Re: [lace] Vologda lace on Sochi quilt
To be honest it seems more like a Google Translated text to me, and it is hilarious :-) Karen in Malta - 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] Another lace bobbin on Ebay - any ideas on what it is?
Looks (and sounds) more like a needle case to me. Karen (currently in London) - 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] V A - Clothworkers' Centre for Study Conservation of Textiles Fashions
What fun! This was on my 'to do' list when I was at my daughter last July as she lives just round the corner from Blythe House and the VA website said it would be opening in June 2013. Sadly, I was disappointed. It will have to be on the list for the next visit. Karen in Malta - 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] Square lace bobbins
I prefer to use the Italian Cantu bobbins when I have lots of sewings. Besides they make the most beautiful sound while I am working. Karen in Malta Sent from my iPhone - 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] Old lace magazines
Sent from my iPhone On 30 Jul 2013, at 08:23 AM, robinl...@socal.rr.com wrote I've been planning to donate my lace supplies/equipment to my lace group with the instruction that they can use, share, sell, etc. as needed. I figure the members will know people who need things. Some of it can be kept for lending newcomers, some can supplement the library or create funds for supporting the group's activities. These are my plans too. Karen (still in London but returning home to Malta tomorrow) - 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] Old lace magazines
That is always such a HUGE dilemma for me Miriam, but I would always try to see if anyone wants or needs something before I throw it away. Karen (currently in London) Sent from my iPhone On 29 Jul 2013, at 06:23 PM, Miriam Gidron mgid...@netvision.net.il wrote: Hi, I was going over some old lace magazines and was wondering what you are doing with them. Do they end up in the recycling bin or do you give them to other lace makers. I have so many magazines and I want to down size a bit. To tell the truth many are already old fashioned. There are so many new ideas around that these magazines are just passe. Miriam in hot Arad, Israel - 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] bobbin weight - thread size realtionship?
Sent from my iPhone On 29 Apr 2013, at 07:14 AM, Sharon Morrison sharon_morri...@comcast.net wrote: Hi Arachnes, I am have been playing around making some bobbins. They are lovely Sharon, and have only recently heard about 3D printing. But I am still intrigued; what material are they made with? Karen in Malta - 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] bobbin weight
So Lorelei what bobbins would you recommend I use for a fairly thick yarn to make a scarf or shawl? I need to use something that can hold lots of yarn because I'm sure knots would show. Karen in Malta Sent from my iPhone - 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] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
LinkedIn I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Karen Karen Zammit Manduca Editor/Proofreader (Theses/other), Translator (Malt-Eng), Int Design Consultant, Lace care advisor at Self-employed Malta Confirm that you know Karen Zammit Manduca: https://www.linkedin.com/e/quyis6-hd31o6n0-3y/isd/11028572284/TqBu6bbs/?hs=falsetok=1noPqnAa1-2lE1 -- You are receiving Invitation to Connect emails. Click to unsubscribe: http://www.linkedin.com/e/quyis6-hd31o6n0-3y/uIbTMuGTDBSvm0fQ9lyThGuYSnr/goo/lace%40arachne%2Ecom/20061/I3652818394_1/?hs=falsetok=2Q1oxkjqt-2lE1 (c) 2012 LinkedIn Corporation. 2029 Stierlin Ct, Mountain View, CA 94043, 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
LinkedIn Lace, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Karen Karen Zammit Manduca Editor/Proofreader (Theses/other), Translator (Malt-Eng), Int Design Consultant, Lace care advisor at Self-employed Malta Confirm that you know Karen Zammit Manduca: https://www.linkedin.com/e/wyfej1-hd317pc1-6w/isd/11028441899/fVCNHxOb/?hs=falsetok=2OtM6L06RN2lE1 -- You are receiving Invitation to Connect emails. Click to unsubscribe: http://www.linkedin.com/e/wyfej1-hd317pc1-6w/XA5iyVrLpcNf8MjVooKVFzqL_1NO-dm2Q6/goo/lace-chat%40arachne%2Ecom/20061/I3652749417_1/?hs=falsetok=25Es9kwyxN2lE1 (c) 2012 LinkedIn Corporation. 2029 Stierlin Ct, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Two questions
Hello All, I wonder whether any of you can help me with some information. Since October 2010, I have been attending the University of Malta to work towards a Diploma in Lace Studies and am now in the final steps. I do very much want to carry on with a Bachelors' Degree in this subject, but am beginning to think that I may not be able to take it in Malta for various reasons. Does anybody out there know whether courses are held anywhere else in the world, possibly by distance learning as well? I need to buy some fan sticks for a piece of lace I've made and recently someone in Arachne (I believe) mentioned this site. Can anyone translate the German measurement descriptions on the following linked page for me please? http://langendorfkloeppel.de/en/fans.html Thanks, Karen in Malta. [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of image001.gif] - 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] books on demand
I was one of those lucky enough to obtain a copy at a reasonable price recently because we were using it for a section in my Diploma in Lace Studies at the University of Malta. It is a beautiful book (I knew because I had seen it before) and I think I would have been grateful for a copy even in black and white. I can imagine, though, that a short wait will soon see these books on demand being reproduced in colour too as that is the way technology is moving along. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Catherine Barley Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 4:10 PM To: lace Subject: [lace] books on demand Dear Lacemakers I have been discussing with Alex Stillwell the possibility of re-printing my book Needlelace Designs Techniques - Classic and Comtemporary as I have received numerous emails during the last twelve months or so, asking if I can help locating a copy. Unfortunately I can't but have bought the odd second-hand copy when I've seen it at a reasonable price and have passed it on. One generous supplier at a lace day recently sold me a copy at a little less than the original price, saying that they couldn't possibly sell me a copy of my own book at the asking price. I won't disclose their name, but they know who they are! Amazon are asking ridiculous prices! Alex tells me that Books on Demand here in the UK only print black white but as my book does have some colour plates, I am wondering whether it would be worth all the time and effort involved, as I wrote this book before the days of Windows and digital photography? All the information is on the old type 'floppies' and colour reproductiion is from transparancies, so one can begin to imagine the time and effort that this would involve, and I have no wish to go down that road if nobody wants to buy a copy because there is no colour! The majority of the illustrations are B W and a few are white lace, but with just a coloured background. If I were able to get copies printed in B W do you think anyone be interested in purchasing a copy? I'd really appreciate your views on the matter. Many thanks Catherine Barley 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 - 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] AHAA
I wouldn't call that AHAAA but OUCH or AAARRRGG Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Alex Stillwell Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 8:08 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] AHAA I had a big AHAAA moment yesterday of a different kind when I cut the point ground while trimming off some ends. Mum would have rolled over in her grave if she'd heard me!! David in Ballarat My sympathies David. We all manage it at sometime in our lacemaking lives. Use a fine needle and see what you can do. Best wishes Alex - 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
RE: [lace] AHA!!! moments
..and when things like this happen to me I just feel like kicking myself and saying, Why have I wasted so much time - why didn't I see it before!!! Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Sister Claire Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 8:11 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] AHA!!! moments Oh! I hitchhiked on your aha moment and went right to the pillow where I have a strip of the saddest looking Archways you could ever want to see. Half spiders - of course! They suddenly became easy, even and lovely. Thanks for the ride, Peg. =) Sr. Claire [...] I've been making practice strips of various Milanese braids. I was working on the Archway pattern, which I had attempted last year and failed miserably at. Looked at it again this past week, and realized it's a half spider. Piece of cake![...] - 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
RE: [lace] knitty gritty, bone weaver's song, lace instruction postcards
I've also discovered another reason why the USPS (postal service) is broke--no one has postal rates a! s low as the US. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA I'm sure you are joking Susan! I purchase things over the internet all the time as here in our tiny Malta too many craft things, lace threads, books etc are simply unavailable due to the size of the market - and I have been doing this for quite a few years now. I barely go out to look for something I may need as my first reaction is to consult my computer. Unfortunately, if at all possible, I avoid buying things from Australia or the USA because of the hideous postal rates! I get them from there only if it is a last resort. Likewise I avoid Italy and Spain - Spain because of the language barrier and Italy because the postal service has quite a bad reputation. The UK and other European countries come first on the list. Karen in Malta - 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] What???????? on ebay
It seems to have a strap attached to the top. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of scotl...@aol.com Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 9:56 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] What on ebay It simply looks like a piece of treen done for fun or for practice. Patricia in Wales - 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
RE: [lace] What???????? on ebay
Maybe then that's why they called it a bobbin - because it used to be carried around by a Bobby!!! Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Sue Duckles Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 10:31 AM To: Agnes Boddington Cc: Arachne Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] What on ebay If the size is right then I agree with him!! Sue in EY On 14 Feb 2011, at 09:27, Agnes Boddington wrote: It does not give a size, but my husband thinks it is an old truncheon that English Bobbies (i.e. policemen) use to carry around with them. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton 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 - 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] snuggling on the beach
How wonderfulbut she must have smelled very fishy after all that! Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Agnes Boddington Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 6:14 PM To: Agnes Boddington Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] snuggling on the beach http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/23157786/269087697/name/SNUGGLING_ON_THE_BEACH. wmv You haev to watch this. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton 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 - 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] What would YOU do?
Hi Carol, I always take a simple piece with me when I am in any situation where I am likely to have people watch me work (i.e. lace fairs or lace days), although I make it a point that at least it is Maltese lace, especially for fairs abroad. It's true that a complicated piece will mean lots more Oohs and Aahs, but in those situations I won't be able to work much at all. I also feel that if anyone is in any way inclined to try our art, it would be far more beneficial for him/her to see a normal piece because a piece that is very complicated may put them off. The only time I worked in public on a complicated piece was when I wanted to impress because we were being filmed for local TV and it was an old Maltese pattern that I was working. Karen in Malta. -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Carol Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 11:12 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] What would YOU do? Hi All, I am just looking at the lace pillow I spent all yesterday afternoon/evening attempting to untangle - I haven't touched it for several months since the 'accident' happened., but will have to sit and work at it again today, and until it is OK again. To explain.I was demonstrating with several 'Have-a-Go' pillows, and others on display, and with this one displayed, but with elastic across the bobbins, so that it couldn't be disturbed. However, I was sitting with one little girl, with the snake, when I noticed that another girl - probably about 14/15 - had undone the elastic, and was fiddling with the bobbins. I asked her not to touch, when the accompanying lady told me that the girl was very accomplished, had won prizes at school for handwork, and could only help me to finish the lace. I again asked her not to touch it, as it was quite special to me.I was very restrained, and polite, as I again told them it was a special piece, being a chalice cover I was making in memory of my late husband, but the lady took offence, as did the girl, and, as they turned away making impolite remarks, the woman 'accidentally' knocked the pillow and table, whereupon the pillow fell. The resulting tangle is what I am still attempting to remedy. In all the years I have demonstrated, I have never before had such an experience!Which explains the subject line - I was (and still am ) horrified that anyone could do such a thing, and although it has never happened before, it does make me wonder whether I will ever take pillows with complicated work, and many beautiful bobbins, to a display again. As I said - what woud you do? Carol - in Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - 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
RE: [lace] Steam Irons that Leak
I once had a pressing cloth that was more like a mesh and it was see through. Unfortunately it eventually began to stick to the iron. But can't you use a dry cloth to press lace with a dry iron? I've often done that - or simply a dry iron if it's not silk? Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Jane Partridge Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 10:35 PM To: jeria...@aol.com Cc: lace@arachne.com; white...@bcsupernet.com Subject: [lace] Steam Irons that Leak In message cc59d.9e6bdd4.3a81b...@aol.com, jeria...@aol.com writes An alternative would be to use a damp pressing cloth. Again, use distilled water! And only as much heat as is necessary. With a pressing cloth, you can use a non-steam iron. The problem is you cannot see all that is happening under the pressing cloth, and you may accidentally press creases into the lace. I used to get round this problem (too long ago to remember what I was ironing at the time, probably a gathered seam - I did a lot more dressmaking in the days before I bought my first steam iron!) by putting the damp cloth under, not over, whatever it was I was pressing. Obviously not of use if you want the cloth to protect from heat, but it provided the moisture to help the iron remove the creases, and I could see what I was doing. Maybe someone should develop a clear, transparent, pressing cloth? -- 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 - 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] New Puncetto tutorial
That's really neat Avital - how clever you are. I only wish I had time to try out these things. Actually Needle lace is part of the Diploma in Lace Studies I am currently doing at uni, but for now it's only theory and history. Hopefully during summer we should be doing lots of practical work. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Avital Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 2:58 PM To: Arachne.com Subject: [lace] New Puncetto tutorial Dear spiders, I finally wrote another puncetto tutorial. This time I did something a little different. Since I'm taking a course in Flash, I thought I'd try using a Flash animation to show the stitches instead of photographing or drawing each step. I'd appreciate feedback if you have time to look at it. Thanks! http://apinnick.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/puncetto-valsesiano-part-7-open-squ ares/ Avital -- Blog: http://apinnick.wordpress.com Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spindexr - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@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
RE: [lace] Bolster Pillow
What a lucky find Alice, especially with the provenance to go with it. When I took a course in Italian Cantu lace about two or three years ago, I made a bolster pillow and have worked on it (hollow in the centre to take the tools) and a matching bag together with a stand for itbut I didn't feel so comfortable working on it. I prefer to work Cantu on one of my flat pillows. The stand I made was a simple 4 dollar (for you) folding towel rack. We removed the fabric bit which holds the towels and I used two short lengths of chain bought from an ironmonger's with two round hooks to be able to open and hold the frame at whatever width I required it. It was an easy way of copying what the Italian lady who taught us used. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of lacel...@frontier.com Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 7:36 AM To: lace_arachne.com Subject: [lace] Bolster Pillow I just acquired an antique bolster pillow, Italian style. A friend referred me to her friend who wanted to sell a 'bobbin'. I was very surprised when the picture of the 'bobbin' was a bolster pillow with bobbins hanging on it. Plus some embroidery tools. I made an offer, which was accepted. I asked for the history of the things, and got this reply: The bolster is over 108 yo if not older because this bobbin [bolster bobbins] could have been passed on from her mother. It belonged to my grandmother the Baroness di Gravitelli who lived in Italy. The biggest surprise in the package with the pillow was a bag of bobbins ... 80 of them, 70 of which are matching Italian with a lovely patina that feels so great in the hands. Plus a pile of prickings, a bag of thread, and a booklet with patterns. Oh, and over a yard of lace that had been in process on the pillow. The bolster is 8.5 diameter and 13.5 long. It's hollow in the center with wooden ends. It has been used but not abused. It did not have a stand so I need to acquire something for it to rest on. By the way, the prickings were on heavy brown paper/card. Alice in Oregon ... where tomorrow I help celebrate a woman's 102nd birthday at church. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@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
RE: [lace] How do you feel about Restored Bobbins?
This is an interesting thread and for once I thought to read all messages before replying. I agree with 'restoration' if it is done sensitively, but about use I think I will have to say that it depends on the individual. My experience so far has been that I only use my antique wooden bobbins, but some of the spangles on these have broken through use, meaning they will now need 'restoration'. Unfortunately I have no way of using the same type of old wire to redo these spangles. Thankfully they are just old and antique but not special bobbins. If old wood is used in restoration, as in furniture restoration, I'm sure it is acceptable. Alternatively, one can 'conserve' meaning to halt any further deterioration. As for putting bobbins in a frame. Can I ask if anyone out there has any ideas on how to do this effectively. I have quite a collection of antique bone bobbins, and some new ones as well, but am afraid to use them because here in Malta we have mainly hard tile floors and only put down carpets and rugs for the 'winter' months (our winter, not cold winter!). This means that a bone bobbin that falls off the pillow would most likely break.so that's a definite no-no for me and the only way of enjoying these bobbins is putting them in a display frame - better than keeping them in a box in the cupboard. Karen in Mlata - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] Restored bobbins
Personally, I put my bobbin collection lying flat in a showcase That was my original idea Devon...to have display tables. But I don't have much floor space. Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] re: lace photos (red prickings)
I recently took a workshop in Tonder lace given by a Danish woman and the pricking was on a blue card... Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of AGlez Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 4:23 PM To: Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] re: lace photos (red prickings) In most parts of Spain red was the colour used for prickings. And continues being. In other parts of Spain, yellow has been used, also green. Nowadays, it seems that most lacers continue using red or orange. But I myself use blue, as I find it more relaxing for my eyes. I started using blue after a German lacer told me. I suppose that, at the very beginning, lacers didn't think so much whether the chosen colour was good for their eyes or not. They used some natural product they had at hand to dye the cardboard. It's just a guessing... Regards from a Spanish lacer, Antje Gonzalez - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@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
RE: [lace] Showing lacemaking on Larkrise to Candleford
Please can you tell me what this is called so that I can look out for it if it is ever put onto DVD. That way I will be able to hire it from my local DVD rental store. Thanks, Karen in Malta. -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Clay Blackwell Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 2:25 AM Cc: Lace Subject: Re: [lace] Showing lacemaking on Larkrise to Candleford How envious I am that you are all able to see this show! We don't get it in the US until the shows are released in video format, and then I can get it from Netflix. DH and I devoured the first two seasons in very short order last year, and are eagerly awaiting the release of season 3. What season is currently being shown? Clay - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@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
RE: [lace] Halas Lace, signed in Kiskunhalas
If you are referring to Egyptian cotton, I have purchased beautiful Egyptian cotton from the Kantcentrum when I last met them at a lace fair in Spain. I've made a tray cloth with the 80 and it is simply fantabulous to work with. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of catherine Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 2:31 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Halas Lace, signed in Kiskunhalas I wish I could locate exactly where in Saudi Arabia they purchase their non fuzzy cotton thread, as the very fine Egyptian cotton and Brok cotton that I use for my background net, does tend to fluff and consequently break. Very frustrating! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] New Essay
You are such a prolific essay writer Brianhow about you come to write some of my University Lace Diploma Course essays for me? I still have another 5 to write before the end of the holidays - four on Economics and one on History of Lace! Well - on another note, thanks for letting us know about them because I do enjoy reading them and I also hope they will prove helpful to me somewhere in my studies - other than the fact that I love general knowledge of any sort. It's so good that you are ready to share. Happy New Year everybody (in case I don't write in again before then because I'll still be busy working on my coursework). May the coming year bring you all good health, all you need and lots of lacemakingand essay writing :-))) Karen in Sunny Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] A public shaming! :(
Even though I am native Maltese and we have our own language, I love English and read and write it as well as any Englishman (or woman) as I was brought up to speak it and read mostly English for pleasure as well as for study. It followed naturally that with what many consider to be the deterioration of English standards in Malta (even among those students who have taken A-level English) one of my jobs is freelance proofreading and editing. In fact I proof and edit several theses a year for university students. One of the things I have learned is that you cannot proof your own work because you will miss the errors as you did the first time round; so please don't berate yourself! Have a wonderful Christmas everybody. Karen in Malta. -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Brian Lemin Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 12:54 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] A public shaming! :( I have just read those articles I put up on Weaver in hard copy!!! Now I know I am very slack writer (I tend to write as I speak... BUT I discovered I have used TAIL instead of TALE. I am truly ashamed of that! In my professional life I had some 40 articles published and I like writing. I did my Masters by Research and after that I said I would never go back to Academic writing again. So I admit I am slack, I do minimal editing, and just put stuff out there to inform or to start discussion... But tail and tale... I am ashamed of myself! I have the Old Lace but cant find the arsenic Enjoy Christmas, after this assuaging of my conscience, I certainly will! :) From Brian and Jean Cooranbong. Australia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@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
RE: [lace] Christmas greetings
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for a good year on Arachne. I've learned lots of things I didn't know. Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and New Year and lots of lacemaking I heartily endorse this. Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
[lace] Christmas Greetings
Text Box: Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year Karen (Malta) http://www.freefoto.com/images/90/04/90_04_50---Nativity-Scene_web.jpg?k=Na tivity+Scene [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of image002.jpg] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/png which had a name of image003.png] - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] Correspondence on some bobbins on eBay
Couldn't you have made a formal report to eBay about this person Laurie. After all trying to sell machine made stuff and pass it off as handmade probably amounts to fraud if it is done repeatedly. If it is a one-off thing it could be called a 'mistake' but not if it is done all the time. There are also consumer protection laws that would put the person out of business as well. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Laurie Waters Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 1:22 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Correspondence on some bobbins on eBay Don't take it too bad Brian. I once dared to suggest privately to an Ebay seller that a 'handmade white Chantilly shawl' was actually machine made. After formally banning me from his site, and after his wife repeatedly told me to do something more productive with my life like trying prostitution, and then explaining how he had handled 500 such shawls in his life, he finally ended up threatening to strangle me with a pice of Chantilly lace. All I could say was that I hoped it would be handmade. Laurie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@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
RE: [lace] order
What shall I charge you for Rona? :- Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Rona Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 5:35 AM To: lace Subject: [lace] order Hope it is not too cold with you. Visa 0069 1007 418 Many thanks and happy Christmas Rona Stace - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@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
RE: [lace] Lace bobbin...and types
My absolute favourite bobbins are my Italian Cantu bobbins because I love the sound they make as I throw them around my pillow so I use them whenever I can. Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] Wetherill Hanging bobbin. Dezeky hanging bobbin
I love the Bobbin Asylum Brian and I love reading the talk on bobbins so keep the messages coming. Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] To bring you a smile in the snow! A crazy bobbin guys ideas!
16 SMALL BOBBINS in a mother and babe?!?!?!? How did they all get put in one bobbin - wow. Please, please, please (and I am grovelling now) can we see a photo of it? Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] Help Needed
Thanks for your advice Jane and Brenda. I'm saving all the replies for now until I have time to try drawing again. Must be soon. Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] Re: [bobbinlace] Advent calendar
That's lovely. It's fun opening the calendar every day. Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] Help Needed
Thanks everyone for your help so far. To reply to Jacquie's questions: I would prefer to sew on the pillow - hmmm and that is going to reduce on portability as well I find that most old lace separates at the sewing so I have made it a policy to sew on the pillow when I can.or work as one piece. As regards the pillow, I confess that I don't really like to work on the Maltese pillow much, and when I do, I have adapted the design to make one with blocks to save me having to lift the work every six inches or so. For this veil, I think I will use the Spanish style roller pillow with a support for the bobbins underneath it. My friend has one and I will probably ask if I can try it out. Then if I find it comfortable I will buy or make one for myself because this is a project that will take very long. Alternatively, I can use a flat nine-block pillow so that as the circle creeps towards the edge, I can simply shift it inwards again but moving the blocks. I haven't decided on the thread yet but am still trying samples. I would like to use a pure silk that is not too fine. I think I would like something thicker than the Guterman S303 and am waiting for some Piper's samples. I have already tried 45 and 50 and found them too thick so am using them to cover a lampshade instead. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of laceandb...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 11:05 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Help Needed 1.5m diameter diameter presumably? So this will be almost straight on the outer bands. It could be quite difficult to get a polar grid with so little curve Using an approximate pi (which is actually 3.1416), you can multiply the diameter by 3 for a guesstimate of the lengths requires, so you are looking at a little over 4.5 metres of lace for the outer ring (when you are nearer the final calculations you use the actual pi, ie 1.5 x 3.146 which = 4.719m, so you can see that x3 gives you a near enough for your original calculations). Also, although this is the mathematical length, your lace will almost certainly shrink a little when you take the pins out, so as far as the pricking length is concerned, you will be making more than 4.719m Depending on how wide your lace is, the next ring or two won't be a lot shorter. For example, once you have done 10cm width of lace, you take this off BOTH sides of the circle, leaving 1.3m diameter, x 3 is 3.9metres of lace, and so on. How are you planning on joining the next ring to the first? Sewn on the pillow or needle and thread afterwards (as in lots of old Maltese lace)? My sister Malvary is making a curtain in strips (and the pressure of everyone asking how she's getting on with it has helped her being near to finishing) which she has joined on the pillow to get a good tension at the joins, but she found even with only one strip to join on, it reduced the portability considerably. Or are you mounting the first ring on tulle, and then adding the next ring a little way in and so on, rather than joining lace to lace. You will be allowing yourself a little margin for error if you do it that way. And it could be used at any point, with more lace added later. another option would be that you could do some rings with shaped headside edge laces and just sew to the tulle along the straight edge, rather than all the inner ones needing to be insertion type lace. Another thought is that as you are working curves, what sort of pillow do you work on? The traditional tall Maltese bolster? Work out how the shape of the lace will fit on the shape of your pillow. In Spain, the lacemakers often use a thinnish foam pad (like a yoga mat?) under their pricking and if the lace ends up in an awkward place on their bolster pillow, they peel the pad off and push it back down in a better place. For a large/long piece, they use two or more pieces of foam in a similar way to how I would use a block pillow, with the bonus that they can place them wherever they want on their pillow. Perhaps if you draw out the circle (or a wedge from it at least), you could start drawing in the rings matching the widths of the various rings of lace you are planning on working. You will then be able to see the amount of curve needed for any particular band, and be able to draft the grid that you need. You'll only need about 20 or 30cm for each ring, which you can then copy a few times to give enough pricking to last the length to be worked. So many things to think about, but that's the pleasure of lacemaking. Jacquie in Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@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
RE: [lace] Fine Linen or Cotton Fabric
I usually buy most of the linen I require from Italy and Bassetti should have set up online stores by now. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of mary carey Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 3:04 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Fine Linen or Cotton Fabric Good Morning Wise Ones, One of my regular activities is to wash the small linens from my Church (I am Catholic) each week. Some of the corporals are getting a little sorry looking and I would like some idea of where I can access some fine linen or good quality cotton, slightly heavier than handkerchief linen/cotton. In an emergency, I have used some cotton from Spotlight but that is not really good enough. The Parish does not blink when I present a bill, eg, for dry cleaning when the candle wax will not come out, so cost is not the first concern. I have looked at Church stores in Dymocks Building, but what they sell is too fine for my liking. Mary Carey - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@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
RE: [lace] Storing bookmarks
What do you do with the bookmarks you make? Do you give them away, do you save them. How do you store them? Miriam In a very hot Arad, Israel Well, to be honest I haven't made so many bookmarks as I'm usually too busy doing other things, but I do find it very hard to give away a piece of my lace unless I use the mantra, This is for so and so, while I am working it :-) I have given away a couple and one Bruges lace bookmark that I made specially for a dear friend (who has several other pieces of my lace). To store them - oh dear - some are in my sample book and others are in various books, just as they came off the pillow. Karen (in a very hot Malta) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Pressing or Starching/Sizing - Bangles
Exactly my thoughts and those of the lace teacher in Gozo. She feels that ironing does the same and even when I suggested doing that with the lace covered in a towel I still got the same doubtful reply. Thanks for taking the time to reply to this question and that of the bangles as well (those of you who did). As for looking for replies on the archives, I must admit that I forget them but, on the other hand, if any new techniques or ideas have come about in the meantime then they will be missed. Regards, Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of L.Snyder Sent: 22 June 2010 20:53 To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Pressing or Starching/Sizing I have a friend who mangles' her lace... rolls it with a rolling pin. Personally, I do not like the look of this as it is flatter. I like the dimensionality of fresh made lace :-) Lauren in Snohomish WA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Bangle patterns
Thanks for all your help - I have now purchased and downloaded the patterns. I hope to make some as Christmas gifts. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Karen Zammit Manduca Sent: 22 June 2010 09:54 To: 'Eve Morton'; 'Arachne lace' Subject: RE: [lace] Bangle patterns I am considering purchasing these patterns because they would make great Christmas gifts, but I do have one question and perhaps someone here could point me in the right direction. I would need to purchase the correct sized rings (bangles) to work them on - does anyone know of an online source for them please? Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Bangle patterns
I am considering purchasing these patterns because they would make great Christmas gifts, but I do have one question and perhaps someone here could point me in the right direction. I would need to purchase the correct sized rings (bangles) to work them on - does anyone know of an online source for them please? Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] New question
Good morning all from sunny but windy Malta. I was in Idrija (Slovenia) last weekend for the opening of an exhibition of 18 costumes that all have lace on them, the culmination of a Leonardo da Vinci European Union project that I participated in. It was held this weekend to coincide with the annual lace festival of Idrija. Apart from the costumes, there was lots of beautiful lace to see and I was amazed at the high standard of work on display, even that made by the youngest of children (8/9 years), but apparently lace is part of the school curriculum for girls as well as boys - once I got to know that it wasn't surprising any more. Discussions about the work and its quality, and how it was achieved led to thinking that the work must be ironed and starched to look so good. Would any of you know about this? What are the general thoughts about ironing and starching lace? Here in Malta, it is not always considered good practise to iron a new piece of lace because it is felt that ironing flattens the work, meaning that the three-dimensional effect of certain elements (e.g. leaf tallies) is lost. Regards, Karen. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Article
I would also consider lack of language skills to adequately describe the working of lace and not always a lack of understanding the process. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Regina Haring Sent: 05 June 2010 14:59 To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Article A wonderful article with lovely pictures, but once again, the old error raises its ugly head: A pattern is placed on a 'pillow' of straw or, these days, polystyrene, and pins stuck into the pattern. Then the thread is wound around selected pins and the bobbins interlaced and twisted. It just seems to me that it shouldn't be *that* difficult to get the facts across. I would hope and expect that anyone who has seen lacemaking demonstrated would have a correct understanding of the process. Can you think of anything more tedious and unsatisfying than trying to place pins and then wind thread around them? Uggh! Regina Haring New York - Original Message - From: Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com To: Diana Smith dian...@tiscali.co.uk Cc: Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 4:00 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Article How nice to find a mass-market magazine article about lace with proper information about lace from people who really know what they are talking about. Brenda On 5 Jun 2010, at 08:25, Diana Smith wrote: I stumbled across this article - it maybe of interest to some! http://www.bbchomesandantiques.com/feature/lace Diana in sunny Northatns - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.me.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2917 - Release Date: 06/04/10 06:25:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Pricking material
That's what we do in Malta. We all copy patterns and use the copy to work the lace over it. If the pillow is soft then we may put a piece of card behind the paper. Depending on what the pattern is (i.e. whether it may stay long on the pillow or whether I may want to use it more than once) then I would cover it with plastic film. Or at most just pin an ordinary piece of plastic over it. As far as I know, there is absolutely no harm in photocopying a pattern from a book as long as it is for your own personal use. I wouldn't do it any other way because, for me, books are sacrosanct. There is no way I would tear a page out of a book even if it was meant to be taken out. Usually my books are as new as the day I buy them - and it was the same with my school books because I wouldn't even write in them! Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of lynrbai...@desupernet.net Sent: 28 May 2010 21:11 To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Pricking material I do not actually make a lot of lace, for a number of reasons, so re-use of a pricking is immaterial to me. I tend to simply photocopy the pricking in the book on ordinary copy paper, and then, if it is a large pricking, I will use the blue film to attach it to the pillow. I have made Torchon bookmarks from photocopied prickings with great success. I have also purchased a packet of card stock from Staples, an office supply chain, and copied the pricking from the book onto that. The copier at the office is excellent, was free, and there was no chance of any distortion. At Staples, you can find 100 sheets of 8inches x 11 1/2inches card stock of varying colors and thickness, and I picked one that seemed right to me. Traditionally, of course, one used thick glazed card stock for prickings because the pricking was used over and over, perhaps for years, and it needed to be sturdy. This is also true when one is going to copy a pricking with a pricker, pricking each hole and so on. If all you're doing is going down the hall to the copier, and spend a minute or two, the need for something to last through a lot of use disappears. Which brings me to my question. Assuming the copy machine is accurate, and that you're only going to use the pattern once, is there any other reason not to photocopy? Or has this been discussed before I joined? The distinction between non-commercial production of lace, and the commercial production of lace comes into play in many areas of lacemaking. It behooves us to keep that as a factor when discussing the methods used to make lace. Lyn in Pennsylvania, US, where our Memorial Day weekend is going to have mixed periods of rain and sun. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Re: Pricking card and cereal boxes
Mark - why can't you just leave the pattern on the card? I cannot work without the drawn pattern unless it was very simple stitches :-))) Besides the result is the same anyway. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Mark Myers Sent: 28 May 2010 17:49 To: Lace list Subject: [lace] Re: Pricking card and cereal boxes Nice repurposing of cereal boxes. Will have to remember that. I am always searching the house for some card stock to trace the pattern onto and then lay clear contact sheet over. Sometimes I raid my wife's scrapbooking card stock BIG GRIN However, I acquired some thick card stock from where I work. I work at a band uniform company where there is lots of sewing machines, threads and patterns. BC(before computers), the tailor would use this orangish thick card stock to draft out the final pattern to be traced on the fabric for cutting. It is about 1mm thick and has a glazed coating. Much like what Brenda is describing. Only I think this might be thicker than hers. Since there sadly isn't any more handwork done in this factory(all computerized, even the pattern making) we no longer have this cardstock on hand. We still use the old pattern cards for placement of trims and stuff. I did manage to get a large sheet of it and have used it as a pricking card. I have the habit of not prepricking because I am anxious to get on with lacing the project. But with this thick card, you have to preprick! This glazed card doesn't break down and makes the pins stand straight and no wobbling. :) This card is thick and can take abuse. I lay the pattern over the card and preprick then remove pattern. All I have are the holes. The downside is there is no drawing of the pattern on the card. So have to refer to the working diagram and original pattern. But at least I know the life of the pricking will last. -- 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 On 5/28/10 10:29 AM, Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com wrote: I understand that it's what is used for electronic circuit boards. However, many years ago in the late 1960s when I worked in a lab for Ministry of Defence in Woolwich Arsenal testing papers and boards we used to test something called 'glazed board' which used as casing for ammunition cartridges. This was thin, dense, shiny card, the same as we use for pricking card, but not having embarked on my lace career then I missed the opportunity of getting masses of the (left over) stuff for free! Brenda - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Silk thread
Robin P said: and I've just started using those gorgeous cones sold by Bart Francis at last summer's convention. Please can you tell me more about these? I'm trying to source some pure silk to begin working on a wedding veil, and I also like to work with silk but any kind of silk, other than cloth, is unavailable in Malta and I have to buy it off the internet. I've written a couple of times to Bart and Francis for advice but have not received a reply. Perhaps it's due to language difference and they cannot understand my emails, or maybe a glitch in the contact us on their website. I am after a thick silk for the veil because I don't want to take more than a few years to finish it: and I have samples of some Piper's Silk which I will try as soon as I've finished re-drafting the pattern. Thanks, Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] There must be a better way!!
has very large maple-like leaves with numerous veins, which require nearly all bobbins to be usable at any one pass. David that's the way many of the more intricate Maltese pieces are worked. I worked on a table centre which had as many as 250 bobbins in use at the corner and it is very tiresome and slow. In fact, Maltese, although beautiful, is not exactly my favourite lace to work. Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] mail warning / putting aaa...in your address book
OK Deanna - I do trust what Snopes says so I suppose that puts an end to my little trick LOL But what they say about a good anti-virus programme is absolutely spot on. I have Kaspersky and am very happy with it. Karen From: deanna7 Cohen [mailto:dean...@msn.com] Sent: 30 March 2010 23:25 To: kaza...@melita.com Cc: Arachne Subject: RE: [lace] mail warning / putting aaa...in your address book I, too, did this a long while ago but snopes says it is a false assumption. The link with the explanation is below. http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/quickfix.asp deanna in Texas http://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail/w4/pr01/ltr/emoticons/rainbow.gif And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln My Blog: http:// http://eclectic-meanderings.blogspot.com/ eclectic-meanderings.blogspot.com http://www.eclectic-meanderings.blogspot.com/ / From: kaza...@melita.com To: tess1...@aol.com; lace@arachne.com Subject: RE: [lace] mail warning Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:22:37 +0200 Tess - one piece of advice I give everybody is that the first address in your address book should always be a ficticious one such as a@aa.aaa. You can also include numbers, but it must always remain at the top of the list. Since viruses that are spread by email are usually passed through the address book, the first one will not be able to go out, supposedly nipping the process in the bud. Even better is that since the message will not be able to be sent, you will receive an automated message to that effect. Since you would not use that address at all, the message will immediately alert you to the possible presence of a virus enabling you to take immediate steps to rectify. Karen in Malta _ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Get started. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON: WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_3 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] mail warning
Tess - one piece of advice I give everybody is that the first address in your address book should always be a ficticious one such as a@aa.aaa. You can also include numbers, but it must always remain at the top of the list. Since viruses that are spread by email are usually passed through the address book, the first one will not be able to go out, supposedly nipping the process in the bud. Even better is that since the message will not be able to be sent, you will receive an automated message to that effect. Since you would not use that address at all, the message will immediately alert you to the possible presence of a virus enabling you to take immediate steps to rectify. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of tess parrish Sent: 30 March 2010 18:31 To: to send Arachne Subject: [lace] mail warning Leonard has just sent me an email telling me that my address book has been compromised, so if you get spam email under my name it is because Arachne is one of the addresses on the list of names that Leonard sent me. I will try to erase everything, change my password, and so on. I hope this hasn't inconvenienced anyone. If anyone has any good advice for me, I'll appreciate it. I have a Mac, by the way, not a PC, so this came as a great surprise. Tess (tess1...@aol.com) in Maine USA, where we are looking forward to a springlike weekend. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] various stitch definitions coral reef crochet
Thanks for that tip Agnes - because I too find it hard to remember which is a cross and which is a twist. My fingers just do them automatically and without thinking which is which! Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Agnes Boddington Sent: 29 March 2010 10:05 To: Jane Partridge Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] various stitch definitions coral reef crochet And then, whenever I forget which way cross is, I remind myself that it contains the letter r, so goes to the right, which means that twist is to the left. Agnes Boddington I also find it much less tongue-tying to teach a stitch naming the moves cross, twist, cross than the two over three. sequence! However, some people are more numerically minded and find the numbers easier to understand than the words we are all different! -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] chaos stitch
Or what about tee hee hee. Sorry but I couldn't resist that. I find it rather hard to remember the stitches that way, probably becuase ever since I started working lace nearly 30 years ago I always knew them as whole stitch or half stitch. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Lorelei Halley Sent: 28 March 2010 20:34 To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] chaos stitch Perhaps we could solve the problem by just calling the stitches: cee tee or tee cee cee tee cee cee tee cee tee etc. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] raised and rolled
Thank you for this explanation Jacquie. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of laceandb...@aol.com Sent: 27 January 2010 10:13 To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] raised and rolled Hi Karen I was told a more precise definition by the lady who gave me a taster day in Honiton many many years ago, and several years before I studied it first with Pat Read and then Pat Perryman. I was told partly raised is basically flat work, except all the sewings are done as top sewings, leaving the clean footside edge lines slightly proud on the right side. This makes a bigger difference to the piece of lace than you would think. Raised work is when ribs are used, for example up one side of a leaf, and the cloth or half stitch is sewn into it on the return journey. What I don't think it tells you in the books, but the teachers do, face to face, is that unless you are absolutely confident with sewings, twist your leader four times before the edge stitch, pin, work the edge stitch as usual then put a fourth twist on the returning leader. This extra twist makes the pinhole slightly larger and helps offset the way the rib pinholes tend to close up, probably because the work isn't supported on the other edge. Rolled work is when you carry a bundle of threads from one place to another, sewing them along the edge of existing work. It can be done for purely functional purposes, purely decorative or a combination. Unlike Withof and Milanese, these rolls are mainly inside the work, whereas in the other two laces the roll outlines the design features and is as commonly found on the outside edge as within the design. So, in Honiton you may work half a leaf, sew the bundle of threads along the vein side of the leaf to get all the pairs back to the top, and then work the second half of the leaf over the back of the bundle, which disappears for the time being until you turn the finished work over - TaDa. Raised work makes pinholes for the next piece to sew into, rolled work needs pinholes already there. Sometimes the two are used in combination, most commonly for leaf veins, where an off-shoot rib is worked at an angle to the main one, and then a roll bring the pairs back again. Later cloth or half stitch is worked over the back of the whole caboocle. Enjoy your Honiton lacemaking Jacquie in Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Raised and rolled Honiton
Thanks. I'll try to get hold of a copy of this. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Leonard Bazar Sent: 27 January 2010 11:11 To: l...@dont.panix.com Subject: [lace] Raised and rolled Honiton Just to add to what Jacquie said - it certainly is best to learn these techniques from a good Honiton teacher, but if you are using a book, you might find Susanne Thompson's Further Steps in Honiton Lace clearer than Mrs Luxton's books. This assumes the good basic knowledge needed before tackling raised and rolled work, such as can be obtained from her first book, so goes straight into raised work. As ever, she provides the sort of pattern that makes sure you practice a technique properly before moving on, and that you meet it in different situations. The Lace Guild's Honiton basic technical instruction book ends with two very simple raised patterns, and is in general excellent for the beginner who attends classes, as it provides very clear aides memoire for the Honiton way of doing things, eg sewings, joining and crossing ribs. However, it may be a little too concentrated to work as the sole source. leonard...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] raised and rolled
Thank you Susan - those pictures will be very helpful. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Susan Roberts Sent: 27 January 2010 19:10 To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] raised and rolled A few years ago I worked a piece that compared ribs and rolls (I prefer to do back to back ribs than rolls). The piece - the pattern for which is on the front of Suzanne Thompson's second book although I've not followed Suzanne's instructions - is on my website (quick way to get to the page is http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/susanroberts/honitongalleryf.html then click on Rib or roll? on the left hand side). If you hold your mouse over a section it should tell you how I've worked the rib/roll for each section. Happy lacemaking Susan --- Susan Roberts http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/susanroberts -- From: laceandb...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 9:13 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] raised and rolled Hi Karen I was told a more precise definition by the lady who gave me a taster day in Honiton many many years ago, and several years before I studied it first with Pat Read and then Pat Perryman. I was told partly raised is basically flat work, except all the sewings are done as top sewings, leaving the clean footside edge lines slightly proud on the right side. This makes a bigger difference to the piece of lace than you would think. Raised work is when ribs are used, for example up one side of a leaf, and the cloth or half stitch is sewn into it on the return journey. What I don't think it tells you in the books, but the teachers do, face to face, is that unless you are absolutely confident with sewings, twist your leader four times before the edge stitch, pin, work the edge stitch as usual then put a fourth twist on the returning leader. This extra twist makes the pinhole slightly larger and helps offset the way the rib pinholes tend to close up, probably because the work isn't supported on the other edge. Rolled work is when you carry a bundle of threads from one place to another, sewing them along the edge of existing work. It can be done for purely functional purposes, purely decorative or a combination. Unlike Withof and Milanese, these rolls are mainly inside the work, whereas in the other two laces the roll outlines the design features and is as commonly found on the outside edge as within the design. So, in Honiton you may work half a leaf, sew the bundle of threads along the vein side of the leaf to get all the pairs back to the top, and then work the second half of the leaf over the back of the bundle, which disappears for the time being until you turn the finished work over - TaDa. Raised work makes pinholes for the next piece to sew into, rolled work needs pinholes already there. Sometimes the two are used in combination, most commonly for leaf veins, where an off-shoot rib is worked at an angle to the main one, and then a roll bring the pairs back again. Later cloth or half stitch is worked over the back of the whole caboocle. Enjoy your Honiton lacemaking Jacquie in Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Miniature Torchon Tablecloth and Pattern
Thank you Avital - good of you to share and I've printed it so that some day.. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Avital Sent: 26 January 2010 18:46 To: Arachne.com Subject: [lace] Miniature Torchon Tablecloth and Pattern Dear Spiders, I'm gradually moving things from my old Web site to my blog. Today I posted some photos of a miniature Torchon tablecloth that I designed and almost ten years ago. I also posted the pricking. http://apinnick.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/miniature-bobbin-lace-tablecloth-an d-pattern/ Best wishes, Avital - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Another Question for Today
I have another question for today - this time related to Honiton Lace, which should be my next adventure. It's not clear to me what is meant by Partly Raised and Raised Work - can someone explain please. Thanks, Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Was Cranford and milk. Now... milk in yarn?
Casein is also used in the older types of carpenters' glues - and it's very strong, especially the type that is cooked i.e. it comes in small beads and has to be heated until it melts into a watery consistence. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of bev walker Sent: 27 January 2010 04:16 To: Clay Blackwell Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Was Cranford and milk. Now... milk in yarn? Hi Clay and everyone To add to the conversation, 'casein' is a component in some knitting needles I bought, made in Australia, the casein a by-product from the dairy industry. I think this might be the same protein in the 'milk yarns.' My casein knitting needles have a faint but rather odd and distinctive odour. They resemble plastic, and look like tortoise shell, feel warm to the touch when in use, and are a lot nicer than aluminum needles for sock...oops...LACE... knitting. On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 6:41 PM, Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.netwrote: Dear Jeri - By the time the milk in this yarn *becomes* the yarn, it has long since lost its original identity. This is not a fiber which has been dyed with milk, it is a fiber which has been made with milk protein, -- 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 arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] raised and rolled
Thanks for that explanation Lorelei - and I've also had a more-than-usual careful look at your Honiton pieces. Now I can probably go to the Luxton book and understand better. Karen -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Lorelei Halley Sent: 26 January 2010 23:45 To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] raised and rolled Joanne and Karen The difference between raised and rolled and partly raised is just a matter of how much of it there is. Please look at my website http://lynxlace.com/bobbinlace%20newrevival.html At the bottom of that page, the 2nd from the last row of photos, are of some raised Honiton samplers I made years ago. The white piece is from Perryman Voysey, the grey linen color one is from Luxton. In Honiton there are several different ways of making raised parts. All the various ways have to do with narrow tapes/braids/ribs or bundles of threads. Sometimes these narrow ribs are woven in cloth stitch with pins on only one side. This kind may outline a leaf or flower petal, or can be used as leaf veins. The bundle kind usually serves to move threads from the bottom of one part or segment of a leaf up to the top of the next one. Usually these ribs or bundles are laid down first and the clothwork or half stitch motifs are made on top of them. When you work Honiton the right side of the finished piece faces the pillow and the wrong side faces the lacemaker. This is so that endings and knots will be hidden by the work. Duchesse also uses the rib, and Withof uses a bundle (similar but not exactly the same) which outlines nearly everything. I also have Luxton's TECHNIQUE and used it when learning raised work. She explains in detail how to do it in chapter 8, starting on page 139, where she describes the working of the leaf shapes in her circular sampler on page 111. The Luxton leaf sampler that I worked is from her book of Honiton patterns. Lorelei Halley - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Christmas New Year Greetings
Hope all of you have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year with all that you wish for and more! Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] RE: [bobbinlace] Christmas Greetings
A very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year full of all you wish for and more. Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Lace videos
I wonder if anyone can help me out with a query - perhaps an Italian member. In a March 2006 issue of Rakam magazine, I came across an advertisement for a series of videos - Corso di Tombolo in a series called Il Giardino dei Punti. Is there anyone who has heard of them or perhaps owns them and can tell me whether they are worth trying to purchase or not. Perhaps if I track them down (there is no web address - just an Italy telephone number) they may even be available on DVD by now. Thanks in anticipation, Karen in Malta. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [!! SPAM] [lace] Humped tallies?
Actually this has made me curious too. What's the difference between a rolled tally and a humped tally? Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Debora Lustgarten Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 12:12 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [!! SPAM] [lace] Humped tallies? wow, that sparked my curiosity! Ae there pictures of a humped tally anywhere on the web? How do you make them? ...and, of course, my nasty and very earthy nature started going on all sorts of off-colour tangents... ;-) Debora L. At 05:08 PM 10/09/2009, you wrote: Don't forget humped tallies which were traditional in old beds and went out of vogue. Most people now do rolled tallies, but they're slower to make and humped ones are faster - an important thing if you're making lace by the yard for sale and a living. Humped tallies shouldn't be confused with overlayed/flat overlayed tallies. Helen, in lovely sunny Duvall, WA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [!! SPAM] Re: [lace] USA
One must also keep in mind that there could be genuine cases of sellers not knowing what they are actually selling. What I mean is that a person could have been duped into purchasing for re-sale an item that he/she was told is handmade but doesn't understand enough to doubt, or having a family heirloom passed on and always being under the impression that it was handmade by some predecessor but not understanding enough to doubt it. So, to allow the seller to correct his/her description, perhaps whoever notices these things can write a corteous message to help correct any misconception. Having said all this, I have no doubt that there could also be those who knowingly try to dupe unsuspecting/unknowledgeable buyers. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Brenda Paternoster Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 9:43 AM To: Francis Busschaert Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: [!! SPAM] Re: [lace] USA On 7 Sep 2009, at 06:05, Francis Busschaert wrote: I have an other question on this matter do sellers not have the OBLIGATION to tell the truth that it is not handmade, machinemade, etcetcet or is this obligation only a fague notion? I don't know about USA, but in UK (and probably all of EU) there is the Trade Descriptions Act which DOES require the seller to be honest about the description of the product. If you bought in UK from a UK seller something clearly described as Chantilly and when it arrived it clearly wasn't Chantilly, then with a lot of hassle you could/ should be able to get your money back. You'd have to get expert opinions and still have the proof of the original description - so better not to buy if in doubt. i have looked a bit further on ebay and i was ashamed for some of these sellers to even try to pass on piecec whom are so clearly machine lace trimmings as the real genuan product.. even vintage was labeled on some To most Ebay sellers vintage just means not brand new. so i will drop my real question here and now i m looking for a chantilly or blonde genuan/vintage nice and for virtualy no money i it need ot be as big as possible because it i need it to be scanned and blown up to be used as a print on textile afterwards You are asking a lot for virtually no money! But it depends on how big the piece you are going to scan needs to be. It might be that you will be able to find a big piece in a distressed condition - ie with some some small holes in it but with a big enough undamaged part to be able to use. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Cost of linen thread
I would pay that much for good thread. It may be considered expensive, but when it comes to the number of hours one puts into creating a piece of lace, the cost (or saving) on thread that is second rate can never be justified. For me only the very best will suffice - especially since my lace is meant to last forever. I only ever ask one question. Is it worth spending hours to make a piece of lace only to have it get spoilt with the first wash? Another thing is that with a 250 metre spool of fine thread it is possible to make quite a lot of lace. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Brenda Paternoster Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:23 PM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Cost of linen thread A couple of months ago I wrote about the possibility of a new coloured linen thread becoming available. Well I now have a sample of the finest size which I have measured as 34 wraps/cm - heavy point ground or fine torchon thickness. The only problem is that fine linen is very expensive to produce. I'm told that less than 5% of the crop is good enough for this fine thread and of course it would have to be reflected in the price. Would you be prepared to pay 12-15 Euros, 10-12 GBP, 18-21 USD for a 250 metre spool of fine, coloured, linen thread? I think the thicker versions will cost less! Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] our USA ioli adventure part 2
and most urinals for men they have humongous dimensions if you see a urinals whom sticks 2 feet out of the wall i call it a very very big urinoir i found it that big... Maybe that's to ensure that men can aim correctly by having a larger target area! Karen in (very hot) Malta odera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder
No. But I suppose I could make them myself. Obviously it would mean that I would have to take the screw bit out completely - but I guess that's not a problem. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: Sherry Naleszkiewicz [mailto:sherry.naleszkiew...@mindspring.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:41 PM To: Karen Zammit Manduca; lbuy...@nc.rr.com; 'Arachne mail' Subject: RE: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder Really? My pocket winder pins to the pillow. It even came with the long pins to do it. Does yours not have four slanted holes in the corners? Liz does yours have the pin holes? Sherry -Original Message- From: Karen Zammit Manduca kaza...@melita.com Sent: Jun 21, 2009 9:09 AM To: lbuy...@nc.rr.com, 'Arachne mail' lace@arachne.com Subject: RE: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder Thanks Liz. I have the one pictured above that and it actually looks much smaller. It is also very light to carry around (about 200g). The only thing is that it does not pin on to a pillow and sometimes will not hold on a table if the edge is a bit fancy. Other than that it works a treat. Thanks for showing. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: lbuy...@nc.rr.com [mailto:lbuy...@nc.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 1:46 PM To: 'Arachne mail'; Karen Zammit Manduca Subject: RE: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder Karen, I have looked and found one on Holly Van Scivers site. That is where I purchased mine about 10 years ago. It is very convenient to carry around. It is made of some type of plastic which I did manage to break. However some Gorilla Glue fixed it right back up again. It is still the only winder I own. Here is Holly's site. http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com/BobbinWinders.html Liz from Raleigh NC Karen Zammit Manduca kaza...@melita.com wrote: Please can you describe this pocket bobbin winder - or even better send a link or a photo? Sounds like something one can easily carry around. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of lbuy...@nc.rr.com Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:58 PM To: Arachne mail Subject: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder Dear gentle spiders, Do any of you need size 31 rubber bands for your Pocket Bobbin Winder? I have one of the Pocket Bobbin Winders that I have seen mentioned in some previous emails. I have used mine for years. When the rubber bands that came with the winder began to stretch out I discovered that the size 31 rubber bands were not readily available in the USA. So I purchased a pound of them via the internet. The result is that I have enough size 31 rubber bands to last several life times and I am sure they will begin to deteriorate. If any of you would like to get some of these rubber bands please contact me individually at lbuy...@nc.rr.com. I will give you my address. Then if you mail me a self addressed stamped envelope I will return it to you filled with rubber bands. Liz in Raleigh USA (winding bobbins and packing to head to Sweet Briar tomorrow) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder
That's right - the one known as The Newnham Winder From: bev walker [mailto:walker.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 8:15 PM To: Sherry Naleszkiewicz Cc: Karen Zammit Manduca; Arachne mail Subject: Re: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder I think we're talking about two different winders - the little pocket winder does come with pins, stuck in a tiny slot of one of the pieces. Karen wrote that she has the one shown above the pocket winder, at holly's site (am I right about that?). On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Sherry Naleszkiewicz sherry.naleszkiew...@mindspring.com wrote: Really? My pocket winder pins to the pillow. It even came with the long pins to do it. Does yours not have four slanted holes in the corners? Liz does yours have the pin holes? Subject: RE: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder Thanks Liz. I have the one pictured above that and it actually looks much smaller. It is also very light to carry around (about 200g). The only thing is that it does not pin on to a pillow and sometimes will not hold on a table if the edge is a bit fancy. Other than that it works a treat. Thanks for showing. Karen in Malta -- 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 arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder
Please can you describe this pocket bobbin winder - or even better send a link or a photo? Sounds like something one can easily carry around. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of lbuy...@nc.rr.com Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:58 PM To: Arachne mail Subject: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder Dear gentle spiders, Do any of you need size 31 rubber bands for your Pocket Bobbin Winder? I have one of the Pocket Bobbin Winders that I have seen mentioned in some previous emails. I have used mine for years. When the rubber bands that came with the winder began to stretch out I discovered that the size 31 rubber bands were not readily available in the USA. So I purchased a pound of them via the internet. The result is that I have enough size 31 rubber bands to last several life times and I am sure they will begin to deteriorate. If any of you would like to get some of these rubber bands please contact me individually at lbuy...@nc.rr.com. I will give you my address. Then if you mail me a self addressed stamped envelope I will return it to you filled with rubber bands. Liz in Raleigh USA (winding bobbins and packing to head to Sweet Briar tomorrow) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder
Thanks Liz. I have the one pictured above that and it actually looks much smaller. It is also very light to carry around (about 200g). The only thing is that it does not pin on to a pillow and sometimes will not hold on a table if the edge is a bit fancy. Other than that it works a treat. Thanks for showing. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: lbuy...@nc.rr.com [mailto:lbuy...@nc.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 1:46 PM To: 'Arachne mail'; Karen Zammit Manduca Subject: RE: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder Karen, I have looked and found one on Holly Van Scivers site. That is where I purchased mine about 10 years ago. It is very convenient to carry around. It is made of some type of plastic which I did manage to break. However some Gorilla Glue fixed it right back up again. It is still the only winder I own. Here is Holly's site. http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com/BobbinWinders.html Liz from Raleigh NC Karen Zammit Manduca kaza...@melita.com wrote: Please can you describe this pocket bobbin winder - or even better send a link or a photo? Sounds like something one can easily carry around. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of lbuy...@nc.rr.com Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:58 PM To: Arachne mail Subject: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder Dear gentle spiders, Do any of you need size 31 rubber bands for your Pocket Bobbin Winder? I have one of the Pocket Bobbin Winders that I have seen mentioned in some previous emails. I have used mine for years. When the rubber bands that came with the winder began to stretch out I discovered that the size 31 rubber bands were not readily available in the USA. So I purchased a pound of them via the internet. The result is that I have enough size 31 rubber bands to last several life times and I am sure they will begin to deteriorate. If any of you would like to get some of these rubber bands please contact me individually at lbuy...@nc.rr.com. I will give you my address. Then if you mail me a self addressed stamped envelope I will return it to you filled with rubber bands. Liz in Raleigh USA (winding bobbins and packing to head to Sweet Briar tomorrow) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder
I think so - it's rather dear isn't it? -Original Message- From: Sue Duckles [mailto:s...@duckles.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 2:06 PM To: lbuy...@nc.rr.com Cc: 'Arachne mail'; Karen Zammit Manduca Subject: Re: [lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder Is it the one at $69? Sue On 21 Jun 2009, at 12:45, lbuy...@nc.rr.com wrote: Karen, I have looked and found one on Holly Van Scivers site. That is where I purchased mine about 10 years ago. It is very convenient to carry around. It is made of some type of plastic which I did manage to break. However some Gorilla Glue fixed it right back up again. It is still the only winder I own. Here is Holly's site. http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com/BobbinWinders.html Liz from Raleigh NC - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Quiet
I've not had any messages from Arachne for around three or four days. Is it possible that the list is so quiet or is it just me? .or are you all so busy working lace that there's no time for chat? Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Moving Lace
Very important to remember is to lengthen your threads quite a lot so that they don't pull on the work as you pin down again. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Brenda Paternoster Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 5:36 PM To: Lesley Blackshaw Cc: Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] Moving Lace Hello Lesley The main thing is that you need to pin everything down to the cover cloth *very* securely and bundle it up so that nothing can move around and you can hold the whole bundle in one hand whilst you use the other hand to remove and replace the pins. Then take your time, support the bundle, remove the pins carefully, move the lace up and replace at least an inch of pins before you think about unwrapping the bundle. The only other bit of advice, which is too late for you, is to learn to move up from the beginning. If you move it when there are only 10 or 12 pairs it's not so daunting as jumping in with 45 pairs! I'm sue it will go OK Brenda On 23 May 2009, at 11:36, Lesley Blackshaw wrote: If I'm to continue with the current piece of lace, I'm going to have to move it up the pillow, and I'm very worried about doing it - a new aspect of lace making for me. I'm making a piece about 3 1/2 wide with about 45 pairs of bobbins and would be so grateful for any tips about the task of moving it. I have several versions of written instructions on how to do it, but anything practical that anyone has to offer will be gratefully received. Brenda in Allhallows, Kent http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Baldock Street Fair again
Lynne - don't grouch if this is your only 'bad' road. A visit to Malta where most roads in our 17 x 24-mile island will demonstrate adequately that most of our roads are like this!!! (Nightmare) Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Lynne Cumming Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 8:08 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Baldock Street Fair again Hi all! It's that time of year again when and I and my merry band of medieval lacemakers show how lace was not made in medieval times at the Baldock Medieval Street Fair. We've been demonstrating at it for at least 15 years (it started as a Victorian Street Fair which was more appropriate!). It's great fun and if anyone would like to join us or just visit you'd be more than welcome. http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/563456493ejLLKq will take you to my photos of last year's demo and you can also see the 2007 ones. Baldock is just off the A1 in North Hertfordshire and is a lovely town - or was until they decided to 'enhance' the town. The work is almost finished and I can't say I'm too impressed. They've narrowed our wonderful high street, moved the pelican crossings even closer to the main junction in the town and put a flat cobbled mini roundabout in the middle - it's lethal on the motorbike! Takes me twice as long to get to the next town to work than it did. We are back to delays similar to pre-bypass days purely because the traffic cannot flow due to crossings, traffic lights, people trying to get in and out of parking spaces, no bay for the bus... Oh dear I am being a grump! Tell you what, have a lacy day out and see what you think! You can climb the church tower for an overall view as well! See you all on Saturday16th May from 10am to 4pm - we'll be in the Community Centre - can't trust the weather!! Lynne Baldock, North Herts, UK pigscanfl...@ntlworld.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] rough
Some of the commercial bobbins made in Gozo tend to be rather rough, but sometimes people just have to purchase those if they need bobbins in a hurry for a new project. What we do to give them a quick fix is to get two or more bobbins and hold them between the palms of our hands - sort of hands clasped in prayer with the bobbins hidden between them - and we rub them back and forth against each other. They don't become perfect, but a lot better! Personally, I prefer to use antique (or at least old) bobbins or well-finished modern ones. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Lorelei Halley Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 7:03 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] rough Lesley I've done a small amount of bobbin making myself, and i recommend using 400 grit sandpaper and a very light touch. I'm sorry to say that whoever made your bobbins was just plain lazy. Getting is smooth is the bobbin maker's job. Perhaps whoever it was doesn't have a lacemaker in the family and therefor just doesn't know about rough spots breaking the thread. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Pewter bobbins
Is it Pollytir? I have been purchasing bobbins from him and had suspected this because the spangles are all good and very, very similar. I don't know whether I have been doing the right thing, but as someone said in another message, we do want to restore our furniture, don't we? and the bobbins are s beautiful! I would love some good advice. Karen -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Diana Smith Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:08 AM To: Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] Pewter bobbins Hi Brian There's one dealer on eBay at the moment who is 'tampering' with old bobbins i.e. replacing tinsel, wire, beads, spangles - totally out of order (IMO) !!! Have you noticed 'him'. Diana - Original Message - From: Brian Lemin br...@exemail.com.au To: Lace@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 1:54 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Pewter bobbins Of course that is fine. We accept antique furniture that is repaired/restored etc, but we seem to be a bit upset if a bobbin has been restored? - Original Message - From: Jean Nathan j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk To: Lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 10:33 AM Subject: [lace] Pewter bobbins I was given an old wooden bobbin with pewter spots, but one spot was missing. It was in fact a rod which passed right through the bobbin. Because it wasn't valuable, I cut a suitable short length from an aluminium knitting needle of the right diameter and tapped that in. Don't think anyone would notice that it's aluminium rather than pewter as they are both grey, and the bobbin is complete and useable again. 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 arachnemodera...@yahoo.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3998 (20090409) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Warding Off Arthritis
Copper bracelets didn't work for me either. I don't have arthritis, but they are said to cure any body pains as well so I tried one - it just made me so very sleeeppy (more than I usually am)! Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Jean Nathan Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 7:12 PM To: Lace Subject: [lace] Warding Off Arthritis I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 1992. Most of the time it's controlled well, with the occasional flare. I swear that the drift of fingers towards the little finger have been suppressed to a great extent by making lace, picking up the bobbins by the spangles and inserting the pins (mostly not straight), and by using a computer keyboard. Just two fingers are drifting. I noticed that the only one of my fingers that has never been swollen is the one with my wedding ring. Gold injections were given as a treatment to some people, so I wondered if a small amount of gold was being absorbed through my skin. My consultant said that the amount absorbed would be so small to have no effect, but I tried wearing gold rings on all my fingers anyway - it didn't work, but I felt it was worth a try. A physiotherapist suggested wearing a copper bangle. I said I thought it was a placebo effect, and didn't really believe it would have any real effect. She said that you have to bear in mind that there are electrical impulses going on all the time inside the body, and it's possible that, if the pathways are slightly out of align, a copper or magnetic bracelet could be enough to realign them and thereby reduce pain if that was the cause. She has a point, but it's never worked for me. Lucie wrote: A kind word, a smile, a warm cup of tea, faith (in almost anything and anyone), a belief, can all support the immune system and the body's natural healing processes. As rheumatoid arthritis is the result of the immune system attacking joints, I don't really want a supported immune system - I wish it would just stop wrongly trying to fight what it thinks shouldn't be there! As there are over 90 different types of arthritis, what works in controlling pain and swelling for one won't necessarily work for another. We all have to find what works for us. 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 arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Luton museum/Bedford
Not so much here in Malta though. The noblewomen who had maids to look after the house, cooks to feed them and nannies to look after the children would spend time working lace. Antoine de Favray has painted quite a number of these ladies dressed in their fine clothes and wearing lovely collars, cuffs and wimples adorned with lace and their upright-bolster type lace pillows on their laps. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Margery Allcock Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 10:46 PM To: Arachne Subject: RE: [lace] Luton museum/Bedford I believe that there were plenty of women with leisure enough to do genteel handwork, yes; but I also believe that bobbin lacemaking would not have been one of those handcrafts. Our craft would have been considered suitable only for the lower classes. The reason I believe this is the reaction of my mother when I told her I was learning to make lace. She looked as if there was a bad smell under her nose, and said Well, and how many yards have you made? That was in the early 1980s - she lived from 1913 to 2007. Although she knitted, crocheted and sewed both clothes and embroideries, she was totally dismissive of bobbin lace. Margery. margerybu...@o2.co.uk in North Hertfordshire, UK -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Regina Haring Sent: Friday 03 April 2009 18:59 To: Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] Luton museum/Bedford But surely there were women with leisure enough to make lace for pleasure, as we do? And so a scene showing a nicely dressed woman who knew how to make more than one kind of lace is not unrealistic in my opinion. The awful picture of poor women and children who could only keep body and soul together by laboring under difficult conditions until their eyes gave out is thankfully not the whole story of our favorite pasttime. Regina New York - Original Message - From: jeanette jeane...@maxitec.co.za To: arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 5:03 PM Subject: [lace] Luton museum During 1996 four of us had a lace tour with Liz Bartlett and visited all the Midlands museums. One museum had a display of a lacemaker sitting in a cottage making lace and Liz was most upset by the display as she did not consider it a true reflection of the conditions lacemakers worked under. I think this was the Luton Museum and it was the most charming museum of them all. She said the room was too grand, the lacemaker was dressed too smartly and she also was wearing a lace collar which was unlikely. She was also working on a Beds piece with a Bucks piece lying around - both difficult patterns and she said any lacemaker ever worked only one or two patterns in her life and did not go from one kind of lace to another as we do. We , ignorami from South Africa, thought it was a lovely display!!! We thought that most people would just enjoy the display but Liz said that being a museum it should be factually correct. One museum had a lovely display of pincushions. I have all this on video but the video player has decided to stop working so I cannot check to see which museum it was. But I do think that I saw the bobbins because Liz then gave a talk on the hanging bobbins. Factually correct or not, it was a most enjoyable trip. How does the saying go - Been there, done that, forgotten most of it!! Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] describe BL
I would say, Lower your blood pressure...naturally - that's what it does to me. Joking apart, I should think a caption would depend on the age-group you are trying to attract. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Alice Howell Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 11:29 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] describe BL I need a two sentence description of beginning bobbin lace for a class advertisement. It should entice people to try the art. A beginning bobbin lace class is being included in the classes of a local art gallery in May and June. I will be teaching it, if they get any students. They have an extensive mailing list and want me to give them a brief description. Any ideas? What have you used? Alice in Oregon -- where pink plum blossoms are showing up everywhere - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Lacemaking
Interesting thread...but I would like to make one comment - I usually say that I 'work' lace not 'make' lace. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Christine Johnson Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 12:13 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Lacemaking Dear Spiders, I'm a lacemaker (one word) and although I make lace, I also play lace. This is an activity that involves 2 people (possibly 3) who spend an afternoon or evening talking about lace, possibly working on a pattern draft or altering a pattern, looking at books (either browsing new ones or checking a few specific references), making additions to the gunna (do someday)list, gossiping about other people's lace or the people themselves, possibly looking at lace pillow and even working through a tricky bit BUT no serious lacemaking. (And my spell check has just objected to lacemaker, lacemaking gunna and spellcheck - I yielded only to the last). Christine Johnson (Sydney, Australia) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] What's on my pillow?
Agnes - what is a Half Stitch Bud? Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Agnes Boddington Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 11:46 AM To: bev walker; lace Subject: Re: [lace] What's on my pillow? Yes, Bev, I did do rolled tallies. Christine Springett did the first one to show me how to do them. Although she said I could leave the others, and just do a half stitch bud, I thought it would look funny. So I did them, and the last one was a doddle! As regarding the comments received from various Arachnes whether to leave the pins in for a day or two or not, both Christine and my lace teacher advised me to do it. So the pins will stay in for now. As I am working tomorrow, they'll probably come out on Tuesday. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK, where it just started to snow (just very fine stuff at the moment) bev walker wrote: You did rolled tallies so they were on the underside of the lace, wow! That is brave! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] News from June 5, 1907
I don't know whether you were following the list some time ago. I posted a message saying that a handmade black Maltese lace stole was stolen from a show in Italy. If you are interested, I have posted two photos on the Arachne Webshots album in the hope that if this shawl sees the light of day again someone may recognise it and pass on word. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Jane Viking Swanson Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 3:01 AM To: arachne Subject: [lace] News from June 5, 1907 Hi All, I was idly googling the other day and came across a really interesting article. Mme. Sara Hadley who had a shop in NYC offered a $100.00 reward for the return of some lost laces. The package was taken to an Express company to go to the cleaning establishment in Hoboken, New Jersey and it disappeared. The package included a valuable lace dress belonging to Mrs. J.F. Minis of Savannah, Georgia . The dress had lace on it that been inherited by her grandmother. It went on to say that on New Year's Day 1907 someone broke into her store and stole $2,000.00 worth of lace!! At Mme. Hadley's store (the New York Times uses the Mme. title for her!) she sold imported laces and also laces made there. She takes credit for creating Royal Battenberg lace and taught many lace techniques and sold patterns, etc. She also was the lace expert who classified, described and catalogued the lace of Leone Ricci, Esq. of FLorence as shown in the illustrated catalogue of 16th and 17th century laces to be sold at the Anderson Galleries in 1915. I can't imagine anyone stealing lace in this day and age (except when pieces disappear at shows sometimes). All the thieves would only imagine the $1.00/yard stuff at Wal-mart. I do hope she got the lace back! Jane in Vermont, USA with many inches of new snow covered with an inch or so of ice! jvik...@sover.net - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Victorian Farm was lace-digest V2008 #276
How would you change a suit jacket into a Scottish one? What is so different? Just interested. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Sue Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 3:26 PM To: Brenda Paternoster Cc: Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] Victorian Farm was lace-digest V2008 #276 I see what you mean about being recognisable, Thank you for you explanation and for the link which I found very interesting. I have a lace butterfly bought in Bruge in the 1980s which I wonder if its done in this way. When I bought it I bought it as a pretty brooch of lace that I liked, but now see so many possibilities of what it might be. Well better get back to my major task for this week which is converting a mans suit jacket to a scottish one to wear with a kilt. Didn't expect quite so many changes and quite so much hand sewing so its been very hard on my hands and eyes. A bit each day and then I can work on my lace at night. BTW for those who made suggestions to help me last year hunting down music in lace I have managed to adapt a pattern (widen it and change bits) to give me a treble clef and musical notes, and am now one week in having done almost half the first of 4 napkin strips. The treble clef is difficult but the rest is working well and quickly. Sue T Hello Sue Chemical lace is cotton embroidery on acetate fabric, then the whole lot is steeped in acetone or something similar to dissolve away the acetate leaving only the embroidery. Discovered in the 1880s I think so Victorian but slightly late for the 1850s setting of the TV programme. http://lace.lacefairy.com/Lace/ID/Chemical.html Once you've seen a few pieces of chemical lace it's very recognisable even though it can have so many different styles. Brenda - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Dona B.
Yes please Sally. And I'm sure your instructions will be interesting for everyone. Thanks, Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Sally Schoenberg Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 4:53 PM To: alexstillw...@talktalk.net; lace@arachne.com Subject: RE: [lace] Dona B. Hi Alex, I suggest you mangle your tablecloth. If this were 100 years ago, all linen tablecloths, woven or lace, would be mangled as a matter of course. Linen threads are supposed to be mangled - that's what gives linen its gloss, supple hand, and smooth fine threads. Most weavers are aware of the need for finishing their handwoven linens by mangling, but lacemakers seem to have forgotten how to finish linen items. My handweaving books have complete directions for mangling, but lacebooks don't mention it! Please let me know if you would like to know how to mangle. Please note: I'm not talking about laundry wringers! Sally New Mexico From: alexstillw...@talktalk.net To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Dona B. Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 09:39:36 + I have found that my tablecloth made in 50 Bockens linen feels beautifully soft since it was washed, however the threads now look thicker. It mat be wise to make a sample and wash it before committing yourself to a large item. Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] mangling linen
Would this mangling process be appropriate for old pieces of linen lace? My first lace pieces were made with linen thread and I don't really like to starch them so they are looking rather tired now. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Sally Schoenberg Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 6:19 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] mangling linen First, wet the piece of linen (lace or handwoven fabric), damp out most of the water by rolling the item loosely in a cotton towel. Lay the lace flat on a hard surface, roll it hard with a rolling pin, let it dry where it is. The idea is to flatten while applying pressure. When it is dry, voila! The linen lace has a linen hand, the threads are shiny and supple, and the design just pops out. My lace has never needed any ironing after mangling. My handwovens sometimes do need a touch of ironing. Most of my dishtowels are linen from Germany, they can be quite long, and I can't mangle them flat in one go. So, I loosely roll up the top and start the mangle from the bottom. When I've finished a section, I pull it down and let it hang straight from the edge of the kitchen counter while I unroll from the top. Mangle another section, pull down, unroll the top, and mangle some more. I've never done a large tablecloth. My mangling place is a kitchen island, so I could hang parts over different edges of the counter. I would definitely mangle it but I think it would take some experimenting to figure it out. I've seen electric mangles and the width can be small. I've heard that large linen items are folded and mangled in that case but I haven't any direct experience with it. Peggy Osterkamp has a section in her weaving book III on finishing linen. She describes mangling in detail, and she also talks about pounding linen. I've never seen anyone do that so I don't know anything about pounding as a finishing process. I also have a Vav magazine (the Swedish handweaving magazine) with an article about pounding linen, with photos. I had made quite a bit of linen lace years ago but was very disappointed in its appearance and I quit using linen thread for lace. When I first heard about mangling in a weaving class, a big light bulb lit up inside my head, or should I say, exploded inside my head. As soon as I walked back in my door at home, I got that lace out, and mangled it. That finishing step was exactly what my lace was missing. I'm really very pleased now with my linen lace and I'm using linen thread again. One more story, if you can bear with me... I mangled some linen lace at the Montreal IOLI convention, if I remember correctly. The lace had just come off the pillow. I showed the unmangled lace to EVERYONE I could find. I wanted witnesses! I mangled it during the teacher showcase. When it dried, again I stopped everyone I encountered, showed them the finished lace, and invited them to feel it. So, if any of you need a testimonial, surely someone on the list remembers that lace! Sally New Mexico - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] mangling linen
Thanks Sally - will try it. Karen From: Sally Schoenberg [mailto:sally13n...@q.com] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:36 PM To: kaza...@melita.com; lace@arachne.com Subject: RE: [lace] mangling linen I certainly would wash and mangle old lace, and have done it. Wash gently in warm water, mild soap. Lift out without wringing, and set the lace on a cotton towel. Fold the towel over the lace. Leave it for awhile, then turn the whole bundle over to get as much water out as possible. Then I would mangle carefully on a clean hard surface, nothing underneath the lace, and let it dry flat. Sally From: kaza...@melita.com To: sally13n...@q.com; lace@arachne.com Subject: RE: [lace] mangling linen Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:56:16 +0100 Would this mangling process be appropriate for old pieces of linen lace? My first lace pieces were made with linen thread and I don't really like to starch them so they are looking rather tired now. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Sally Schoenberg Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 6:19 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] mangling linen First, wet the piece of linen (lace or handwoven fabric), damp out most of the water by rolling the item loosely in a cotton towel. Lay the lace flat on a hard surface, roll it hard with a rolling pin, let it dry where it is. The idea is to flatten while applying pressure. When it is dry, voila! The linen lace has a linen hand, the threads are shiny and supple, and the design just pops out. My lace has never needed any ironing after mangling. My handwovens sometimes do need a touch of ironing. Most of my dishtowels are linen from Germany, they can be quite long, and I can't mangle them flat in one go. So, I loosely roll up the top and start the mangle from the bottom. When I've finished a section, I pull it down and let it hang straight from the edge of the kitchen counter while I unroll from the top. Mangle another section, pull down, unroll the top, and mangle some more. I've never done a large tablecloth. My mangling place is a kitchen island, so I could hang parts over different edges of the counter. I would definitely mangle it but I think it would take some experimenting to figure it out. I've seen electric mangles and the width can be small. I've heard that large linen items are folded and mangled in that case but I haven't any direct experience with it. Peggy Osterkamp has a section in her weaving book III on finishing linen. She describes mangling in detail, and she also talks about pounding linen. I've never seen anyone do that so I don't know anything about pounding as a finishing process. I also have a Vav magazine (the Swedish handweaving magazine) with an article about pounding linen, with photos. I had made quite a bit of linen lace years ago but was very disappointed in its appearance and I quit using linen thread for lace. When I first heard about mangling in a weaving class, a big light bulb lit up inside my head, or should I say, exploded inside my head. As soon as I walked back in my door at home, I got that lace out, and mangled it. That finishing step was exactly what my lace was missing. I'm really very pleased now with my linen lace and I'm using linen thread again. One more story, if you can bear with me... I mangled some linen lace at the Montreal IOLI convention, if I remember correctly. The lace had just come off the pillow. I showed the unmangled lace to EVERYONE I could find. I wanted witnesses! I mangled it during the teacher showcase. When it dried, again I stopped everyone I encountered, showed them the finished lace, and invited them to feel it. So, if any of you need a testimonial, surely someone on the list remembers that lace! Sally New Mexico - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Christmas Tree with a Heart Pattern
Thank you Janice - It's a lovely ornament and I think I will be trying my utmost to find some time to work one to hang on my christmas tree. May I take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas and a Wonderful New Year and thank you all for your contributions to the list and to the lace making world in general. Regards and best wishes, Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Janice Blair Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 3:40 PM To: lace Cc: Judy Blair Subject: [lace] Christmas Tree with a Heart Pattern My wonderful daughter found the pattern for me. I have had many enquiries since putting my request on the list so maybe Jenny will add this .pdf to the Arachne card patterns this year. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org http://idisk.mac.com/jjb.mac//Public/Jblace/PatternPDFs/ChristmasTree.pdf Judy - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Query
Yes - the rib or ten stick is a narrow strip made with edge stitches along a single row of pinholes, the pinhole side, and the runners returning from the plain edge without pinning. It is also called a stem or stem stitch.according to Alexandra Stilwell's dictionary. If you go to the Arachne photo album you can see a picture that will help more. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Clive Betty Rice Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 12:03 AM To: lace@arachne.com Cc: vic.stitc...@yahoo.com Subject: [lace] Query Dear Gentle Spiders who are an endless wealth of information: Lace, Number 88, October 1977, page 11 has the arachne Spider by Jacqui Southworth. The stitch is a Rib Stitch. My brain can't wrap around what a rib stitch is, or how it is done. It could be my age but I choose not to admit to that, so I'm sure that I have not done rib stitch in bobbin lace. Knitting, yes. Can anyone help? Betty Ann Rice in Roanoke, Virginia USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Maltese Lace Shawl stolen in Italy
Hello Everybody, I've finally managed to find some time (very precious nowadays) to convert the photos I had of the stolen shawl we spoke about some time ago to a format that would be accepted by webshots and uploaded them into an album on the Arachne web album. To remind you, the shawl was stolen during an exhibition in or near Novedrate or Cantu in Italy during the late summer. If it had to turn up, Edith (my lace teacher) would recognise it immediately because it has a pulled, but hidden thread, which she would know about. I'd really be grateful if any of you came across it anywhere, even perhaps while browsing eBay or something, if you would let me know immediately. Thanks, Karen in Malta. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] bobbin roll raffle
I'd love to have my name put in the hat for this bobbin roll. I find them indispensible when preparing bobbins for a project - a Maltese lace project which may take a couple hundred bobbins. Thanks, Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bev walker Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 7:40 PM To: ARACHNE Subject: [lace] bobbin roll raffle Hi all In the ongoing tidyup, I have a couple of items to give away. One is a bobbin roll, in black cotton fabric with a carousel-animals print, 19 pockets. 'as is' - recipient might want to wash and press it ;) It is nicely made. I'm using clear boxes for bobbin storage now. I'll take names for about a week, and if someone who gets the lace-digest will let me know they've seen the message, I will do the draw in due course after that. Another raffle item in another message ;) -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] South America Trip
Janice - don't be too sure that your bag is safe enough if the handles are around a chair leg. Recently my sis-in-law told me that her handbag was once stolen even though the handles were around the chair legsthe thief just cut the handles! Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Janice Blair Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 6:42 PM To: lace Subject: [lace] South America Trip I accompanied my husband on a trip to Argentina and Chile last week and had a great time. The people we met in each city were so friendly and generous. In Buenos Aires I saw very little lace. At the Recolita Cemetery where Eva Perone was buried, I saw a Battenburg curtain behind a glass covering the entrance to a mausoleum. The same day we walked around a craft fair nearby and I spotted some netted lace and a frame with work on it. On Sunday I saw some bobbins in a shop window. I dashed back there on Monday morning before we left for our flight to Mendoza. There were two sizes, 9 and 5.5 long, and cost $5 and $4 US dollars each. I purchased a pair of each for my collection. The vendor told me they were made in Argentina and you can see a photo at their website http://www.yanabey.com/agujas.php see canillas under accessories. My vacation photos can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jblace/sets/72157608813215028/ where you can see the netting and battenburg. Our flight to Mendoza included about 50 children around 10 years old. I was expecting a noisy flight but I only heard them when they cheered as we landed. LAN airlines let school children fly free when they have space on their flights. Great idea and a way to build up a base of future customers. Four of us, including driver, had a hair raising drive across the Andes in a 12 seater bus. At the border the sniffer dog was very interested in Malcolm's backpack until we realised he carries oranges to work every day in it. I saw no lace in Mendoza or in Santiago, Chile but knitting and crochet seems to be very popular. I saw lots of women wearing lacy tops and crocheted overskirts. I only have photos of the knitting shops I saw in Santiago though. In Mendoza, Argentina we had dinner with an owner of a fairly new vineyard and he brought his own wines to dinner. The wine was really good. If you spot Santa Emiliana wines in the eastern part of the US or Europe, I can recommend them. I was warned so many times to be careful not to wear good jewellry and make sure my tote bag was zipped and the zipped end was in my hand, that I became a little paranoid, especially when waiters in Santiago made sure my bag was looped through the chair leg. The chair was actually chained to the floor. I did not see any evidence of crime but next time I will wear a plastic watch and only cheap beads. Even so, I am looking forward to a return visit. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
