[lace] Wearing and Caring for Lace

[cec]

A recent post about wearing lace got me to thinking.  I have a lace
stole I have worn several times and now has some soiling near the center
back from my neck.  What is the best way to launder it.  I have heard
and read many recommendations but would like to hear from someone who
cleans the lace they wear regularly.

Cindy in a very Hot Virginia

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[lace] Wearing Lace

[Elizabeth Ligeti]

I am with you, Jeri, -- Wear lace -- Lots of it!!! As often as possible!!

I do whenever I can  - like at Lace Days!

Many years ago, at one of our Lace Days I said my usual "Hello" to the late
(and greatly missed) Gabrielle Pond. She paused, looked me up and down, -
and then replied "Oh! I did not recognise you - you are not wearing any
lace"!!
Well, ..!!  (It was said with a smile, though!)

Next Lace Day I wore Lots of lace -- and when I spoke to her, again I got
the up and down look, and then "Oh! I recognise you today, Hello"!! Said
with a Very Big smile!!!  
She was such a lovely lady, and her knowledge of lace was massive, but she
was so generous with sharing her knowledge, too. It was a treat to sit near
her, and listen to her talking about some lace subject or other.

Moral -- Wear lots of Lace - and be noticed!! :)

After all, you have taken many hours to make beautiful lace, -- so go out
and Flaunt it  :)

Regards from Liz in bitterly cold Melbourne, Oz.
lizl...@bigpond.com

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Re: [lace] Lace & Spider Fabric

[Helene Ulrich]

Liz, I didn't want the fabric.  Only made the suggestion for those who did.

On 8/1/16, Helene Ulrich  wrote:
> Well, it was worth a try.  We don't have a Joann's here near Myrtle
> Beach.  Closest is about 50 miles away in Florence, SC.  Guess those
> who a Joann's within a reasonable distance are lucky.
>
> Helene Ulrich
> Loris, SC
>

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Re: [lace] Lace & Spider Fabric

[Helene Ulrich]

Well, it was worth a try.  We don't have a Joann's here near Myrtle
Beach.  Closest is about 50 miles away in Florence, SC.  Guess those
who a Joann's within a reasonable distance are lucky.

Helene Ulrich
Loris, SC

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Re: [lace] Lace & Spider Fabric

[Regina Haring]

Good idea, Helene!

But it says "designed in Hudson, Ohio Exclusively for Jo-Ann fabric and
craft stores".   Jo-Ann's is based in Hudson, Ohio.

And just out of curiosity I scanned the Holiday fabrics on Jo-Ann's
website, and this design does not appear.

Regina Haring
Nanuet, NY

On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 8:28 PM, Helene Ulrich  wrote:

> Regarding the lace & spider fabric available at some JoAnn's.   Most
> fabric has the manufacturer's name & sometimes the number or name of
> the pattern  printed on the selvage.
>
> If someone who has already purchased the fabric could check for this
> information, an internet search could produce other suppliers for the
> fabric.
>
> Just a suggestion.
>
> Helene Ulrich
> in extremely hot South Carolina.
>
> 
>

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[lace] FAQ's now added to the website

[Jenny Brandis]

All entries are to be emailed by Midnight of Monday August 30 2016 Western
Australian Time (+8:00 GMT)

International Torchon Lace Design Competition
  http://brandis.com.au/design/

FAQ  ’s now online
http://brandis.com.au/design/faq.html



Todas las piezas participantes deberán ser enviadas por mail  antes de media
noche del 30 de agosto del 2016 , (horario del oeste de Australia 8:00GMT)

El concurso Internacional de diseño de encaje en Torchon

http://brandis.com.au/design/spanish.html

Preguntas frecuentes sobre 
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Toutes les entrées doivent être envoyées par courriel au plus tard à minuit
lundi 30 Août 2016 heure de l'Australie occidentale (+8: 00 GMT)

Compétition Internationale de Design en Dentelle Torchon

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http://brandis.com.au/design/frenchfaq.html



Alle inzendingen moeten worden gemaild door middernacht van maandag 30
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[lace] Lace & Spider Fabric

[Helene Ulrich]

Regarding the lace & spider fabric available at some JoAnn's.   Most
fabric has the manufacturer's name & sometimes the number or name of
the pattern  printed on the selvage.

If someone who has already purchased the fabric could check for this
information, an internet search could produce other suppliers for the
fabric.

Just a suggestion.

Helene Ulrich
in extremely hot South Carolina.

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Re: [lace] lace and spider fabric

[lynrbailey]

I, too went to JoAnn's, but especially to look for the fabric.  I found it.  
But not the white stuff of the picture, more of a tan.  I wouldn't have found 
it without asking a saleslady.  It was in the Halloween cotton fabrics.  Bought 
two yards.  Lace and spiders.

Lyn from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where I am tired of the muggy weather.  Also, 
husband diagnosed with lymphoma, any prayers, good thoughts, welcomed.


"My email sends out an automatic  message. Arachne members,
please ignore it. I read your emails."



>Regina Haring wrote:
>Greetings, all -
>
>Since I needed to go to JoAnn's anyway (the nearest is in Paramus, NJ) the
>discussion about the paisley and spider fabric prompted me to go this
>morning.
>

>It will make a great looking pillow bag.
>
>Regina Haring
>Metro Chapter IOLI
>Nanuet, NY
>
>

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Re: [lace] lace and spider fabric

[Regina Haring]

Greetings, all -

Since I needed to go to JoAnn's anyway (the nearest is in Paramus, NJ) the
discussion about the paisley and spider fabric prompted me to go this
morning.

The bolt was already almost empty!  I bought 2.5 yds, and while the regular
price was $9.99/yd there is a 30% off sale.  What you can't tell from the
picture of the design in the download is the background color used for the
fabric, which is a warm light tannish color, making it a very attractive
fabric, even if like me you don't like spiders!

It will make a great looking pillow bag.

Regina Haring
Metro Chapter IOLI
Nanuet, NY


That's great!!!  Size limitations suggest a quilt design!  Most spectacular
> pillow bag on the planet comes to mind!!!
> Clay
>
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[lace] answers

[francis . busschaert]

my answers to the list 

1 c 
2 b & c depending on the mood 

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Re: [lace] Lace as Art

[Devon Thein]

Dear Phil,
Thank you for the suggestion of Vicky Taylor. I was unaware of her work,
but it is quite interesting. I am familiar with the Love Lace competition
and have the catalog which I am using for a reference. As you say, it has
the broadest interpretation of lace in it. While Love Lace was a great
exhibit, the exhibit that I envision for my proposal is one in which the
works are contemporary and non-traditional looking works of art but are
made using bobbin or needle lace technique. This is a somewhat different
focus than previous shows. I am grateful to those people who have suggested
artists to me. For instance, I was unfamiliar with the work of Experikant,
Many thanks,
Devon



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[lace] ?

[francis . busschaert]

hi to all 

1 c 

2 b & C 

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Re: [lace] A Maltese Book Lace Quotation

[sueat]

Most of the lace I am making these days are either useable as a sun catcher 
or hanging piece for all year round and I know 3 are already been used in 
that way, one has an add on when someone gave my sister a guardian angel and 
she attached it to my sun catcher.Other pieces tend to be for use around 
the Christmas trees or whatever decorations and I usually find them very 
well received and used.  A number of my friends and family have now got a 
growing collection which gets added to.  If I felt they were being got rid 
of (unless they had been messed up in some way) and the person didn't like 
them much or not using them for that person I would just take them off the 
list.   I consider them as special gifts, I choose the colours I feel suit 
the person best and feel that most have really been appreciated and loved.
For you Janice your pieces are so spectacular I can fully understand why you 
want to sell off if you can find a suitable buyer for some of it.  Good 
luck.

Sue T Dorset UK

Make lace.  Wear it.  Gift it to those you love a lot.   Enjoy seeing them

wear it.

Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center


​If only I could get the people I give my lace to actually use it!
Usually, they put it away in a drawer, because they don't want to damage
it!  I'm considering making everybody I give lace sign a "non-use"
agreement, that says if they don't use it in a year, they must give it back
to me so I can find somebody who will use it.  (Not really, but it's a
thought.)

​Bronwen in Colorado, USA

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[lace] After I'm gone

[Janice Blair]

Arachne Lace is usually quiet at this time of year, but thankfully we had lots
of digests in the last week, even if it was mainly about the survey.  I tried
to generate a digest before the IOLI convention by sending a long chatty post,
but unfortunately I received that digest on Thursday, after the Arachne lunch
on the Monday.  I hope I did not offend anyone with my long post.  Lace Chat
seems to have died as I can't remember the last time I got a reflected
message on Chat.  Maybe I have been kicked off and it is going strong. Let me
know if that is the case.
Anyway, the talk about lace design got me thinking about what will happen to
all my original lace designs I have made for conventions and lace magazines.
 At present most are stored in an archival box or are hanging around the
house.  The latest winner at IOLI is hanging on my family room wall.  Not
too many are on show as we downsized and have less wall space.  I wonder what
my kids will do with my stuff once I "pop my clogs" as I used to say in
England.  Is there an outlet to sell my lace pieces somewhere?  I still like
to buy books, bobbins and thread, so if there is a way of financing my
splurges, it would be nice to find it.  Next question is how much would I ask
for an original lace piece?  I have no idea how to go about it.  Do any
other lace designers have outlets for their pieces?  I am not savvy enough to
build a website to sell online.
Any ideas for this new topic while I am still young enough to deal with
it?Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, www.jblace.com 

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Re: [lace] A Maltese Book Lace Quotation

[Bronwen of Hindscroft]

>
>
> Make lace.  Wear it.  Gift it to those you love a lot.   Enjoy seeing them
> wear it.
>
> Jeri Ames in Maine USA
> Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
>


​If only I could get the people I give my lace to actually use it!
Usually, they put it away in a drawer, because they don't want to damage
it!  I'm considering making everybody I give lace sign a "non-use"
agreement, that says if they don't use it in a year, they must give it back
to me so I can find somebody who will use it.  (Not really, but it's a
thought.)

​Bronwen in Colorado, USA


--


"It is sometimes the most fragile things that have the power to endure and
become sources of strength."
- May Sarton

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Re: [lace] ADMIN: Survey Request - please send privately

[Patricia Runcie]

I'm not on the digest form but I found it boring to see replies saying 1B, 2C
or any other combination of numbers and letters.  It has always been the
convention that replies to a survey are made direct to the person carrying it
out.  Having said that, even if I don't participate in the survey I am usually
interested in seeing the result.


Just think about the Christmas card, bookmark exchanges and such like.  Those
wishing to participate always respond directly to the organiser.  the rest of
the list finds out who participated either through 'thank you' messages or by
looking at the photographs on Jenny's web page.




From: owner-l...@arachne.com  on behalf of Avital

Sent: 01 August 2016 04:16:35
To: H M Clarke
Cc: Lace
Subject: Re: [lace] ADMIN: Survey Request - please send privately

Helen and others,

I doubt that the data could be used for nefarious purposes. I also
wouldn't describe Anna's response as "animosity". She says she was
annoyed with the individual responses and that's a legitimate comment.
I don't participate in surveys myself, so I had no interest in the
outcome, whether on-list or off-list.

My objection was to the three digests filled with survey answers. If a
handful of people responded on the list and if their responses were a
couple lines long, I would have no objections. What I was seeing,
however, was 25+ lines per response. Our digests are only 10K. It's
not a lot of fun to scroll through pages of previously seen material.

OTOH, maybe I should stop enforcing the "Trim posts" rule. What do
digest subscribers say? Please reply to me privately, if you have any
thoughts one way or the other.

Thanks,

Avital
Arachne moderator


On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 3:55 AM, H M Clarke  wrote:
> Wow, and people wonder why the list is so quiet these days. Sadly the
animosity remains. I have been on this list for a very long time and have seen
many ups and downs. Each down causes long term impact to the list members.
>
> I'm bringing the, totally voluntary, survey to an early end. I will send any
analysis privately to those people who kindly - either privately or to the
list - replied. I will not be troubling the list any further.
>
> Now, what nefarious deeds can I possibly use the information I have gleaned
for? Hmm, I'm curious about that now ...
>
> Helen
>
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[lace] A Maltese Book Lace Quotation

[Jeriames]

Let's change the subject.
 
 
Paragraph from an open book in the case at Malta's  national exhibit at the 
OIDFA Congress:
 
"Put lace upon a woman's head and kneel behind her in church.   See if you 
can concentrate on the sermon without wondering what she is  like."
 
Make lace.  Wear it.  Gift it to those you love a lot.   Enjoy seeing them 
wear it.
 
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center

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[lace] completed lace for reuse

[sueat]

Over recent weeks I have become very unhappy about some candle holders I
bought and used several years ago but they have tarnished very badly so have
discarded them but taken out my pieces of lace and stored for safekeeping and
will find another use for those in the future.  I used one of the circular
patterns from one of Christine Springettes books.  Hers was for a posy holder,
I believe, a torchon piece with fans, spiders and ground stitches so nothing
too challenging but quite fine thread and I am happy with my work.
One thing that really pleased me was I spent some time checking which was the
right and which the wrong side of the lace and struggled to find my joins, so
you can imagine my delight
I think these pieces were made close to our 40th wedding anniversary so almost
8 years ago but I do feel that my lacemaking is slower due to my back, hands
and wrist problems but I get there in the end anyway which is what counts.
Sue T
Dorset UK

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[lace] Re survey

[Shirley MEIER]

I also left many years ago for the same reason as Vivienne , and recently
came back . I would not like to see it go down the same track again.
Shirley in Corio, Oz.

shirl200...@gmail.com

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Re: [lace] ADMIN: Survey Request - please send privately

[Vivienne Walton]

Please don't leave. I used to be on Arachne but it got not nice. I left. After 
many years I have come back. It isn't as much fun but if interesting people 
leave it will not get better and maybe fold. We need less drawn out fussing, 
more David emails and a bit of humor. Arachne is very dry now. And no one had 
to enter your survey. Please stay. Your survey is interesting even to,us in 
England. Vivienne 

> On 1 Aug 2016, at 01:55, H M Clarke  wrote:
> 
> Wow, and people wonder why the list is so quiet these days. Sadly the 
> animosity remains. I have been on this list for a very long time and have 
> seen many ups and downs. Each down causes long term impact to the list 
> members. 
> 
> I'm bringing the, totally voluntary, survey to an early end. I will send any 
> analysis privately to those people who kindly - either privately or to the 
> list - replied. I will not be troubling the list any further. 
> 
> Now, what nefarious deeds can I possibly use the information I have gleaned 
> for? Hmm, I'm curious about that now ...
> 
> Helen
> 
> 
>> On Jul 31, 2016, at 16:49, Anna Binnie  wrote:
>> 
>> Dear Everyone
>> Thank you Avital for bringing the issue of the survey onto the list. I 
>> personally am annoyed with all the individual responses.
>> 
>> I did not respond to the survey because I was not told why it was being 
>> carried out, 'curiosity' is not sufficient. The survey is not annonymous 
>> since you are responding with your email addresses. What happens to the 
>> results was not clearly articulated either. Before you all claim but it is 
>> amongst us and it could be fun. Think about the dark side.
>> 
>> Who are we We all claim to be lacemakers or have an interest in 
>> lacemaking, but could there be someone who wants to hack into our accounts 
>> or find out about us for their own purposes.
>> 
>> Loyalty cards collect all sorts of information for their customers and while 
>> we may get a 'bonus' something, they get a profile of our shopping and some 
>> times sell this information onto other parties.
>> 
>> Please be aware of your own privacy and your own security and be careful 
>> about what information you give out about yourself and to whom.
>> 
>> Anna from a cloudy but warm Sydney
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