Sorry I can't get to Norwich, but tomorrow (Sun 22nd) I, and Sue Dane,
will be at Tonbridge Suppliers' fair, manning The Lace Guild stand. If
you are there do come and say 'hello'.
Brenda
On 20 Oct 2006, at 22:32, Sue wrote:
I would like to let any Arachne members who could get to Norfolk,
Hello Diane
I agree with you that Jane is a great teacher and very inspiring. I
did a taster workshop with her about 10 years ago and went home with my
fingers itching to get on and do more. The final outcome was a
waistcoat (vest in US) and sweater. Jane was also the inspiration
behind
I hope Jana's book will be available at Tonbridge tomorrow.
Brenda
On 20 Oct 2006, at 21:51, Clay Blackwell wrote:
Yes, Jana Novak does have a good ending for a piece with a braid
bottom. Essentially, she takes each pair of passives half-way through
the braid, throws them aside, and
HI Allie,
Jane Partridge is a member of Arachne, so should pick up your message.
I will forward your message to her though, just in case.
Karen,
Coventry, England
--
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.9/490 -
I have been reading through the new Krybbe / The Crib /
Weihnachtskrippe book from Jana Novak, and have a question I'm sure
someone can answer for me.
When you make the figures in her Nativity sets, she has you starch them
prior to taking them off the pillow. Anticipating that, she instructs
Hi Clay
I haven't seen this book, but have used her stiffening before on other
pieces. I have always just used the usual blue plastic film (or Walgreen's
equivalent) and not found any problem. I suspect this is just a translation
problem
Sue
- Original Message -
When you make the
there is another table cloth on e.bay that purports to have Maltese lace
about it but the lace looks to me to be needle lace. I could be wrong as I
am no expert on lace recognition, but I definitely don't think it is Maltese
at all.What do others think of it.
The table cloth is a huge one
I feel sure that what Jana means is to cover your pillow with the plastic
*kitchen* film ( what we call Saran Wrap in the US, whatever the brand),
very thin plastic film, and just work through it. This is in addition to
what we call blue sticky paper (the technical term, g) and its purpose is
At 11:42 PM 21/10/2006, Jenny De Angelis wrote:
there is another table cloth on e.bay that purports to have Maltese
lace about it but the lace looks to me to be needle lace. I could be
wrong as I am no expert on lace recognition, but I definitely don't
think it is Maltese at all.What do
Thank you Clay, Shirley, Brenda and Sue and Patty and Jane
Such wonderful help. I love the perfection of Patty's ending, but since the
piece is just a practice one, I think I'll keep this ending for a special
item. The only problem that I can see is that when the lace is worked good
side up
I just want to remind people that this Laceday takes place in two weeks' time
on the 4th November at Cwmbran Stadium, Henllys Way, Cwmbran, Gwent
from10.00am to 3.30pm. The guest speaker is Martin Tuffnell (of Tuffnell's
glass).
Suppliers are: Acorn Bobbins, Joan Bessant, Matthew Hester, Chris
Jana Novak's books do talk about starching on the
pillow. When I tried it, with the starch I have
available, it bled through the pinholes and messed up
my pillow. Since then, I remove the finished lace
from the pillow and re-pin it on a plastic-wrap-
covered cardboard. If the starch goes
This is strictly personal opinion. If you have a
different kind of starch, you may have different
results that I had.
Yes, Jana uses a different kind of starch that penetrates the thread
to bind with it, chemically, and can't be removed (e.g. as by washing
the lace). The lace piece is quite
This is definitely not Maltese lace.
Karen in Malta
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Jenny De Angelis
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 3:42 PM
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Maltese lace on e.bay
there is another table cloth on
25 Things to Do in an Elevator
1) When there's only one other person in the elevator, tap him on the
shoulder and then pretend it wasn't you.
2) Push the buttons and pretend they give you a shock. Smile, and go back for
more.
3) Ask if you can push the button for other people, but push the wrong
Why did it take the Buddha forever to vacuum his sofa?
A: Because he didn't have any attachments.
* Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Forget this and
attaining Enlightenment will be the least of your problems.
* Let your mind be as a floating cloud. Let your stillness be as
16 matches
Mail list logo
