I just got a flyer in the mail from the children of Hester Tuckey of
Charlotte, MI.
Apparently, Hester was a lacemaker and needlewoman with a collecting
habit (so much like me!). Mr Tuckey liked to paint lead soldiers.
Their estate will be at auction Sept 16 and 17th in Charlotte, MI.
The
Dear Gentle Spiders,
As you know Beth is ok, as she has posted here, but I also wanted you to
know that the other IOLI member from the Louisiana has also been in
touch with me via email and is fine, considering the circumstances.
It's not that lacers are more important, but I think it's
Dear ones,
As I understand it, the table ribbon, which is the focus of the lace
contest, is a traditional lace piece in Quebec. I may be wrong, I'm
judging on how it was presented, how all the people from Quebec seemed
to know what it was instinctively, etc.
That's why the stringent guidelines,
Carolyn,
Does that mean that a table ribbon in Quebec is by definition always less than
xx inches wide, and xx inches
long,regardless of the setting (a much longer table, for instance?) If so, I
still think that perhaps a more
interesting (for the international community of lacemakers) might
PLEASE check with the organizers before taking this info as gospel. It's what
I wrote down, but it may not be entirely correct, so double check to make sure.
I'd hate for someone to mail an item or make an item on my say-so only to have
it not qualifyor arrive late, etc.
All dates are
A cartoonist/artist friend of mine is going to draw a long story about
Shrewsbury, UK, so he'd like to know more about bobbin lace.
Does someone remember which website has a picture of moving bobbins on it?
Does anyone have pictures (preferably moving pictures so he can get the gist
of the
Could someone post the photo site here again and any particulars that I
might need to know to access it?
Thanks!
Laurie
--
Laurie J Hughes
Senior Research Associate
New England Research Institutes, Inc
9 Galen Street, Suite 117
Watertown, MA 02472
v: (617)
Well,
Thanks to Jean, I plan to purchase quite a few of the Lace Guild's used
books. (You should really check them out, there's some great titles
that are rare and out of print...I could have spent double had I had it
in the bank.)
So, I'm getting estimates for shipping to the US, but I
Dear all,
You can always get the correct email for any IOLI Board Members at the
website www.internationaloldlacers.org on the first page you come to, just
click on the person you want to email. (especially handy when you want to
email an officer at 2 in the morningwhen no one is up.)
This place has it charted for cross stitch.
http://www.unchartedterritory.com/unchar14.htm
Enjoy,
Lace in Peace,
Laurie
--
Laurie J Hughes
Metro Boston, Massachusetts
Bobbin lace, social history, gardening
When I grow up I want to be a housewife.
I can only speak about what I've seen or plan to see, but here it goes.
First of all, the Lace Guild has a really lovely guide to lace and lace
collections in the UK. It's more than worth the price. It gives a synopsis
of the overall holdings of a museum or stately house, etc, the hours and
An ATM card is the bestwe call them ATM cards in the US, it's the card
you can take to an automatic teller and get cash, most double as a credit
card. there you have the best of both worlds...but a word of
warningIOLI has been known to empty the hotel money machines...so get at
least some
I was the officer in NELG that Jeri sent the info to, she suggested I
put it in the newsletter, which I will. (The next newsletter is in
process and due to be mailed out next week.)
May 4th - May 11th I was on vacation.
May 12th - May 16th I had a deadline at work that kept me working 18
hours
Maureen is out of the bobbin business. It really was a blow to us bobbin
collectors, she had great stuff.
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*Sue Babbs
*Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 10:17 AM
*To: lace@arachne.com
*Subject: [lace] Benda
A message from NKO
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Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 12:23 PM
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Dear mrs. Hughes,
Please excuse me bothering you with this request.
Would you please send a
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Dear mrs. Hughes,
Please excuse me bothering you with this request.
Would you please send a
P Duvall
*Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 9:43 PM
*To: lace Arachne
*Subject: [lace] Re: Another Ebay lace bobbin...
*
*
*On May 22, 2005, at 21:18, Laurie Hughes wrote:
*
* http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
* ViewItemcategory=60201item=7324835059
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*Extremely rare is right :) And, I always
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=60201item=7324835059
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Laurie J Hughes
Metro Boston, Massachusetts
Bobbin lace, social history, gardening
When I grow up I want to be a housewife.
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To
Sue, and all Arachnes...
I'd like to publish this translation in my Guild newsletter, could you let
me know who translated it so that I might obtain their permission?
Thanks!
Laurie
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*From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Behalf Of
*Sue Babbs
*Sent:
Liz, Everyone has answered this pretty thoroughly except for this part:
*How would a teenager who is addicted to computer games be kept
*occupied in
*Denver and vicinity?
I have a son who CANNOT live without his computer and although he might go
to the zoo and water park, if you don't dose him
...when I got a text message Just thought you should know that your name is
in Piecework's new issue.
What?!?
But it's true, on page 7, I'm listed as membership chair of I.O.L.I. with my
name and address. But wait...there's more!
In the next issue section I read and find out that the next
...anyone got from the previous message that Piecework was in error,
Piecework isn't. I AM Membership Chair of I.O.L.I. and my surprise was
surprise and joy, not surprise and anything else.
Such a nice surprise...
--
Laurie J Hughes
Metro Boston,
Barbara,
I just carried a square with pins and bobbins on it through Lansing and
Chicago. I carried a whole box of pins on the plane with me through Boston
to Chicago and Lansing. Pins aren't on the prohibited items list. I
understand it has to do with the length of a pointy object, can it
Each year the New England Lace Group has a Retreat in May. If there is
still room in the event after the NELG deadline, I like to extend lacers
on Arachne the opportunity to attend. This year it's in Wareham, MA.
The last town on the bay side before the Cape Cod Canal. Below if the
abridged
I took my knitting on board with me to England last December and back again
to Boston. No problems, they were Addi turbo's so were metal, but not long.
*-Original Message-
*From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Behalf Of
*Janice Blair
*Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 7:38 PM
Maybe we could get a descriptive that begins with O so that IOLI wouldn't
have to change acronyms..
Obsequious? Obtuse?
Come on cross word puzzle fans!
Lace in Peace,
Laurie
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*Sent:
Jean, I read this aloud to my son and he said Nothing's wrong with ALGI if
you like green stuff that grows in murky ponds.
*Any name change should be conscious of not conflicting with other
*existing organisations, particularly OIDFA which is truly
*international. Any one who has heard about
Tamara,
I don't know about the overseas IOLI people, I suspect that their
demonstrating is no less countable for IOLI if they are not demonstrating
for their local Australian Group (we don't want volunteer hours counted
fifty times.I mean, not really, double dipping is not really smiled upon
Devon, definitely.
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*Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 8:38 AM
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*Subject: [lace] Cone Exhibit hyperbole
*
*
*Would it be fair to say that The Cone Exhibit is the best
*lace
With all my proselytizing about going to see the exhibit at BMA, I
completely forgot one of the most wonderful things that I attended Saturday.
Ilske Thompson's talk on Lace in Fashion was a wonderful hour long history
of lace in fashion, limited to bobbin and needle lace. She graced us with
What a fabulous exhibit!
Two full rooms of mostly exquisite lace, needle, Binche, chantilly and a
Russian(?) piece too. It is certainly fulfilling for me to see lace
displayed on a par with the rest of the art at a major Art museum. Really
lovely ways of displaying the pieces should be noted.
Oh someone please go and photograph as permitted! We stuck here across the
pond love royal lace too!
*-Original Message-
*From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Behalf Of
*Leonard Bazar
*Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 2:51 PM
*To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Subject: [lace] Princess
*I'm in the sea of the last hurrahs attendant on my forthcoming (and
*nerve-wracking for a reluctant driver like myself g) trip to
*Maryland
*on Friday for the Chesapeake Region Lace Guild's Lace Day (at the
*Baltimore Museum of Art, April 2).
T - I am absolutely green with envy. I SO want to be
*The curator informs me that she has told the museum that lace
*enthusiasts
*are a smaller, but very devoted group. I hope that those who
*attend and who
*enjoy the exhibit, over 50 items in several rooms, express
*enthusiasm to the
*upper management of the museum as it will bolster the position
yes, yes, 1/2 day!
I can't pass up the unsinkable Molly Brown's house. She's my hero.
But after would be fun!
Count me in!
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Dear T,
I wrote:
* I took Ulrike Voelker's (nee Loehr) (NOTE: The new name has
*NO UMLAUT,
* YAY!)
You wrote:
*To date, I've seen about 5 different spellings of the new name; can't
*wait to see her (in Denver) and ask what the correct one is and how
*it's pronounced g
I have it straight from
Julie,
I took Ulrike Voelker's (nee Loehr) (NOTE: The new name has NO UMLAUT,
YAY!) class in Ithaca and love Mechlin. I haven't done tons of it, but I
think I got the ground pretty well under my belt.
As usual, Tamara's Patented Thinking Woman's Lace Methods are right on
track. On the
Gentle Spiders,
I'm trying to rejoin OIDFA. Went the website and found this:
If you live in one of the following countries, please pay to the
address in your country!
RATES by Country: where membership can be paid in local currency:
* USA 35 USD
No where on the site is the address to send
Jeri,
It is very difficult to conceive of the distances between cities in Texas
for us easterners. That is one huge state!
Canyon is near Amarillo which is about as far away from most lacemakers as
you are from New York City. I think the closest IOLI member is about 400
miles away in Texas.
Well, Weronika...
Are I.O.L.I. Conventions worth it? I don't know if I can add anything to
Alice's lovely and thorough dissertation, but here is another perspective.
The first time I attended a convention it was in New Jersey in 1991. I had
very recently moved from Texas to Massachusetts and
Dear Bridget,
This may not be of a help to you as I'm in the US, but the shop I work
in one day a week (The World in Stitches) has Danish Flower Thread in a
limited palate and a limited quantity. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] to
find what colors and how much we have.
I was a very pleased customer
Dear Traveling Spiders,
I'm sure everyone else knows this...but just in case
If you book through the internet be sure to check ALL the online travel
reservation sites, using various dates and various airports, if you can.
Why? Well(deep breath)
Each airline gives X number of cheap
Hello everyone,
At my first Convention in 1991 (Newark, thank you Lost Art Lacers!), I
befriended a woman, my age, who was staying at a hotel near the host hotel.
As I expounded on all the excitement I felt in a place where every
discussion I heard was about lace, she said I wouldn't know about
Dear Holders of all Lace Knowledge,
I heard that Christine Springett's bobbins are going up for auction. Did I
miss it? Any info?
Lace in Peace,
Laurie
--
Laurie J Hughes
Senior Research Associate
New England Research Institutes, Inc
9 Galen Street, Suite
I just happened to be surfing the web and to my delight found that the
teachers and lectures have been announced for the Finger Lakes Lace Day
2004.
(Ok, I've been checking it everyday. And they say lace makers much have a
lot of patience!)
Go to
Ulrike Löhr will be teaching her 3-D Snowflake Sampler April 2-4, 2004 in
Massachusetts.
If you haven't seen this sampler, let me tell you a little bit about it.
The sampler is made of equilateral triangles of different kinds of
snowflakes (which you can choose from her book Viele Gute Gründe or
Dear Ebaying Arachnids,
Please excuse the double posting, this is important for everyone to see.
Just to let you know that there are people spoofing emails from Ebay
prompting you to log on because your account is expiring. The subject
line on the two I received was Your account expire, please
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