[lace] Photos of Reticella Lace

2011-12-12 Thread Linda Walton
Here's a link to some photographs on an eBay page, where someone is selling RARE 17THC. ITALIAN RETICELLA LACE 4 YARDS!. While I can't say anything about the lace, nor the description, I do think the images are worth a look, especially the close-ups of the work.

Re: [lace] Photos of Reticella Lace

2011-12-12 Thread bev walker
hello Linda and everyone Thanks for the link! Excellent photos, as you say worth a look. 'rare 17th C...' so it would have been made in the 1600's... looks nearly new!?? It isn't drawnwork/cutwork with buttonhole stitches as described - although it *looks* like it. Up close the bars resemble

[lace] Photos of Reticella Lace

2011-12-12 Thread Lorelei Halley
Bev I've looked at those pictures. I don't see any reason to think it machine made. The bars that look like Venetian braid are made by needle weaving over 4 foundation threads. That can be done on fabric threads left intact, as in Hardanger, or it can be done as pure needle lace. Please look

Fwd: [lace] Photos of Reticella Lace

2011-12-12 Thread Branwyn ni Druaidh
It really messes me up that reply sends to author, not to group. I meant this to go to the list, not just the person I was replying to. Sorry! B -- Forwarded message -- From: Branwyn ni Druaidh welshw...@gmail.com Date: Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Photos of

[lace] Perfect leaves

2011-12-12 Thread Jo
Hello spiders Unbelievable perfect leaves! http://domanjova.eu/?p=3982 Jo - 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

[lace] Third Embroidery/Lace Book by Gail Marsh, Gawthorpe Hall Collection

2011-12-12 Thread Jeriames
Book Review If you are looking for a gift for someone who loves old embroidery and lace, you might like Early 20th Century Embroidery Techniques by Gail Marsh. It is the third in a series, the others being 18th Century Embroidery Techniques and 19th Century Embroidery Techniques. Yes, it

[lace] Lace Christmas card dropped into my mailbox from across the Big Pond

2011-12-12 Thread Celtic Dream Weaver
   I got a really...and I mean really nice Christmas card today from Daphne who hales from Norwich England. It is a beautiful laced ornament babble inside a hoop. It is so pretty. I thank you so much for my card. Yours is on its way to you and I hope you like mine as much as I like the one you

[lace] leaves

2011-12-12 Thread Lorelei Halley
Those leaves are amazing. The hat at the bottom of the page is ,too. Lorelei - 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

[lace] Ivana's blog

2011-12-12 Thread Lorelei Halley
I took some time to look at her gallerie, too. Very impressive modern designs,. Lorelei - 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:

[lace] LePompe

2011-12-12 Thread Lorelei Halley
I just discovered another reprint of some LePompe bobbinlace patterns in German. It has patterns which don't appear in the one published in the 1980s. http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/pompe2.pdf Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

Re: [lace] Third Embroidery/Lace Book by Gail Marsh, Gawthorpe Hall Collection

2011-12-12 Thread Nancy Neff
It's available on Amazon.com for $16.94. From: jeria...@aol.com jeria...@aol.com To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 3:40 PM Subject: [lace] Third Embroidery/Lace Book by Gail Marsh, Gawthorpe Hall Collection Book Review If you are looking

Re: [lace] Third Embroidery/Lace Book by Gail Marsh, Gawthorpe Hall Collection

2011-12-12 Thread bertrans1
The embroidery book is also on Barnes Noble web site for $16.29 new and $14.91 sued/new from secondary book sellers. The highest price from the secondary book market is $38.79 for the book direct from an authorized book dealer in the UK. So, I fuss bottom line is you can get it for as little as