RE: [lace] d shaped pillows

Dear Brenda et al, I have seen a d-shaped pillow on ebay so there cannot be that big a gap in the market; however its location is listed as New York so maybe it is the UK market where there is a gap? Here is a link to the listing: http://tinyurl.com/q7q4cl Rhiannon (Sunning herself in County

[lace] Bodice Embellishment (WAS Gimp vs Ground)

Thanx Patsy It was the latter the plan I had mind- I want a gold main dress with a black over-lay of lace on the bodice; and time dependent maybe some similar piece over the skirt; maybe to one side or with a split down the front. I hope to make this huge effort for my own wedding dress and would

[lace] RE: Gimp vs Ground

Thanks SO much for sharing this: It brings to mind something I had in the back of my mind as a major project. Could this be made into an over-layer for a bodice? Does anyone have experience of bodice being combined with lace? Many thanks Rhiannon (gloriously sunny Co Meath, Ireland)

RE: [lace] Roses in Bobbin Lace

WOW Celia, Beautiful work- it makes me very interested in the book- it's a delicate and delightfully worked hexagonal mat pattern. The website is excellent too (thumbs up to your DH). All your work is gorgeous, many thanks for sharing. Can't wait for you to add more! Rhiannon (Sunny Co

RE: [lace] Eve's Patterns

Hello All, That lavender sachet is very well made Eve; I was wondering if you could tell me what the metallic-looking purple thread that you used for the fan headside. Unfortunately the PPLC link to the handkerchief or lavender bag pricking pdf file says it is damaged and could not be repaired- is

RE: [lace] Eve's Patterns- Hexagonal wedding cushion

Thanks to you all, It was as I thought- the problem was my end- as Sue recommended I needed an upgrade to adobe reader! Thanks for all the help and am glad to get my hands on it. Great work EVE on all the pieces- and I send my agreement to the sentiment that the bangle patterns should be

RE: [lace] metallic thread question

Dear Irene and fellow arachneans, I have used Madeira glissengloss sterling and loved it (it's the thread I used for my metallic coasters on webshots) no breakages but some tedious moments with unwinding at the bobbin latch stitch. It too is termed a blending thread but used it as the only thread

RE: [lace] new website

Hello All, I too have completed preliminary work on a website; not as organized as yours Sue. However, I have tried to get as many of the pictures with pattern details but for some pieces I only have a prickings. If anyone can help with the un-credited patterns that would be great. The address

RE: [lace] Lace Damage from Wood Pulp Adhesives

Thanks so much Jeri- Its something i didn't put much consideration into. Its not the box i'm using tho~ some stores here include a foam circle in the base of the box for the pizza: this is what I have used. Is the foam likely to give off these gases and cause earlier destruction? The lace is

RE: [lace] First pieces

Hey Lesley That is some great work- and as someone else said to me when I focussed too much on the errors; its unique and is your own interpretation! I look back at some of my early pieces with dread but it is so good to see where we have improved and I even went back to one pattern (turtle on

[lace]: Proposed alternative mounting material

Dear fellow arachnians, How are we all doing? I am having a highly ingenious morning- firstly my thread-breakage blighted pink trinity honeycomb ground frame edging has been successfully removed and sewn off. I think its looking great too ~ check out webshots: http://tinyurl.com/dc5ctr Secondly

RE: [lace] Proposed alternative mounting material

Hello Again, Thanks for your kind feedback on my last upload As I was on a roll the plan for a mother's day card was put into full swing and here is a link to the mounted appearance on the foam base: http://tinyurl.com/dlq5kd with other images uploaded into my album on webshots of the

RE: [lace] Proposed alternative mounting material

Sorry url did no work- heres alternative: http://tinyurl.com/dnzslr Sorry again From: rhiannonm...@hotmail.co.uk To: lace@arachne.com Subject: RE: [lace] Proposed alternative mounting material Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 22:34:48 + Hello Again, Thanks for your kind feedback on my

RE: [lace] Re Miss Channer goes Chantilly

I believe David was working on his resizing back in 2003 according to the archive- is this so? Nine inches does not seem very big; that must need some extra special patience. Has anyone got an updated source for the channer mat pricking as LACEFAIRY link is no longer in service? Top work tho'

[lace] Re Miss Channer goes Chantilly

Wow David Your tonder edge was fantastic- and now such an eyefull already with Miss Channers Mat! It will be another work of brilliance I'm sure. I am not certain if this has been discussed before but i love the way you are working on the piece; as if you have a desk with a holed section for

[lace] honeycomb ground issues

Dear all, I am an extremely frustrated bunny today after thinking I could gain some ground (soz for pun) with my picture frame edging. But at the same point I had 5/6 threads break in the honeycomb ground and am worried about the final appearance and stability at that point. Does anyone have some

RE: [lace] baby gift

Hello again everyone! Many thanks for all your enquiries for my cradle pattern ~ it was nice to think so many people would get pleasure from my design. I was also humbled at so much interest. As promised I have uploaded the finished piece to webshots and below is the tinyurl to view it ~ with no

RE: [lace] baby gift

Hello Wendy et al My friend has just had a little boy and my partner is going to be godfather. I am re-making a simple bobbinlace design from a few years back of a cradle in blue- which I will mount on fabric, then embroider the name;weight;time and date of birth then frame it up. If you (or

RE: [lace] What is on the Pillow(s)

Dear Arachneans Betty Ann, My apologies for not realising this pattern was not in earlier editions and for those of you who want to look this up~ my version is the completely revised new edition dated 1995. I hope this clears things up and many thanks to for bringing this to my attention. Does

FW: [lace] What is on the Pillow(s)

Happy New Year to all Spiders around the world! I had cleared all my pillows off after the christmas card exchange and now have got a third of the way around a photo frame edging using pattern 6 of Pamela Nottingham's 'fine bucks patterns' on page 168 of her The Technique of Bobbin Lace. It is a

[lace] 2008 Christmas Card Exchange

Hello fellow arachnids! I recieved my lovely card from Elizabeth Atkinson last week! Fabulous; it has taken pride of place in the centre of my mantlepiece! I sent mine to her on thursday and will shortly be sending my images pattern over for display on the official website as well as putting

[lace] dilema

Hello to you all, I have some ends from sewing out which have come undone from their knot ... I am trying to sew these out through some fabric backing but very short now! Does any one know of a miracle to solve this issue? fray check from the other side of fabric? I'm sure as always someone

RE: [lace] dilema

. Sue - Original Message - From: Rhiannon Mann To: arachne Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 3:20 PM Subject: [lace] dilema Hello to you all, I have some ends from sewing out which have come undone from their knot ... I am trying to sew these out through some fabric backing but very

[lace] Use of beads

Hello to everyone, As its a little quiet I thought I'd let you all know about my dabblings with beads in my lacework. I thought I'd give it a try for my xmas cards and realised few of my beads have a large enough hole for my crotchet hook. Then once I got a bead to fit I then realised it also had

[lace] [Lace] Sewings

Hello everyone, I have a question over people's sewing out habits. I am mostly finished with Claudine Beuvain's Carton Cle de Sol (musical clef) and have used the tactic of sewing out from one patch of ground, across my torchon outline and re-sew in to use the thread in the other type of ground.

[lace] Ground terminology

Hello (again) On the topic of the Carton Cle de Sol I wondered if anyone else had completed this project, I still cannot work out the last ground type she used. Her list gives mariage simple; dieppe; alencon; torchon fond a la rose I. I asked a while back for translations of these first three as

RE: [lace] Ground terminology

Thanks to Bev Patty, Finally I see the light, subtle difference; noticable effect! I will give it a try- thanks for some clarity Torchon is CT pin CT Dieppe is CT pin CTT However, a follow-up question:- is point ground the alencon equivalent as I can only find descriptions for needle-lace?

RE: [lace] A Lace Safari in Croatia No 2

Dear all, I hope that Angela doesn't mind me adding to her lace tales on Croatia but I've just returned from a weeks break in the Dubrovnik region. I was able to access the Dubrovnik ethnographic museum located in the old town within an old granary and found some examples of lace on the top

RE: [lace] Declining Lace Day Numbers

Brenda SAID: Much of the reason for the decline in lace days is due to there being more old lacemakers dropping off the end than there are new ones coming along. Rhiannon ADDS: I know its a firm-ish fact that the lacemaking craft is practised by the older generation but I just wanted to let

[lace] French translations

Hello Again, Could someone help clarify some stitches for me: point de tige dieppe alencon mariage simple MANY MANY THANKS Rhiannon _ Windows Live Spaces – your life, your Space. Click here to find out more. - To unsubscribe send

[lace] Dimpa Bag/Cheap bags for your Tablemate

The only Dimpa bag that came up in my search of IKEA measures 100 cm x 65 cm x 22 cm - that's over three feet long (with the price of £3.49). That is true Jean, my search only found the massive one. However as the weather was so foul here in ireland I went to visit the new Ikea store in Belfast.

[lace] Satinised thread

Dear all, Having inherited my grans sewing box I have finally sorted it out and found some interesting threads! Especially some invisible thread as Brenda used on one of her bookmark creations- yipee. Anyhow, I came acorss Coats satinised and wondered if this is the same process as mercerised?

[lace] Further Thread Questions

Hello to you all, I have a small confusion with sylko thread. How come so many manufacturers made with the sylko name? Did Dewhusrt become Tootal as their labels still use the three shells motif? Then some sylko i have is made by coats- total confusion if you ask me. There is additional

RE: [lace] Cheap bags for your TableMate

Hello to you all For all those in the UK the price here is £3.49. Could anyone tell me if these are waterproof _ish? I'm certain it must be better than my open topped homemade fabric bag but if the plastic is clear enough I could still show off the bag inside. Thanks Rhiannon (whose plans of

RE: [lace] re: Mobile Hanging

Hello Sue (et al.) Now are you referring to the piece of lace at the top to distribute the dangling mobile pieces? This piece is the square magic Chain pattern from Springetts (?) Xmas book. However the attachment method from this piece as a hanging mechanism were some PIPE CLEANERS but I'm

[lace] TV Jabot

Hello All, I was waiting to see if anyone else noticed but so far nothing. On monday night tony robinson presented one of his historical overviews; this time of the orgins of legislation in britain - Crime and Punishment: Feud Gloriuos Feud. He met with the sheriff of Buckinghamshire in

RE: [lace] Wet bank holiday bookmarks R-XP Questions

Hello, I recommend looking at these- it has given me some ideas. I especially like the last one- can you give a supplier of the Monovic thread? Also is this R-XP programme only of use for those that have already saved things in lace 2000 or do I presume it superceeds it and can be used from

RE: [lace] Admiration

Dear all, I agree: it is refreshing and inspiring to browse through everyone elses projects. I recall a comment from a newbie about not creating their own album at webshots. I say to anyone who thinks this; start one to compare projects back to. There are always people just starting out who I'm

[lace] personal thread catalogue

Dear all, I apologise if this has been discussed previously but I was wondering if anyone has created a database or catalogue of threads they own so that when they come to do a project with different thread they can check what they have and then use it otherwise place and order or change the

[lace] De-lurking thanks

Hello everyone. its about time i updated you with some of my projects. I wanted to let you all know how much i appreciated the advice for making my friends wedding garter by putting the photos on webshots. the link below is to the finished product but there are some in progress shots on there

FW: [lace] De-lurking thanks

For Daphne Others; the little hearts edging and insertion patterns are from 100 Traditional Bobbin Lace Patterns - G Stott B Cook. Combining the pattern was fiddley but SO worth it i'm sure you agree?!? I hope to get the bride to send me a less blurred photo soon. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

[lace] irish suppliers

hello all, i am edging out of lurkdom to ask about suppliers in ireland. I am sure I can still use the Uk suppliers I have used before but thought I would check the local outlets first. I moved over here before xmas and have had some time to undertake some of my projects I planned for ages ago

Re: [lace] Yet more info re petition and a question

Sorry to be delayed in my de-lurking on this matter but I feel quite strongly from two points of view on this matter of closing a textile conservation facility. Not only is my hobby a textile dependent one but my job as an archaeologist means that when delicate insigts into our past through

[lace] Fw: PLUM PUDDING CORNER

Dear All, Apologies for repeating myself but a while ago I asked if anyone could remind me of the thread to use with the plum pudding corner pattern - i have DMC broder machine 50 in the bag with my pillow - was that me being organised or just incorrect? Sorry again and thanks for your patience

Re: [lace] PBLC website and Bishop's Cope

Hello from an Ex-PBLC member Wow Malcolm must be proud and everyone must be amased by the result of the Bishop's Cope. Fantastic Work and a real gem too examine using the fab powers of the web. Thanks for sharing Pam. Rhiannon Now in Northampton! - Original Message - From: Pam Mattioli

Re: [lace] Calling Lace Makers in Saltash, UK

Hello Arachne-ans Its been such a long time since leaving a message - but i'm still around keeping my lurking eye on you all. For those in Dorset who knew me, i've finished my archaeology masters and now working in Northampton! Anyway in reply to Carol - I used to be a lacemaker in Plymouth

Re: [lace] Hello

Hello Daphne, Welcome to this fabulous resourse and friendship circle! I hope you enjoy the many varied topics and plethora of facts from all the members of the group. Nice to meet you. Rhiannon (SUNNY-finally, Dorset) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:

[lace] Thread Type Request

Dear all, Apologies for making such a silly request but i have failed to make a note of the thread I was using for a piece started with a previous class and now trying to do it on my own I find some of the bobbins looking empty. I know its a thread I have but I hope that by knowing the pattern

Re: [lace] Thread Type Request

Thanks to both Dorte and Sue, I can carry on now and maybe even finish it to start a GARTER - it seems to be popular at the moment. Not only on the list but I have three people's weddings to go to and a piece of lace would be a unique present. Thanks again Rhiannon - To unsubscribe send

[lace] RE:British national lace day - stamps

OUT OF LURKDOM I COME... Hi all, There is a way of getting lace onto postage using the UK's royal mail's Smilers Stamps. They allow you to put a photo next to one of their own designs of stamps and make up a sheet of them together. The prices are given below if of interest. I don't know

[lace] Fw: uploading photos step by step

Hi Rhiannon, Can you please tell me how to add pictures to Webshots? I did put one up a couple of years ago but have forgotten how.( Old age ) ;-) Thanks, Shirley in Corio Oz. I thought that the reply to this message might be useful for others as well as shirley: (I am assuming that your

Fw: [lace] attract young lacemakers

When a 23 year old goes out looking for classes to take, activities, etc. where does she look? I look at local adult education brochures I see young people taking Salsa and Tai Chi, and even knitting. Where do they find these activities and would it be possible to infiltrate these venues with

RE:[lace] atract young lacemakers

Is being under 25 considered young for a lacemaker then? I am sorry to inform you that i'm only 23. I have been showing people the wonders of lacemaking that doesn't necessarily mean doileys and hankeys (which are still lovely but not for the youth of today)! Part of my master plan is the now

Re: [lace] Re webshots

WOW!!! Sorry I foolishly went away for a few days after i set up the site but its lovely to hear all your kind words and thanks to those people for giving out re-directing advice for me Yes as Jean kindly states the horse is from lace express and it is trying my patience but i will not give

[lace] Webshots

://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?action=viewallalbumID= 276800987 Thank YOU Rhiannon Mann - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Fw: [lace] scottish lace theme

On a theme vagely relating to scotland, my partner is scottish and was wondering if there are any suppiers of bobbins etc in scotland using local wood or techniques or with specific sayings/places on. I would love to have something on my pillow that i could have on my pillow as most of my

Fw: [lace] ebay's new listing categories - Tat

Ebay (UK) has now altered their listings for craft items and has included a lacemaking category http://home.listings.ebay.co.uk/Lacemaking_W0QQfromZR12QQsacategoryZ57201QQs ocmdZListingItemList This page lists all the lace bobbins etc but also some of the tat that hardly qualifies as

[lace] pattern copyright

In respect to this current thread I wondered if there was any copyright on items you produce and want to sell? Do they have to be your own patterns or can you make someone elses? Rhiannon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

[lace] pattern copyright

SORRY!! I'm a little behind on the emails and realise someone has already asked this..many apologies - but good to know where we stand Rhiannon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Karisse's lace pictures

Hopefully Karisse won't mind me sending this to the list again beacase it is worth a look and Lynn seems to have missed this thread. I was happy to see the colour use in the gimp of the bucks corner - especially after i was advised that colour was not generally used for that breed of lace! ENJOY!

[lace] Karisse's lace pictures

Karisse, Your work looks fantastic! I love the celtic patterns, were those designed by yourself or from a book? As for the bucks point mat - that looks like a very big commitment! Its all great and its nice that this list allows us to share our work! Rhiannon - To unsubscribe send email to

RE: [lace] stiffening lace

Hello - fellow newbie here! I recently made my friend a mobile for her son's birthday ( he was only 1 btw) using some xmas window decoration patterns. So that they would hang and not waft i used fabric stiffener that i got from a local haberdashery shop or there are a few lace/sewing shops online

[lace] Re: Pillow Survey

Am I on the right reply line here? Im so new to this and the handbook does not want to display for me. I beat Mikki on the lack of pillow front. I have two: on round straw and one round polystyrene. i keep them both in bags in my study/craft room. I would like to know why so many people have