In a message dated 9/22/07 8:30:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Did the title change recently? (I think I've been > buying them in the UK for a few years, and only recently succumbed to > temptation over here). > Carolyn Hastings > Stow, MA USA > ------------I have never seen one of the Inspiration magazines and didn't think that they might contain some lace projects. Do they?
All of the Bumpkin publications are absolutely gorgeous and very inspiring. Jude in WY USA ---------- Carolyn: There appears to be a recent change that includes printing in England for the US (and Canadian?) market. The binding has thickened to one that can be read when placed on a bookshelf. The announcement of name change in UK appeared in this issue - #55, p. 2. Perhaps that is because there is already a magazine named "Inspirations" in England? As I warned, there is a paper crafts magazine named "Inspirations" in US stores, so be specific if you ask the service desk of a book store to reserve a copy for you. Jude: Sorry I was not clear enough because I did not think it necessary to give details of things that might not be of interest to Arachnes. #8 told of additional features in this issue that were of usual content: "Other articles feature ribbon embroidery, traditional embroidery, embellishments with beads and buttons, applique, goldwork. This is the normal range of topics in 'Inspirations'." Jude: "Inspirations" is about embroidery most of the time. They are particularly good with articles and instructions for stumpwork (technically, this is made with needlelace stitches), silk embroidery, ribbon embroidery, beading, wool embroidery and applique on garments and baby blankets. It is a magazine of instructions. Everyone: Lacemakers need to understand that in some embroidery communities, including The Embroiderers' Guild of America, they often classify any decorative stitching "made with a threaded needle" as being embroidery. I believe this is true in the English, Canadian and Australian Embroiderers' Guilds, as well In my memo, paragraph 4 (above the numbered list), it says to ask an embroiderer who collects the magazine about lace content of each issue before purchasing. (It's such a special magazine, it is often enclosed in a clear, sealed, wrapper. Sometimes they enclose a special little gift - this issue that I reviewed had a small booklet of step-by-step bead embroidery instructions.) If you want to learn how to make lace with a needle, the Embroiderers' Guilds offer wonderful instruction to members via correspondence courses and seminars. I learned these techniques at EGA, long before I joined lace guilds. If you collect embroidery or lace, you often find both embroidery and lace on garments and household linens. Same is true of content of some needlework books. Often embroidery on a combination piece helps to date and identify the whole, including the lace. It is for these reasons that I acknowledge both in "Lace and Embroidery Resource Center". Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
