[lace] Tenerife lace

2009-10-04 Thread Alex Stillwell
Dear Arachnids My book 'The Technique of Teneriffe Lace' is available as a free download from the Arizonal University web site. I always take a time finding it. Please will you explain how to access it Tess. There are also many other out of print lace books, some on Teneriffe, 'Proctor Teneriffe

Re: [lace] grids

2009-10-04 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Hi Kim I am looking for some information about grid terminology as I have received conflicting info in the past. The footside measurement seems to be consistent to me. It is basically ½ of the squares per inch since you are counting every second dot. No - it's twice the squares per inch

[lace] Google Books expired copyrights

2009-10-04 Thread Laurie Waters
Can anyone comment on the potential copyright liability of sites like the University of Arizona's weaving archive (which includes the big lace archive) in view of Google's recent attempt to settle with publishers for sole rights to expired copyrights? I know this isn't final yet, but they are

[lace] Mystery items

2009-10-04 Thread Diana Smith
More mystery items on eBay suggested as being lace bobbins. Item number 370269613920. Diana in Northants - 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] grids

2009-10-04 Thread Kim Davis
Lorelei said, I think the basic problem is that there is no consistent use of language on this topic. I was starting to wonder if this might be the problem, thank you so much for the confirmation. Brenda replied, Hi Kim I am looking for some information about grid terminology as I have

[lace] Mystery Tool

2009-10-04 Thread Vickie Green
Greetings all,    A cigar piercer in a sewing basket may not be that odd actually, as my Grandmother always kept one of my Grandfather's unused cigars stored in with her threads and tatting because she swore it kept bugs like silverfish away.  I have a container of her embroidery floss that

[lace] engageantes / jabots / cravats/ Sotomayor

2009-10-04 Thread lucieduf
While perusing the arizona university site, I found these two articles that might answer some questions that were posed on the list: - for the person who was looking for Nouvelle France engageante information, look here for patterns, how to wear and other various information: Lace Caps of the

RE: [lace] lace in Grasse, France

2009-10-04 Thread Sally Schoenberg
Hi Carolyn, and all my lacemaking friends on Arachne, Carolyn asked if I took photos, and no, I didn't, but I googled and found these great photos of the museum: http://www.fragonard.com/parfums_grasse/gb/fragonard/events_fragonard.cfm has a good photo of a few of the costumes I saw. I looked

Re: [lace] Google Books expired copyrights

2009-10-04 Thread Dora Smith
I wouldn't worry about it. Enjoy the information. Of course, on the other hand, nobody can make you enjoy the information. If you are hung up about the morality of making information freely available, then don't read it. Yours, Dora Smith Austin, TX tiggernu...@yahoo.com - Original

[lace-chat] CHUCKEL FOR TODAY

2009-10-04 Thread Jean Nathan
Illiterate? Write today for free help. Reminds me of a campaign our government used to run for help for people who had difficulty reading - included in the campaign were adverts in newspapers and magazines. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com