Re: [lace] Types of lace
I'm usually a lurker on this list, so fulfilling two tasks with one email. I started with torchon about 3 years ago. Since then I've also been taught needlelace and Bucks Point. I can't say I make Bedfordshire lace as I only tried it for a short while and we didn't get on. Last year I started to make a lace dragon in what I now know to be Milanese and which I am enjoying very much. I've usually got some knitting on the go as well, and it is often knitted lace. I love making lacy socks, and like Clay favour toe-up, two-at-a-time on a circular needle. I've nearly finished my current Bitterroot shawl in camel/silk with tiny beads on the edge so will be looking through my yarn stash for a new project soon. I've enjoyed reading what types of lace others make. No wonder this list is the first port of call for any lace queries - the wealth of knowledge and experience is fantastic. Lesley in Marple, Cheshire UK where we have lovely blue skies today, tho' the weather is still very cold. - 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] Types of lace
I decided not to join in the bookmark exchange this year as I was very busy completing some lace I promised my sister over a year ago, now done and ready to post:-) Also I wanted to knit this one cardigan/jacket in peach which is about 2 thirds done now. Have made Torchon, Bucks, Beds, 1 piece of Russian lace but want to do more and 2 pieces of Milanese and again want to make more and two small samples of Flanders but have never seemed to have time to carry on learning that one. I have knitted since I was little and a friend and I learned to crochet in the 70s. I did a number of lacy shawls in the 70s cardigans and I once worked a very pretty lace babies dress in the very early 80's (just because I wanted to do it) which won a 2nd place in a local craft show before handing it over to my sister in law for her new baby daughter. I would like to learn to do tambour lace as I now have the right things to try it, I would like to try needle lace and I want to learn shuttle tatting to a point of competency to make little motifs, also improving on my needle tatting skills without having to struggle with every move but need more time to spend just trying and working at it which seems to escape me at the moment. Sue T Dorset UK At present I am making my bookmarks ready for the exchange but I am also making the 'map of the world' from the Eeva-Liisa Kortelahti book 'let's make bobbin lace'. I'm making it in black and intend to mount it on a piece of fabric which I will paint in a wash of blue with hints of browns/greens behind the land masses. It will hang alongside the two world maps I have already (one in blackwork embroidery and the other cross stitch). As for other laces I make or have tried; Torchon, Honiton, Bedfordshire (not keen), Bucks (I like), Russian tape lace (really enjoyed), a little Withof (must try more), Bruges flower Lace, Hairpin lace, Needlelace, Milanese, Miniature laces for my dolls houses and have dabbled with a little designing. I like to knit and crochet and am very pleased that I have at last mastered Tatting with the help of You-Tube and so at the moment spend a fair bit of time practising my tatting techniques especially trying to get uniform sized picots :-) Hoping for warmer signs of Spring soon Celia in SE London where it is cold and grey outside. - 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] types of lace
Hello Lacefriends, For those of you who know German here a link you find an announcement of one of the exhibitions the Autrichian laceguild show us on their convention this weekend. Have fun. greetings Ilske who is on her way to Autriche http://www.ried.at/museum/special/spitzen.htm - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] types of lace
Hi Jenny and all spiders, Just spent a wonderful hour or so looking at all the textiles including the lace, you were correct what a wonderful site Sue M Harvey UK - Original Message - From: Jenny Brandis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 2:06 PM Subject: [lace] types of lace This site http://www.marlamallett.com/default.htm has towards the bottom of the main page a link that states Laces A personal collection of antique needle lace, bobbin lace and other handmade laces, with notes on their construction. What a collection. Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done? No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.1/136 - Release Date: 10/15/2005 - 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]
