[lace] I'm back

2015-08-05 Thread Alison Gray
Hi all At last I'm back on Arachne. I've been retired since April, you might remember I mentioned I was going to retire. But problems with email which meant that I had to change my email address, also the arrival of a new grandson and a holiday means that I've only just got myself sorted out

Re: [lace] Indianna Convention - Laces at Museum

2015-08-05 Thread Jeriames
In my library is a large lace exhibit catalog: The Romance of Real Lace This accompanied an exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Paul Textile Arts Gallery, August 1, 1993-January 9, 1994. Inside, it says the lace collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art is considered one of

[lace] Mystery objets from Iowa

2015-08-05 Thread Susan
Laundry is done so now I'm sorting the bags of loot that I received at convention. There is a tiny packet of fuzzy, stretchy bands (2 blue 2 yellow) 2 miniature safety pins. How do I use them? Many thanks. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, clueless in Erie, PA USA Sent from my iPad - To

[lace] Venne Colcoton

2015-08-05 Thread Karen ZM
Does anyone on the list have any experience of Venne's silk threads? I have just found out that they do silk in 30/2 and 60/2 and would like to try them out. I tried looking in Threads for Lace for a thickness comparison, but no luck. Perhaps it is still very new? Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe

[lace] Venne Silk Thread

2015-08-05 Thread Karen ZM
A thousand apologies ladies...I found them listed in addendum 5. But I would still like to hear of your experience working with them if any of you have tried them. Thanks, Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] Mystery objets from Iowa

2015-08-05 Thread Kim Davis
I use stretchy bands to bundle bobbins when I need to work with multiple bobbins as a single. Kim​ On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 10:27 AM, Susan hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: Laundry is done so now I'm sorting the bags of loot that I received at convention. There is a tiny packet of fuzzy, stretchy

Fwd: [lace] Mystery objets from Iowa

2015-08-05 Thread Web
I use them on sewing machine bobbins to keep them from unwinding. Liz R Raleigh, NC, USA Begin forwarded message: There is a tiny packet of fuzzy, stretchy bands (2 blue 2 yellow) 2 miniature safety pins. How do I use them - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

[lace] Torchon and direction

2015-08-05 Thread Bespokethreadsandyarns
If Torchon is done right side up, why are pattern prickings the opposite to the final photo? I worked on a Lace guild rainbow bookmark. The stripes on the pricking went opposite to what the finished photo showed. Happened on a big nativity pattern as well ( that that was free style). Sue M