Fw: [lace] modesty panel
The first time and only time I have worn this top, so far I tucked my hand made lace hanky but found that lace on its own didn't lay well and as I moved about so did it so what I am doing with this piece is to attach it to the top so it stays there. I believe that it will wash well, folded into one of those little net bags and then hung up and just tweeked with my fingers or a little bit of a press as my napkins do which have been in occasional use in the last over three years. As the lace is not very wide or deep I think it would not lay nicely on its own and with just a couple of loops and buttons or other and I would spend all the time checking it or trying to get it to sit right. Thank you for all your input everyone, it is interesting to see what others do or would consider. Sue T in damp dull Dorset today, waiting for the window broken by a workman using a strimmer to be replaced soon, please, so I can see to work better again, :-( Hi Sue and spiders, Do you want to use this modesty panel for this top only? What about washing? I would rather make two -strong- loops with buttons at the top at either end so that I could fasten that around my bra straps. That way it can be washed separately and can be used under other garments as well. Looking forward to seeing a picture of it. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK On May 8, 2012, at 5:23 AM, Sue wrote: I am wondering about the most secure but unobtrusive way to hand sew it onto this knitted cotton jersey type material but will definatly have to be careful of my tension. I am very bad at sewing things too tight - 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: [lace] modesty panel
The photo is not up in the webshots album HURWITZEND, is you want to take a look. At the moment just will pins holding it into position. Sue T - Original Message - From: J D Hammett jdhamm...@msn.com Hi Sue and spiders, Do you want to use this modesty panel for this top only? . Looking forward to seeing a picture of it. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK On May 8, 2012, at 5:23 AM, Sue wrote: I am wondering about the most secure but unobtrusive way to hand sew it onto this knitted cotton jersey type material but will definatly have to be careful of my tension. I am very bad at sewing things too tight - 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: [lace] modesty panel
Thank you very much Joepie. I have to say that pinned in place it really looks to be part of the top, so I am very pleased and keen to make it look good. Also I should have said the photo is now (instead of not, LOL). Sorry for the typo, grin. Sue T Hi Sue, Very nice! I can see why you want to attach it rather than make it multi-use. Happy lace making, Joepie. Subject: Re: [lace] modesty panel The photo is not up in the webshots album HURWITZEND, is you want to take a look. At the moment just will pins holding it into position. Sue T - 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] Lacemaking in Spain
There were so many lace days in Spain in April, 40 that I listed on the LaceNews events calendar http://lacenews.net/lace-event-calendars/. The number peaked on April 22nd when in addition to the 10 I had listed, there were 14 additional ones that I just couldn't fit on the calendar! Each one attracts several hundred to several thousand lacemakers. The Arenys de Mar event appears to be the largest, attracting over 3000 lacemakers, and this year had 3 associated exhibitions. Carolina kindly took me to the museum there not long ago http://lacenews.net/2010/11/21/museums-museu-mares-de-la-punta-arenys-de-mar- spain/, which is very impressive. In contrast to England and America, most Spanish lace events (the main word used to describe these is 'Encuentro', but there are others in Catalan and Galician), are held on Sundays, and largely peak in March and April. Most are sponsored with the help of the local municipal authorities, and there seems to be a fairly consistent agenda - welcome, demonstrations, some kind of lunch, more demos, and a group dinner afterward. Although it can get much more complex. Lacemaking in Spain is truely impressive, and we need to pay much more attention to it. Look at this video http://tinyurl.com/87lzhr4, which shows professional lacemakers in Camariñas in Galicia. There is a huge 5 day annual event in Camariñas promting the use of the local lace in fashion. I'm adding lots of videos from this year's event to the April LaceNews YouTube Channel update. I'm hoping that here in New Mexico we can get more exposure for Spanish lacemaking in the US, afterall, official documents in New Mexico are all in English and Spanish. The Spanish first settled in the US only 40 miles from where I live, and the dialect they speak around here traces back to the conquistadors. Spanish lacemaking techniques also emigrated to Argentina, and videos on their events are starting to show up on YouTube. Laurie http://lacenews.net - 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: [lace] Lacemaking in Spain
Jacquie and I were at the Lace Event in Camariñas again this year - this time as exhibitors. Last year we were visitors but had nowhere to 'call our own' space and had to find little corners to sit and make lace. We were surprised at how many people told us that they didn't know that there was lace made in England. We made enquiries as to if and how we could be there with a booth for this year. We had an exhibit of most, if not all, of the different types of lace made in England. We had photos of one or two types where we didn't actually have a sample. We had our English lace pillows and I made a Malmesbury bookmark (for my bookmark exchange) and Jacquie worked on a piece of Bedfordshire. It is interesting how similar the Bedfordshire and the local Galician lace are. The main difference is the weight of the thread. People are very interested to see our English bobbins with all the spangles. I will go back in a heart-beat if I get the chance. Malvary in Ottawa where spring has sprung, the grass is riz. - 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] Lace fences
More interesting than chain-link: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/05/knitting-c hain-link-fencing-work-art/1902/ or the tiny URL to the same place: http://preview.tinyurl.com/bv8nsxy Margery. margerybu...@o2.co.uk in North Herts, 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] Tensioning Flanders
Iâve been making Flanders, using Barbara Corbetâs book, which I highly recommend, satisfied customer, etc., since last September. I have now bitten off more than I can reasonably chew by tackling # XI in Kumiko Nakazakiâs first volume of Flanders lace patterns. Tensioning increases is relatively straightforward. Wait until you have a thread going from a pin to a pin, and then tension the purely verticals as always, and those pairs which make a turn carefully. My problem now is tensioning decreases. Very often, in fact most of the time, there is no pair that goes from pin to pin. Waiting to tension gets a bit difficult, as the ring pair is clearly designed to lock in the tension and position of the cloth stitch pairs, so waiting beyond that would end up counter productive. Yet thereâs got to be a way. Any ideas? Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where my antique roses can be smelled a hundred feet away, and itâs just beginning. - 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: [lace] Tensioning Flanders
Hi Lyn, I don't quite understand your problem - are you working 4 pairs at a time? When you are doing the ground stitch, are arranging your 4 pairs, double stitching in the middle, half stitching on one side, half stitching on the other, pin, double in the middle? Or is it in the cloth stitch areas where you are having trouble? When you are doing inputs? Or is it when you are taking two pair out of the cloth stitch areas? Sally Farmington New Mexico - Original Message - From: Lyn Bailey lynrbai...@desupernet.net To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 8:32:31 AM Subject: [lace] Tensioning Flanders I���ve been making Flanders, using Barbara Corbet���s book, which I highly recommend, satisfied customer, etc., since last September. I have now bitten off more than I can reasonably chew by tackling # XI in Kumiko Nakazaki���s first volume of Flanders lace patterns. Tensioning increases is relatively straightforward. Wait until you have a thread going from a pin to a pin, and then tension the purely verticals as always, and those pairs which make a turn carefully. My problem now is tensioning decreases. Very often, in fact most of the time, there is no pair that goes from pin to pin. Waiting to tension gets a bit difficult, as the ring pair is clearly designed to lock in the tension and position of the cloth stitch pairs, so waiting beyond that would end up counter productive. Yet there���s got to be a way. Any ideas? Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where my antique roses can be smelled a hundred feet away, and it���s just beginning. - 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 - 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: [lace] Tensioning Flanders
Dear Sally, et al, Sorry for not being more clear. It's in the cloth stitch areas where there are decreases that the problem lies. Ground stitch is no problem, it's CTCT all 4 times, and that locks in anything. Since ring pairs and what I call pseudo ring pairs at the bottom of a cloth stitch area are always CTCT, it means tensioning need to be done before really leaving the cloth stitch area. I was SURE I'd done that message in plain text. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where I hope the wash dries before the rain comes. -Original Message- From: sally13n...@q.com Sent: May 9, 2012 10:56 AM To: Lyn Bailey lynrbai...@desupernet.net, lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Tensioning Flanders Hi Lyn, I don't quite understand your problem - are you working 4 pairs at a time? When you are doing the ground stitch, are arranging your 4 pairs, double stitching in the middle, half stitching on one side, half stitching on the other, pin, double in the middle? Or is it in the cloth stitch areas where you are having trouble? When you are doing inputs? Or is it when you are taking two pair out of the cloth stitch areas? Sally Farmington New Mexico - Original Message - From: Lyn Bailey lynrbai...@desupernet.net To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 8:32:31 AM Subject: [lace] Tensioning Flanders I���ve been making Flanders, using Barbara Corbet���s book, which I highly recommend, satisfied customer, etc., since last September. I have now bitten off more than I can reasonably chew by tackling # XI in Kumiko Nakazaki���s first volume of Flanders lace patterns. Tensioning increases is relatively straightforward. Wait until you have a thread going from a pin to a pin, and then tension the purely verticals as always, and those pairs which make a turn carefully. My problem now is tensioning decreases. Very often, in fact most of the time, there is no pair that goes from pin to pin. Waiting to tension gets a bit difficult, as the ring pair is clearly designed to lock in the tension and position of the cloth stitch pairs, so waiting beyond that would end up counter productive. Yet there���s got to be a way. Any ideas? Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where my antique roses can be smelled a hundred feet away, and it���s just beginning. - 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 My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails. - 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: [lace] Tensioning Flanders
BINGO!! so you give yourself something to tension against. I'm assuming insect pins. That should make things a lot easier. Any other thoughts anyone? Lyn Sally wrote: Ok, it's when you are taking pairs out of the cloth stitch areas and the two pairs join the ground stitch areas? When you take two pairs out of the cloth stitch areas, 1. you take the worker out through the gimp if there is one and through the ring in double stitch. 2. Then you go back and cloth stitch the two pair right next to the gimp, take the left hand pair ( assuming the gimp is on the left side of the cloth st area), and take it out through the gimp and ring to join the old worker pair. The pair that's left in the cloth stitch area, the pair on the right is now the worker pair. That's usually where trouble with tensioning occurs. I use a temporary, unmarked pin to solve that problem. I put it inbetween the two pairs next to the gimp before I do that cloth stitch between them in step 2.. This is what Anne Marie does in Bruges. That's not the only solution...let me know if I'm on the right track! Sally Lyn wrote: Sorry for not being more clear. It's in the cloth stitch areas where there are decreases that the problem lies. Ground stitch is no problem, it's CTCT all 4 times, and that locks in anything. Since ring pairs and what I call pseudo ring pairs at the bottom of a cloth stitch area are always CTCT, it means tensioning needs to be done before really leaving the cloth stitch area. Sally wrote Or is it in the cloth stitch areas where you are having trouble? When you are doing inputs? Or is it when you are taking two pair out of the cloth stitch areas? Lyn wrote: My problem now is tensioning decreases. Very often, in fact most of the time, there is no pair that goes from pin to pin. Waiting to tension gets a bit difficult, as the ring pair is clearly designed to lock in the tension and position of the cloth stitch pairs, so waiting beyond that would end up counter productive. Yet there's got to be a way. Any ideas? My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails. - 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: [lace] Tensioning Flanders
Here's my reply to Lyn - I forgot to add arachne to the address line this morning Ok, it's when you are taking pairs out of the cloth stitch areas and the two pairs join the ground stitch areas? When you take two pairs out of the cloth stitch areas, 1. you take the worker out through the gimp if there is one and through the ring in double stitch. 2. Then you go back and cloth stitch the two pair right next to the gimp, take the left hand pair (assuming the gimp is on the left side of the cloth st area), and take it out through the gimp and ring to join the old worker pair. 3. The pair that's left in the cloth stitch area, the pair on the right is now the new worker pair. That's usually where trouble with tensioning occurs. I use a temporary, unmarked pin to solve that problem. I put it inbetween the two pairs next to the gimp before I do that cloth stitch between them in step 2. Place it so the two passive pairs are not displaced and the previous pass of the worker is not displaced either. This is not the only solution...it's the one I use. The tiny holes left behind bother some people. The more complex the design the less noticeable the holes are. I have some Flanders I made 15 years ago and the little holes have disappeared. Sometimes when I'm fussy, I take the temp pin out an inch or so of cloth stitch later and then I tension very carefully, but it's still possible to pull things out of shape at that point. Sally - Original Message - From: lynrbai...@desupernet.net To: sally13n...@q.com Cc: lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 9:09:26 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Tensioning Flanders Dear Sally, et al, Sorry for not being more clear. It's in the cloth stitch areas where there are decreases that the problem lies. Ground stitch is no problem, it's CTCT all 4 times, and that locks in anything. Since ring pairs and what I call pseudo ring pairs at the bottom of a cloth stitch area are always CTCT, it means tensioning need to be done before really leaving the cloth stitch area. I was SURE I'd done that message in plain text. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where I hope the wash dries before the rain comes. -Original Message- From: sally13n...@q.com Sent: May 9, 2012 10:56 AM To: Lyn Bailey lynrbai...@desupernet.net, lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Tensioning Flanders Hi Lyn, I don't quite understand your problem - are you working 4 pairs at a time? When you are doing the ground stitch, are arranging your 4 pairs, double stitching in the middle, half stitching on one side, half stitching on the other, pin, double in the middle? Or is it in the cloth stitch areas where you are having trouble? When you are doing inputs? Or is it when you are taking two pair out of the cloth stitch areas? Sally Farmington New Mexico - Original Message - From: Lyn Bailey lynrbai...@desupernet.net To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 8:32:31 AM Subject: [lace] Tensioning Flanders I���ve been making Flanders, using Barbara Corbet���s book, which I highly recommend, satisfied customer, etc., since last September. I have now bitten off more than I can reasonably chew by tackling # XI in Kumiko Nakazaki���s first volume of Flanders lace patterns. Tensioning increases is relatively straightforward. Wait until you have a thread going from a pin to a pin, and then tension the purely verticals as always, and those pairs which make a turn carefully. My problem now is tensioning decreases. Very often, in fact most of the time, there is no pair that goes from pin to pin. Waiting to tension gets a bit difficult, as the ring pair is clearly designed to lock in the tension and position of the cloth stitch pairs, so waiting beyond that would end up counter productive. Yet there���s got to be a way. Any ideas? Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where my antique roses can be smelled a hundred feet away, and it���s just beginning. - 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 My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails. - 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] modesty panel
Sue, I usually use tacking stitches to add lace to garments so they are easily removed and can be reused on other garments. I do leave them on for washing and usually only remove them once the garment is not at its best and headed to use for not for best wear. In your case, as suggested, you can hide the tacking stitches along the seam line. Janice 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 arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace] Honiton workshop Cleveland Museum lace
Hello All! My Honiton weekend in Ohio was fun interesting--two leaves, each 1/2 finished! It looks like I will have some pretties for a CQ patch yet this summer. One is a tap leaf the other has a voided center with cucumber tally bars. All that adding, tossing sewing made my head spin. As a left-hander, bowing off has not been my strong suit but with a little help from my friends, I managed to master a pair of funky scissors with a hook on the end of one blade. I found the scissors on-line at Lacis, along with size 15 16 crochet hooks! It turns out you can also use a pair of tweezers to bow off, then cut the thread separately, so I have a plan until the Lacis package arrives. While in Smithville, I checked with the gal who is involved with textiles at the museum. Some lace will be put on display when the new section opens in 2013 (??). Apparently it will be in with other European items. So stay tuned, we may get our wish to see a lovely permanent lace ex! hibit! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA - 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: [lace] Tensioning Flanders
Lyn, I generally put in a temporary plait with the two pairs that are exiting the ground. That holds the pair that is turning the corner and becomming the worker up against the pin. Then you just have to remember to remove the plait and put in the right number of twists before you begin the ground! Ask my how I know that! Liz Redford Raleigh, NC, USA - 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: [lace] Lace fences
It's strange that they call it knitting in the article. The studio makes their fences using bobbin lace techniques. Peg in Fairview Park OH From: Margery Allcock margerybu...@o2.co.uk To: Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Wed, May 9, 2012 10:09:14 AM Subject: [lace] Lace fences More interesting than chain-link: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/05/knitting-c hain-link-fencing-work-art/1902/ or the tiny URL to the same place: http://preview.tinyurl.com/bv8nsxy Margery. margerybu...@o2.co.uk in North Herts, 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 - 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: [lace] Tensioning Flanders
Dear Liz et al, Thanks for the input. Y'know, my Dad always said, When in doubt, read the directions. I checked my book, the one by Barbara Corbet, which I highly recommend, and she suggests the plait. However it seems to me that the pin solution is faster, and possibly more accurate. I will have to experiment. I was trying to figure out how to prevent holes next to the gimp when decreasing, and figured with all the expertise out there, I didn't have to re-invent the wheel. How right I was. Thank you all. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where I'm trying to be sure to be near the blooming antique rosebush as it goes into a magnificent display. -Original Message- From: lbuy...@nc.rr.com Sent: May 9, 2012 8:37 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Tensioning Flanders Lyn, I generally put in a temporary plait with the two pairs that are exiting the ground. That holds the pair that is turning the corner and becomming the worker up against the pin. Then you just have to remember to remove the plait and put in the right number of twists before you begin the ground! Ask my how I know that! Liz Redford Raleigh, NC, USA - 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 My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails. - 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] modesty panel
On my 2 plastrons that are Mixed lace - bobbin lace outside and needlelace inner section, I made 2 tiny needlework loops on the back, and I thread a tiny gold safety pin through them from inside the garment, and through the loop, and back into the garment. They don't show, and I am not damaging the lace, but they hold it in place securely just for the time I am wearing it! I have also used the tiny loop and safety pin on a high neck band in needlelace, which never quite sits right! A hidden pin holds it in place centre front without anyone knowing! Regards from Liz in warm, sunny Melbourne, Oz lizl...@bigpond.com - 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] tensioning Flanders
Lyn Tell us about the Barbara Corbet book. That is one I haven't heard of. Lorelei - 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
