Re: [lace] Status of Sr Claire and Thanksgiving

2012-11-22 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Thank you for that news Brenda On 22 Nov 2012, at 04:59, Maxine Diffey wrote: Sister Claire is safe, but her health is such that she has had to leave making bobbin lace, and is now trying lace knitting. Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] Luton Lace Dealer's Pattern Book

2012-11-22 Thread Louise Bailey
Dear Arachnes, A friend just let me know that the new edition is finally available from Luton Museums, I am told the DVD is a great addition. And in the postcard section I found a set of Thomas Lester pattern designs,

Re: [lace] Luton Lace Dealer's Pattern Book

2012-11-22 Thread Karen M. Zammit Manduca
A friend just let me know that the new edition is finally available from Luton Museums, I am told the DVD is a great addition. And in the postcard section I found a set of Thomas Lester pattern designs, http://www.lutonculture.com/shop/shop/books-and-media/the-lace-dealers-patter

Re: [lace] Luton Lace Dealer's Pattern Book

2012-11-22 Thread Jill Hawkins
I saw these on their website recently, and can't wait to see them in person. I'll be visiting the museum next week and already have the book and postcards on my 'must have' list. Jill In breezy Milton Keynes On 22 November 2012 at 13:29 Louise Bailey bail...@slb.com wrote: Dear Arachnes, A

RE: [lace] Luton Lace Dealer's Pattern Book

2012-11-22 Thread Louise Bailey
Hi Karen, No patterns as far as I know, just high quality photos of the samples. Someone, Sally Barry, I think, has drafted some patterns and published a few over the years. Stephanie Peters has some more info on the original on her website if you google for it. The pattern book comprises about

Re: [lace] Luton Lace Dealer's Pattern Book

2012-11-22 Thread Malvary Cole
Some years ago, when the Canadian Lacemaker Gazette was being produced in Ottawa, we held a workshop to learn how to draft patterns and we drafted a number of patterns. Whether they were from this same publication or not, I don't know. The patterns were put together and sent to then current

RE: [lace] Luton Lace Dealer's Pattern Book

2012-11-22 Thread Jill Hawkins
Yes, you're right. Sally Barry has self-published a series of four books called the Luton Lace Treasury. Here's the link to Sally's website: http://www.gis.net/~scbarry/online_catalog.html http://www.gis.net/~scbarry/online_catalog.html where you can order the books directly from her. She

[lace] lace photos

2012-11-22 Thread Lorelei Halley
A member of needlelacetalk found this link. I'm passing it on because the needle lace is really spectacular. http://www.ombrettapanese.it/ Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to