Re: [lace] Print On Demand books

2014-01-11 Thread Jennifer Audsley
Hi Catherine, I'm with Liz, your book is a vital resource and should be available for all those wanting to make needle lace. I can't imagine making lace without the help of you book. As an avid and constant user, I think spiral-bound would be great. People keep books for a variety of reasons,

Re: [lace] Bucks Point Christmas Tree

2014-01-11 Thread Catherine Barley
- Subject: [lace] Bucks Point Christmas Tree I have written to this blog but have not gotten a response back. But I love her Bucks Point Christmas Tree pattern and the other pattern that is on the same page designed by Anita Wilkinson. These are beautiful pieces of Bucks Point Lace. Just

[lace] Christmas card

2014-01-11 Thread J D Hammett
Hi Amber, Your Christmas card and lace arrived this morning. The beautiful star and interesting candle are much appreciated. Thank you! The second star for you is nearly finished as I made it a priority, I was not happy with the first one but lacked the time to re-do. That is the problem when

Re: [lace] Bucks Point Christmas Tree

2014-01-11 Thread Diana Smith
Hello Sherry It is a very nice piece also an unusual shape but probably not as straight forward as it seems. It appears to have been worked sideways starting at the bottom left hand corner working straight down to the bottom right hand corner so at its widest point will need a considerable

Re: [lace] Bucks Point Christmas Tree

2014-01-11 Thread Sue Babbs
Louise West's website is at: http://www.louisewestlacedesign.co.uk and she has contact details on there, including her email address: lou...@louisewestlacedesign.co.uk Sue Babbs suebabbs...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] 2015 IOLI convention July 27 - Aug 2: Hoover Library

2014-01-11 Thread Jeriames
In a message dated 1/10/2014, dmt11h...@aol.com writes: (Trimmed for Avital) I am glad that an effort is being made to acquaint us with details of the 2015 convention in Coralville, Iowa. What is there to do? What is there to see? How do I present the idea of vacationing in Iowa to my

[lace] What is the biggest and the hardest piece of lace you have ever done?

2014-01-11 Thread Celtic Dream Weaver
   I am curious as to what people have made out there in Lacingland that you would call the ultimate piece of lace you have ever made or felt good about when finished.    For me it was the Thistle Bookmark that I entered in the state fair this year. I worked on that on and off for years. In the

Re: [lace] What is the biggest and the hardest piece of lace you have ever done?

2014-01-11 Thread Clay Blackwell
Hi Sherry! The answer to this question can be *seen* if you go to the Flickr website which Arachne members use to post their latest and greatest! It is full of stunning work! I might add that greatness is not measured in size alone. There are lots of relatively small pieces which are

Re: [lace] What is the biggest and the hardest piece of lace you have ever done?

2014-01-11 Thread laura forrester
The biggest piece I have done as in the most bobbins is still under wraps at the moment.    The biggest piece size-wise would have to be the 160 cm long scarf I completed last year in Thai silk from one of the Dutch books...cannot put my hands on it right now.    The most difficult piece was a

[lace] the biggest and the hardest piece of lace

2014-01-11 Thread lacel...@frontier.com
Subject: Re: [lace] What is the biggest and the hardest piece of lace you have ever done? Biggest and hardest That's a challenge to figure out.  In square inches, the biggest completed project must be the three yards of 6 inch edging I made... but I

[lace] Re: Netting Books

2014-01-11 Thread Adrienne Kattke
The Antique Pattern Library has several publications available for free download, this being one which contains more than 70 pages of instruction for netting and netting patterns: http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/pub/PDF/ButterickTattingNetting.pdf The Netting chapter begins on page 77. To

[lace] Are you considering upgrading to Lace8

2014-01-11 Thread Jenny Brandis
If you are considering migrating from Lace RXP to Lace8 but were unsure as to what is new - I have done two videos talking about the new features of Lace8. Part 1 http://youtu.be/O2lyHli0QHA Part 2 http://youtu.be/Z_27q2-WeiM Hopefully the audio is louder with no background music, and both are