[lace] RIP Marianne Stang

2020-10-08 Thread pene
Dear fellow lacemakers, Last Thursday, 1st October, 2020, one of our favourite German lacemakers, Marianne Stang, passed away. I am sure that there are many lacemakers who will have known her longer than the 15 years that I have, but I will miss her very much. When I met her in Pärnu in July,

[lace] UK Lace Guild magazine for April 2020

2020-06-06 Thread pene
Hi everyone,I am still waiting for my copy of Lace #177 to arrive. Is anyone else still waiting for their copy? Greetings from Tartu, where life is slowly returning to normal. Penelope - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here.

[lace] Pam Mattioli's Butterfly Bookmark

2017-08-16 Thread pene piip
Apologies for resending this message, but I misspelled Pam's surname. Hi fellow Arachneans, A friend wants to make this bookmark published in "Vuelta y Cruz/Twist and Cross" No. 2 (pages 8-10). Has anyone made this bookmark? Can anyone tell me where the path of the gimp goes around the

[lace] Pam Marrioli's Butterfly Bookmark

2017-08-16 Thread pene piip
Hi fellow Arachneans, A friend wants to make this bookmark published in "Vuelta y Cruz/Twist and Cross" No. 2 (pages 8-10). Has anyone made this bookmark? Can anyone tell me where the path of the gimp goes around the motif? I seem to remember seeing this pattern published in another place,

[lace] RIP: Eeva Talts (1944 - 2016)

2016-03-29 Thread pene piip
Sad news: Estonian lacemaker Eeva Talts has died at the age of 72. As well as teaching bobbin lace she organized the annual Lace Festival in Pärnu & was a founder of the Estonian Bobbin Lace Association (Eesti Niplispitsi Selts) in 1995. She published "Eesti niplispitsi mustreid/Estonian bobbin

[lace] Question about beads

2015-06-15 Thread pene piip
I'm interested in hearing from anyone that has had the experience of beads cutting the thread in their lace. Please tell: What size type of beads were being used? And what size type of thread was being used? Thanks, Penelope An Aussie lacemaker in Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email

[lace] Advent Calendar

2014-12-01 Thread pene piip
As it is now 1st December, I just wish to remind everyone about the Advent Calendar on the UK Lace web-site: http://www.laceguild.org/guild/calendar.html Enjoy opening a window every day until Christmas, then enter the competition. Good luck, Penelope from Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send

Re: [lace] IOLI Bulletin

2014-10-09 Thread pene piip
Dear Fellow Aracheans, When the question was asked about when the next issue of the I.O.L.I. Bulletin was due to arrive in mailboxes, I was in Paris for the week. I had proofread the magazine earlier in September, for the Editor, who unfortunately is not a subscriber to Arachne. It is due to be

[lace] Michel Jourde's biography

2014-08-26 Thread pene piip
The Fall issue of the I.O.L.I. Bulletin is being put together soon the Editor would like to include a biography of Michel Jourde. Can anyone help provide one in English, or translated from French? Thanks, Penelope in Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] Re: Surprising Lace Conference

2014-08-21 Thread pene piip
I have found the list of entries which had been accepted for the exhibition (opens on Nov. 11th) on http://tautasmaksla.lv/: Anna-Maria Väätäinen no Somijas (Finland), ar darbu Dreams; Sirpa Glad-Staf no Somijas (Finland), ar darbu Lightshade un Lace in many ways; Françoise Micoud no

[lace] Surprising Lace Conference

2014-08-20 Thread pene piip
Yesterday I was invited to attend a conference being held on 18th-21st November, 2014 in Riga, Latvia as it celebrates the 'European Capital of Culture'. The title of the conference is Surprising Lace: Art Craft Creativity in Europe. Here is more information about the accompanying

[lace] Lace in Paris

2014-07-01 Thread pene piip
Dear friends, I was able to spend 5 nights in Paris in April, (the week before Easter) with my SIL from Adelaide. And now she has asked me to join her again in September. Any recommendations of what places are interesting. In April I did visit the Fan Museum by myself, the Louvre with my

[lace] Lace themed conference in UK

2014-03-15 Thread pene piip
Dear fellow Arachneans, For those who live in UK like attending conferences: *Inaugural conference* '/Lace: the transgressive thread'/ is the theme of the inaugural conference of the *Lace Research Network*. The conference will take place on *Friday 16 May 2014* at UCA, Farnham, GU9 7DS. The

Re:[lace] 2013 Christmas card exchange

2013-11-26 Thread pene piip
Today I also received a card from Ilse in Belgium. Thank you to Janet and Sallie for organising the exchange this year. Penelope in Tartu, Estonia, - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

[lace] Lace Magazines

2013-10-30 Thread pene piip
On Monday I received two magazines - the Nov./Dec. issue of Piecework the Fall 2013 issue of I.O.L.I. Bulletin. Now I'm waiting for the UK Lace one to arrive. I realized that the October 2012 issue (#148) had an article about a Halloween quilt made with 12 lace motifs applied to the pumpkins.

Re: [lace] Fish pattern

2013-09-29 Thread pene piip
Hi Alex, I think other arachneans would appreciate a link to your web-site: http://alexstillwell.wordpress.com/ so that they can see it quickly without searching for it first. But when I looked for the fish pattern there is only 1 page I can't see a fish at all. I hope that you can fix the

Re: [lace] St Petersburg Russia lace exhibit

2013-09-07 Thread pene piip
I found this page: http://eng.ethnomuseum.ru/section62/349/887/3437.htm which describes Mrs. Clelia Traini's collection andis a famous Italian designer and fashion historian, and a promoter of the Museum of Italian laces in Ascoli Piceno (region Marche). I found this web-site which shows her

[lace] Book requests

2013-09-07 Thread pene piip
Hi fellow Arachneans, I just received an e-mail from a fellow lacemaker from somewhere in the USA (I won't say which state) asking if I had a particular lace book as she was looking for a particular pattern. I suggested that she ask the IOLI Librarian she could borrow the book if she was an

[lace] RIP Aurelia Loveman

2013-08-23 Thread pene piip
I probably was not the only Facebook friend who received a message from her son, Jonathon Levi, that Aurelia had died peacefully 2 nights ago. If anyone needs his e-mail address I can send it to them. From fellow I.O.L.I. Bulletin proofreader, Penelope - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] Fwd: French Lacemakers in 1978

2013-08-01 Thread pene piip
David Hopkin, who gave a talk in Tartu a few months ago, about lacemakers their 'chants' sent me a link to a short 13 minute documentary Les dentellières de Montusclat made in 1978. Enjoy, Penelope in Tartu, Estonia where I'll be going to Pärnu on Sunday for the Annual Estonian Lace Festival

[lace] History Book suggestion

2013-07-22 Thread pene piip
Dear fellow Arachneans, Tartu was celebrating Hansa Days this weekend our little group of lacemakers had fun demonstrating getting lots of attention from everyone who braved the rain showers. I wanted to share information about a book that a fellow lacemaker found while we were in Dresden

[lace] Will men wear skirts and lace?

2013-07-14 Thread pene piip
This was asked in an article I found on the BBC News website today: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20130624-will-men-wear-skirts-and-lace I like seeing men wear kilts, if women can wear pants, I can't see why men couldn't wear skirts if they want to. :-) Penelope back in Tartu, after a

[lace] Tonder Lace Festival

2013-06-22 Thread pene piip
Yesterday, after speaking to a fellow Estonian lace friend who attended the Tonder Lace Festival a few weeks ago, I was wondering if any Arachneans, who also were there, were going to post about their impression of the event. Has anyone posted photos? Apparently, my Estonian friends were quite

[lace] David Hopkin's lecture

2013-04-16 Thread pene piip
Dear fellow Arachneans, Yesterday evening I attended a lecture hosted by the University of Tartu's Department of Scandinavian Studies. David Hopkin, an Oxford professor, is a very interesting person an articulate speaker. His lecture was based on the 6th chapter of his book titled Voices of

[lace] Pre-modern Seminar: The Visionary World of the Lacemaker

2013-04-15 Thread pene piip
I was informed about a lecture this evening which I'm planning to attend. Today, on Monday April 15^th , David Hopkin from the University of Oxford will give a talk called: *The Visionary World of the Lacemaker*** David sent a short presentation of the lecture: Handmade lace is a strange

[lace] Another use for ...

2013-02-16 Thread pene piip
Today, after I had wound some extra bobbins for when I'll need to add new pairs soon, I put them in a small bag that was made for a mobile phone. I like it when things have more than one use. :-) Penelope in Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

[lace] LACE 149

2013-01-30 Thread pene piip
I just want to say that I'm happy that my copy of LACE (#149) arrived yesterday. There are some interesting articles to read I noticed that one of the patterns was submitted by Liz Ligeti of a Bedfordshire handkerchief edging. Enjoy, Penelope in Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email

[lace] IOLI Winter 2013 Bulletin

2013-01-22 Thread pene piip
My copy arrived yesterday also. As this issue is the last one that Cindy has edited, I think it is an excellent issue, full of interesting reading. I'd like to congratulate her on doing a wonderful job for the last 5 years. I'm also pleased that I was able, as one of the proofreaders, to have

[lace] Newbie to Bobbin Lace Arachne

2013-01-22 Thread pene piip
Welcome to the wonderful world of LACE, Michelle! Get in touch with the lacemakers who are members of the Rocky Mountain Lace Guild http://www.rockymountainlaceguild.org/ and you will have lots of help. And you can also join the International Organization of Lace, Inc (which was the

[lace] Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries TV Series

2013-01-18 Thread pene piip
I haven't seen any mention of this series on Arachne, though maybe Aussie Gumnuts have. One of the Estonian commercial TV stations has been showing this series, which is based on the books written by Kerry Greenwood. There are 17 books altogether plus a short story collection, which I enjoyed

[lace] Christmas Card

2012-11-27 Thread pene piip
will be displayed in April 2013 in Dohna, (near Dresden) Germany, . It has to be finished by the end of November, so am very busy this week. As well as doing some proofreading for Antje's Vuelta ja Cruz magazine. Pene in Tartu, Estonia where it is getting below freezing, snow predicted soon

[lace-chat] Happy Halloween!

2012-10-31 Thread pene piip
Dear fellow Arachneans, I hope that those lacemakers celebrating Halloween today will have lots of fun not eat too much candy. I am so glad that I don't have to scoop out pumpkin seeds carve scary faces any more. I'd rather be making lace than carving a pumpkin face! Pene To unsubscribe

[lace] Helene Kuma, Estonian lacemaker

2012-09-07 Thread pene piip
it next time you request a book from the IOLI Library. Now back to proofreading the IOLI Bulletin. Pene - 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

[lace] Short Lace Retreat

2012-08-19 Thread pene piip
) celebrates the 21st anniversary of Estonia regaining its independence. Warm regards from Pene Piip in Tartu, Estonia - 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

[lace] Special cakes decorated with lace

2012-08-09 Thread pene piip
Every now then I have a quick look thru a blog called Cake Wrecks and recently there was a posting about cakes covered with lace - made with sugar real fabric!. http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2012/8/3/gag-me-lace-me.html Go read, have a good chuckle. Pene - To unsubscribe send email

[lace-chat] Special cakes decorated with lace

2012-08-09 Thread pene piip
Every now then I have a quick look thru a blog called Cake Wrecks and recently there was a posting about cakes covered with lace - made with sugar real fabric!. http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2012/8/3/gag-me-lace-me.html Go read, have a good chuckle. Pene To unsubscribe send email

[lace] UK Lace magazine

2012-07-30 Thread pene piip
were from. I think that trying to read small print from a few feet away is hard for many of us who are short sighted. Now I have to write a report of my trip, soon before the memories fade. ;-) Ciao for now, Pene in Tartu, Estonia where we just had a hot Sunday (33C). - To unsubscribe send email

Re: [lace] lace photos

2012-07-23 Thread pene piip
is Estonian AND a lacemaker. He his wife Kristiina (who is on the right of the OIDFA Eiffel Tower in Caen) have travelled during the last 10 years to Germany a few other countries, but not all over Europe, though I think they wish they could. Pene in Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord

[lace] Errata in tatting book

2012-06-23 Thread pene piip
snowflake there is '4' written 6 times on the first ring in the trefoil, whereas the written instructions says to make '2ds'. Is there a web-page that lists mistakes found in tatting or lace books? Pene in a damp Tartu, hoping for some sunshine for Midsummer holiday. - To unsubscribe send email

[lace] New German lace books (was 'pin under 4 edge')

2012-06-07 Thread pene piip
Wolken, Wind und Wetter (Clouds, Wind and Weather). ISBN: 3-934210-84-4 published by Deutscher Klöppelverband e.V. Price: €19.00 Warm regards, Pene in Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace] News from Tartu

2012-06-04 Thread pene piip
personally. And now I have some sewing to get done. Enjoy your week, Pene in Tartu, Estonia - 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://community.webshots.com/user

[lace] Scissors turned into Spiders

2012-04-02 Thread pene piip
http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/artist-turns-confiscated-scissors-into-creepy-spider-sculptures.html I'd love one of these spiders hanging from a big metal spiderweb. Pene in a very snowy Tartu, because DH changed the car's tyres yesterday! - To unsubscribe send email to majord

[lace-chat] Scissors turned into Spiders

2012-04-02 Thread pene piip
http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/artist-turns-confiscated-scissors-into-creepy-spider-sculptures.html I'd love one of these spiders hanging from a big metal spiderweb. Pene in a very snowy Tartu, because DH changed the car's tyres yesterday! To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] A bird of a different feather!

2012-03-24 Thread pene piip
I remember a discussion many years ago, as to whether birds would use, to build their nests, any threads that they found. Well, here is proof that some birds might do so, at least in California: http://willows95988.typepad.com/tongue_cheek/2012/03/if-martha-stewart-was-a-bird.html Pene

Re: [lace] Starting a Scroll

2012-03-13 Thread pene piip
the first of the butterfly's wings. I'll post a photo when it is finished. Thanks again, Pene in Tartu, Estonia where we had a sudden snowstorm the skies are clear again. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace] Starting a Scroll

2012-02-25 Thread pene piip
. Thanks, Pene - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent

Re: [lace] Starting a Scroll

2012-02-25 Thread pene piip
help, Pene On 2/25/2012 4:55 PM, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: Pene, have you joined http://laceioli.ning.com/ yet? We started this about a month ago. It has superior picture and Youtube capacity. This would be a good question for the Duchesse group. Wouldn't it be great if someone would do

[lace] New Estonian BL Book

2012-02-19 Thread pene piip
a photo of the cover in my Webshots album - at the end. Ciao for now, Pene in cold, but not too freezing (-5C) Tartu, Estonia - 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

[lace] LACE #145

2012-02-10 Thread pene piip
I am so pleased that my copy of LACE #145 has arrived today. Ann Dyer's article Playing with Spiders is very interesting. And lots more stuff to read, Pene in a very cold Tartu, Estonia (-12C at 12.00) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

[lace] 2012 OIDFA Congress in Caen

2012-01-29 Thread pene piip
forward to setting foot in France for the first time in my life. Trying to keep warm in freezing cold (-11C) Tartu, Estonia Pene - 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-chat] Soup Stew enhancer

2012-01-23 Thread pene piip
a while ago that I could add the vinegar from the can of green olives to tenderize the tougher cuts of meat. I thought I'd share these ideas with my fellow chefs/cooks. Warm regards from Pene in a cold Tartu, Estonia (currently -8C colder weather forecast) To unsubscribe send email to majord

[lace] A new lace word!

2012-01-04 Thread pene piip
Chris wrote:a couple of lace_demonstartions_ a year. I think a better word might be demostartions - remove the 'n'! Pene in Tartu, Estonia where the recent snow is being washed away. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here

[lace] Xmas knitting

2011-12-29 Thread pene piip
are fairly quick to make. Best wishes for 2012 from Pene in Tartu, Estonia where we are waiting for snow. - 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

[lace] St. Martin's Day Fair in Tallinn, Estonia

2011-11-13 Thread pene piip
that the English translation was done by a young Australian man who is also a knitter is one of the models. I also bought a bobbin lace ornament from a Slovakian lacemaker who was visiting Tallinn. I've posted a few photos in my Webshots album. Enjoy the up coming week, Pene - To unsubscribe

[lace] Jana Novak's books

2011-11-08 Thread pene piip
books are shown. Unfortunately the first book doesn't have a link to a .pdf file. The angel I've made is on the cover of the third book. So if you are looking for inspiration for Christmas lace have a look at book #2 #3. Pene - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

[lace] Lace rusty pins

2011-11-08 Thread pene piip
I've uploaded a photo of a piece of lace that I made 7 years ago. I put some of the Moravia starch on it left it to dry overnight. Next day when I went to remove the pins, it was discoloured by rust. I keep it in my small photo album as a reminder of what not to do. Pene, in Tartu, Estonia

[lace] UK Lace Guild magazine

2011-11-05 Thread pene piip
I'm just wondering if anyone has recently received their copy. I was informed that they were mailed out last week. Pene - 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

[lace] Painting tops of insect pins

2011-11-03 Thread pene piip
I suggest that instead of using paint, use nail polish which will dry faster you already have a brush to use. Posts are getting very long again, getting a little off topic, even though we are talking about Arachne, it isn't lace. Please trim. Thanks, Pene in Tartu, Estonia where our

RE: [lace] New to the list

2011-10-26 Thread pene piip
Julelkniplinger #2 written by Jana Novak Aase Gliese. I finished the smaller part this morning now want to start the bigger part. I'm thinking of working it in the opposite direction so that when I finish the head the halo, then it will have some hair. Has anyone else made this angel? Pene in Tartu

[lace] Re: demonstrating lace/NY (SWAT team logo)

2011-10-25 Thread pene piip
After thinking about Start With A Twist I realized that Ulrike would not approve as this leaves a bigger hole. Maybe for demonstrating purposes Stop, Watch And Try would be better. Pene On 10/24/2011 11:12 PM, Tatman wrote: On 10/24/11 4:58 AM, pene piipp...@eggo.org wrote: I really like

[lace] Re: demonstrating lace/NY (SWAT team logo)

2011-10-24 Thread pene piip
I really like the poster, Mark, but I wondered if S.W.A.T. in lace terminology stands for Started With A Twist? Pene in Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

[lace] Lace in literature

2011-09-26 Thread pene piip
of the 18th century. Warm regards from, Pene in Tartu, Estonia - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003

Re: [lace] Lace in literature

2011-09-26 Thread pene piip
Thanks, David, for picking up on my typing error. I even had the book in front of me at the time. You'll find the reference on the bottom of page 32 of The Red Queen. Pene On 9/26/2011 5:20 PM, David C COLLYER wrote: Pene, I recently read The White Queen, The Virgin's Lover, The Red Queen

[lace] Lyrics of The Bone Lace Weaver song

2011-08-28 Thread pene piip
Copied from: http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=28543 Here's the song from Roy Palmer's *Ballad History Of England* *THE BONELACE WEAVERS SONG* /Here is myrthe and melody/ /(Leonard Wheatcroft)/ I am a maid new com to towne But lounge I will not tarry. I have but two years for to stay

[lace] Quilled version of Starry Night

2011-08-04 Thread pene piip
on during Hansa Days last month. I'll upload a photo to Webshots soon. Pene in Tartu, Estonia where I have a new BL student who loves half-stitch! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera

[lace-chat] Pick your battles!

2011-08-04 Thread pene piip
I just have to share this with you all: http://thebloggess.com/2011/06/and-thats-why-you-should-learn-to-pick-your-battles/ Pene in Tartu, Estonia We were surprised today with a gift from the General Manager of Teater Vanemuine (Estonia Theatre) for putting up with, last Sunday, a symphony

[lace] Any Lacemakers in Lyon, France?

2011-08-01 Thread pene piip
that she can contact? Please reply privately. Thanks, Pene - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003

[lace] White dresses for debutantes

2011-07-19 Thread pene piip
series called Love in a Cold Climate (1980) based on Nancy Mitford's books reading them shortly after getting married in 1981 was then a novice lacemaker. Pene in Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here

[lace] Lace caps from French Provence

2011-07-19 Thread pene piip
Another of my favourite bloggers wrote about old costumes worn in French Provence: http://willows95988.typepad.com/tongue_cheek/2011/07/provencal-clothing-1800s.html There are some lovely lace caps. Enjoy, Pene PS I've uploaded to Webshots photos of my 4 entries to the competition in last

Re: [lace] Blog about Hapsburg veil

2011-06-26 Thread pene piip
that you don't miss out. I know because I've already proofread it. Regards, Pene - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003

[lace] Update on 2011 Postcard Exchange

2011-06-22 Thread pene piip
Today I've sent out 11 e-mails which contain names postal addresses of 4 people in 10 groups. The 11th group has 5 people in it due to an odd number. I hope that everyone has fun sending receiving postcards. Take care, Pene - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

Re:[lace] Postcard Exchange

2011-06-20 Thread pene piip
Dear Participants, We have an unexpected guest staying overnight I just ask that you please be patient while I work out who sends to whom generate e-mail messages. Thanks, Pene - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here

Re:[lace] Postcard Exchange

2011-06-14 Thread pene piip
Dear all gentle spiders, I set a deadline for requests to join as the 15th June. On Thursday I will start working out who will send to whom. Today I have on my spreadsheet 37 names which is a prime number! So if there are 3 people who would like to participate let me know asap. Pene in Tartu

[lace] Request for Stars

2011-06-11 Thread pene piip
to do when I'm away from home or travelling. Enjoy the weekend, Pene - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003

Re:[lace] Spider Web fabric

2011-06-10 Thread pene piip
I had a look found The Very Busy Spider fabric with blue, black white backgrounds - priced at $9.00 per yard. http://www.carlemuseum.org/Shop/Fabric/The_Very_Books_Fabric_Line I liked the Just Saturday Food fabric. Pene - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

Re: [lace] Postcard Exchange

2011-06-06 Thread pene piip
this year. Does anyone else want to be included? Deadline is Friday, 15th June then send out addresses on the Wednesday, 20th June. Ciao for now, Pene in Tartu, Estonia where it is warming up the mosquitoes are swarming! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

Re:[lace] anybody know where?

2011-05-29 Thread pene piip
Hi Jane, I remember everyone making 5's 0's for the 2003 IOLI Convention. So have a look through the IOLI Bulletins - page 21 in Vol 22, Fall 2001. I had a tatting pattern published on pages 28-29 in Vol. 23, Winter 2003. Have fun, Pene - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

Re: [lace] Lace Postcard

2011-05-29 Thread pene piip
I think that that David's postcard maybe from some where in Eastern France near the Spanish border. Pene - 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

[lace] Postcard Exchange

2011-05-26 Thread pene piip
. But ordinary postcards are also acceptable. Now I have to finish a few pieces of lace for the exhibition in mid-July. Pene - 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

Re: [lace] Postcard Exchange

2011-05-26 Thread pene piip
, then reciprocated with another postcard. I just asked that everyone to send their postcards out before the end of August. I'll accept names until 15th June then send out addresses on the 20th June. Regards, Pene - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe

Re:[lace] Lace Postcard

2011-05-25 Thread pene piip
? Does anyone else wish to organize it? I'd be happy to do so, if no one else wants to, as I'm staying home during these months. Regards from Pene in Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace] Lace issue of Piecework

2011-05-04 Thread pene piip
Bed Coverlet. The Lace Museum looks after this special piece of history. Well back to work now, Pene in Tartu, Estonia where th e weather has turned cool again. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace] Yarn Bowls

2011-04-27 Thread pene piip
which is tallish made from maple wood with a hole in the side connected to the rim with a split. Like this one with a lid: http://www.etsy.com/listing/72939547/sycamore-lidded-yarn-bowl-canister Now I have another use for my pottery salt caddy which has a hole in the top. Pene in Tartu

[lace] Tape lace join

2011-04-21 Thread pene piip
in the palm area. Wishing everyone a safe happy Easter Holiday, Pene in Tartu, Estonia PS My MIL has sent us some Easter Bilbies to enjoy. - 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

[lace] Happy Birthday!!

2011-04-13 Thread pene piip
for us to spend a night up there, before heading home tomorrow. Ciao for now!! Pene - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003

[lace] A Filling that doesn't use lots of bobbins

2011-04-02 Thread Pene Piip
ideas or suggestions? Thanks, Pene in Tartu, Estonia where the piles of snow are very slowly sublimating! - 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

[lace-chat] Estonia Quiz 2011

2011-03-02 Thread pene piip
Have a go at getting all 12 questions correct you'll have a chance to win a free trip to Estonia! Just go to: http://quiz.mfa.ee/ Gone on, have a go see how much you know! Pene To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here

[lace] Unusual Lace dress

2011-02-27 Thread pene piip
-portman-spirit-awards-2011-2/?ref=topposts I liked her performance in V for Vendetta so now I'll have to watch Black Swan. Pene in Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

[lace] LACE 141 has arrived!

2011-01-31 Thread pene piip
. Take care stay safe, Pene in Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

Re: [lace] Surprising book discovery

2011-01-12 Thread pene piip
For those who would like to request this book via a library or 2nd hand bookshop, here are the details: Title :Masterworks: Decorative and Functional Art Embridery, cross-stitch, silk ribbon, lace, quilting, weaving, rag rugs, collectables. Publisher:Sally Milner

[lace] Surprising book discovery

2011-01-10 Thread pene piip
Laurie (needlepoint lace), Margaret Rolfe (quilting) Annemieke Mein (sculptured forms). I'm going to fun having a good browse through this beautiful book. I'm feeling on top of the world today! Pene in Tartu, Estonia where yesterday the snow started to melt a few roofs are collapsing

[lace] Christmas Card Exchange

2010-12-17 Thread pene piip
Yesterday I received my Christmas card from Chris Vail in Illinois, USA. Inside the card, which had on the front a penguin waving a star wand, was a white gold crocheted snowflake also a red green tatted bookmark. Thank you, Faye, for organizing this year's exchange. Pene Piip in Tartu

[lace] Lace Exhibition in Bochum, Germany

2010-12-01 Thread pene piip
Does anyone know any web-sites where anyone can view the entries to the Germany Butterfly competition displayed at the exhibition held recently in November in Bochum, Germany? Thanks, Penelope Piip in a cold Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

[lace] Finishing lace with a fringe

2010-11-20 Thread pene piip
be trimmed so that they are all the same length. Well, it snowed here on Thursday now there are just little piles everywhere. Pene in Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera

Re: [lace] Finishing lace with a fringe

2010-11-20 Thread pene piip
be added if a wire loop is not wanted. Yesterday I helped a friend finish making a little lace heart . Before pulling out the edge pins I dabbed it with Jana Novak's stiffener then dried it with a hair dryer. Pene On 11/20/2010 11:17 AM, Eve Morton wrote: Thank you for the praise Pene. I did

Re: [lace] Christmas Bell Experiment

2010-11-10 Thread pene piip
magazine (Dec. 2005) and is one of a set of three. Pene On 11/10/2010 11:21 AM, Brenda Paternoster wrote: Hi Pene That's a super Christmas decoration. Am I right in thinking that you completed the bobbin lace and then added the sequins and sequin waste using a needle and metallic thread? Brenda

[lace] Christmas Bell Experiment

2010-11-10 Thread pene piip
that is a prop in a Linen Shop at a mall in Tartu. http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2171156160048870129OyaVSU Pene in a very foggy Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera

[lace] Lace in Literature

2010-11-06 Thread pene piip
thought I'd read her first book The Edible Woman which I liked a lot. So now I'm binging on this author at present, I'm reading The Dancing Girls Other Stories before I dive into The Blind Assassin. Pene in Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

Re: [lace] UK Lace #140

2010-11-04 Thread pene piip
. I've been searching for references to the lace jabot for the Parliament House if I find anything I'll send the url to the list. Pene in Tartu, Estonia where winter is fast approaching. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here

[lace] UK Lace #140

2010-11-02 Thread pene piip
think? I'll step down from my soapbox now. Pene in Tartu, Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

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