[lace] RE: roller pillows
I've seen those too and been looking at them! I've had to use one between my knees when doing exercises for my ankle or knee, and they do seem very firm, and don't seem to retain an indentation when squeezed. I wonder how they'd work when pins were stuck into them over a long period of time, though? Interesting. Cheers, Helen, in chilly and soggy (yippee!!!) Denver - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Almost gone/lace s-mail
Gentle Spiders, While I'm not yet *quite* ready to disconnect from my life-support (Arachne), it won't be long, and I don't expect to be doing much (if any) posting either tomorrow or Sunday (and will be in the air Monday, landing in Warsaw, via Frankfurt, on Tuesday)... With "days remaining" being ticked off on the calendar at an alarming speed, I've been watching the mailbox (snail-mail) with the zeal of a most dedicated spy :) Got my IOLI reminder today, so, at least, *that* can be sent before I leave (along with the checks for UNESCO, for the Better-Kerry-Than-Nothing campaign, and for Doctors Without Borders)... Doubtless, my Visa bill, my Lace subscription reminder, and my application for the Ithaca workshop will all arrive the day after I've left, with the appropriate "penance" for late reading/reacting attached to all :) But, *some* relevant mail *has* been coming in, even if I only had time enough to take a quick peek, and it seems that spring is, indeed, the "time of creation"... :) First, I got Michelle Chase's Master Thesis on American (as in: US) Lacemaking; thanks, Michelle (sorry, I didn't have your e-address in my addressbook, so couldn't send a private message). Michelle has done a great job of pulling it all together, especially when one considers how little *truly American* lace there has been made in the short time US has been US. Then I got #2/'04 OIDFA Bulletin, which told me: "when you receive this Bulletin, there will be only a few months left before the... Congress". Thanks, I needed that moment of a belly-laugh. The cream-cake of all lace-related mail was Sally Barry's Vol.II of Luton Lace Treasury... Another 50 patterns: all Geometric Bucks as before and, as before, in the same format: pricking, black-and-white diagram, a few words of clarification as needed per specific pattern, and a few extra diagrams where the gimp path might be a bit confusing, with the patterns arranged in order from the smallest to the largest number of pairs needed to execute each. *Not*, necessarily, in the easiest to hardest order, mind you ; this is *not* a Bucks Point teaching manual; it's your "exercise book", to practice what you already know, and spread your wings a bit in the technique. In Volume I, the introductory "icing" of the cake was the history of the Luton's "Lace Dealer's Pattern Book". In this one, it's the use (with some illutrrations) to which the lace can be put. Volume II also has the "cherry on top" -- the pattern that wasn't... :) The oddity -- a single, machine-made, piece of lace (which Sally had not been able to reproduce by using bobbins), is shown in an enlarged photo, and discussed briefly. As in any compilation that big, it's hard to decide which pattern to make first; there are many appealing. But, because of Arachne, I think I'll toss my vote for the "Spider Dance"... :) --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) Healthy US through The No-CARB Diet: no C-heney, no A-shcroft, no R-umsfeld, no B-ush. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Hankies
On Jun 17, 2004, at 17:55, Clay Blackwell wrote: Actually, another option is that if you like the linen the pre-made handkerchiefs are made of, you can make your edging whatever size you want (as long as it's smaller than the handkerchief), and when it's finished, then cut the handkerchief accordingly. Cut two adjoining sides first, hem by whatever method you prefer, and after that, cut the other sides and finish... This helps insure the best possible fit. Works with pre-made cotton ones, too :) When I designed "Field of roses" edging for my step-granddaughter, and made a hankie for her, I used a pre-embroidered one, with lily-of-the-valley in one corner (her name is Lily Roosevelt, and her mother was a Duvall -- of the valley ). But it was a big hankie, and I was too lazy to make so much edging, so I cut the hankie... :) Because the embroidery was in a corner, I didn't want to cut and re-hem all 4 sides, but cutting and re-hemming the two sides adjoining, but opposite to the embroidery, was enough to square the fabric. Still, I made the lace first, and the cutting and re-hemming next. While I always allow a bit extra of lace (as Alice said; the wee-bit extra can be eased in. Additionally, it makes the lace more "alive") it's much easier to fit fabric to the lace, than lace to the fabric. PS. Lesson learnt: *Never* make an elaborate hankie for an 8yr old (however much you adore her), whose mother is a "textile Philistine", and whose father (while very appreciative of arts and crafts, and lacemaking in particular) is somewhat "disconnected" from life... The hankie in question, *and* the issue of La Encajera in which the pattern was published (sent together) have "dropped off the edge", disappeared Since I made it before I got the digital camera, and since I've sent all my older copies of La Encajera to an Arachnean (*an* is fitting -- I can't remember who), I have no visual record of the hankie, only the pattern (which, you've guessed it, I'm too lazy to try and remake )... --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) Healthy US through The No-CARB Diet: no C-heney, no A-shcroft, no R-umsfeld, no B-ush. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] strawberrie
Better late than never... Another reaction on the Dutch list: The pattern appeared in the 3rd year of Kantkwartaal nr. 3, Mai 1998 copyrighted indeeed by Jolanda de Boer-Van Nes Jo Falkink > Hallo kletsklosjes, > > Ik heb even moeten zoeken, maar alsnog gevonden: er staat een > kantklospatroon van een aardbei en een aardbeienkleedje in Kantkwartaal > jaargang 1, nr. 3. Deze is in mei 1988 verschenen. Jolanda de Boer-Van Nes > heeft het copy-right van het patroon en is waarschijnlijk ook de > ontwerpster. > Beter laat dan nooit zal ik maar zeggen > > Groeten van een fervent kantklosster, die helaas ook nog een heleboel andere > verplichtingen heeft, > Wilma Martens-ten Dam. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] IOLI
Hi all, I am the Membership chair for IOLI and on Wednesday, June 16th I mailed 1138 renewal notices to members whose memberships expire after the Summer issue of the Bulletin. My term of office ends with this convention so I hope you will not delay sending in your checks. I am going to the Convention and will begin my trek, by car, from Atlanta on July 30th. I am sure our new membership chair will do a fine job but it will take her a little while to get up to speed. Any renewals I receive after she takes office will be sent on to her. I am taking the Tambour class at Convention, I think. Does anyone know how big the frame and equipment will be that we are buying from the teacher will be? I have seen some really big ones.! Keep lacing, Adele Ward - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Arachne FAQ - version 1.0
At 11:14 AM -0400 6/17/04, Avital wrote: Dear Spiders, Here is a first draft of the Arachne FAQ. Feedback and corrections are welcome! Let me know if I've missed anything or if something should be written more clearly for non-English speakers. Thanks. I could send this out on a quarterly basis if this is of any use. Avital, I think you've done a wonderful job of creating a useful FAQ for the list. Thank you very much for putting this together. -- Mary, in Baltimore, MD [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Hankies
>>>Mary writes: Okay, here's a newby question asked to me by another newby, and it had me thinking. She found some pre-made linen hankerchiefs in her basement and wants to add a lace edging to them. I know to use cotton thread on cotton, or linen thread on a linen hankerchief. <<< If I'm using a pre-hemmed hankie, I prefer to make straight lace and gather the corners. If the lace pattern I want to use has corners, I may wash lace and fabric, mount the lace, and *then* trim the fabric. However, any pattern with corners can be made straight and mounted with gathered corners. If you want to make straight lace, here's how to figure out how long to make it. Decide what finished size you want the fabric portion to be (e.g., 10 inches). Choose your lace pattern and find out how wide it will be (e.g., 3 inches. The distance from one corner of the fabric to the other is 10 inches, but the distance from one corner of the lace-trimmed hanky to the other is 10 + 3 + 3 inches (fabric length plus twice the width of the lace). Multiply that by 4 sides and add at least 1/4 inch (I prefer 1/2 to 1 inch) for each corner, so the outside edge has some "give". If the pre-hemmed hankie is not quite square, add up the four sides of it, add 8 times the width of the lace (4 corners, each needing 2 widths) plus the "give" (1 to 4 inches). Robin P. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Arachne at OIDFA Prague
Hi Elaine, Here's one of the non-US Arachnids. Sunday Lunch sounds great. Jean in Cleveland U.K. On 17 Jun 2004, at 23:54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 6/6/2004 8:10:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What's happened to the idea of an Arachne get-together in Prague. I think Elaine was gathering the names. I suggest breakfast or lunch on Sun. (That's a purely selfish suggestion, since I'm trying to get Canadians together for breakfast on Sat., and there's a working lunch for Council members on Sat.) Here I am, still collecting Arachne names going to Prague. At this point, I have 27 on the list, but they are mainly US names. It was my intention to have all Arachneans included. Others perhaps haven't thought to send me their names. Lunch Sunday sounds good to me. Any comments? Elaine Merritt The Lace Museum 552 South Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re Myth & Mystery
Photographs are permitted Viv, but ask to see and sign the photographs book at reception. Don't be surprised once you are in if staff ask you if you've signed it. Apparently a lot of people go in with a camera unknowingly. Hope you enjoy the trip Karen, in Coventry - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
