Re: [lace] Lace samples

Hi, We frequently are gifted by the estates of deceased Guild members where we find small samples of lace in various techniques. We have decided to incorporate these small pieces in the 'cut-out' cards, three-fold I think they are called. The lace can either be stitched or secured by other

[lace] Condolences

So sorry to hear of your loss, Sue T. , - just remember all the Happy memories of your Mother. How nice that you have been given back the lace you made for her, and that she obviously treasured. Now you can keep it safe. Too. Those wedding garters are appreciated by the various brides, I am

[lace] 2017 Arachne Card Exchange - Pick Up the Spirit Again Sign Up

Last day for being a participant in this year's card exchange. Please contact me off list at linhud...@gmail.com. Thank you. Hugs, Lin and the Mali - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

[lace] ghost pillow

I use one also, for Flanders & Binche. I couldn't do those complex designs without one. And losing track of where I am is the primary reason. Like Nancy, I like to call it the "voodoo board". I think of it as murdering the design invented by a wicked sorcerer. And who is going to be defeated, me

[lace] Samples

Good Morning All, I first learned Lace by Correspondence, the text of which became "Introduction to Lacemaking" by Rosemary Shepherd, and I had several preschoolers at the time. Now, 34 years later, I am finding the samples very useful when demonstrating, makes an impression - early samples

RE: [lace] Lace samples

Helen I have lots of these little sample strips. I stick them into 3 ring binders, sorted by structural type and stylistic group. (Cluny & Bedfordshire in one, Flanders Binche and Val in another) I keep them in this fashion so I have examples to show students when they have questions about various

[lace] Beeralu Lace Industry

We've completely missed this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4httkKOzXY Lacemaking in Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon. There are plenty of early 20thc postcards showing lacemakers, and the art was brought by missionaries. But it seems it's undergoing quite a revival. They were right in

Re: [lace] Ghost pillow

Hi, Here in Adelaide, South Australia we call these boards our 'voodoo' boards - when the going gets tough, stick in a pin. :-) Cheers, Shirley T. - winter is still raging here and won't let Spring come visit us just yet. :-( Our thoughts and prayers are with those suffering the effects

Re: [lace] Lace samples

Mine are also stored in a plastic box But wrapped up well in acid proof tissue paper Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK Sent from my iPad - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.

Re: [lace] Lace samples

Mine go into a little plastic storage box. Yes, plastic. Yes, I know it will degrade them. Probably not before I’ve snuffed it, though. Adele West Vancouver, BC > On Sep 13, 2017, at 2:10 PM, H M Clarke > wrote: > > I'm wondering what you all do with your

Re: [lace] Ghost pillow

I call mine a voodoo board, too! The first time I used one, I was doing what I now think was a fairly simple Old Flanders pattern. I couldn’t follow the pattern just by looking at it. In fact, even once I had the board I still had problems, because I was so confused that I would get lost during

[lace] (Lace) Lacemaking.

I think if you need to use a helping hand to make lace i.e. Ghost pillow. Do so. It's up to the lacemaker how he or she works the Lace. Speed has nothing to do with it. Enjoying what you are doing does. I taught a group and some ladies used the polysteryne and some did'nt. it's personal choice.

Re: [lace] Ghost pillow

Nancy, I agree that it is always good to work without a crutch, and some laces simply don't need such a device, but when one is stretching one's ability, sometimes to the limit, a voodoo pillow might also add magic to the effort. Some Val, certainly, I don't know about Mechlin, but Binche, with

[lace] Ghost Pillow

Using a ghost pillow does slow you down, but if the lace is stretching your abilities, I think it makes the work faster because you don't have to spend so much time figuring out where you are. Also, the ghost pillow is bigger than the pricking. I first found out about it by watching our Devon

Re: [lace] Lace samples

Make friends with someone who does crazy quilting. They LOVE bits and pieces. Or take up crazy quilting yourself. Sounds like you are on your way, as you are sewing them on a pillow. Jean Reardon Western Pennsylvania USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

Re: [lace] Lace samples

I am afraid mine go into a folder and probably never see the light again! Kathleen In an unseasonably cold Berkshire, UK Sent from my iPad > On 13 Sep 2017, at 22:10, H M Clarke wrote: > > I'm wondering what you all do with your lace samples? I'm thinking of > segments of a

Re: [lace] Ghost pillow

Hi Joepie, I have used this method on both Flanders and Binche, which often have such excellent enlarged working diagrams. I imagine it could be used for other laces which have detailed diagrams, which could perhaps be enlarged if necessary. It certainly helps a great deal! Kathleen In an

Re: [lace] Ghost pillow

Hi Nancy, and everyone. Things have slowed down at work, a nice break to look at Arachne mail. That is interesting about the pillow. I still can't stick pins in my hedgehog. One try was all I managed. Jocelyn in central Canada where the sky is dark with smoke from northern fires. Such a

[lace] Lace samples

I'm wondering what you all do with your lace samples? I'm thinking of segments of a piece that you decided not to complete; short lengths of continuous laces where you may have been testing threads, colours or whatever; working out certain techniques before progressing to the final piece; and

[lace] 2017 Arachne Motif Exchange - PDF

i have finally managed to get the computer plugged in and have finished up this document and its conversion so you all can see what was exchanged. the variety is creative and impressive. i did not do stats this time but will think about it up the road for the next one. traveling these last two

Re: [lace] Ghost pillow

Thanks Lyn. I also use a spare bit of polystyrene, which will now be elevated to the status of ghost pillow or voodoo pillow! But I like your idea of using different pins for different things, and will definitely incorporate that idea! Sue from Montelimar, France, where autumn has definitely

Re: [lace] Ghost pillow

I agree with Holly Van Sciver that the ultimate goal is to be able to look at the lace and see what to do next. I'm getting better at doing that with Bucks but I find that old-style Binche/Val/Mechlin is still really difficult to do without such a pillow. However, the main thing I wanted to add is

Re: [lace] Ghost pillow

After my classes finished just as I was getting to grip with Bucks Point I didn't want to give it up, so I bought a polystyrene block and put an exact copy pricking on it as I worked it I put the pins in the corresponding place I learnt a great deal doing it that way as I progressed I slowly

[lace] Lace content only

Good morning Susan, Such a lovely lace story. Condolences for the loss of your mother. Making lace for family that appreciate the pieces gives lacemaking such a loving home. Good luck with your garter. Susie In Northern Illinois where we are receiving showers from the east, presumably from

RE: [lace] Ghost pillow

Hi Lyn and fellow Arachnids, Thank you very much for sharing, Lyn. There are some really useful ideas here. I have used an “idiot’s board” before (a piece of polystyrene or soft board with the diagram/enlarged pricking on it to put pins in as you progress) if a lace had an extremely difficult

[lace] Ghost pillow

I don’t know all the names a ghost pillow is called, but it is a very useful device, used especially in more complicated laces where repeats don’t really happen. You have your pricking on your pillow. Then usually you have a diagram or at least another, enlarged pricking on a piece of cork,

Re: [lace] Lace content only

Sue, One of the things that made the passing of my mother more bearable was having the lace I had made her returned to me, after her death. Like you, I could remember the happy times we had talking about the lace and choosing pieces to make for her as I looked and touched each piece. I

[lace] lace archives

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[lace] Lace content only

As some of you know or might remember I made a lace garter which is shown in my hurwitzend folder on the photo flikr site with so many others on here. I put together a pretty combination of stitches and motifs and used Gutterman silk thread because it sounded so lovely, rich and in keeping with

[lace] Exchanges

This list is so valuable to so many people, please do not let this problem destroy it. I do hope that no one will leave the list because of it. Please, Jenny, do not leave us - you are so necessary to the list. This problem has grown out of proportion, and hurt some of us very much, I would

[lace] ADMIN: Christmas Card Exchange discussion

Message from my coworker: "Christmas is cancelled this year unless you behave." :-) I think that in the interests of the peace of this list, it is time to declare a moratorium on this discussion. Reading about people leaving, defending, or attacking each other is demoralizing and unproductive.

[lace] Christmas Card Exchange.

Can I just point out it , i Janet ,Lin has been doing the Bookmark exchange , My self and Sallie did the Christmas Card Exchange , Last year was the It was Sallie who was ill not me and Lin did not finish of the Christmas Card exchange , I did it all on my own. For the sake of an email