[lace] Tying or not tying
Hi all, I would never knot the thread onto a bobbin as I have occasionally had to undo a student's bobbin which had been tied. Those people who insist on tying, why not use a double half hitch or to give it its nautical name; a clove hitch? It will hold well and yet with a little wriggle will come loose and is then easily undone. We are fortunate in England as we can buy bobbins with a integral, carved hook instead of the normal head. They are excellent for holding metallic and/or springy threads. However, they are expensive as they are hand carved. So, for those of us who cannot afford them, we wind our bobbin and tie in the normal way with a half hitch and then pop a wide drinking straw (cut open on one side) over the thread to hold it in place. Happy lacemaking. Joepie in sunny East Sussex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Tying thread on bobbins
Hi all, A group could get together and share ??? Good lacemaking. Joepie, East Sussex, UK -- From: Margery Allcock margerybu...@o2.co.uk Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 8:52 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: RE: [lace] Tying thread on bobbins There's another type of tape which might be interesting - 3M Vetrap Bandage Tape made for horses' legs. It's not sticky, but clings to itself. Trouble is it comes in large rolls which might keep a lacemaker supplied for several lifetimes G. Margery. = margerybu...@o2.co.uk in North Hertfordshire, UK = - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Wire Lace
Hi all, What superb work! So much to be admired. Good lace making Joepie in East Sussex, UK -- From: Adele Shaak ash...@shaw.ca It is a while since I have done any wire lace but I was lucky enough to have a class with Lenka Suchenak. By the way, Lenka's URL is http://www.lenkas.com (click on the image to go into the site) She has some great photos on her website, and on some of the very close-up ones you can clearly see the work. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Lace Guild magazine
Hi, No, I have not received my copy yet. Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: Angela Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 3:01 PM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Lace Guild magazine Hi All For those of you living in the UK, have you all received your copy of Lace this quarter? I have just had a phone call from a friend saying that she and several others are still waiting for their copy, which reminded me that I hadn't received mine either. The Lace Guild say that they should all have arrived by now so will be interested to know if you've received yours or not. Thanks Angela Sussex - - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Lace guild magazine
Hi, My 'Lace' was on the mat waiting for me when I got home today. It will have to wait until I have finished my class tonight. Looking forward to curling up with it and a cup of hot cocoa when I get home! Joepie, East Sussex. -Original Message- From: Angela Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 7:35 PM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Lace guild magazine Hi Thanks for all the replies, it would seem that a large number of people do not have their magazine yet, particularly in the South of the country. The Lace Guild say they are not aware of this so Pat will let them know tomorrow. Let hope however that they all come first post and we won't have to ring them. Looking forward to the bumper edition and Jill you said page 40 was good. Regards Angela - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] lace collection
Hi, Lucky you! That sounds like a real treasure trove. The black, rather stiff silk could be grenadine silk which was tightly spun and much stiffer than other silk yarns. Good lace making, Joepie, East Sussex where it is very windy and wet. From: Rick and Sharon Whiteley Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 7:19 PM To: l...@lists.panix.com Subject: [lace] lace collection Hi there ..I'm back after a couple of years off list..family issues. Anyway, yesterday a fellow brought me a very interesting trunk full of lace. he would like me to go through it and sort it out. The trunk was found in the attic of an old Aunt who just passed away. Nobody knew she collected lace and it was quite a surprise. I just about choked when I saw the contents. I would say the lace is all from the periods between 1880 and 1920. Actually, the 1920's stuff is a couple of lace dresses and a remarkable scarf (all sequin embroidery on net). The Auntie had quite a passion for Chantilly lace. You know in our lace history books that all of them seem to have a picture of a Chantilly lace shawl (machine made) from the 1880's? Well, there are 5 of those. Thing is, in the Santana Levy book she says that that one is silk. Well, these mantilla's seem pretty stiff to me, not soft like I would expect of silk. Any comments about that? There is another black one that was the same except someone had cut it up ..the pieces are there. There are umpteen collars, some hand made, some machine. A point ground fan leaf that had never been mounted. Oodles of large scraps of machine Chantilly. An unbelievable hand made Honiton handkerchief which had a small price tag of $300 attached, a huge Honiton Bertha collar, several Bruges collars Well, you get the idea. About 8-10 pieces are definitely worth of a museum. I get to keep a piece. What I've chosen is a huge piece of Chantilly. The reason I'm keeping that bit is because half of it has lost it's gimps and it really shows you how the machine lace was finished. Also in the trunk were tons of yardage, some still on their original cards. about a dozen silk Maltese doilies, a beautiful black lace skirt (cut away from the bodice) with a train, the design is breath taking. Would anyone be able to tell me more about mantilla's and what the thread could be that these ones are made of? Like I said, they are a bit stiffish. Comments would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks. Sharon on beautiful Vancouver Island - - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Advent calendar
Dear Brenda, Lovely advent calendar! Where did you find the time to create it? Thank you very much. Good lacemaking, Joepie, East Sussex -Original Message- From: Brenda Paternoster Christmas is fast approaching and time for my Advent Calendar again. When December arrives in your part of the world you will be able to start opening the pages. Please have a look at http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/adventcalendar/adventcalendar.htm As before there will be a couple of small prizes offered on 24th. Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.me.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Beginning Threads
Hi, Thank you for your e-mail and information. However, nowhere in my e-mail have I suggested that Finca 30 was the equivalent of Cordonnet 30. Only what I tend to use with my students. There is little difference between the DMC fil dentelle and the Venus even though one is 80 and one 70. Good lacemaking, Joepie It depends on the scale of the pricking you use - Presencia Finca 30 is a lot finer than DMC Cordonnet 30. Finca 20 would be a nearer alternative to Cordonnet 30 Handy Hands Lizbeth 20 or Anchor Artiste 20 are both very similar to Cordonnet 30. If a softer thread is acceptable then go for a Perle 8 although that won't take the punishment of constant reverse lacing that some beginners need to do. Equivalents to the finer Finca 30 are Venus 70 (not 80) or marginally finer is DMC Special Dentelles 80. Brenda I start students with #8 perlé and then go to Finca 30 (Spanish thread) which now comes in several colours or if they are a quick study and I want to use colour DMC fil Dentelle 80 or Venus 80. The last two come in many vibrant colours and small balls of 5 grams which don't break the bank if you want to use several colours in a piece. However, I don't know if these threads would be available to you. Suggest pestering your suppliers to stock them. Good luck! (snip) Lacemakers in my area used to start beginners with DMC Cordonet 30 thread, which used to come in many colors. Now it's available only in white and ecru, at least in the USA. I still have some spools of colored thread left, but it won't last forever. Besides, the beginners will want to get a supply of their own. What thread do you use with beginners? Has anyone found an alternate thread to DMC Cord.30? I have a few spools of Lizbeth thread, with varigated colors. This works for some patterns but not all. Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.me.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Encaje in Vologda
Hi Mark, Thank you very much. Wonderful lace, even if I understood only a bit of the Spanish commentary Just a warning, this one could be addictive for lace makers who take a look down the side at all the other offerings. You see many more on world-wide lace! If -like me- you are interested in many different types of lace your 25 minutes watching this film could turn into hours watching all the others as well. I restricted my self to 2 others (about 4.5 and 2.5 minutes) and will go back there another time :) Thanks again. Joepie, in dreary, wet East Sussex. Dear lacers, I have searched lots of videos on Encaje(Spanish bobbin lace) and just happened on this very extensive video about the culture of Vologda and its lace and the processes. It is one I haven¹t seen before. Maybe you have or should revisit. It is 25+ minutes long and the pieces are stunning. So if you want to sit back with a cup of tea and enjoy . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPRFoer6GO4 Had to take a break half way through watching it to let you know about the video ;) -- Mark, aka Tatman website: http://www.tat-man.net blog: http://tat-man.net/blog Magic Thread Shop: http://www.tat-man.net/tatterville/tatshop/tatshop.html email: tat...@tat-man.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tatmantats - - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] bobbin lace in print in English
Hi, I have always thought as bobbin lace being pillow lace (can also called bone lace). Needle lace, although it is mainly done on a pillow can also be done in the hand which makes it so handy to take when you are travelling. However, I am happy to keep an open mind as to what others have to say. Happy Christmas and Good Lace Making, Joepie in cold, dark and snowy East Sussex. -Original Message- From: Ilske Thomsen Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 4:52 PM To: Arachne Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] bobbin lace in print in English In those diagrams is machine-, needle-. bobbin- and pillow-lace mentioned. Could somebody tell me the difference between bobbin- and pillow-lace. Do they mean Teneriffe-lace? Or is pillow-lace the sum of needle- and bobbin-lace? Both are made on a pillow, needle lace in another sort of pillow ok. Only machine-lace isn't done on a pillow. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] A suggestion for your threads.
Hi, Yes, someone after my own heart! I usually try to instil in my students that as well as writing on the inside (or outside edge if there is enough space and being VERY careful not to touch the thread) of the card or plastic insert it is quite a good idea to put left over rolls or balls of thread in small, individual plastic bags. This is especially true for balls of thread where the insert is only a little disc of paper. For Fil a dentelle and other small balls like that I use money bags. You can also put a note in with it about the thread. Hopefully the thread does not stay in the bags long enough for the plastic to affect it. Happy Christmas and Prosperous New Year to all. Joepie, East Sussex, UK From: kar...@cox.net Did you ever go into your stash of threads and find just the right one and start on a project, only to run out and find that the label was gone and you didn't know the manufacturer, size, color code or dye lot? To be safe, when you get any new threads do the following: On balls of thread with a cardboard or plastic roll inside the thread, take a permanent marking pen and carefully write the information on the inside of the roll, BEING CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH THE THREAD. As for the spools of thread used in lacemaking - - these are very small rolls, but there is usually a small amount of the roll sticking out from the bottom of the thread. and if you are very careful you can at least write the size of the thread and weather it is cotton or linen. Some people think that just stuffing the label or packaging inside the roll will be good enough. But you would be surprised how easy those also get lost. The rolls usually stay with the thread until the end. Happy Holidays -- Patsy A. Goodman AKA Queen Tat Pat Red Hat Lacers Pres. Chula Bobbin Lacers Chula Vista, CA, USA - - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Open for viewing
Faye Owen and Jenny Brandis, Adding my admiration and thanks to that of Janice's to both of you for your hard work and dedication in organizing the exchange and display of the cards respectively. Have a very Happy Christmas and Prosperous New Year -with lots of time for lacemaking. ;-))) Joepie, East Sussex, UK -- From: Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 1:06 AM Jenny, Thank you for the use of your website again. I especially like your lace title to the pages on the Arachne exchange. What a nice selection of cards and ornaments. Some really nice designs this year in a variety of laces. Without further fan fare presenting the Arachne 2010 Card http://www.brandis.com.au/arachne/2010/index.html Exchange website at www.brandis.com.au/arachne/2010/index.html Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - 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] Christmas cards
Hi, I have just received a lovely card, with a gorgeous piece of deep red lace and a calendar which is just the right size for my desk. Thank you so much Laura. I hope you received my card. It was sent with time to spare (I thought). The card I sent to friends of mine in Alaska ânot lace makers- got theirs before Christmas, but theirs has still to arrive. Best wishes from Joepie, in misty East Sussex where the temperature has risen to bearable level. [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/png which had a name of wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile[1].png] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/png which had a name of wlEmoticon-smile[1].png] - 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] Lace fans
Hi, Now and again there are good antique lace fans on eBay. Have the occasional look. A while ago I was fortunate enough to bid for and win a lovely Duchesse lace fan on mother-of-pearl sticks, but some go for silly prices. Some traders frequently have fans including lace ones. Prosperous New Year to all Joepie, East Sussex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Fans
Stuart Johnson's email is stuart.john...@homecall.co.ukHe has no we-site at present but he is always very helpful. I am sure he'd email or send a catalogue. Joepie -Original Message- From: Jean Nathan Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 10:06 AM To: Lace Subject: [lace] Fans Alex wrote: If you are thinking of making a fan check that you have fan sticks of a suitable size first. It is easy to adjust the size of the pattern, but it is not easy to find sticks to fit a fan leaf. Having made a few fans, I totally disagree with that. You need the pattern first and then find sticks to fit. If a leaf is too small around the outer edge and you enlarge it so that the outer curve fits, the inner one won't, and vice versa. The same happens in reverse if you try to make the leaf smaller. It's not the same as enlarging or reducing, for example, an edging or a mat. I'm sure someone cleverer than me can show the maths involved. Unless you're confident of redrawing the pricking to fit, I'd leave it alone. Fan sticks aren't difficult to get nowadays - suppliers seem to have realised that most lacemakers want to make at least one fan. The obvious source is the faux tortoiseshell or cream coloured Spanish souvenir fans, but there are VERY few patterns to fit these. Stripping an old wrecked fan is another possibility, but you'd probably have difficulty finding a leaf to fit. SMP sell some complete kits and some sticks alone: http://www.smplace.co.uk/sfr_cat.htm Kleinhout sells sticks that will fit any size of fan, unless you're really ambitious and you want to make a giant one. They are 60 cm long and either you or they cut them to the length required. You can choose the number of stick you want in your skeleton from 8 to 20, and whether you want straight or wavy sticks. You can paint them. http://www.kleinhout.com/GB/fans/ Stuart Johnson makes three sizes of fan sticks and sells the patterns to go with them - can't find his details. I've got one set with spider and sparkles made by Matthew Hester. I'm sure there are others that I've forgotten that others will remember. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Terms
Within my collection of crochet hooks I have old English hooks with a number system similar to the American ones. However, I have also even older ones in bone, wood and steel, which have no indication at all as to there size. So one had to just match hook to thread as best one could according to test result, tension and taste. Good lace making! Joepie, East Sussex where it is raining hard. -Original Message- From: Jean Nathan Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 8:20 AM To: Lace Subject: [lace] Terms Alex wrote: Don't get too confused. I don't. I either stick to the terms I know, like whole stitch and whole stitch and twist, and ignore any others, or I translate American into English without much trouble. In the UK we all know that if a man took his pants off, he'd be in court for indecent exposure! Strange really we you think that we have to translate English into English. Alice emailed me privately: They are .4mm or .6mm, just like you have. Our suppliers get them from the same source as yours, so they are marked YOUR way. G If they had to be labeled USA way, they would be 14, 15, or 16. That must be very confusing for you. We're used to parallel units such buying a pint of beer, but a litre of petrol (gas) and using Fahrenheit for temperature when it's hot and Centigrade when it's cold. Would probably been better if we'd gone totally metric in one go, but we all understand whether metric or imperial is used for each thing, so it doesn't matter. Still, I suppose it's unlikely that anyone other than a lacemaker would buy a crochet hook from a lace supplier, and assume that general supplier of crochet hooks do supply sizes 14, 15 and 16. Now someone will tell me I'm wrong. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] crochet hooks
Hi Agnes, Thank you. That is a great help to me! Joepie, East Sussex. -Original Message- From: Agnes Boddington Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:23 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] crochet hooks There are plenty of conversion charts on the internet to find the equivalent sizes for US/UK crochet hooks and knitting needles. e.g. www.thread-bear.co.uk/images/threadbear/Converion hooks and needles.pdf Btw the spelling in conversion is wrong, but as per the web address Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Terms
Hi all, Talking about lace terms, some years ago, in one of my classes a student had great difficulty remembering the whole stitch and twist at the corners of roseground until one of the other ladies said; 'Look, love, it is an unpinned stitch, you're flying in the air'. Since then the corners of roseground have been called the 'fly in the air' in that class and the lady with the problem is now ptoficient with her rosegrounds with each corner sporting the appropriate 'fly in the air' . :-D Joepie, East Sussex -Original Message- From: Tregellas Family Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 6:43 AM To: Carol Cc: Lace Subject: Re: [lace] Terms I had to grin too when another student was trying to help me in my early lace lessons while the tutor was busy. This is the way you do 'butterscotch stitch'. She had me scratching my head thinking I was a bit dumb until one of the other students whispered 'she means honeycomb stitch'. - Original Message - From: Jean Nathan j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk To: Lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:36 AM Subject: [lace] Terms . So it doesn't matter what I call anything, or what anyone else calls it, so long as we get the results we want. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Bobbins
Hi, Pharaoh could also be a card game which could be played with quite high stakes. Joepie, Battle, East Sussex -Original Message- From: David C COLLYER Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 12:06 PM To: Elizabeth Ligeti ; lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbins Liz, Brian, - I have an old bone bobbin with Pharaoh engraved on it. I have always wondered the what, why, who's about it!! It was one from my family, - so Grandma's bobbin, or Great Grandmas, or..?? Surely it must be the name of a pet - cat or dog Or perhaps an ancient forebear - LOL David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com - 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] Sally Reason
Very sad news that Sally Reason has passed away on Tuesday 25th January at 22.00 hrs after a long illness. We will all miss her Joepie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] What???????? on ebay
If it is a truncheon or police baton it does not have a decent handgrip and may well slip out of the hand if used to hit, prod or restrain. Good lace making, Joepie, -Original Message- From: David C COLLYER Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 1:09 PM To: Maureen Bromley ; Jean Nathan ; Lace Subject: Re: [lace] What on ebay At 07:39 PM 14/02/2011, Maureen Bromley wrote: So what is it? They got the wrong word - obviously meant to write baton David in Ballarat - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Instructions
Hi spiders, Just to let you know that when I spoke to Christine Springett not so long ago she said that they were not producing any more videos/DVDs. She said that as any production run is limited because the market is limited for specialist lace videos/DVDs this makes the costs prohibitive. A great pity as they are so useful. So if you are after one of them be quick, Usual disclaimers; I have no shares nor interests in the Springetts' business, etc. Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: jeria...@aol.com Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 3:02 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Bobbin Lace Instructions - Written Out for the Teacherless Then... drum roll... I discovered lace! And so for years, my knitting (or what was left of it) sat idle in an out-of-the way place. When I re-discovered it a few years ago, the earth had rotated many degrees, and charts had come into play!!! I took to them like a duck to water!!! Which is why now... I have a hard time plodding through the written out instructions of old lacemaker's patterns like these. Thank goodness for diagrams and charts!!! I guess this just proves that I'm a newbie after all! Clay --- - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] lace days
Hi Jenny, Try;- The Lace Guild website; www.laceguild.demon.co.uk The Lace Society website; www.thelacesociety.org.uk The Lacemakers' Circle website;www.lacemakers-circle.org.uk Hope that is of assistance to you. Good lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: Jenny Brandis Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 8:30 AM To: 'arachne lacing' Subject: [lace] lace days Where can I find a list of planned lace days for September 2011 in England/western Europe. Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] what is it?
Hi, I think it may be part of the winding mechanism for industrial weaving bobbins. As Avital states, there is a clear picture on www.fletcherindustries.com but not much further info given. Joepie, in cold, windy East Sussex From: Avital Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:36 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] what is it? It's a shuttle for an industrial loom. Fletcher Industries still exists and there's a photo of this type of shuttle on their home page. I sometimes wonder whether it ever occurs to these sellers to try Google! http://www.fletcherindustries.com/ Avital On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 11:51 PM, lswaters...@comcast.net wrote: Anyone have a clue what this ebay item is 160554853139 ? Laurie http://lacenews.net - -- - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Lace@Arachne's Birthday
Hi all, As a relative newby to Arachne I would like to add my thanks and my admiration to Avital as well as everyone else involved. After more years than I care to remember of lace making and teaching I am still learning an enormous amount from all that take part. Questions I had not even thought to ask as well as answers. Joepie in East Sussex. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] First Lace Pillow
Hi Sue et all, Yes, I have a rectangular pillow, which was my first. I made it myself by using a piece of plywood with the corners rounded and a blue 'duck' (sail making canvas)bag fitted over it. It took me a whole weekend to chop straw and remove the nodes from it. Then stuff the canvas bag on one side of the board very tightly with the aid of a short broomstick and a mallet. My arms were extremely sore with all that effort. The pillow holds the pins beautifully but is VERY heavy. It is about 23 by 15 inches and goes from about 2/3 '' on the edge to about 3.5'' in the middle Also, at one time I left a piece of laceon it for too long and the brass pins I'd used had were oxidised and at one with the straw (I found out later that straw is quite acidic). That time I had to take my pins out with a pair of pliers leaving little green dots of 'verdigris' on my lace. It was an expensive lesson as I was unable to remove the spots from my lace and in the end discarded it. Now I use high density ethafoam pillows. I refuse to count my pillows or bobbins for inventory. That is too much lace-time wasted. Joepie, East Sussex From Sue Babbs Mine was a strange, straw-filled, rectangular pillow about 12 inches x 8 inches x 3 inches, which I was given by a friend before I even knew about bobbin-lace. She came from Bedfordshire and told me this was what the pillow was used for. It is nicely covered in blue cotton, and would be a lot more useful if it had a circular cross-section, and could then be used as a bolster. Has anyone else met up with a lace pillow like this one? I used it for the first piece of lace I made from the Readers' Digest handbook, but then gave up trying lacemaking as the thread used was so thick and the design so odd that I couldn't believe it was lace!! Later another fired talked me into going to evening classes with her - and that turned out to be to make lace. Sue - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] First Lace Pillow
Could it be that the lace teacher had to pay postage on the goods and passed that on? Joepie -Original Message- From: The Lace Bee Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:14 PM To: Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] First Lace Pillow I still have my first lace pillow from back in 1990. It is an 18 SMP polystrene which my lace teacher sold to me for £8 together with a cover and a cover cloth. It was only when I went to my first Springett's fair that september did I realise that I could have bought direct from them and got it cheaper. I was a little annoyed because the money to buy the equipment had not come from the teacher - it infact came from our employer who gave us £500 for supplies and books. We were supposed to borrow from the equipment library then if we wanted the equipment we bought it and the money was used to replace it with new stuff. Because our teacher didn't work for the company but her husband did I think a couple of the people invovled saw a chance to make a little money. Anyway back to my pillow. It was a lovely shape to start learning on because the dome was really high. This meant that the bobbins hung well on the pillow and being high they didn't need to have short threads to prevent them hitting the table. I loved that pillow. I used it every day for a year. Unfortunately the centre is virtually distroyed. One of my most prized pillows is by Rosemary Robinson (it's her large fan pillow where the centre is circular and moves within the main pillow) not just because of the design but because she always layers felt onto her polystrene so if it does start to break up it will be kept in place. Kind Regards Liz Baker thelace...@btinternet.com My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://thelacebee.weebly.com/ - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] The Dress
www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1381941 If you go to the article above and use âtoolsâ to enlarge the first photograph to 400% it seems as if the tulle is in actual fact a knitted fabric. It is still not clear enough to assess the actual lace flowers. Joepie in sunny Sussex . - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] The Dress
I have just seen my posting. The quotation marks have been mutilated. It should read; tools Joepie [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/png which had a name of wlEmoticon-smile[1].png] - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] handmade
Hi all, According to the definitions given so far a string vest or a sock with a hole in it could be lace. I feel the phrase 'and should be aesthetically pleasing' should be added;-)) Joepie -Original Message- From: Patty Dowden Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 9:28 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: RE: [lace] handmade Nancy and all These definitions are always a problem.. Lorelei === My personal definition of lace is string and a hole! No hole, no lace. No string, no lace. Patty - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] new member with a question
Hi all, To answer Lorelei's concerns re- large lace table cloth draped over the table;- I always roll the loose lace carefully and cover with a clean cloth (cover-cloth or even teacloth) or non-acidic plastic. Happy lace making. Joepie. Vila You can make the first strip, then as you make the 2nd make sewings onto the first one using a crochet hook or similar tool. This is elegant, but you are going to have those long strips draped over your work table and pillow the whole time you are working. And as the tablecloth widens, there will be more and more completed lace draped over the table. If you have animals in your home, this could be courting disaster. The longer a large lace tablecloth is draped over a pillow and work table, the more opportunities for inquisitive critters to jump into the middle of things. cleaner and you risk less damage as the lace is being made. Or you can do what the previous respondent said and sew the strips together with a crochet hook after they are all made. Any of these solutions will work. I don't really think one is more correct than another. They all have pros and cons. Think it through and select a solution that you think will work best for you. Lorelei Halley - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Floral Bucks book
I agree with you. The patterns are lovely and thanks go to Jean for her hard work in producing the book. I am recommending it to several of my more advanced students who are working on Bucks point lace. Happy lace making, Joepie in East Sussex where the weather is chilly and miserable today. -Original Message- From: Nancy Neff Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 6:18 PM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Floral Bucks book I've lost the original email in which Jean Leader talked about the Floral Bucks book she put together of patterns by Joyce Symes, but I wanted to report that the patterns are GORGEOUS! Most look difficult, but all look worth the effort. Thank you Jean for putting this together. What a lovely contribution. Nancy Connecticut, USA - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Poole lace day
Hi Sue, To answer your colour question;- I do not like working in black, but when I do I use soft light green card. If I need to put film over it I use clear matt film (from any good stationers). Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex where it is raining (badly needed for the gardens;- less time watering plants=more time for lace) What colour card or paper pricking do various people, including David, use when working with black thread? I want to try my hand at a small piece of bucks style lace in black rather than my usual white or ecru. Obviously choosing the right colour first might mean the difference between success and failure. I do use a good lamp when I work, but I guess black lines on white paper might not be the best choice! Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.co.uk - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Poole lace day
PS, Soft, light green, not soft card. :-))) Joepie What colour card or paper pricking do various people, including David, use when working with black thread? I want to try my hand at a small piece of bucks style lace in black rather than my usual white or ecru. Obviously choosing the right colour first might mean the difference between success and failure. I do use a good lamp when I work, but I guess black lines on white paper might not be the best choice! Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.co.uk - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Hanging Bobbin
Hi all, On the UK eBay site the number is 350467731577 for this hanging bobbin. :-) Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: Malvary Cole Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 5:18 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Hanging Bobbin Did anyone notice that there is a hanging bobbin for sale on e-bay. Reference No. 5199813079 It is currently at £112.00 Malvary in Ottawa where it is a hot day with the threat of thunderstorms later. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Antique Bedfordshire tea cloth set ebay
Too right, looks more like Russian -tape lace with (very nice) fillings-. Joepie, East Sussex -Original Message- From: Claire Allen Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 8:54 AM To: arachne lacing Subject: [lace] Antique Bedfordshire tea cloth set ebay Pretty. But not what it says it is. http://goo.gl/73Meg Claire Kent,UK Claire Allen www.bonitocrafts.co.uk Crafty stuff I want to show off. - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Exciting News
Hi David, What a wonderful achievement. Well done! Is there a possibility of some photographs of the scarf / exhibition, please? Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK. -Original Message- From: David C COLLYER Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 4:07 PM G'day Friends, My Toender Point Ground Lace scarf in Vietnamese silk won the Thematic Category (Rhythm of Life). It took about 4 months to make and was 2200 hours' work. It's up for sale at AUS $2000 - wonder if it will go? I didn't even know what the prize would be, but it turned out to be $100 cash plus a certificate which had been personalized on a CD label that was then stuck on to an old 45rpm EP record. Mine happened to be the David Bowie hit Amsterdam - appropriate some might say. I believe the exhibition runs till some time in August and would be well worth a visit if you can. Just thought you'd like to know David in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Exciting News
Hi Bev, Thank you for your quick response. The colours are a delight even though it is difficult to see any detail. It also shows the hard work that always takes place behind the scenes at these shindigs, people do not always appreciate that especially if they have never been involved with exhibitions/competitions. Hopefully more detailed photographs will be forthcoming now the exhibition has opened. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: bev walker Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 6:21 PM To: J-D Hammett Cc: Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] Exciting News Hello everyone Here is a taste - http://craft-victoria.blogspot.com/2011/05/behind-scenes-at-2011-scarf-festival.html On 6/24/11, J-D Hammett jdhamm...@msn.com wrote: photographs of the scarf / exhibition, please? -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Scarf Pictures online
Hi David, The scarf is absolutely gorgeous. What an achievement! Superb. Joepie in -today- sunny and warm East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: David C COLLYER Dear Friends, Clay has very kindly put pictures of my Toender scarf online. You can see them at:- http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 In the folder called David Collyer's Shawl Enjoy David in Ballarat, Australia - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
RE: [lace] (lace) Joyce's Poppies photo
Dear Catherine, Yes, I have had similar problems. They tend to occur when USA is waking up and getting 'on line' -not just the lacemakers- then everything on computer slows down while error messages/ over-use messages and not available at this moment abound. I usually just try later. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK From: catherinebar...@btinternet.com Dear Lacemakers I'm getting pretty frustrated reading about David's progress on the Poppies and how wonderful they are, because I've tried about 7/8 times to access the page and keep getting - 'We're Sorry. due to a high volume of page requests, this Webshots page is not available right now' ...etc. How come others have been able to view it and respond to David's email but I cannot! Maybe I'm just trying at the wrong time? Has anyone else had this problem? Many thanks in anticipation. Catherine Barley UK - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Lace display
Hi all, I so agree with Jean's sentiment. I too have not only a 'lace display bossom'. but also 'lacemakers bottom'. ;D) And as you can see more chins than can be found in a Chinese telephone directory. This was what I was intending to send earlier, but was dropped off my email by Hotmail. Joepie, East Sussex, UK Jean Nathan wrote I like to think that I would show lace off better than she does because, being much larger, there'd be more of it to see on me! - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
RE: [lace] lacemaker patterns wanted
Hi, Have you tried Kant met een knipoog (Lace with a Wink) by Frie Wuytack? She did a series of three books with some delightful modern patterns. You might be able to get it through the library. If you need the ISBN just let me know. Joepie, East Sussex, UK Alice in Oregon wrote;- I am looking for patterns of lacemakers making lace. I know there are several around. A simple line-drawing can also be turned into lace fairly easily. Some needlepoint patterns can be converted to bobbin lace. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Bobbins on eBay
Hi everyone, A little while ago someone on Arachne asked about Binche bobbins. In sorting through some of my -extensive- bobbin collection I came accross some packs of new Binche bobbins. They were bought a while ago for my own use but I use the slightly heavier Duchesse bobbins. I have posted them as well as a small pack of Beverse bobbins on eBay.www.ebay.co.uk/270783348603 is one lot but there are several. They are new and surplus to requirement. As I was unsure of posting this on Arachne I have asked permission from Avital to mention this. She kindly allowed this as they are a 'one off'. Furthermore, I would like to say how much I enjoy following the different threads discussed on Arachne. Only one problem; sometimes lace making time is taken up by this so less lace is being made. Also, I want to say a big THANK YOU to Noelene Lafferty for generously allowing me to use her lovely LACE orientated poems to raise some money for our local hospice. We have collected £60 so far (about $90) with more to come. Lastly a very big THANK YOU to the people who 'run' Arachne and put in a great deal of work to keep it going; without that it would go the way of a number of organisations at present and fold due to lack people at the helm. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Vintage - Old - Antique
Hi Spiders, I agree with Nath that antiques should be 100 year or more old. If it is less but not of the present era it should be vintage. Sometimes Antique and Vintage are misused by traders in the hope of making more money by stating something is antique when it is not. Buyer beware! There is far more vintage than antique lace. Also, be very careful as to descriptions. I have seen crochet described as bobbin lace and the finest Chantilly lace as machine lace (and visa versa) :-(. And these are just a few examples. Some traders genuinely don't know and will put corrections on their posting; others refuse, ignore or can be a little abusive. Happy lace making, Joepie from summery Sussex. -Original Message- From: Nathalie Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:21 AM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Vintage - Old - Antique I have noticed these labels being thrown about and was wondering what the differences are. I particularly noticed it on ebay. I always assumed antique is for anything at least 100 years old. Vintage would be for something less than 100 years old? Am I wrong? Greetings Nath - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Vintage - Old - Antique
Hi again Spiders, Just a case in point of mis-description Number 380358016719 on www.ebay.co.uk is a traditional Irish crochet lace described as bobbin lace. Joepie, in East Sussex. From: Nathalie Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:21 AM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Vintage - Old - Antique I have noticed these labels being thrown about and was wondering what the differences are. I particularly noticed it on ebay. I always assumed antique is for anything at least 100 years old. Vintage would be for something less than 100 years old? Am I wrong? Greetings Nath - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Powerhouse Love Lace winners announced
Hi Laurie, Some inspired and inspiring work: though I feel that the 'lace' tops might be extremely uncomfortable. I love the lace truck. Joepie, East Sussex -Original Message- From: Laurie Waters Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 2:23 PM To: lace@arachne.com Cc: Laurie S. Waters Subject: [lace] Powerhouse Love Lace winners announced I did a summary with pointers to the winners on LaceNews. The crocheted engine won! Laurie http://lacenews.net - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Pictures of Brugge uploaded to Webshots
Hi Clay and all Arachnids, What superb work!! I went to the website straight after I read the email and was totally 'blown away' by that piece. Well done Clay is way too tame for this. 'Follow that' is more like it. You are an inspiration to all lace makers. Happy Lace making, Joepie in extremely wet Sussex. (At least I don;t have to water the plants ;-) ) From: Clay Blackwell Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 2:35 PM To: ARACHNE Subject: [lace] Pictures of Brugge uploaded to Webshots Greetings, gentle Lacemakers! As some of you know, I have been working on a magnum opus since October of last year. I have been working a piece in Flanders, designed by Anne-Marie Verbeke-Billiet, and finished it last month. The piece was made with Egyptian Cotton 70/2. It required 350 bobbins with 25+/- additional bobbins for gimps. The gimp was reeled silk from Bart and Francis, worked in multiples which varied according to the perspective of object in the piece. The finished piece is 16 wide by 5 1/2 inches high. To see the pictures, shown in chronological order, go to http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/571334706pwYDpA?start=12 Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA, USA - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Arachne Lunch
Hi Devon and other Arachnids, Don't dye your hair; GROW OLD DISGRACEFULLY! Enjoy it! Have fun! Enjoy the fact that there -probably- is more time for lace making. Think about the time you are not spending sitting around with gloop in your hair :-D. Happy lace making, Joepie, unashamedly white haired in East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: dmt11h...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:00 AM To: ilske-peter-thom...@t-online.de ; lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Arachne Lunch The picture is at _http://community.webshots.com/album/85972876GuqKKW_ (http://community.webshots.com/album/85972876GuqKKW) I am at the back, second to the last, on the left in a green shirt. I don't think it is the lighting that is the problem. I think I am considerably grayer. Perhaps it is time to think about hair dye. Devon In a message dated 8/9/2011 1:35:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ilske-peter-thom...@t-online.de writes: Devon, that happened if the light is not so good or if on the camera isn't prepared for the light on the place the picture is taken. Question - where is the new picture? Ilske - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Cuba
Dear Arachnids, Does anyone know of lace venues/shops/groups/musea in Cuba, please? We hope to be visiting there shortly, but are unable to find any information on this subject. Also, if there are lace makers there are there any shortages of materials for lace making? Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] How do you sit?
Hi Ilse and Arachnids, Normally I sit on a straight chair (dining room or kitchen type) with a small support pillow in the small of my back. The flat pillow is on a stand at a comfortable height and pulled well into me so I don't have to lean forward too much. Try to work out which the most comfortable position is for you. The most important thing is; DO NOT SIT AT YOUR PILLOW FOR TOO LONG. Get up, move about, do a few gentle stretching exercises (roll your shoulders, pull them hard up towards your ears and drop them loose, gently bend your neck back and forth and then from side to side, [DON'T roll your neck], reach for the sky and then the floor etc.) before getting back to the pillow. I have a very bad back and that is what I try to do -though sometimes the lace gets away with me and I suffer for it-. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK From: Ilse Depaepe Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 9:52 AM Subject: [lace] How do you sit? Dear lacers, I need some advise on how to sit and where to make lace. I keep having problems with my back and/or neck. I first sat in my settee with pillows in my back. Now I'm on a chair. What is the best place to sit? Any feedback would be much appreciated. Happy lacemaking! Ilse D. - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Re: lace-digest V2010 #432
Hi Mary and other Arachnids, Has anybody else downloaded this program? I tried three times and had to un-install it three times as neither Adobe 10, Windows office nor any other program on my computer could open the instructions. It would not work any way I tried it. It kept giving a message to say that the content was unreadable [sic]. Can anyone help because this would be an extremely useful program for converting lace-files as well as kindle-files if I can get it to work. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: Mary Robinson Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 2:43 PM On another note, all the publications are in .pdf format. If you have an ebook reader like Nook or Kindle or whatever, you can use free software called calibre to convert the .pdf files to be read on your ebook reader. Calibre can be found here. It's also a way to organize your ebooks: http://calibre-ebook.com/download Here's a quote about it's format conversion capabilities: Format Conversion Calibre supports the conversion of many input formats to many output formats. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Calibre e-book organizer
Hi Debora and arachnids. Thank you, that was a great help as it showed me that I should have transferred the manual from my computer to my Kindle first (Embarrassed smile). I can now play with the program to see what its useful points are for me. Happy lace making, From: Debora Lustgarten Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:03 PM Hello all, I use this program and I like it a lot. The user manual/help file can be found on-line here: http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/ You don't need to use other programs to open it or use it. Debora Lustgarten At 05:18 PM 18/08/2011, J D Hammett wrote: Hi Mary and other Arachnids, Has anybody else downloaded this program? I tried three times and had to un-install it three times as neither Adobe 10, Windows office nor any other program on my computer could open the instructions. It would not work any way I tried it. It kept giving a message to say that the content was unreadable [sic]. Can anyone help because this would be an extremely useful program for converting lace-files as well as kindle-files if I can get it to work. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: Mary Robinson Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 2:43 PM On another note, all the publications are in .pdf format. If you have an ebook reader like Nook or Kindle or whatever, you can use free software called calibre to convert the .pdf files to be read on your ebook reader. Calibre can be found here. It's also a way to organize your ebooks: http://calibre-ebook.com/download Here's a quote about it's format conversion capabilities: Format Conversion Calibre supports the conversion of many input formats to many output formats. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Latch hooks and 3rd hand for weavers knots.
Hi Arachnids, The tiny latch hooks are sometimes used to take sewings. Some people have problems using other methods such as a crochet hook, needle pin or lazy susie (bent needle in handle, eye out) , but I discourage my student from using the latch-hooks as they are clumsy and tend to enlarge the holes. Stocking repair hooks or knitting machine needles with the tabs removed are used. The 3rd hand , which is really a pair of mini hackle pliers as used by people who tie flies for fly-fishing. This is used to hold the, sometimes very, short end of a broken thread so that you can put a weavers knot on to this short end with the bobbin thread. This is extremely useful. I usually carry a few for my students, but you should be able to source them from any good fishing tackle shop. As you can see we are back from Cuba; glad to be home as this has not been not one of our better holidays. Not found any lace but an interesting sun-visor crocheted with ring-pulls (I will do a photograph when I have more time) and some nice pulled thread embroidery. No photos though as all our photographic equipment was stolen in Havana. Happy lace making, Joepie in East Sussex, UK From: Jenny De Angelis A true Tambour Hook doesn't have a latch such as a rug hook has. It has a barb like a fish hook and this is what makes it hard to get out of your hand if you are silly enough to get it caught under the skin, Jo Firth in the UK sells Tambour Hooks http://www.jofirthlacemaking.co.uk/viewProduct.php?id=692 Mainlylace in the Uk also sell Tambour hooks for Coggeshall lace http://mainlylace.co.uk/shop/accessories/shuttles-hooks/tambour-hooks.html The fine type of hook with a latch I have seen sold at lace days is the type that would have been used in times past for repairing runs in stocking, by picking up the Dropped Stitch and knitting it back up. Some lacemakers use these latch hooks but I don't really know what for, at least I have seen bobbin lacemakers buying these hooks at lace days, maybe they use them for sewings. These are a sprung tweezer type of thing that is very useful when making weavers knots in lace threads that have snapped on the pillow. You can hold the short loose end of thread with this 3rd. hand while you tighten the knot with your two hands. Marvellous!! (But of course you will get rid of the knotted thread as soon as possible and not work it into your lace). http://www.scharlaeken.be/en/default.dhtml Regards Jenny DeAngelis - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] New stamps from France
Hi arachnids, Have just ordered all four stamps directly from the French Postal site. The site is in French but can be translated after a fashion (enough to understand what is going on) by the Windows program. My French is minimal and I was able to cope with it this way. The Lace stamps look really interesting. Thank you Laurie for keeping us all up to date with Lace News. Joepie in overcast East Sussex from; Laurie Waters Subject: [lace] New stamps from France I just posted a piece on LaceNews about 4 new stamps just issued by France on mechanical lace. Actual pieces of lace are glued to the stamps. Laurie http://lacenews.net - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Vermeer
Hi Arachnids, A lace maker in Dutch is a âkantklosterâ (kant=lace; klos[je]=bobbin; kloster=[female] user of bobbins). Could the girl be peering at the work to see the pricking better if she is myopic? I am myopic and if I want to see really fine work my glasses come off and I get close to the work. I can then see the work better than any of my students who are not myopic. Joepie, East Sussex, UK - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Lace display question
hi Arachnids, Glass might be somewhat fragile and heavy to carry around with all the other bits needed for a demo. I prefer to use sheets polycarbonate which can be 'clipped' together with upvc 'U' profile all round and is light-weight, virtually unbreakable, can be re-used and cut to size/shape with a fine-toothed saw (rub the edges with fine sandpaper). Also, as one would not leave the lace in it afterwards off-gassing should not be a problem. Happy lacemaking, Joepie, East Sussex, UK From: Lyn Bailey Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:36 PM I was listening to some lace makers discussing the perils of showing pieces of lace. People can’t seem to keep their hands off. To say nothing of the light-fingered. One person suggested putting the lace piece between two pieces of glass. Seems like a winner to me. Perhaps even something that can come apart and be put together again with a different piece. Screws of a discreet nature? Does anyone have experience with such things, and where does one obtain such items? If I search online, what terms do I use in the Google box? Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US, where fall days don’t get better than this. - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] what are you doing...
Hi Arachnids, At present I am racking my brain to think of something to do for the Christmas exchange. I am also working -very slowly- on a dragon's face for my son. I have taken a drawing out of a design book of dragons (The Big Book of Dragons) and am working it directly onto the drawing as a free-lace with some Milanese techniques in coloured silk and glitter threads. It was to be for this Christmas, but I am sure it will have to be either for his birthday in March if I can get a wriggle on. Alternatively it will have to be next Christmas. Don't know yet as I am designing (and cutting out bits again if I don't like them) as I go. I have just finished a ammonite in Idrija lace in white with a nacre-like thread worked together. This was my demo piece as Idrija is worked with very few pairs (as few as 5 pairs) and I can let people have a go on my own pillow as well as the trial pillow. Many find it thrill to have a go on a real pillow with nice bobbins. Now I have to set up a new piece for the next demo as well. The other things I am working on is Kumihimo (teaching myself from Jacquie Carey's book) and the old Viking trollen wheel (which is like a simple form of Kumihimo). Then I am going to try some card weaving for our Medieval re-enactment. So much to learn and so little time! Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Re: What Arachne is
Hi Arachnids, I agree with Alice and am thankful to Liz for facilitating Arachne. And the mental exercise needed keeps the old brain-cells going. Use it or lose it, both the brain-cells and Arachne (perish the thought). Not everyone wants to specialise and be compartmentalised; Arachne has a wonderfully eclectic group of contributors who range over a very wide range of laces types and abilities as well as some really erudite people. And so far -except for two occasions in nearly 2 years- I have not seen any impatience or unkindness but lots of lace-help for those asking for it. Long may it continue! Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK - Original Message - I agree with Devon Lorelie on this. I realize Arachne is text only, but I don't see why we can't change that. ... I'm going to speak up again for the sake of new people to this list who may not understand what Arachne is. Arachne is a GIFT to the lacemakers of the world by Liz. The base service, Majordomo, can only do certain things, but has been doing them very well for however many (17? 18?) years. It is an email forum that allows us to communicate and learn from each other. It is text only. Liz has maintained and paid for this service all this time without asking the members for anything. We don't own Arachne. We just get the privilege of using it for free. Computers and electronics have expanded over the years. As mentioned by several people, there are other forums available these days that have other capabilities. If they suit your need, use them. Accept Arachne as it is, enjoy it, participate or lurk, but don't expect it to miraculously change. A side thought the world is going so picture crazy these days that it may be very good mental exercise to use only written communication sometimes. Alice in Oregon ... - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Lace projects for children
Hi Lyn and fellow Arachnids, There are some children's booklets about. The Lace Guild (England) has a couple including a Christmas set of relatively easy patterns. Then there is Gillian Dye's 'An A B C of Lace Patterns (Elvington Press, IBSN 0 9522709 1 9) as well as Christine Springett's books which have some fun patterns in (hairband, small gathered flowers etc. and another with Christmas bits). Also, I have found that children's colouring books have fairly simple drawings which can be easily translated into tape lace. Hope that helps. We want to encourage the youngsters. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK In a message dated 11/9/2011 2:38:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, lynrbai...@desupernet.net writes: So, I demonstrated at a local crafts bazaar, and it was highly successful, in.. the niece of a friend came by, and wanted to do it, so I put up 2 spare pairs of bobbins, and she merrily went along crossing and twisting. I can see this getting a bit more involved. I can teach the beginning stuff, and I have a fish keychain fob that I saw being made at Kantcentrum by the kids class there, AND I have pictures from Brioude, France, showing the children’s efforts, making a village out of tape lace houses with some simple fillings. Has anyone else had a similar problem, and if so, how did you solve it. After the bandage, what do you do? I have Christine Springett’s book on snakes on my shopping list, And I have the 2 German books on Easter eggs. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Fw: Begin and End
Hi Sue and Arachnids, Beginnings and endings in lace are always a problem as we only do one of each on a piece of continuous lace. In the case of a garter I would hide the start/finish with a ribbon/bow and maybe something that is special to the bride, i.e. a couple of small light-weight bells for a bell-ringer or couple of doll's size lace bobbins for a lace-maker etc. I like the idea of a double garter, but be careful that it is not too thick and shows through the dress, especially with some brides' penchant for ultra slim dresses. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex. UK From: Sue 2 years ago I worked a lace garter using my own design, . ..I began the strip on a straight line across rather than the offset way with fans, diamonds and other pattern shapes, as there was no obvious places to disguise the threads at the end, thinking that at least I would hide that point by attaching ribbon and flower decoration. Can I ask what other arachnians would have done please? Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.co.uk - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] lucky charms
Hi, A silver button is one of the charms stirred into a Christmas pudding so it may well be and it could certainly go on a garter. A silver thimble and a small silver coin are some of the others, however, I can't remember the other 3, someone else might know. Neither am I quite sure of the meanings. It would certainly be nice for a Christmas bride's garter. Happy lacemaking, Joepie, East Sussex, UK. -Original Message- From: C Johnson Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 4:36 PM To: Arachne List Subject: [lace] lucky charms Good morning Lacemakers, Seems to me that I heard somewhere or read somewhere that a button on your pillow is good luck. Has anyone else heard that? Susie Susie Johnson Morris, IL cjohnson0...@comcast.net - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Picots - so hard to change
Hi David Arachnids, Thank you David for sharing this! Hopefully this will stop my picots leaning back. Happy lace making, Joepie in a miserably rainy East Sussex, UK ( Good lace weather, though!;-) From: David C COLLYER However, some months ago I bought and read Ulrike VOELKER's book called The Grammar of Point Ground. Whilst Ulrike said the number of twists before the pin can vary a lot according to the thread you are using, she stressed that the total should always be an odd number, but that there should NEVER be any twists AFTER the pin. Give it a shot David in Ballarat, AUS - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] roller pillows
Hi Sue and Arachnids, Usually I use stitch holders -preferably the straight ones with a spring- through the spangles to keep my bobbins in groups and in order if I am using Midland type bobbins. I use crocheted lengths for continental bobbins. A row of chain followed by a row of doubles (trebles in the States) made fairly loosely so as to have some give. You can then pop the thicker tail-end through to hold them in place. Both ways the groups can then be pinned to the pillow. Joepie, East Sussex, UK where it is a brilliant day today sunny but cold; unbelievable after the horrid weather yesterday. From: Sue .. I am using the childrens (curly pipecleaner type things) to hold the bobbins in groups and out of the way. Sue T, thank you for all help. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] roller pillows
I don't like the wooden slats with an elastic band either. Have to try the pipe-cleaners. What do other people use to keep their bobbins in order? Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: Sue Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 4:11 PM To: bev walker Cc: Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] roller pillows I thought that when I saw another lady using them:-) I have bought quite a few of the stitch holders and also bought a couple of the wooden things with an elastic band to hook over each end and lay over the bobbins, but didn't like those. The chenille straws are so much prettier and cheaper than they were. Sue T Pipe cleaners! Sometimes called 'chenille straws.' What a good idea for limited space, Sue :) On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 4:28 AM, Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com wrote: I also have used the stitch holders, but have recently found these craft things (still cant remember what they are called:-) are kinder on my spangles and also I can take a pair from either end where the stitch holders had to be emptied from one direction only. Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] keeping the bobbins safe and in order.
Yes, that is another type of knitting stitch holder which can be used for holding bobbins. I prefer the straight Aero ones (like a short knitting needle with a small knob on each end joined by a long, supple spring). Several of my students use the stitch-holders you describe probably because they already had them for their knitting. Joepie, East Sussex. -Original Message- From: bertra...@gmail.com I have a strip of crochet my sister made me. The holes are big enough to get Continentals through. For the spangled bobbins, I use something that looks like a huge safety pin. I am told it is normally used for knitting, but works perfect for holding the spangled bobbins. Hope this helps . Sallie in Wyoming On Dec 9, 2011, at 10:27 AM, J D Hammett jdhamm...@msn.com wrote: I don't like the wooden slats with an elastic band either. Have to try the pipe-cleaners. What do other people use to keep their bobbins in order? Joepie, East Sussex, UK I thought that when I saw another lady using them:-) I have bought quite a few of the stitch holders and also bought a couple of the wooden things with an elastic band to hook over each end and lay over the bobbins, but didn't like those. The chenille straws are so much prettier and cheaper than they were. Sue T Pipe cleaners! Sometimes called 'chenille straws.' What a good idea for limited space, Sue :) On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 4:28 AM, Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com wrote: I also have used the stitch holders, but have recently found these craft things (still cant remember what they are called:-) are kinder on my spangles and also I can take a pair from either end where the stitch holders had to be emptied from one direction only. Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] keeping the bobbins safe and in order.
Hi Arachnids, Thank you very much for all your contributions to this thread. Just one more thing, I usually use cover-cloths or draughters to protect my bobbins after tying them with stitch holders and knicker elastic (cotton covered elastic). However, I know of 2 ladies who tie their bobbins with stitch-holders and then use the top of a clean pair of tights -the legs knotted at the top (near the panty) and the surplus cut off- to pull over the whole of their cookie pillow to keep their bobbins in place. Does not look pretty, but is effective. :-) So to sum up we can have; Straight stitch-holders Safety pin type stitch-holders Pipe cleaners Shoe laces Binder rings Wooden slats with elastic to hold bobbins Work-cloths to hold/move bobbins All can be used with either a. just long pins b. cotton covered elastic (or ribbon or tapes) held down with pins to hold the groups in place. And lastly pinning on a covering cloth (draughter) or pulling tight tops over before popping the pillow in the bag. I then put a 5 cm thick doughnut shaped foam pillow on the work side of my pillow (between bag and pillow) to further protect my bobbins as well as to sit on in those halls with hard plastic or wooden chairs ;-D Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK From: Lorri Ferguson A friend (Sharon H) thought of and and now we both use 'Notebook Rings from the office supply store/section.These are hinged rings that are 'meant' to be used with hole punched paper... They come in different sizes and the larger ones hold several pair of bobbins. Lorri F - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Shawl finished
Hi Arachnids, Sorry, I have been looking at this web-site several times yesterday and today, but I cannot find Agnes's shawl either. Joepie, East Sussex, UK From: bev walker Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 4:56 PM Hi Nita and everyone The link is at the bottom of every message you see from Arachne, click on it (you will see it below, reading community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003) and find Agnes's album down the page a bit :) - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Christmas card exchange
Dear Janet, Thank you very much for the very pretty lace in a ring. This is practical as as pretty it can be used for ever more as a Christmas tree decoration. I will treasure it. Happy Christmas, Joepie. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Shawl finished
Hi again, I FOUND IT Went back to the website and clicked on NEWEST FIRST. Up came Agnesâs name with a beautiful beds butterfly showing. Clicked on that and a set of photographs came up amongst them the lovely shawl. What a wonderful gift for your daughter. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] New lace magazines
Hello Arachnids, Yes, I have received my magazines as well and am delighted with them. Full of useful articles, patterns and chat; it also contains a series of lessons in Hinojosa (Witch stitch ) lace -one lesson in each magazine. I have also subscribed to the second year and am looking forward to the offerings to come. A wonderful achievement to produce such a nice magazine. Well done Antje! Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: Daphne Martin Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 10:30 PM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] New lace magazines Hello Everyone I`d just like to say about the new Lace magazines Vueltay Cruz Twist and Cross. I received my magazines today and I have to say I`m definately not disappointed. There are three lovely glossy magazines with patterns and instructions for beginners, plus lovely patterns for us more mature lacemakers as well. A big thankyou goes to Antje for telling us about and making the magazines available to us all. Has anyone else subscribed yet?? They are worth the money I promise you. Daphne - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Christmas exchange
Hi Janet, Thank you very much for the beautiful Christmas card with the counted pattern Christmas tree in roseground. It dropped on the mat just a few minutes ago just in time for Christmas. A much appreciated early present. HAPPY CHRISTMAS to everybody and a PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR with lots of time for lace making. Joepie, East Sussex, UK, where we are having a bright, sunny but chilly morning (a delight after the miserable cold rain yesterday) - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] meeting places
Hi Arachnids, One of my classes meets at a meeting room at the Local Council offices, another in a room above a coffee shop. The latter is their overflow room for when they are very busy in the summer holidays (we do not meet during the summer holidays. The council room is relatively reasonably priced for local clubs and organisations, while the coffee shop initially offered to let the room (again reasonably priced) when we had to move out of the previous premises very suddenly - that was 5 years ago. A couple of small groups -up to 8 people- meet in my front room. Two other lace groups -and one I used to frequent- meet in church meeting rooms which are more expensive; others I know meet in community centres, a sports centre, a school and a W.I. meeting room. Where rent has to be paid that comes out of the subscriptions. Scout/guide huts might be another possibility -could even win some young lace makers- :-). Working men's clubs, British legion rooms, and that kind of place might be able to help . Good luck in finding a place. Joepie, East Sussex, UK - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] LOKK free pattern
Hi Arachnids, If you look under the pattern there is a short description in Dutch. It reads;- DOWNLOAD THE PATTERN IN PDF FORMAT Materials;- 1 round shoe lace 45 to 65 cm long bead with large hole worker (or weaver) pair in DMC fil a Dentelle 80 of 6xthe length of the shoe lace 10 to 20 pairs of passives, depending on the thickness of the shoe lace. Half of these should be thick thread i.e. Madeira Glamour; Decor (dubbled up); or Gold Rush. The othe half in thin threads such as ;Venne Creafil; Madeira Metallic; DMC Fil a Dentelle 80; Supertwist METHOD; Hang the bobbins in pairs on 1 pin. Pin the shoe lace in place with a strong pin -leave this pin as long as possible-. Pins are placed on the left only, about 0.5 cm (just under quarter inch) apart. Use strips of squared paper (maths paper) for pricking. Work in whole stitch from left to right. Keep the shoe lace on top of the work. Lay the worker over the work to the left. Pin up between pair 1 (worker) and 2 on (the left) and whole stitch again from left to right. The pins are pushed down a.s.a.p. and the right hand pair is regularly pulled a little to the left. Repeat until the desired length is worked. The push the bead onto the cord. Fasten the ends together, if required with a fastener (literally a small lock). (you could also use a hook eye or a small button loop, but it does not say that). I hope that my little translation will help you. Happy lace making, Joepie in East Sussex, UK From: Whitham, Irene Steve I have done a computer translation and it's not clear how to make this. Is there anyone that has made this Halssieraad, that would be willing to explain how it's done? http://www.lokk.nl/ look under gratis patroon, it's a robe for a bead! Irene Whitham - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] single bobbin unwinding
Hi Nancy, Has your 'neurotic' bobbin got a head of a slightly different shape to the others? Or has it and very slippery varnish on the head/neck? Both of these could cause slipping as well. Regards, Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: Nancy Neff Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 7:32 PM To: bev walker Cc: Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] single bobbin unwinding Too much thread on the bobbin to rewind and keep my sanity--I think the double hitch is the solution, but I was rather interested in the cause of neurosis in a bobbin. :-) Nancy Connecticut, USA From: bev walker walker.b...@gmail.com To: Nancy Neff nnef...@yahoo.com Cc: Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2012 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [lace] single bobbin unwinding If it keeps getting longer, try putting an extra hitch around the neck? It could be due to some subtle 'un-turning' movement that is happening while you work with it. If it does seem more loosely wound on than the it should be, take the thread off and re-wind. On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Nancy Neff nnef...@yahoo.com wrote: bobbins. I wound all of them at the same time, same spool of thread, of course wound the same direction. What might I have done during winding to cause that one to misbehave? I can't see a consistent difference. Tightness? Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Some piccies for you to see about my lace etc
Hi Arachnids, Such lovely dolls' houses, I am quite envious. Promised myself a long time ago to create at least some rooms and have so far only produced 1 bedroom, but it has plenty of miniature lace bits in -bedcover, pillow, mats on the cupboard,lamp cover, crib, baby dress, nanny's apron etc. Not all worked by myself as I have friends who wanted to do some miniature lace but did not want dolls' houses or room settings. I am lucky in my friends. Thank you Liz, for sharing the pictures of your miniature things with us. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex. Guys, I've just been updating my log of my bobbins but more importantly I've uploaded some pictures of other things lace and craft related to the lacebee website below. Under My Lace Work / Minatures http://thelacebee.weebly.com/minitures.html I have uploaded some pictures of my mum's two dolls houses. I've realised that you can't see any of my lace apart from one shot (of a very small jug cover) but thought you may be interested in the general pictures of the dolls house and also there are some photos of my dad's other buildings and model painting because I CAN!!! Hope you enjoy them. L Kind Regards Liz Baker thelace...@btinternet.com My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://thelacebee.weebly.com/ - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] pillow question
Hi Arachnids, I belief that Church Meadow craft has taken over the pillow production from SMP a couple of years ago. Sheila and Russell (who own SMP) certainly referred me to them when I wanted some new blocks for a block pillow. The last people I have seen with the Hornsby type pillows are Mainly Lace -I don't know if they bought up the last of the Hornsby stock or the moulds to make the pillows-. You should only need to buy the poly part as the cover can be moved from one to the next. Lastly, horse-blankets can also be used for the 'in between' layer -twix poly and cotton cover-. Both Church Meadow Craft and Mainly Lace are in the UK and have websites www.churchmeadowcrafts.com www.mainlylace.co.uk. The latter certainly seems to sell domed but uncovered pillows Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] galoon
Hi Alex and Arachnids, We would call e strip of lace with both sides straight (footsides) an insertion. I have not heard any other term for that so far. If there is another term I 'd like to know as well. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK -- From Alex Stillwell I know the term galoon is used for a strip of lace with an undulating or Vandyked headside on both sides. Is the term also suitable when the both headsides are straight? Happy lacemaking Alex - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] New website! Oops - forgot to send address! www.sandiwoods.com
Hi Sandi, Wonderful website. Spend a while enjoying the lace pictures of your magical lace. However, I have not come across any mention of the delightful booklets of patterns/info you and your fellow culprits (Angela Brown, Jean Mary Eke and Joke Sinclair) produced. Are you going to include them? I am sure they would be welcomed by perusers of your website. Happy lace making, Joepie -Original Message- From: Sandi Woods At last! I have a website!!! A long time coming, I may be hearing...???... I am aware that there may be a few teething problems and an odd hiccup picked up by PC users, but if you could view this a 'work in progress' preview to the main event, grateful thanks would head your way. Please do contact me - your feedback will be appreciated. www.sandiwoods.com - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Honiton Motifs
Hi Ann and other Arachnids, I would sort the motifs into groups which are loosely related; i.e. Flowers/plants/insects or watery things like fish/reeds/water related mammals or birds and make it into larger collage(s). I would then put them in similar frames (or even identical ones and group them for most effect. Happy lace making, Joepie. Over the years I have made quite a lot of Honiton lace motifs. Some of them are in paperweights but there is a limit to how many of those I want to have to dust. A couple of very tiny ones I have placed inside lockets but most of them are put away in a drawer which seems a pity after all the work that has gone into them. Has anyone got any different ideas for displaying these small pieces? Ann Yorkshire UK -- - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] children's lace
Hi Lorelei, Thank you. A number of very useful ideas and possibilities here for anyone teaching young people. It is quite easy and useful to use their own drawings as well as keeping the youngsters (and also older beginner-students) fully engaged. Happy lace making, Joepie Recently someone was asking about patterns for children. I came across these today. They might give you ideas. https://plus.google.com/photos/114087290818766655562/albums/55495529506171349 93/5712366275317622130?banner=pwagpsrc=pwrd1#photos/114087290818766655562/al bums/5549552950617134993/5712366275317622130 Lorelei - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Lace trimmed shoes
Hi Arachnids, Nice to see lace on shoes. BUT; help! I want a parachute! Happy lace making. Joepie in East Sussex, UK, where we have a peasouper fog at present. -Original Message- From: Brenda Paternoster Subject: [lace] Lace trimmed shoes Have a look at this for a fashion statement. http://pinterest.com/pin/189151253069377511/ Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Silk threads
Hi Sue and fellow Arachnids, Having worked with Pipers silk I must say I love their threads. The colours are delightful, with a lovely sheen and the thread is of excellent quality. The owners, Sue Peck and her husband are always ready to help with advice on type of thread most appropriate for the task -spun, folded, twisted as well as thicknesses- and on colour. I have not had any 'bits' in the threads nor broken thread on the reels. Personally I have no interests in Pipers silks, but am just a very happy client. Happy lace making, Joepie in very windy East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: Sue Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 11:10 AM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Silk threads I am about to order some thread to make my scarf, having decided and changed my mind several times and ending up back at gutterman white silk as it will be possible to wear it with many colours rather than just a few. I have finished working my sample strip which is also helping me decide how much thread I must order to make sure I have enough. But then I was looking at Sandi's wonderful site and her use of Pipers silk and wondered what the difference is between the two threads. Gutterman I have used for several different projects, I love the colours, the feel and the way it works and have been happy with all the pieces I have working with it. I want a smooth soft thread, no bitty bits to add any texture at all in my torchon pattern, so any comments would be welcome. Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.co.uk - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] internet surprise
Hi Alice and Arachnids, Had not really thought about doing a jigsaw on the computer, thoroughly enjoyed doing your jigsaw; but... it stopped me doing my lace! It is also nice to see your photograph. By the way, there is a picture at the top right of the jigsaw when you click on the little square symbol there. The Seven Sisters Lace Society also has a 2nd hand sales table on their annual special Lace Day (Seaford, East Sussex, 13th May, 2012) as well as a lace competition -The Olympics this year, what else?-. The sales table carries lace surplus from any lace-maker, marked with the price that lace-maker wants for it. The society retains 25% of all items sold for club funds to keep the fees down so it benefits everyone to some extent. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK Tonight I was taking a break from other things and working some jigsaw puzzles on the computer. I was on the webpage of The Jigsaw Puzzles and clicked on the catagory of Homemade. A couple rows down the page was a picture called Bobbin lace. I couldn't resist, so chose it. The picture on the page was very tiny so hard to see details. As I worked it, I noticed the workcloth was familiar. Yes... It was ME! You can see me making lace at the state fair on http://thejigsawpuzzles.com/Handmade/Bobbin-Lace-jigsaw-puzzle? I have no idea who took the picture. Lots of people take pictures at state fair demos. It must have been last year since that's the only year I worked Bucks Point lace recently. On another subject, our regional lace group has started having a spring event call Spring Housecleaning Swap Day. We gather to make lace and trade or give away the excess lace supplies we no longer need. it's just a good excuse to spend the whole day having fun. And a good chance for beginners to pick up some thread, tools, or books.. and sometimes even a pillow. Alice in Oregon ... - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace] Re; Lace pillow stand
Hi Arachnids, The stand I use was made by Brian Goodwin. http://www.briangoodwin.co.uk/ He also makes other lace accessories as well as bits for dollsâ houses. It is completely height and angle adjustable and one can get different sizes tops to go on the same stand. The top comes off and flat packs while the legs unscrew to leave the central column as the largest item. I made a bag for it which is about 15 cms round with two pockets for bits. This can hang on a strap from the shoulder. My pillow bag and folding chair (canvas and aluminium) go in one hand my walking stick in the other. As I cannot carry much weight âbad back- everything has to be light weight. I also have a Spanish stand which is completely height adjustable and has a tilt-able and adjustable for pillow size top. This can be replaced by a top for a bolster type pillow which also flat-packs. I cannot remember the name of the firm I bought it from, but they were at the Christmas Lace Fair in Birmingham in either 2004 and/or 2005. A useful, sturdy pillow stand, but not as well finished as Brian Goodwinâs and really too heavy to cart around. No affiliation to either firm, just a happy customer. Happy lace making, Joepie. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace] Ilske's Bedfordshire lace.
Hi Ilske, Having just looked at your beautifully worked Bedfordshire motif on http://laceioli.ning.com/photo/bedfordshire-bobbin-lace-corner?context=latest I wondered what you are going to use this piece for? Happy lace making, Joepie. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace dress for Kate
Hi Arachnids, Here is the URL for the Amsterdam picture of the black lace dress copy. http://www.madametussauds.com/Amsterdam/OnzeBeelden/Royals/prinsesKate/Default.aspx The text gives a short description of how Kate and William met and their engagement and wedding etc. Also that she wore this dress to the premiere of the play War Horse and that it shows Kate from her best side. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: lacel...@frontier.com Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 3:46 PM To: lace_arachne.com Subject: [lace] lace dress for Kate When browsing the Yahoo news page, I found an article about new wax figures of Kate and William at Madame Tussauds in London, New York and Amsterdam. The London Kate had her blue engagement dress (copy), New York had a lavendar dance dress (copy), but the Amsterdam Kate had a black lace dress (copy) very lovely. When I tried to copy the URL for you, it wouldn't let me. And then when I went back to the Yahoo home page, the article had disappeared. I tried searching for more information, I found only London and New York stories. The Amsterdam Madame Tussauds dutch languange site has a picture of Kate in the dress but I couldn't read any details. Maybe some of you can find the story. It was nice to see at least one figure wearing lace. Alice in Oregon .. getting ready to go to Portland Lace Society meeting today. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace dress for Kate
PS. All quirks of grammar are straight translations from the Dutch, NOT my inventions. Joepie - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace dress for Kate
Hi Arachnids, Please find a full 'human' (well sort of ;-)) translation of the text that goes with Kate's lace dress at Madame Tussaud's Amsterdam. Enjoy. http://www.madametussauds.com/Amsterdam/OnzeBeelden/Royals/prinsesKate/Default.aspx Prince William and Kate Middleton met when they were studying History of Art at the University of St Andrew. As a spark alights between them they try with all their might to keep their young, blossoming relationship a secret, but the paparazzi lap up any detail they can get hold of. In 2006 their relationship flounders, but they miss each other and even decide to live together; most unusual for a prince. At their engagement in 2010 William gives Kate a very special present: the engagement ring of his dead mother, Lady Di. He says: “In this way she –Princess Diane- is also present”. On 29 April, 2011 the pair marries in Westminster Abbey in London. Kate wears a stylish, ivory coloured dress with lace, designed by Sarah Burton of the fashion house Alexander McQueen. Millions of people join in the wedding festivities either stuck to ‘the box’ or in reality London. William thanks the public by driving around in his blue sports car with his new bride at his side waving at the cheering crowds.. On the number plate it states ‘JUST WED’ Surprisingly William and Kate do not immediately leave for their honeymoon: only a week later do they leave for a private island in the Seychelles. For Kate, 2011 is also a glory year because she was chosen ‘Best dressed woman of the year’ by the magazine Harper’s Bazaar. The dress by Alice Temperley that is worn by the Kate look-alike dummy, was worn by Kate at the premiere of the play War Horse. Also with lace just like her wedding dress. It shows Kate from her best side ... With many thanks to you Jean for giving us the quick computer translation as I had no time to do this earlier. Happy lace making. Joepie, East Sussex, UK - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace dress for Kate
Hi all, Yes, kant can be translated as lace, but then it would have said ,,IN haar beste kant (in her best lace) and not ,,VAN haar beste kant (from her best side). Happy lace making, Joepie Hi all, Jopie wrote: PS. All quirks of grammar are straight translations from the Dutch, NOT my inventions. The translation is a pretty good one! But there is one important thing missing. Kant in Dutch means not only side, but also Lace. So the last sentence, in Dutch Het laat Kate van haar beste kant zien, can be translated as It shows Kate from her best side, but also as It shows Kate with her best Lace. That double meaning is shown in the dots after the sentence! Have a great Easter! Anneke Reijs. in Baexem, The Netherlands, where it is pretty cool after weeks of spring weather. ann...@reijs.nl www.reijs.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. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] The dress has finally been used!
Hi Carol, Dress and baby look beautiful and adorable. Thank you for posting the photographs and congratulations. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK. From: Carol Around a year ago I posted a picture of the baby christening dress I had made some years back, 1992 - 1997, designed by Veronica Sorensen and in her book Modern Lace Designs..Today, Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012, the dress was finally used as it was intended. My granddaughter Amelia Caroline was baptized and she wore the dress. What a lovely 13 day old baby girl she is... I've posted 2 pictures of her wearing the lace dress on webshots. Pictures 2 and 3. http://community.webshots.com/album/579942410PmmurI - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Next Step
Hi Arachnids, I so agree with Sue on both sentiment. Firstly, I loved your poem Noelene. Secondly, as another Gemini, I have been making lace for more years than I care to remember and have not yet stopped learning. Long live lace Happy lacemaking, Joepie, East Sussex, UK. From: Sue Love the poem Noelene, That's what I always say about lace making ... being a Gemini I easily get bored with crafts once I have mastered them but after 25 years I am still learning bobbin lace of one sort or another, hence not had time to get bored yet. Maybe in another 25 years ??? Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Question about appearance of messages on Arachne?? (was:Re: [lace] To Lynn...)
Hi Arachnids, Yes, I do get 'funny' marks in some emails as well (my ISP is BT) and I am not sure why. Normally I read around it, but occasionally one has to really stop and puzzle it out. It would be interesting to know what causes this especially as I do not get it in any direct emails (not through a group). I have no problems with asking for permission to send an email so far. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK -- From: Vicki Bradford Subject: [lace] Question about appearance of messages on Arachne?? (was:Re: [lace] To Lynn...) Dear Spiders, With only curiosity, I am wondering about how some of our messages are appearing to each other in light of Clay's and Lyn's recent messages. Lyn's messages (as well as some others) appear to me (on AOL) with three diamonds filled with a question mark wherever there should be an apostrophe or quotation mark. I have never had a request to apply for permission to reply to any email, to anyone with any system. So is this unique to certain ISPs uniquely, or in specific combination with certain other ISPs? Avital, I think you are more savvy in these areas than most of us, so maybe you have an answer? .Just curious. Vicki in Maryland - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] crochet strips
Hi Arachnids, Not only is it better to use a 'springy yarn as Jaquie from Lincoln says; but please remember that British trebles are American doubles in crochet! Depending on which type of bobbins I intend to use the strips for. I do 25 chain and use British trebles with one chain in between for duchesse bobbins (push the 'bobble at the end through) but British doubles and one chain for spangled midlands bobbins (push the head through) in double knitting with appropriate crochet hook according to your tension. A good idea to do a trial strip as they don't take much time or effort to make. Good luck! Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK If you are making these in any cotton/rayon ie non-stretchy yarn, make a short bit and try it out first. I have always found that although you need to avoid fluffy yarns, holder strips made from wool, wool-blends or acrylic yarns which have a bit more stretch-and-shrink-again ability than cotton are more successful as they hold the bobbins better without being a fight to get on. Jacquie in Lincolnshire. - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] modesty panel
Hi Sue and spiders, Do you want to use this modesty panel for this top only? What about washing? I would rather make two -strong- loops with buttons at the top at either end so that I could fasten that around my bra straps. That way it can be washed separately and can be used under other garments as well. Looking forward to seeing a picture of it. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK On May 8, 2012, at 5:23 AM, Sue wrote: I am wondering about the most secure but unobtrusive way to hand sew it onto this knitted cotton jersey type material but will definatly have to be careful of my tension. I am very bad at sewing things too tight - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Arthritic hands and picking up bobbins
Dear Jean and fellow Arachnids, Firstly I have to say how much I admire Jean for finding ways around her problems and still producing beautiful lace. Secondly, with apologies to cat-lovers, there are many ways to skin a cat. There are as many ways of making lace as there are lacemakers. Watch some of the really traditional lacemakers carefully and you will begin to see differences in the way they hold and/or place their bobbins, place their pins, work their patterns, make their sewings etc. Most people find one way easier than another and it is a matter of experiment and choice to find what works best for you. Don't ever give up because of a problem. I have even helped a woman who'd lost both hands in a horrific accident to make lace with her artificial hands. Extra large bobbins with spangles, large berry pins and simple patterns worked although she did need some help with tensioning and very occasionally with pin placement. Bobbin winding was beyond her so I did that. Being able to make lace gave her great pleasure. Happy lacemaking, Joepie, East Sussex, UK From: Jean Nathan Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 8:28 AM To: Lace Subject: [lace] Arthritic hands and picking up bobbins The problem with the method in the video is that the bobbins are being held up in the hands and her fingers are supple. I couldn't do that because my hands aren't supple and also would become tired within a few minutes. -- - I need the spangle to move them. My bobbins stay on the pillow even when I'm doing a plait. I envy those of you who have the dexterity to choose how you work. Fortunately most of us can find a way we can manage. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Check these out!
Hi Arachnids, Nice to see lace shoes, but I am delighted I don't have to wear them. Happy lacemaking, Joepie, East Sussex, UK From: Diana Smith These are for the lace maker who has everything - and doesn't need to walk very far ! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JEFFREY-CAMPBELL-ROCK-LACE-BIEGE-AND-IVORY-CUT-OUT- WEDGE-HEELS-MAKER-LITA-/170852258665?pt=US_Women_s_Shoesvar=hash=item6d7705 356c Diana in Northamptonshire - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace photos
Hi Arachnids, To get the WHOLE STRING (3 lines) in easily; Just mark it by rolling your mouse over it holding gown the left button. Then while the cursor is on the -now marked blue section- left click. Click copy on the list that appears. Next paste the whole string into the address line on the net and hit return. That should get you there without too much trouble. Hope that helps you Happy lace making and browsing, Joepie, East Sussex, UK This one is under the heading how to make an altar cloth entirely of lace and not get bored doing it. https://plus.google.com/photos/112893045695607884541/albums/53631781412340200 33/5747848285770303906?banner=pwagpsrc=pwrd1#photos/112893045695607884541/al bums/5363178141234020033/5747508343146431426 It is #182 in the album. Lorelei - - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] divide4r pins
Hi Lauren, Brass consist mainly of copper and zinc. It has a tiny proportion of lead to aid manufacture (1.5 to 2 %). It can leach out slightly, but I don't think you need to worry over much. Many lace-makers, who have been using brass pins all their lives, live and have lived to a ripe old age. But it does re-iterate the fact that one must not put pins in the mouth. Not only do the enzymes of the saliva corrode the pins and can cause verdigris marks on your lace it might lead to ingestion of the metals -besides the danger of actually swallowing a pin-. Normal handling of brass pins ought not to cause problems. However, I tend to prefer stainless steel pins. Not because I worry about the metals, but because stainless steel pins are stronger and less prone to bending They also don't discolour like brass pins. Happy lace making, Joepie, from a very stormy East Sussex. I am in need of opinions, please :-) I make divider pins for use in Bobbin lace. Mainly they are brass pins and some of them are silver plated. In the past I have bought piuns in large numbers and used them freely. Yesterday I received a shipment, and this time they are labeled with a warning that the pins contain lead and therefore are not recommended for use by children. So my question... How do you feel about pins with lead in them? Do you only pick up and move the pins by holding to the decorative beds or turnings on them, or do you7 lift and reposition your pins by holding the metal pin itself? I am getting ready to return the pins, but I thought I would ask first! Thank you. Lauren Snyder - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace term question
Hi Joan and other Arachnids, A pin chain is as Jean Nathan says a way of working a ring when one of the pairs needs to stay in the ring as there is no pair outside the ring in the right place to work with it. Basically you work it within the honeycombe ring as follows; half stitch and twist, pin, half stitch, pin, half stitch with the same two pairs. It is usually shown on the diagram as a kind of figure of 8. It can be worked on either left or right side of the ring. Hope that helps. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK. -Original Message- From: Joan Wilson Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2012 7:21 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] lace term question Hi all, I was looking at a Bucks pattern that I'd like to start see a term that I haven't seen before even though I have been making Bucks for years. I hope someone can explain this term to me. The written instruction sayswork honeycomb ring with a* pinchain* on the left side Pinchain is the term I'm asking about. Thanks for any help. Joan - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Sebalace Bobbin winder
Hi Susan and fellow Arachnids, I use a vacuum cleaner drive belt from an electrical goods shop. There is also a drive belt in some videos that fits. So a radio/TV repair shop might be able to help you. Take your winder to your friendly repair shop(s) to try. Mine was fascinated and quite willing to spend the time to get the right size that worked. Happy lace making -Original Message- From: Susan Roberts Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2012 3:56 PM To: Arachne - Lace Subject: [lace] Sebalace Bobbin winder I’ve had a query from a lacemaker in Tenerife, does anyone know where you can get a rubber ring for the Sebalace metal bobbin winder? Many thanks Susan - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
