Re: [lace] Other lace on YouTube - SCA Lace from Le Pompe

2007-01-29 Thread Jeriames
Dear Orla, Your lace is lovely. Please don't go back to lurking. Probably I write for all when I say that we would like to see more laces from SCA members! Newbies: The Le Pompe, 1599 --- Patterns for Venetian Bobbin Lace book may be of interest, especially if you have nothing from this

RE: [lace] Other lace on YouTube - SCA Lace from Le Pompe

2007-01-29 Thread lists
Why thank you. I try to keep up with the list every so often but you know how e-mail goes, there's always too much to read. When I finally get the Gold lace off my pillow I'm going to do an edging for a coif since I have a goal of a good Flemish outfit by Pennsic. I haven't decided which

[lace] Mary Queen of Scots

2007-01-29 Thread Sue
Dear Spiders On the 18th of Jan I sent a missive about the Norfolk Lacemakers Lace Day someone very kindly replied with a book title about Mary Queen of Scots that she recommended I read prior to the lace day, I am sorry to say that I lost that information and have spent an hour looking through

[lace] Replacement pillow blocks

2007-01-29 Thread beth
Hello, everyone Does anyone know of a UK supplier who sells five-and-a-half inch polystyrene or ethafoam blocks? The original polystyrene ones on my block pillow have now worn out in the centres (I've turned them round frequently to even the wear out, and turned them over regularly, but the

Re: [lace] Mary Queen of Scots

2007-01-29 Thread Shere'e
I do not know if this is the one that was recommended to you but I really love the one written by Antonia Frasier. It is simply called Mary, Queen of Scots. I believe that I have a few extra copies around the house. If you would like a copy and I can find them let me know with your address and I

[lace] Pattern Raffle

2007-01-29 Thread beth
Searching through my files for the pattern I want to do next (didn't find it) I discovered two copies of the same pattern, bought on different occasions. I'm far too much of a butterfly ever to do the same pattern twice, so I think it's time for a raffle. It's a bucks point pattern, Irene

Re: [lace] Replacement pillow blocks

2007-01-29 Thread Sue Babbs
Try SMP lace: http://www.smplace.co.uk/sfr_cat.htm Sue - Original Message - From: beth [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 10:41 AM Subject: [lace] Replacement pillow blocks Does anyone know of a UK supplier who sells five-and-a-half inch

[lace] Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting

2007-01-29 Thread Dmt11home
Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting was reviewed by the New York Times and available here. _http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/27/arts/design/27lace.html_ (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/27/arts/design/27lace.html) My own review will be appearing in the IOLI Bulletin. Also on the same page

Re: [lace] Mary Queen of Scots

2007-01-29 Thread Jeriames
Dear Sue, Surprise! It was from me. I sent the first reply only to you..This time, I'll send to the list -- so you can look up if you lose it again. Apologies to those not interested. Jeri Ames In a message dated 1/29/07 11:25:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dear

[lace] RE: Mary Queen of Scots book

2007-01-29 Thread Ian Chelle Long
Hi Sue and all, Just coming out of longtime lurkdom re this... -Original Message- Day someone very kindly replied with a book title about Mary Queen of Scots that she recommended I read prior to the lace I didn't see the original posting, but if it was a craft-related book it is

[lace] American Healthcare

2007-01-29 Thread Janice Blair
Profuse apologies. I obviously meant to send that email to lace chat. Unfortunately I get the digest which hasn't arrived with my posting, and did not realise my mistake until I heard from a friend. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA

[lace] Lace Penfriends

2007-01-29 Thread karenb
Hiya My name is Karen, I am a Lacemaker in Australia looking to correspond with Lacemakers all over the web. I am 40yrs of age, have been living in Australia for most of my life. I was born in Essex, England. I have been making Lace for about 7yrs now. Still class myself as a Novice. I

[lace] Le Pompe patterns, part 1, long

2007-01-29 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jan 28, 2007, at 22:22, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Orla) wrote: Yep, it came from Le Pompe (pattern B on page 17). That's Le Pompe Book I, BTW, for those who have the Levey/Payne version of Le Pompe that Jeri wrote about. While Levey/Payne reproduced all the woodcuts from book I and only

[lace] Le Pompe patterns, shorter

2007-01-29 Thread Tamara P Duvall
To go back to Orla's original posting: It looks like it's about 20 pairs of bobbins and is made of Kreinik cord - which has become my favorite thing to use for metallics. The biggest pain for it is that there are sewings all over the place. Every vertical line in the footside requres sewings

Re: [lace] Le Pompe patterns, shorter

2007-01-29 Thread Ellen Winnie
This subject is dragging me out of lurk mode ;-) I have been working almost exclusively with pre-1600 laces, and I agree with Tamara that there are no or very few sewings. With the heavier threads used for many of those laces, sewings would just be too bulky. I have worked some of the Le

[lace] Oya

2007-01-29 Thread Avital
Darn--I was sure I sent this to lace but it ended back on lace-chat! Must have typed in the wrong address. Here it is again. Avital I'm sending this to lace, because that's where it belongs. If you search in the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com, you will come up with many

Fwd: [lace] Oya

2007-01-29 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Gremlins are pulling Avital's leg; she posts to *lace* (see address below) and it ends up in chat... So, maybe, I'll have better luck :) Begin forwarded message: From: Avital [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: January 29, 2007 23:36:57 EST To: lace lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Oya Reply-To: Avital

Re: [lace] Le Pompe patterns, shorter

2007-01-29 Thread Alice Howell
--- Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, my question is this: How much interest is there, *among the IOLI members*, in reproductions of old plaited laces It is very interesting to read about this right now. I just got an email from a person writing a novel that includes a

[lace-chat] Oya

2007-01-29 Thread Shirley
Can anyone tell me if they have heard of Oya Lace? also is there a web site I may be able to look at the type of lace it is. Thanks in advance, Shirley in Corio Oz. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

[lace-chat] Oya

2007-01-29 Thread spindexr
I'm sending this to lace, because that's where it belongs. If you search in the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com, you will come up with many past discussions of oya. Avital Arachne moderator - Original Message - From: Shirley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, January

RE: [lace-chat] Oya

2007-01-29 Thread Sue
Shirley I just googled Oya and got www.delikiz.com/needle_lace_(oya).htm which takes you to a site of Turkish lace. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shirley Sent: 29 January 2007 11:14 To: lace-chat

[lace-chat] Fw: America's healthcare system through the eyes of a British man

2007-01-29 Thread Janice Blair
I sent this one to Lace by mistake. I think Avital may have stopped it going to the Digest but I apologise to those Lace members who get reflected mail. Subject: America's healthcare system through the eyes of a British man I don't often send out mass emails, but i thought this article on the

[lace-chat] American health insurance v British

2007-01-29 Thread Janice Blair
Sorry, I don't know why her links didn't work. Tax-funded NHS 'cannot go on' The Telegraph Socialized medicine in England to slash funding for *braces* The Daily Mail Arthritis patients denied drugs Reuters Doctors opt to have private operations The Sunday Times Go private or wait 80

Re: [lace-chat] Only in Australia - old repeat

2007-01-29 Thread Ruth
David I think all of these apply to us in the United States with the possible exception of remembering how to play cricket LOL. Goofy seems to be a universal :D -- Ruth in OH The coming year will make me older. I pray it also makes me wiser. My eBay sales: http://tinyurl.com/lc54x To