Dear Arachnes,
The insertion of this week is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5
http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5. It is an old pattern with raised dots. I doubted to
publish it, but several followers told me they could do it or they liked to
try. So succes with this insertion, which is a little bit
At the beginning of this month, Laurie Waters told her subscribers about
the 22nd Seto Lace Days in Estonia.
Busy with much outside work, I managed to take a look at some sites and
actually make a special Estonia binder of wonderful information (not the
first, by-the-way). The following
Hello all!
I have found an intriguing file recently which contains inlays for
bobbin lace. It is from a lacemaker who has passed, and I was going
through the mountains of prickings and other paper items. The only time I
have come across this in my own studies is in tape lace, but I don't
By now, most students will have received their class information. Â I got the
classes I wanted. Binche with Kumiko Nakazaki and Intro to Blonde with Ulrike
on Thursday.
As I understand it, there will be a concession stand where you can buy lunches
and Arachne members will be allowed to eat in part
This sounds like what I call a cable gimp. i.e.. two or more thicker
threads working patterns over a piece of tape. If so , it is not a new
invention, and I have never heard the term inlay applied to them. I'd
love to see photos
Sue
suebabbs...@gmail.com
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Some years ago (about 20!) I visited the Cecil Higgins museum in Bedford and
remember one piece (at least) of Thomas Lester's design that had a central
gimp running through the trails. I can't remember if this gimp was straight or
cable, though. Cable gimps are a common decoration in braid lace,
Thanks, Janice, for telling us about the Arachne lunch at the 2015 IOLI
convention. Yes, It will be on Tuesday, July 28th. By separately purchasing
our food at the hotel concession, we can enjoy a meal together at the
convention hotel at a lower cost than having a formal luncheon.
Please
