[lace] VA textile galleries temporary closure

2011-01-31 Thread Louise Bailey
Dear Arachnes, I thought it worth posting this as I don't think anyone has and it may avoid disappointment to intending visitors. I have to say last time I visited I found the Lace room and the textile study room very sad tired-looking. The VA are making some important changes to their

[lace] LACE 141 has arrived!

2011-01-31 Thread pene piip
Today is starting off well, with the arrival of my copy of Lace 141! There are some good articles, but I've just skimmed through it while I drank my coffee. Although today my husband is flying off to the USA again will be gone for 7 weeks. But I have several lace ideas that I want to get

[lace] Brass fan frame

2011-01-31 Thread Dot and Clive
Dear Arachnids, This is the 4th time I'm trying to send this post , somehow they are not getting through, hope this one makes it! I have posted some pictures of a fan frame I bought some time ago and have decided this is the year to do something about it. It is of brass coated cast metal

Re: [lace] Brass fan frame

2011-01-31 Thread AGlez
Hi Dot, The frame is amazingly beautiful. I would make a lace fan and put it between two pieces of glass (cut to size and shape) as it seems to me that there is enough space for it at the back of the frame. The difficult part will be to find a pattern that matches the space. You will probably

[lace] New Puncetto tutorial

2011-01-31 Thread Avital
Dear spiders, I finally wrote another puncetto tutorial. This time I did something a little different. Since I'm taking a course in Flash, I thought I'd try using a Flash animation to show the stitches instead of photographing or drawing each step. I'd appreciate feedback if you have time to look

Re: [lace] VA textile galleries temporary closure

2011-01-31 Thread lynrbailey
Thanks so much for that information, Louise. For those of us Across the Pond, a trip to London would include at trip to VA specifically to look at their textiles of all sorts. A beacon for such things. So I have crossed London off my list for the duration. And I was actually toying with

[lace] Identifying flowers

2011-01-31 Thread Nathalie
Hello! Could you anyone identify the flowers in the lace? http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5403932193_6f92f6fcf0_z.jpg http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5403931987_c3d414407a_z.jpg Also, would anyone know what thickness of thread is used in these Mechlin lace? Thank you! Nath PS I just

RE: [lace] New Puncetto tutorial

2011-01-31 Thread Karen Zammit Manduca
That's really neat Avital - how clever you are. I only wish I had time to try out these things. Actually Needle lace is part of the Diploma in Lace Studies I am currently doing at uni, but for now it's only theory and history. Hopefully during summer we should be doing lots of practical work.

Re: [lace] New Puncetto tutorial

2011-01-31 Thread Liz in CT
What a great tutorial! Maybe someday I'll get brave enough to try! *Peace, Liz * - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

[lace] New Puncetto tutorial

2011-01-31 Thread Lorelei Halley
Avital Way cool! 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

[lace-chat] Very smart CSI question

2011-01-31 Thread Jean Nathan
I watch ALL the CSI TV programmes and Law and Order and the repeats - I'm addicted. I've seen that question before - and still got it wrong! Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help,

Re: [lace-chat] Very smart CSI question ..

2011-01-31 Thread The Lace Bee
And so the saga continues because even tonight hubby asked me again why noone else got the answer 'right'.  It's not too much CSI.  The actual reason he thinks like a psychopath is simple, he's trained to.  Having been in the Army, the Air Force and private security for more than half his life he

Fw: [lace-chat] sending messages

2011-01-31 Thread Janice Blair
As my reply to Agnes did not come back to me from Lace Chat, I don't think I hit Reply All. I would like to know how to do Undisclosed Recipients if anyone knows. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org

Re: [lace-chat] Very smart CSI question ..

2011-01-31 Thread Sue Duckles
Right Liz you can tell him that my son also got it right he's training as a forensic scientist and has just been doing psychology at college today! No wonder he got it right!?! Now the question is do I need to be worried or not Sue in East Yorkshire On 31 Jan 2011, at