[lace] Wearing lace
I wore a dark blue tee shirt at convention which has a linen lace collar made probably 15 or more years ago.  It is on its fourth tee now. Anyway, I was sorting my laundry and without thinking, put it in the dark wash. I was lucky that nothing else bled into the water, but the lace came out beautifully. Chucked it in the dryer and then gave it a steam press with the iron. Good as new and ready for my next lace event. The pattern was a Bridget Cook one with fans and spiders, and I always get compliments when I wear it. Even had one from Bridget at convention once.Janice  Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, www.jblace.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Wearing lace
It is especially important in the US to wear lace, as so many people have never seen or really heard of hand made lace. I wear T shirts a lot, so thatâs where I put it. I like to use Aurifil, as that is quilting thread, made to be washed. Itâs sturdy, same wpc as Egyptian 60. It is a risk, as Etheopian food has turmeric in it, and the only thing that took that out was Oxyclean, which requires hot water with the inevitable shrinking. Usually wash the âlaceâ T shirts in the washer with cold water, hang to dry. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 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/
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ðððððð Good one Brian. 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/
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None taken Brian! Catherine Barley UK Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com -- Subject : [lace] Wearing lace I like ladies wearing lace!! :) Sometimes they pop up on my computer screen and I have to tell Jean I was Googling "lace bobbins"! Light heartedly.With no disrespect meant. Brian - - 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] Wearing lace
I just thought I would brighten up the list (as it appears that some members would appreciate it) I like ladies wearing lace!! :) Sometimes they pop up on my computer screen and I have to tell Jean I was Googling "lace bobbins"! Light heartedly.With no disrespect meant. Brian - 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] Wearing Lace
I am with you, Jeri, -- Wear lace -- Lots of it!!! As often as possible!! I do whenever I can - like at Lace Days! Many years ago, at one of our Lace Days I said my usual "Hello" to the late (and greatly missed) Gabrielle Pond. She paused, looked me up and down, - and then replied "Oh! I did not recognise you - you are not wearing any lace"!! Well, ..!! (It was said with a smile, though!) Next Lace Day I wore Lots of lace -- and when I spoke to her, again I got the up and down look, and then "Oh! I recognise you today, Hello"!! Said with a Very Big smile!!! She was such a lovely lady, and her knowledge of lace was massive, but she was so generous with sharing her knowledge, too. It was a treat to sit near her, and listen to her talking about some lace subject or other. Moral -- Wear lots of Lace - and be noticed!! :) After all, you have taken many hours to make beautiful lace, -- so go out and Flaunt it :) Regards from Liz in bitterly cold Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com - 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/
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I was on the end of the queue when cleavage was being given out, so most of my tops are round neck:-) but the motif idea seems to suit me better I think. Will need to work at that idea. I love the idea of delicate lace as modesty pieces though, I think that looks very attractive. I haven't tried making lace with gutermanns sewing thread, but do have some silk which is nice to work with. Sue T Dorset UK I have several low necked T shirts, so I made an edging in Gutermann sewing machine thread if I remember correctly, and stitched it onto a piece of fabric was darted at the sides and had elastic across the back, so it sat over my bust (which is 'well defined'), and gave me some modesty!! It has been well worn and washed in the machine. The pattern is Dotty (pg 93) in the book Torchon Lace for Today by Jennifer Fisher. I would rather walk with God in the dark than go alone in the light. Mary Gardiner Brainard My Blog: www.kiwimeskreations.blogspot.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
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Yes - I wear some of the lace I make, but I don't flaunt it. The kind of lace I like to make is edgings, and I use them to decorate my lingerie, especially nightdresses. Mostly, I prefer to wear long, loose white nightdresses made of pure cotton, and these give plenty of opportunity to use edgings. Since I saw a collection of Victorian garments, where all the lace was supported on two tucks, I've taken to doing the same thing. You use a tiny tuck to which the lace is stitched, and make another tuck underneath which carries the lace. Since the deep tuck is made to be just slightly longer than the lace, I think it also protects the picots in particular, as well as lifting and displaying it. Of course they have to be washed frequently, but I find that they survive well on my washing machine's 'delicate' setting. In fact, the lace survives better than the fabric, and I've detached it and used it on new nightdresses when old ones have worn out. Alright, that wouldn't be the way to treat an heirloom, but there's no-one to inherit it, and I feel I might as well enjoy the fruits of my own handiwork. Oh, and my husband enjoys seeing it, too! Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it's a perfect Summer morning, and I'm planning a picnic tea. I know a beautiful little clearing in our nearby beech woods, just the spot to make some lace.) - 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
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Hello, Yes - I wear some of the lace I make so do I and not only the one I make myself also the few old pieces I possess. My fans are the one going out (together with me) of all my lacy things. Ilske - 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
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I wear lace to church or special events in the winter (scarf on a jacket), antique lace at lace conferences, and a lace pin of some sort to special occasions, if I think of it in time. Alice - Original Message - From: Sue T hurwitz...@talktalk.net I wonder where else some of the arachne people wear their lace apart from lace days or weddings?? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Wearing lace
I have several low necked T shirts, so I made an edging in Gutermann sewing machine thread if I remember correctly, and stitched it onto a piece of fabric was darted at the sides and had elastic across the back, so it sat over my bust (which is 'well defined'), and gave me some modesty!! It has been well worn and washed in the machine. The pattern is Dotty (pg 93) in the book Torchon Lace for Today by Jennifer Fisher. From a cold and bleak New Zealand, where more snow, high winds, thunderstorms and tornadoes are predicted.. I would rather walk with God in the dark than go alone in the light. Mary Gardiner Brainard My Blog: www.kiwimeskreations.blogspot.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Wearing Lace
I wear lace - to lace days, demonstrations, and whenever it seems appropriate. If you've got it - Flaunt it!!! I have collar corners, and collars and a neck tie (Mincoff Marriage - Saxony Guipure lace) as well as 2 plastrons of Mixed lace, - and have worn the Mixed lace Table runner, tied up and worn as cap lappets!! (Last year at the convention banquet in Portland!!!) I wore a dress cap (cover of the original Barbara Underwood book) to the ALG week of workshops, and was amazed at the number of people who stopped and spoke to me. I did the same at Portland last year at IOLI convention, - and plan to do so again this year at Bethesda, - though I am working on making a Knotted lace cap this time. We will see if I can get it finished in time - doubtful, though!! The bobbin lace cap is navy polycotton, and this one is in Grape coloured Lizbeth Crochet cotton. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Wearing lace when driving
Jeri wrote: I recommend ladies remove lace while driving. In the U.S., they would be sitting on the left side. Susan wrote: Adding to the comment about not wearing lace or a pin on the left side when driving... Of course, it doesn't apply to those of us who drive in the UK and other countries who drive on the CORRECT side of the road - the left - so sit in the right-hand seat :-D Jean in Pool, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Adding to the comment about not wearing lace or a pin on the left side when driving... Of course, it doesn't apply to those of us who drive in the UK and other countries who drive on the CORRECT side of the road - the left - so sit in the right-hand seat :-D Jean in Pool, Dorset, UK OK..Miss Smarty. But you face the problem when you are a passenger, going to an event dressed in your finest. Tucking the seatbelt under the arm is not safe. The belt can no longer protect the upper part of the torso, and the arm/shoulder could be injured in an accident. It's better if you get a belt extender. It's a short (6-8) piece of belt with fasteners at each end. Hook it into the receiving clamp, and then attach the seatbelt to the other end. That makes the belt triangle (across the hips to the fastener, and then up the shoulder to the side of the car) lie across your torso at a different angle. It should not choke a short person across the neck, yet still provide support in case of collision. I have some gadgets that are supposed to hook on to the upper and lower belt sections, and change the angle of the upper section. They could stay in place if I were the only person to use the seatbelt, but the belt would not retract properly. Or it could be attached each time I used the seatbelt...which is a bother. I gave up on them as more nuisance than help. When I don't have an extender available, I sometimes twist the belt 2-3 times before fastening it. I make sure the belt is pulled snuggly across my hips. The twists, just above the fastener, change the angle of the belt triangle...just like the extender. I figure that the belt is fully attached, and is strong whether flat or twisted, will hold me securely in case of collision, and I'm better protected if my throat is not in danger of being choked. I've never heard any comments, pro or con, about doing this. It's simple. It can be done with any seatbelt, in any car. And it only takes a moment to do, and untwists quickly when the belt is released. However you do it, the belt still crosses your shoulder, so please watch out for that lace you are wearing. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon - where I showed off my lace hedgehog at church, and hope to get back to my pillow today. I need to get demo projects started. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I meant to mention that seat belt extenders should be available from the car dealer who sells your model of car. The buckles can vary so you have to get one that is compatible with what your car has. Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Wearing Lace
Hi, As usual, I'm a little late in reading my e-mail, but I thought I would just drop into the list for a few minutes on this topic. I like making motifs, of all kinds, in tatting and bobbin lace. I have a dragon, victorian ladies, a church, butterflies, a spider web with spiders, a teapot, a tulip, etc. etc. I sew these motifs onto t-shirts; sometimes just the one motif, sometimes two (I have a lovely t-shirt with two seashells, and another with two sea horses, etc.). I now own somewhere around 20 of these t-shirts. Every Friday, I wear a t-shirt with lace on it to work. In summer, just the t-shirt, in winter, with an open cardigan/sweater. I own somewhere around 20 of them, and have many more planned. Every Friday, people notice them. I get LOTS of questions. Some people have favorites, some people notice new ones, I get all kinds of reactions. Some ladies, who have never done any lace, can now tell the difference between tatting and bobbin lace. Most important of all, I like my t-shirts, and feel very happy when I get to wear them. Lise-Aurore [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Ottawa, Canada, where it isn't too cold today (just -15C) and where it's NOT snowing. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I am looking for a shell pattern, please could you tell me where you found yours? I too have t-shirts with motifs on them - but nowhere near as many as you. Wow! you have been busy Sue - Original Message - From: lapalme [EMAIL PROTECTED] sometimes just the one motif, sometimes two (I have a lovely t-shirt with two seashells, and another with two sea horses, etc.). I now own somewhere around 20 of these t-shirts. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] wearing lace
How do people keep fiber lace such as the Novak collars on their clothes? I am thinking of wearing a fiber neck piece to the museum. However, I think that the friction with my coat will result in dishevelment and the piece is so large, I don't think I can carry it with me and apply it at the museum. I am considering putting a few basting stitches on to hold it, such as historically accurate, but I am afraid that with the spare modern look this may backfire. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello Devon and All others, I wear mine mostly only on my pull but I have a big russsiantapelce, which is ti broad for my shoulders. This I try to stitch on the underground but it never sits right. It is easy in warm summer but in winter time not so. Greetings Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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In a message dated 1/12/05 9:11:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How do people keep fiber lace such as the Novak collars on their clothes? I am thinking of wearing a fiber neck piece to the museum. However, I think that the friction with my coat will result in dishevelment and the piece is so large, I don't think I can carry it with me and apply it at the museum. I am considering putting a few basting stitches on to hold it, such as historically accurate, but I am afraid that with the spare modern look this may backfire. Devon Dear Devon, For the sake of preserving lace, some thoughts from one who has been wearing both antique and new for 25 years: Yes - you can baste it. Then, your lace will be right where you want it to sit on your body and not need adjusting. I baste many laces, because I do not want them to touch my neck (which will force me to wash the laces, and shorten their life-span). Use short stitches in dense areas of the lace, and long stitches on the underside. This will allow lace to stretch a little as you move, and make it easier to remove the basting later. Probably, noone will notice the basting, except in a crowded elevator (lift). I do not wear laces (new or antique) under coats. The dyes and fuzz in many coats is of the sort that will rub off onto textured lace if there is any friction, and there will be friction whether you are using your car (seatbelts) or taking public transportation and moving through crowds with shoulder bag, umbrella, etc. I have antique collars that are black on the underside - from the dresses worn under the laces by past owners. When the fibers from the lace marry with the fibers of the garment, the garment fibers cannot be removed. For this reason, most sweaters are not a good base for lace collars. Can your lace wait to be worn in the Spring, when a lighter-weight raincoat will provide outer protection and there will not be as much friction? Even then, you'll need to be aware of seatbelts, shoulder bags, crowds pushing and shoving, umbrellas. Some of the worst tension and disruption can be from getting in and out of cabs. My preference (if size permits) is to roll lace on a cardboard tube that has been covered with aluminum foil (prevents acid transfer), and then roll a piece of acid-free tissue or a headscarf over the whole. Ends can be tucked in the tube. This is held in place with fabric tape they use to put up hems, tied round the tube into bows. This can travel in a cloth tote bag that can be checked along with your coat when you've reached your chic destination and removed the lace to wear. Another way to keep lace in place is to choose clothes with a non-slippery surface. Look for a matte finish to the fabric of your clothes. It would be a good precaution to hand-wash or dry clean a garment at least once before you wear lace on it. That will remove some of the possibility of dye transferral. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] wearing lace
Dear Spiders Many years ago I worked at an HMO in downtown Chicago, part time. I decided to wear one of my neck laces to work as a way of advertising our upcoming lace day. The piece I wore was NL 2, which has three flowers in ecru with red jasper cabochons attached with needle lace cups. I wore a navy blue jumper with a navy blue turtleneck shirt so the ecru and red would stand out. I got lots of strange looks which clearly said why is this weird person wearing this bizarre rag around her neck?. http://www.loreleihalley.com/bobbinlace.htm It is in the 2nd row of lace pictures. The people in the office were ordinary office workers, and had no idea they were looking at modern hand made lace, and were not even interested enough to ask. I've taken some more recent pieces to work and gotten no verbal comments at all. Which I take to mean that they were being polite and didn't want to say what on earth is so important about this ugly piece of ecru stuff and how can anyone be so pleased about having made and designed it? I don't let any of this affect me or my own attitude to what I do. But the general public just doesn't get it. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Thank you Lorelei for your troubling account of trying to introduce the public to modern lace. This disappointing encounter certainly provides food for thought. One thing that crosses my mind is that the office staff of an HMO may not be equipped to deal with statements of high style. There is a woman who works for different museums, but works out of the Ratti. The other day she dressed entirely in black, including harem pants with red shoes and red socks. She wore a stole which was probably of some special ethnic origin, but was a black and red triangle weave. She looked stunning. In fact, on an earlier occasion she had been pictured in the New York Times at the annual Costume Institute Gala wearing an actual Fortuny gown. However, how would a woman dressed in entirely in black, including harem pants, whose feet were bright red be received in an HMO. Possibly with very much the same response that Lorelei received. Another thought is that Lorelei was wearing navy blue, not black. As surely as wearing a military uniform sends the message, this is the military, when one dresses entirely in black (but does not wear the characteristic white make-up of a mime) it sends a message, This is art. Of course this assumes that you are somewhere that the message can be received! The piece in question is very charming, but with a very traditional look. On Julia Roberts, it would probably be considered Victorian and Romantic. I think that those of us who are not Julia Roberts may need to stick with very modern pieces. I think a variant of the second picture on Lorelei's site, against an all black ensemble would be unequivocally art. (But it would go over better at the Met. than at the HMO.) I myself am thinking about the campaign and the fact that I don't have a lot of different modern pieces to wear. (Hint, Hint) I am considering wearing a Venetian Gros Point Flower that I made in Irma Osterman's class held on with a pin. But I think the lack of modernity in the design is going to be a problem. It will be more like something that I made that reminds people of their grandmother, rather than something others aspire to wear to set a modern art aura. Of course Julia Roberts could carry it off, but I am not sure I can. Perhaps this is where the wire lace succeeds. It doesn't remind anyone of their grandmother. Devon who wishes she had more modern lace, but not harem pants - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Well, dear Arachnids, I think -- I hope -- that Lorelei's rather dispiriting experience is perhaps not general. I have a gorgeous gold-metallic collar that Brigita Fuhrman made for me (about 20 years ago), and I wear it fairly often for dress-up occasions. It never fails to draw admiring comments! It's a free lace, designed by Brigita herself, and to my mind is of typical Czech flavor. (And I'm sure American cooking is just as good!) Aurelia Dear Spiders Many years ago I worked at an HMO in downtown Chicago, part time. I decided to wear one of my neck laces to work as a way of advertising our upcoming lace day. The piece I wore was NL 2, which has three flowers in ecru with red jasper cabochons attached with needle lace cups. I wore a navy blue jumper with a navy blue turtleneck shirt so the ecru and red would stand out. I got lots of strange looks which clearly said why is this weird person wearing this bizarre rag around her neck?. http://www.loreleihalley.com/bobbinlace.htm It is in the 2nd row of lace pictures. The people in the office were ordinary office workers, and had no idea they were looking at modern hand made lace, and were not even interested enough to ask. I've taken some more recent pieces to work and gotten no verbal comments at all. Which I take to mean that they were being polite and didn't want to say what on earth is so important about this ugly piece of ecru stuff and how can anyone be so pleased about having made and designed it? I don't let any of this affect me or my own attitude to what I do. But the general public just doesn't get it. Lorelei - 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]
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Joan, I, very occasionally, wear a lace trimmed handkie in a jacket hip pocket - but I always safety-pin it in! I would hate to lose it either by accident or theft. I must say they look great spilling from a pocket, and it is a great way to show off some lace. Just beware of losing it! from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I'm a little behind but just wanted to share my attempt at wearing lace. I bought a mock turtle neck in grey for my niece and it looked a little plain - and for her that would never do. I drew her initial and made a 10 stick braid (like is shown in Gilian Dye's An ABC of Lace Patterns) in the shape of an L. It was a success because before Christmas day was over she had it on! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. Barbara Saltern Nazareth PA USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
