[lace] re: bowing off ?

Withof Lace by Trude v.d. Heijden-Biemans has a good diagram of this technique on page 11. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

[lace] apology

I do apologize for not trimming that post about collars in the Victoria TV series. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

Re: [lace] Victoria's gown

In one instance, a servant gave a Battenberg-type collar to a friend, and Victoria, noticing the lack of her servant's collar, gave her a Cantu (Rococo?) collar to wear. - Original Message - From: lacel...@frontier.com To: "Arachne Reply" Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2017

[lace] Lace in Rauma

An article on lace at the Rauma museum appeared in an old issue of La Dentelle magazine, perhaps you can research it. I remember it only because I kept a page showing a torchon "hearts' pattern: I shall send the picture to you. D. O'Neill Chicago Area. - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers

Robin Lewis' rope torchon lace installation in the TVA building was well-received at the time... >From Doris O'Neill, Chicago Area - Original Message - From: "Marianne Gallant" To: "lace" Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2016 2:16:41 PM Subject: Re: [lace]

[lace] Radmila Zuman

I am sorry to learn of the death of Radmila Zuman. She has contributed so much to the Lace World. I remember her best for the Lace Tour she organized for 21 of us to to (then) Czechoslovakia, where we were privileged to be part of the first FREE May Day in Wenceslas Square. She arranged for us

Re: [lace] Yelts lace

Much information about YELETS lace ( by a Google search). Images as well. a Russian lace . Thanks for the inquiry, interesting topic - Original Message - From: "Nathalie" To: "lace" Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 7:35:36 AM Subject: [lace]

[lace] re:pins

An article titled Notes on the history of the common pin by John Nolin ("researcher on the many facets of 18th century life")won a prize for best article in an IOLI bulletin dated July 1984. Noted: an invention of a pin-making device by an American 1824. T^his article was not specifically about

Re: [lace] lace magazines/membership

Hi, Sylvie You might also wish to borrow past issues of OIDFA magazines from the IOLI library--much useful information to be found there. - Original Message - - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace] spiders in lace

In researching material for a workshop on torchon spiders for our guild, I came across Gertrude Whiting's directions for Plain Torchon Spiders, for what is elsewhere described as(three-legged or two-legged) spider ground or spider filling. Pins are used in the center of the spider bodies only.

[lace] re: Jane Austen and lace

Perhaps you can locate a small booklet published by the Bath City Council, titled A Frivolous Distinction: Fashion and Needlework in the works of Jane Austen by Penelope Byrde. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For

Re: [lace] Contemporary Lace Panel Discussion

THANK YOU for sharing the pinterest laces with all of us. - Original Message - From: Lorelei Halley lhal...@bytemeusa.com To: lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 8:04:50 PM Subject: [lace] Contemporary Lace Panel Discussion Devon I have been collecting photos of

[lace] apology

I neglected to delete the original message referring to the Binche peacock pattern: I apologize for including the original message, and will do better next time. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace] Binche Peacock

Not sure about the peacock, but the Madonna and child look so much in the style of Milca Eremiasova--what is the source of that pattern, and ,please, where can I purchase it? - Original Message - From: Anita Hansen purplelace...@hotmail.com To: lace lace@arachne.com,

Re: [lace] Lace fan and a bag.

The fan and bag are beautiful, thank you for the website. I also noted the clever animal quilt, so appropriate for a child--can you indicate where the swan pattern can be found? In a particular book or website? - Original Message - From: Jeanette Fischer jeane...@maxitec.co.za To:

Re: [lace] Re: Care of fabrics - 1940s style

I recall some of those same things, and how we were affected by the shortage of nylons. Department Stores would send out cards to special customers occasionally, which entitled the recipient to buy one pair of nylons from a rare shipment. Since nylons were supposedly part of our school

Re: [lace] Long Live Lace!

Thanks for your clever expression of the way we all feel about lacemaking, Noelene. Doris O'Neill, Chicago Area. - Original Message - From: Noelene Lafferty nlaffe...@ozemail.com.au To: Lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 4:45:13 PM Subject: [lace] Long Live

[lace] Art Institute exhibit

The exhibit Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity will be at the Art Institute of Chicago through September 22. The relationship between art and fashion during the late 19th Century , showing 75 paintings by Impressionists is the theme of the exhibit, highlighting the history of women's dress.

[lace] books vs kindle

How will the quotations change when we have only kindle editions? A room without books is like a body without a soul: When I get a little money I buy books: and if any is leftover I buy food and clothes. from Doris O'Neill , Chicago area. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] no messages

I have not received any messages from arachne for two days. Why? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] re: no messages

Thanks to all who replied to my query about lack of arachne e-mails. I thought possibly my lack of computer expertise had caused a glitch. Doris O'Neill in The Chicago Area. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help,

[lace] Ipswich Lace

And, of course, the book The Laces of Ipswich by Marta Cotterell Raffel. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] re: your program

Sounds like a great day, and surely appealing to that age group, Janice. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] rochet lace

The TV and newspaper pictures of the Cardinals in Rome for the election of a new Pope show only tantilizing glimpses of the wide lace edgings on the suplice-like garment they wear (the rochet) . Though I assume these varied wide lace trims are not handmade, they look very lovely. Does anyone

[lace] new book

Thank you for your book reviews: it is great to be informed of the contents of new lace-related books which we might wish to add to our libraries. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re [lace]:Quiet? /what lace?

I am doing a Michel Jourde pattern , the tiger which appeared on the cover of a past issue of Lace Express magazine. If any arachne member has laced that one, I would appreciate your e-mailing me privately, I have big questions on how to best complete the black fur markings halfway into the

[lace] change of request

I realize was wrong to request a private answer to my questions about the tiger pattern from LACE EXPRESS magazine (which I am currently working on) since the whole point of Arachne is SHARING, so if anyone is familiar with that pattern, I hope you might share your solutions to smoothly

[lace] OIDFA book

How can I direct my thanks for the beautiful book the German Folk costumes group of OIDFA has gifted to its members ? What a lovely and clear depiction of the lappets...and the patterns and instructions. The book is itself a work of art. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

Re: [lace] sand dollar

The pattern for the sand dollar pictured on the cover of The Lacemaker magazine Sept. 2003 is on page 6 of the magazine. The designer's lace group named themselves Sand Dollar Lacers, and are shown in the magazine wearing a picture of the sand dollar on t-shirts. from Doris O'Neill in the

Re: [lace] re: translation

Surely there is a mention of the work of the author Edith Wharton (Age of Innocence, Ethan Frome, House of Mirth, etc.) concerning the teaching of lace in Belgium at that time? - Original Message - From: Karen Thompson karenhthomp...@gmail.com To: Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent:

Fwd: [lace] help finding book source

Sounds like Modern Lace Designs by Veronica Sorenson. - Forwarded Message - From: bev walker walker.b...@gmail.com To: Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 11:29:57 AM Subject: [lace] help finding book source Hello everyone This is a long shot, and I should

[lace] wooden implement question

A picture in the Shire album of needlework tools has a rosewood tool which looks at first glance like a needle case, similar to your pictured tool. But it is a holder for a styptic pencil these are quite frequently found in workboxes. I don't do needlelace, but if I attempted it, I could use a

Fwd: [lace] book: A Guide to Old and New Lace in Italy

1 - Forwarded Message - From: d2one...@comcast.net To: Kim Davis\lace k...@wirelace.net Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:16:22 AM Subject: Re: [lace] book: A Guide to Old and New Lace in Italy The Fair Women by Jeanne Madeline Weimann has an account of the setting up of the

[lace] lacemaking demo in Williamsburg VA

Clay Blackwell writes indicates that there has never been any archival indication of the existence of lacemaking in Williamsburg during that time, and therefore there is never any demonstration of the art of lacemaking in the historical village...When I visited Williamsburg in February 1995, a

[lace] Venetian lace

A short essay at the beginning of the book Twentieth Century Lace ,(Pfannschmidt) citing changes from old-style laces after WW1 made in Venice, saysBobbin lace in the new style was made at Cantu... 1 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] archival storage

Our local Office Max sells page protectors labeled archival safe: acid free. Are these suitable for lace storage? I really would like the opinion of an expert among you-all. Doris in Chicago Area . 1 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] re: gecko pattern

A gecko is a reptile, a salamander is an amphibian. However, in lace patterns, the two look much alike. Lia Baumeister-Jonker has a salamander pattern. I first saw it published in 1988: colors, orange and green, I believe. 1 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

[lace] lace fence and tatting

An October 4 New York Times T magazine article pictures D utch designer Tord Boontje' s lace fence installation at Phildelphia University and mentions that he taught himself to tat using grass growing outside his studio.  http://www.nytimes.com . Put T magazine  in the search box,and then, in

[lace] Laceday updates

The Lacemakers and Collectors Exchange, a Chicago area lace guild,  will host a Laceday on June 13. Please see our website, www.lacemakersofillinois.com for updates on this event. 1 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For

[lace] lace+prisons

There is a display of lace made by female inmates in a former prison (Arizona Territorial Prison in Yuma, now a museum run by the State Parks of Arizona).  The prison operated from 1876-1909.  If you Google Arizona prisons+lace you can see at least one picture of the lace exhibit , with the

Re: [lace] new website

Thanks, Sue, for sharing your website and lovely laces: and thanks to your husband, who put together the easily-accessed pictures. What a treat to see this, first thing this  morning! 1 - Original Message - From: Sue hurwitz...@supanet.com To: Arachne lace@arachne.com,

[lace] thread equivalent?

Can someone suggest a thread equivalent for ariane cotton 32/2?  I do recall this question was asked some time ago on Arachne, but I don't recall that an answer  was ever given.  This thread is used in a pattern by Michel Jourde. 1 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] Laceday in the Chicago area

Lacemakers and Collectors Exchange, a chartered group of IOLI, will host a laceday on June 13, 2009 in Downers Grove, IL --Lacysusan, Kenn Van Dieren and The Lacemaker USA (Tracy Jackson) will be among the vendors.  Lace exhibits and bobbin lace classes are planned.  Please see our website,

[lace] Lace in Literature

It was fun to come across this reference to Bobbin Lace as I read one of the 13 books listed in author Jay Parini's recently published Promised Land; Thirteen Books That Changed America . Mary Antin's memoir (also titled The Promised Land) details her childhood journey from Polotzk, Russia, in the

[lace] Michelle's ball gown

Thank you, Julie Ourom , for mentioning the slideshow of details of Michelle's fashions: I think you are correct in identifying the silver animals as spiders.  I had previously thought they had to be dragonflies, but they do look like fantasy spiders, after all. 1 - To unsubscribe send email

Re: [lace] Large lace patterns

I made this mistake, too--put a large pattern on a large pillow, and discovered too late that one of the fillings areas was out of easy reach--could not simply turn the pillow, since it had to be done top-to-bottom . Next time, I will use my new block pillow, so every part of a large pattern

[lace] bbok

Thanks so much for your recommendation of Shay Pendray's book Needleworker's Companion I found so much information about threads, useful even for us non-embroiderers. -- Doris O'Neill in Chicago area - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] jeweler's loupe

A jeweler's loupe is a small powerful magnifier used over only one eye, invaluable for detecting flaws in gem stones, but especially useful for lacemakers in comparing threads' thicknesses. -- Doris O'Neill in Chicago area - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:

[lace] lace book?

Scroll down to the ad for The Lace Reader. Click on learn more. I know nothing about the book, but was surprised to see the images of lacemakers. -- Doris O'Neill in Chicago area -- Forwarded Message: -- From: Borders [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

RE: [lace] Lace bobbins

I think cat's tail bobbins must be rosaline bobbins. They have a small wood extension from the bulb at the bottom of the bobbin, handy for sewings. Cute name, very descriptive, I never before heard that term for those bobbins . The ones I have are so smooth, a delight to handle. -- Doris

Re: [lace] OIDFA Trip Days 6-8 Bayeux

I am enjoying your descriptions of your trip so very much--your itinerary follows closely the lace tour I took many years ago. BTW, One of the best references I ever found on the Bayeaux Tapestry is an old National Geographic magazine dated August, 1966, vol. 130, No.2,(a lucky find at a

[lace] Lace Milanese patterns

Louise Colgan's Milanese dogwood flower pattern was published in Lace Express magazine 2-99. Colored Mettler thread 50/3 can be used to make it. -- Doris O'Neill in Chicago area - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help,

[lace] lace re: interesting book on ebay

I, too, have Kaethe Kliot's book Bobbin Lace: Form by the Twisting of Cords. copyright 1973. The book describes some useful tape lace techniques, in addition to several unusual torchon grounds. I am curious about the illustrations showing four 7-inch-high tapestries (two of human figures

[lace] animal patterns

I am working Michel Jourde's horse head from Lace Express 2/04, for a granddaughter who recently acquired a palomino. It is an interesting pattern, and fun to do, but does go rather slowly ( with as many starts and stops as a Honiton pattern!) I, too, like this designer's patterns. - To

[lace] OIDFA anniversary bobbin

My gift bobbin is a purple Midlands bobbin. I am in the Chicago, IL ( USA) area. It arrived intact--a lovely surprise, already working on a pillow. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] OIDFA bulletin

I have just received the 25-year anniversary OIDFA bulletin...what a wonderful way to celebrate, to include almost 40 pages of patterns, plus a bonus gift of a pretty bobbin! All members will be celebrating this occasion! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:

[lace] visit

A Lacemakers' Circle member who will be visiting in the Toronto, Canada, area next week would like to know if there is a lacemakers guild or embroiderers group in that area she might contact. If you are aware of such a group, and would welcome such a contact, could you e-mail me privately? I

[lace] Lacemakers' circle USA members

In answer to several inquiries : Membership renewals to the Lacemakers' Circle may be made by credit card--simply add credit card number, type, expiration date and signature to the renewal slip you received in the current (March 2007) issue of the magazine. Mail directly to the address in

[lace] tension for a wool bolster

If you have no one to help create tension as you wind the felted material around the core, open a window (sash type), and close it on one end of the material. Then begin winding, pulling hard against the end caught in the window. I have done two bolsters this way: they are nice and firm. -

[lace] Virginia Bath's book Lace

Was anyone else lucky enough to buy the hardcover edition with the marvelous dustjacket picture of a colored lace?That small piece is in the Art Institute of Chicago's collection, and was part of their one-and-only lace exhibit a few years ago. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

Re: [lace] Four Seasons

Geraldine Stott .Four Seasons four little motifs in Bucks Point Lace. -- Original message -- From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm looking for the prickings for a set of four small panels, each one showing one of the four seasons. I've found pictures of a