Hi Jenny and All
Lovely to have you back on the list Jenny.
Like Jenny I spent yesterday at a Spanaish Lace Day. A coachload of
lacemakers from Garrucha and Antas travelled to Olula del Rio for
their Lace Day. It was a small affair, as Lace Days go, with only
about 200 lacemakers.
There
It sounds as if you all had a lovely day.
Maureen
E Yorks UK
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I've finally finished my version of the Willow Pattern Plate designed by
Jean Stacey (named 'Inspiration on a Plate' by her) which was featured in UK
Lace Guild Magazine 'Lace' edition 128, October 2007 and have just uploaded
to my Arachne Webshots album (Jean Nathan on the second page). The
A lovely looking piece of lace which I shouldn't have shown to my DH, g.
Very unusual and very effective.
Sue T
Dorset UK
Jean Nathan wrote
I've finally finished my version of the Willow Pattern Plate designed by
Jean Stacey (named 'Inspiration on a Plate' by her) which was featured in
UK Lace
Very, very lovely! Take a deep bow!!
Clay
On 9/12/2011 5:15 AM, Jean Nathan wrote:
I've finally finished my version of the Willow Pattern Plate designed
by Jean Stacey (named 'Inspiration on a Plate' by her) which was
featured in UK Lace Guild Magazine 'Lace' edition 128, October 2007
and
Seconded!
Patricia in Wales
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Very, very lovely! Take a deep bow!!
Clay
Truly a work of art Jean.
Daphne
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Subject: [lace] Willow Pattern Plate
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:15:40 +0100
I've finally finished my version of the Willow Pattern Plate designed by
Jean Stacey (named 'Inspiration on a Plate' by
Subject: [lace] Willow Pattern Plate
Just Beautiful! Well worth all the effort.
Catherine Barley
UK
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Thank you so much Bev for the do it the easy way link and thanks Daphne for
your help too!! Grateful to you both because this is really beautiful.
Congratulations Jean! I looked it up in Lace to see the pricking, isn't it
amazing how you forget just what these magazines actually contain. All
Hello all
I have a question about washing lace. As a weaver, I wash all of my woven
pieces as part of the finishing process. Depending on the article this can be
a gentle swish in the sink or a complete wash and dry cycle in by machine.
Is it a common practice to wash a finished piece of
Thanks to the kind help I received I have been able to see Jean's beautiful
piece of work and am so glad I asked for help as it was well worth looking at.
I loved the dark gimp which brought it to life.
Many thanks,
Sue. Cornwall. UK.
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Hello Vila and everyone
In answer to your question, no, not a common practice. An option that
is effective for appearance especially for lace made with linen
thread, is cold-pressing the lace when it is removed from the pillow.
Laces in cotton can also be treated in this way. It depends on
Jean
That is a lovely piece, regardless of being fiddly. Good work.
Lorelei
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I know this will not help you Vila, but it does bring up a good question on
how we are going to use the lace we make. I was thinking of inserting some
stripe lace onto a summer top to cover up a stain that I ware around
causally. My husband does the wash (No he does not fold) and he pit
Vila
If you are talking about bobbin lace, then yes, washing will spoil the
appearance and you will never get the lace back to its original condition,
unless you block it very carefully. By very carefully I mean that while it is
still wet pin it down using every pinhole on the outer perimeter of
Thanks Bev
The lace is not a loss. I did some blocking and shaping when it was wet, but
didn't pin it down. It's about 12 x 25 I'm going to dampen it and give it
a good pressing and possibly add a bit of starch. I'm just glad I did this now
and not on the next project.
I'm currently
Thanks for you input Donna
I was just fiddling with the lace and was amazed at how much the washing
relaxed the footside edge. It will stretch back to it's original length, but
is now quite springy. Got to love linen - it has life.
I'm used to sampling when weaving, but didn't think of all
Hi Vila
It is not common practice to wash lace until it is necessary. If the item is
only a few inches across it can be placed on a sheet of polstyrene and pinned
to it through all the pinholes around the edge - like blocking out. (Check
that your pins are not affected by the washing agent by
You need to test wash your lace in the same state as it will be used on the
garment.
You can at least partly pre-shrink the lace by putting a very damp cloth over
it and steaming it with a hot iron using little pressure. Also pre shrink the
fabric or garment.
Sew the sample of lace to the
Hi All,
I have a pink and a blue length of narrow lace which I plan to put around the
hem, say 3-4 up, on a blue velvet material. The dresses will be plain bodice
(with reindeer on) and the girls will be 5 and 6 on their next birthdays. The
thread is DMC 30 and the patterns are from Pat Milne's
I wash my lace but only when needed. For allergy reasons I use only a
pure soap powder for all my washing.
I have a piece of silk lace on my silk winter nightie and that gets a
hand wash whenever the nightie is washed. I do iron the nightie and the
lace. Since the nightie is now 6 years old
If a piece of lace i have finished requires washing, I put the piece of
lace in a glass jar with my washing solution and distilled water. Shake
the jar a bit. Rinse the same way, changing the distilled water several
times until it is clear as can be. I have a round glass gallon jug - the
type
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