[lace] Nearly Finished

2012-08-16 Thread Patty Dowden
I have had things on my pillows that were not very large and more than half finished and then I didn't touch them for years. Sometimes I finish out of a sense of duty (blah) and sometimes I fall in love with it all over again. But lately I have been mostly tatting and inventing things in

RE: [lace] Needle covers

2011-05-18 Thread Patty Dowden
.. Another good idea for the protection of scissor points is to cut a short length of that green oxygen tubing (or get some kind nurse in Emergency to do it for you). It slips neatly over the points and stays there. David in Ballarat David, I use

RE: [lace] handmade

2011-05-03 Thread Patty Dowden
Nancy and all These definitions are always a problem.. Lorelei === My personal definition of lace is string and a hole! No hole, no lace. No string, no lace. Patty - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

RE: [lace] detailed Dress photos needed

2011-04-29 Thread Patty Dowden
It is the RSN (Royal School of Needlework) press release that described the Carrickmacross technique, and I guess they know what they're talking about. *** Well they are embroiderers! How do we know what they know about lace? Or how it's made! Or where it is from? I wonder, though, if

[lace] A Different Idea of Reality!

2011-04-04 Thread Patty Dowden
From Liz TheLaceBee ...What I did say was she had to choose patterns to get herself to the biggy. Her response was that unless she made something that big then people at our living history events would be more impressed with what I was making. I suggested that she got another lace teacher...

RE: [lace] Ebay item #390300855726

2011-03-30 Thread Patty Dowden
I don't think the pillow is usable and it also looks to be too high. I rather think that it might have been a very fancy setup for netting or something like that. -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Laurie Waters Sent: Wednesday,

RE: [lace] Ebay item #390300855726

2011-03-30 Thread Patty Dowden
A second thought, might it be a hat stand? -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Laurie Waters Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 7:37 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Ebay item #390300855726 Apologes, I wrote a few days ago with

RE: [lace] Netting and embroidery on net

2010-09-21 Thread Patty Dowden
They found a frame with embroidered netting in a storeroom in the compound where I work. Here are some pictures of it: http://picasaweb.google.com/srclaireedith/FoundNetting?authkey=Gv1sRgCNyNmJ6 iuILSlQ It's pretty dirty. Does anyone know how I can clean it without removing it from the frame?

RE: [lace-chat] Trying to verify if this collar was crocheted

2010-09-20 Thread Patty Dowden
working in rows. Patty Dowden To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.

RE: [lace] Unusual Torah binder (bobbin lace)

2010-09-15 Thread Patty Dowden
There a Torah binder in the collection made of bobbin lace. It's undated and only identified as Italian and sewn onto a silk backing. I've never seen anything like it -- very freeform. I was just wondering whether anyone might know anything about this style of lace.

RE: [lace] Thread question

2010-08-26 Thread Patty Dowden
Only one of the skeins still has a tag on it. The label reads: No. 4 LCF Coeur de Lin Superfin 300 Tours Has anyone heard of it? Thanks, Sr. Claire = Coeur de Lin = Heart of Linen Superfin = Very Fine 300 Tours = 300 Turns It

RE: [lace] Identifying a piece of lace.

2010-08-14 Thread Patty Dowden
Anyway! Why I really wanted to post a message. Could someone please identify this type of lace? I'm at a complete loss to be honest. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4889690935_fddc9ecd98_b.jpg Thank you in advance! Nathalie =

Re: [lace] Ruskin lace

2009-02-08 Thread Patty Dowden
At 09:00 AM 2/8/2009, hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: Hello Again! I am writing to ask for counseling on Ruskin lace. A friend registered for an EGA RL class (seminar this fall) but it was over-booked she did not get a space. I have lots of resources on needlelace that I could lend, including

Re: [lace] Lace books

2009-02-04 Thread Patty Dowden
At 05:10 AM 2/4/2009, Nancy Nicholson wrote: As a relatively newcomer to lace I have been buying lace books as and when I can afford it. I have at the moment The Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches by Cook Stott and have just bought Practical Skills in Bobbin Lace by Cook. I have just noticed

Re: [lace] Interesting Lace Find!

2009-02-03 Thread Patty Dowden
There are telltale signs of this being barmen lace. The spiders have 2 extra pairs running through the middle because spiders get wiggly at the middle spot without that support. The half stitch looks like lazy cloth stitch and only leans a bit instead of actually having 3 axis'. The tallies

Re: [lace-chat] The Blonde Bloke That Was

2009-01-31 Thread Patty Dowden
At 06:08 AM 1/31/2009, David in Ballarat wrote: At 08:51 AM 31/01/2009, you wrote: David in Ballarat - who used to be very blonde. Does that mean you are now VERY, VERY blonde, approaching silver OR Does that mean you fixed your own lunches? That means that I'm mainly bald!!! - with

Re: [lace-chat] Re: Need Help Identifying Pulled Thread Embroidery Design

2009-01-29 Thread Patty Dowden
At 04:04 AM 1/29/2009, Avital wrote: It looks like South American/Mexican drawn work to me. Is that possible? Is Alex Stillwell on lace chat? She would probably know. Avital I don't think the pulled thread work has enough distinctive points to identify it by locale. It's pretty generic

Re: [lace] Bobbin activity.....an update.

2009-01-25 Thread Patty Dowden
At 10:47 AM 1/24/2009, Brian Lemin wrote: ... There are two small bones (matched!) which one museum has labeled bobbins but then put an iron age label on them. They are pretty certain that the Iron age is an OK date so I have dropped investigating these completely, though of all the possible

Re: [lace-chat] Easter!!!!!!

2009-01-05 Thread Patty Dowden
At 12:27 AM 1/5/2009, Jean Nathan wrote: From my ISP's new pages Shoppers at a supermarket were stunned to see Easter eggs on sale - four days after Christmas. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK === The absolute end will come when greeting

Re: [lace] Mixing fibers and gimp question

2009-01-02 Thread Patty Dowden
At 05:37 PM 1/2/2009, Dona Bushong wrote: ...Before leaving Belgium I purchased some lovely white linen yardage with the intention of making lace for a Christening gown. I've found the perfect pattern by way of Sally Barry's Luton books along with her generous input to the NELG newsletter.

[lace] Lorelei's website to be up again!!!

2008-12-27 Thread Patty Dowden
Then there is all the computer work preparatory to getting my website up again. Lots to do! Happy New Year everybody. Lorelei Dear Lorelei, Thank you so much! I can't tell you how much I have missed the enormous amount of

Re: [lace] Bertha Pappenheim

2008-12-16 Thread Patty Dowden
At 06:27 PM 12/16/2008, Laurie Waters wrote: I just bought a book called Spitzen und so Weiter (Lace and So On), it's the catalog of the exhibition of Bertha Pappenheim's lace collection at the MAK - Österreichisches Museum fuer angewandte Kunst/Gegenwartskunst in Vienna. I think the

[lace] My mind forgot, but my fingers remembered

2008-10-22 Thread Patty Dowden
A short while ago, Sister Claire was asking about winding bobbins. I replied with the method I was taught, but have come to discover that it was not the method I USE. And for the life of me, I could not consciously remember exactly how it is that I wind bobbins. SO, I just took some

Re: [lace] [Lace] Sewings

2008-09-10 Thread Patty Dowden
I have a question over people's sewing out habits. I am mostly finished with Claudine Beuvain's Carton Cle de Sol (musical clef) and have used the tactic of sewing out from one patch of ground, across my torchon outline and re-sew in to use the thread in the other type of ground. Is bad technique

Re: [lace] Ground terminology

2008-09-10 Thread Patty Dowden
On the topic of the Carton Cle de Sol I wondered if anyone else had completed this project, I still cannot work out the last ground type she used. Her list gives mariage simple; dieppe; alencon; torchon fond a la rose I. I asked a while back for translations of these first three as i thought i

Re: [lace] Any ideas on what this is?

2008-09-02 Thread Patty Dowden
At 05:19 PM 9/2/2008, Adele Shaak wrote: I don't recall seeing any responses to this post - maybe everybody else is flummoxed, too? I think it's part of a fishing rod - possibly you stuck a reed on the spindle part to make a full-sized rod - but I'm just going on my imagination and have no

Re: [lace] Mixing Threads

2008-08-31 Thread Patty Dowden
Wendy St Dogmaels wrote: I am making an edging, the book says to use DMC Cotton Perle 8 with DMC 80 Cordonnet Special. Well I have the Perle but didn't have any Cordonnet, so I have used Venus 70 instead. My problem is that it is very hard work as they seem to be fighting each other by that I

Re: [lace-chat] webshots problem

2008-08-30 Thread Patty Dowden
At 07:44 AM 8/30/2008, Janice Blair wrote: ... I was experimenting and I was able to put a photo on (the chick and egg design), without a password, but there is no where to select a means of deleting a photo. Does anyone known how I can achieve that? Janice

Re: [lace] Honeycomb delight

2008-08-29 Thread Patty Dowden
Dear Friends, Don't you just love doing Honeycomb stitch??? I do. I did a big mob of it today. I just find it so gorgeous with it's tessellating hexagons - not to mention the way it fills whole areas so quickly. Perhaps you have a favourite stitch you'd like to tell us about David in Ballarat

Re: [lace] Honeycombe delight

2008-08-29 Thread Patty Dowden
At 04:44 PM 8/29/2008, Janice Blair wrote: Mark, I think your fan has Roseground not Honeycombe. Honeycombe has six pinholes, one at top, two on the sides and one at the bottom. It is usually surrounded by a gimp which makes it look like round holes. It is also one of my favorites.

[lace-chat] The origin of sundae

2008-08-29 Thread Patty Dowden
Ice cream sundaes are peculiarly American. Here's a web site with some of its history http://tinyurl.com/5qsj9n To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace-chat] Missed messages

2008-08-29 Thread Patty Dowden
At 12:16 PM 8/29/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I keep seeing responses to messages from David Collyer but I don't see the originals ever. I don't understand how this can be as I don't seem to be missing anyone else's. Can anyone with more computer know how than I (not difficult that!)

Re: [lace-chat] Lace earth-moving machines

2008-08-25 Thread Patty Dowden
Admittedly, the subject is related to lace but it would be a bit of a stretch to post this to the lace list so I'm posting to lace chat. http://www.boingboing.net/2008/08/25/lacy-steampunk-earth.html Description: Artist Wim Delvoye's Gothic series features a collection of beautiful earth-moving

[lace] My experience of Cantu Lace

2008-08-22 Thread Patty Dowden
I took a class in Cantu from Vera Cockyut several years ago at the Lace Museum in Sunnyvale, California and received her book as part of my class materials. While her self publications are pretty basic on the printing side, their content is quite comprehensive. A clearly remember my reaction

Re: [lace-chat] stone

2008-08-21 Thread Patty Dowden
dear lacers what is the equivalent for american pounds for stone in weight thanks yours in lace Dearl Christiansburg, Virginia, USA A stone is 20 US pounds. I was taught by some Catholic religious brothers in high school and Brother Samuel reported that he had gained some weight to his

Re: [lace] lifting lace

2008-08-20 Thread Patty Dowden
Hi De Hi I am about to make a lace horseshoe and have found on making the last one that the lace keeps lifting off the pillow when I am going around the bend of the shoe. Is this happening because I am not angleing my pins properly or is it normal. Wendy St Dogmales

[lace] On eBay: Heather Toomer Lace

2008-08-20 Thread Patty Dowden
Lace, a Guide to Identification of Old Lace Types and Techniques eBay number 180279434200 [] Buy it Now $31.08 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] A question

2008-08-06 Thread Patty Dowden
At 01:52 AM 8/6/2008, you wrote: I don't do much tape lace so it's probably down to my inexperience but can anyone tell me why when I place the pin at the right hand side of the work I get a nicely formed loop but when I work the left hand side the loop is much smaller and not so well formed.

Re: [lace] Re: Representation of lace

2008-07-17 Thread Patty Dowden
Now, I take issue with the claim that tatting is related to macrame. Tatting is a single thread, or two at most, worked in loops. Macrame is many threads, each following its own path and interacting in many ways with its neighbors. Very different! I agree. But there is one similarity

Fwd: Re: [lace] Spare thread

2008-07-14 Thread Patty Dowden
I think I may have just discovered the cause of my bobbins unwinding while I work. Not all of them, but some. Could this be due to me winding the bobbins improperly, against the curve of the thread? It's a real pain having to rewind bobbins at frequent intervals, and this happened when I did

Fwd: [lace-chat] extreme ironing

2008-07-14 Thread Patty Dowden
hey - y'all ready for the newest sport? http://www.extremeironing.com/ :) Regards, Ricky T in Utah Splutter! Cough! Ironing I can't remember the last time I did that! For Sport??? Extreme or otherwise?!!!?? ROTFLOL! Patty To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

RE: [lace] Fan edging

2008-06-30 Thread Patty Dowden
At 09:43 AM 6/30/2008, Karen wrote: No...still confused...What do you mean with a straight lace with fans in the design? Is it that the fans are not on the outer edge? Karen Hi Karen, In Torchon, the design of the cloth stitch is generally diagonal. At the headside, this leaves a deep V that

Re: [lace] Fan edging

2008-06-28 Thread Patty Dowden
At 04:32 AM 6/28/2008, Wendy Davies wrote: Hi All Have any of you please got any advice on how to get my fans looking curved. I have tried most things from different tension to rearranging the passives but no luck. Mine are looking too flat instead of rounded, sometimes they work ( but I keep

Re: [lace] French translations

2008-06-24 Thread Patty Dowden
Hi Rhiannon, This is quite a collection of terms! Where did you find these? Context would be helpful, but this is what I came up with. Could someone help clarify some stitches for me: point de tige embroidery stitch english = stem stitch dieppe bobbin lace stitch CT pin CTT Torchon

Re: [lace] Lace ID

2008-06-23 Thread Patty Dowden
At 08:40 PM 6/21/2008, Kathryn Nuttall wrote: Can anyone identify this type of lace? http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn10/adam1christy/ebay025-17.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn10/adam1christy/ebay031-19.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn10/adam1christy/ebay027-15.jpg It

Re: [lace] Pam's wedding trousseau

2008-06-17 Thread Patty Dowden
Dear Pam, You are indeed fortunate to have a lacemaker of your mum's caliber (Pat Hallam) to play wedding fairy. I fairly swooned to think of the amount of lace dripping off your wedding gown. Would it be possible to pop some pictures onto the Arachne webshots? I promise not to drool on

Re: [lace] Honiton/Milanese

2008-06-13 Thread Patty Dowden
From Wendy Davies ... To my inexperienced eye they look very similar can you tell me what the difference is as I have seen lovely Honiton patterns that I want to do but as yet have only learned Milanese and Torchon. thanks =

Re: [lace-chat] Re: origin of a word

2008-06-13 Thread Patty Dowden
My choice for a palliative might be the aperitive (or aperitif) that Tamara was referring to. But don't tell those primitives, my relatives, or their agent operatives since it is none of their business what I use for a restorative. Devon ~ Well done!

[lace] Re: [lace-chat] Hand or Machine?

2008-06-10 Thread Patty Dowden
At 01:11 PM 6/10/2008, you wrote: Evening fellow spiders I've just found the following on ebay (the english site) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cotton-Lace-Fabric-Handmade-Patchwork-Quilting-Dress_W0QQitemZ310058003136QQihZ021QQcategoryZ19319QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Now which is it

Re: [lace] Re: Gimps

2008-06-07 Thread Patty Dowden
Morning Arachneans all .. I agree with Clay that there probably isn't that many of us on here that are 'historically correct' so, make lace, enjoy it and love it is my advice! (Am now prepared to be shot down in flames, being a 'newbie') Looking forward to the replies! Sue in East

Re: [lace] ebay bobbin lace?

2008-05-28 Thread Patty Dowden
190224579806 Is it bobbin lace? Jenny Brandis == Most assuredly bobbin lace. Quite a mix of techniques, large scale, turns corners. I would say handmade, but I could be wrong. The turned corners are what decided me. Patty - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Unicorn pattern in Russian tape lace

2008-05-21 Thread Patty Dowden
At 02:32 AM 5/21/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now what do you think would it violate the pattern if I did a wilder Grund (wilde ground: CT-CTCT-CT-CTCT and the next row CTCT-CT- etc.) Hi Martine, The wilder grund is one of my favorites. I think it would be perfect for a Unicorn! Patty

Re: [lace] Variegated thread

2008-05-15 Thread Patty Dowden
Any hints about using variegated thread successfully? I've been using some Valdani thread as workers in a piece of Torchon and it's comming out in regular stripes - not the effect I wanted at all. Other times I've used it and the patterns been completely lost and a mess. What's the trick?

[lace] My Torchon Story

2008-05-08 Thread Patty Dowden
When I started following the lessons in Rosemary Shepherd's Introduction to Bobbin Lace I ran smack into the issue of not being able to finish lace well (invisibly). I worked on it some, but being too new, I just couldn't figure it out. I tried Beds and had the same problem. Open laces

Re: [lace] Lurker update

2008-04-25 Thread Patty Dowden
Well I did it!! The sun was shining, all your mails behind me, so I prepared a pricking, and step by step I started making lace! Angela Bravo Angela! Well Done! I am so glad your fingers remember (had no doubt they would) Patty - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Rosalibre

2008-04-21 Thread Patty Dowden
What is Rosalibre?? Sue in East Yorkshire Oh my! And Tamara hasn't answered yet! Rosalibre is a new lace invented by Cathy Belleville in the tradition of Brussels laces, whose previous last lace was Rosaline. It is fun, full of color and lots of interesting tricks. Tamara is quite the

[lace] Wire for Tatting

2008-04-20 Thread Patty Dowden
Hi Patty, Might I ask you what wire you use to tat? Thanks, Nancy = I have used several different weights to Tat, but the most successful was 2 plies of AWG 40-something nickel wire for winding electric motors. Here's a link to Arachne

[lace] Beds Bookmark in Color

2008-04-20 Thread Patty Dowden
Is the pattern for the Beds Book Mark available anywhere? That is something I would like to try, I love the way you added color (or is the pattern designed that way?). Lorri Here's a link to Arachne Webshots for a picture:

Re: [lace] Lady Penelope

2008-04-20 Thread Patty Dowden
Noelene, you can't be serious! I count it a red letter day when we are graced with one of your poems. I have also reached the age where I meet new friendly people every day (no matter how long I have known them! Your lovely rhymes are a delight. Patty - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Re: what did you do before bobbin lace

2008-04-19 Thread Patty Dowden
Having always (and still) been a stringaholic, I have and still do: needle lace, tatting, crochet, macrame, embroidery and anything else that comes along. I am seriously considering needle lace in wire. I think it would work. Tatting does! I recall my older brother at about age 8, tying

Re: [lace-chat] Miracourt lace item

2008-04-16 Thread Patty Dowden
At 12:07 PM 4/16/2008, Alice Howell wrote: Here is a Mirecourt lace piece listed as a collar. I understood Mirecourt as being used mainly for household used. This looks to me like the corner off something, rather than a collar. Usually lace made for a collar has the two front sections

Re: [lace-chat] Miracourt lace item

2008-04-16 Thread Patty Dowden
Definitely hand made. Handmade does not imply perfection. After the 312th repeat of something, I would be apt to make a mistake! Also, if the pricking is wrong and the lacemaker is not up to fixing it or is told to work it as it is, well there will be inconsistencies. Patty To

Re: [lace-chat] Another odd item on Ebay

2008-04-01 Thread Patty Dowden
Hi Sue, I went to look, sucker for curiosity and left the seller a note. When I saw it I said, It's a tuffet!. So the joke is on the seller. It really is a tuffet, she said, smirking. A good one for April Fool's Patty Found this on ebay this morning: Item number 150232034247 I'm sure it's

[lace] Luminous Watts Chapel

2008-03-28 Thread Patty Dowden
Dear Janice, I am nuts about Art Nouveau. These pictures are fabulous! Thanks so much. Patty - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] $65,000 Lace Fan

2007-12-01 Thread Patty Dowden
most European Chantilly fans, the lace is mounted on a neutral colored silk lining. I'd give a lot to see a close up picture that shows the thread paths. Patty Dowden Just up from a glorious winter nap. It is COLD in sunny Silicon Valley today, hovering around 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Bev

Re: [lace] Breaking threads

2007-11-29 Thread Patty Dowden
Hi Alison, Well, the possible culprits to your breaking cotton thread 1. A weak spot on the spool of thread 2. Some weird dye interaction, dark colors cause more problems than light colors 3. Mechanical abuse, like inserting a needle into the thread on the spool to keep track of the needle

Re: [lace] lace knitting/knitted lace

2005-12-26 Thread Patty Dowden
I am intrigued to find a lot of older knitted lace patterns reinvented bobbin lace patterns. However I think I'd like to come up with a completely different lace in knitting - -- bye for now Bev, armchair knitting in sunny, green Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island,

Re: [lace] Lace in Star Wars

2005-12-26 Thread Patty Dowden
Hi Jane, Paula Harten and I were invited to demonstrate lacemaking at a Sci Fi convention a couple of years ago. I dredged up lace in Star Wars. I don't know what Padme wore to her wedding, but I do know that her travelling costume that is reminiscent of Russian peasant dress had a huge

[lace] Eye Candy in Wales

2005-11-09 Thread Patty Dowden
Hi Spiders, While meandering around the internet, I put Flemish Lace in Google for an image search. Well, look what I found. There is a remarkable site celebrating the history and culture of Wales called the Gathering of Jewels. It includes about 25 pieces of knock your socks off antique

Re: [lace] Picots

2005-07-22 Thread Patty Dowden
At 01:23 PM 7/22/2005, you wrote: Double thread picots have lots of methods - I've learnt different ways in Honiton, Beds/Bucks and Flanders - but I can't detect any difference in the appearance. So after giving any new method a try out in class I revert to doing them the way I like. -- I

Re: [lace] 3D flower

2005-07-14 Thread Patty Dowden
At 05:08 AM 7/14/2005, you wrote: Hallo to all lacemakers, can please someone tell me if there are any free patterns for 3d bobbinlace flower? My mother needs a broche and I prommised her to make her one, but I would need a pattern please. Have a beautifull day, Darja

[lace] Galician Patterns Tiny URL

2005-04-06 Thread Patty Dowden
Hi Spiders, Tiny URL for the fabulous Galician Patterns : http://tinyurl.com/4fyl6 I have skimmed the barest little bit and there are so many motifs already extracted from main patterns! Also, with wire burning in my brain, there are some fantastic opportunities to interpret in wire. Yum, yum

[lace] I was stuck, but now it's done

2005-04-04 Thread Patty Dowden
inventions, but my piece definitely sprang from her pricking. Thanks Tamara Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace-chat] demo question

2005-03-30 Thread Patty Dowden
Dear Alice, Absolutely, without a doubt! Lacemakers always have a good time together and that is a PR plus. Imagine the impression of a quiet group, toiling away, not responding to bystanders would make. We enjoy lacemaking and it should show. We enjoy talking to the public and that makes

Re: [lace-chat] Happy Easter!

2005-03-19 Thread Patty Dowden
Dear Pene, Thanks so much for your cheerful little Easter note. I have been sick all week and almost forgot that I am supposed to decorate the communion table for Easter and it has to be ready for Palm Sunday. Thanks for the warning! Patty Dowden At 01:28 AM 3/19/2005, you wrote: Well, I've

Re: [lace] Torchon Miniature lace

2005-02-27 Thread Patty Dowden
pinhole along the straight trail that forms the straight edge. Of course after you get to the midpoint, you have to throw out one pair. If you are not using Roz Snowden's book, I can't offer much more advice. Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line

[lace] Rhiannon's work tiny address

2005-02-20 Thread Patty Dowden
http://tinyurl.com/4mqpm - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Variation on a Variation

2005-01-24 Thread Patty Dowden
Yesterday, I spent a lovely Sunday afternoon on my first 2 pair invention. In wire. Following suit on Paula's variation, I did a little change myself and worked it in silver plated wire. I can see a lot more inventions in my future. Tamara, don't gasp! My first reaction when I got the

Re: [lace] Christmas

2004-12-26 Thread Patty Dowden
beads and glittery accent threads. Since I have the whole week off, I am hoping to finish it before the New Year. Have a lovely New Year. Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Re: Duchesse-Sluisse on eBay

2004-12-10 Thread Patty Dowden
of the individual item.I still think the Sluis is priced very high. Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace-chat] Re: not serious...

2004-11-16 Thread Patty Dowden
). Just a thought. . . Patty Dowden To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Historical experiment

2004-10-18 Thread Patty Dowden
Patty Dowden It's raining here in Santa Clara, California. The rainy season is supposed to start on October 15, so it's right on time. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Wire bobbin lace and pine needles

2004-10-09 Thread Patty Dowden
possible to coil baskets from them. Sort of the same difference in fiber as cotton and linen. Extra long cotton is about 4 inches long. Extra long flax can be 36 inches. Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [lace-chat] what's French wire?

2004-09-09 Thread Patty Dowden
Dear Helene, To the best of my recollection, there is a beading technique for flowers (using beads and wire) that is called French Beaded Flowers. I don't know if the French is honorary. Patty Dowden At 12:25 AM 9/9/2004, you wrote: Hello, all you know-all spiders, can you help me? My library

[lace] Re: [lace-chat] strange bobbins

2004-08-04 Thread Patty Dowden
wire bobbins look, with a teeny hook and of course much smaller over all. Sure looks like some mechanical weaving parts to me. Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Possible hanging bobbin on ebay

2004-08-04 Thread Patty Dowden
=6111453204 rd=1 or search for item number 6111453204 Jean in Poole Hmmm, she said, ruminating. The picture is conveniently blurry. Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED

[lace] Interesting lace stamp

2004-06-29 Thread Patty Dowden
Hi Spiders, I received a package in the mail from Switzerland and one of the stamps on the packager was embroidered in a lace pattern! I have uploaded a picture of it to Arachne Webshots to the album named Patty Dowden http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003-date TTFN Patty

[lace-chat] tatted bedspread pictures

2004-06-29 Thread Patty Dowden
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[lace] Another connection to early tape laces

2004-06-25 Thread Patty Dowden
pulled the term Fiandra out of thin air. I believe the reference is to the ten stick designs. Lace is a never ending story. Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace-chat] :-) Groaners

2004-06-20 Thread Patty Dowden
is looking for the man who shot my paw. Patty Dowden Wondering how many cultural assumptions I made in these explanations! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Re: [lace-chat] The culture shock

2004-06-02 Thread Patty Dowden
And for the last obsessive detail Really, really early is Oh dark thirty Patty Dowden Navy brat - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Re: [lace-chat] The culture shock

2004-06-02 Thread Patty Dowden
The last confusing time detail I can never remember properly - do you use 00 or 12 for midnight and noon, and which one is pm and which one is am? Weronika Okay. If 11 PM is 2300, then midnight can only be . 1200 would not follow 2300, but would. Therefore, 1200 is noon and it is PM.

Re: [lace] grid vs. free laces

2004-05-23 Thread Patty Dowden
If I make up a particular grid to fit the shape that I want to get in the finished piece, does it still count as a grid? You do need some arrangement of dots to put pins in even in the free laces, right? I just made a Torchon piece on a grid that was initially a square and now is shaped something

Re: [lace] more questions...

2004-04-18 Thread Patty Dowden
but not unrelated to stitch order. Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Re: Ithaca Lace Day

2004-04-15 Thread Patty Dowden
. Isn't it interesting how our reactions to Sandi's work can be so unlike! Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] Thank You Julie, My Kiwi Secret Pal

2004-04-10 Thread Patty Dowden
Hi Julie, Thanks so much for the last package. It was lovely. And it is so nice to know who you are now. It's been a terrific round of Secret Pals and you made it a perfectly delightful. I put the scarf on right out of the package and wore it that night. I sure hope you get to come to

Fwd: Re: [lace] Unusual lace pillow and stand for a doll's house on ebay

2004-04-02 Thread Patty Dowden
To: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Patty Dowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [lace] Unusual lace pillow and stand for a doll's house on ebay There's a doll's house lace pillow and stand on ebay, but I've never seen the type of pillow or stand it represents. Is this the maker's own idea

[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thanks!

2004-03-22 Thread Patty Dowden
I can't look at the threads I've been breaking for the last couple of hours. But the needle case is tops! The design is so perfect. Somebody knows all the bad things about needle cases and fixed them. How clever. Thanks for a lift on grungy Monday. Patty Dowden To unsubscribe send email

Re: [lace] Re:Heather Toomer book

2004-03-13 Thread Patty Dowden
Hi Clay, Heather Toomer has 2 books out currently. The latest is smaller at the lower price. I know the one you are thinking of and it indeed goes for ~ $50. Patty At 10:03 AM 3/13/2004, you wrote: Elaine ! I can't believe that price is correct!! Holly carries this book for $49.95. Clay

[lace] Machine Flanders

2004-02-17 Thread Patty Dowden
Hi Spiders, I just saw a pretty creditable machine Flanders. http://pages.antiquelinens-lace.com/1626/PictPage/1922181699.html//1626/PictPage/1922181699.html?mall=%2Fstores%2FkayhlessitemKey=1922181699store=%2Fstores%2FkayhlesscatId=lace_yardageitemNo=3348 I am still amazed. Patty Dowden

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