After thinking about Start With A Twist I realized that Ulrike would
not approve
as this leaves a bigger hole.
Maybe for demonstrating purposes Stop, Watch And Try would be better.
Pene
On 10/24/2011 11:12 PM, Tatman wrote:
On 10/24/11 4:58 AM, pene piipp...@eggo.org wrote:
I really like
Hello! My name is Jolene and I am 26 and brand new to lace making. I
recently went to the Fiber Arts Festival in Hemlock, NY where the Genesse
Country Lace Guild had a booth set up. They were demonstrating bobbin
lacemaking and that was the first time I had ever seen the process. I fell
in love
Hi Jolene
Welcome to Arachne - and thanks for posting. Your suggestion re art schools
is great, and I would also suggest that the textile and theatre costume
departments of colleges and universities would also be interested in
demonstrations.
Feel free to post questions / thoughts as they
I was listening to some lace makers discussing the perils of showing pieces of
lace. People canât seem to keep their hands off. To say nothing of the
light-fingered. One person suggested putting the lace piece between two
pieces of glass. Seems like a winner to me. Might not deter all
If you want to study Dutch domesticity at the Time of Vermeer, take a look at:
Franits, Wayne E.: Paragons of virtue : women and domesticity in
seventeenth-century Dutch art. Cambridge University Press, 1995, ISBN:
0521431298
Greetings
Vibeke in Copenhagen
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hi Arachnids,
Glass might be somewhat fragile and heavy to carry around with all the other
bits needed for a demo. I prefer to use sheets polycarbonate which can be
'clipped' together with upvc 'U' profile all round and is light-weight,
virtually unbreakable, can be re-used and cut to
Talk to your local picture framer. I'm not sure of the correct terminology but
you want to float your piece between pieces of glass/plexi. You might want to
think about UV filters, too. They should be able to give you starting ideas.
Cynthia
On Oct 25, 2011, at 8:36 AM, Lyn Bailey wrote:
I
On 10/25/2011 6:36 AM, Lyn Bailey wrote:
Perhaps even something that can come apart and be put
together again with a different piece. Screws of a discreet nature? Does
anyone have experience with such things, and where does one obtain such items?
If I search online, what terms do I use in
Thanks Joepie, Cynce and Lauren,
Floating picture frame, while not being frameless, which is what I had
first contemplated, does fill the bill, and clearly is sufficiently popular
(Walmart, anyone?) so I have lots of choices. And with 2 11 x 14 frames
for less than $20 at Walmart, it won't
Lynn in Pennsylvania wrote:-
One person suggested putting the lace piece between two
pieces of glass. Seems like a winner to me. Might not deter all thieves,
but
at least itâ?Ts not something you can easily crumple into a pocket. (What a
dreadful picture.) Perhaps even something that can
I place unframed laces flat on a table covered by a table-cloth size
of clear vinyl that hangs well over the edge. People can poke at them
all they like. I can put my beverage mug on the table, too ;)
If you are concerned that someone would reach under the vinyl and take
the lace, secure the
Thank you Noelena, this is the best song to have stuck in my head. The words
put a big smile on this ol' face
Hello Jolene, enjoy your lacemaking.
Aine
in Reading Pennsylvania
Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up
and dance.
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I haven't had anything taken at a demo, but am aware of the possibility. I
have most of my display items on folding display boards (one black and one
white). I attached my lace with a small TOT stapler, carefully straddling
thread strands with the staples so it won't pull or break. These
Dear Lace Demonstrators,
For added security:
Recommend you pin the cloth to your pillow around the outside edge.
Something like pearl-headed corsage pins pushed all the way in (if possible),
angled horizontally, will work and not be as tempting as some of the very
decorative separator
Dear Lyn and Others interested,
Since you attended the IOLI Convention, you will be familiar with the
Chesapeake Region Lace Guild. I think they were looking for demonstrators at
the Maryland event in a recent newsletter, but I did not find it on their
website. Go to to _www.crlg.org_
Google riker mount... these are shallow cases with a glass lid and cotton
batting. They're used to store/display all kinds of things; you've probably
seen them in antique stores being used to display things like projectile points
or similar small items. For lace, I'd suggest a piece of finely
Sorry I haven't been following all of this topic...so I apologize if I
reiterate someone else's perspective.
What I do is take along a piece of
dark burgundy cloth and put my lace on that. Then I put a layer of clear
plastic sheeting over it. Nobody can touch or take my stuff. I get my
Just make sure the clear covering hangs 'way over everything to keep
the items in place.
On 10/25/11, Karen Bovard k.bov...@yahoo.com wrote:
What I do is take along a piece of
dark burgundy cloth and put my lace on that. Then I put a layer of clear
plastic sheeting over it. Nobody can
Places that sell store displays, sell lucite boxes (5 sides, no lid) that can
cover something (inverted/upside down) hold things for sale, or be used as a
pedestal to feature something on top of it . They would be perfect to cover a
bobbin pillow, etc. and come in varying sizes. Prices vary so
When we demo and have a table that we can put pieces on, we cover them with a
clear plastic dropcloth over a dark tablecloth. This works for the flat
pieces
that would be easily lifted by the light fingered. On top of this we
put any
framed pieces that hold it down or we pin the plastic to the
Clearly the question of displaying lace has been solved in many ways.
Thanks to all of you. I had a half off coupon at AC Moore, (a chain craft
supplies store in the US) so I picked up a floating picture frame, 10 x 14
of display, with a black frame, and glass, and a gizmo to make it stand up
I, to have never lost anything I've displayed. Partly because I took to
heart what I encountered in Phoenix when I participated in a display at a
museum by the Desert Valley Weavers. It was a Pioneer museum and the pieces
were to be displayed among the exhibits of household furnishings.
Most of the ladies in my guild have small samples in a 3 ring binder. They
get those clear plastic sleeves and put in a nice piece of paper that
contrasts with the lace thread. Most either leave them unattached or use a
bit of acid free tape to keep them from shifting. One lady has a whole
Hi all,
Just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Vicki and I am
a beginner lace enthusist. I hope to learn a lot from all of you!
Vicki
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Hello Vicki
Welcome!! Its lovely to get new members.
Daphne Norfolk UK
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:39:56 -0400
Subject: [lace] New to the list
From: pieceofy...@gmail.com
To: lace@arachne.com
Hi all,
Just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Vicki and I am
a
One thing my local group used to do to deter light fingered visitors was to
cover the entire display table in transparent plastic (either cheap plastic
tablecloths or drop cloths for painters) and then fold the hanging edge of
plastic under and clamp it down. The result is not 100% secure, but
I often just take my little travel pillow to demonstrations, these days. I
also use Helen's Road map idea, and I also have a working diagram, pinned
to the inside of the front flap of the pillow, so that people can see the
road map and I can point out where I am exactly on the pattern.
It is
When doing a demonstration, I usually have a display board on legs behind me
with my lace pinned on it for display. I feel it is safer that way.
If I have to leave my pillow, I slot knitters stitch-holders through the
spangles (like I do when carrying the pillow from A to B,) then cover them
About 24 years ago I was able to purchase a reproduction print of picture
entitled The Lacemaker by VerMeer, original owned by the National Gallery,
Washington DC. I loved the picture and went several times to the Gallery when
visiting Washington to try to see it..But noone seemed to
pene piip p...@eggo.org wrote:
After thinking about Start With A Twist I realized that Ulrike would not
approve as this leaves a bigger hole.
But a number of lace traditions use the open method of TC instead of CT.
They always Start wtih a Twist (well, except for CTC).
Robin P.
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