[lace] Royal Wedding Lace Available

2011-07-24 Thread Jean Nathan
...think they really had all 15 days...dress still had to be made...(or) lace was applied after the dress was completed? Liz If the dress was completed, I think the Royal School of Needlework ladies who applied the lace would have had more than a tiny inkling about who the dress was for.

[lace] IOLI convention displays?

2011-07-24 Thread Arlene Cohen
Hello, all - I've been reading messages on this list for quite some time, but I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've posted. I've been making bobbin lace for a number of years, but this is my first time attending the IOLI convention, coming up in just a week in Bethesda, MD.  I have a

[lace] Kate's Wedding dress

2011-07-24 Thread Celtic Dream Weaver
   I have looked at the pictures of Kate's wedding dress that is on display and I have to say that I think some people are just being too critical. I think it is a nice display myself. It shows the dress and the veil to perfection. I wish I could be in England to see the dress for myself. I

Re: [lace] Lace Guild website update

2011-07-24 Thread Celtic Dream Weaver
I found this very interesting to read. My only thought is how right after the wedding people in the media were comparing it to Carrickmacross Lace which it actually isn't. The wedding was so great to watch on TV. I so wish I could have been there but maybe actually watching the wedding in my

Re: [lace] Lace Guild website update

2011-07-24 Thread Adele Shaak
My only thought is how right after the wedding people in the media were comparing it to Carrickmacross Lace which it actually isn't But the information the RSN gives the media says it is made using Carrickmacross techniques. So the media isn't really at fault here. I can see it, though.

Re: [lace] IOLI convention displays?

2011-07-24 Thread Dmt11home
On the first page of the convention material in the Bulletin, Winter 2011, there is a place where it says, to display lace, contact Sheila-Llyn Van Nederveen at _display2011@juno.com_ (mailto:display2...@juno.com) . I have displayed lace in the past, and as I recall, you have to tell them

Re: [lace] Kate's gown on display

2011-07-24 Thread Lesley Blackshaw
On 22/07/2011 23:38, L.Snyder wrote: HI Everyone; Please excuse my ignorance and help me see what you all can see... How would you display the dress? What would you like them to have done different? It seems to be well lit, so you can see details. I don't like the headlessness, but other than

Re: [lace] Lace Guild website update

2011-07-24 Thread Rochelle Sutherland
As someone who does a lot of Carrickmacross, I'm delighted that they are talking about the technique. The explanations from the RSN made sense to me immediately, it didn't concern me that the media were chattering away about it without much idea what they were talking about because we have heard

[lace] The Wedding dress

2011-07-24 Thread Celtic Dream Weaver
Hey, I am a lacemaker too. I would love to see more people making lace also to keep handmade laces alive for hte next generation and the generation after that and so on. I am just stating it isn't Carrickmacross lace technique which is lace made into the net and not sewn onto the net. Princess

Re: [lace] Royal wedding dress

2011-07-24 Thread Jane O'Connor
Rochelle said   The press release might have just said the lace was appliqued and left it at that. Now there might be an opportunity to build on the interest and get more people doing lace, which after all is what we really need. At our Lace Day in June, Lacemakers and Collectors Exchange, we

[lace] To cross and twist or to twist and cross

2011-07-24 Thread lizkenr8
Hi, I'm new at bobbin lace and was told that some people cross and then twist and others twist and then cross. Obviously, one would want to be consistent within each piece, but I was wondering if there is much difference in the way a piece would look. Is there anyone who has worked lace both