Hi Jacqui
Yes, I remember Pat's gavel! That was a very special Convention in
Nottingham.
It must have been about the same time as you that I joined Arachne. I also
read about it in 'Lace'. I have remained a member all these years and it
was wonderful to meet some Arachnids in Groningen
Hello Miriam
I was in Crete in 2006 and took some photos of lace there. Some in a shop in
Chania and some in the village of Fodele. This is where El Greco was born
and a lovely village with craft stalls along the street. The women there do
a lot of macrame and tatting. I did not see much
If you click on the image on the Irish Times webpage
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0310/1224242572504.html
like this
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/images/2009/0310/1224242572504_1.html
the lace is clearer.
Lindy in Ireland
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Nancy Bush's book on Lace Knitting in Estonia is on my Wish List with
Amazon. I bought her sock book recently and am planning which pattern to
knit first. The Noro yarn Yoga socks for my daughter were non identical -
more siblings than twins! I now have a pair of FitFlops in the new winter
This pattern I have knitted has absolutely no sewing-up to do at all! It is
a very clever design which is finished the moment you cast off!
http://www.pieknits.com/blog/circumnavigated_cardigan/
I have almost finished my second one. I also love knitting socks, stoles,
scarves, dishcloths,
Well they say that knitting is the new Yoga! It has become very popular in
recent years. The Internet is great for yarn buying if your local town does
not yet have yarn shop which stocks anything other than acrylic furry stuff.
(Yes, I an a yarn snob!!)
Are any of you members of the Ravelry
Hi All
A good friend of mine has recently had the task of repairing a lace shawl
which had bad holes in it, possibly due to mice. She did a very good job on
it but has asked me the following:
I would love to do a course on how to repair stuff like this properly - I
am sure one exists -
Hi Dee
Worsted weight is the same as Aran weight. See this chart:
http://www.yarnstandards.com/weight.html
Lindy in very wet Ireland
Subject: [lace-chat] Knitting Yarns
I have just downloaded some free knitting patterns from the internet, and
some
of them are from America. I think I
Thanks Robin. I realised that just after my message came back to me as a
message from Lace! I resent it to the correct address. Sorry all!
Just back from OIDFA and have now re-subscribed
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Well done Janice! I really enjoyed the interview. It makes me want to go
straight to my lace pillow. You are extremely talented, whatever you say!
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I met a girl last summer in Northern Ireland who is involved in this.
Some of her crochet can be seen in the links and also further down her Blog:
http://www.rockpoolcandy.com
Lindy in Ireland
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What wonderful tips for lacemakers. Thank you all for great ideas.
Now can anyone tell me the name of a sort of film which can be attached to a
wall or board and used to display lace? I am not sure if it is sticky (I
imagine not) but it is easy to place and remove the lace. Someone was
I have just today registered for the OIDFA Congress and asked for the Eden
City Hotel.
I wonder if many are arriving on the Thursday so that we could meet that
day. Between the Reception on Friday and the concert there may be time to
have an Arachne meal, or perhaps lunch on Friday or
Hello Lacemakers
I have been unsubscribed for a couple of months while I was away from home,
so I don't know if the topic has been discussed before.
I wonder if any of you are going to the OIDFA Congress in the Netherlands
this summer. I am considering going and would be interested in
Hello Spiders
Susan, that is a wonderful document all about lace knitting! Thank you
very much for posting it for us to see.
I also have joined the Mysterystole3 Knit-a -Long. I am still waiting
for the yarn which was delayed by the floods in England but I hope is
now in the mail to me. I
guilds and lace organisations would find it interesting.
Thank you for all the hard work
Lindy Taylour
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Hello lacemakers
The lace button thread was a while ago but I have just found an interesting
tutorial on the Internet. Have a look at http://tinyurl.com/27qpdv
Lindy in Ireland
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Thank you Jean (and David) for all the work that goes into the Advent
Calendar. It is a daily treat!
Lindy in Ireland
Oh, almost forgot, there's one more thing on The Lace Guild website for
December. Try clicking on the sprig of holly.
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I am thrilled to win a pair of socks!
Thank you very much indeed for your generosity.
Lindy in Ireland
Subject: [lace-chat] Halloween Raffle
I had 25 entries for the socks and as I managed to get some more pairs,
there are 3 winners. My son did the drawing.
The winners
Dear Jeri
I had an email recently from her from this address. She still teaches
bobbin lace in Dublin.
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Her web site is http://www.annmargaretkeller.com/
Hope this helps
Lindy in Ireland
Dear Lacemakers,
Please, would somone on Arachne please tell me what has happened
For the non-sewers among us, I bought mine by mail-order from
http://www.travellinglight.com/
It is called a Cobber and I used it one Christmas in Namibia with great
success.
The company have all sorts of things travellers need.
Just a satisfied customer,
Lindy in Ireland
Sent: Monday,
The breed of bulls referred to in the notice was Blonde d'Aquitaine. (they
are fair-haired!)
Lindy
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I saw some lace for sale in Crete a few years ago. My photos are on
Webshots http://www.webshots.com/
If you type Lace+Crete into the search box, they will come up. If this does
not work I can invite anyone interested to view them if I have their email
address.
Certainly I thought it very
Hi Jeanette and other Spiders
I was inspired to make some Cretan lace myself and downloaded the book from
the Digital Archives of Lace books and articles.
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/topic_lace.html
Koustouraki-Koukoulari, Kristina. Cretan Bobbin Lace [Kritiko Kopanelli],
1985,
Hi Jane
Talking of Nottingham lace, someone asked me recently if I knew of handmade
Nottingham Lace. I understood that it was only made by machine. Can
anyone enlighten me?
Lindy in Ireland
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Dear Spiders
When people talk of Irish lace they usually mean Irish Crochet or
Carrickmacross lace. They do not know that Tatting was also taught and made
in here from 1847 around the town of Ardee.
It was made by poor children and as much as 5,000 Pounds was earned for
distribution in that
Hello Dorte
I also have Skype and have only used it so far to talk free to my sister who
lives in Scotland. I believe it works best if you have Broadband connection
to the Internet (as we both have). I would be interested in talking to
other lacemakers if a meeting is arranged. The only
Talking of Russian lace ... have a look at my Russian lace reindeer in the
Gallery page of the Guild of Irish Lacemakers.
http://www.irishlace.org/Gallery.htm The pattern came from Tessa Holmes when
she came over to Ireland to teach a few years ago. My friends think that he
is a Reindeer with
I have the biography list from March 30th 1997 which I can check for names
of members who joined after Jane's list. Let me know off list and I can
look you up.
Lindy in Ireland
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Hi margaret
I was delighted on my return from caring for my elderly mother for a week to
find Piecework waiting for me. Thank you very much indeed for the raffle
prize. It is a really good issue with such interesting articles on laces of
all kinds. I have enjoyed them all, especially the
, Australia and
Lindy
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Hi Janice
I have never heard this saying used in Ireland, but I like it!!
Lindy in Ireland
On another topic I received a letter from an English friend now living in
southern Ireland. She has finally moved into her own house after renting
for a couple of years and was complaining about dealing
Hi Bev
I have read the first five in the series and have just bought the 6th. I
really enjoy the atmosphere in the books, very African! We lived for years
in South Africa and have visited Botswana so I feel very nostalgic when I
read one of these. I think after the first one it probably is not
Hi All
For those interested in Carrickmacross lace, Mary Shields tells me she will
be teaching at the IOLI Convention in Denver in August. She will also be
giving a class at Ithaca next October for the Finger Lakes Lace Guild's
25th Annual Lace Day Event.
Hope some of you can attend these
Hi All
Sorry to cross-post but I wanted to reach as many people as possible.
The Guild of Irish Lacemakers are having a weekend of lacemaking from July
22 to 24 in Ireland. It is a residential workshop at An Grianan (College of
Further Education) in Termonfekin, Co Louth. The classes offered
Hi Mikki
I would love to see your photos but cannot find them using this URL. I was
in South Africa 3 years ago and saw some lace in the Orange Free State made
by Emily Hobhouse. Can't remember the name of the museum but there was a
memorial to the Boer Women outside. The staff were very
Hi All
Thanks to Sue's instructions for adding to the Arachne Webshots album, I
have at last got Pauline's pincushion on show! I sent the file months ago
to Lacefairy but must have got something wrong as I don't think it appeared
on her page with the others. Anyway I am really grateful to
Hello All
My microwave needs to be replaced as the enamel is peeling from the inside.
I was wondering if I should spend the extra money and get a combination oven
with a grill as well as microwaves. Have any of you got one of these and do
you use the grill part often? Are they easy to clean if
Dear Friends
I have a problem!
The Adult Education Organiser has had this wonderful idea that the long-term
patients in the local mental hospital need classes to occupy them during a
long and boring day. There used to be an occupational therapy dept where
they could do crafts but due to lack of
Hi Both Jeans and those interested in Armenian Needlelace!
I did a beading class at the Convention of Irish Lacemakers recently with
Pat Trott who also taught Armenian needle lace to some of the class. I
Googled and came up with some examples on this page
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