[lace] lace-chat-digest V2018 #3

[Janice Blair]

Liz,
I switched to reflected Chat messages a number of years ago and I have received 
very few over that time.  The message from David was the first in ages and 
there was a few replies to him.  Did you check your Spam box?  I found a Lace 
Digest in mine a while ago.  These days we have many places on the Internet to 
find information. I am probably addicted to Pinterest for none lace searches, 
especially recipes. I also have a lace board where I put things of interest in 
the lace world.
Janice
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Re: [lace] Irish Lace Pattern

[lynrbailey]

Jean Leader's Book, A Thistle, A Rose and a Daffodil also has a pattern in it 
for a shamrock bookmark. It's not a truly Irish design, but if shamrocks aren't 
Irish I don't know what is.  Holly sells it for 19.95. 


Lyn from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, wintering in the Phoenix, Arizona desert, 
where it was 82F , 25C today.  



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-Original Message-
>From: Lorri Ferguson 
>Sent: Mar 7, 2018 3:56 PM
>To: lace arachne 
>Subject: [lace] Irish Lace Pattern
>
>I have a student that would like a bobbin lace pattern for a bookmark that is
>a typical 'Irish pattern'.
>
>I know BL was not a prevalent as other laces, but the student wants a BL
>pattern.  If there is not a bookmark pattern then an edging or insertion
>pattern would do as we can create a beginning and end.
>
>
>Thanks in advance for any help you can give us.
>
>
>Lorri in a gray day in Washington State, USA
>
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[lace] 2018 Arachne Bookmark Exchange

[Lin Hudren]

Wow, what a wonderful response so far and many days yet to join in the
fun.  I wish to thank those who have been responsive so far for your faith
in me doing the job.  I hope many more of you will join in the fun.  There
is nothing like the sense of accomplishment for making a cherished
masterpiece.  Bookmarks are treasures in life and bring smiles to all who
use and/or admire them and share the pleasure of a gift from afar with
those near.



As a reminder, this year the schedule will go like this:

February 14  Sign Ups begin thru March 13

March 15  Exchange partner assignments made and emailed out

June 1  All bookmarks should be in the mail, please



Same guidelines apply as the previous bookmark and card exchanges:  Send in
name, snail mail address, email address, how many bookmarks you wish to
make and any geographical preferences to me at *linhud...@gmail.com
*.  After making your bookmark(s) please take a
picture and email directly to me (linhud...@gmail.com).  If you wonder if
your partner was able to send in a photo of her bookmark to you, just send
one upon receipt and I will make sure everyone is represented.



If you have any questions or preferences, please feel free to email me
linhud...@gmail.com.

This is just too much fun for one person to take by themselves.  Come take
a bit of it for yourself.  Happy lacemaking.


Hugs, Lin and the Mali

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Re: [lace] Irish Lace Pattern

[Adele Shaak]

Lorri: I’m wondering if maybe your student means a knotwork “Celtic” pattern, 
since that what we see associated with Ireland so often, rather than a BL 
pattern that was traditionally made in Ireland. 

Adele
West Vancouver, BC
(west coast of Canada)


> On Mar 7, 2018, at 2:56 PM, Lorri Ferguson  wrote:
> 
> I have a student that would like a bobbin lace pattern for a bookmark that is
> a typical 'Irish pattern'.
> 
> I know BL was not a prevalent as other laces, but the student wants a BL
> pattern.  If there is not a bookmark pattern then an edging or insertion
> pattern would do as we can create a beginning and end.
> 

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Re: [lace] Irish Lace Pattern

[Brenda Paternoster]

This
http://www.emblibrary.com/EL/Products.aspx?Catalog=Emblibrary=C9855

would adapt to a braid lace.

Brenda in Allhallows

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www.brendapaternoster.co.uk

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Re: [lace] Irish Lace Pattern

[Brenda Paternoster]

Some years ago Jean Leader published a set of UK national motifs which
included a shamrock.  OOP on Jeans website
https://www.jeanleader.net/publications/thistlemotifs.html

but it looks as though Barbara Fay still has it in stock.
http://www.barbara-fay.com/index.php/en/component/virtuemart/bobbin-lace/this
tle-rose-daffodil-shamrock-and-a-fuchsia-detail?Itemid=0


or maybe adapt something like this
http://clipartbarn.com/celtic-knot-clipart_30327/

to make a braid lace design.


> I have a student that would like a bobbin lace pattern for a bookmark that
is
> a typical 'Irish pattern'.
>

Brenda in Allhallows

paternos...@appleshack.com
www.brendapaternoster.co.uk

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[lace] Irish Lace Pattern

[Lorri Ferguson]

I have a student that would like a bobbin lace pattern for a bookmark that is
a typical 'Irish pattern'.

I know BL was not a prevalent as other laces, but the student wants a BL
pattern.  If there is not a bookmark pattern then an edging or insertion
pattern would do as we can create a beginning and end.


Thanks in advance for any help you can give us.


Lorri in a gray day in Washington State, USA

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Re: [lace] Fashion History books

[Jeri Ames]

All will note that I recently began trying to write without using quotation
marks and apostrophes.  This is because my incoming mail from some
correspondents replace these grammar marks with bold question marks.  I think
that maybe my posts are doing this to messages I send.  
 
Devon,  This week I viewed the current Ornament magazine (published in
California) at Barnes and Noble.  It features a nice long article about
Aileen Riberio.  I appreciate her scholarship, also, and have 6 of her books
in my library.  Lace scholars will use a variety of fashion books, though now
it is possible to do a lot of searching via computer.
 
There were about a dozen lace books Lori Howe and I referenced whenever there
were lace identification questions in connection with developing the (now
extinct) Lace Fairy site - 20 years ago.   Following this exercise, I would
select books on high fashion and national costumes of all eras, to see if we
could match laces to their appropriate application on clothing.  We all know
that laces were made for household linens and ecclesiastical use, but mostly
they were collected and worn for personal adornment. 
 
Perhaps I should repeat what has been said on more than one occasion - if you
are considering cutting up a damaged lace that is assembled into an unusual
shape - like collars, dress yokes, sleeves, caps, jabots and cravats - think
twice.  These shapes make it easier to identify the lace and place of origin.
 Those who teach may find them useful examples to pass around the room -
something they might not do with an old lace in perfect condition.
 
 
Yesterday, I wrote the following to Lorelei, but perhaps should have sent it
to all Arachne subscribers.
 
Bloomsbury Press specializes in fashion books.  I learned about Bloomsbury as
a member of the Costume Society of America.  Do you know any members?  Maybe
a search of their site will turn up something.  Also, that gives a suggestion
that you contact someone who is probably a volunteer at a costume collection
in a local museum, which might have the set of books in their research
library.  Sometimes, such libraries are open to scholars without charge.
 
Also, I found some ideas by searching 4-volumes Fashion History.
 
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
In a message dated 3/6/2018 5:06:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,
devonth...@gmail.com writes:
 Lorelei���s query about fashion history books is a good question. The
problem
encountered by the lace historian is to try to figure out what all these
pieces of lace in museum collections started out trying to be. It is very
vexing, and I wish I understood the topic better.
I have found the books by Aileen Ribeiro to be very helpful.

.Any book that is actually written about fashion quite likely leaves out
the
lace as unimportant. But photographs of the late 19th and early 20th century
can show lace on them. It is mostly these strange shaped accessories that one
does find in museum collections, and antique shows, sometimes even composed
of
older laceDevon

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