[lace] David Collyer
As many of you already know via my website www.margorsson.com I promote Men n' Lace. David Collyer has kindly sent me some pictures of an exquisite Tønder Lace edging that he is currently working on which I have uploaded to the website. I have also created a Lace Gallery of some of his lovely pieces of lace. You can discover this at : http://www.margorsson.com/David_Collyer_Lace_Gallery.html PS if you come across a male lacemaker who you think might be interested in being included on the website please do not hesitate to contact me. Thanks Julian Julian Jefferson ja.jeffer...@virgin.net Wanting to get out this May and enjoy lace making with Jacqui Barber and Anna Halikova then why not enrol in their exciting course at Alston Hall for more information visit: http://www.prestonlacemakers.org.uk/Anna_Halikova__Jacqui_Barber_Workshop.html - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] needlelace
Hi Liz I need to use gold thread in Needlelace - for the cordonette around the edge, and maybe(Probably) for some couronnes (the little fancy rings that are stab stitched on afterwards.) I have successfully used Madeira FS2/3 No 15 gold/silver metallic thread. I split the threads and used one strand only. If you are using a metallic thread for your cordonnet, wax your couching thread before use (the cotton thread that you are using to couch down the metallic thread with), this will help prevent wear of the sewing thread against the metallic thread. Use a slightly larger ball point needle than you would normally use for the metallic thread, as this will make a larger hole for the thread to pass through and prevent wear when working the stitches. There is of course, a tendency for the thread to keep coming out of the eye of the needle, so tie it just once. You may recall the little chatelaine that I took to Australia in 2007? The motif on the scissors case was worked in the Madeira gold metallic thread, filling stitches and all. It is not the easiest of threads to work with but well worth the effort. You would of course have to use shorter lengths of this thread but I am sure you already know that. Good luck with your project. I just don't know how you can stitch in temperatures of 40 degrees! Here in the UK we have had a week of heavy snowfalls, schools closed etc. and everything coming to a grinding halt but it's a perfect excuse to stay indoors and stitch. Best wishes Catherine Barley Henley-on-Thames UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Male lace maker
Hello Julian I have just come accross a very new (absolute beginner) male bobbin lace maker from Birmingham. He bought some lace bobbins from us, and told me that he does tatting which he taught himself. I did tell him about your website, but don't know whether he did go to have a look. His name is Shaun Hewiit, and his email address is: svhew...@macace.net I have copied this email to him. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Fires
I hope that none of our friends 'down under' have been caught in the current bush fires raging in Victoria and S.Australia. Maybe one of them might be able to tell us about the situation. Here in Sawbridgeworth we, at the moment, have missed the worse of the snow, as we do the flooding when it rains. We count ourselves very lucky that slight differences in height have such effect. As Cath Barley says a good excuse to make lace. Sheila, with the sun trying to shine. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Fires
Thank you for your concern Sheila. South Australia thankfully is free of bush fires but Victoria is not. I haven't heard of any lacemakers in direct threat but one lacemaker has family in hospital suffering with burns. Hopefully the worst is has passed with 66 lives lost and over 700 homes gone. Regards, Shirley T. - in cool Adelaide, South Australia Alan Sheila Brown wrote: I hope that none of our friends 'down under' have been caught in the current bush fires raging in Victoria and S.Australia. Maybe one of them might be able to tell us about the situation. endso...@internode.on.net - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Fires
I got this from my uncle in Perth, W Australia they are ok, apart from a few bush fires, but he's talking about the fires in Sout Aus Victoria. latest news on bush fires 65 comfimed dead 750 homes lost whole towns wiped out it is aincredable one fire started by fag but and expecting more deaths when the police can get into the towns, I hope that everyone on list is ok. We too have missed the snow in East Yorkshire about 2 cms on Monday and just freezing temperatures at night. I used to say we miss the flooding too, but after 2007 I can't say that any longer!! At least our village wasn't too badly affected, and Agnes is ok she's on a bit of a hill! (Their road gets slippery when it freezes though) ours is a cart track to the house, and the road at the end is gritted! People in Oz, please let us know you're safe and still able to get at your lace pillows! Sue in EY On 8 Feb 2009, at 10:45, Alan Sheila Brown wrote: I hope that none of our friends 'down under' have been caught in the current bush fires raging in Victoria and S.Australia. Maybe one of them might be able to tell us about the situation. Here in Sawbridgeworth we, at the moment, have missed the worse of the snow, as we do the flooding when it rains. We count ourselves very lucky that slight differences in height have such effect. As Cath Barley says a good excuse to make lace. Sheila, with the sun trying to shine. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] needlelace
I just don't know how you can stitch in temperatures of 40 degrees! Here in the UK we have had a week of heavy snowfalls, schools closed etc. and everything coming to a grinding halt but it's a perfect excuse to stay indoors and stitch. I don't know how these things work in Australia, but here in Arizona, winter is play time where everybody spends as much time outdoors as possible, and summertime is when we mostly (if we're not at the swimming pool) stay indoors with the air conditioning and fans and move as little as possible. Next week, we're driving to L.A. (Costa Mesa, California) for the Winter Lace Conference for four days of lace workshops. I'll be working on Lester lace with Holly Van Sciver and I'm really looking forward to it, but have to confess that I haven't done any lacemaking since the weather returned to tolerable temperatures last October. Lisa McClure http://www.tussah.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] webshots
Hi all Finally finished my Beds butterfly. I started it last May on a course with Christine Springett. It has 6 rolled tallies, she did the first one to show me how to do them, and then I struggled with the other five. Each time I came to THAT point, I put the pillow away, and did something easier on another pillow. Anyway, I bit the bullet and by the time I came to the last one it just worked. I am quite proud of it, even though it is not perfect, and I have uploaded a photo on Arachne as Sue Duckles told me to do. I also uploaded a photo of a 15cm diameter mat i did about 12 years ago, when I had my first bout of lace making. I went to a mixed needlecraft class, where there was one other person who wanted to learn bobbin lace. The class folded after 10 weeks, and I struggled on by myself, eventually abandoning lace altogether as work and family took up my time. When I took up the bobbins again about 2 years ago, I found I had to start from scratch again, and also that my fingers are a lot stiffer now. Anyway, if you want to have a look, go to the Arachen webshots album. Photos listed under my name. B.t.w. Sue, I hope you can sleep peacefully in the knowledge that do as I am told. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] webshots
Excellent!! Well Done (and I'm pleased to see you do do as you're told occasionally. LOL) Sue in Brough On 8 Feb 2009, at 13:05, Agnes Boddington wrote: Hi all Finally finished my Beds butterfly. I started it last May on a course with Christine Springett. It has 6 rolled tallies, she did the first one to show me how to do them, and then I struggled with the other five. Each time I came to THAT point, I put the pillow away, and did something easier on another pillow. Anyway, I bit the bullet and by the time I came to the last one it just worked. I am quite proud of it, even though it is not perfect, and I have uploaded a photo on Arachne as Sue Duckles told me to do. I also uploaded a photo of a 15cm diameter mat i did about 12 years ago, when I had my first bout of lace making. I went to a mixed needlecraft class, where there was one other person who wanted to learn bobbin lace. The class folded after 10 weeks, and I struggled on by myself, eventually abandoning lace altogether as work and family took up my time. When I took up the bobbins again about 2 years ago, I found I had to start from scratch again, and also that my fingers are a lot stiffer now. Anyway, if you want to have a look, go to the Arachen webshots album. Photos listed under my name. B.t.w. Sue, I hope you can sleep peacefully in the knowledge that do as I am told. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] webshots
How beautiful, Agnes! You are right to be proud! Sr. Claire On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 15:13, Sue Duckles s...@duckles.co.uk wrote: Excellent!! Well Done (and I'm pleased to see you do do as you're told occasionally. LOL) Sue in Brough On 8 Feb 2009, at 13:05, Agnes Boddington wrote: Hi all Finally finished my Beds butterfly. I started it last May on a course with Christine Springett. It has 6 rolled tallies, she did the first one to show me how to do them, and then I struggled with the other five. Each time I came to THAT point, I put the pillow away, and did something easier on another pillow. Anyway, I bit the bullet and by the time I came to the last one it just worked. I am quite proud of it, even though it is not perfect, and I have uploaded a photo on Arachne as Sue Duckles told me to do. I also uploaded a photo of a 15cm diameter mat i did about 12 years ago, when I had my first bout of lace making. I went to a mixed needlecraft class, where there was one other person who wanted to learn bobbin lace. The class folded after 10 weeks, and I struggled on by myself, eventually abandoning lace altogether as work and family took up my time. When I took up the bobbins again about 2 years ago, I found I had to start from scratch again, and also that my fingers are a lot stiffer now. Anyway, if you want to have a look, go to the Arachen webshots album. Photos listed under my name. B.t.w. Sue, I hope you can sleep peacefully in the knowledge that do as I am told. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Fires
Sadly there are now 84 confirmed deaths and 750 homes lost. I know of at least one town and hear that more are wiped from the map. The death toll is expected to exceed 100 by tomorrow. It is the worst bushfire in our recorded history. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=744864 I was in the Canberra fires of 2003 and came through ok. There are also bush fires In New South Wales and Victoria. We are all praying for a cool change and rain, lots of rain in the fire effected areas. We have also had a heatwave through mostly Adelaide and Melbourne but Canberra and most of south east Australia have coped it too. At last report Adelaide had 60 deaths attributed to the heat wave. Add to all of this that Australian is in the grip of one of the worst droughts to date, and we are the dryest inhabited continent on the planet to start with. WOW, feeling kinda screwed at the moment. In the north of the country, northern Queensland they are experiencing terential rains and flooding, the worst in their recorded history was one report. If you want to offer financial assistance the Red Cross Australia are set up to take donations. I world financial crisis just become a lot harder for some. Hug your families tonight. Think of those who will never be able to do that again. And if you are so inclined, pray to which ever deity you hold dear for those who have passed and those who are left to morn. If you want to know more go to http://news.ninemsn.com.au/headlines/ Regards Deb -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com]on Behalf Of Sue Duckles Sent: Sunday, 8 February 2009 23:22 To: Alan Sheila Brown Cc: lace Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] Fires I got this from my uncle in Perth, W Australia they are ok, apart from a few bush fires, but he's talking about the fires in Sout Aus Victoria. latest news on bush fires 65 comfimed dead 750 homes lost whole towns wiped out it is aincredable one fire started by fag but and expecting more deaths when the police can get into the towns, I hope that everyone on list is ok. We too have missed the snow in East Yorkshire about 2 cms on Monday and just freezing temperatures at night. I used to say we miss the flooding too, but after 2007 I can't say that any longer!! At least our village wasn't too badly affected, and Agnes is ok she's on a bit of a hill! (Their road gets slippery when it freezes though) ours is a cart track to the house, and the road at the end is gritted! People in Oz, please let us know you're safe and still able to get at your lace pillows! Sue in EY On 8 Feb 2009, at 10:45, Alan Sheila Brown wrote: I hope that none of our friends 'down under' have been caught in the current bush fires raging in Victoria and S.Australia. Maybe one of them might be able to tell us about the situation. Here in Sawbridgeworth we, at the moment, have missed the worse of the snow, as we do the flooding when it rains. We count ourselves very lucky that slight differences in height have such effect. As Cath Barley says a good excuse to make lace. Sheila, with the sun trying to shine. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] condolescences prayers
Hello All-- There are so many sorrows posted, both personal community, that it's hard to know where to begin. I'm sure I speak for many who pray that you find retain that still, small spirit within during these difficult times. Susan in PA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Ruskin lace
Hello Again! I am writing to ask for counseling on Ruskin lace. A friend registered for an EGA RL class (seminar this fall) but it was over-booked she did not get a space. I have lots of resources on needlelace that I could lend, including the Lace Guild booklet. Also, am I wrong in seeing a four-sided stitch similarity with Casalguidi? The E. Prickett site has lots of examples, so am I correct in thinking that it is the arrangement placement of motifs that sets Ruskin apart from other types of needlelace? As well as having been invented at a much later date than other types? Will someone enlighten me? Many thanks. Susan, Erie, PA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Fires
Last night when I went to bed the death toll was 85when I woke up this morning it was 103, and expected to rise further. It seems as if with every news broadcast the toll rises. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Tregellas Family Sent: Sunday, 8 February 2009 9:52 PM To: Alan Sheila Brown; lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Fires Hopefully the worst is has passed with 66 lives lost and over 700 homes gone. Regards, Shirley T. - in cool Adelaide, South Australia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Ruskin lace
At 09:00 AM 2/8/2009, hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: Hello Again! I am writing to ask for counseling on Ruskin lace. A friend registered for an EGA RL class (seminar this fall) but it was over-booked she did not get a space. I have lots of resources on needlelace that I could lend, including the Lace Guild booklet. Also, am I wrong in seeing a four-sided stitch similarity with Casalguidi? The E. Prickett site has lots of examples, so am I correct in thinking that it is the arrangement placement of motifs that sets Ruskin apart from other types of needlelace? As well as having been invented at a much later date than other types? Will someone enlighten me? Many thanks. Susan, Erie, PA To the best of my knowledge, Ruskin lace and Casalguidi are revivals of drawn thread work (the work that gave birth to punto in aria, the first true needle lace being without a fabric foundation). As such, the authors of the revivals may have emphasized certain aspects more than others or developed certain stylistic interpretations but it is all the same type of drawn work, embroidery, and needleweaving techniques. Patty - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Sad News.
Hello Everyone I have been asked to let you know that Pat Payne sadly died last Thursday after a struggle with throat cancer. Pat started Norfolk Lacemakers. Has anyone got a copy of the Lacemakers Prayer Please?? We only have a short version and wonder if there is a bigger version. Thankyou in advance.Daphne cold Norfolk England _ Twice the funShare photos while you chat with Windows Live Messenger. Learn more. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Fires
Ruth and other Aussies, many prayers are being lifted up for the devastation in your beautiful county as well as for the families who've lost loved ones and/or their homes. Norma http://normasneedlez.blogspot.com http://sistersstitching.blogspot.com NATA #847 Make Yahoo!7 your homepage and win a trip to the Quiksilver Pro. Find out more - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Lacemakers' Prayer
On 8 Feb 2009, at 20:04, Daphne Martin wrote: Has anyone got a copy of the Lacemakers Prayer Please?? Is this the one you mean? LACEMAKER’S PRAYER Guide my hands with speed and grace To weave the intricacies of this lace. Let the bobbins weave with ease To create a pattern that will please. Let there be Love in its creation And give it Artistry in its inspiration. May special Care keep the threads from breaking And give me Energy for its making. Allow this lace to bring joy and pleasure And give to others a lifelong treasure. Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/quinbot - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Lace machines
That was an interesting message about the Barman lace machines. Some years ago the Victorian Branch of the Oz., Lace Guild took a group of us to a Lace Manufacturey. We were the first ever group to be shown through the factory, so they did not know quite how to deal with us!! It was SO interesting. They showed us some old sample books, and then how the cards are punched, and then how the machines work. It was fascinating to see the spools of thread dancing around , and then the lace appearing up the centre of the circular machine. The other part of the factory was devoted to making elastic - wide stuff for shoes, and then the Undies elastic, - with brand names woven into the elastic. It was a fascinating visit, - and we were given a short length of lace each with a written page when we left. (which I still have!) * ** Hooray - the Postie has just arrived - and there are 2 Lace magazines for me - The Lace Guild and the Guild of Needle Laces. Good.!Some interesting bedtime reading to cheer me a bit, as we are devastated with the terrible bush fires that are burning thoughout the State. So many deaths (110 the latest toll), It is Unbelievable. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.9 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 307 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] numbers of knitting needles
hallo mrs Isabel, why do you say that? i m intrigued now because you are the first of a long list sayning this i must admit that mostly i do not use needles but i use a computerised industrial machine but now and then i do a bit of sampling on the classic way it is very fast for looking for colour matshing and effects of fantasy threads the reason i was looking for wooden knitting needles is that I have now a pear of german ebony needles and they feel so njammy to work in it is like you are not carrying those needles hard to explain in a foreign language but I feel like a knitting princes altough i am a knitting farmer i think that after some soulsearshing i can say that it is to put away the feel of the industrial side of my activitys metal and industry versus wood and nature so that is way i was looking if there are other wood needles on the market and apperently there are a lot but .. a lot of differend ones differend touches, differnd woods and grains If i look to the metal ones I used to work in: Like the prym metal needels and other similar ones i sometimes have the feel that they are to heavy and not pleasant enough in my hands they feel cold and clinical death it is again between the ears ofcourse but. Bart always looks to those matters in an other way he says it is a kind of snobisme i do not agree but if you have a real reason and not emotional ones like i have. i am one and all ears and i forgat to mention that the tik tak noise of the woods are like the risling of willows in the wind and the metal kling klang tsching, well it bothers me francis Isabel Wear schreef: Of all the purchases I have made for knitting over the years, the best, by far is the metallic knitting gauge. It is THE tool for any knitter. Isabel Wear Realtor Sutton Group - West Coast 7547 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC V6P 3H6 Mobile: 604-377-3475 E-mail: isabel.w...@shaw.ca -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Francis Busschaert Sent: February-06-09 7:08 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] numbers of knitting needles hallo to all i need a fast answer is the knitting needle numbering from USa american needles the same as the numbers we use in europe here a number 10 is 10mm dimameter is this the same in the USA or is there quite a difference many kind regards francis - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.19/1939 - Release Date: 02/07/09 13:39:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] numbers of knitting needles
Dear Francis and others, Many years ago I took a lace knitting class with Diane Willet at an IOLI Convention. With diabetic neuropathy bothering my hands and fingers, I was dropping stitiches easily. Diane, who is a wonderful teacher, suggested wooden needles. I find them warm and gentle, so...that is the initial reason I started using wooden knitting needles. Now with rheumatoid arthritis affecting the joints in my hands, I already have my wooden knitting needles! I have all sizes, many lengths, straights, double and single points, and circular. I love rosewood and they are quite expensive but sound h so good! As risling of willows in the wind. ;nbs p;nb sp;n bsp; nbsp; ;nbs p; ;nbs p;nb sp;n bsp; nbsp; ;nbs p;nb sp;n bsp; nbsp; ; Happy Knitting,Betty Ann Rice in Roanoke, Virginia USA Feb 9, 2009 12:30:56 AM, francis.busscha...@telenet.be wrote: (snip) but if you have a real reason and not emotional ones like i have. i am one and all ears and i forgat to mention that the tik tak noise of the woods are like the risling of willows in the wind and the metal kling klang tsching, well it bothers me francis - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
