[lace] camera shy snake, Arizona archives, puncetto, GLFF BOD
Hello All! Thank you Mark for the delightfully curvy design. Is this a camera shy snake or has he just begun to dive under the couch cushions?!? Perhaps to reappear somewhere else, behind you? G Thanks also to Tess for posting a link to new postings on Ariz. archives. The little buds picots on page 39 of the 1st book make a charming edging. Sadly I've lost touch with my Dutch heritage since the death of my grandmother, but wonder what she/they would think about my interest in lacemaking at this late date? Loved the link to Il Ricamo--so lovely elegant. Oh to have time, money staff in order to own, use enjoy wonderful table bed linens! While at a quilt guild lecture, a friend was telling me about the plastic cloth on her kitchen table. Practical yes, aesthetically pleasing no. To Vicki, so glad you had fun in Wooster at the Great Lakes Fiber Festival. The llamas always smile for the camera one can never have too many sources for roving! I'm so glad that everyone else knows all about BOD as perhaps this means that some progress can (will?) be made on that front with the various publishers of lace books. Since we remain a niche market, what can be done to serve our constituency in a reliable affordable way? Should some form of BOD be part of the solution? With budget cuts, ILL is now down to 1 employee in Erie so getting OOP books is even more challenging. The library expects delays of 6 weeks of course the 2 book ILL limit remains in effect. So it goes here in the hinterlands. 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
[lace] Valuing antique bobbins
Hello everyone Just got back from an evenings chat with my neighbour who came back yesterday from visiting family in Northamptonshire... bringing all her MIL's lace equipment with her. MIL has given up lacemaking due to poor eyesight and arthritic hands, and has given Sue the task of disposing of it. MIL had learned lacemaking as a child, then took it up again in the 1980's - her pillows are modern polystyrene ones, but her bobbins are all antique ones from an older lacemaker (or possibly several lacemakers...) who'd given up. I had a lovely evening looking through them all - I don't think I've seen so many antique bone bobbins in one place before. Sue's daughters aren't interested in them at all, and Sue has no intention of trying lacemaking herself so she wants to sell the bobbins - does anyone have any ideas on how to value them, or how to go about selling them without too much time and trouble? There must be about a hundred bone bobbins, mostly decorated in some way and quite a few have names or mottoes, and even more wooden ones. (I'd love to have them all myself, but there's no way I could afford that many) Regards 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
Re: [lace] Valuing antique bobbins
Hi Beth! I suggest that your friend visit eBay and look at the antique bobbins which are listed there all the time. Most importantly, she should look at the sold for... price, not the asking price. This is a very good indicator of what people will pay for antique bobbins today - unless she has some very rare and highly-sought-after bobbins. Hanging bobbins come to mind. If she has any bobbins that give a name and state a date which says, hung on ., this is a valuable bobbin. As always, the condition of the bobbins (*and* their original spangles) is paramount. Before she (or anyone who does this for her) decided to list bobbins for sale on eBay, they should be completely sure of what they're talking about. As we on Arachne know, there is a lot of junk listed with fancy terms that do not relate to the item itself. On the other hand, failing to mention that a bobbin is a hanging bobbin (if it is, in fact...) will mean that lots of interested buyers won't even find it. I would strongly urge your friend to take her time with disposing of these treasures. The more time she puts into deciding when and how to sell the bobbins, the better the outcome. In the US, there is a very highly regarded vendor who has taken on a large estate and has priced the items based on her own extensive knowledge. The seller is patient, and doesn't require that the lot be liquidated immediately. So, gradually all of these lovely pieces are being sold... to people who can usually examine them in person at a lace day or other gathering, and make a knowledgeable decision. If there is such a vendor in your (or your friend's) area, I would highly recommend this approach. Apologies for this lengthy response, but I do hope Beth and her friend find good homes (at fair prices) for these treasures. Clay On 6/6/2010 5:45 PM, Beth Marshall wrote: Hello everyone Just got back from an evenings chat with my neighbour who came back yesterday from visiting family in Northamptonshire... bringing all her MIL's lace equipment with her. MIL has given up lacemaking due to poor eyesight and arthritic hands, and has given Sue the task of disposing of it. MIL had learned lacemaking as a child, then took it up again in the 1980's - her pillows are modern polystyrene ones, but her bobbins are all antique ones from an older lacemaker (or possibly several lacemakers...) who'd given up. I had a lovely evening looking through them all - I don't think I've seen so many antique bone bobbins in one place before. Sue's daughters aren't interested in them at all, and Sue has no intention of trying lacemaking herself so she wants to sell the bobbins - does anyone have any ideas on how to value them, or how to go about selling them without too much time and trouble? There must be about a hundred bone bobbins, mostly decorated in some way and quite a few have names or mottoes, and even more wooden ones. (I'd love to have them all myself, but there's no way I could afford that many) Regards 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
Re: [lace] Valuing antique bobbins
In addition to all of Clay's good advice, isn't there a strong probability that some of these bone bobbins may actually be ivory? especially if they are old and beautifully decorated? If so, there are two points to consider. 1) they are probably more valuable than the same thing in bone (right?), and 2) selling and shipping ivory, even unknowingly, can run into some legal issues. These bobbins would certainly be old enough to be grandfathered--i.e., legal ivory--but one might want to check what documentation of their age might be needed and whether there are any export/import issues if they are sold outside of the country (as is easily possible via ebay). Nancy Connecticut USA From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net To: Beth Marshall b...@capuchin.co.uk Cc: lace@arachne.com Sent: Sun, June 6, 2010 6:08:50 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Valuing antique bobbins Before she (or anyone who does this for her) decided to list bobbins for sale on eBay, they should be completely sure of what they're talking about. As we on Arachne know, there is a lot of junk listed with fancy terms that do not relate to the item itself. On the other hand, failing to mention that a bobbin is a hanging bobbin (if it is, in fact...) will mean that lots of interested buyers won't even find it. ... - 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] Valuing antique bobbins
I am not claiming to be an expert on this at all, and so welcome all who have substantive knowledge to refute this. But it has been my impression over the years that since the making of bobbin lace was relegated to the lower classes (the lace then being bought by the upper classes), that the use of ivory in the making of bobbins was rare to the extreme... Ladies who could afford this kind of bobbin would be more likely to purchase the lace already made. But I do think that even though this has been discussed some years ago on this list, it would make a lively discussion today! So... what are the characteristics of bone bobbins vs. ivory bobbins? And are there any documented ivory bobbins in existance? Thank you, Nancy, for prompting this discussion!! Clay On 6/6/2010 6:20 PM, Nancy Neff wrote: In addition to all of Clay's good advice, isn't there a strong probability that some of these bone bobbins may actually be ivory? especially if they are old and beautifully decorated? If so, there are two points to consider. 1) they are probably more valuable than the same thing in bone (right?), and 2) selling and shipping ivory, even unknowingly, can run into some legal issues. These bobbins would certainly be old enough to be grandfathered--i.e., legal ivory--but one might want to check what documentation of their age might be needed and whether there are any export/import issues if they are sold outside of the country (as is easily possible via ebay). Nancy Connecticut USA From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net To: Beth Marshallb...@capuchin.co.uk Cc: lace@arachne.com Sent: Sun, June 6, 2010 6:08:50 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Valuing antique bobbins Before she (or anyone who does this for her) decided to list bobbins for sale on eBay, they should be completely sure of what they're talking about. As we on Arachne know, there is a lot of junk listed with fancy terms that do not relate to the item itself. On the other hand, failing to mention that a bobbin is a hanging bobbin (if it is, in fact...) will mean that lots of interested buyers won't even find it. ... - 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
