[lace] LOKK Festival

2003-10-17 Thread Gon Homburg
at www.kloskant.info Have fun, Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, where we had a bright cold autumnday full of sunshine. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Re: lace LOKK Festival

2003-10-23 Thread Gon Homburg
. I don't think there were leaves made of gold thread, but perhaps of metallic thread of a gold color. All leaves used were lace leaves. Of course I made the photo smaller on my website in order to decrease the loading time of the page. I will put a link to a bigger photo behind it. Gon Homburg

[lace] Fwd: Holland/the Netherlands

2003-11-05 Thread Gon Homburg
a booklet with a little bit of history and 4 patterns of Ipswich lace. The lace day was attended by approximately, 82 persons, It was fun making American lace in Holland with such many lace-makers. Happy lacing Gon Homburg Amsterdam, the Netherlands http://www.kloskant.info - To unsubscribe

re:[lace] Help with Valenciennes

2003-11-28 Thread Gon Homburg
Hello Sue, 2x naar de hoek means 2 times towards the corner. You didn't mention the issue of Kant in which the hanky edging is published so I cannot check if this is correct. But it is the translation of the words. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where

[lace] Cathryns cookies

2004-11-28 Thread Gon Homburg
I made the Cathryns cookies following Lynne's recipe this week for my students. They liked them very much. Normally in the north of Holland we don't celebrate the saint days, but St. Cathryn as patroness of the lacemakers is a welcome exception. Thanks Lynne for the delicious recipe. Gon

[lace] old lacebooks bought.

2004-12-10 Thread Gon Homburg
, but on the front page a name and the 1942 is mentioned. I assumed, this is the first owner. Mrs. Schutten-Putters was director of the lace-association Het Molenwiekje. You understand my joy yesterday. I din post it to the dutch list, but forgot about you. Shame on me. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a cold

[lace] Painting with bobbin lacers in Amsterdam

2005-12-02 Thread Gon Homburg
. Nicholas Church. The painting they bought is about the legend of St. Nicholas, who was a bishop in Myra, Turkey. On this painting a father with three daughters. Two of them are making bobbin lace. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The winter is coming. It was cold today

[lace] visit tot Sydney Australia.

2006-02-28 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, A friend of mine is travelling to Sydsney Australia from the 15rh of July for about 3 weeks. She asked me to investigate if she could visit any lacy places or lace exhibits. Could you inform me about it, so that I can tell her? Happy lacing Gon Homburg in a cold and snowy

[lace] Re: lace-digest V2007 #53

2007-02-12 Thread Gon Homburg
laces and Lia's knowledge about that subject, we managed to do it. Good luck Gon Homburg from a wet Amsterdam, the Netherlands [EMAIL PROTECTED]@kloskant.info website: www.kloskant.info - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED

[lace] Re: lace-digest V2010 #30

2010-02-18 Thread Gon Homburg
in the catalogue. For this purposes I printed each photo on A4 format. Of course it is not so sharp as the photo's are on a normal format, but you can see how the threads go, the twists made and the pinholes. The prints are very good to work from. Just another way to reconstruct laces. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg

[lace] Re: lace-digest V2010 #30

2010-02-18 Thread Gon Homburg
Francis wrote i have been working over this in my head how can i make it more visual to you all? because out of the emails from several from you I do understand that i created more confusion then understanding so i have some diagrams have a look francis http://twists.weefshop.be/#home

[lace] Fiber Familiarity

2010-08-26 Thread Gon Homburg
perhaps when this changes they will ask for it again. Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, the Netherlands gon.homb...@planet.nl - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

[lace] making randa from OIDFA bulletin nbr 1 2011

2011-04-05 Thread Gon Homburg
adjusted. Thanks in advance for your help Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, the Netherland. The weather is still gray this morning. gon.homb...@planet.nl - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

[lace] Caen

2012-07-31 Thread Gon Homburg
website. http://www.kloskant.com/blog/blog.html#caen Happy lacing, Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 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: http

[lace] current project/participating on the list

2012-11-28 Thread Gon Homburg
bring a book to read. Most of time I am just reading the digest and not reacting on messages on it. One of reasons is that often when you get a digest reactions on a mail are already included. Then it feels unnecessary to react also. Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe send

[lace] my exhibition

2013-02-12 Thread Gon Homburg
in Amsterdam. I have an appointment with the organisators of this event next week, so we will see what is happening. I'll tell you about that later. Happy lacing Gon Homburg, from a sunny and frosty Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

[lace] Re: Lace Days in Bruges

2013-04-02 Thread Gon Homburg
Maureen wrote: A friend and I may be planning a trip to Bruges in the next few months and wonder if anyone knows about any Lace Days in that area so that we may plan our visit to coincide with a Lace Day. I don't know if you consider Deventer in the Netherlands in the Bruges Area. As you

[lace] tatting or bobbin lace

2013-04-27 Thread Gon Homburg
about the tatting lady. Of course this is the other side of the ocean. Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 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: http

[lace] Lace festival in Deventer the 26th of April

2013-05-21 Thread Gon Homburg
the third place in the contents, so we were very proud of ourselves. Photos and a little report can be seen on my blog at http://www.kloskant.com/blog/blog.html It is only in Dutch, sorry for that. Best regards Gon Homburg from a rainy and cold Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I can hardly believe

[lace] Salon/Kant in Amsterdam

2013-07-02 Thread Gon Homburg
it, do so. Happy lacing Gon Homburg, in a sunny Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 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: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

Re: [lace] Salon/Kant in Amsterdam

2013-07-02 Thread Gon Homburg
Yes, Sue is right. I forgot the second blog.html. So the complete url is http://www.kloskant.com/blog/blog/html Happy lacing Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Op 2 jul. 2013, om 11:52 heeft Sue su...@talktalk.net het volgende geschreven: I managed to find it on this link, I think

[lace] Barbara Uthmann (Germany)

2013-09-09 Thread Gon Homburg
organisation has members in Britain or the USA. The books I have on Barbara Uthmann and/or Schneeberg lace are written in German or Dutch. So I can't help you directly. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where fall is coming. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] Vibeke Ervo

2013-10-07 Thread Gon Homburg
What a sad news about Vibeke. In Caen she gave me an assistent about freehand lace on dutch painting. Untill now I didn't find the time to look into it and send her an answer. Now it is too late, but still I should study the subject. She certainly will be missed. Gon Homburg, Amsterdam

[lace] lecture by Alicia Jan Boswell in Amsterdam

2013-11-12 Thread Gon Homburg
. In my opinion the hard way, but she didn’t know and nobody told her. Her pieces are amazing, enamel with lace patterns and real metal lace. Stunning. At this time she is in Amsterdam for the Jewelry Art Fair last weekend. This week she is enjoying sightseeing Amsterdam and meet people. Gon

[lace] Which kind of a pillow

2014-01-15 Thread Gon Homburg
account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/72157632373687594/ Best regards an happy lacing for a grey Amsterdam Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace] Lace Scrapbooks

2014-03-26 Thread Gon Homburg
of it and show it now and then to my students. Happy lacing Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where the sun shines now after a shower of hail this morning. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace] Every week an edging of insertion

2014-11-05 Thread Gon Homburg
your comments on the edgings or the idea via Arachne. Happy lacing and have fun make your lace this week. Gon Homburg, in a grey Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera

Re: [lace] Every week an edging of insertion

2014-11-05 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear LIn, We will not send a weekly newsletter, but I will tell Arachne every week about the new pattern. Does that help you? ;-) Happy lacing, Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Op 5 nov. 2014, om 16:32 heeft Lin Hudren linhud...@gmail.com het volgende geschreven: i think

[lace] weekly lace

2014-11-10 Thread Gon Homburg
, Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 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: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2014-11-12 Thread Gon Homburg
lacing Gon Homburg, from a rainy and grey Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 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: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2014-11-19 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The edging for this week is published on my website: http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is again a Schneeberg lace edging designed by Lia Baumeister, a little bit more complicated that the other ones. I hope you have fun making it. Happy lacing Gon Homburg in a grey Amsterdam

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2014-11-26 Thread Gon Homburg
lacing Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 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: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] 5th every weeks edging is published

2014-12-03 Thread Gon Homburg
enjoyed it very much. Happy lacing Gon Homburg in a grey and cold Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 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: http://www.flickr.com/photos

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2014-12-10 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, This weeks insertion is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is a simple guipure lace designed by Christa van Schagen. Have fun making it. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg in a sunny and cold Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2014-12-17 Thread Gon Homburg
to make about 40 figures of it. the dress was almost forgotten and perhaps already thrown away, but the pattern is still in my possession. So I could use it for this weeks edging. Have a look and have fun making it. Happy lacing Gon Homburg from a grey and a little bit wet Amsterdam, The Netherlands

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2014-12-24 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The edging for week 52 is published om my website http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 I hope you have fun making it and I wish all of you a Merry Christmas. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a grey Amsterdam, The Netherlands No white Christmas this year. - To unsubscribe

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2014-12-31 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes I just published the edging for this week 1 on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 Lots of fun with it. Also I wish all of you a Happy New Year with lots of lace fun. Gon Homburg from a grey Amsterdam, The Netherlands At least it doesn’t rain. - To unsubscribe

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-02-04 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The insertion for week 6 is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 Again it is an Torchon edging, the forth of this lace type. Have fun making it. Happy lacing Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands At this moment the sun is shining, but that can change

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-02-11 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, I just published the insertion for week 7 on my site: http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 For now it is the last Torchon insertion. Surely we return to Torchon laces later. This insertion was designed by Bep Hoogerbrugge and worked by Agnes van Breemen. Happy lacing Gon

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-02-18 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The edging for this week is on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is a simple Dutch edging of the 20th century, designed by mrs. L.P.J. de Jager Meezenbroek. It was the first or second edging I made when I was about 13 years old. Have fun making it. Gon Homburg

[lace] An edging or insertion per week

2015-01-28 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The insertion of this week 5 is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is a Torchon lace designed by Bep Hoogerbrugge. Have fun making it. Gon Homburg, in Oegstgeest, The Netherlands now taking care of the grandchildren. - To unsubscribe send email

[lace] edging or insertion per week

2015-01-14 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The edging or insertion for this week is published on my site. http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 This time it is an insertion in Torchon, the first of 5 Torchon laces. Have fun making it. Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. After raining the whole morning it is dry

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-01-07 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The edging of this week is published on my sit, http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 For now it will be the last guipure edging. It is designed by Christa van Schagen. Next week we continue with another lace type. Have fun making this edging. Gon Homburg from a grey

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion.

2015-03-12 Thread Gon Homburg
and I don’t think they will do a reprint of it. It is really a good book with a lot of technique used in this kind of lace and a lot of patterns. Have fun with this week’s insertion. Gon Homburg from a sunny Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Spring is really coming now. - To unsubscribe send email

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion.

2015-03-25 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The edging of this week is published on my site. http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is an old german edging to practice the 3-pairs and 5-pairs crossings. I hope you will have fun making it. Best regards and happy lacing Gon Homburg, from a grey and rainy Amsterdam, The Netherlands

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-04-01 Thread Gon Homburg
fun this week with this edging. Gon Homburg, from a windy sometimes stormy Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 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: http://www.flickr.com

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-03-04 Thread Gon Homburg
. It is a pattern out of the stock of my grandmother. I liked making it and I wish you also having fun making it. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a grey Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The sun wants to peep through the clouds but doesn’t really succeed doing it. - To unsubscribe send email to majord

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-02-25 Thread Gon Homburg
it. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a grey and rainy Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 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: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-04-22 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, This week we have an edging and an insertion published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 They share the design which was made by Lia Baumeister. She also made them. We wish you happy lacing with these two. Gon Homburg, from a grey and windy Amsterdam

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-04-29 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The edging for this week is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is a simple Torchon edging. The next 5 weeks we will publish Torchon laces again. Have fun with this edging. Gon Homburg from a sunny but windy and cold Amsterdam, The Netherlands

[lace] Pronkrol

2015-05-11 Thread Gon Homburg
in sewing, embroidery, knitting and sometimes lacemaking. Nowadays they are made for fun, sometimes with all kind of title crafts, sometimes with only one. Depends on the wishes and interests of the maker. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a sunny Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It is still early

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion.

2015-05-13 Thread Gon Homburg
they made. Gon Homburg from a sunny Amsterdam, The Netherlands, enjoying the yellow poppies blooming in my garden. - 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: http

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-04-15 Thread Gon Homburg
third Wednesday in a restaurant in the Vondelpark and make lace together. Now it is beautiful weather so I hope we can set on the terrace to have a coffee and make lace. Gon Homburg in a sunny, but still a little bit windy Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe send email to majord

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-04-08 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, This weeks edging is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 It is an old guipure edging from a pattern once made by my grandmother. It is not very difficult but fun to make. Happy lacing Gon Homburg from a sunny Amsterdam, The Netherlands

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-05-20 Thread Gon Homburg
. Gon Homburg from a sunny, but very windy and still cold Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 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: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-06-10 Thread Gon Homburg
way to make it is without a pattern with striped fabric on you pillow or on graphic paper. But anyway how you do it, I hope you will have fun making it. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a sunny Amsterdam, The Netherlands. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion.

2015-06-24 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, This weeks insertion is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5. Again it is a tradition pattern from Skåne, Sweden. I hope you like making it. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a sunny Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Is the summer really coming

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-06-17 Thread Gon Homburg
pillow with striped fabric around the roler. I hope, we can sit outside this afternoon and find a spot with sun and without wind. Happy lacing and have fun with this weeks edging. Gon Homburg from a sunny but windy Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] 21h of July International Lace Day

2015-06-16 Thread Gon Homburg
that they follow an idea from elsewhere. I don’t think any of the lace organizations was involved in this. Best regards and happy lacing on the 21st or on every other day you are making lace. Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

[lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2015-05-27 Thread Gon Homburg
more complicated. Gon Homburg from a sunny but still windy Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 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: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion.

2015-06-02 Thread Gon Homburg
on the pillow to keep the edging straight. Have fun this week with this edging. Gon Homburg from a windy Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Spring has not yet arrived, hopefully next weekend. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-07-01 Thread Gon Homburg
or change it into an insertion by removing it from both sides. This is the fun part of the Skåne lace. You can combine many elements to a lace which you like and which suits the purpose you making it for. Have fun making it. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a sunny and very hot Amsterdam

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion.

2015-08-19 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The edging of this week is published on my site http://bit.ly/1MxDrg2. It is the second of the series Plaited Laces. It is designed and made by Lia Baumeister. There are no real difficulties in this edging. So have fun this week. Gon Homburg from a sunny Amsterdam

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-07-29 Thread Gon Homburg
, but they will come later. These two edgings, designed by Lia Baumeister are the last of this series of Guipure laces. After my vacation we switch to another lace type. Happy lacing and have fun these weeks with these edgings. Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe send email to majord

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion.

2015-08-12 Thread Gon Homburg
changed. You can download the pattern including the description and technical drawings as a pdf. Have fun this week with this small but lovely edging. Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-07-16 Thread Gon Homburg
wonderful findings. Happy lacing Gon Homburg from a sunny Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 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: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] Translations of books and websites

2015-07-18 Thread Gon Homburg
it is a realistic question, because many elderly people in France or Spain don’t read English or Dutch. Gon Homburg from a sunny Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace] The edging of week 41-2015

2015-10-24 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, Today I discovered there was a mistake in the pdf of week 41. The pricking and the diagram weren’t correct. They will give another result. If you download the pdf now of http://bit.ly/1D8SPN2, you will get a correct one. Sorry for the mistake. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-10-28 Thread Gon Homburg
allies in the ground. Enjoy making it. Gon Homburg from a gray and windy Amsterdam, the Netherlands. gon.homb...@planet.nl <mailto:gon.homb...@planet.nl> - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to ar

Re: [lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-10-29 Thread Gon Homburg
Thank you Anna. It is true we are busy with the edgings and insertion for a year now. And we hope to continue for at least 6 months and then we see if we can manage more. Happy lacing Gon Homburg from a grey Amsterdam, the Netherlands gon.homb...@planet.nl > Op 28 okt. 2015, om 23:34 he

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-11-04 Thread Gon Homburg
honeycombs and tallies. It is published on http://bit.ly/1MN8SBK. Have fun making it Gon Homburg from a grey Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The sunny days are gone for now. gon.homb...@planet.nl - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-10-21 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, The edging of this week is published on my site http://bit.ly/1MN8SBK <http://bit.ly/1MN8SBK>. It is the first one of a series point ground laces. A simple one with motives in honeycomb and surrounded by a gimp. Have fun making it. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a grey Ams

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-07-08 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, This weeks edging is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5. It is a simple guipure edging with the possibility for more experienced lacemakers to make it more interesting for them. Have fun with it. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a windy Amsterdam

[lace] printing out patterns

2015-07-07 Thread Gon Homburg
and print it from that document. I noticed this because one of my students made one of the first Schneeberg laces and she complained that the thread mention was too thick for the pattern. But the printed pattern was smaller than it should be. Happy lacing Gon Homburg, from a cloudy Amsterdam

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-10-01 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Arachnes, Yesterday the edging of this week was published on my site. I ran out of time to announce it to you right away. It is a Torchon edging with fans and a triangular ground. Have fun making it. Gon Homburg from a sunny Amsterdam, the Netherland. We will have tea in the garden

[lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-09-23 Thread Gon Homburg
chain stitches along the edges. Have fun making this insertion. Happy lacing Gon Homburg from a cloudy and rainy Amsterdam, The Netherlands. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.

[lace] on Arachne again

2015-11-20 Thread Gon Homburg
Due to problem with one of my e-mail accounts I was not able to send messages to Arachne. Now I am on the list again with another account. Thanks Avital for helping. This last 2 week I could not announce the insertion of the week. But they are both on my websitehttp://bit.ly/1D8SPN2

Re: [lace] Keeping Arachne a Vital Lace News Resource

2016-05-05 Thread Gon Homburg
was missing the messages, I stopped wending them. I hoop this one is coming through. If so I can send more messages again, otherwise I will stay lurking. Happy lacing and greetings Gon Homburg from a sunny Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone > Op 4 mei 2016 om 17:07 he

Re: [lace] Lace as Art

2016-07-25 Thread Gon Homburg
Devon, are you asking about American artists or from all over the world? In Holland I think of the members of Experikant and Ria de Ruiter, in the UK of Denise Watts. In America I know about Alicia Jane Boswell, who maken beautifull jewelry with bobbin lace. Happy lacing Gon Homburg, Amsterdam

Re: [lace] Finnish lace

2017-02-04 Thread Gon Homburg
ful edging for a christening gown. Perhaps an idea to show also the books for recognizing the Finnish language? Happy placing Gon Homburg from a little bit grey Amsterdam, The Netherlands. But spring is in the air. > Op 4 feb. 2017, om 04:02 heeft Susan <hottl...@neo.rr.com> het vol

[lace] test

2017-01-16 Thread Gon Homburg
Sorry, but this is another test mail in the hope that the difficulties me sending to the list are solved now. - 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] test

2017-01-16 Thread Gon Homburg
l tell you if I decide to remove them. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a cold Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It is cold or it rains, so I did not get a change to got to the Light Festival in town. > Op 16 jan. 2017, om 18:20 heeft annelore stone <annelore_st...@yahoo.com> het volgende geschr

Re: [lace] What constitutes Gros Point?

2017-03-02 Thread Gon Homburg
are really thick. Gon Homburg in a windy and rainy Amsterdam, The Netherlands > Op 2 mrt. 2017, om 12:03 heeft Jean Leader <j...@jeanleader.net> het volgende > geschreven: > > On 1 Mar 2017, at 21:46, devonth...@gmail.com wrote: > >> If this is not Gros

Re: [lace] Solo or group lacing

2017-03-07 Thread Gon Homburg
. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg, in a sunny Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where spring is coming, the daffodils and crocuses are blooming. > Op 7 mrt. 2017, om 13:31 heeft Helene Ulrich <helene3...@gmail.com> het > volgende geschreven: > > Wish I had the option of lacing in a gr

Re: [lace] Rosaline

2017-08-01 Thread Gon Homburg
is a very good instruction how to make Rosaline Perlé. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a sunny Amsterdam, The Netherlands > Op 1 aug. 2017, om 16:35 heeft Bev Walker <walker.b...@gmail.com> het > volgende geschreven: > > Hello Alex and everyone > > I have that litt

Re: [lace] Brugge vs OIDFA

2017-05-16 Thread Gon Homburg
The dates of the OIDFA event in Zaandam are the 6th, 7th and 8th of August 2018 The dates of the World Lace Congres in Brugge are the 17th, 18th and 19th of August. So it is possible to attend both events and the pre congress courses in Belgium. Best regards, Gon Homburg, Amsterdam

Re: [lace] Book on the Ipswich Samples from 1789-1790

2017-06-06 Thread Gon Homburg
I just ordered the book via Amazon-de. It will be here in a few days, perhaps in the weekend or monday. Looking forward to it. Thank you, Karen for the work. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a rainy Amsterdam, The Netherlands > Karen Thompson wrote: > > The samples of black silk lac

Re: [lace] Lace groups in Amsterdam and Utrecht

2017-06-06 Thread Gon Homburg
es in bobbin lace. When you or you student need more information, please contact me. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a rainy Amsterdam, The Netherlands > Op 6 jun. 2017, om 17:04 heeft Jean Leader <j...@jeanleader.net> het volgende geschreven: > > One of my bobbin lace studen

Re: [lace] Belgian color code

2017-09-18 Thread Gon Homburg
imply drawn are diagonal lines with dots on the crossings. I like that because the diagonal lines show the path the pairs are going. In the color code the green lines are going around the dot and don’t follow the path of the pairs. But surely the simple is the code you are familiar with. Happy

Re: [lace] LOKK Pronkrol patterns--Thank You!

2017-09-10 Thread Gon Homburg
ator is a bit wonky so I'm not sure whether the edging came > first & was transformed into a star or the reverse. I checked and it says that the edging was transformed into the star by mrs. C.M. Bom-van Ewijk. Happy lacing Gon Homburg from a rainy Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To uns

Re: [lace] Ipswich lace

2017-12-09 Thread Gon Homburg
from Ipswich Massachusetts. We also discovered that reconstructing some samples for the book of Maria Cotterell. Happy lacing Gon Homburg from a rainy and cold Amsterdam, The Netherlands > Op 9 dec. 2017, om 12:06 heeft Maureen <maur...@roger.karoo.co.uk> het > volgende geschre

Re: [lace] Oldest lace group

2018-06-18 Thread Gon Homburg
of local lace groups all over the country. I don’t know if some of those groups still exist. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a rainy Amsterdam, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

Re: [lace] Schneeberger Lace

2018-01-24 Thread Gon Homburg
also patterns of Schneeberger lace. The second book is only in German. I doubt if it is translated in English, because it was published in the Eastern Germany. I hope this helps to find more information about the history of Schneeberger lace. Happy lacing Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

[lace] colour in lace

2018-04-03 Thread Gon Homburg
Chantilly laces of other old black laces are left. There are also metallic laces in which the metal thread was originally wound up with black silk. Now the black silk is rotten away and only the metallic lace is left. Happy lacing Gon Homburg, in a wet Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where finally

Re: [lace] an identification question

2018-10-19 Thread Gon Homburg
will be easier to make than the Mechlin fond. Just my thoughts about this. Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands > Op 19 okt. 2018, om 18:41 heeft Devon Thein het > volgende geschreven: > > I just posted an identification question on the Laceioli.ning site > with photos. H

Re: [lace] Design program

2018-09-19 Thread Gon Homburg
with Apple. He answered that Apple was for graphic designers. Which in my opinion is also a lace designer. Happy Lacing Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands > Op 19 sep. 2018, om 21:54 heeft jo het volgende geschreven: > > For the fee of 3 months you can own CorellDraw, >

Re: [lace] Beginners

2019-04-12 Thread Gon Homburg
. In the guipure they don’t work with that lot of bobbins and learn to divide the lace making in parts so that afterwards they can do that also in the Torchon. Happy lacing Gon Homburg from a cold, but sunny Amsterdam, The Netherlands > Op 12 apr. 2019, om 12:55 heeft Elena Kanagy-Loux &g

Re: [lace] Lassen question

2019-06-17 Thread Gon Homburg
and the sewing together or lassen of lace is done by making an extra repeat in other to overlap and than sen together on the best possible spot, so that the sewing is invisible when the overlap is cut away. Best regards Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands > Op 16 jun. 2019, om 23:54 heeft J

Re: [lace] Lassen question

2019-06-17 Thread Gon Homburg
d French <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_French> lacer <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lacer#Old_French> (“to tie”). Best regards Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands > Op 17 jun. 2019, om 17:41 heeft Adele Shaak het volgende geschreven: > > I always think of the word “lash”

Re: [lace] In search of Mikhaylov pattern

2020-02-19 Thread Gon Homburg
Dear Jean, On my website https://kloskant.com <https://kloskant.com/> are still the edgings per week available with 5 Michailov patterns. Of course you can use one of them. Happy lacing Gon Homburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands > Op 19 feb. 2020, om 16:29 heeft J Reardon het

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