This might sound strange, but I loved the lace on the effigies in St.
Peter's. (Pope John's effigy was wearing Cantu, so that won the show for
me.)
Sr. Claire
On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 1:38 AM, Karen M. Zammit Manduca
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Lyn Bailey has just asked about lace up North.
It looks like a typo to me: pRotesti instead of potesti. It would mean:
Could you please send me the (design/pattern), how much does it cost?
Sr. Claire in Jerusalem
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Kathy Hensel kathhen...@yahoo.com wrote:
Dear Lacemakers-
I have received a message from
Yes. According to Wikipedia, a Spencer is a short jacket similar to a
cardigan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_(clothing)
I wonder if you mean a camisole? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camisole
On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:55, Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com wrote:
I am currently looking at
I'd like to thank everyone for all the wonderful advice I received. What a
great resource we have in each other!
Sr. Claire
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Hi all.
The latest round of chemotherapy is doing obnoxious things to my eyes, so
I've had to put down bobbin lace for a while. In the meantime, I've taken up
knitted lace to keep me out of trouble.
I decided to start with a very, very simple pattern (garter stitch,
essentially) using lace
Erratum: stockinette with garter borders, not all garter stitch.
On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 12:41, Sister Claire quietasa...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all.
The latest round of chemotherapy is doing obnoxious things to my eyes, so
I've had to put down bobbin lace for a while. In the meantime, I've
Some people may be interested in my review of Church Lace: Being Eight
Ecclesiastical Patterns in Pillow-Lace that can be found at BookDepository:
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Church-Lace-1874-Milroy/9781171618447/message/fDIwMjAwXjQw#error_box.
(It is under my civil name by mistake, but it's
Oh!
I hitchhiked on your aha moment and went right to the pillow where I have a
strip of the saddest looking Archways you could ever want to see. Half
spiders - of course! They suddenly became easy, even and lovely.
Thanks for the ride, Peg. =)
Sr. Claire
[...]
I've
been making practice
I make Cantu lace. When I need to join the end of a tape to its beginning
(is that what you are talking about?) I sew each pair to the corresponding
first stitch, make a tiny double slip reef knot and cut. I join each pair
individually to the corresponding first stitch at the beginning of the
Coming at this from a slightly different angle (but reaching a similar
conclusion). My religious order was founded in 1212. (Yes, we are
celebrating our ninth centenary this year.) The Rule written by the
foundress, St. Claire of Assisi, specified that our habits should be made of
the cheapest
But wouldn't these thorns be awfully thick?
Sr. Claire
On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 07:21, robinl...@socal.rr.com wrote:
-- Rebecca Mikkelsen mikkelsen_rebe...@hotmail.com wrote:
Is there a certain kind of fish with bones particularly suited to use as a
pin? Does anyone know of a thorn that
Ah, I see. I didn't think of those long skinny things as thorns. Thank you!
Sr. Claire
On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 10:16, Anna Binnie l...@binnie.id.au wrote:
On 20/05/11 4:11 PM, Sister Claire wrote:
Robin P.
Los Angeles, California, USA
some thorns are very thin such as cactus needles
I use Filato per Tombolo Cantu quite regularly, being a maker of Cantu lace.
It is in Brenda's book. Yes, they are sizes 30, 40 and 50 in 25 gram spools.
On page 34 of TFL edition 5, I find the following:
Size 30 3S 21
Size 40 3S 32
Size 50 3S 34
Does this help?
Sr.
Ah, the CRS (Can't Remember Stuff) Syndrome. I'm a long-time sufferer
myself! *grin*
As Jane pointed out, Cantu thread makes up into a firm lace that holds its
shape admirably. It is excellent for things like mounted pictorial lace,
mats, edgings for altar cloths. I wouldn't use it to make up
My first lace pillow was a 60cm straw-stuffed Belgian cookie pillow. It was
*far* more pillow than I needed and in the years since I have only rarely
used much of its surface.
I had never done bobbin lace, never seen it done in person, but dearly
wanted to try it. So I contacted an online dealer
We often post book reviews on Arachne. I've done it myself.
Sr. Claire
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Hello friends,
I was feeling a bit depressed about the chronic illness I live with, so I
decided to learn something new and long term. I decided to go for a full
three-level Lace Guild assessment in a new kind of lace. I chose Milanese
because I love tape laces and it seemed a logical
I bought one tombolo and one folding stand from this site. The quality is
excellent. I am very pleased. But it is not cheap... and shipping from Italy
to anywhere is always expensive.
Sr. Claire
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 20:51, Regina Hart reginah...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi
First and foremost, I
Thanks, Lorri.
The lace I have in mind will be an interpretation of the second painting on
the page, the center section. I won't be creating something new, just
interpreting it in a different medium.
This is already so much fun, though I am at the very beginning stage of
studying the image and
I have decided to embark on a new adventure in lacemaking! This will
actually represent two departures for me, since I don't work in color (I do
mostly altar linen and traditional patterns) and I've never tried to design
my own pattern beyond the simplest.
A friend of mine in the US sent me the
Yes, that's a good way.
I store my threads in zip lock bags according to type, size, and all and
label the bag with all the relevant information. Then all the bags are in
the thread drawer and that's that. Just another way . :)
Sr. Claire
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 08:50, kar...@cox.net wrote:
Hurray! I look forward to your Advent calendar every year. =)
Sr. Claire
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 13:46, Brenda Paternoster
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Christmas is fast approaching and time for my Advent Calendar again. snip
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Indeed.
I have never complained about the price, nor about the fact that
international members do not have access to the library. It's a fact of
life, and I'm very glad to have access to the magazine and all its precious
contents.
Sr. Claire Edith
Israel
On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 21:45, Clive
Oopsy, ladies. This isn't the chat list.
Sr. Claire
On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:52, Sue hurwitz...@talktalk.net wrote:
For years now I have refused to eat out (my total lack of saliva meant my
meal choices in most places were nil but this year we found a pub that made
the most delicious steak
I just checked Holly Van Sciver's site, and she sells Londonderry linen.
Here is a link:
http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com/2Threads.html#Linen%20Threads.
No commercial connection. Just a frequent, satisfied customer.
Sr. Claire
On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 18:53, Beth Marshall b...@capuchin.co.uk
Hello again.
The Kortelahti edging that I am going to do calls for Tampella linen no. 70.
It's not in Brenda's book that I can find, and it may not be available any
more for that matter.
Can anyone suggest a replacement - and even better (sacrilege though it may
be) I'd prefer a comparably sized
It's been ages since I've made anything besides Cantu', but I am now
starting one of Eva Kortelahti's altar cloth edgings. (If you have the book
Bobbin Lace - the one with the six altar lace patterns - it's on page 59.)
I think this will have to be a project-in-the-background while I make other
Thanks very much for the answers and the encouragement.
When I do a Cantu' edging (rarely) I work the footside on the left, but
wasn't sure if it mattered here or if it needed to be on the right. (I don't
have a problem with either, but I wanted to fit the technique to the lace.)
Thank you for
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=Gv1sRgCNyNmJ6iuILSlQ
It's pretty dirty. Does anyone know how I can clean it without removing it
from the frame?
Terribly sorry. It should have been available to anyone with the link. I've
made sure it is public now. Please try this
http://picasaweb.google.com/srclaireedith/FoundNetting?feat=directlink. It
is the album called Found Netting.
Sr. Claire
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And speaking of miniature... Has everyone seen Avital's miniature Torchon
tablecloth http://www.angelfire.com/home/avital/bobbinlace1.html#tablecloth
and her teeny-tiny knitting (including knitted lace)
http://www.angelfire.com/home/avital/insane.html#orenburg?
Sr. Claire
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I remember that some time ago we had some discussion about this term. I was
recently given a simple pattern of a cross, sheaves of wheat, and grapes on
the vine. The grapes, I am told, were worked using Slovenian saliva. Does
anyone know how to work this? It is basically a perfect circle.
Thank
On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 18:58, bev walker walker.b...@gmail.com wrote:
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Can we start calling it Slovenian spot stitch instead?
Without being able to see it, I can't offer any advice on its construction
:(I am only repeating the term used by the lacemaker who gave me the
pattern.
==
About lace supplies - be grateful ladies! Here in Israel we have to order
all our supplies from abroad. No shops, no lace days, no conventions...
The Internet makes everything so easy, though!
Sr. Claire
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My old monastery just gave me a box of wonderful old embroidery threads,
probably from France in the early to mid-20th century. Among the threads are
four larger skeins of something that might be appropriate for a coarse lace.
Only one of the skeins still has a tag on it. The label reads:
No. 4
Mezzo punto is just Italian for half stitch.
Sr. Claire
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 15:07, Nathalie stevieni...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm assuming that Mezzo Punto refers to mixed or half stitch? So I
would be inclined to think it's because it is a lace made with a
bobbin tape and needle decorations?
I don't really understand what the problem is for this person. My US lace
supplier makes excellent use of flat-rate packets: one price for up to a
certain weight, regardless of number of items or their value.
Perhaps the seller is worried about insuring the shipment, which is indeed a
different
My copy arrived yesterday. What serendipitous timing! Hurray universe! Thank
you, Lace!
A happy camper,
Sr. Claire
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 21:26, Jean Nathan j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.ukwrote:
Sr. Claire was looking for a dragon. Got my copy of 'Lace' today and there
are 2 lovely dragon
What good news! I can't wait for my copy to arrive!
Sr. Claire
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 21:26, Jean Nathan j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.ukwrote:
Sr. Claire was looking for a dragon. Got my copy of 'Lace' today and there
are 2 lovely dragon patterns in it.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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Many, many thanks to everyone who responded with leads to dragon patterns.
My brother has been transferred from the skilled nursing facility to the
hospital again. I am hoping and praying that he will recover - and find a
lovely lace dragon waiting for him.
Thanks again for your help.
Sr.
I just got my first ethafoam pillow, and I find working on it a new
experience. Until now, I've worked Torchon on a traditional straw-stuffed
Belgian cookie pillow and Cantu lace on a traditional horsehair-stuffed
tombolo (Italian bolster pillow).
Ethafoam is a softer, with more give in it, as
I definitely found it soft and squidgy, but after about an hour I got used
to working on it. I don't think I'd care to work on it all the time, though
it does have its uses and I am not sorry I bought it.
By the way, I got mine from an American supplier.
Sr. Claire
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at
My brother, who is very ill, likes dragons. He asked me for a lace dragon he
can put on his wall. I'm only an intermediate lacemaker. Does anyone know of
a dragon pattern in some kind of tape lace that I could buy or find on line?
(I can't draw for beans.)
Thanks,
Sr. Claire
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Thank you for all the answers, everyone.
I'll compile them and translate them into Italian as best I can. If our
colleague on the forum lets me know how she gets on, I'll let you all know.
Happy weekend!
Sr. Claire
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A colleague on the Italian lace forum Fiore-Merletto has a question from the
book La Dentelle Duchesse by Léona Parfait-Laitem. She has come across the
expression fil miracle and doesn't understand it. Does anyone here have
the book or can someone explain what the fil miracle is/does in duchesse?
Will people who are interested in discussion of privacy issues please take
it to the chat list? I would be very grateful if we can continue to limit
conversation on this list to lace issue.
Thank you.
Sr. Claire
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 14:06, Francis Busschaert
francis.busscha...@telenet.be
Perhaps the interested parties would like to take this conversation to the
chat list.
Sr. Claire
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 00:36, Susan Reishus elationrelat...@yahoo.comwrote:
I wish I was wrong. If you talk, even to a 13 year old geek, they can
ferret
out tons of info about you. snip
Susan
This is true, but sometimes it's nice for new people to have the fun of
discussing something themselves on the list. No one has to reply if they are
tired of the topic or for any other reason. That might also be a timely
reminder. ;-)
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 21:33, jeria...@aol.com wrote:
It
While in a desperate crisis of needing-to-start-a-project I have been known
to use a cereal box. I have also used subject dividers (like in a two-ring
box file).
Sr. Claire
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 16:45, Elizabeth Shipp ship...@googlemail.comwrote:
Hi Susan,
I have never used a cereal box
Thank you for sharing these lovely pictures!
Sr. Claire
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 21:50, lucie...@uottawa.ca wrote:
I have uploaded an album of photos I took at the Sisters of Charity museum
in Ottawa, Canada
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I recently received my copy of the Neue Weihnachts-Klöppelmuster by Brigitte
Bellon (2009, Barbara Fay Verlag, Gammelby. ISBN 978-3-925184-40-6) and I
would like to share my very, very positive impression of it.
This is a hardcover book, printed on good quality glossy paper. 103 pages
long, it
How did this get to me?
I am not subscribed to the chat list, so it must have been sent to the lace
list. The lace list is only for lace-related things, even if the person who
sent it has it listed as lace-chat in her address book (as can be seen in
the headers.
Please, everybody, be respectful
I wonder if this discussion, interesting though it certainly is to many of
us, could be taken to the chat list since it is not lace related in any way.
Sr. Claire
On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 11:37, catherine catherinebar...@btinternet.comwrote:
Yes, I watched with amazement as these Anglo Saxon
My friends Gianna and Vanna in northern Italy are going to a lace exibition
in Cantù http://www.merletti.it/index.php?lingua=2. This is actually a
biennial event with courses, lectures, exhibitions and vendors. This year it
will take place from October 18th to November 8th. (I'm so jealous!)
Some
Here is another way, demonstrated by a Cantu lacemaker, Francesca.
http://fioretombolo.ning.com/video/palmette-francesca. This is a slow way
of working the leaf tally (palmetta in Italian) but it looks like a good way
for beginners to get their hand in.
(The video is hosted on a wonderful
I am working in Cantu now and am not using very fine threads, but I would
certainly pay that price for a fine Torchon project, if one came up.
Sr. Claire
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On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 19:47, Vicki Bradford twohappyb...@aol.com wrote:
Hi everyone,
I just tried calling Snowgoose in Denver and the number shown on the (still
working) website is disconnected. A check with directory assistance, 411
and online yellow pages, turns up nothing. I have also
How lovely!
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 13:05, Anneke Reijs ann...@reijs.nl wrote:
Dear Arachnes,
I did put a picture of the first part of the Withof pianorunner I am
working
on, on my site.
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Hello everyone!
A week ago I got home from my first trip to Italy. Three amazing weeks. For
the first two I had the pleasure of being guided and accompanied by my
friend and Cantu lace mentor, G. A few lacey highlights:
We stared at lace everywhere. In St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome we noticed
The Digital Archive of Documents Relating to Lace
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html is right up your
alley. =)
Sr Claire
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:54, Sue Duckles s...@duckles.co.uk wrote:
Morning Spiders
I get the impression that there are a lot of lace books that are
Is there any chance that this conversation could be moved to Lace Chat
please?
Thank you.
Sr. Claire
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 17:16, Susan Reishus elationrelat...@yahoo.comwrote:
So, what color is Sky Blue Pink? I LOVE color, much of my career being
based upon it, and so am very curious!
Many thanks to everyone who replied on and off the list. I think I
understand now.
Sr. Claire
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I was able to attend the pope's Mass in Jerusalem this week. Because of my
participation in the logistics and infrastructure work in the weeks that
preceded his arrival, I was given a seat in the VIP section, where I had a
great view of everything.
Also in the VIP section were the Knights and
I sent this a couple of days ago, but I guess it got lost. Can anyone advise
me?
To clarify, I understand what 2S and 3Z mean, but I don't understand:
1) Why one thread is listed as both; and
2) What the difference will be to the process and the finished product
between 3S and 2S/3Z.
Thanks.
Sr.
I bought a pillow from Snowgoose today. =)
Pete told me he's aware of the problem with that security issue message, but
so far hasn't been able to resolve it. We handled the order quite
efficiently by e-mail, and he also offered to do so by phone. (Please note
that the number he suggested was not
Those who are interested in Cantu' and Milanese lace might like to see the
photos at the Fiore e Tombolo site http://fioretombolo.ning.com/. This is
a social networking site for lacemakers. You get your own page, a blog, can
post photos, make friends, exchange comments and so on, much like
of the members who lost her home in the devastating earthquake
in l'Aquila, near Rome, in the first week of April.
Sr. Claire
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 05:21, Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Thank you Sister Claire for posting this link. I have spent hours looking
at
the photographs
I think I can contribute a little to the non-lace part of this dicussion.
I began religious life as a Poor Clare, which is indeed part of the
Franciscan family of orders. There are two contemplative Orders of nuns (the
kind who did a lot of needlework) that wear brown habits: the Carmelites and
I couldn't find the album?
Sr. Claire
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 13:35, Eve Morton e...@chez-morton.com wrote:
Hi Everyone,
At Jean's prompting I've attempted to put some pictures onto Arachne
webshots. I hope that I got it right, had to search for the user name and
password besides cutting
Definitely worth waiting for - they are lovely. Thank you for sharing them
with us, Eve!
sr. Claire
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 13:35, Eve Morton e...@chez-morton.com wrote:
Hi Everyone,
At Jean's prompting I've attempted to put some pictures onto Arachne
webshots. I hope that I got it right,
I've joined and left and rejoined a few times. I think it was Avital who
first told me about the list. I was just a tatter at first (and not a nun
yet); I didn't start bobbin lace until later. I remember that a few months
after I joined the first time there was an Arachne commemorative bobbin that
This reminds me of a student internship I once had. I was a dorm counselor
for blind, developmentally disabled young adults. One of my tasks was to
teach them to tie their shoes. What a challenge! No visual aids, obviously,
some of them did not have the concepts of left and right clear, and their
I've completed a tray insert that will be a gift. Once again, it is a very
imperfect piece of lace and once again, I am content with it. In particular,
the finitura con pippiolini is not the traditional one, but I think the one
I did is nice, too.
If you want, you can see the piece here:
Maybe I can throw in a word or two here as someone who was a translator for
a couple of decades. For a long time it was usual for UK companies to keep
UK spelling when they marketed in the US because UK spelling was believed to
be perceived by Americans as having an aura of prestige. For a
Welcome, Viv.
CTM is continuous thread method. You wind a length of thread on one
shuttle and then cut off a similar amount and wind it (from the cut end
toward the middle) on another bobbin.
sj isn't a standard abbreviation I'm familiar with. Most patterns or pattern
books or web sites have an
There has been another response to my forum question about slince: Hi,
I've been away so I didn't see this question before, but I used to make
laces and slince is a special element in lace making. Unfortunately, I've
forgotten how they're made since this was already when I was in elementary
I just love the people in my forum!
One of them got in touch with a colleague who has a friend who teaches lace.
Three photos made their way back through that channel to me and now to you.
The first is the pattern for sukane slince: *
OK, that's great. I am a moderator of a language forum. Someone there will
know for sure, probably within a day. I'll report back.
Sr. Claire
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 15:37, A. González antje.gonza...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Sister Claire,
The text we found in the Internet is as follows:
Na
My friends in the language forum have done the best they could. None of them
(including the native Slovenian speakers) could figure it out. The word
apparently means either bib or is just the name of a particular element.
Here is the discussion thread for anyone interested. You don't have to
Oh, that is really funny!
I use my hands a lot when I talk, and when I talk about knitting,
crocheting, tatting and bobbin lacemaking, I make appropriate gestures.
Recently I was talking to a couple of friars about some Torchon I sold to a
church in the US and they both started waving their hands
Well, I finished my first big piece of Cantù. There are plenty of mistakes,
but I'm still happy enough with it that I'll frame it and hang it in my
office (where no one knows enough about lace to notice *grin*).
The biggest error, of course is the about face in the direction of some of
the
How beautiful, Agnes! You are right to be proud!
Sr. Claire
On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 15:13, Sue Duckles s...@duckles.co.uk wrote:
Excellent!! Well Done (and I'm pleased to see you do do as you're told
occasionally. LOL)
Sue in Brough
On 8 Feb 2009, at 13:05, Agnes Boddington wrote:
A belated thank you to everyone who offered such wonderful ideas!
I think I'm going to go either with coasters or a tray. I'd better get
cracking - the wedding is in three weeks, which I figure gives me about 7
weeks to get something in the mail... yikes!
Thanks again.
Sr. Claire
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It's billed as a lacemaker's thread puller, which sounds horrifying!
Nice handle, though.
Sr. Claire Edith
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 8:04 PM, Avital spind...@gmail.com wrote:
A wire-pulling gauge? A gadget for measuring wire or needle diameters?
Avital
blindly guessing
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009
A couple I don't know very well, but for whom I'd like to do something
special, are getting married. Second time for both; he's around 60 and she's
in her mid-forties. They live on a farm in the northeastern US. He's
American; she's a British transplant.
All that background isn't chat, really!
I can't find the article, but if someone wants to send me the link, I'll
translate the relevant parts and post it.
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 8:40 PM, Clay Blackwell
clayblackw...@comcast.netwrote:
At Bev Walker's request, I have just uploaded to the Arachne Webshots page
two pictures which she
Well, that's one translation job I don't have to do. =)
Be sure to add the end of Adele's link, which may get pushed to a second
line, and you can read an English translation with photos.
Thank you, Adele!
Sr. Claire
PS Here is the link again
David, your work is so beautiful... I'll never be in your class but it is
inspiring, nonetheless!
Sr. Claire
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 4:23 PM, David in Ballarat
d.collye...@aapt.net.auwrote:
Dear Friends,
Some of you may recall that large piece of Toender lace I've been working
on. Well this
Oh, Sally! Won't you tell all of us? I'm sure there must be others who work
in linen...
Sr. Claire
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Sally Schoenberg sally13n...@q.com wrote:
Hi Alex,
I suggest you mangle your tablecloth. If this were 100 years ago, all
linen tablecloths, woven or lace, would
Yikes!
I especially like the last step. Now that you've done a half stitch and a
full stitch on a few inches of string (!), Buy a bobbin lace pricking, or
pattern, and use these stitches to make a complete bobbin lace project.
On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Jenny Brandis je...@brandis.com.au
Wow, Jenny! Just... wow!
Thank you so much for doing this for all of us!
Happy Holidays!
Sr. Claire
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On my Cantu' tomobolo I have a piece representing the Virgin and Child, that
I hope to finish soon and hang on the wall of my new office. I recently cut
out one section that suddenly looked uneven and yucky and I'm redoing it. It
won't be an exhibition piece, by far, but I'll be happy enough to
If you want to upload the photos somewhere and send me the link, I can ask
on an excellent translators list. There are very knowledgable people there
from a wide variety of disciplines. I'd be astonished if we couldn't
identify at least some of them.
Sr. Claire
On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 2:19 PM,
Congratulations to the lucky winners!
Sr. Claire
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 6:55 AM, bev walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all
The people visiting my house helped with the draws tonight.
Celia Mulhearn - bobbin roll
Achim Siebert - posters
Alessandra in Italy - weaving magazine (about
Elvira and Mayliss are getting on like a house afire. They are starting on
Janice Blair's Candle in a Ring to make as ornaments for the Christmas
tree in their classrooms. They may need help with the sewing and the tally,
but no time like the present to learn, eh? This is after their second
sailors.
Carol - in Suffolk UK
'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.'
- Original Message - From: Lorri Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Nancy Nicholson [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sister Claire
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Cc: lace chat room at arachne lace@arachne.com
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Well, the chairs could be a function of size and financial situation.
I am in my fifties and I am 1.47 meters tall. (About 4' 9) Most chairs are
too tall for me and tables are too high. I own three chairs. Two are low and
fit at the dining table. When I put my cookie pillow on the table and sit
Thanks again to everyone for your suggestions (and to two of you for
donations of equipment) for my two young Palestinian friends who want to
learn to make lace. Some pictures of our first class (today) are here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/srclaireedith/LaceClass#. Mayliss is almost 13
and
Thank you everyone, on- and off-line. An embarrassment of choice.
This was the most ridiculous situation and you've helped me avoid
embarrassment.
Three chairs for Arachne!
Sr. Claire
On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Sister Claire [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Hi all,
I've got myself
I have run across those crocheted mats and doilies from China, but not repro
lace. What is it exactly? Machine-made? Or mass-produced under sweat shop
conditions without quality control?
Curious,
Sr. Claire
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