Re: [lace] blog

2007-02-23 Thread micki cameron
Brenda Paternoster wrote: BUT at the very bottom of the very long page there are three English bone bobbins - they are MINE! The pictures have been taken from my website without my having been asked for permission and without any credits.

Re: [lace] Re: What are you working on?

2007-02-23 Thread Antje González
Hello All, I want to make my contribution on this subject. Apart from a few pillows with different laces on them (one of them a design from a Japanese lace group) I want to tell you that I am busy trying to finish a travel pillow, which is a bag at the same. Not at all similar to the one Robin

Re: [lace] blog

2007-02-23 Thread jeanette
At the bottom of the page of the blog is a line that says Blog tegen de regels? - meld het ons which means Is the blog against the rules, let us know. Is this blog against the rules and can Brenda complain? There is also a link for a message to the holder of the blog (? blogster or blogger

[lace] Flemmish lace blog

2007-02-23 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hi Brenda, I agree that at least there should be an acknowledgement with the bobbins. Well, at the bottom of the very long .. page there is a link which says: Blog tegen de regels: Meld het ons. i.e. If any rules have been broken: Inform us. So you could complain (I am sure they will

Re: [lace] blog

2007-02-23 Thread Barron
http://blog.seniorennet.be/kantklossen/archief.php?ID=13 is that Tamara's swan I see on the left hand side - both in black and white? jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

[lace] Blog

2007-02-23 Thread Jean Nathan
I don't think it can be professional because of the number of bells and whistles used. Could be someone's child (clever) showing what he can do. I would think that a professional page designer would stick to just a couple of whizzy effects. It's also missing out on a large audience - I realise

RE: [lace] Re: What are you working on?

2007-02-23 Thread Daphne Martin
Hello Barbera Beautifull absolutely beatifull!! Daphne Sunny Norfolk England From: Barbara Joyce [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Barbara Joyce [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Re: What are you working on? Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:34:38 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0

Re: [lace] blog

2007-02-23 Thread ehc
Brenda and all spiders I think we all that works with sites and blogs can work under http://creativecommons.org/ It's rules are democratics and solidaries, benefit the dissemination of the information watching for the source. elizabeth horta corrêa Nhanduti de Atibaia G.A.S Grupo dos Amigos da

Re: [lace] Blog

2007-02-23 Thread Jenny Brandis
Am I defending the blog? I guess I am to a degree, it is a wonderful collection of lace photos, presented clearly with what looks like a lot of thought having gone into showing the various types. No one person that I know could put together a collection of their own photos/work such as this

[lace] Blog

2007-02-23 Thread Jean Nathan
Antje wrote: I have also put my eye on the four seasons. They are lovely. Please, if you find out if it is possible to buy the patterns somewhere, let me know. I guess they are a Czech design... and in this case, not very easy to get. At least here in Spain. On thinking about it, I think

Re: [lace] blog

2007-02-23 Thread Maria B
OK, there's a language issue; even though I can get the gist of what all the writing on that web page is about I wouldn't be able to read an email in Flemish, let alone write and complain! You could write her in English. The fact that she doesn't write her blog in English doesn't mean that she

Re: [lace] blog

2007-02-23 Thread Ilske Thomsen
A lace blog : http://blog.seniorennet.be/kantklossen/archief.php?ID=13 This is abig collection with prickings from different people. Why does the person who did this blog not mention the name of the designers? Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:

[lace] RE: What are you working on?

2007-02-23 Thread eileen . collins
Barbara, your Binche Campanula is coming along very well. It is a lovely piece when complete. As for me, I recently finished the Campanula before returning home from Japan, just in time to give to my mom for Christmas. (she is a VERY special person in my life.) I have a Binche corner

[lace] What am I doing - delurking

2007-02-23 Thread Hazel Smith
Hello all After about 8 years of lurking on this list (yes - really!), I am finally responding to Tamara's plea for more of us to come out of the woodwork. Not that any lacemaking I'm doing at the moment is likely to compete either in ambition or in general interest with what I've seen lately in

Re: [lace] blog

2007-02-23 Thread Jo Falkink
She recently cleared her guestbook (http://blog.seniorennet.be/kantklossen/gastenboek.php) but within a month it's mostly garbage again. Though it doesn't seems to be published I wouldn't want to drop my e-mail adress on such a spammy site. The left margin, under the hit counter sais: -

Re: [lace] Re: portable pillow

2007-02-23 Thread Alice Howell
--- Beth Stoll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Working out a scheme for a portable block pillow I remember my first attempt at a portable pillow. It's still on my shelf. But that's another story. Last year, I figured out how I could trim a One and Only Pillow to fit in an 18 suitcase. I cut a

[lace] folding pillow (was What are you working on)

2007-02-23 Thread Jo Falkink
under mon-carreau-sac this site shows in pictures how to construct a folding travel pillow. http://dentelledechristiane.over-blog.com/photo-248874-petite-boite8-1_jpg.html ... http://dentelledechristiane.over-blog.com/album-248874.html ... Greetings from Antje, in Guadalajara, Spain - To

[lace] distributors of Liana threads

2007-02-23 Thread Flyingkitn
Dear arachne-colleagues: Can someone give me some information on why it is impossible to obtain Liana threads in the U.S. and where I might find a supplier of Liana threads from Europe for some of my Anna projects. I have tried to substitute DMC cordonnet, but not been happy with the

[lace] blog

2007-02-23 Thread Jane Partridge
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jo Falkink [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Kantmonitrice some flemish title, I don't even know how to translate it into Dutch. When I was at junior school (age 7-11) we had monitors who basically were teacher's helpers - chosen from the pupils in the class, they were the

[lace] spangles for embroidery or lace

2007-02-23 Thread Beth McCasland
Gentle Spiders, While you're looking for lianna threads, it got me to thinking that you're the great resource I need to tap... For the reproduction renaissance lace I'm doing (have to restart, but that's another story), spangles were used to embellish the lace. From the photos I've seen, they

[lace] spangles for embroidery or lace

2007-02-23 Thread Margot Walker
Hi, Beth. You can get them from Tanja Berlin. I've ordered a lot from her - I love doing goldwork - and she's very reputable. Take a look at: http://www.berlinembroidery.com/goldworkthreads2.htm#spangles On Friday, February 23, 2007, at 04:33 PM, Beth McCasland wrote: Since this would

Re: [lace] spangles for embroidery or lace

2007-02-23 Thread Barbara Joyce
Beth, I think what you're looking for is paillettes. I give you my enthusiastic recommendation for Denise Davis at Threadneedle Street, in Issaquah, WA. She is a one-woman phenomenon and will be able to fill your order with skill and speed. Here's the web page for her shop with the specific item

Re: [lace] distributors of Liana threads

2007-02-23 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Hello Linda This is a thread that I haven't actually seen myself, so can only make educated guesses. http://www.sewandso.co.uk/ran1026-0.html has a description of the thread, describing it as 'ticket size 10' This looks like 3ply thread with one of the plies being methlon (glitter)

Re: [lace] spangles for embroidery or lace

2007-02-23 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Hello Beth Spangles in that context were small metallic discs incorporated into embroideries - the modern name is sequin, though nowadays they are made of metalised polyester. Try http://www.ccartwright.com/ or google for sequins. For the reproduction renaissance lace I'm doing (have to

Re: [lace] blog

2007-02-23 Thread Jo Falkink
From various contexts here I have the feeling a monitrice is more than a teacher's assistant. I guess it it requires official qualification to be allowed to call yourself a monitrice. ... So possibly it would translate to lace monitor, or teaching assistant, in a school, or an assistant

[lace] Spangles

2007-02-23 Thread Margot Walker
Isn't it interesting that in the American English they use the French word 'paillettes' and in Canadian English, we use the British 'spangles'? Of course, there's nothing logical about language, but we're the English/French bilingual country :D Margot Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers

RE: [lace] Blog- 4 seasons

2007-02-23 Thread LiduinaJ
The four seasons on the blog resemble to designs of Martine Bruggeman. In the years 1997-1998-1999, she published the same sort of designs for the 12 months of the year in 'Kant' (magazine of the Kantcentrum in Brugge : http://www.kantcentrum.com ). Liduina from Ath in Belgium. - To

[lace] stamps recieved

2007-02-23 Thread the Mouzons
I received my stamps in the mail today from Debbie in Israel, and they are more beautiful in person than I ever imagined. It was very kind of Eva, and then Debbie to be so generous to share them this way. It has made my day, and been a family affair as we have all been looking forward to

RE: [lace] spangles for embroidery or lace

2007-02-23 Thread Karen
Beth - these sound like sequins... Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Beth McCasland Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 9:33 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] spangles for embroidery or lace Gentle Spiders, While you're

[lace] Re: blog

2007-02-23 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Feb 23, 2007, at 4:49, Barron wrote: http://blog.seniorennet.be/kantklossen/archief.php?ID=13 is that Tamara's swan I see on the left hand side - both in black and white? 't is and then 'tisn't :) The design is mine, the work's not. Since the pattern is available to everyone (via the

Re: [lace] blog

2007-02-23 Thread Jo Falkink
I forgot to mention that her second blog sais she already making lace for 27 years. Uses avaiable patterns and designs new ones for her classes. So it is quite possible she or her students made quite some of the laces. I'm not giving an oppion, just presenting some research and doing some

[lace-chat] Visit to Australia

2007-02-23 Thread Lapalme, Lise-Aurore
Hello, Yes, I am a long, very long, extremely long time lurker. I tend to read messages, and sometimes answer privately, but events have drawn me out of my shell. Here's the thing. I'm going on a business trip that will take me to Europe and then to Australia. Yes, this little Canadian is