RE:[lace] training the DH was Snakes
>Sue said: >I remember my first lace lesson and took home my whole stitch, half stitch >bandage strip with pride but DH remarked "is that what you are learning? Did >that take you all evening, I thought you were going to learn lacemaking" he >nearly had my first pillow over his head but I thought I might damage it ( >the pillow, not his head) He now admits he might have been wrong. Dear Sue, et al, Training a DH can take a while. Much depends on prior training and what's in it for him. My DH has a similar passion, but his is trains. So there is a quid pro quo going on. When we drove through Sweden, I had a list of model train stores, and a list of lace places. That way no one could complain too much. And you get to see places you wouldn't otherwise. And I had my knitting whilst waiting. He had a book. Next year I hope to drag him AND the dog to Ithaca, as it is beautiful, and there are things for him and the dog to do while I'm learning lace. On the other hand, I still see him bite his tongue from time to time. As the Famous Gerry said at an Ithaca Lace Day Banquet, "You know you're a lace widower if she disappears for a weekend and comes home with a scrap of lace the size of a postage stamp." Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where it's dark, 50F 9C. - 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/albums/most-recent
Re: Snakes was [lace] making lace with my granddaughter
We likewise started off with strips of cloth, cloth & twist and half stitch worked in thickish sewing cotton - mine ended up relegated to the bottom of a work basket for years. In the course of teaching, I changed things so that the first piece of "lace" my lot made was worth keeping on show. Firstly, I worked out that most of my problems with half stitch were caused by leaving it till last to learn - it was so different (in only having "one" worker, not being able to leave it mid-row and knowing where I was, tensioning differently) that I avoided it for years. However, teaching the stitch first didn't throw up the same problems - it was a logical move from 2 moves (cross, twist) to three (cross, twist, cross) and then to four (cross, twist, cross, twist). We worked the strip long enough to require at least one "move up", and to run out of thread on the worker, but kept the edge passives as cloth stitch, so that at the end of the piece we had a gathering thread along at least one edge (the odd stray twist could change this!) so that the finished strip could be gathered up into a rosette. Worked in colourful threads - often either metallics or Perle 8 was used - the rosette looked very effective when placed in a coaster - and could be used and "ahh'd" over when taken home. There are advantages to working long strips of each stitch - these embed the movements into the hands and so help speed, but these days we are learning a hobby, not a profession, so speed isn't quite so important. When demonstrating I prefer to have a piece that looks like lace (ie has holes in it) on the beginner pillow and so avoid plain tape laces (which is, in effect, what the snake is) so that the visitor can see that they are actually working a piece of lace, not a strip of woven cloth. As (almost) all stitches can be broken down to just two moves repeated as necessary, it doesn't matter if you are directing the working of a cloth stitch, Torchon Ground stitch, Point Ground stitch, or whatever - I've even had a (male) newspaper photographer work an entire square of roseground in the past! A little imagination and suiting the project to the learner can go a long way, and things like how to replace a thread and move a piece up can be taught in the process, making it less arduous a task when they inevitably come to it later on. In message <006001ccc8d9$1d936880$58ba3980$@co.uk>, Sue <2harv...@tiscali.co.uk> writes I remember my first lace lesson and took home my whole stitch, half stitch bandage strip with pride but DH remarked "is that what you are learning? Did that take you all evening, I thought you were going to learn lacemaking" he nearly had my first pillow over his head but I thought I might damage it ( the pillow, not his head) He now admits he might have been wrong. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK -- Jane Partridge - 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/albums/most-recent
RE: Snakes was [lace] making lace with my granddaughter
I remember my first lace lesson and took home my whole stitch, half stitch bandage strip with pride but DH remarked "is that what you are learning? Did that take you all evening, I thought you were going to learn lacemaking" he nearly had my first pillow over his head but I thought I might damage it ( the pillow, not his head) He now admits he might have been wrong. 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/albums/most-recent
[lace] colour run
Happy New Year everyone. Just a very brief update to tell you the outcome of the red colour problems. I did a quick hand soak on the white undies in my normal liquid which removed almost all of it, and then into the washing machine with the normal wash plus one of the colour catches (in the same net bag). Almost completely pure white again and its fine, I think the next wash will remove any last minute amount of colour. I have just taken the cotton red top out of the machine where it was washed with my burgundy tablecloth, my previously washed hand made ruby napkins with lace trim and 2 well washed red jumpers. I again put the top in with 2 of the colour catcher sheets and it is looking good, white insert and red top. I had previously emailed the company and got a reply saying if I thought it was faulty I could return the top to the shop for a refund or exchange, so decided I had nothing to loose my following their washing instructions (along with our own ideas and caution). If it had gone wrong I would have returned it with the email and receipt or made a new insert (once I was happy it wouldn't bleed onto that which would have been a much bigger disaster) but as it is I can continue to wear it in the future. Thank you for your good ideas and advice. Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.co.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
Re:Snakes was [lace] making lace with my granddaughter
When I was taught to make lace I did the typical worm bandages - weeks of making strips of plain lace in whole or half stitch in DMC30 about 4mm wide. It was soul destroying. I vowed then never, ever to put another potiential lace maker through that so I started teaching people to make lace using Christine Springett's snake. Once they had made one, I encouraged them to buy the book and try out other projects in there. If I took a 'have a go pillow' with me to let prospective lace makers have a go and it was always a snake. I love this because the threads are colourful so it looks inviting, but also if they get twisted or muddled it is easy to see this. You can work it in cloth / whole stitch, you can pop a twist in, you can work it in half stitch ... you also get to do a couple of sewings (for the eyes) ... what a great way to start a lifetime's passion for lace. And all because Christine Springett came up with a great little pattern over 25 years ago. Kind Regards Liz Baker thelace...@btinternet.com My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://thelacebee.weebly.com/ From: Janis Savage To: Arachne Sent: Saturday, 31 December 2011, 22:09 Subject: Re: [lace] making lace with my granddaughter Dear Rose and spiders I just have to join in and tell you that I also have a 7 year old granddaughter (she will be 8 in February) who has just become a lacemaker. She and her little sister came to stay in early December and I took them to a lace day with me. I did not get any of my own lace done that day as we started a multicoloured snake and everyone made her feel very special and admired it. It was not finished that day but next morning when I got up at about 6.30am, I found her already up and sitting at the lace pillow determined to finish her snake before leaving, which she did. - 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] Lace2000 and Lace R-XP files
I didn't know that. Tell us more please. Jacquie in Scotland. Sent from my iPhone On 1 Jan 2012, at 07:46, "Ruth Budge" wrote: > Or you can buy a disc of the motifs, already drawn up, neatly filed in > folders which automatically installs into your RXP programme. > > Ruth > thelacema...@optusnet.com.au > > -Original Message- > From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of > Jenny Brandis > Sent: Sunday, 1 January 2012 1:01 PM > To: lace@arachne.com > Subject: [lace] Lace2000 and Lace R-XP files > > I am sure I am not the only person who has either of these programs on their > computer. > > > > One of the great things with this software is the ability to design an > element ONCE, save it and have it available to be used in every pattern you > design from then on. Think about that, never have to redraw a specific type > of spider again - a few clicks and it is there, repeatable. > > > > Anyway, seeing as how I have made a stack of these torchon elements based on > the number of pins surrounding them I have them on my website for free > download. YOU WILL NEED the software as these are just the files I have > drawn up but if you already have the software, go ahead and download the > files, they are free and for everyone to use. > http://www.brandis.com.au/craft/Lace/lace2000.html > > > > Have a go at designing your own bookmark, length of lace or be adventurous > and design the shawl you always wanted. > > > > Jenny Brandis > > Kununurra, Western Australia > > je...@brandis.com.au > > brandis.com.au > > - > 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 - 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] Cheer detergent ingredients
What I was trying to say (not in a nasty way) is that, if someone in e.g. Australia has a problem, it's probably not helpful to the person in Australia for some one from e.g. the UK recommending a particular brand of product, although it will be helpful for those living in the UK. The brand might not be available to them, but what it is and the way it works might enable them to find something similar. An example of this (not related to lace) was when my husband was in New Zealand and wanted his usual brand of indigestion remedy which is safe with the other medications he takes. The pharmacist said that they get a lot of people from the UK asking for it, but that brand, nor anything else with those ingredients is available in New Zealand. But he recommended another type, which he explained, safe for him and which DH would be able to get back home possibly under another brand name if he wanted to continue with it. Jean in Poole, Dorset, 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
