[lace] 1000th post on LaceNews
I've just posted the announcement of the 2014 IOLI conference, which is the 1,000th post on LaceNews! I'd like to thank everyone for their enthusiastic support over the past 3-1/2 years. Laurie _ Laurie Waters lacen...@gmail.com, lwaters...@comcast.net http://lacenews.net/ 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] 1000th post on LaceNews
And we have to thank you for the work you do, for us to enjoy and use! Anneke Reijs Laurie wrote: I've just posted the announcement of the 2014 IOLI conference, which is the 1,000th post on LaceNews! I'd like to thank everyone for their enthusiastic support over the past 3-1/2 years. _ Laurie Waters lacen...@gmail.com, lwaters...@comcast.net http://lacenews.net/ 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] 1000th post on LaceNews
We certainly do have to thank you, Laurie. You put such a lot of time and effort into all of this - which is much appreciated Sue Babbs suebabbs...@gmail.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] sad news: Elaine Merritt
Today at The Lace Museum we have received this sad news from Elaine's daughter. Her memorial will be held in Albuquerque this weekend. If anyone needs the information please email me directly. Kim Davis Mother died in her sleep Dec 31, 2013 of the complications of Alzheimer's, but her passing was as sweet and gentle as she was. She is survived by her five children, six grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Thank you and her other Lace friends for being such a warm part of her life and memories. She truly dedicated a couple of decades of her life to OIDFA and lace making under the name laceelain. I remember once going to a State Fair in Pennsylvania with her, and upon entering a barn full of textiles, she made her way to the lace makers. There a few women were putting on a display which she enthusiastically embraced. In passing she mentioned her email address, and I couldn't believe my eyes when a veritable throng of women perked up their ears and surrounded her with comments and questions. I felt like I was with Tom Cruise or some other equally enthralling celebrity! Where ever I lived, whether in CA, PA, MA, of NH, mother would visit me and seek out a local chapter of lace makers and visit. It was one of her greatest joys. - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Ancient threads - Z and S twist
The TV program Nova was about some ancient Roman tombs where they found remnants of threads, both Z and S twist. They said the Z twist probably was made in northern Europe while the S twist came from the Mediterranean area. The reason was the way the spindle was handled during spinning. The northern people used a spindle that was spun/twisted from the top which resulted in a Z twist. The Mediterranean people turned their spindles from the bottom which made the S twist. I found this explanation of the two twists rather interesting. Alice in Oregon -- in a deep freeze for several days. May break record low temp records this week. - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Ancient threads - Z and S twist
The problem is that it's an overly simplistic explanation. A skilled spinster can spin either spindle in either direction with equal ease. We do it all the time when we're plying threads after spinning; we spin one direction and ply the other, and we do it on the same spindle. In addition, there are fabrics found in Danish bogs which have S-spun warps and Z-spun wefts (the yarns nest into each other and create a smoother surface on the fabric), and still others with stripes of Z-spun alternated with S-spun in both warp and weft, creating plaids, but instead of color, the plaids are formed from twist directions which reflect the light differently. FWIW- I'm an anthropologist/archaeologist with a special interest in textiles. I've been spinning since I was 12 (mom taught me on my great-grandmother's spinning wheel), and spindles are my spinning implement of choice. I'm teaching a brand-new course in our department on Ancient Technology, with textiles as one of the major topics, so I've been working with this material a lot recently. Katrina -- Katrina Worley kwor...@mac.com History: special people, in special places, at special times. Anthropology: everyone else the rest of the time. On Feb 5, 2014, at 10:07 PM, lacel...@frontier.com wrote: I found this explanation of the two twists rather interesting. - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
