[lace] Dated Lace on Synagogue Textiles

2009-11-20 Thread deanna7 Cohen
I found this interesting article on Synagogue textiles that are shown in the State Jewish Museum in Prague. Does anyone know if any of these pieces are photographed elsewhere. The pictures in this article are not very good and I haven't been able to find them elsewhere.

Re: [lace] Which Book to Buy?

2009-11-20 Thread L.Snyder
Lenore: And I have the book Colour and Texture in Needlelace by Ros Hills. Pub in 1987. The chapters are: How needlelace is traditionally made; The Sampler; Colour Theories; Observing your surroundings; Simple design ideas; preparing designs for lace; Free stitchery and textural effects;

Re: [lace] Which Book to Buy?

2009-11-20 Thread Lenore English
Thanks to everyone for all the input! I have forwarded the Amazon wish list to my DH and I'll let him decide which one (or two) he'll pick for me. I have finished my little Christmas tree, I added red beads to the cordonnet, and called it done. Here's a link to my blog, if you haven't seen the

[lace] lace wellies carton perfore

2009-11-20 Thread hottleco
Thank You Shirley! I've been shopping for wellies after my 15yr old pair sprung a leak. Nordstrom's had at least a dozen perfectly wretched colors/styles so I thought I'd give up until spring. You've saved the day I can hardly wait until they arrive. Methinks they will be a conversation

[lace] Re: Dated Lace on Synagogue Textiles

2009-11-20 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Nov 20, 2009, at 15:46, deanna7 Cohen wrote: I found this interesting article on Synagogue textiles that are shown in the State Jewish Museum in Prague. Does anyone know if any of these pieces are photographed elsewhere. The pictures in this article are not very good and I haven't been

Re: [lace] Re: Dated Lace on Synagogue Textiles

2009-11-20 Thread Regina Hart
Hi all At least *some* of the laces from the Blen site had been fairly well photographed -- with some even diagrammed for further help in understanding -- in the catalogue that the Jewish Museum in Prague published in 2004. The Museum held a special exhibition of their laces to coincide with

[lace] Re: Dated Lace on Synagogue Textiles

2009-11-20 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Nov 20, 2009, at 21:42, Regina Hart wrote: According to WorldCAT.org, a couple of US libraries have the book: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57343022referer=brief_results Chances are most libraries that have it don't circulate it, but if you're near one, you can visit. That's what I love

RE: [lace] Re: Dated Lace on Synagogue Textiles

2009-11-20 Thread deanna7 Cohen
Thank you so much for that info Tamara. I was able to locate a copy on Amazon.com, using the title you gave me, but it is quite expensive. I did a library research and there are 11 copies circulating, most of them in the US. I ordered the book through Interlibrary loan and hopefully I will be

Re: [lace] Re: Good news for Brugge!

2009-11-20 Thread robinlace
Tamara P Duvall t...@rockbridge.net wrote: Ditto and ditto. Hitting 50 wealthiest Belgians for big ticket support is great but I'm sure that some grassroot, small donation, support could be helpful too, if there's some way of doing that (charge my Visa, with the help of the 'puter)

Re: [lace] Which Book to Buy?

2009-11-20 Thread robinlace
Lenore English lenore.engl...@gmail.com wrote: I have finished my little Christmas tree, I added red beads to the cordonnet, and called it done. Here's a link to my blog, if you haven't seen the finished project: It's so sweet, Lenore! Great job! I have seen the Lovesey books, but it

Re: [lace] Lace Wellingtons

2009-11-20 Thread robinlace
Tony Shirley primav...@new.rr.com wrote: While doing some online searching I just found some lace Wellingtons at the Victorian Trading Co. and thought some of you may be interested. Cool! Too bad I live where wellies/boots/galoshes are of little use. Los Angeles is semi-desert.

Re: [lace-chat] Daffy Duck

2009-11-20 Thread Sue
Poor duck got well splatted:-) I'm hopeless, LOL. Sue T Something to do when the weather is bad. Remember to watch the direction of the underpants. http://www.bassfiles.net/parachute.swf Janice Blair To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe