Re: [lace] Fan sticks

2010-09-15 Thread catherine
Simply Exquisite! The time,effort, planning and love that has gone into producing an item of such beauty is amazing! 'A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever'. Catherine Barley Henley-on-Thames UK Jean Nathan wrote: What about these rather lovely hand-mad fan sticks for a tatted fan. Think we've

[lace] Acetate

2010-09-15 Thread Jane Partridge
In message <3bd4a5f9107841188af1bd6533ee8...@salex>, Alex Stillwell writes Hi Arachnids For support sticks for brise fans you might like to investigate the thicker transparent acetate sheets that are supplied for covers when comb bindering. I have not tried them but they feel possible. Let us

[lace] Re: not lace - geographie

2010-09-15 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Dear lacefriends, dear Anne N., could somebody give me an explanation for the word Middlesex, which excist as town and street and a the title of a novel. Please wrote to me privately. Thank you Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@

Re: [lace] Unusual Torah binder (bobbin lace)

2010-09-15 Thread Avital
Thanks, Carolina. Do you really see flowers in this piece? Avital On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Carolina de la Guardia wrote: > I think to have identified the ground used in the piece. It appears on the > book by Gertrude Whiting, "A Lace Guide for makers and collectors", page. > 87. > > I ha

Re: [lace] Fan sticks

2010-09-15 Thread L.Snyder
Absolutely stunning! Lauren Jean Nathan wrote: What about these rather lovely hand-mad fan sticks for a tatted fan. Think we've seen them before. http://www.lecurieux.com/Frivolite/frivolite.htm Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

[lace] Fan sticks

2010-09-15 Thread Jean Nathan
What about these rather lovely hand-mad fan sticks for a tatted fan. Think we've seen them before. http://www.lecurieux.com/Frivolite/frivolite.htm Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help

Re: [lace] Unusual Torah binder (bobbin lace)

2010-09-15 Thread Carolina de la Guardia
I think to have identified the ground used in the piece. It appears on the book by Gertrude Whiting, "A Lace Guide for makers and collectors", page. 87. I have cut out the basic motifs on the picture for a better identification: 2 flowers with different centres, one in cloth stitch and the ot

[lace] Acetate

2010-09-15 Thread Alex Stillwell
Hi Arachnids For support sticks for brise fans you might like to investigate the thicker transparent acetate sheets that are supplied for covers when comb bindering. I have not tried them but they feel possible. Let us know if they work. Happy lacemaking Alex - To unsubscribe send email to maj

Re: [lace] Unusual Torah binder (bobbin lace)

2010-09-15 Thread Nancy Neff
Yes! the Die Linencast series have a few of this style. Also one of Monika Thonhauser's folios of lace in the Salzburger Museum has patterns in this style--Folge 4?? (I don't have them to hand here.) Nancy From: Patty Dowden To: Arachne.com Sent: Wed, September 1

Re: [lace] Unusual Torah binder (bobbin lace)

2010-09-15 Thread Avital
No, absolutely no date. In fact, there wasn't even a card. My friend was rather persistent and asked the guy at the desk. He called someone, who said that the card was being reprinted because of typos introduced by the printer. They brought up the old card. All it said was "Torah Binder. Italy. Cot

[lace] Sorry :o(

2010-09-15 Thread Diana Smith
Embarrassing moment - sorry about that the email went to the wrong destination!! Please delete. Diana - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

[lace] Are we there yet?

2010-09-15 Thread Diana Smith
Hi Diana Can I assume that Chris is catching you up!! >I need to cut back a bit< Now where have I heard that before ;o) I'm still suffering with the arthritis in my foot. The first pair of inserts for my shoes got lost in the post. The specialist did new moulds - even though he assured me I wo

Re: [lace] Fan sticks.

2010-09-15 Thread Maureen Bromley
If anyone wants to see the book I know that the Lace Guild have it in their collection I did a book review on it last year. It is nice to know when the fan sticks can be bought from Maureen E Yorks - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y..