[lace] IOL Convention w/prescription drugs

2005-03-18 Thread Dmt11home
Jean writes 2. What would be the reaction at US customs (or even the airlines) to me carrying 11 different prescription drugs? Don't fancy being turned back or arrested. When I used to travel with prescription drugs I was told it was important that they be in the bottles in which they

Re: [lace] Re: IOLI Convention -location, location, location - and price

2005-03-17 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 3/16/2005 11:33:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There's but a *single* obstacle (as far as I've heard) to organising IOLI Conferences on U campuses: the elder membership (the majority of attendees) is disinclined to *walk* from one building to

Re: [lace] IOLI Convention -location, location - and price

2005-03-17 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 3/17/2005 1:30:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: May I propose a new subject? Favorite Lace Convention Memory! OK. My favorite lace convention memory is when I turned to the person on my left at the banquet and said, I can't imagine why they

[lace] free day at convention

2005-03-17 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 3/17/2005 2:31:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's also a day to catch up with the classwork, for those of us who are slow making lace, and to socialize Yes, the middle day is kind of an equalizer that way. Vigorous people can go out and tour

Re: [lace] RE: Halas lace

2005-03-16 Thread Dmt11home
I went to the website of the Los Angeles County Museum of art and found that in addition to the Arts and Crafts movement exhibit with the Halas Lace, there is also another exhibit there that might be of interest to lacemakers. It is _Images of Fashion from the Court of Louis XIV_

Re: [lace] Texas Exhibit - Why No Reports from Texans???

2005-03-12 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Jeri, The website of the Museum uses the Silk and Satin title, while the Lace and Linens one appears on another website which is called Tour Texas. I am inclined to trust the museum about the title. I know that at our museum, an exhibit is in the works for years. Sometimes there is an

Re: [lace] New OIDFA Bulletin

2005-03-11 Thread Dmt11home
This bag is pictured in Greek Lace in the Victoria and Albert Museum. They describe it thus: Constantinople, Purse; mid 19th century. A fine example of Greek Needle-point lace made up fine, well-spun silk threads. The background is in natural ecru colour, worked with the needle-made

Re: [lace] CRLG Lace Day

2005-02-28 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 2/28/2005 10:00:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 2 pm, Ilske Thomsen will give the Berman Lecture titled At a Glance: Lace in Fashion, to be followed by a reception given by the BMA. This sounds very elegant. What will the food be like?

Re: [lace] wire lace with hammer and nails

2005-02-13 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 2/13/2005 2:54:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.kantopleiding-nko.nl/Aktiviteiten/Aktiviteiten.html That is a beautiful fence. I can't imagine why anyone would settle for anything less after they had seen this. Devon - To unsubscribe

[lace-chat] Modern Art

2005-02-11 Thread Dmt11home
I was rather amused by the incidents that Jean and Jacquie describe in which engineers make art. Is there some principle that says that engineers can't make art? It is generally agreed that one of the things that separate humans from animals is that they make art. If cave people could make

[lace-chat] Charles and Camilla/Dukes of Norfolk

2005-02-11 Thread Dmt11home
The marriage of Charles and Camilla was not a total surprise to me since my friend who loves the British royals had already told me that the Duke of Norfolk had been negotiating how it might happen. Why would the country's foremost Catholic family be involved in these negotiations, I asked.

[lace-chat] Modern Art/The Campaign for Modern Lace

2005-02-11 Thread Dmt11home
My husband's engineering school boasts Alexander Calder the maker of the whimisical mobiles among their alumnae. Add him to the pantheon of engineer artists. What DH and his colleagues decided to do was to show that most of the art being produce in the art department was just

Re: [lace-chat] Charles and Camilla

2005-02-10 Thread Dmt11home
Actually, I think the problem may be that Camilla's first husband is alive. After all, that was the Duke of Windsor's problem. I thought it was clever of Charles a few years ago when he went about saying that the Church of England came into existence because of a divorce, Henry VIII's. Devon

Re: [lace] Whither etc

2005-02-09 Thread Dmt11home
I heard Ann Collier's talk at Ithaca some years ago and it was a delight to see all her fans in person and in slide form. One aspect of her fans is that they tend to have extremely beautiful fan sticks. The subject of the sticks came up, and Ann told us that she collects antique fans, and

[lace] Visit to Amsterdam

2005-02-02 Thread Dmt11home
My interpretation of the Rijksmuseum website is that the museum is still largely closed. It claims the renovation will be going on until 2008, but in the mean time it has an exhibit of its masterpieces. I was in Amsterdam last year when this was also the case. It is well worth going to the

Re: [lace-chat] Bungalow (2)

2005-02-02 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 2/2/2005 4:42:18 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The sad thing is that because we're so short of housing in the UK (some of the causes are single people buying homes and staying single, one parent families and people living longer and therefore not

Re: [lace-chat] Bungalow (2)

2005-02-02 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 2/2/2005 11:36:06 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Maybe, but if Philippa Gregory's books about John Tradescant are reasonably accurate, the early settlers were given large plots and were quite a distance from their neighbours - and the liking for

Re: [lace] Lace 117 - Or a small group of friends?

2005-01-31 Thread Dmt11home
Jeri has been kind enough to describe what we in the US do in order to enjoy lacemaking. I have spent many pleasurable hours in just such groups. However, I feel a profound sense of sadness that people in the UK are losing the support of the adult schools because it is a very significant

[lace] needlelace pillows

2005-01-27 Thread Dmt11home
Irma Osterman had us buy a tailor's ham to use as a needle lace pillow. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Simon Toustou Pillow

2005-01-25 Thread Dmt11home
My impression has always been that the only way to receive a Simon Toustou Pillow is directly from his hands, but I could be wrong. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace]airplanes and pillows

2005-01-23 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 1/23/2005 5:16:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I talked to one person at Tulsa IOLI who went out and bought a second suitcase to travel home because she gained so many things. (Beware the temptation of the Sales Room.) There is always the

[lace] lacemaking and motorcycle riding

2005-01-19 Thread Dmt11home
Over the years I have noted that lacemakers are often people who are involved in other crafts which makes sense to me. Some are involved in cake decorating which is similar in the sense that you can make something very pretty using tools (lots of tools) and techniques that require skill.

[lace] Lenka Suchanek/was this and that

2005-01-19 Thread Dmt11home
Since I have been racing all over New York distributing Lenka's e-mail address to people attired entirely in black, I was interested to read Laura's email in which she said: On to another item: I have sent Lena an email and it has come back as undeliverable. I did notice that she has

Re: [lace] Lenka Suchanek/was this and that

2005-01-19 Thread Dmt11home
I think that Laura meant Lenka but just left out the K while typing quickly. She had communicated with me before about this because we took Lenka's class together and share an interest in wire lace. In fact, I was afraid that the answer was not forthcoming because of the typo. Laura, did

Re: [lace] Re: Lenka

2005-01-19 Thread Dmt11home
Vis a vis Lenka's new website: _www.Lenkas.com_ (http://www.Lenkas.com) , although model number 8 is wearing a black skirt, she and model number 14 are wearing nothing on top but pendants and nipple ornaments. I am afraid that my commitment to wearing modern lace does not extend to going

[lace] The Campaign

2005-01-15 Thread Dmt11home
In continuing the Living Billboard Campaign for Modern Lace, yesterday I wore the Lambiris piece, Indian Dog, pinned to my red jacket while I had my volunteer day at the Met. Interestingly, although I had worn it on the street and around town receiving no comments from strangers among the

Re: [lace] Vienna

2005-01-15 Thread Dmt11home
Yes, I have seen this marvelous display and it is so frustrating that there is no photography and no book with photography of lace in it. I wonder if anyone knows whether the collection may have been published in the distant past and might be available second hand? Devon - To unsubscribe

[lace] Down with Trim! /Wear more Lace

2005-01-13 Thread Dmt11home
Joan, a lurker wrote: Lace today could be used beautifully for trim if you want to wear it. Think about just trimming a pocket edge on a stunning white blouse, a collar on the same under a nice black pant suit or a lovely lace trim hanky stuffed in the pocket of the suit, not just the breast

[lace] gallery for wearable art

2005-01-13 Thread Dmt11home
I am indebted to Jeri for drawing my attention to a business, Julie's Artisans' Gallery which is on Madison Avenue. There are some very pretty things on the website: _www.julieartisans.com_ (http://www.julieartisans.com) , but certainly I have seen things this pretty produced by various

Re: [lace] Re: gallery for wearable art

2005-01-13 Thread Dmt11home
I actually like the knitted jewelry that looks like hands in the first jewelry thumbnail. But I don't know if I would wear it. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] wearing lace

2005-01-12 Thread Dmt11home
How do people keep fiber lace such as the Novak collars on their clothes? I am thinking of wearing a fiber neck piece to the museum. However, I think that the friction with my coat will result in dishevelment and the piece is so large, I don't think I can carry it with me and apply it at the

Re: [lace] wearing lace

2005-01-11 Thread Dmt11home
Thank you Lorelei for your troubling account of trying to introduce the public to modern lace. This disappointing encounter certainly provides food for thought. One thing that crosses my mind is that the office staff of an HMO may not be equipped to deal with statements of high style.

Re: [lace] Re: Wear More Lace!

2005-01-11 Thread Dmt11home
Tamara wrote: I think the last sentence is the most revealing one... You can't make BL lying in bed and talking on the phone to your buddies about your enemies and their pimples :) This is why I do not consider teaching bobbin lace to the young to be the most efficacious way of promoting

Re: [lace] Re: Wear More Lace!

2005-01-11 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 1/11/2005 8:17:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: *Can* a person who doesn't know anything about lacemaking design lace? I do think that it would be advantageous to call upon the young people who were exposed to lacemaking before they became too

Re: [lace] Wear More Lace!

2005-01-10 Thread Dmt11home
I am glad to see that the campaign has taken root in the Pacific Northwest and in London. Volunteers needed for Saint-Tropez. No, on second thought, I'll take Saint-Tropez. Tamara raised an interesting question about whether wire lace is more noticeable than fiber lace, although Sue Babbs

Re: [lace] Living Billboard Campaign for Modern Lace

2005-01-06 Thread Dmt11home
Bravo! I look forward to your photo journal. I think you could best serve the purposes of modern lace by trying to weasel your way into a party that Bill Gates is attending. Devon whose next target is the Rainbow Room Piano Bar - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the

[lace] Living Billboard Campaign-readable copy

2005-01-05 Thread Dmt11home
Helene from Melbourne stated on Dec. 16th that Rich People and cultivated people need to be educated about modern lace, and I have answered the call. The Living Billboard Campaign for Modern Lace continued on Dec. 26th when I donned my all black attire and fastened on Lenka's scallop

[lace] Lace Guild Newsletters on Professor's Site?

2005-01-01 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 12/31/2004 7:50:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On the other hand, newsletters are often the reason people pay dues to belong, and can be the only contact many members have with a Guild. If the Guilds do not have adequate paid memberships -

[lace] Re: [lace-chat] Fashion/all black

2004-12-23 Thread Dmt11home
I am moving this back from chat to lace because I think it is taking a lace related turn. In a message dated 12/23/2004 2:31:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've sat many times, watching workers on their way to and from the office, walking around the city, and

[lace-chat] snow for X-mas

2004-12-23 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 12/23/2004 3:11:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just what is it about everybody wanting snow for Christmas? :) It's horrible stuff. It's cold, it makes travel difficult and sometimes dangerous, it has to be shovelled which is strenuous. Let us

[lace] number of stitches in inch of Gros Point

2004-12-22 Thread Dmt11home
I know that I have seen it stated somewhere that there are either 1000, or 10,000 or some such large number of stitches in an inch of Venetian Gros Point. Does anyone recall which is the correct number and/or what book this information is in? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

Re: [lace] Personalised stamps

2004-12-20 Thread Dmt11home
I am not sure I have the ability to print digital photos on stickers, being not very computer sophisticated. But I like the personalized sticker idea. Once my husband and I were stranded at a movie theatre waiting for my daughter to come out of a movie. In the lobby they had a booth where

[lace] wearing art-felted jewelry

2004-12-20 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 12/19/2004 9:30:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (What, by the way, is a felted piece of jewelry? I've never heard of it before) This felted jewelry is very unusual and I think, rather unique to the artist. She claims that she has researched it

[lace] Wearing art-the campaign

2004-12-19 Thread Dmt11home
As the first step in my resolve to always wear lace related art when hobnobbing with the denizens of the art world, I wore a wire lace pendant made by Susan Lambiris to The Barnes Foundation yesterday. (The Barnes Foundation is an example of how restrictions placed on a museum can

Re: [lace] tatting repair/costs

2004-12-17 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 12/17/2004 10:41:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: By the way, lots of people know how to make needle lace. Granted, our numbers are puny compared to the number of bobbin-lace makers. Still, we are here! Of course the question stunned me because

[lace] (no subject)

2004-12-17 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 12/16/2004 3:06:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think that may be the crux of the matter, Aurelia: the fact is that ordinary people do *not* buy original paintings or piceces of sculpture any more than they would buy lace at the price we would

[lace] tatting repair/costs

2004-12-16 Thread Dmt11home
Today at the Ratti Christmas party I found myself talking to a woman from Textile Conservation. I mentioned that I had had an inquiry about finding someone to repair tatting. She said, There are people who do that sort of thing. I asked her for names and she provided two that I had already

Re: [lace] My Lappet

2004-12-16 Thread Dmt11home
It is hard to tell from the picture, but am I the only person who thinks this may not be a lappet? It looks to me like it might be a dress ornament from the late 19th, early 20th century. I am a little out of my depth in costume, I'm afraid, but didn't they wear things like this in the

Re: [lace] tatting repair sought

2004-12-15 Thread Dmt11home
I feel tremendous remorse for having flippantly replied Don't ask in regard to your Channer Mat question. It was wrong of me. There are no wrong questions. You should certainly ask any questions you have and we will be happy to answer them and welcome you to the list. However, I had to

Re: [lace] Price and value of lace

2004-12-15 Thread Dmt11home
Those people who read my article about visiting Burano may recall that I had a startling moment of epiphany when I had hunted down a genuinely recently made in Burano piece of lace, a doily which was priced at $350. The seller said plaintively to me, It took my mother three weeks to make

Re: [lace] tatting repair sought

2004-12-15 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 12/15/2004 4:12:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Right here in Baltimore we have Alma Clarentini (who advertises from time to time in the newspapers for Fine Linens Repaired -- Antique Laces a Specialty -- Museum Quality Work and gives a telephone

Re: [lace] Museum Collecting Policies

2004-12-13 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 12/11/2004 4:00:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Devon informs us occasionally about the auctions in New Hope, Pennsylvania, of items consigned from well-known museums. While I know that it is a disappointment to donors to have a museum consign a

Re: [lace] Miss Channer's Mat

2004-12-11 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 12/11/2004 8:53:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I would love to see Janis Savage's version of Miss Channer's Mat.Does anyone know where you can get this pattern? Don't ask. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

[lace] lace in Mexico

2004-12-02 Thread Dmt11home
According to Florence Mays works on Hispanic Lacemaking there has been lacemaking in Mexico. There are several entries in the index, but I don't have time to go through them at the moment. I looked this up once in reference to a piece of metallic lace which we have in the collection at the

Re: [lace] Tatting

2004-11-27 Thread Dmt11home
Tatting isn't lace, so it's not on the lace page. Clearly he doesn't realize how controversial this statement is :-) I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. I usually have the site bookmarked on the lace topics, so I don't usually go through home. I went back through home, then clicked

Re: [lace] Auction yesterday

2004-11-25 Thread Dmt11home
Thank you for this report, Jean. As you point out, the size of the piece is a major disincentive to buying it. Also, the fact that nobody really knows how many there are, so the uniqueness is a question. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe

Re: [lace-chat] Re: US Christmas of old?

2004-11-25 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 11/24/2004 11:05:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But they didn't do their own plowing and dung-clearing, did they? Younger sons they might have been, but they still had some standards of what was fitting for their station in life and what wasn't,

[lace-chat] Christmas-German immigration

2004-11-25 Thread Dmt11home
From the Library of Congress website 1790 - By this date as many as 100,000 Germans may have immigrated to America; they and their descendants made up an estimated 8.6 percent of the population of the United States; in Pennsylvania they accounted for 33 percent of the population; in

[lace-chat] German Christmas tree connection?

2004-11-25 Thread Dmt11home
From Amish Country News, which is not necessarily a scholarly site: It is claimed that the first known written mention of a Christmas tree in America is found in the 1821 diary of Matthew Zahn, a Lancastrian! Undoubtedly, the Christmas tree tradition was brought to America by the German

Re: [lace] Battle of Britain panel being auctioned today

2004-11-24 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Jean, I would be very interested to hear the details about how this auction goes, ie selling price. But also any observations you may have about the buyers. The collectibility of machine made lace (or lack thereof) is something I am interested in. So, is the piece being sold merely as

[lace] Earnshaw lace at Springett auction?

2004-11-24 Thread Dmt11home
I just returned home to find a message on my phone alerting me to the Springett auction. The caller, however, said that the auction featured Pat Earnshaw's lace as well. Does anyone know about this? I looked through the lots and couldn't identify what it would be. A search of the word

Re: [lace-chat] Re: US Christmas of old?

2004-11-24 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 11/24/2004 8:35:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Being dumped here as criminals (early Virginia) My impression is that the settlers in Jamestown were the younger sons of the aristocracy who had to seek their fortunes due to the English law of

[lace] All Ratti Lace Available. Hooray!

2004-11-20 Thread Dmt11home
Yesterday, Gunnel and I and our Assistant Director at the Ratti put the final two pieces of lace from the last box of lace from the Textile Study Room into a storage location. With this act, we have finally finished unpacking all the 5000 pieces of lace that were packed for the move from the

Re: [lace] hearts and more - for Newbies

2004-11-20 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 11/20/2004 1:04:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: About 40 years ago, a lady gave the Metropolitan Museum in New York a collection of antique hand-carved Neapolitan (Italian) angels and figures walking to visit the Christ Child in the Manger. I saw

[lace] Age of Wonders-Tess and Prof site

2004-11-18 Thread Dmt11home
I have decided to read Santina Levey again, including the notes. I have to tell you that reading Santina Levey now that so many of the articles that she cites are available on Tess and the Professor's site is an entirely different experience. I refer to the note, read it, then go to the

Re: [lace] 13th cent needlelace from China?

2004-11-17 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 11/16/2004 2:48:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I do think that traders and travellers could have introduced some European needle work in that period. I was thinking about Marco Polo, et al, too. But it really hadn't occurred to me that the

Re: [lace] Re: Busy lists?

2004-11-17 Thread Dmt11home
Annette wrote: Then I realised that there's been a mid-winter festival here long before the Christians co-opted it for Christmas, so I have a perfect right to celebrate that :) One year we decided to celebrate Roman Saturnalia instead of Christmas. I did a lot of research on this but in

Re: [lace] fine linen thread -- history

2004-11-17 Thread Dmt11home
This is very interesting information. Do you have a book that you got this information from that one could cite if one were trying to footnote it. (Although I enjoy the challenge of footnoting in the new era, a citation to an internet list and Alice in Oregon might draw raised eyebrows in

[lace] 13th cent needlelace from China?

2004-11-16 Thread Dmt11home
Since the list is quiet, perhaps I could introduce a subject that has me intriqued. The other day I saw a textile at the MMA which looks just like needlelace, being made of detached buttonhole stitch, but dates from the Yuan dynasty(1279-1368). I know that looping stiches have been made in

[lace] clarification of previous

2004-11-16 Thread Dmt11home
For some reason, the web address of the Chinese needlelace has appeared twice in this e-mail. Please disregard the repeat. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Stumpwork

2004-11-15 Thread Dmt11home
There are several nice pieces of 17th century stumpwork including at least one cask and one mirror at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York *on display*. They are hard to find, being in a small area in the European Decorative Arts part of the museum, next to the Tapestry Room from

[lace-chat] digital cameras-vis slide shows

2004-10-26 Thread Dmt11home
As some people know, I recently did a slide show at Ithaca. When I began to prepare for the show, my initial thought was that I should go digital. Then I looked at the price of a digital projector, the cheapest about $1000 and thought again. I didn't want to rent a projector, also not cheap.

[lace] whereabouts of Lady Reigate?

2004-10-22 Thread Dmt11home
Many years ago Emily Reigate came to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and worked with Gunnel Teitel in researching Reigate's book. Gunnel would like to know if anyone knows anything recent about Lady Reigate and where she might be. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] The ISG Museum

2004-10-20 Thread Dmt11home
I am glad you enjoyed the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum article. Now that my husband and I are empty nesters we are having a good time going around to these places. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was very generous in allowing the IOLI to use the photography which is museum

Re: [lace-chat] Re: New IOLI Bulletin

2004-10-07 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 10/6/2004 8:01:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: but giggled through most of the (unconventional) Convention report :) I think this may be the first time the toxic effect of combining alcohol and lace collecting has been addressed in print.

Re: [lace-chat] New IOLI Bulletin

2004-10-05 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 10/4/2004 8:32:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Haven't had the time to do more than leaf through the issue, so won't spoil everyone else's pleasure, by revealing any more secrets. This gag order on discussion of the IOLI Bulletin has certainly

[lace] Dagobert Peche, lace designer

2004-09-29 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 9/29/2004 9:21:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And for the needle-lace have a look to the designs of Dagobert Peche from Wiener-Werkstätten, this fantastic collars and fans with the lillys of the valley or the bellflowers I would be interested to learn

[lace] pronounciation of lace names

2004-09-03 Thread Dmt11home
I am doing a slide show about lace for lacmakers, some of whom may collect, but most of whom are lacemakers. I am planning to mention in passing that a piece is Gros Point, or Point de Angleterre or Rose point or Point de Neige. In one case, I am actually saying Rose Point (rather than Point

Re: [lace] Re: 2nd hand book sales

2004-08-29 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 8/29/2004 5:36:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The nice people at Ruth Bean explained clearly that whilst there was no chance of them reprinting it at this time it was still illegal to copy it just because there was no chance of buying it. Yes,

[lace] Fair use

2004-08-29 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 8/29/2004 10:46:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, Thelacebee writes: According to the Copyright Handbook by Stephen Fishman, with deals with US Copyright law: Fair use of out of print works The drafters of the Copyright Act and the Supreme Court have suggested that a

[lace] Magazine sharing

2004-08-26 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 8/26/2004 1:29:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This was partly covered when we were talking about International / National lace organisation membership appearing to dwindle because some lace makers can't or don't see the need to join large

[lace] Intent of copyright law

2004-08-26 Thread Dmt11home
My understanding of the thought behind the copyright law is that it is an attempt to balance different interests. It recognizes that society benefits from creative work and innovation. Individuals will not create or invent if they will not reap some benefit from their efforts. The law seeks

[lace] Whitaker auction

2004-08-25 Thread Dmt11home
I received this notice about the upcoming auction at Whitaker. There is some beautiful chantilly among the photos in the gallery. The message is from Karen Augusta who helps them identify the items in the auction: This summer Charles Whitaker and I have been photographing and assembling

Re: [lace] Tess Prof work on ebay

2004-08-23 Thread Dmt11home
Is there any evidence that the piraters have actually sold any of these CD's. How much money have they actually made? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Fwd: (Ne)Tina, ah, (Ne)Tina...

2004-08-23 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 8/23/2004 12:09:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When he caught me at my 2nd or 3rd retro-effort and repeated all th reasons against such, I looked up from my pillow and - bold as brass - said: I married *rich*; I do this for pleasure... Perhaps

[lace] Tess Prof work on ebay

2004-08-18 Thread Dmt11home
I understand that Tess and the Professor might not want anyone to profit from their hard work. It is a wonderful gift that they have given us by scanning and making all this available to us at virtually no cost and certainly no profit to them. It must be galling to think of someone else

[lace] 16th century bobbin on ebay

2004-08-14 Thread Dmt11home
Another point of reference is the lacefairy site, _www.lacefairy.com_ (http://www.lacefairy.com) where you can see art depicting lacemakers and their bobbins from the 17th century. On the My Met Gallery that I set up, there are two paintings from the 1600's, one Dutch, one Danish with

[lace] Tina the Little Lace-Maker

2004-08-11 Thread Dmt11home
I have been thumbing through my copy of Tina, which I am planning to take to read while my daughter has her wisdom teeth extracted today. I have to say that the book is much more than a reprint of a dime novel. There are three introductory chapters dealing with the discovery of the book,

[lace] Fun with Tina

2004-08-11 Thread Dmt11home
I just spent a thoroughly enjoyable hour reading Tina at the Oral Surgeon's office. As I suspected, Tina would be no where near as entertaining without the clever and informative notes provided by the Rocky Mountain Lace Guild. I liked the part where Tina, discovering a fire, breaks a glass

[lace] Calico

2004-08-01 Thread Dmt11home
Many thanks to all who responded to the calico question. I have a muslin fabric that I hope will do. The suggestion to call the hotel is a good one, however, as always I thought of my materials at the last minute and have to hit the road myself within the next three hours! Devon - To

[lace] meaning of calico in Australia or England

2004-07-31 Thread Dmt11home
I am taking a reticella class with Suzanne Gude of Australia at the IOLI convention. One of the materials required for the class is a 20 x 20 piece of calico. In the US, calico is a printed fabric with little flowers all over it that the pioneer ladies wore when they traveled west in wagon

Re: [lace] IOLI revised bylaws

2004-07-26 Thread Dmt11home
In obedience to Betty Ann's email, I went to the revised by-laws on the www.interenationaloldlacers.org site, but can't seem to get past the first page. Is this just my ineptitude? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

Re: [lace] IOLI revised bylaws

2004-07-26 Thread Dmt11home
Mary, What version of Adobe do you have? I have Adobe 5. Do you have 6? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Honiton boarder Pillows

2004-07-22 Thread Dmt11home
Dear Peter, Perhaps you would be interested in taking a 12 hour beginning Honiton class, or a 12 hour continuing Honiton class depending on where you are in your skills. The annual Lace Convention will be occurring in Harrisburg, Pa. within driving distance of New York, Aug 1-9. This year,

Re: [lace] Lace Pillow Survey

2004-07-19 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 7/18/2004 6:39:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Shirely, do you have trouble with dust coming from the sawdust pillow?? Somebody here had one, and commented on that feature of hers...she resorted to vacumning it between uses, then discovered after a while

[lace] Judge Judy not alone/Salute to the Judicial System

2004-07-15 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 7/15/2004 2:40:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Who would present the lace? I think a delegation. The delegation should include whoever is president of the IOLI at that time (could be years from now since the project is so time consuming) or her deputy,

[lace] Legal attire

2004-07-15 Thread Dmt11home
Thank you Karen for this interesting site regarding legal attire. It not only tells the history of legal attire, something that will be needed for the accompanying documentation that Aurelia refers to, but is a company that sells legal attire. It seems clear to me that it would be advantageous

[lace] IOLI Salute to the Judiciary

2004-07-15 Thread Dmt11home
Fellow Spiders, Let me draw your attention to the web-site of the Supreme Court Historical Society http://www.supremecourthistory.org/index.html Perhaps a source of info? Perhaps a co-sponsor? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL

Re: [lace] jabots

2004-07-15 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 7/15/2004 5:37:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Why the President of the IOLI? Isn't this an Arachne idea after all? Of course, if she is on Arachne at the time of the presentation it would be appropriate. Well, I guess it depends on who is clever

[lace] Salute to the Judicial System

2004-07-15 Thread Dmt11home
Interestingly, there is an American robe company which features several judicial collars, but all seem to be for women. They have a rather simple construction. You may click to see photos of them. I like the lacier ones.

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