If I could choose someone from the past it would be Miss Catherine C. Channer.
Diana in Northamptonshire
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Hello Miriam and Arachne, Miriam and I have been around on Arachne a long
time.  I have been a very big fan of Arachne for a decade or more. I
didn't realize that it had faded to relative obscurity because it was such a
slow, progressive decline. I love having messages delivered to
If I could choose from the past, it would be Raie Clare; alas, a teacher
also deceased, I have heard. This was the lady whose Book of Bobbin
Lace got me started.
I'd seen someone's lace pillow and it captivated me, although I'd never
seen lace being made. Then I found Raie Clare's video in
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It is beautiful, Clay. Well done!
Sue
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That is amazing - to think there is still a living link with Miss Channer
teaching. It would be interesting to know if she has any recollections of
her.
Regarding the mat, there is no evidence that Miss Channer worked the mat. The
one pictured in the book was made by a lady from Bedford.
Regards
Do check the fabric softener sheet before you let it touch the book. Put it on
s piece of kitchen paper and see if it leaves a residue behind. Some leave a
greasy or soapy residue
L
Kind Regards,
Liz Baker
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Conservators would know what works.
Maybe activated charcoal?
Sue M
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One of our lacemakers, here in South Australia, was taught the basic
bobbin lace stitches by Miss Channer in the UK. This lady is 80+++ and
is still making lace. No, don't think she has ever made 'the mat'.
My wish list teacher would be that our own Karen Blum would be able to
come back to
Putting it in a bag with a fabric softener sheet might help.
Cynthia
On Jun 28, 2015, at 10:14 PM, Malvary malva...@sympatico.ca wrote:
Does anyone know of a cure for the smell of cigarette smoke which permeates
books. I have one used book (no longer in print) which came with a very
Yes, I posted a picture of the most recent finished piece! It is the
Jerusalem Church in Brugge, which for many years was the home of the
Kantcentrum.
The lace was originally designed by Lieve van Landschoot as part of the
Lieflijk Brugge project created by the Masterclass Binche at the
I had some success with sealing a book in a ballooned plastic bag with a
fridge odour remover pack for a month.
Jean Nathan in Poole, Dorset, UK
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Thank you Barbara for adding Madame Goubaud to my reading list. Surely I will
be better prepared for the next demo at a historical home, of which there are
many in Western Pennsylvania Northeastern Ohio! We had a good turnout
yesterday in Niles, OH in spite of the intermittent downpours.
I usually don't contribute to the forum as I am just absorbing everything,
being a relative 'newby' on the lace scene, but as an avid book collector and
bookworm, and not very partial to the smell of cigarettes in my house, this is
a subject I do know quite a bit about. Especially the solution - I
This may sound odd, but I wish I had been around in the days when Doris
Southard was teaching at the IOLI conventions! By the time I met Doris in
2002(2) she was 80+ years old and no longer teaching. I do have a photo of
her working on her pillow but didn't have an opportunity to spend much time
I have used white vinegar to freshen my carpet. While I would hesitate to spray
any on the book itself, I wonder if leaving the book open near a bowl of white
vinegar might help?
I've also mixed a little baking soda to a larger amount of white vinegar with a
couple of drops of mild essential
Hi all,
I have used cedar clippings to help remove smoke smell from a piece of
furniture that came from a smoking home. I put fresh clippings in a couple of
time. It worked for this so I would put the book and cedar in an ziplock and
try.
Joan
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On Jun 29, 2015, at 1:48 PM,
Perhaps one would like something more elaborate, but there is a bit of a
timeline in The Illustrated History of Lace by Judyth L. Gwynne, p. 212-217.
It is called Table Showing the Historical and Artistic Influences on the
Development of Lace and Lace Design over the Centuries. For those who
It takes time and air. We had a used book that I was unable to use - I'm
very sensitive to smoke.
This was an expensive volume with many coated pages and color pictures but
out of print.
I laid it open on a stool in front of a fan. I flipped the pages to a new
spot every time I passed.
I’ve already emailed Malvary privately, but thought I’d mention to the list
that I found an online blog post from a library that removed smoke smell from
books with something called Gonzo Odor Eliminator. According to the post it
worked very well, and as this was a library treating their own
There is nothing in my Conservation / Restoration books about smoke odors
in books. But, I know that restoration experts are called in after a fire
that leaves smoke and water damage on books in museum libraries.
While looking at my rather large collection of Conservation / Restoration
Susan
I'm not aware of such a timeline, and I am somewhat leery of creating one. I
have many times thought about something like that, but have shied off each
time. The reason is that the timeline, just for bobbin and needle lace alone,
is enormously complex, convoluted, and open to disagreement.
Susan,
Have you done a literature search from good academic sources? Santana
Levy's Lace, a history would be a good place to start. I have a whole
bibliography at home that Helen Bell and I put together for our local lace
guild (Lacemakers of Puget Sound). I could send it to you if you're
I have found coffee grounds - dry, unused - to be very effective in removing
unwanted odors. Put the book and coffee grounds in a plastic bag and leave for
as long as it takes to get rid of the odors. I would try a couple of weeks and
then check.
Carol Melton
Valley of the Sun
Phoenix,
As a history student, I really love time-lines.
But I find that the most difficult aspect is finding a way to integrate
the geographical aspect.
Sorry to make your task more difficult, but I think that the location of
the lace's making must be at least as important as the date and style.
My apologies for my predictive text which changed your name from Malvery to
Malvern. I used to be a quite competent writer
Kind Regards
Liz Baker
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If I could choose someone from the past it would be Miss Catherine C.
Channer.
Diana in Northamptonshire
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Malvern,
In the end the only thing that will get the smell out without damaging the book
is time. We bought a book off amazon in 2004 and it started to smell normal
about 2008. We had to keep it segregated from the other books as it smelt so
strongly of smoke that it was infecting anything
Beth wrote
the problem with a closed facebook group is that it will exclude all
those arachne members like myself who are not on facebook and don't
intend to join ..
Hi Beth,
I was of the same opinion, never to join facebook, but I finally did and
especially for the lace makers group and I'm
This is not my subject however, as a self appointed guardian of East
Midland lace activities I would like to point you to H J Yallop. The
History of the Honiton Lace Industry. Exeter Press.
I know that Mrs Bury Palliser. History of Lace. Dover Press, does not have a
good reputation for
It is in the Illustrated Dictionary of Lace, by Gwynne, not the
Illustrated History of Lace. Thanks to Adele Shaak for drawing my attention to
this
error.
Devon
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Hi Malvary,
Beloved was an archivist for many years, and said most of the advice given
is sound.
Fresh air is the best. Keep the book open and flip the pages every few
days. Make sure it's in a place that has low humidity. He liked the idea
of the fan close by to keep the air moving.
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