Re: [lace] Fw: A Great Loss.....

And so say many of us. Lyn R. Bailey, Lancaster, Pennsylvania -Original Message- From: Beth McCasland bmccs...@gmail.com Sent: Dec 29, 2011 11:14 PM To: Diane Williams drswilli...@yahoo.com Cc: Arachne l...@dont.panix.com Subject: Re: [lace] Fw: A Great Loss. Diane, Thank you for

Re: [lace] Fw: A Great Loss.....

I emailed Carla ( csbow...@cableone.netcsbow...@cableone.net ) who was the lady who notified Diane about Mrs. Southard's death. She said she would be there. I asked her to convey to Mrs. Southard's loved ones how much she has meant to so many of us. Note also that the funeral home is

[lace] Russian Lace Stamps issued in December

I just put up a post on the new Russian lace stamps issued on December 12th on LaceNews. Laurie http://LaceNews.net - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

Re: [lace] needle lace jewelry

I never knew I liked needlace before today, some truly spectacular and very pretty pieces. I keep gravitating to the butterflies, the dragonfly and the flowers, that fabulous 3D effect just had me hooked. I guess I might need to hunt out some beginner stuff and give it a try. But not today, I

[lace] Another sad loss for the lace community

I have just been told of another very sad loss for the lacemaking community - Irma Osterman died on Wednesday. You can read her obituary at http://www.littlerockfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1350192fh_id=10306 We haven't heard much of Irma in recent years but promoting and

[lace] Fw: Southard memorial page

the funeral home has a page where you can leave a message                                                                                      You can leave a message here...                                                                                                 

[lace] Fw: A Great Loss.....

Devon, thank you for posting the link. I was able to write a note on the site about how Doris had encouraged me with my lace designing. I sent her an 80th birthday card and told her I had started to teach myself from her book. She replied with a 4 page hand written letter of encouragement.

[lace] Doris Southard and Irma Osterman--their lace

For those who might not know either of these ladies, or who might want to be reminded of their skill, I do have some photos on my website. On my website I do have many photos of Doris' Tonder bobbin lace. She came to Chicago twice to give workshops for our local guild and stayed with me. This

[lace] doris southard

*I count myself as one of the most fortunate lacemakers. In the late 1980's I purchased Doris'* *book from her via the mail, With no teacher at tha time, Doris undertook to help me. what a * *very patient person. Later on she suggested I contact Ellinor Steingazner who put me on to* *my late

[lace] statistics from the Arachne card exchanges

Hi there Over the last 8 years Arachnians have been exchanging lace cards across the globe. Below are a few statistics . 7 ladies acted as coordinators during this time. . 1 lady managed to coordinate for two years running . We have exchanged 448 cards, .

Re: [lace] needle lace

Hi, I attempted some wire needlelace a couple of years ago. It's very challenging, almost impossible to back track redo mistakes as the wire has memory retains kinks etc. I didn't finish the piece. Fun though, do have a try. Can't remember the gauge of wire I used, it was very fine copper wire.