stitch primarily. As for great books and instructions as to how to learn Filet Lace, I would like to recommend Filet Lace-Introduction to the Linen Stitch by Marie-Jo Quinault, ISBN 1-4120-1549-9. For years I had wanted to learn this lace type. I even learned how to make the square, knotted net. However, making the net was NOT my thing!---too tedious. Then about 10 years ago, someone mentioned Marie-Jo's website (http://www.filetlace.net/) and so I called her and talked to her. She asked if I had any background in Filet Lace and I said 'No'. At that time, she was almost done with writing/publishing the above mentioned book. So she offered to copy her teaching materials so that I could learn the technique. Of course when her book came out, I was one of the first to buy it. The Linen Stitch is not hard to do. The real thing to learn is how to stitch a motif/design from start to finish in one continuous step. Since buying her book, I have been collecting and studying other Filet Lace technique books and know that this book/strategy is the only complete technique strategy. Every other Filet Lace book that I have studied only takes you so far. This book's technique teaches you a strategy to stitch every design in one step. It is so wonderful to be able to buy the knotted net from her and just do the fun part of stitching your designs. The lace works up quite fast. I like to make nameplates of family last names. I need to do a new one for myself since I recently got remarried. I have one already of my 'old' name which I plan to leave up as it is my children's last name. But I want to put up a second one with my 'new' name because my new husband and his kids are moving in. So now it will be the Bovard-Sayre Home. Karen Bovard Sayre The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska http://www.theshuttlesmith.com/ http://theshuttlesmith.blogspot.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Re: pricey lace books--another author's perspective
As a new author, I recently went to Amazon to look up MY book (Fun with Split Ring Tatting) just to see what I could see. Keep in mind that this book went into print March 2012 and is constantly available through amazon for either a list price of $25 or sometimes Amazon has it 'on sale' for $22.50. It is ALWAYS available because it is Print-On-Demand printing/stocking technology. This means that whenever, someone orders either one or a hundred (I wish!!!) copies of the book, Amazon, puts in that order and the book is printed to that orders' demand. Thus it is always 'in stock'. With that in mind, just below the brand new price from Amazon, I found: --several (16) 'new' books offered ranging from $18.94 to $25.00 all with SH of $3.99. --7 'used' book ranging from $36.96 to $145.73. I got a bit kick out my brand new book being offered from $145. It can almost give an author a big head! BG My thoughts when I saw that was that if someone is stupid enought to buy a book 'used' for $145 when they could buy it brand new for $22.50, then so be it. I think that consumers are savvy enough to know that they can shop around and probably find another deal somewhere. Of course there are the people who have too much money and not enough sense...then I think that let the entrepreneuring bookseller make a profit off those people. The way I (the author) see it, I originally sold that book and made my royalty. Sincerely, Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Publishing Co. Omaha, Nebraska www.TheShuttleSmith.com NEW BOOK JUST OUT: MORE Fun with Split Ring Tatting -- available on my website soon (as soon as I get my copies!) - 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] 2015 IOLI convention July 27 - Aug 2
Coralville is a suburb of Iowa City, Iowa. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska (just down the road, I-80, from Coralville) http://www.theshuttlesmith.com/ blog: http://theshuttlesmith.blogspot.com/ On Thursday, January 9, 2014 7:54 PM, purple lacer purplelace...@hotmail.com wrote: What is the closest airport for Coralville? I would imagine most people will want to use the Eastern Iowa Airport, which I still think of by it's original name, the Cedar Rapids Airport. The airport symbol is CID which I think stands for Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Dubuque. The Iowa City airport is closer, but it is a very small airport. I'm not sure what commercial flights, if any, are available there. There is a shuttle service at the Eastern Iowa Airport that will bring you to the hotel. The price goes down if more people reserve it together. We will be looking into that and have more details later. There is also an AmTrak stop about an hour south at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. If there is enough interest we might be able to arrange some transportation to/from the station. Anita Hansen - 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/ - 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] 2015/Iowa/Czech-Slovak Museum
Yes there is alot of ethnic lace at the Czech-Slovak Museum. I was there before the flood, about 7-8 years ago and the museum was great. And now, with the new building I understand that it is even better. When I went, they were having a lace workshop. I think they have done more workshops since I was there, but it seems that the curators know and appreciate lace and textiles. Can't wait to go back again. My mother's heritage is Czech and I was raised going to community Czech festivals in the summers and eating the food my grandmother made. As for the area: It really is a lovely region. Just down the road from Coralville (probably 15-25 miles) are the Amana Colonies. There were (I believe) 7 colonies all few miles apart that still preserve the structures of German communal farm living. The food is not to be missed and is served 'family style'. The Amana Colonies are a National Historic Landmark. Just to the south of Coralville is a small town called Kalona. It is truly an Amish/Mennonite area. You can see horses and buggies coming/going into town during the day. On the drive there and back you will see pristine farms of the Amish people. There are several country stores that have unique products. It is in an Amish fabric store in this area that I get my cotton organdy for my Carrickmacross Lace projects (there, my secret is out!). I had looked all over for just the right organdy to no avail until I realized that the Amish ladies 'Prayer Caps' were made from this fabric. Kalona also have an historic village that depicts the lifestyle of the Amish people in the area. It's one of those small museums that are quite the gems! The town has alot of antique stores too. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, NE www.TheShuttleSmith.com blog: http://theshuttlesmith.blogspot.com On Monday, January 13, 2014 8:34 AM, dmt11h...@aol.com dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: Dear Karen, Could you post this to arachne? It would be nice if we could get a little bit of exciting buzz going about the Iowa location, especially before the Bulletin arrives and the discussion shifts to California. The IOLI Board has had some grave concerns that more than the usual effort should be made to acquaint people with the location, since they are getting a late start, and also people don't necessarily think of Iowa as a vacation destination. Devon In a message dated 1/13/2014 9:18:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, k.bov...@yahoo.com writes: Yes there is alot of ethnic lace at the Czech-Slovak Museum. I was there before the flood, about 7-8 years ago and the museum was great. And now, with the new building I understand that it is even better. When I went, they were having a lace workshop. I think they have done more since I was there, but it seems that the curators know and appreciate lace and textiles. Can't wait to go back again. My mother's heritage is Czech and I was raised going to community Czech festivals in the summers and eating the food my grandmother made. Karen Bovard Omaha, NE On Sunday, January 12, 2014 4:45 PM, dmt11h...@aol.com dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: Is there any ethnic lace in the Czech Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids? 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. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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] pinterest question
I have the same question I do NOT understand Pinterest either. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska www.TheShuttleSmith.com blog: http://theshuttlesmith.blogspot.com On Sunday, January 19, 2014 5:08 AM, Sue Duckles s...@duckles.co.uk wrote: Hi All I've just done the same thing and got back to a 'yahoo images search'. If the person in question has copied it from one of the 'images' pages on yahoo or google then it probably has been 'spidered' by them and the original site doesn't always show! However, as I have a page with 'lacefully elegant' in the title on Pinterest, I'll put your photo up there with your permission Sherry then it may just propogate round the world with a link back to your site! Sue in a damp, miserable East Yorkshire On 19 Jan 2014, at 09:48, Jacquie Tinch wrote: I was looking at this last night and the link was a yahoo one, which led to a photo album in which I couldn't even find the photo of the angels, or any connection to Sherry's website. I had found the photo by doing a search in Pinterest under 'bobbin lace angels' and the copy of Sherry's photo I found said where that person had pinned it from. My Tatty Blog http://pigminitatty.blogspot.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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] Another lace bobbin on Ebay - any ideas on what it is?
I saw the threaded ends and was wondering if the 'caps' were missingthus it would be some sort of needlecase or thimble holder. Just a guess. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska http://www.theshuttlesmith.com/ Blog: http://theshuttlesmith.blogspot.com/ On Friday, January 31, 2014 7:56 AM, J D Hammett jdhamm...@msn.com wrote: Hi Jean and fellow Arachnids, The listing does not say 'lace bobbin' but just bobbin. that could mean for winding thread or even fishing lime on. The 'hollow centre; could mean the waisted area, one never knows what people who are not in the know will call things. It does not look as if it has an entry to the 'bobbin'. Also, from the one photo I think it is probably ivory rather than bone (it does not show the little black marks where the nerves etc. pass through the bone and does show some faint striations -as would be visible on ivory- on the lower part). I certainly would not bid on this without finding out more and getting further photographs from the vendor. Happy lace making, Joepie, in chilly and grey looking Sussex, UK From: Jean Nathan Subject: [lace] Another lace bobbin on Ebay - any ideas on what it is? Another I don't know what it is so I'll call it a lace bobbin on Ebay. Bone, turned, around three and a half inches long with a hollow centre. Any ideas? My first though was to wind yardage as it's worked, but that would be straight across the middle and not dip in. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-or-Antique-Turned-Lace-Bobbin-/400656136511 ?pt=UK_Crafts_Lace_Making_EThash=item5d48f7793f tinied: http://tinyurl.com/nntydkv Jean Nathan 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. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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] tape lace photos
Thanks Lorelei, Although I am a tatter and needlelacer, I enjoyed all 13:22 minutes of the slideshow! Thanks for pointing it out. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, NE http://www.theshuttlesmith.com/ blog: http://theshuttlesmith.blogspot.com/ On Monday, March 31, 2014 2:36 PM, Lorelei Halley lhal...@bytemeusa.com wrote: This is a link to a slide show of mostly tape lace handkerchiefs -- 13 minutes worth. They have especially good designs. I would say the style is not typical of any national tradition. Worth seeing if you enjoy tape/braid lace. Lorelei https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=7gbtrFQnya4 - 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/ - 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] tape lace photos
I went out and enjoyed the video images too.  I saw some of the designs looked like tatting. You are right that the images are too small to study, but I think that they really are BL and that the design just looks similar to tatted rings.  I was thinking that if they weren't tatted designs, they should be!  Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska http://www.theshuttlesmith.com/ blog: http://theshuttlsmith.blogspot.com/  On Monday, March 31, 2014 11:10 PM, lacel...@frontier.com lacel...@frontier.com wrote: The lace on these handkerchiefs is beautiful.�It seems to me to be mainly Idrijan lace with modern designs.�However, some of them show distinctive Cantu influences plus some from other laces like Hungarian that are found in the Eastern Europe area north and east of Northern Italy.�A few looked more like needlelace than bobbin lace, but the pictures didn't stay on the screen long enough to really study them. If these were all done by one person, it's a lifetime worth of work. Alice in Oregon -- trying to cope with an improved email program that won't let me delete any part of a message when I Reply.�And it repeats all messages with the same title.�!! Frustration!!�Not Arachne friendly. - 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/ - 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] Dress Codes Exhibit at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem
Thanks Avital for sharing this link. You are right about the needlework! Such great 'goldwork' and other surface stitching. It is so great that we can share links like this from one country/culture to another with this technology!!?!?!??!!! Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska http://www.theshuttlesmith.com/ blog: http://theshuttlesmith.blogspot.com/ now the author/publisher of two tatting books with more coming! On Friday, April 18, 2014 6:09 AM, Avital spind...@gmail.com wrote: Dear spiders, I haven't seen this exhibit of Jewish clothing yet, but I looked at the site. It allows you to zoom in. You click a topic, then click a thumbnail of a garment. The garment appears in a thumbnail in the upper left corner window and you can drag around a zoom box to see a close-up. http://www.imj.org.il/exhibitions/2014/dresscodes/en/home/ Not a lot of lace but some interesting needlework. Happy Passover and Easter to all who celebrate, Avital -- Blog: http://apinnick.wordpress.com/ Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spindexr/sets - 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/ - 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] Knit in Public Day
Loved the photos. Thanks for sharing.  Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska  USA  The ShuttleSmith Tatting The ShuttleSmith Tatting This site is devoted to Tatting, specifically Split Ring Tatting and Karen Bovard's other fiber-arts. View on www.TheShuttleSmith... Preview by Yahoo blog:  http://theshuttlesmith.blogspot.com/ On Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:39 AM, Maria Greil mariagr...@gmail.com wrote: Last Saturday we had our Knit in Public Day at the Madrid costume museum (Museo del Traje) and of course there was a bobbin lace table with some pillows ready prepared for those who wanted to have a try, too. This link hereunder guides you to several pictures made by one of the participants (Mal�). By the way we called our bobbin lace group Mareando Bolillos, what roughly means: 'driving the bobbins dizzy'. https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BolillotecaMal%C3%BA/posts/4gAd26zdyt1?cfem=1 For all of us it was a great day of enjoyment. I hope you like the pictures. Regards, Maria Greil a German lacemaker living in Madrid - 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/ - 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] Messages not getting through
Not sure if this is pertinent to this discussion or not but I have been having problems getting in touch with anyone at IOLI for quite some time. Just recently I sent another inquiry about something. In the past I sent multiple messages to several people, with offers to write articles for The Bulletin. Either they have no interest in what I can offer, are too busy to respond, or are not getting the messages. With my latest message (an offer this time to spend/give them money even) I have already resigned myself to not getting replies. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska http://www.theshuttlesmith.com/ (website blog) On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 2:07 AM, Catherine Barley catherinebar...@btinternet.com wrote: I've read with interest the many postings on this subject which prompted me to check on the email addresses of the 'Junk' mail received and they are almost ALL aol addresses! Some are all AOL (upper case) and some aol (lower case). Devon, all of your emails come through in my Junk mail too but you have been able to receive replies from me in the past in response (Miss Channer's mat and with scanned images as attachments). However, I notice that some of you emails are lower case and some are upper case. I have received quite a few enquiries as to the cost of postage for copies of my book but when I have replied quoting the rather expensive postage costs, I have not received a reply and naturally assumed that it was too expensive and that they were not going to place an order. In view of the emails I've read this morning, I am now going to go back through my files and check to see if the emails were aol or not as I might have lost some potential sales! I will not use exclamations marks (!) in my Subject titles neither with I use all upper case to draw attention to the email. Thank you everyone for all the very useful information posted. Catherine Barley Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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] Jeri's posts
I LOVE reading what you write! Please continue to contribute. Of course not every post will pertain/be of interest to every person. There are so few posts anyway. I remember when this forum was THE place to go for information. Now I don't know how to connect with other tatters/lacemakers. I don't have the time to go to a site and then sift through the discussions such as InTattersI wish I did have the time. I also don't have the time to sift through FB or other venues. I liked the fact that articles would come to me and I could quickly skim through them to find the ones of interest to me. Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, NE website and tatting blog: http://www.theshuttlesmith.com/ come check out my new Enameled Copper (Glass) Tatting Shuttles! On Thursday, August 14, 2014 2:27 PM, Beth Marshall b...@capuchin.co.uk wrote: I'm sure Jacquie is right here... Jeri, I can't claim to read _*all*_ your posts in detail - some of the topics are of more interest to me than others, and with limited time for emails I have to skim-read many posts - but I've learnt a lot from the ones that have caught my interest and I know other people appreciate your articles on subjects I'm not as interested in. Even if the archives disappear a considerable amount of information will already have been absorbed by other lacemakers or saved in their files, so your articles will not have been a waste of effort. Regards Beth Jacquie Tinch wrote: Maybe *some people* don't read what you write on Arachne but I'm sure there are enough of us who do to justify asking you to continue. Jacquie in Lincolnshire. jeria...@aol.com wrote: I was told again this week, that people do not read what I write on Arachne. So sorry, since my free-to-you contributions might suggest a subject for dinner conversation or a local lace group meeting. Maybe I am just writing for future researchers who will delve into Arachne archives? Or, maybe our archives will die and evaporate (as our early correspondence did), and all will have been for naught. 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. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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 book authors
I can fill in some details about POD companies in the US. I have compiled several articles on a blog page should you want more information.  I feel almost as proud of the fact that I found my way through the self-publishing maze and was able to publish/print my book without the possibility of loosing money as I am of the book itself!  The site is: http://nichebookpublishing4cheap.blogspot.com/ If you figure out my system I have alot of information about publishing niche market books there. I used a Google Blogger site and each article is a separate page/post. There are a couple of posts with no information in themthose are on my 'to do' list. In a nutshell there are only two or three 'true' self-publishing print on demand companies: CreateSpace (affiliated with Amazon), Lightening Source and now IngramSpark. All the other POD companies are fee-based or author services based which means that they want alot of money from you to create your book for you. As a published author, you already have done this or know how to do it yourself, thus the 'true' POD companies are what you want. You upload your print ready cover and interior (2 separate files), they analyze it for print-readiness, then inform you to order a proof copy.   I have researched Lightening Source (LS) and CreateSpace (CS) extensively and have published my findings (go to the #10. post at this address: http://nichebookpublishing4cheap.blogspot.com/ ).  IngramSpark is a relatively new company that I need to research and include in my website. CreateSpace, in my experience, is THE way to go. LS does about the same thing but charges an upfront cost (not too bad!) to get going. CS does not. All it costs to get a book published with CS is a proof copy--the actual, end cost of the book plus postage---in my case less than $10. When I had to send a book to Canada, shipping direct from CS was the most cost-effective way to go.  I have been very happy with the quality.  So what I would suggest is to have your book digitally stored with CS and then when you get a US order, you can order (through the internet) with them and have the books sent to your client. The only other option I can think of is to have someone in the US be your order person. Karen BovardThe ShuttleSmith Publishing CompanyOmaha, Nebraskawebsite/blog: www.TheShuttleSmith.com On Tuesday, February 3, 2015 5:26 PM, Alex Stillwell alexstillw...@talktalk.net wrote: Lace Book Authors: One thing I learned in the past few days (didn't write down the source) is that it is less expensive to have a British book published in the U.S. than it is to ship from overseas. Hi Brenda I have looked into this idea. The only print-on-demand printing company I could find that prints in UK, USA and Australia is too poor a quality (pulp fiction) for my diagrams and photos. They also require you to have separate accounts for each country, pay the set-up cost for each country and pay you in the local currency, with all the conversion and tax implications that brings. I was not going there. However, they will send out individual books at a cost of �.20 per book on top of the postage (that was 3 years ago). I quote cost of book plus postage and require to be paid in sterling (PGB) by cheque or PayPal. I do not use a commercial PayPal account. Apart from the first flurry, about 6 months when a book comes out, my PayPal receipts drop down and it costs about 7% to use a domestic account. Ignore any threats they make, they are only trying to make you use the more expensive account, just keep less than �,900 in the account. I will be happy to answer any questions you have on the subject to the best of my ability. Happy lacemaking Alex - 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/ - 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] mathematics and lace - compare to Whiting's research
I have been enjoying learning about Veronika's work/thesis. Very cool!!! I just wanted to point out that there are some math ties to tatting too. A few years back, Patty Dowden introduced the tatting world to 'Hyperbolic Tatting' and taught it at the Minnesota IOLI Convention (so sorry I couldn't go to be in that class!).  Follow the following link to explore Patty Dowden's work on Hyperbolic Tatting:http://api.ning.com/files/7K-JVVxwVhh4LGvReFO018O*M*lVkVxiCkKDXgkvZES 9uImRI9DR6d5*5E-Te54YQgM07nM*LFJxlaKHH-5w6iU-Gm28GnaB/HyperbolicTatting.pdf  Just recently I was in the Denver Art Museum Textile Gallery and they had some wonderful displays up that introduced fiber/textiles as 'Art'. In the tatting display was a couple of small tatted bits of hyperbolic tatting. I faintly recall that Patty gave a workshop there...but could be completely wrong about that. I have a picture of the display and hyperbolic tatting on my blog: www.TheShuttle.com/shuttlesmithblog I have been researching and playing around with the concept of Tesselation in my tatting design work. My last book, MORE Fun with Split Ring Tatting, introduces that theme and features unique tatted designs with Tesselation in mind. However, Tesselation refers to designs made of identical shapes but the shapes must fit together without any gaps. I have a few of these designs in my book. BUTLace is about the negative space (holes) enhancing the positive parts (the thread) in the design. Thus I came up with a new term: LACE TESSELATION. Many of my designs fit into that category. You can see some of the designs on the front covers of the book at this address:  www.TheShuttleSmith.com/books-for-sale/  There are more in the book. Karen BovardThe ShuttleSmithOmaha, NEwebsite blog: www.TheShuttleSmith.com On Friday, February 6, 2015 9:16 AM, Veronika Irvine v...@uvic.ca wrote: Thanks for the reference Jeri. I will definitely try to get my hands on a copy of Whiting's book. I have been trying to collect as many references as possible on lace grounds and systematic descriptions of lace. The main resources I am using right now are:   Viele Gute Grunde by Ulrike Lohr   Grunde mit System by Uta Ulrich   Moderne Grunde by Deutscher Kloppelverband e.V.   The Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches by Cook and Stott Many thanks to Lorelei and the IOLI newsgroup for helping me compile this list and to Bev Walker and the Victoria Lace Guild for helping me get access to books. As an aside, I have recently discovered the Google Translate image to text option which is helping me read some of the German text. You can take a photograph of the text and Google Translate will scan the image for words so I don't have have to type them. Now all we need is to get Google to recognize lace specific terms... Kind regards, Veronika Irvine http://web.uvic.ca/~vmi/ - 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/ - 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] Flickr
Hello Miriam and Arachne, Miriam and I have been around on Arachne a long time.  I have been a very big fan of Arachne for a decade or more. I didn't realize that it had faded to relative obscurity because it was such a slow, progressive decline. I love having messages delivered to me in my email mailbox. So it wasn't until a couple of years ago that I realized that I wasn't getting much from Arachne or my other tatting listserve. Someone told me, listserves are dead. And from what I can see, they are basically right. It was with much drama that I went searching for 'where have all the tatters gone'. I work full-time and when I'm not at work, I spend my time tatting and authoring/publishing tatting books.  I just don't have the time to go from blog to blog for information. I found out about a site called InTatters.  This site too does not suit my time contraintsI just don't have the time/patience to go to the site and then try to find pertinant info (to me) while wading through all the 'I think it's beautifull too' comments. Thus it was will heavy heart I waded into the FaceBook world. Other than the fact that my work has FB blocked on all work computers, I have found it less annoying than what I thought I would. I bought a tiny computer that I can haul with me to work (Asus Transformer---love it!) and use to log onto the wireless network and read/post to FB. I seems to meet my needs in that messages come to meinstead of me having to go find them. So far I'm on a couple of tatting-related groups. FB is a whole new type of site and has its own protocols that I am trying to understand. The 'young people' just seem to instinctively know how to use FB...which only makes my fumbling with it al the more frustrating. But despite that statement, FB really is the way to go anymore. Any suggestions  for good FB lacemaking, tatting, or needlelacing groups to join? I will post later about which groups I have enjoyed. Karen BovardThe ShuttleSmithOmaha, NEwww.TheShuttleSmith.com PS. I just finished up and submitted 3 tatting books for publishing/printing this weekend More on that too at a later time. On Monday, June 29, 2015 3:29 AM, Miriam Gidron mgid...@netvision.net.il wrote: Beth wrote the problem with a closed facebook group is that it will exclude all those arachne members like myself who are not on facebook and don't intend to join .. Hi Beth, I was of the same opinion, never to join facebook, but I finally did and especially for the lace makers group and I'm glad I did iot. The pictures the ladies post , of their work, is really special. You don't have to read everything or add to the comments. I just enjoy the beautiful lace other people are making. Miriam in sunny Arad, Israel At least with the flickr page we can all see it/add photos even if we don't have our own flickr account. Beth In a sunny Cheshire, NW England, so I will be gardening rather than lacemaking today  Clay Blackwell wrote:  What I did see was an old post from David Collier who had suggested we create a closed group on Facebook. I don't remember seeing this when he posted it, but it appeals to me more and more. Any other comments? 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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] UK book help
Mighty cool detective work!!!  The internet makes the world a very small place, indeed. Karen BovardThe ShuttleSmithOmaha, Nebraska USAwww.TheShuttleSmith.cometsy.com/shop/theshuttlesmith---where I will be adding my 3 new tatting books, glass/enamel  leather tatting shuttles soon, in August after the IOLI Convention On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 9:38 AM, David C COLLYER dccoll...@ncable.net.au wrote: Dear Friends, For those of you who are interested, my sister bought this Little Lace Book of Flowers at Much Ado Books, 8 West St., Alfriston, East Sussex, UK, BN26 5UX www.muchadobooks.com It's called The Little Lace Book of Flowers by Jean and Mary. - - 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/ - 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] Bookmark Exchange Web Pages
I very much enjoyed the lace as well as the websiteWELL DONE! (Yes, I am shouting!) Karen BovardThe ShuttleSmithOmaha, NEwebsite blog:  www.TheShuttleSmith.com On Tuesday, July 14, 2015 1:30 PM, su...@talktalk.net su...@talktalk.net wrote: Yes well done nicely shown and also what a lovely assortment of lace from all the participants and received by their partners. It is always a surprise and a pleasure to see whatever one finds and achieves. Sue T Dorset UK I am so pleased to announce that Jenny has wonderfully set up an awesome web site that is a tool as well as the panorama of all the lovely lace presentations. I think she went an extra mile this time and does all of us proud to have her as a member of Arachne and be so supportive. So as she aptly states sit back, relax and enjoy. I am sure all of us will whether or not we participated. I hope it encourages all to participate next year. http://brandis.com.au/arachne/2015bookmarks/index.html; - 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/ - 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] Cilaos needle lace
I see this 'Cilaos' pieces as an embroidery form, not so much a true lace. You are right that it is a form of Teneriffe/Sol lace in that woven & knotted elements are worked on a foundation of weft threads. I have seen this type of sol-like embroidery in many older drawn thread work linens. It is used to embellish a corner. It appears to me that it is embedded in a fabric base, not a stand-alone piece of lace. Karen Bovard SayreThe ShuttleSmithhttp://www.TheShuttleSmith.com | | | | www.theshuttlesmith.com | | | Omaha, NE/Council Bluffs, Iowa On âSundayâ, âAugustâ â26â, â2018â â10â:â23â:â04â âPMâ âCDT, wrote: I agree with Sue B., it's got to be a form of Teneriffe (Nanduti, Sol, etc., is there a single name to encompass the whole lot?). Lots of local names for the same basic technique. Lay threads radially across a circular "frame" (could be nothing more than a ring of pins, or could be an object designed and devoted to this function), weave and interlace threads, usually in a circular pattern, though and around the radials, then do an edging to hold it all together. I don't remember ever seeing so many fine threads bundled together, though. The thick, needle-woven rays on the outside of this piece are like the needlewoven boxes in hedebo and hardanger, but are also often found in the Teneriffe family. Not usually so big and fat, though. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com Parvum leve mentes capiunt (Little things amuse little minds) hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: = A friend sent me a photo so I posted it to Arachne Flickr. Perhaps someone knows more about this? Cilaos is near Madagascar so maybe Sue Babbs is familiar with the technique? Just when we thought we couldn't find any more lacy stuff to investigate this summer!! Sincerely, Susan Hottle 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/ - 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/ - 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] Arachne Anniversary
(No ranting/ravving/crying over the loss of the 'old Arachne' in this post!) I got involved with Arachne in the mid 90's, pretty close to it's arrival on the internet and it has been a vital part of my life for all these decades. I'm a tatter and needlelacer and I can say I learned a lot about those lace types here. I have made friends throughout the world too. On one trip to Europe (wedding related) I asked about lace things in Berlin, Germany and Copenhagen, Denmark. In both cities I was invited to a lacemaker's home and had the most enjoyable evening--both vying for being the most memorable part of my trip.  I can only hope that at some point, something I said was appreciated a little bit to start to pay back for the huge amount of information and friendship I have received from this list!!! Karen Bovard SayreThe ShuttleSmithOmaha, NE/Council Bluffs, IAhttp://www.TheShuttleSmith.com | | | | www.theshuttlesmith.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: Re[2]: [lace] domain name change
I agree with Sue about only needing one listserve group. I used to love having only one place to go for all things 'lace' and miss the old days. Sue's right about the old days needing a separate lace-chat group. We were a large group and the real lace content needed to be separated from the non-lace chatter. This is not the case anymore. Karen Bovard-SayreThe ShuttleSmithNeedle Lace ArtsTHESHUTTLESMITH.COM | | | | THESHUTTLESMITH.COM | | | Needlelacearts.com coming | | | | Needlelacearts.com | | |  soon. On Monday, December 5, 2022 at 08:10:22 AM MST, Sue Babbs wrote: Liz We are very grateful to you for continuing to maintain this lacelist. Many of us have been on it for a long time and appreciate it even though we don't use it as much as we used to. I think it would be fine to no longer have lace-chat. It was created when we were a very busy list and was a place where non-lace topics could be chatted about with our lace friends. Is there an archive for lace-chat, or only lace? If there is one, is there anyway it's archive could be kept? I'm not sure if there is anything we'd want to refer to in lace-chat archives Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com -- Original Message -- >From "Liz Reynolds" To "N.A. Neff" Cc "Arachne" Date 12/5/2022 8:18:17 AM Subject Re: [lace] domain name change >It would change the mailing address you use to request archives, it >shouldnââ¬â¢t otherwise affect them. I will be sure to test retrieval. >Iââ¬â¢m sure if there are bugs I can get it to work >-Liz > >Sent from my iPad > > On Dec 5, 2022, at 9:14 AM, N.A. Neff wrote: > > ï»¿Hi Liz, > How will this affect the archiving of traffic, or will it? I'm not > clear on how the archives are created, managed, or stored. > Thanks for making us possible! > A happy Arachnid,Nancy > Connecticut, USA > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2022, 08:47 Elizabeth Reynolds > wrote: > >  Greetings to all of you! > >  Iââ¬â¢m dropping by to let you know that Iââ¬â¢ve accepted an offer >  for the >  arachne.com domain. Although Iââ¬â¢ve been inactive myself for >  quite a few >  years now, Iââ¬â¢m still happy and honored to host the lace list, >  so I have >  obtained a new domain for it - arachnelace.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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/ - 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] Lorelei Halley
It's a relief to know that Lorelei's work and heritage will continue on. I am relieved that the IOLI has taken over this body of information. Karen Bovard-SayreThe ShuttleSmithwww.TheShuttleSmith.com On Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 11:50:21 AM MST, N.A. Neff wrote: Thanks Devon. I will do so, and see if there's anything I can do to help out. Nancy On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 12:52 PM DevonThein wrote: > ... > > I think that questions about it should be directed to Prabha Ramakrishnan > the IOLI Vice President because she oversees media for the IOLI. Her email > is vicepresid...@internationalorganizationoflace.org > > 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. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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] DFZ22 Symposium?
I for one am really in the dark about DFZ! When the tutorials were coming out several months ago and there was chatter about DFZ and Angharad, it seemed that several if not many of the participants knew what Angharad was dealing with. This was frustrating to me because I did not have a clue as to what was going on. I just knew that I had paid pretty good money to have access to the DFZ and there was little if nothing coming out about it. On Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 07:47:27 PM CST, Carolyn Wetzel wrote: Hello Arachnids, There is some concern about Angharad Rixon, because the Doily Free Zone Symposium is supposed to be coming up soon and no one has heard anything from Angharad about it, and she has not been answering questions on the DFZ site. Do any of you know anything about how she is or what is happening with DFZ? Is there anything that we can do to help her? Thanks, Carolyn -- Carolyn M. Wetzel Massachusetts, 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/ - 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/
