[lace] Re: lace-digest V2005 #259

In a message dated 13/08/2005 22:17:40 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It just occurs to me that someone might like a copy of the contents of each of the four lace CDs that the Professor has made. Someone asked me for this information, so now I have it and can send it to

[lace] Help with a trip to LePuy

Arachneans, I am off on my holiday to France soon and while there my mother and I are going to go on a short road trip (just the two of us). When we were talking about what to do, I suggested a trip to Auvergne with Le Puy as a goal and she has agreed. I have been doing my homework on what to

[lace] History of lace in US - help

Dear Spiders, I was asked yesterday to do a demonstration of lacemaking at a Heritage Festival next Saturday and since the backgroung of my lace knowledge is in European history I'd need some help getting up to speed on the american. I'll be in a log cabin with the original settlers so I'd

[lace] Istanbul

Hello spiders I hope to visit Istanbul with my husband from 9-13 november. Would there be anything lacy to see I should not miss? Jo Falkink near Gouda, Netherlands http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/intro-NL.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:

RE: [lace] History of lace in US - help

Hello Dagmar! I believe that your best bet on researching lace in Minnesota would be to do a little (on-line?) research about when that part of Minnesota was settled and by whom. Armed with that information, you can then research the lace of their country of origin. Another way to detect the

Re: [lace] History of lace in US - help - Minnesota!!

In a message dated 8/20/05 3:12:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was asked yesterday to do a demonstration of lacemaking at a Heritage Festival next Saturday and since the backgroung of my lace knowledge is in European history I'd need some help getting up to speed

Re: [lace] History of lace in US - help

I believe Minnesota was settled by Scandinavians--Swedes? Norwegians? There was a strong Swedish tradition of lace, both Skansk (no pins except along the edges) and torchon-type. I don't know of any Norwegian bobbin lace, just Hardanger (an embroidered lace). The Danes have Tonder lace, a

[lace] Garter Patterns

Tracie, I got married in July and made a garter for myself using the edging in Louise Colgan's Wedding Lace Portfolio. Pictures are at http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 Julie Suchomel Wadsworth IL __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?

[lace-chat] RE:Beds lace

In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Helen Bell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes As I understand it, Beds lace gets it's inspiration from the Maltese laces exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Not only that, but the general designs of the time were very similar. Nowadays we tend to only design for our

[lace-chat] Joke - A Working Life

My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got fired ... couldn't concentrate. Then I worked in the woods as a lumberjack, but I just couldn't hack it ... so they gave me the axe. After that I tried to be a tailor, but I just wasn't suited for it ... mainly because it was a

[lace-chat] RE:Beds lace

Having spent some time re-reading the 'history of lace' section from my library, it seems that inspiration for Beds lace came from Maltese lace, also as Jane says from many other sources, and particularly with Lester, the opening of Kew Gardens and London Zoo around that time. Designers found

Re: [lace-chat] Joke - A Working Life

Congratulation on finding the suitable job at last. Dora Northern ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] English Social History Question

Dear Friends, In my family history studies I have recently discovered that there was a large German community living in the Parish of Enbleton, Co. Durham from 1730 t0 1760. Would anyone have any idea what they could have been doing there at that time. Many thanks David in Ballarat -- No

[lace-chat] RE: Ashes to Oz

Jean, You might want to see if you can contact Australian Customs or contact Australia House in London and see if they can guide you. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to

Re: [lace-chat] Lace materials

i'm going to write some stores for suggestions, and maybe they will at least carry the book. it would probably have worked the same here at our library if someone had checked it out, it would have been still here. i can do the same by doing an inter-library loan, and our library will more than