Re: [lace] Mechelse Kant

2009-10-07 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hello Ilse Writing this in english for the benefit of other Arache members. I did find a shop with a rudimentary websit under construction: www.tkantklosje.be They list a couple of books on Mechelse lace by Rita Thienpondt: Mechselse kant II Sierlijkheid van de Mechselse kant Let me know if you

Re: [lace] Mechelen lace

2009-10-07 Thread Clay Blackwell
Yes, Diana, you are correct. It was done in 2002 by Rita Thienpondt, and the title was De sierlijkheid van de Mechelse kant. One of the reasons that this lace is so difficult is that the ground is a braided ground, and is worked without supporting pins! The pins are used only around the

Re: [lace] Christmas Tree Ornament

2009-10-07 Thread Carol
Can I put in my four pennorth's worth?I think there are also torchon patterns to put round Christmas Tree baubles in one of Christine Springetts publications - I expect it is the Christmas Lace one, but it may be the other one ... sorry I can't be more help witht he titles, but nearly all

[lace] Christmas Baubles

2009-10-07 Thread Carol
Hi All, I have just been browsing on eBay, and one seller, registered as a business 'The Craft Corner' has paterns for sale for lace which goes round baubles. The number is 110440520720, if anyone wants to have a look. I think it is a 'Buy Now' advert, so there will no doubt be many items on

[lace] Jabot project

2009-10-07 Thread Aurelia Loveman
Hello Pene -- Yes, I think you are right about directing the jabots to the Court rather than to the nine individuals. With that in mind, and thinking about it, I come to conclude with you that a variety of designs would be more interesting than just the one design repeated and repeated. And

[lace] Re: finding books etc in the Archives

2009-10-07 Thread Aurelia Loveman
Two-Pair Inventions -- sounds like J.S. Bach to me. Add a Three-Pair Inventions to it and you no longer have just a booklet, but a book. That would be a delight. Why don't you? -- Aurelia On Oct 5, 2009, at 17:57, Noelene Lafferty wrote: Thanks for that Tess. Wouldn't it be nice if

Re: [lace] Jabot project

2009-10-07 Thread Clay Blackwell
Hmmm... I think that there must be good reasons, beyond those I understand, for giving them to the Court rather than the individuals. So please enlighten me, if you will. My arguments *against* this suggestion include the opinion that if a Justice were given his/her own Jabot, he/she would

Re: [lace] Jabot project

2009-10-07 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 10/7/2009 4:36:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, aurel...@earthlink.net writes: Exactly how we would produce nine jabots out of 50 states, I can't imagine! What did you mean? I suppose you would have to use sophisticated joining techniques :-) Alternatively, you could

[lace] Re: finding books etc in the Archives

2009-10-07 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Oct 7, 2009, at 16:46, Aurelia Loveman wrote: Two-Pair Inventions -- sounds like J.S. Bach to me. That was intentional; my son was learning to play Two-*Part* Inventions at the time. Seemed like a nice word-play (something I always found hard to resist g). Cindy Hutton (of the

[lace] Christmas Tree Ornament

2009-10-07 Thread Helene Ulrich
The Lace Museum has a pricking available on their website that when finished is a cover for a satin ball ornament.   I have provided the link for anyone interested.   http://thelacemuseum.org/education/patterns.html       Helene Ulrich Surfside Beach, SC USA - To unsubscribe send email to