Re: [lace] lace photos

2012-09-16 Thread Ilske Thomsen
What a wonderfully done site. Thank you Lorelei Ilske Am 14.09.2012 um 00:28 schrieb Lorelei Halley: For those who love sol laces, here are some marvelous ones from Hvar, Croatia. http://sitakrajka.blogspot.com/2012/03/hvarska-krajka-hvarska-cipka.html Lorelei - To unsubscribe send

[lace] Washing

2012-09-16 Thread Alex Stillwell
Hi Jeri While we are on the subject of washing, a question that has been in my mind for a while. In my washing machine I use 'Ecozone Ecoballs' from www.healthy-house.co.uk that are fragrance free and claim to be chemical free. I don't know if they can be used for hand washing but would they be

Re: [lace] Washing

2012-09-16 Thread suebabbs
Ou t of curiosity (as I live in America and have no tech nical knowledge to add to washing lace), I looked to see what these balls are!  Their ingredients are listed as follows: Ecozone Ecoballs Sodium alpha olefin sulphonate 37%, laureth-9 14.50%, sodium metasilicate 11%, sodium carbonate

Re: [lace] Peacock necklace

2012-09-16 Thread AGlez
Hi Sue, I have seen this piece of lace in the Czech Republic this summer, at a wonderful exhibition of laces from the school of Iva Proskova. The coloured part of the motives is needle lace, or at least the original lace is. I don't know if the pattern is on sale. Perhaps getting in touch with

Re: [lace] Peacock necklace

2012-09-16 Thread suebabbs
Thank you for that.  I wondered how the centres were worked, but hadn't enlarged the feathers enough to see. Needle lace would be an easy way to produce the coloured effect one wanted. Sue - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] Washing

2012-09-16 Thread Sue Duckles
Hi Alex I too went on the website and found these: Bluemagicball Pure silver is a natural bactericide. When the Bluemagicball is in the washing machine, silver ions are released into the water and distributed into your laundry. The washed laundry remains impregnated with silver for

Re: [lace] Washing

2012-09-16 Thread Alex Stillwell
From: Sue Duckles To: Alex Stillwell Cc: lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Washing Hi Alex I too went on the website and found these: Bluemagicball Hi Sue I was asking about the wash balls, not the Bluemagic ball that is a separate ball added to

[lace] Arachne Christmas Exchange

2012-09-16 Thread lackam
Hello fellow lace makers It is that time of year again when we make and exchange cards with fellow Arachne members. I (Amber Lackey) will once again be organizing the Exchange while Jenny Brandis has once again volunteered her websight to archive the pictures and patterns. So, if you are

Re: [lace] Washing with Ecozone Ecoballs

2012-09-16 Thread Jeriames
Dear Alex, You addressed the question to me about Ecozone Ecoballs. I am not a chemist. I write for the person who has family lace or newly-purchased old lace and wants to clean it. Nothing is completely foolproof, because lacemakers and lace collectors are all over the world,

Re: [lace] Washing

2012-09-16 Thread Adele Shaak
Hi Alex: Still awaiting a reply about the Ecozone Ecoballs that can be used separately from the Bluemagic ball. I found this product on the website you gave. Clicking on it will bring up a menu page that lets you find the ingredients and the percentage of their use in the product. I was

[lace] Teneriffe lace post

2012-09-16 Thread hottleco
Hello All! Not to argue with the authorities, but--are we sure the square devices posted are for Teneriffe?? They look like vintage (1930's?) weavettes to me! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace-chat] glues

2012-09-16 Thread Sue
this is not about lace making but I am hoping that you spiders of much knowledge will tell me the sort of glues I might use to restick a crystal type stone back into a piece of jewellry. My DH cleaned it in the machine yesterday and one of the stones fell out. I used to make jewellry many

[lace-chat] glues

2012-09-16 Thread Sue
Thank you, you lovely spiders, grin. You didn't let me down and we have the glue mentioned by several so will be able to repair it. Sue T To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to

[lace-chat] Arachne Christmas Exchange

2012-09-16 Thread lackam
Hello fellow lace makers It is that time of year again when we make and exchange cards with fellow Arachne members. I (Amber Lackey) will once again be organizing the Exchange while Jenny Brandis has once again volunteered her websight to archive the pictures and patterns. So, if you are