I had wondered how well all this would be received...or IF it would be
used at all. After all we would be dealing with a government body...and we
might have to make these in triplicate!!
BarbE
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At 11:33 AM 7/14/04 -0400, Panza, Robin wrote:
. . . . Better make them all the same. And since it
is the United States, I think they should be done in Ipswich lace, the only
(as far as I know) definable American lace.
Being the United States, it would be better to make laces from nine
I thought of a new survey, it's of big interest to me as I am wondering
myself.
How many lace pillows do you have and how do you store them?
Irene Whitham
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I've had a newsletter from Chrysalis about their new web site which offers
30% off al their books until Monday.
In their list of lace books is Further Steps in Honiton Lace by Susanne
Thompson with a web price of GBP 12.59 as opposed to it's full price of
GBP17.99, but it's listed as ' This book
In a message dated 7/15/2004 2:40:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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Who would present the lace?
I think a delegation.
The delegation should include whoever is president of the IOLI at that time
(could be years from now since the project is so time consuming) or her deputy,
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How many lace pillows do you have and how do you store them?
Let's see. Many of the pillows are just around here and there with
projects (UFOs) awaiting my attention. These include:
1. 24 cookie with Cantu (from a workshop) on the couch
2. Monster
My mother, a legal secretary, said this link would be helpful when I asked
her what was the norm here in Canada.
It seems this link is helpful for other countries as well. While it doesn't
necessarily address lace(there is some mention in the histories), it does
give a history of what is the
I have several pillows of ethafoam, covered with navy blue cotton, as well
as several blocks and rolls covered. I have them in the basement, under my
worktable, and the blocks and rolls in a plastic drawer. The 2 pillows I
have(different sizes) have covers on them. Since they're ethafoam, I
Thank you Karen for this interesting site regarding legal attire. It not only
tells the history of legal attire, something that will be needed for the
accompanying documentation that Aurelia refers to, but is a company that sells
legal attire.
It seems clear to me that it would be advantageous
Whitham a décidé d' écrire à Ò[lace] survey of storage of lace pillows!!Ó.
[2004/07/15 21:11]
I thought of a new survey, it's of big interest to me as I am wondering
myself.
How many lace pillows do you have and how do you store them?
i have five (two Le Puy ones, a large flat
Fellow Spiders,
Let me draw your attention to the web-site of the Supreme Court Historical
Society http://www.supremecourthistory.org/index.html
Perhaps a source of info? Perhaps a co-sponsor?
Devon
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I have 6 pillows of all shapes and sizes and it depends on if I happen
to have a place in my office shelves to put them at the time. The office
is the only place I am allowed to store my pillows so as not to clutter
up the rest of the house. We have places for all our hobbies and need
to keep
Holy moly!VBG That's all I'm going to say!
Karen
Let's see. Many of the pillows are just around here and there with
projects (UFOs) awaiting my attention. These include:
1. 24 cookie with Cantu (from a workshop) on the couch
2. Monster all-in-one with floral Bucks (ditto) on floor by
Better make them all the same. And since it is the United States, I
think they should be done ...
Truly American, hey? In that case, each must be a different lace in a
unique pattern. ggg
I'll volunteer to tat a jabot : )
S Joy
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Barb wrote:
I had wondered how well all this would be received...or IF it would be used at
all. After all we would be dealing with a government body...and we might have to
make these in triplicate!!
Is that one to wash, one to wear and one to air? g
Devon wrote:
The delegation should
Hi Jean,
I was the Arachnean after Further Steps in Honiton Lace. You will all be
pleased to hear (I'm sure), that I recently received a phone call from one
of the second hand book dealers specialising in lace, to say they had
managed to obtain a copy. So now, I have my own copy (instead of the
In a message dated 7/15/2004 5:37:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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Why the President of the IOLI? Isn't this an Arachne idea after all? Of
course, if she is on Arachne at the time of the presentation it would be
appropriate.
Well, I guess it depends on who is clever
Interestingly, there is an American robe company which features several
judicial collars, but all seem to be for women. They have a rather simple
construction. You may click to see photos of them. I like the lacier ones.
I've also had my eye out for a copy of that book, but I've not been
aggresively looking. But it DID catch my attention in the Chrysalis
announcement (I got a copy of their email as well, and followed the
link...). Very curious way to do business, don't you think?
Clay
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OK - you just lost me here! Not that I don't agree with you, but that I
don't have any interest in working these laces. But if that's the
concensus, then so be it.
Clay
Clay Blackwell
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Oh! I ESPECIALLY like the Ipecacs suggestion!! But I must insist that
while Ipswitch lace isn't totally stunning to look at, it's not THAT bad!!
Clay
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[My spelling checker objected to Ipswich and
This is my contribution to the survey:
How many lace pillows do you have...?
Well, I am afraid I cannot compete with Robin here. I am far below her
posessions. Anyway, here is what I have:
-1 long traditional Spanish straw pillow (from Cataluña, filled with long
rye straw), with a typical edging
Hi all,
Ok here is my two cents. I have one travel roller pillow (I made)one roller
pillow a little larger and one very big one that I made. I have a cookie
pillow (the dreaded bobbin starter pillow) I put it into a wooden form
(easier for me to work with) and that's it. I made them all,
Whne I moved, in 2001, I whittled the pillow population down to nine
oops ten, I almost for got the demo pillow that I let people tryat
least I think I still have it. Three, soon four, have lace started.one is
the Danish with a tiny edging that I cut off one end and add on at the
Hi all,
Ok here is my two cents. I have one travel roller pillow (I made)one roller
pillow a little larger and one very big one that I made. I have a cookie
pillow (the dreaded bobbin starter pillow) I put it into a wooden form
(easier for me to work with) and that's it. I made them all, maybe
on 7/15/04 5:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It seems clear to me that it would be advantageous to contact this company,
or better yet the one that supplies attire to our Supreme Court and to buy a
sample jabot to use as a pattern. No doubt the name of the judicial
on 7/15/04 5:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What? A co-sponsor? Never! Remember our lacemaking motto (created especially
for our Great Supreme Court Venture) Forever Free!
Aurelia
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Dear Aurelia,
I was not suggesting that we copy an existing jabot. It is simply the case
that some people have expressed concern about the jabot fitting the neck size
and such. Perhaps there are adjustable tabs on the back. My thought was to buy
an inferior jabot as a starting point in the
I only have 4 pillows that I can think of, but 1 has 2 rollers.
I have a 20 (I think) horsehair cookie (which I adore), and currently
empty and living in my sewing room on the guest bed;
A Margaret Tainton designed (moi made) travel pillow, with 2 rollers - 1
vacant and 1 with a boring piece of
I have been doing a little googling of Jesurum and came up with this
interesting description of his tombstone.
portraits of the dead in low or full relief, in photographs and
sometimes in mosaics like in the sepulcher of the Jesurum, decorated by lace carved
in stone, celebrating what
I apologize for messing up the previous message, what I meant to say was:
Here is a description I found of Jesurum's grave while googling him.
...portraits of the dead in low or full relief, in photographs and sometimes
in
mosaics like in the sepulcher of the Jesurum, decorated by lace carved
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When we made the lace for the Melbourne Lord Mayor, it was made in a
continuous circle - 4½ times around, I believe (or maybe 5½ times, I can;t
remember). When the footside was laid straight, the outer edge frilled.
This meant that only enought lace to cover the distance had to be made, not
2 or
Hi everyone and Irene (fun topic!)
My various (= 14, almost all I have made myself) at-rest or empty pillows
are tucked in spaces in my workroom. My pillows with work-in-progress are
placed in the way, where I'll remember to work on them. At present there
are two with w.i.p., a honiton pillow
Hi everyone, and Antje, who wrote:
Soon I will have a new pillow, because I am going to make a bolster pillow
to make a pattern from Carolin'a book on it. Though I am still trying to
plan how to fill it with straw and keep the roller in the center if
anyone has made a bolster filled with
How interesting this is!!
I have 13 pillows with another 2 waiting to be finished. 4 roller pillows
which DH made the wood bases for and 2 block pillows made when first
learning lacing and the rest are cookie pillows of which only 4 were
purchased.
I store them on a closet shelf. Most of the
At 09:01 PM 7/14/2004, you wrote:
The third said, I baptized all mine and made them members of the
church... Haven't seen one back since!
How weird to read this today. Last night, when I locked the church, I
heard strange noises in the library that turned out to be bats in the
fireplace
During the discussion of jabots for lace, I think it was Devon who bemoaned
the lack of pageantry in the US. This isn't so.
The US is about 200 years old and a real melting pot, so each ethinic group
already has its own traditions. Carribean carnivals were introduced to us in
Notting Hill not
Janice wrote:
Maybe you should ask your tv companies to import The Carold Duvall Show.
I doubt there's be sufficient audience for it to justify any company buying
it. The fact that someone had never seen knitting before says it all.
People don't seem to have time (or the inclination) to do
In the UK (well England at least) bats are protected. There are very severe
penalties for interfering with them. If there are bats in your house, then
they have to stay - they don't do any harm. Even if an old building is being
knocked down and replaced with a new one, the bats have to be
Sorry to hog chat this morning, but I need some help from UK Arachneans.
I've just bought a plastic freezer bag heat sealer from that bastion of
everything expensive and classy, Lidl. Yes I am being sarcastic. It's
brilliant for me, who because of RA has trouble with lining up the zips on
zip
I am fortunate(?) to live in the Bat Capital. We have millions that live
in the metroplex. This being Austin, where we even protect salamanders
and cave spiders, bats get a lot of publicity and have become a tourist
attraction. Check out this URL for getting rid of bats (or keeping them,
if you
At 12:52 AM 7/15/2004, you wrote:
Proms started for school leavers while I was still teaching, obviously
stolen from the US. Quite amazing seeing some of our young hooligans in
tuxedos and arriving in a stretch limo. Even some of the girls scrubbed up
quite well.
The Prom used to be a special
Dear Friends,
I have hesitated to ask this, as I'm not really sure if I want to know.
However, I have to confess to being addicted to the UK police show - The
Bill. No doubt you will be way ahead of us in the UK, so I have a few
questions. We're at the stage where Sheila has just done her first
Well I have to disagree with that last statement since I had one get tangled
in my hair as a 4 year old. I remember it well and they had to cut him out
(cut my hair) I remember being VERY panicked but I don't hold it against
them though I was terrified of them for years afterwards. I don't know
Dear Secret Pal,
The package arrived safe and sound and what wonderful surprises. I was
shocked that you actually thought of your secret pal while on vacation-the
thimble is great, how did you know I collect thimbles?
But where is Silver Dollar City? The bobbin fits in with some I already
have,
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