Re: [lace] Bobbin lace, er, salamander (new picture)

Great picture. Definitely a smaller salamander, fewer teeth, etc. But I think the technique is a guipure/cluny technique such as practiced in Retournac and the area around Le Puy. One thing about Retournac was that they had a truly staggering number of patterns and prickings and thousands of

Re: [lace] Old photo of American lacemaking on ebay

Hi Clay and everyone (and welcome back Clay!) It is a fascinating picture. They seem to be using Swedish-style bobbins? They are posing, the room appears bare except for the table and chairs and people. Perhaps it is a school picture? http://tinyurl.com/2bbj9z The seller writes 'quilting bee styl

[lace] Bobbin lace, er, salamander (new picture)

Okay, I've posted a close-up of Mr. I'm-Now-Convinced-He's-A-Salamander: http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/2007/07/here-be-salamander.html If you click on the photo of the salamander, it should take you to a much bigger image, bigger than the lace is itself, so you can see every twist & cross. I nev

RE: [lace] Old photo of American lacemaking on ebay

Clay thank you for posting this. It is such a one off and the close ups are very good. I'm not American but as a Lacemaker, found it fascinating. A great find. Hope it goes to a good home. Regards Annette Meldrum in sunny but cool, Wollongong, NSW Australia -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

[lace] Old photo of American lacemaking on ebay

Hello Spiders! I'm alive and well in Lynchburg, after the wonderful week at Sweet Briar! Actually, I use the term, "well", loosely, because I've had a nasty summer cold ever since I got home. But... the response from those who were there has certainly helped me get past my temporary ailments

SV: [lace] Lace in Baltic ports

Hello Steph In Copenhagen there are lace on kunstindustrimuseet in Bredgade http://kunstindustrimuseet.dk/en Right now we can't remember anything else in copenhagen. Hope you will have a nice trip. Birgitte from rainy copenhagen -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[

RE: [lace] More on Mounting

Shall keep you informed, David in Ballarat ..and send pictures - I hope. Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Fwd: [lace] Re: IOLI Membership Message/e-mail list

Hi Janice and everyone A e-forum within IOLI is one way that would encourage discussion among members outside the AGM. I'm thinking (respectfully) that the public arachne e-mail list isn't the place for an organization's own business, y'know? I think announcements about joining and special events

[lace] More on Mounting

Dear Friends, Today I went to our Spotlight Store to check out the sheer fabrics and came home with 1 meter of something called Lyon Organza. It's a deep metallic bronze and very sheer. However, when I laid it over the picture, I don't think it's dark enough. I may have to go back and get the

[lace] Shangai Lace Shop

Hello everyone, A friend of mine is traveling to Shangai. She's interested in finding out if there are any lace shops. She knows that there are some, but she's mostly interested in finding out about shops that sell handmade laces. Does anyone know if there are any there? Thank you in advance Nath

Re: [lace] Lace in Baltic ports

Hi Steph, It is a pity that your cruise isn't stopping in Tallinn. When I was in Helsinki in June to see a lace exhibit I picked up a brochure for the Craft Museum of Finland: Click on the English or German flag. Under the sitemap I found location info & looked up "J