[lace] Re-use of old lace

2011-08-29 Thread lacelady
It's well known that lace, being expensive, was re-used. Here is an example of a lace edging that was remade. http://www.ebay.com/itm/AN1-Vtg-HM-Ital-Milanese-Bobbin-Lace-Antimacassars-3-Pc-/250870080370?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item3a6905a372 This style of chair cover was popular in the

[lace] One Year Anniversary of LaceNews

2011-08-29 Thread Laurie Waters
August 29th - it's been exactly one year. My deepest thanks to all the LaceNews readers - I'm so grateful for your support. I just put a little summary of the year's activities on the site. Laurie http://lacenews.net - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

Re: [lace] One Year Anniversary of LaceNews

2011-08-29 Thread Janis Savage
Thank you for all your hard work on our behalf Laurie. It is wonderful to have all the latest lace news in one place and to learn all about different types of lace and artefacts.. Janis in Honeydew, South Africa August 29th - it's been exactly one year. My deepest thanks to all the LaceNews

[lace] Love and spelling

2011-08-29 Thread Aurelia Loveman
Dear Spiders —— Have you seen the beautiful new green little disk 2011 IOLI Charter Chapter Pattern CD? If not, then quick quick! I had only one little tiny complaint: note the correct spelling for Ortolan. As ortolan means nightingale, we can see how important it is to get it right. Aurelia

[lace] ebay lace

2011-08-29 Thread Lorelei Halley
Alice I think the first photo you showed us is a revival era Milanese. The detail shots are really quite good. The shapes of the individual motifs is what makes me question the age. Also the way the tapes are divided by rows of twists and each segment has a little hole in it--that would have

Re: [lace] Call-out to all Arachnids in the path of Irene .... are you OK???

2011-08-29 Thread lbuyred
Those of us in Raleigh had some wind and rain. I know that parts of the area were without power for as long as a day. The people behind us had a tree fall and crush their car. Fortunately no one was hurt. Liz Redford Raleigh, NC, USA Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net wrote: Just

[lace] Princess Pillow

2011-08-29 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
Helen said - I reckon that's the type of pillow I saw in an antique shop one year way back when... Yes, Helen, I remember that trip. We went to Malden for the afternoon, -a little town full of antique shops, - and I remember the pillow in a window - $400+ even then (and it must be well over 20