RE: [lace] Point d'Angleterre or Brussels bobbin lace

2017-04-01 Thread dmt11home
Alex Would I be correct in concluding from this that you favor the “Buffalo Wings” school of thought on this? Buffalo Wings is a term that makes no sense, but everyone knows what it is. (Buffalo Wings are a comestible consisting of chicken wings with a spicy sauce, which may or may not have

[lace] Saxony Lace-Czech?

2017-02-16 Thread dmt11home
Many thanks to all those who are helping me with the puzzle of the Saxony lace. I have received some very insightful replies, both privately and publicly. Some themes emerge. Bohemia is a confusing concept, geographically and culturally. Several people, Jean, and Leonard, tended to identify the

[lace] Saxony lace

2017-02-10 Thread dmt11home
There is a handkerchief located at http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/215260?sortBy=Relevanceft =08.180.911offset=0rpp=20pos=1 It says it was made in Saxony, Germany. But it looks like a tape lace of possibly Eastern European origin. An explanation says it is “Church” lace. It is

Re: [lace] Snowed in?

2016-01-25 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Liz, We got about 28 inches of snow. Since we finally bit the bullet and hired a snow plow service, we didn't have to worry about the shoveling. Our responsibility was limited to selecting a fine Bordeaux to enjoy while binge-watching Vikings. We were dug out yesterday at 3pm and were

[lace] Tape Lace-Annette Meldrum

2015-11-16 Thread Dmt11home
I was looking at the sample provided by Nathalie and wondered if it were Borris Lace, an Irish needlelace that Annette Meldrum wrote a book about. Maybe she could comment. The book is called The Borris Lace Collection: A Unique Irish Needlelace. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] IOLI Bulletin-color pages!

2015-11-05 Thread Dmt11home
Did anyone else notice that there are 8 color pages in the center of the IOLI Bulletin making it the most colorful Bulletin yet? Bravo to Katrina Middleton, our editor. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For

Re: [lace] Fashion and Virtue

2015-11-04 Thread Dmt11home
Lorelei asked about the dresses in the Fashion and Virtue exhibit. The dresses date from the early 20th century. They belonged to the socialite Rita de Acosta Lydig. She had a strong fondness for lace and was known for wearing antique pieces. In fact, her shoe collection, owned by the

[lace] Fashion and Virtue: Texile Patterns and the Print Revolution 1520-1620

2015-11-03 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Friends, Susan Hottle has been kind enough to draw attention to the new exhibit Fashion and Virtue, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. I think this is a very interesting exhibit. In the 16th and 17th century printing evolved in the direction of printing pattern books for

Re: [lace] book recommendations needed

2015-07-17 Thread Dmt11home
If you are a member of the International Organization of Lace, Inc, the organization has a lending library and is now sending books to members outside the US. You could borrow some books to preview and decide whether they are worth buying. Details here:

Re: [lace] Lace timeline Purls

2015-07-16 Thread Dmt11home
Glad you liked the Gwynne book. I thought that there was a simple time line in it, but when I looked, instead I found the more complex one about historical and artistic influences. So, thank you for drawing my attention to the simple time line. It is certainly a gem. Devon In a message dated

[lace] Lace history timeline

2015-06-29 Thread Dmt11home
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

[lace] Lace history timeline-correction

2015-06-29 Thread Dmt11home
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 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace] Needle lace resources?

2015-06-25 Thread Dmt11home
I would check Patricia Wardle's Victorian Lace, and Santina Levey in that era. Also, look for motifs on the huge triangular shawls that were made to fit over the hoop skirts. Ribbon designs were very popular as were oval motifs and ferns. What is the purpose of your inquiry? Devon - To

[lace] International Lace Day-purpose of question

2015-06-16 Thread Dmt11home
I was thinking of proposing that a certain museum key their object of the day to the International Lace Day, ie. make one of our lacemaker paintings, or even a piece of lace to be object of the day. However, I am not convinced that June 21st is sufficiently well accepted that a third party

Re: [lace] June 21 International Lace Day

2015-06-15 Thread Dmt11home
What is the source for this information? I would like to share it, but I would like to know who established it, and where others could confirm it. Devon bespokethreadsandya...@gmail.com writes: This is published on facebook. The idea is to make lace in public. - To unsubscribe send

[lace] Museum Kantfabriek in Horst-Int. Lace Day

2015-06-15 Thread Dmt11home
I have gone to the website both Sue and Carolina sent, the Museum Kantfabriek in Horst. Has anyone visited this museum? It looks, from the website, as though the emphasis is on machine made lace. There is a video that has machines working, but also what appears to be some kind of lace day

Re: [lace] Copying a brown pattern-clear contact paper

2015-06-08 Thread Dmt11home
Blue film is no longer being made. Vendors are offering a gray instead. The gray contact paper is expensive just as the blue was. But why not switch to clear matte which is very inexpensive and sold all over instead? Clear matte contact paper sells for $6.86 for an 18 inch by 9 foot roll

Re: [lace] 1931 lace making clip

2015-05-25 Thread Dmt11home
Oops. The piece with the tallies has the 5 nine-pin motifs per scallop. In a message dated 5/25/2015 2:07:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dmt11h...@aol.com writes: Am I the only person who sees two different, although similar, pieces of lace being made in this clip. One of them has

Re: [lace] 1931 lace making clip

2015-05-25 Thread Dmt11home
Am I the only person who sees two different, although similar, pieces of lace being made in this clip. One of them has tallies, and 3 nine-pin edging things on each head side scallop and is made on a pillow with a strong strip pattern. The other has 5 nine-pin edging things on each scallop

[lace] South Devon/Colyton

2015-04-09 Thread Dmt11home
According to the Devon Lace Teachers website there was a lace called Colyton Chromatic, a colored lace. There is a photo of Colyton Chromatic on their website: http://www.devonlaceteachers.co.uk/devon-laces.html Wouldn't it be interesting if your ancestors made this unusual lace.

Re: [lace] Re Museums and other places in South Devon

2015-04-09 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Brian, Was it Take the Children, The Life of the Lace Girls Working in Honiton and the East Midlands Districts, from Evidence Given to John Edward White, M.A. for the 1862 Royal Commission, published by Alan Brown. I had forgotten about this book. I must reread it! Your trip sounds

Re: [lace] Ottery St. Mary, UK

2015-04-08 Thread Dmt11home
Helene wrote: I have visited All Hallows Museum in Honiton many years ago, what a wonderful experience. Don't know if is still available, but I bought a book 450 Years of Lace with its accompanying CD. Every time I look at it I remember the enjoyable day I had in Devon. I agree that the All

[lace] National Museum of Ireland

2015-04-08 Thread Dmt11home
Is anyone familiar with lace in the National Museum of Ireland? According to the website: This collection consists of Irish and European lace accessories ranging from the 17th Century to the early 20th Century. The collection of Irish lace and lace designs is strong from the mid 19th to

[lace] Exeter Museum

2015-04-08 Thread Dmt11home
I am very interested in visiting the Exeter Museum. I would like to see the samples of Mrs. Treadwin's work in an effort to understand if there are pieces in US museums that came from her enterprises. I would also like to know what else is there. Has anyone been there recently? Can you fill

Re: [lace] Trip to Europe - lace museums/centers to visit?

2015-04-08 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Janice, Although it is not all that close to Zurich (55 minutes by car according to googlemaps) there is a lace museum in St. Gallen, Switzerland that has been on my bucket list for some time. It has pieces of hand made lace that were collected by the Ikle family who produced Schiffli

Re: [lace] Trip to Europe - Abegg Stiftung museum

2015-04-08 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Janice, Another place that is in Switzerland, although an hour away from Zurich, that I would like to visit is the Abegg Stiftung http://www.abegg-stiftung.ch/e/museum/museum_d.html It is not clear to me whether they have lace there, however, it is the place of origin of Apropos Patterns

Re: [lace] Trip to Europe - lace museums/centers to visit?

2015-04-07 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Meghann, Having sent you to Laurie's site, I am surprised to see that she didn't include the Museum of Costume and Lace in Brussels. http://www.brusselsmuseums.be/en/museum/76-museum-of-costume--lace-museums- of-the-city-of-brussels The Kantcentrum in Bruges used to have a display. I am

Re: [lace] Trip to Europe - V A?

2015-04-07 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Meghann It is my impression that the V A no longer has lace in it. Instead it is in a study center not centrally located in London. I am unsure what kind of access there is there. You mention a lot of countries in your email, but it is unclear how long you are going to be traveling in

[lace] Ottery St. Mary, UK

2015-04-07 Thread Dmt11home
Is there anything to see in Ottery St. Mary for the lace enthusiast? It was home to a lot of lacemakers, I know. Devon Thein - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

[lace] Re: Cotona 50=Tanne 50

2015-04-05 Thread Dmt11home
Jane wrote: I think, if I remember correctly from the talk Brenda referred to, that the main purpose for the thread being produced is for use in clothing manufacture, so the colours available at any time are mostly dictated by the fashion industry. Our use, and that of quilters and machine

[lace] Madiera Cotona 50=Madiera Tanne 50?

2015-04-04 Thread Dmt11home
After a tremendous amount of input from fellow arachnids, including Jacquie Tinch who actually pursued the issue with a Madiera representative, it sounds as though Madiera Cotona 50 is actually the same as Madiera Tanne 50. If so, then I have a source for replacing threads in my Madiera

Re: [lace] Searching for DMC Broder Machine in colors

2015-03-18 Thread Dmt11home
What an incredible amount of help this request has generated! I have learned so much. Thanks to everyone who responded, many of whom responded privately. Although I had been pursuing the thread before, I had stepped up my efforts this week because I am going to a contemporary lace class this

[lace] Searching for DMC Broder Machine in colors

2015-03-17 Thread Dmt11home
Fellow Spiders, I have been enjoying my complete set of Madiera Tanne 50 that I bought many years ago in order to have a huge palette of colors for creative work in bobbin lace. But unfortunately, some colors are becoming depleted and Madiera Tanne 50 is no longer being made. I asked

Re: [lace] Searching for DMC Broder Machine in colors

2015-03-17 Thread Dmt11home
Thanks for all the many good ideas. I was not really thinking that this would be a grail like search. How amazing! Mind you, I live in a highly populated area where almost anything is available. On top of that, I live in an area that characterized as the Embroidery Capital of the World,

[lace] DMC Machine Embroidery thread

2015-03-17 Thread Dmt11home
In case anyone else is interested... I heard from a very distinguished lace teacher and she says the DMC Machine Embroidery thread is superior to the Madiera that I have, and well worth the search, but it is practically impossible for her to obtain in England. I was sort of hoping that it

[lace] Contemporary Lace Panel Discussion

2015-03-10 Thread Dmt11home
I feel very honored to have been asked to participate in a panel discussion about Contemporary Lace. It will be moderated by Crystal Gregory who is displaying some contemporary lace works in the exhibit Here Whether There. A ny arachnids in the area are welcome to attend, details below.

[lace] What is a vectorized lace pattern?

2015-03-06 Thread Dmt11home
I have been asked what a vectorized lace pattern is. I have no idea what it is. Does anyone know? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

[lace] Apolgies for not trimming

2015-02-20 Thread Dmt11home
Hit the send button too fast, sorry. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

Re: [lace] Piece for sale

2015-02-20 Thread Dmt11home
Hi All, This is lovely. In the interest of learning more about lace, for some reason it looks like chemical lace to me. What do others think? I agree. Devon In a message dated 2/20/2015 9:34:09 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jvik...@sover.net writes: Hi All, This is lovely. In the

Re: [lace] major disaster

2015-02-13 Thread Dmt11home
It is my feeling that it is time to admit that the amount of effort required to complete this piece of lace and to afix it to an antique tray cloth that has waited for 25 years to be trimmed is excessive. Clearly this is some kind of exercise in sentiment with huge emotional content, not

Re: [lace] Re: Book reviews

2015-01-13 Thread Dmt11home
By the way, I'm quoting correspondence from several lace book authors and one major book publisher regarding writing a positive review in return for having their book(s) in the library. If the book has been given in return for writing a positive review, shouldn't there be a disclaimer? I

Re: [lace] New York lace groups and shopping

2015-01-12 Thread Dmt11home
I feel I must correct the impression that there is a Lace Study Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dawn has visited the Antonio Ratti Textile Center. Perhaps Anna (from Sidney) and I could correspond privately about how to view textiles there if she has something she wants to study.

Re: [lace] Preferred cloth size

2015-01-09 Thread Dmt11home
Since making lace is very time consuming, I would go for the smallest cloth possible. I recommend a chalice cover on the theory that prior to coasters, that was one of the smallest things you could trim with lace. Devon In cold New Jersey - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Simple needlelace question

2014-11-22 Thread Dmt11home
Helen writes: [I've received conflicting answers from 'experts' so I'm now confused. When you are making the 'buttonhole' stitch from right to left, is it supposed to look identical to when made from left to right or is it supposed to be the opposite? ] It is true, as several have

Re: [lace] Kazaman Spam?

2014-11-08 Thread Dmt11home
Maybe you should try changing your password to see if that has any impact. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

Re: [lace] Kazaman Spam?

2014-11-08 Thread Dmt11home
You are right, Ruth. The tip off to when you have actually been hacked is when you start receiving all the can't deliver mail messages from all the outdated email addresses in your address book. I have had that happen to me and changing the password did stop it. But if, as you say, this

[lace] Opening tomorrow-Olivia Valentine lace artist

2014-11-06 Thread Dmt11home
Tomorrow night lace enthusiasts in the vicinity of Richmond, VA will have the opportunity to attend an opening at Wilton House, an historic house maintained by the Colonial Dames, of the exhibit, Anywhere but Now. The opening, 6-8, free to the public, will usher in the exhibition which will

[lace] Spam problem

2014-11-03 Thread Dmt11home
I think we were all hopeful that the problem was solved, at least for Jeri, but alas it was not to be. One problem that I had with Drew's analysis was that it did not seem possible that everyone on the Arachne list with an aol or yahoo address had been blacklisted. Also, if I am

Re: [lace] Scania lace

2014-10-29 Thread Dmt11home
But, if we are not talking about photocopying the pattern and sending it to someone, but rather incorporating the made up lace into a holiday ornament, I see no reason to ask anyone for permission. Devon In a message dated 10/29/2014 5:46:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

[lace] Oops, forgot to trim

2014-10-29 Thread Dmt11home
Sorry. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] Rembrandt's mother-lacemaker?

2014-10-22 Thread Dmt11home
I have heard people say that it is thought that Rembrandt's mother was a lacemaker and as a result his paintings of lace are suitably detailed. Does anyone have a source identifying Rembrandt's mother as a lacemaker? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

Re: [lace] Rembrandt's mother-lacemaker?

2014-10-22 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Ilske, These things are very hard to track down, as your experience with the Goethe museum indicates. I don't know that there would even be any point to asking the Rembrandt house in Amsterdam. I was wondering if perhaps some lace maker, reading widely with a lace intensive focus

[lace] Beginner-Intermediate-Advanced

2014-08-25 Thread Dmt11home
Karen brings up a good topic regarding whether one is a beginner, intermediate or advanced. A unified understanding of those terms might be a good idea in order to avoid people signing up for the wrong class. In NJ there were a lot of people who thought they were beginners, and did not have

[lace] teacher evaluation forms

2014-08-23 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Janice, I have always wondered whether a copy of the teacher evaluation form is given to prospective teachers early in the hiring process so that they can make sure that the format of their class conforms to the expectations on the form. I just took a class at the convention which

Re: [lace] Messages not getting through

2014-07-23 Thread Dmt11home
Catherine writes: Devon, all of your emails come through in my Junk mail too but you have been able to receive replies from me in the past in response (Miss Channer's mat and with scanned images as attachments). However, I notice that some of you emails are lower case and some are upper

[lace] puzzling aol capitalization

2014-07-23 Thread dmt11home
Please be patient with me. I am trying to figure out why my mail to arachne seems to come with capitalized aol. This is being sent from a different portal to see if it still happens. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] Lace in Paris

2014-07-17 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Pene, I have just returned from Paris and it is singularly devoid of lace. This seems counter-intuitive, doesn't it? There is none on display at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs. The Mode Museum occupies the same building as the Musee des Arst Decoratifs, but it has adopted the model of

[lace] Arachne at IOLI

2014-07-17 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Janice, Thanks for being the organizer of an arachne get together. I always look forward to it. Has anything been finalized about this? As of June 23, I see we were looking at Tuesday evening at 6:30? Is that still the plan? I don't want to make the mistake of planning something

[lace] Lace in Paris

2014-06-12 Thread Dmt11home
I am planning a trip to Paris and am wondering if there is any lace on display. I am investigating the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and the Musee de la Mode et du Textile. Does anyone know whether there is lace on display at either of these, or possibly both? My understanding is that the

[lace] Lace Guild Style sheet

2014-05-22 Thread dmt11home
I would greatly appreciate it if someone could send me a copy of the Lace Guild style sheet. While acknowledging that English English and American English are different, it would be nice to see how other publications have addressed the problems. Any other lace style sheets that exist would

Re: [lace] lace style sheet, was lace proof readers

2014-05-20 Thread Dmt11home
Sorry, forgot to trim. Devon In a message dated 5/20/2014 8:36:50 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dmt11h...@aol.com writes: Frequently, it is the person who has studied the language formally who understands it better than the native speaker! Regarding the plural of lace, I have wondered about

Re: [lace] lace style sheet, was lace proof readers

2014-05-20 Thread Dmt11home
Frequently, it is the person who has studied the language formally who understands it better than the native speaker! Regarding the plural of lace, I have wondered about that for a long time. I actually did a slide show entitled The Lace of the Robber Barons. But noting that the book Antique

[lace] more topics for style sheet

2014-05-20 Thread Dmt11home
I would also like some clarification about Point de Gaze, or point de Gaze or point de gaze or point de gaze. Also, is it reticello or reticella? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace] lace style sheet, was lace proof readers

2014-05-20 Thread Dmt11home
I say it is for the lace writing community to set the usage, and the Oxford Spelling Dictionary to follow our lead! As soon as we develop our style sheet we can send them a copy :-) In a message dated 5/20/2014 11:22:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, elizabeth.p...@tesco.net writes: When

Re: [lace] lace style sheet, was lace proof readers

2014-05-20 Thread Dmt11home
Hi All, Ilske's note made sense to me - I would never write knittedlace maker. But I would go for knitted lace maker. Wouldn't you be a lace knitter, not a knitted lace maker? Oddly enough, though, it seems as though bobbin lace is never one word, whereas needlelace sometimes is. Devon

[lace] Re: lace style sheet, was lace proof readers

2014-05-19 Thread Dmt11home
I for one would like a lace Style Sheet for lacemaking terms. lace making, lace-making or lacemaking? lace makers or lacemakers? needle lace or needlelace? plural of lace? lace or laces? needlelace makers? needle lacemakers? needle lace makers? bobbin lace makers? Bobbin lacemakers? I am sure

Re: [lace] Footside on left

2014-04-23 Thread Dmt11home
I think it is the same reason why the English drive on the left, while everyone else drives on the right. But, I don't know what that reason is. Devon In a message dated 4/23/2014 4:37:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, alexstillw...@talktalk.net writes: Hi Arachnids I have been asked a

Re: [lace] Footside on left

2014-04-23 Thread Dmt11home
_j...@myhawkins.co.uk_ (mailto:j...@myhawkins.co.uk) writes: England isn't the only country that drives on the left. Japan is another place, and Malta as well as the US Virgin Islands and there are others. Where are the footsides of the laces of these countries? Interestingly, Lyn says

Re: [lace] Footside

2014-04-23 Thread Dmt11home
I am not sure that I buy the heel ball theory, because wouldn't that result in the footside switching every single time the pattern was copied? In that case, wouldn't every country make lace with footsides on the right and left interchangeably? I think the fact that they were copying with

Re: [lace] Care of fabrics

2014-04-09 Thread Dmt11home
Regarding time honored methods for dealing with stains, I was at a Thai restaurant and the waiter spilled some oily substance on my silk blouse. The restaurant staff felt terrible and the hostess ran to get some seltzer, which they applied to the spot, assuring me that all would be well. I

[lace] Foreign Language books, online translation

2014-03-06 Thread Dmt11home
Jacquie wrote: Unfortunately, if you want to read a book in a different language, you have to either learn the language, pay for a translation or use an on line translator, which is something we couldn't do 25 years ago. Pursuing the concept of on-line translation, what are other people

Re: [lace] Milanese

2014-02-21 Thread Dmt11home
Lorelei wrote: But what I could see in the 2nd group is the tapes changed width beyond what could be accounted for by fancy stitches inside the tape. And these usually also had motifs that started and ended. In other words they were actually part laces (sectional laces) rather than tape

Re: [lace] philosophical questions re: Milanese

2014-02-19 Thread Dmt11home
I do not claim to be a Milanese expert, but in my opinion you see this adding and tossing out in older pieces such as one of my favorites, http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/227653?rpp=20pg =1ao=onft=53.162.2pos=1 In this piece you have a lot of crazy things

[lace] Miss Channer's Mat, newest

2014-02-14 Thread Dmt11home
As a result of our internet discussion, Nigel Bean has contacted Pat Bury and provided the following information: Ruth Bean has been purchased by Crowood Press, Ltd Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wilts SN8 2HR Tel 01672 520 320 _www.crowood.com_ (http://www.crowood.com) The contact is Ken

Re: [lace] Stunned

2014-02-12 Thread Dmt11home
Interesting question. In a sense, I think you feel a little violated because it seems that a design you gave to the magazine appears as though it is being used commercially. However, as you say, the low price implies that commercial making of handmade lace is not really viable. My theory on

Re: [lace] 1000th post on LaceNews

2014-02-07 Thread Dmt11home
If you haven't discovered LaceNews yet, you have a treat in store. http://lacenews.net/ Many thanks to Laurie for this incredibly comprehensive site or sites. Devon What is LaceNews? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] Dermatological irritation, lacemaking

2014-02-07 Thread Dmt11home
Here is a question I haven't seen dealt with before. I am experiencing patches of itchiness, inflammation and irritation on the skin on the inside of both my thumb joints, but slightly worse on the right hand. I use bulbed bobbins, often of guatambo, which is palm. My dermatologist seems to

Re: [lace] Dermatological irritation, lacemaking

2014-02-07 Thread Dmt11home
Malvary wrote: I remember a few years ago, someone mentioning that she was reacting to the exotic woods of her bobbins. She had to put them all aside and just use the hard temperate woods i.e. oak, maple, fruit woods. Thanks, Malvary. I think I remember that posting. I have been using

Re: [lace] Linen thread and winter

2014-01-25 Thread Dmt11home
My first teacher advised taking a paper towel, wetting it, wringing it out and sort of arranging it in a three dimensional shape with lots of surfaces, under the cover cloth which is held up with pins. This creates sort of a vapor chamber that is not air tight and that does not have the

Re: [lace] Animals in lace

2014-01-22 Thread Dmt11home
I think that you find animals in lace when they are associated with religious subjects, for instance you might find one that is a Saint's attribute. Or you might see a horse or a donkey in some kind of religious tableau. We have a St. George and dragon piece at the museum. Also, hunting

[lace] Miss Channer's Mat

2014-01-22 Thread Dmt11home
There has been a reply from Pat Bury about the copyright status of the pricking for Miss Channer's Mat. She writes: I do not have the copyright as I was paid for my work by Ruth Bean. I worked from an actual size photocopy of the mat supplied by Ruth. The or iginal lace being in the Bedford

Re: [lace] Re: 2015/Iowa/Czech-Slovak Museum

2014-01-15 Thread Dmt11home
The potentials for lace within the Czech Slovak Museum are really vast. For one thing, all areas of the Austro Hungarian empire seemed to be engaged in Art Nouveau lace. There was an exhibit about Alphonse Mucha at the Czech Slovak museum. I wonder if he designed any lace. Also, the

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

2014-01-13 Thread Dmt11home
I know that the Hoover Library in Iowa is the repository for many of the embroidered flour sacks, presented in gratitude by the women of Belgium. Does it a actually have any of the lace from the Bobbins of Belgium lace initiative in it? I find this entire enterprise to have been

Re: [lace] Embroidered flour sacks - history

2014-01-13 Thread Dmt11home
The provision of the aid and the food did happen on your side of the Atlantic, since it happened in Belgium. What is interesting is that I have never heard of any Belgians that were aware of the effort prior to hearing about it from us :-) This is really interesting. I had never heard of

[lace] 2015/Iowa/Czech-Slovak Museum

2014-01-12 Thread Dmt11home
Is there any ethnic lace in the Czech Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

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

2014-01-10 Thread dmt11home
Dear Lin, I am looking forward to the Sacramento convention and think that it will be a great deal of fun. The location, just where our Gold Rush started is very interesting historically, and that theme will yield very interesting entries in its contest. I can't wait to get my Bulletin and find

[lace] Channer mat-copyright

2014-01-07 Thread Dmt11home
Copyright law is different in the US versus Britain, and I don't know anything about British copyright law. Is it the case that Miss Channer went through the formal process of copyrighting the design of the mat? If so at what date? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

Re: [lace] Channer mat-copyright

2014-01-07 Thread Dmt11home
It is undoubtedly the case that the heirs of Mrs. Channer own copyright to the photo in the book published in 1928. However, there appear to be some photo copies of patterns/prickings which are in the hands of Diana Trevor that do not have Miss Channer's name or mark on them and don't appear

[lace] Miss Channer's mat, copyright

2014-01-07 Thread Dmt11home
Do we really have any idea who the rights holder is to the original pattern? Did Miss Channer do the work for hire for a school, in which case they or their successors own the copyright. Or did she leave her estate including copyrights to her children, or other family members, since she is

[lace] Torn veil

2014-01-06 Thread Dmt11home
A small hole in a veil, but a world of trouble for an amateur who might try to help. In my experience, when I try to do such a mend, the minute I start to work on such a thing all the surrounding thread disintegrates because it is very old and cannot withstand much handling. Then you are

[lace] Pat Bury email address?

2014-01-05 Thread Dmt11home
Liz writes: I think that Jean has just told us where to go for information on copyright of the pricking. If it has been adapted by Pat Bury then the copyright will have started for that pricking, with her. She may have sold it to Ruth Bean, or licensed it to her but this should be, as

[lace] Channer Mat

2014-01-04 Thread Dmt11home
Is there any reason to believe that Miss Channer designed the mat? When I started lace there were several patterns that were associated with my teacher, but she did not design them. She made and sold the prickings. In fact, when I started making lace in the 1970s the concept of copyright

[lace] Channer Mat

2014-01-04 Thread Dmt11home
I think that the Cecil Higgins Museum is missing a bet when they don't sell a high def scan of this mat. Where is their initiative? Is there any evidence that Ruth Bean actually obtained ownership of the original design when they did the work of pricking and having someone make the piece?

[lace] Reprint of In the Cause of English lace, 2012

2014-01-04 Thread Dmt11home
Interestingly, Crowood Press appears to have reprinted In the Cause of English Lace in 2012 and they claim Although published 90 years ago, this book has few modern rivals, and is reprinted here for the first time within a more extensive work by Anne Buck.

Re: [lace] Leslie Lohman exhibit, was sourcing threads Basel

2014-01-04 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Pierre, I don not have the answer to your question, but I have a question for you. Are you on your way to New York to be at the exhibit of your piece at the Queer Threads, Crafting Identity and Community exhibit at the Leslie Lohman Museum, Jan. 17- March 16?

[lace] continuing Miss Channer discussion

2014-01-04 Thread Dmt11home
Sherry wrote: Do you know of a design that would be just as challenging as Miss Channer's Mat and where is the pattern. Be descriptive as to its appearance...maybe were we can see it done up online, who is the designer.. There is a book called Fine Buckinghamshire Point Lace Patterns

[lace] Bonhams sale

2013-12-27 Thread Dmt11home
I have been searching without success for the Susan Cox lace in the Bonhams Sale. However, there are a number of pieces with the provenance of the Ann Collier collection. Ann Collier is a well known to us because of her books, often about the lace fans she designed. Devon - To unsubscribe

[lace] National Women's History Museum

2013-12-27 Thread Dmt11home
Jeri wrote: I think this is a job for The Smithsonian, which is paid for by the taxes paid by everyone (about 1/2 of us being female). They think nothing of spending billions on a Space museum. Most other museums under them are focused on a male-dominated society. An exception might be the

Re: [lace] what to see/visit in Nice, France or the nearby area

2013-12-12 Thread Dmt11home
Of course the best way to travel to Le Puy is not by train or car, but by foot with a scallop shell slung around your neck :-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_of_St._James#Medieval_route - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] what to see/visit in Nice, France or the nearby area

2013-12-12 Thread Dmt11home
Arlene's question was: Anything possible to see as a day trip via train/bus that a not-so-brave traveler who does not speak French could possibly get to? I am afraid that my true feeling about this is that the answer is no, especially now that Susan has told us that Lyon is 4 1/2 hours

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