Hi spiders
Yep, Richard Gravestock's boxes are absolutely stunning, but no I didn't
succumb, however, my husband spent quite sometime looking at and admiring
them and went on to say, I guess you'd like one of those wouldn't you
.., oh sometime would be nice I replied, as we have Richard coming
Hi spiders
I am posting this to both lists (I hope!).
I have a number of old Maltese bobbins that recently came into my possession
(about 300 actually!). They originally belonged to a Maltese lady who made
lace, she died in 1950 and had owned them for about 20 years, prior to that
who knows, so
Hello to all,
It has been a long time since I have not written to the group ...but the
subject has attracted my attention
I do a lot of translating for OIDFA and, also help the LOKK with the
translation of their magnificent books into French...consequently, they sell
more in France as French
I was recently told a t a Lace Day that Pauline Lloyd had died. I have never
met Pauline or her husband Eric. However at a lace day in Manchester a couple
of years ago I met a lace group who were selling a folio of lace patterns on
behalf of Pauline for the hospice she was racing money for. I
Dear lacefriends,
This of you I translated this or that must not ask my permission to give
this to other lace-friends privately.
We couldn't print this because than we need the permission of the person who
wrote the book.
Ilske
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I don't remember if I mentioned it to the list or not,
but early in 2003 I had my photo taken whilst tatting
for the Galena/Jo Daviess County Visitor's Planning
Guide. In the background of the photo they used one
of my lace pillows. The guide came out in May, and
I've been distributing them all
Brenda Paternoster wrote:
I was told once, by a lace friend who'd learned BL as a child many
years ago from an elderly aunt that Bucks Point is made right side up.
In a well tensioned piece of lace the gimp, which is there to be seen,
will be slightly prominent on the top and so the top is the
From: Tamara P. Duvall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
But what if, instead of lifting the left, I were to raise the right? The
number of twists before and after might need to be adjusted, of course, but,
would it flip the lace so that one'd be facing the wrong side (flatter
gimp) instead of the right?
The following ended up in my personal inbox; by mistake I'm sure, as
it's (IMO) of general interest. So I'm forwarding. And adding a comment
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From: Patty Dowden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu Dec 11, 2003 04:05:08 US/Eastern
To: Tamara P. Duvall [EMAIL
Thanks, Tamara.
Yes I certainly do have the Cook book! Once I got the translation, I was
able to look it up.
I decided that the Princess Stitch referred to the Venetian cord, with one
worker ,(in Cook), and the thicker Venetian stitch referred to the Grand
Venetian,with 2 workers, so that will
For those of you who like to have the ephemera of our
obsession, there is a copy of Sally Johanson's Traditional
Lace Making on ebay right now. I understand that Mrs.
Johanson was extremely instrumental in making Lacemaking
known to the world during the second half of the 20th
century. If you
Hi spiders
I am posting this to both lists (I hope!).
I have a number of old Maltese bobbins that recently came into my possession
(about 300 actually!). They originally belonged to a Maltese lady who made
lace, she died in 1950 and had owned them for about 20 years, prior to that
who knows, so
Please put my name in your hat for the Maltese bobbin raffle.
Carole
5665 Whitecraigs Court
Dublin, OH 43017 USA
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Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 2:52 AM
Subject:
Just received this one from my sister - put in my daughter's details and
must admit the picture it came up with was a good likeness :-))) Don't
panic - have a good giggle instead!
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I've found a website
for all who haven't seen it yet and for those who have seen it but still
like a good laugh ..
http://www.send4fun.com/washthecatp.htm
wait for the music to start though ..
dominique from paris
Jane Partridge a fait jouer ses doigts de fée pour écrire à Ò[lace-chat]
Has anyone kept this?Ó.
click on the following
http://www.send4fun.com/waterfight/1.htm
dominique from paris
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dear Domonique, and Lacemakers,
for all who haven't seen it yet and for those who have seen it but still
like a good laugh ..
http://www.send4fun.com/washthecatp.htm
wait for the music to start though ..
dominique from paris
thank you very much for this website - and a much-needed
On Thursday, Dec 11, 2003, at 12:36 US/Eastern, Jane Partridge wrote:
Just received this one from my sister - put in my daughter's details
and
must admit the picture it came up with was a good likeness :-)))
Anyone can access other people's personal info which is of course a
major worry in
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