[lace] lace Tyin bobbins on the pillow
Hello All I agree with Noelene about using laces. When my daughter and I first started making lace. Our teacher told us to use laces, they are better than knitting safety pins because the bobbins do not get in a muddle. When you undo the bow, the bobbins are all perfectly in order. Daphne sunny Norfolk England _ MSN Hotmail is evolving check out the new Windows Live Mail http://ideas.live.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Hello - Find Lacemaers in Minnesota Other US States
In a message dated 1/26/07 8:31:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was introduced to bobbin lace making by my husband's aunt, who lives in England. She showed me how to do it, but unfortunately where I live don't seem to have much of a support base. I am still fascinated with bobbin lace making though, so have really been enjoying the posts to this list as well as the video links...thanks so much. It is amazing how much work bobbin lace making involves. Dear Kathi, Look at: www.minnlacesociety.org www.internationaloldlacers.org (Large American Lace Guild, which has 28 members who live in Minnesota). You should be able to find lacemakers demonstrating at state and local fairs, street fairs, historic house museums. You may be able to get references from owners at independently-owned quilt or yarn shops. And, your state may have a state fiber arts organization, with state or national endowment for the arts funding. Ask at any museum how to find the state arts commission to help you find fiber artists. Also, members of the Embroiderers' Guild of America and American Needlepoint Guild should be able to point you in the correct direction -- to people who make lace, teach lace, and can provide information about where to buy supplies. Needlelace instruction is offered by these organizations, and the teachers of needlelaces will know of bobbin lacemakers. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] miniature lace pillow
Hello, I'm looking for a small miniature lace pillow, measuring about 10 cm (2,5 inch?) in diameter. I have seen it before, so I know it exists, but I can't seem to find a seller. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? My friend would like to have one as she loves to make lace but also has dolls and wants to display her dolls with a lacepillow. Is anyone here able to help me? :-) Nathalie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Hello - Find Lacemaers in Minnesota Other US States
Oh my gosh, thank you so much for this information. I am going to contact them right away...I looked at the site you provided already, and they have meetings 2nd Monday of each month...I will be on vacation during their Feburary meeting, but am already planning on attending the March. Thank you so much again. Kathi From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Hello - Find Lacemaers in Minnesota Other US States Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:42:14 EST In a message dated 1/26/07 8:31:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was introduced to bobbin lace making by my husband's aunt, who lives in England. She showed me how to do it, but unfortunately where I live don't seem to have much of a support base. I am still fascinated with bobbin lace making though, so have really been enjoying the posts to this list as well as the video links...thanks so much. It is amazing how much work bobbin lace making involves. Dear Kathi, Look at: www.minnlacesociety.org www.internationaloldlacers.org (Large American Lace Guild, which has 28 members who live in Minnesota). You should be able to find lacemakers demonstrating at state and local fairs, street fairs, historic house museums. You may be able to get references from owners at independently-owned quilt or yarn shops. And, your state may have a state fiber arts organization, with state or national endowment for the arts funding. Ask at any museum how to find the state arts commission to help you find fiber artists. Also, members of the Embroiderers' Guild of America and American Needlepoint Guild should be able to point you in the correct direction -- to people who make lace, teach lace, and can provide information about where to buy supplies. Needlelace instruction is offered by these organizations, and the teachers of needlelaces will know of bobbin lacemakers. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center _ Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, recipes and more on your Live.com page. http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=ValentinesDayocid=T001MSN30A0701 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] miniature lace pillow
They probably do exist, but I've never seen one. I made my own but it's smaller than that. I made it for my 1/12th scale dollshouse and it measures 1 wide x 1 height. I have put a picture on my webshots album. I'll leave it there for a few days if you want to have a look. http://community.webshots.com/album/46182399hpqrfY?start=12 Ann Yorkshire UK I'm looking for a small miniature lace pillow, measuring about 10 cm (2,5 inch?) in diameter. I have seen it before, so I know it exists, but I can't seem to find a seller. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? My friend would like to have one as she loves to make lace but also has dolls and wants to display her dolls with a lacepillow. Is anyone here able to help me? :-) Nathalie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] miniature lace pillow
Nathalie, they probably do exist, but I've never seen one. I made my own but it's smaller than that. I made it for my 1/12th scale dollshouse and it measures 1 wide x 1 height. I have put a picture on my webshots album. I'll leave it there for a few days if you want to have a look. It might give you an idea if you wanted to make one for your friend. http://community.webshots.com/album/46182399hpqrfY?start=12 Ann Yorkshire UK I'm looking for a small miniature lace pillow, measuring about 10 cm (2,5 inch?) in diameter. I have seen it before, so I know it exists, but I can't seem to find a seller. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? My friend would like to have one as she loves to make lace but also has dolls and wants to display her dolls with a lacepillow. Is anyone here able to help me? :-) Nathalie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] miniature lace pillow
Nathalie, they probably do exist, but I've never seen one. I made my own but it's smaller than that. I made it for my 1/12th scale dollshouse and it measures 1 wide x 1 height. I have put a picture on my webshots album. I'll leave it there for a few days if you want to have a look. It might give you an idea if you wanted to make one for your friend. http://community.webshots.com/album/46182399hpqrfY?start=12 Ann Yorkshire UK I'm looking for a small miniature lace pillow, measuring about 10 cm (2,5 inch?) in diameter. I have seen it before, so I know it exists, but I can't seem to find a seller. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? My friend would like to have one as she loves to make lace but also has dolls and wants to display her dolls with a lacepillow. Is anyone here able to help me? :-) Nathalie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] In triplicate
I really did only send that message once, but its gone into my sent box three times, my apologies if it goes onto the list three times too. How weird. Ann Yorkshire UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] miniature lace pillow
Annelies de Kort springs to mind when I think of miniature lace settings. Maybe she'll be able to help you if you email her http://www.anneliesdekort.nl/en-poppenhuizen.html Sue (in Chicago) - Original Message - From: stevie nixed [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: lace@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 7:49 AM Subject: [lace] miniature lace pillow Hello, I'm looking for a small miniature lace pillow, measuring about 10 cm (2,5 inch?) in diameter. I have seen it before, so I know it exists, but I can't seem to find a seller. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? My friend would like to have one as she loves to make lace but also has dolls and wants to display her dolls with a lacepillow. Is anyone here able to help me? :-) Nathalie - 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] Fibre optic cable etc
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jane Atkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes The fun thing about the BBC is that when I thanked the chap for taking me seriously, he said it was because his mother was a lacemaker when he grew up. Just shows the power of a good education! I knew of at least two other BBC wives who made lace when I was working for them at Pebble Mill, Birmingham - though all three husbands have since moved on to more lucrative pastures (Mine and one of the others are now self-employed, the third moved to the Isle of Man). Doing CG Lace, a fellow student was formerly a BBC Costume Designer. The easiest way to educate is to take your pillow/shuttle/needle in to work on in your lunch hour - they see, even if they don't ask questions! At one doctors' surgery when I was temping, it led to a request for a demo at a garden fete. And you get some lace done - 1 hour equals 15 minutes sandwich, 45 minutes lace. As to the fibre optics, I wouldn't fancy trying the cable, but DH had a fibre installation to do and so I have some Kevlar fibres to play with, when I get round to it (too busy trying to stay awake and helping DD1 with one week old GD1 - Crystal Anne - at the moment). The Kevlar is hair fine, yellow and very strong, used for pulling the cable in (you pull the Kevlar sheath, not the cable, otherwise the glass fibre may break, rendering it useless). I'm quite happy helping pull in and terminate ordinary network cable, just think of it as working with big string (though that's still probably quite fine to you, Jane!) and it is also worked in pairs (colour coded, so it is easier than lace) but will leave the fibre to DH, who knows what he is doing with it! -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] miniature lace pillow
I've seen small cookie pillows on eBay at times. But why not just make one the size you want? Some stiff cardboard, fiberfill, and fabric plus some glue would do it. Or carve the shape from a small piece of foam and cover it. Check your craft shop and stationery store for tiny pins (sequin pins, perhaps). Carve your bobbins from toothpicks or wooden matches (unless you wish to pay the price of the miniature turned ones that can be found on eBay.) Alice in Oregon -- getting ready for lace meeting, and the sun is shining. --- stevie nixed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I'm looking for a small miniature lace pillow, measuring about 10 cm (2,5 inch?) in diameter. I have seen it before, so I know it exists, but I can't seem to find a seller. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? My friend would like to have one as she loves to make lace but also has dolls and wants to display her dolls with a lacepillow. Is anyone here able to help me? :-) Nathalie - 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:Tying bobbins on the pillow
I used to use crochet strips crocheted from shirrring elastic (the thin round sort) to keep my bobbins safely anchored - I reckon the knitting stitch holders don't give enough to be as safe with very fine thread or delicate spangles - until an embroidery group I belonged to had a session on Japanese braid making: now I make my own braids (cotton perle 8 gives a nice thickness of braid for threading spangles onto). Like shoelaces, but prettier colours! (Making the simpler braids is very easy, and the only equpment needed is a small cardboard braiding loom so they're handy to carry around to work on in odd minutes) Beth In a rather grey Cheshire, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Miniature pillows
I've seen a couple of twelfth scale ones at lace fairs. Think Richard Gravestock is one who makes them. As far as I can remember he does a cookie pillow on a stand with a few bobbins for, I think, around GBP25.00. Possibly Geoff Mudge or Reg Beasant as well. I know someone makes different scales of miniature bobbins. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] securing bobbins
I read: I read the message about a lady using the panty part of a pair of tights. I can imagine the laughter that would cause as the pillow was unwrapped from it's carry bag. I am having trouble visualising this one with or without legs. Do you stretch the waistband of the tights to go around the circumference of the pillow or do you slip the pillow in as you would your body, or mabe you just tie it around the pillow over the bobbins? Sorry if I am being dumb today I didn't get much sleep last night what with a snoring husband and a restless cat. I am presently using a square home made block pillow that is only just small enough to go through the doorways at home. It definitely does not travel with me and I can't walk through the doorways at any speed or I might catch my knuckles. I store it on the dining table when I am not using it and just throw a cover cloth over it. I love the apron space it gives me. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Miniature pillows
Having thought about it again, I think it's Brian Goodwin that does the range of miniature stuff - he was against the far wall of the main hall at last year's Havant Lacemaker's fair. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Sad news
Those of you who know Jenny Hester, or have bought bobbins from her, will probably like to know that her husband died on Tuesday following a lomg illness. Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] miniature lace pillow
In a message dated 1/27/07 11:07:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Carve your bobbins from toothpicks or wooden matches (unless you wish to pay the price of the miniature turned ones that can be found on eBay.) Miniaturists: Just some thoughts to get your creative juices flowing: There are Japanese toothpicks that have a carved knob at one end and a point at the other, so half the carving work is already done. (Pretty to use at cocktail parties, which will give a clue as to where to find them.) You'll have to cut to the length you want at pointed end. Then, you can sand to a point (like Honiton bobbins). Or, my mini-bobbins have thread wound around the knob end, and tiny seed bead spangles at the cut end on thread loops. The drilled holes in the toothpicks are very small - just large enough to put a very fine threaded needle through.. You'll need fabric glue that dries clear for this project to keep everything under control. And, wash your hands frequently, so the lace and thread stays clean.. If you make tiny lace for your pillow: Make the lace with regular size bobbins on a normal pillow. Then, unwind the thread from the normal bobbins and transfer just a bit of the thread to the miniatures. Pins: Mine (less than 1/2) were bought at great expense from an archival supplier when I was mounting a museum lace exhibit on covered foamcore panels. The 1 pound box they came in is labeled Major Brass Bank Pins, Nickel Plated - No. 8.Maybe there is a way to make from small Japanese needles used for very fine silk embroidery. Protect your eyes when cutting metals. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] miniature lace pillow
I used dollhouse nails for pins. They're the right size and brass coloured. On Saturday, January 27, 2007, at 04:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pins: Mine (less than 1/2) were bought at great expense from an archival supplier when I was mounting a museum lace exhibit on covered foamcore panels. The 1 pound box they came in is labeled Major Brass Bank Pins, Nickel Plated - No. 8.Maybe there is a way to make from small Japanese needles used for very fine silk embroidery. Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/quinbot/seaspray/SeasprayLaceGuild.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: miniature lace pillow
On Jan 27, 2007, at 8:49, stevie nixed (Nathalie) wrote: I'm looking for a small miniature lace pillow, measuring about 10 cm (2,5 inch?) 10cm=4inches. At that size, for play dolls, it shouldn't be too difficult to make, in just about any style (cookie, block, bolster, roller). It's the 1/12 scale ones, for dollhouses, which are harder to make but easier to find for sale. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Re: miniature lace pillow
This is not really lace but as I know a lot of lace makers who make miniature lace for dolls houses I found a site called www.printmini.com/printables where you can print off all manner of things for dolls houses,(pictures, wallpaper, lamp shades and lots more. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tamara P Duvall Sent: 27 January 2007 22:52 To: Lace Arachne Subject: [lace] Re: miniature lace pillow On Jan 27, 2007, at 8:49, stevie nixed (Nathalie) wrote: I'm looking for a small miniature lace pillow, measuring about 10 cm (2,5 inch?) 10cm=4inches. At that size, for play dolls, it shouldn't be too difficult to make, in just about any style (cookie, block, bolster, roller). It's the 1/12 scale ones, for dollhouses, which are harder to make but easier to find for sale. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/654 - Release Date: 27/01/2007 17:02 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/654 - Release Date: 27/01/2007 17:02 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] miniature lace bobbins
My friend, who is an artist, made me a lacemaker's cottage; rather a room in a lacemaker's cottage. It has furniture and a tiny bolster pillow on a stand. She made the bobbins by cutting the bristles from one of those hairburshes with plastic bristles. They're just the right size; the knob on the end of the plastic bristles as the head of the bobbin. She wound fine wire on the distal body of the bobbin and continued the wire with tiny seed beads to have Midland bobbins! Perfect. She even made molded tea cakes and has a tea service on the sideboard! I love it and really should take it to a lace day. Happy Lacemaking, Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Carve your bobbins from toothpicks or wooden matches (unless you wish to pay the price of the miniature turned ones that can be found on eBay.) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace holding bobbins down for travelling Berry Pins
the pants off a pair of tights [washed of course] to cover the whole pillow. to keeps her bobbins etc in place. This works well, but I also use a knitters stitch-holder through the spangles. Barbara Underwood, taught us the pantyhose trik. Knot the legs and cut them off near the body part. Then when you have covered your pillow in the usual way, - Put it's knickers on (her words!) I travelled ½ way around Oz with my cookie pillow using this method, and I never had a broken thread! Berry pins are the pins with very small coloured beads for the heads. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, recovering from a beaut Lace Day, with lots of talking, etc :)) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Miniature Lace Shops
Good morning (well, it is in Australia :-) I've been reading the thread on the miniature lace pillows/bobbins. Our Australian Lace Guild web page shows various photos of our miniature lace shop which was made by some of our members and put together in 1993. A lacemakers' husband did all the woodwork and this piece is very popular at demonstrations (it even has a small light in it) http://www.austlaceguild.org/branches/sa_min.htm Cheers, Shirley T. - Adelaide, South Australia where we are enjoying a cool respite for a few days after 40 and 41deg. C temps. Hopefully this weather will help our fire-fighters who have been joined by fire fighters from NZ, Canada and the USA - thanks for all your help. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home page: http://www.users.on.net/~endsodds Home address J.S.Tregellas 14 Sheringa Drive Morphett Vale 5162 SA Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] secret pal
Hello, Well here it is the 28th of the month, I may have been forgotten this monthor maybe all the snow has something to do with it. It has been raining todaysupposed to turn to snow tonight and snow through all day tomorrow. Where was this during the holidays. Oh well. Everyone take care, Hugs to all, Lynn - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Uses for Stockings: was: holding bobbins down for travelling
Off-topic reply, moved to Chat: On 1/26/07 5:00 AM, Daphne Martin posted on Lace: A lady I know uses the pants off a pair of tights [washed of course] to cover the whole pillow. to keeps her bobbins etc in place. They cause a lot of hilarity at lacedays. But it works!!! Which reminds me of Dad walking around the house with one of Mom's old stockings on his head after washing his hair, to flatten his cowlick. (I didn't know I'd inherited his cowlick until I started wearing my hair in a gibson.) When butch cuts came into style in the fifties, he switched to cutting the cowlick off, and wore a crew cut the rest of his life. -- Joy Beeson http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange http://www.timeswrsw.com/craig/cam/ (local weather) west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where winter is finally here but the lake ain't froze. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Uses for Stockings: was: holding bobbins down for travelling
Joy said Which reminds me of Dad walking around the house with one of Mom's old stockings on his head after washing his hair, to flatten his cowlick. (I didn't know I'd inherited his cowlick until I started wearing my hair in a gibson.) I've never heard of a gibson Joy, what is it? jenny barron NE Scotland, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Hairdos: was: Uses for Stockings: was: holding bobbins down for travelling
On 1/27/07 10:15 AM, Barron wrote: I've never heard of a gibson Joy, what is it? It's a simple bun, but on top of the head. Groo the Wanderer wears one -- I hope I look better in it than he does. It was all the rage when Charles Dana Gibson was drawing his Gibson Girls, but the do dates back to the neolithic, and is probably as old as the comb. I've no idea what the Gibson Girls would have called it. Probably a bun on top of the head. Ma Katzenjammer's hairdo in The Captain and the Kids is a parody of the Gibson; it does tend to come to a point if you don't unwind it half a turn just before sticking in the pins. I read the original _Max und Moritz_ on which the Katzenjammer Kids were based, but don't recall any depiction of their mother. It must be Public Domain by now -- google google -- Witwe Bolte, kerchief with bow on top; Frau Boek: three-pointed hairdo somewhat suggestive of Ma Katzenjammer's from certain angles; distinct shortage of adult females in this book. Also it's nastier than I remember -- though I can no longer read the text, and so don't get the jokes. I do recall thinking that it was somewhat gratuitous to draw mammalian assholes on Meister Muellers federvieh, as if the artist had never seen a duck from the back. On a nicer note, Carl Bark's Grandma Duck also wears a gibson; it's her picture I have in mind whenever I'm trying to pouf my hair evenly. (Bark's work usually credited to Walt Disney. Walt did Donald, but Carl did Grandma and Unca Scrooge.) -- Joy Beeson http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange http://www.timeswrsw.com/craig/cam/ (local weather) west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where it's winter, after a fashion To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Tatra mountains
On Jan 26, 2007, at 11:57, nicky.h-townsend wrote: a student is going on holiday to the Tatra mountains region of Poland. Are there any museums or places to visit in the area that are lace related please. There isn't a whole lot of lace to be seen in Poland. But, what little there is, is mostly in that area. The lacemaking (bobbin) village -- Bobowa -- is near Nowy Sacz. Since your student is likely to be in Zakopane (the cultural centre of the Tatras), she shouldn't have too much trouble getting there (train, then bus). Zakopane itself used to have a lacemaking school but, although the school still exists, and still is concentrating on arts and crafts, lace is no longer in its curriculum. However, it might still be worth a visit. The name of the school is: Liceum imienia Kenara. Also, Zakopane has a museum of mountain art and something might be there. But in general, I'd advise not counting on seeing much lace. OTOH, the embroideries there are still thriving, as is wood carving and silversmithing(all of which used to be taught in Kenar's highschool too) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
