[lace] Lace in paintings at Amsterdam airport
The Rijksmuseum has a mini museum at Schiphol airport. There's a gift shop area on the ground floor, with a pod above it to provide a secure climate controlled area for displaying objects from the museum. The current exhibition is paintings from the golden age of Dutch painting, and portraits of women from the same era. This coincides very well with the period in which much lace was worn, so more than half the portraits and some of the other paintings have lace on clothing. It is sumptuous, layer on layer in some cases, and even the black lace worn over black fabric is painted well enough for the type of lace to be recognisable. Do go take a look if you are in the airport. The museum is always an interesting way to spend some waiting time, but this exhibition is particularly good. http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/tentoonstellingen/schiphol Open 6am to 8pm On the non-Schengen side of passport control, head for gates E The 'Dutch Girls' exhibition runs until 12 December Steph Manchester, UK Berlin, Germany -- Money can't buy everything. That's what credit cards are for. Steph Peters stepha...@sandbenders.demon.co.uk Tatting, lace stitching page http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Re:demo question
On 9/29/11 7:02 PM, colonialart...@frontier.com colonialart...@frontier.com wrote: Is there a pic of this needle somewhere? I would love to see one I don't have a pic of it. Not sure when the next time I would visit the museum. But I will have a camera handy. ;) -- Mark Myers Art Dept. DeMoulin Bros. Co. 618-664-2092 ext.139 mmy...@demoulin.com http://www.demoulin.com skype: mmyers.demoulin - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] looking for booklet
Hi, I am looking for the Bulletin of the IOLI, Volume 21, Number 1 (Fall 2000-2001), specifically for the Clever Cluny loom pattern by Lorraine Eisbrenner. Does anyone know where I can locate a copy? I have contacted IOLI already. Thanks! Gina - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] BLacing a Flax Spinner
I am embarking on an interesting journey in my lace. I friend of mine who spins flax(who also is a beginner bobbin lacer) spun some linen thread out of her stock. She gave me a hank and I told her I would see how it laced up. Mind you, it is very rough thread, yet fine enough(like 50 weight cotton). I found this picture of one spinning flax. I plan on using the picture as my design and lacing directly from it. In the photo attached you can see I have pinned the picture to my bolster pillow and wound some large bobbins waiting to get started. After it is finished, I will give it to my friend, the spinner/lacemaker. http://tat-man.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/DSC03289.jpg Today at lunch I started on the spinning piece. I utilized my Honiton and Bruges skills to start the top of her cap. I used cloth stitch with 4 about the pin(pin under 4) edges. I plan to keep the shapes simple with no fancy stitches. I want to keep the lines clean and make sure that it looks like a flax spinner. So far looking like I hoped! http://tat-man.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/DSC03290.jpg Thus starts my designing in bobbin lace(something I haven't done much of yet) -- Mark, aka Tatman website: http://www.tat-man.net blog: http://tat-man.net/blog Magic Thread Shop: http://www.tat-man.net/tatterville/tatshop/tatshop.html email: tat...@tat-man.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TatmanBobbin - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] looking for booklet
I have that issue of the IOLI Bulletin and will be pleased to copy the page for you if you are a member of IOLI. Are you? I believe it would be illegal, or at least unethical, for me to do otherwise. If you aren't a member, why don't you join? It is a marvelous organization and encompasses all sorts of laces. Happy Lacemaking, Betty Ann RiceRoanoke, VA USA On 09/30/11, Gina Shillitaniefiberarts-li...@yahoo.com wrote:Hi, I am looking for the Bulletin of the IOLI, Volume 21, Number 1 (Fall 2000-2001), specifically for the Clever Cluny loom pattern by Lorraine Eisbrenner. Does anyone know where I can locate a copy? I have contacted IOLI already. Thanks! Gina - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community. webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] arachne spider badge raffle winner
Hello everyone The winner of my Arachne spider badge raffle is Patricia in Wales. Twelve of you entered, thank you all for taking part. -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
RE: [lace] Re:demo question
I have a tatting needle, its 5 long and purchased from Roseground supplies, my friend Daphne swears it is easy to use and is fast but I struggle to get the hang of it, practice makes perfect (or so they say) Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Vermeer's 'The Lacemaker' loaned to Cambridge museum
A treasured work by the 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer is to be exhibited in the UK for the first time. The Lacemaker (1669-70) is normally displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris, but will be loaned to Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15106147 Would love to go and see this, but no time off left to book :( Regards, Ann McClean in Kerry, Mid Wales. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 3404 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-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
