RE: [lace] Honiton Lace Shop and accommodations Honiton
Devon DH and I stayed outside Honiton last summer. Sadly the shop is closed and the premises are now a restaurant. There is another shop a few doors down which disappointingly only sells a few old bobbins and a few pieces of lace already made, all of which are rather pricey . The Allhallows Lace Museum is however well worth a visit and they sell a few basic items for Honiton lace making and some patterns. During the summer they also have ladies demonstrating Honiton lace making. I cannot advise on accommodation though. We stayed in a caravan park up in the hills outside the town. Ruth I sent an email to the site listed as that of the Honiton Lace Shop, but did not receive a reply. Does anyone have any up to date information about this business? I gather that the shop in Honiton was closed. My impression is that the restaurant with a lace theme that was planned, does not seem to exist. I get the impression that the lace operation was moved to a farm or barn outside of town. But, I am at a bit of a dead end, because I am not sure that there is anything left of this business to visit. Also, has anyone stayed in Honiton or near by? Our hotel search is not going well. We are not going in high summer. However, it would appear that the accommodations in the area are largely oriented to people on "self catering" holidays who are staying for a week. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] accommodations Honiton
Devon, perhaps you should look a bit further afield for accomodation, as everything is so close toghether over there, that the next town is not very far away!! (Well, by Australian standards, anyway!!! :)) ) We were staying in Lydford House Hotel, Lydford, near Tavistock, (family owned it then) and we were taken for a drive around, and went to Honiton -( the shop was still open - about 10 years ago) as well as other places and down to the seaside. On another day we took the bus to Plymouth, spent the day there, and got the bus home - so it was well less than an hours travel each way It looked far on the map, but it wasn't in fact! Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, where it is really Winter today! lizl...@bigpond.com -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 412 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
[lace] Re: New lace maker/Convention
Hi Janet and Norma, Welcome to the list. It is usually a lot busier than of late. Maybe you can think of a question to ask to generate some mail. I get the digests and before the one today, the previous one was last Thursday! Next Saturday I will be teaching 4 or 5 new lacemakers at our lace day in Downers Grove, Illinois. The pattern is not my own and was chosen and advertised before I agreed to teach the group. This one has over a dozen sewings so I doubt that it will be made in the allotted 2 hour period. I can see that after lunch the group will have to carry on with the hope of completing it. It took me an hour and forty five minutes to make the sample and I am known as being a speedy lacemaker! Hope I get chance to do some shopping. I need to purchase some thread for my convention class. I am, for the first time in my life, taking the morning needle lace class. I forsee frustration as I do not get along with needles. I also forsee plenty of blood on my lace! In the afternoon I will be in Yvonne Scheele-Kerkhof's Beds Flowers class. I think I am going to do the wild strawberries pattern in her Nature in Lace book. On each strawberry there are about a dozen rolled tallies on the half stitch ground. That should be a challenge for me. I have just completed a piece with rolled tallies but I was working in silk and they were frustrating. A half hitch did not hold at the end of the talley while rolling it,so I am looking forward to getting some tips from Yvonne. When the supply list came for this class, it only had the thread for the Duchesse students and I was almost ready to cancel. It needed 160/2 thread!! I thought 100/2 last year for Binche was hard enough to see. I usually work with 100/3 Gutterman so this looked like breathing on it would break it. Anyway, I have plenty of thread left over from my Binche still on my bobbins so at least I can save on some winding time. Just need another 2 or preferably 3 dozen bobbins! The talley piece I just finished had 182 bobbins altogether but I had to mix in some different types. Why is it that we just never have enough? Is there a bobbin gremlin in my house hiding my stuff? :-) Lacemakers, if you are going to convention in LA this summer, I hope to see you at the Arachne lunch. What classes are you taking? Is anyone doing the needle lace with Nancy Evans? Janice Subject: [lace] Lace List Newcomer. Hi There, I have just joined Lace list chat, I am Janet Theaker and live in Bridlington East Yorkshire ,I am a new Lacemaker approx 4years (But new compared to some who have been Lacemaking many Years) . I find it relaxing and a way to get away from the turmoil the world seems to be in at the moment. I look forward to having lots of input and look foward to reading your interesting comments Take Care Janet Bridlington East Yorkshire.> Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com 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 arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Lace in fiction again
I saw a book on the bargain table called "Laced" so of course I had to buy it. It's by Carol Higgins Clark. A lacemaker, who was also a housekeeper, made a tablecloth but was never paid. She died and haunted the castle where she worked and the tablecloth still resided. It's a light, quick read. Not inaccurate about the lace but not deep or detailed either. A good read when you want a distraction that you don't have to concentrate on! Cherry Knobloch Chesapeake, Va USA www.earthechos.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] Guess what???????Then guess again!
So once againalthough I have been able to browse about half the time, ALL of the time since Jun3 I have not received any, read that again, ANY emails from anyone. Of course it is our server. GR. As I piggy back on the server, with my kids, it is up to them to seek another service. Hee~Hee, unless things have changed in the last week there is no other service except dial-up. Consequently the local numbers are always loaded. So we stay, 'cause when this works,it is great. Poor peopleI have said all this before...and probably will again, s-i-g-h. On top of that all the last weeks emails were bounced!! nEvery one, not a word crossed my desk. YayShay I just rec'd Motherhood, thanks So onward and upward. All is okayat least it is downloading now. Hopefully I will be back soonafter I sort the bouncing Hope all is right your worlds and I have not missed anything of importance Love and Hugs around. BarbE - 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] Honiton Lace Shop and accommodations Honiton
Was the email address you tried the one on this site: http://www.honitonlace.com/honitonlace/shop/contact.htm Results from googling didn't work. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK I sent an email to the site listed as that of the Honiton Lace Shop, but did not receive a reply. Does anyone have any up to date information about this business? I gather that the shop in Honiton was closed. My impression is that the restaurant with a lace theme that was planned, does not seem to exist. I get the impression that the lace operation was moved to a farm or barn outside of town. But, I am at a bit of a dead end, because I am not sure that there is anything left of this business to visit. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Bulgaria
Hi last year i went on holiday to bulgaria to a small place called Nessabar and there was a lady who was making bobbin lace and it was very nice, I bought from her 2 bobbins that were slightly different having like a cover to cover the thread.I think she originates from Brussels. Does anyone have any further information on Bulgarian Lace. I am going back to Nessebar next week . Many Thanks. Janet Bridlington U.K. _ MSN straight to your mobile - news, entertainment, videos and 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] Lace List Newcomer.
Janet, Welcome! I have only been a member of the group for about 6 months but I have really learned a lot. I agree with you about the relaxation. I think that the rhythm makes it a sort of meditation. Of course if I let my self meditate too much I end up un-lacing! Liz from Raleigh where the painters are hard at work on the house. janet theaker wrote: > Hi There, I have just joined Lace list chat, I am Janet Theaker and live in > Bridlington East Yorkshire ,I am a new Lacemaker approx 4years (But new > compared to some who have been Lacemaking many Years) . I find it relaxing and > a way to get away from the turmoil the world seems to be in at the moment. I > look forward to having lots of input and look foward to reading your > intresting comments > > Take Care > > Janet > > Bridlington East Yorkshire. > > _ > Get the best of MSN on your mobile > > - > 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] Lace List Newcomer.
Welcome Janet, I'm a newbie to Bobbin Lace (approx. 6 months) and joined this list right at the start of my BL adventure. I love the rhythm and relaxation that comes with lace making. So many wonderful things to learn within this group. I've been a lace knitter and tatter for many years and am now captivated by the bobbins. Norma in VA/USA http://normasneedlez.blogspot.com http://sistersstitching.blogspot.com NATA #847 Need a Holiday? Win a $10,000 Holiday of your choice. Enter now.http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTJxN2x2ZmNpBF9zAzIwMjM2MTY2MTMEdG1fZG1l Y2gDVGV4dCBMaW5rBHRtX2xuawNVMTEwMzk3NwR0bV9uZXQDWWFob28hBHRtX3BvcwN0YWdsaW5lB HRtX3BwdHkDYXVueg--/SIG=14600t3ni/**http%3A//au.rd.yahoo.com/mail/tagline/cre ativeholidays/*http%3A//au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset/%3Fp1=other%26p2=au%26p 3=mailtagline - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Honiton Lace Shop and accommodations Honiton
I sent an email to the site listed as that of the Honiton Lace Shop, but did not receive a reply. Does anyone have any up to date information about this business? I gather that the shop in Honiton was closed. My impression is that the restaurant with a lace theme that was planned, does not seem to exist. I get the impression that the lace operation was moved to a farm or barn outside of town. But, I am at a bit of a dead end, because I am not sure that there is anything left of this business to visit. Also, has anyone stayed in Honiton or near by? Our hotel search is not going well. We are not going in high summer. However, it would appear that the accommodations in the area are largely oriented to people on "self catering" holidays who are staying for a week. Devon **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222585043x1201462775/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd= JunestepsfooterNO62) - 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] quiet list
Hi Beth - You're right, the list has been quiet! Last week, it was *so* quiet that I went to the archives to check and see if there had been any posts I had missed. Well... in fact, there had been... I had missed an entire week of Arachne! (I've been busy, so hadn't really had time anyway...). So I wrote to Avital, and she checked and found that I had been dropped off the list - something that happens if your messages are bounced a couple of times. Evidently my ISP (Comcast) is at it again! David had a terrible time getting through to me for a while there and we never did figure out why. But as least I'm getting Arachne again! Lace content: I'm down to the wire with last-minute preparations for the third "Lace at Sweet Briar"! We have more people coming than ever, and 75% of the people coming have been here before. Part of the preparation is to secure the dates for *next* year, and so, for the record, if you'd like to come, reserve the dates June 20 - 26, 2010. Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA Beth Marshall wrote: The list seems very quiet - I've not seen a message since Friday- so this is a test to see if things are working. Lace content: in between clearing my garden shed (to be demolished today) I've been working on my latest lace project: I've adapted the wide insertion from the latest set of Retournac patterns to make a square motif. This has created some very sharp v-shaped direction changes in the trails, to add to the technical difficulties already there. I'm working with three/four cluny/beds books beside me, plus the encyclopedia of lace techniques (whose title/author I have temporarily forgotten), but I'm mostly fudging it - trying things to see what works. I'm using a salmon pink Goldschild linen, which is unusual for me, I usually work in white or ecru but I want this for a cushion cover to harmonise with the other cushions on my sofa. It's a very nice thread to work with although a bit "wiry" and springy compared with cotton, it needs firm tensioning after every stitch. Hope the "radio Silence" is because everyone's too busy making lace to write emails. Beth in Cheshire, NW England - 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] Welcome
Hello Janet Welcome to the list. I hope you enjoy the things that other lacemakers put on here. Any questions you have please ask. There will be someone some where which will know the answer. See you in Scarborough. Daphne Chilly Norfolk England _ Share your photos with Windows Live Photos Free. - 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 List Newcomer.
Hi There, I have just joined Lace list chat, I am Janet Theaker and live in Bridlington East Yorkshire ,I am a new Lacemaker approx 4years (But new compared to some who have been Lacemaking many Years) . I find it relaxing and a way to get away from the turmoil the world seems to be in at the moment. I look forward to having lots of input and look foward to reading your intresting comments Take Care Janet Bridlington East Yorkshire. _ Get the best of MSN on your mobile - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
