[lace] Russian tape lace

2012-06-27 Thread Lorelei Halley
Those who love Russian bobbin lace will enjoy this: https://picasaweb.google.com/116123880781256601574/2010# 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] lessons

2012-06-27 Thread Lorelei Halley
I've added a few very simple patterns to the set of braid lace (plaited lace) lessons on my website. Accessible from here: http://lynxlace.com/bobbinlacefreepatterns.html Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For

Re: [lace] re: Rosalibre comments

2012-06-27 Thread Laceandbits
Robin says but because the techniques are her invention, that's getting into infringeing on Cathy's intellectual property (morally, if not legally).  I am not comfortable with that. No matter how much a few of us enjoy it, I'm afraid Cathy's revolution may be a quirky lace that fewer and fewer

[lace] re: Rosalibre comments

2012-06-27 Thread lynrbailey
Robin P. wrote: I have taught RL to each of the 3 lace groups to which I belong, because that's teaching friends. I was asked once to teach at a more formal workshop (the Winter Lace Conference), but because the techniques are her invention, that's getting into infringeing on Cathy's

[lace] re: Rosalibre comments

2012-06-27 Thread Jane Partridge
In message 11582901.1340810184709.javamail.r...@elwamui-darkeyed.atl.sa.earthlink.n et, lynrbai...@desupernet.net writes Has anyone tried contacting an author in order to use patterns to teach from? How difficult is it? What success did you have? I have always used my own patterns for

[lace] the Queen's outfit with lace

2012-06-27 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone, Queen Elizabeth's outfit for her visit to Northern Ireland has some sort of lace on it. I can't tell from the photos. Here is one: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/26/article-2164920-13CBDF7B05DC-131_306x423.jpg The blurb mentions She wore a Wedgewood blue outfit and hat

Re: [lace] the Queen's outfit with lace

2012-06-27 Thread Adele Shaak
Hi Bev: I found a good enough closeup of the hat to see that the lace is probably Irish crochet. Sorry, I can't give you the URL - found it through a Google image search and when I tried to go to the underlying website for the image I got a different picture. If you go to the Google home page

[lace] Queen's Blue lace hat

2012-06-27 Thread Robin D
http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article940892.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Queen+Elizabeth+II+leaves+a+Service+of+Thanksgiving+in+Saint+Macartin%27s+Cathedral+in+Enniskillen Here is a close up of the hat with trim. I'm 100% sure its machine made. It looks like a guipure trim that was bought by the yard

[lace] the Queen's outfit with lace

2012-06-27 Thread Janice Blair
I googled Queen Elizabeth Northern Ireland images and there was a closeup of the hat lower down the page which was a bit clearer. To me it looked like a machine made trim, probably hand sewn on. I also noticed she had two hat pins of the same color in the hat. I would really like to know

Re: [lace] the Queen's outfit with lace

2012-06-27 Thread Adele Shaak
I once worked with a Miss Perfect. She could sit at her desk all day long in a 100% silk dress, and when she got up there was nary a wrinkle on it. Some people just have wrinkle-free mojo. I think probably the Queen wears traditional wool, silk, linen, and cotton. I have been reading descriptions