I'm so glad you mentioned this tool from Radio Shack! I keep mine in
my workbox for use quite often. What I really like about it is that
it looks like a little bobbin, so it fits into the work at hand much
more conveniently than the roundish hackle pliers. And since Radio
Shack sells
I have been invited to join a friend to travel to Genoa in March,
where she is in touch with someone who knows where macrame can be
found, apparently in Genoa and perhaps Liguria. The idea is to hire a
car and go to wherever we can find macrame and bobbin lace, preferably
folk rather than
The US Post Office had cancelled M-bags some time ago, when they
decided to do away with surface mail. This was a blow to all those
who are trying to send books, especially overseas. It caused great
consternation especially among charitable groups trying to send
things to third-world
For those who prefer the printed to the CD version of books, I wonder
if you have heard of the site lulu.com? It is a publishing house
which will print and bind any pdf book you send them. I have just
used their service to make a copy of a small book which is on the
Archives site. I'm
I guess I need to clear things up a tiny bit. There are two websites:
The original one is http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/
This is the one we send scans to, where John Cropper (Ralph
Griswold's able successor) does all the work of checking the scans,
assembling them into the
This just came from Marji:
Dear Tess -
Yes I am home and trying to deal with the remains of the smoke (very
bad for the lungs - so we are still advised to stay inside with
windows shut) and the outside still has lots of black soot. Amusing,
but the worst of my problem right now is spoiled
Well, sure, it's too bad that people make money off other people.
However, if you think about it, this eBay person has come up with a
hard copy of what is only available on the Archives site as a PDF or
as a CD on Kris' site. There is a place where you can order books
made up from CD
This from Marji this morning for those who may be worrying about the
situation in California. She lives near San Diego where things are
pretty bad. I doubt that she will be getting email for a bit, though
I could be wrong, but we can certainly hope that things calm down soon.
We had a
I am happy to announce that the last two lace CDs have finally been
finished and published and are now on line for anyone who wants to
see what is there. Go to http://www.handweaving.net/Store.aspx and
scroll down to the lower part of the page. If you click on any of
the CD listings, you
Both of these are correct: Wrap stitch is not wrapping. It is a way
of making a smooth turn in short row knitting. Thanks to both Jenny
and Joy.
Wrap stitch might also refer to the short-row technique in
which one wraps the yarn around the first of the stitches
that aren't knitted before turning
For those of us who went to the OIDFA Congress in Greece and remember
Eleni Dafne (she was the young finger lace teacher), I think you will
be interested to hear about the situation in Greece at the present
moment. I will be glad to forward any mail you might want to send to
her.
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Thanks to Bev and Tamara for trying to straighten out the problems
with the Gallery. I am concerned, though, that there still is
confusion about who does what to keep this amazing work of The
Professor still going. Here is how it all lines up:
First of all, it was Ralph Griswold (The
Dear T.
Sorry you are having problems with uploading to the Gallery. I have
written Kris [EMAIL PROTECTED] to find out what to do about it.
I'll be sure to let you and all the Arachnids know. I wonder if Bev
has had any problems. She said she would be the one who would handle
the
I have just received a request from someone interested in Norway who
would like to know whether there is a lacemaking tradition there and
if there are lacemakers or lacemaking groups in that country today.
Here is what she says:
I am doing some research about lace in Scandinavian
David suggested that I try to reach Steph Peters for the Thai
translation, but the email address on her web site keeps bouncing
back. If anyone knows a better address for her than that one, or if
she herself could email me ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), I would really
appreciate it.
Thanks.
Tess
Ain't Arachne great!!! Thanks to all who sent me Janya's address.
Her website is wonderful too.
Tess
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We need the English translation of the following Thai title on the
Archives web site:
Barnette, J. C. Ru'ang tham rai fai, Phranakhon :
Krasuang Kasettrathikan, 1912, 68 pages. Posted
November 25, 2004. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size
3.6 MB PDF
We had an address for someone who helped a
If you go to http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/this-
month.html it will take you to the newest postings on the Archives
site. (Thanks Bev for mentioning that.)
Some of us--me--have lots of trouble with the search feature on the
Archives site. We are trying to fix it, but it is
The last of the books I got during and after my trip to France last
winter is finally on line. Go to http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/
weaving/this-month.html It is La Dentelle Belge (Belgian lace) by
Pierre Verhaegen, published in 1912 by the Belgian Ministry of
Industry and Labor.
If you go to http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/this-
month.html you will find the latest postings on the Professor's web
site. Of particular interest to those who collect patterns and
designs from the 15th and 16th centuries is the book by Rouveyre. It
is a massive collection of
I have just received this message from Spain:
hello
and I need a help
For 3 times I sent a message to arachne, but I didn't saw it in the
site.
Can someone tell me if message go to arachne?
I sent a message to moderator about this, but I never receive a message.
Can someone tell me if there
I have just received this from Josette:
I cannot go on Arachne; since you were with me, I have regularly
tried to subscribe...but...Majordomo always refuses to take my email
into account, so I can't subscribe
Can someone help with this?
Thanks.
Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Those who might be interested in a project that I have been working
on for a very long time might like to take a look at http://
www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/this-month.html. Scroll down to
the bottom of the listings.
These are the complete directions for making and dressing an 18th
Dear Amanda,
I was intrigued by your question about the guipures on Plate 36 in
Seguin. I looked through several of my identification/history books
and came up with a reference and picture on p 164 of Jackson's Old
Handmade Lace which shows a similar sort of tape lace.
Having just finished scanning William Felkin's great book on the
machine lace industry, I now am an expert! Well, at least I know
what the word bobbinet refers to. It is the name used for nets
made on a machine. The first one was made by Heathcoat in 1808 and
improved over the 19th
John Cropper, who has taken over as the willing and able successor to
the Professor, has just done a marvelous job of finishing up and
perfecting the scans I made of La Dentelle [Lace] by J. Seguin. For
those who don't read French all that well, take a look at the fifty
plates at the end
I am scanning Bolton and Coe's marvelous American Samplers and have
come across a damaged page which I would like to be able to include.
I am working from the original hardback book, published in 1921 by
the Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Dames of America. This is
NOT the Dover
Jeanine Robertson has just sent me information about a very interesting
Italian web site. It seems to focus more on embroidery than
lacemaking, but the material on it is very interesting indeed. Both
Italian and English are available, though Jeanine, who does the
translations, tells me that
Books, books, books! Josette and Sof and I are scanning like mad. The
books are being posted one by one by John, so keep on looking.
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/
And the hunt is on for even more. This is fun!
Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) in Maine USA
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The scans from France are finished: John is working on posting them
now. See This Month on the
site.http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/
Thanks again to Sof and Josette for their hospitality and above all for
their help with the scanning. People have asked if I enjoyed my
vacation
Kris has posted CD #6, ready for ordering on his site at
http://handweaving.net/Home.aspx He also lists the complete contents
of the CDs, and please note that if you order in quantity he gives a
discount. I am so grateful for his taking over this job!
I have just spent the past month in
Lace CD #6 is finally complete and ready to go! As you know, John
Cropper took over the Professor's monumental job and has been working
very hard for the last month to get this latest collection ready to go
and readable by all. This was no mean feat! We certainly appreciate
all his very
In response to queries, here are the contents of Lace CD#6. I know
that you are eager to have your own copies, but it is coming up onto
the Holidays, and Kris has his little children to entertain, so please
be patient with his web site and your orders.
Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Articles
I have just been given two lovely little pieces of Brazilian lace and
would love to ask our new Brazilian Arachnid about them. However, I
have completely forgotten her name and address.
Please, will you write me?
Thanks.
Tess Parrish ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) in Maine, USA
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I have been making leaves in the Brioude style for quite a while now.
However, I can't bring my right thumb over to pick up the bobbins. (
This has to do with what must be arthritis in the thumb joint.) So,
when I turn my right hand over to pick up the bobbin, I grasp it with
my two first
Having received several requests lately for CDs, it is probably time
that I remind everyone that I am no longer handling the sales. Kris
Bruland has taken over this job for us and is happy to take care of all
orders. His web address is http://www.handweaving.net/Store.aspx.
Scroll down to
This announcement was made today by the Computer Science Department at
the University of Arizona:
--I am very sad to report that Ralph Griswold passed away this morning.
As most of you know, Ralph was the first Head of CS and was selected as
a Regents Professor in 1990. He became an Emeritus
The very first answer to my request for lace pictures came from
generous Brenda: thanks so very much! Here is my reply to her ( I
forgot to include Arachne when I sent hers off):
Dear Brenda,
What an angel you are! I am forwarding your email to the Professor so
that he can help me make the
Here is are some helpful remarks from Dianne Nichols. Thanks, Dianne.
Hi Tess,
There are many different guidelines that you may want to refer to. The
Art
Librarians have been working with digitizing works and looking into the
type of
clearance that is needed.
If you take the picture, you
We have been kicking an idea around on the Professor's site: pictures
of actual lace. I know I have some old laces I can photograph, and
maybe some of you do too. I am thinking that old lace might be the way
to begin, but there is no reason why contemporary lace couldn't be
included. The
For any and all who couldn't get to Montreal, let me suggest that you
go to http://www.dentellieres.com/Reportage/R2006/Montreal/ for a
complete report on everything that happened there. You can get some of
that site in English, but not the report on the convention. However,
the pictures
You bet I'm still a Liberty Lacer! I think of them as my mother lace
group. When I discovered bobbin lace in about 1989 I was lucky enough
to live in the Philadelphia area for a while, and they got me started
on what has turned out to be the rest of my life.
It was a special treat to see so
I have followed this thread with great interest, as I finished scanning
the 1907 and 1911 copies of Tebbs just a few months ago. (see
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html#books) I have
the 1978 reprint, but my aim is always to scan the originals and I was
able to get them
thought there might be someone
out there who doesn't want her copy any more and would be willing to
sell it.
I would like to recommend Kloeppelbuch.de, by the way. They are a
small company, but their service is outstanding.
Tess Parrish ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) in Maine USA, where our famous Maine
Montreal was very nice indeed. I had lots of practice with my French,
although it took me a couple of days to understand their accent,
especially the people from the countryside of Quebec. Marji was there
to represent OIDFA and to glean memberships, and she let me sit at the
table with her
Sad news:
Dear Friends,
It is with great sorrow that we have to inform you
that our dear friend Despina Koutsika passed away last
night at 11.00 pm during her stay in Crete. Funerals
will take place in Athens on Wednesday.
We shall all miss her as well as her enthusiasm and
devotion to the
I could be quite wrong, of course, but it reminds me of the tool I use
to hang weights when knitting on the machine. This would be for a sock
machine, or other circular knitting machine, and it is shown upside
down. The claws grip the knitting being done, and a weight is hung from
the ring
Oh yes, I took one look and said to myself, But that's Finger Lace!
And so it is, but of course much more imaginative and exciting than the
traditional macrame/finger lace that we did in Greece. Still, the basic
techniques are the same. Thanks for sharing these great pictures with
us.
Tess
This for Antje and any others who were wondering more about finger lace:
If you can find any references to macrame you will know what we are
talking about. It is well described in the DMC book on needlework and
in the Anchor Manual of Needlework. It was revived in the 70s, but the
work done
I hope this isn't too long to post, but it has been suggested that
people might want to know just what finger lace is and what our class
in Crete was like.
The finger lace class was made up of seventeen students from ten
different
For Ilske, and anyone else with questions about the upcoming OIDFA
Congress in Greece, I can recommend emailing Thanasis Laskaratos at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] She is very prompt to answer and speaks (or
writes) excellent English.
Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), trying to figure out what to pack and what
I have been scanning a lot of tatting books lately, mostly thanks to a
very generous Jeri and her fantastic library. However, a problem has
occurred. In the course of my scanning, I neglected to scan one page,
and Jeri can't seem to locate the book at the moment (another
problem!).
Does
Well, if you want ALL of them, go to
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/files/subject/modlang/
modlangsaccents.html I just listed the ones I use all the time.
If this isn't complete enough, go to Google and ask for diacritical
marks.
Tess (tess [EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Hmmm.
¨ø
Aha! Option u --release!--then type the letter. Holding the option
key down while typing the letter does give you an ø. Option u,
releasing, then typing the letter gives you ü.
This is always the trouble with directions: one has to be super clear.
Sorry about that.
Tess
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For Mac users, this is the card I have pinned to my bulletin board:
é (accent aigu)option e, then type the letter
è (accent grave) option ` , then type the letter
ê (accent circonflex) option i, then type the letter
ü (umlaut) option u, then type the letter
ç (cedille) option c
ñ
In a flurry of computer housekeeping (my hard drive is stuffed!), I
seem to have thrown out the information I had collected on a book which
was recently put up for a drawing (which I didn't win). It is about
learning how to make a new pricking from an old pattern or piece of
lace--perfect for
Well, all I can say is, if you are lonely and need mail, or if you want
the answer to a question, just write Arachne!
All the information that I had lost is now retrieved thanks to all
those who have written me in the last ten minutes since I posted my
request. The best email of all was this
I have just been asked if there might be interest in buying the
following:
National Old Lacers Bulletin1967 - 1968
International Old Lacers Bulletin 1978 - 1979
International Old Lacers Bulletin 1979 - 1980
International Old Lacers Bulletin 1980 - 1981
International Old Lacers Bulletin 1981 -
For all those who have been frustrated by Kris's web site
http://www.handweaving.net/DAHome.aspx or who really prefer the
Professor's old one
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html, the good news
is that the old site is going to remain in business for the foreseeable
future
For the second time in a year, my computer has been compromised by a
Wicked Hacker. I am almost sure that this problem started with PayPal,
as was the case last year. So I am reluctantly going to have to say
that I will no longer be using PayPal to receive payment for CDs.
This is going to
If you want to find out the contents of the CDs, they are all listed on
http://www.handweaving.net/Store.aspx. Go to the bottom of the page
and click on any of the Historic Lace Archive Volumes.
Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED],com)
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I wrote Kris Bruland, the webmaster for the change of address for the
Professor's website, and this is his answer. I hope you will forgive
me if I print the whole thing, but it explains it all very well.
Tess([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Hi Tess,
My site does require registration. After completing
As you all know by now, the Professor's site is being moved over to
http://www.handweaving.net/DAHome.aspx
Ilske just wrote me that she was required to provide a password and
didn't know what this meant. I was annoyed myself when I found that I
was expected to sign in.
Kris, the
Thanks for the article on Indian lacemakers. If anyone is interested
in reading about the same in 1904 and 1909., there are two nice little
books of instruction in torchon written for Indian lacemakers at:
http://www.handweaving.net/DAList.aspx?Type=AuthorAuthorID=1319
The books are called
Both Jeri and Aurelia told me that my previous message was confusing.
It looks as though part of a sentence got erased, if that's any excuse.
Or maybe too much time spent on the scanner that day, I'm afraid: my
brain must have been mush!
So to clear it up a bit:
What the Professor is doing
When does this discussion qualify as material for Chat?
Tess
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I have spent a happy time on this snowy day exploring the new web site:
http://www.handweaving.net/DAHome.aspx
I checked on the CD area and found that it only mentioned weavers and
weaving. Be patient! Kris will be posting the information for the
lace CDs as soon as he can.
Another
I would like to suggest an alternative to wool for bobbin lace
projects: tussah silk! I have made two garments so far and am working
on a third. It is about the thickness of a lace wool or a very fine
fingering, and the colors are marvelous!
There is a problem, though, especially for us
This recent thread is touching on a new direction for me: books on
machine-made lace. Do any of you have any ideas for books I can scan
on the subject? Referring to the machine weaving books I've been
working on recently, there must be some dry as dust instructional tomes
describing the
Dear Clay,
I'm so glad you wrote. I was about to write a little posting to Arachne
to explain what has been going on.
A couple of weeks ago I started to cough and after a few false starts I
was finally diagnosed with whooping cough. Meanwhile all the CD orders
were pouring in. I had
For those who are planning to take the Cretan lace workshop at OIDFA
2006 this spring, I will be glad to send you an attachment of the
English version of the book. I'm sure they will be selling the Greek
version, but I don't know about the English. There is also a French
one, but it lacks
It has been some time since the lovely sparkling spider arrived in my
mailbox all the way from England, thanks to Pauline and the gods who
decide who wins drawings. I had of course written my thanks to Pauline
and had sent Arachne my delight at such an unexpected gift.
Then odd things
it from
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html Go to the site,
then click on Books, then scroll down about 10 books until you come to
:
Koustouraki-Koukoulari, Kristina. Cretan Bobbin Lace [Kritiko
Kopanelli], 1985, 43 pages. Note: Translation from the Greek. Provided
by Tess Parrish
address. Mine is:
Tess Parrish
33 Applegate Lane
Falmouth, Maine 04105
USA
If you want a list of the publications on the CD, I will be glad to
email it to you.
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that the organizers in
Greece are very prompt and helpful with their replies. This is a
multi-lingual organization, by the way, publishing everything in
English and in French, but I'm sure that the organizers are well able
to handle any language.
Tess Parrish in Maine, USA ([EMAIL PROTECTED
We have just finished proofing the Modern Priscilla booklets on cotton
knitting and Irish crochet. I know that someone was asking recently
about knitted doilies: there are a lot of them in the knitting book.
And someone else is a specialist in Irish crochet: if she doesn't
already have this
It certainly seems that Arizona is quite remarkable in its collections.
The Professor has scanned a tremendous amount of material just from
the U of A library.
It is sad to report, however, that the Prof is terminally ill. We are
working on handing his website over to the charge of someone
The Professor is finally home after two weeks in the hospital. I
wanted to write Arachne, though, to point out what a worldwide group we
lacemakers really are. He has received notes from:
South Africa, England, Israel, Australia, Canada, India, Spain, France,
Italy, and eight states in the
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:19:26 -0400
From: CLIVE Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [lace] The Professor
Tess, do you have a snail mail address for The Professor? That is a
good
way for his wife to receive messages and cards for him. I really do
like to
send cards by USPS. Thanks,
Betty
It grieves me to have to report that the Professor has been taken ill
in the last couple of weeks and has had to undergo surgery for cancer.
I am sure that you will all be as concerned as I am. He is still in
the hospital and unable to receive email, but I know that many of you
will want to
Looks to me as though someone got the spelling wrong. A Muddler is a
stick used to mix cocktails. Makes more sense than trying to get in on
the lacemaking craze.
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I have a book called Nordische Tischbänder by Ursula Städtke (1997, ISBN
3-925184-77-5) which is full of ideas and patterns for table ribbons.
I got it from Barbara Fay, so it can't be too hard to find.
Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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This might give you some ideas:
Milroy, MEW Church Lace, Scott, Greenwood Son, 1920
which can be found at
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html#books
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It just occurs to me that someone might like a copy of the contents of
each of the four lace CDs that the Professor has made. Someone asked
me for this information, so now I have it and can send it to anyone as
an attachement. Write privately, please.
Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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If anyone is interested in Cantu lace, the books and tape recently put
out (2002) by the Accademia Merletti de Amicis are on sale at Halcyon
in Bath, Maine, USA. The book costs $49.95 (was $68.95) and the tape
(also with lesson 1 pricking and booklet) costs $29.95 (was $48.95).
The owner had
Jeri is not only generous with her knowledge, but she has a huge
collection of books and textiles. We are all fortunate to have such a
helpful resource to draw on.
An example: Someone wrote to the Professor's web site about a shawl she
was trying to identify. He fired the email over to me.
There is an early line drawing or perhaps woodcut of a Chinese
lacemaker (or maybe she's doing a form of macrame) which I have seen in
several books. She is perched on a bench with one foot drawn up,
sitting in front of a loom-like structure with her threads attached to
weights of some sort. I
Of course it would be nice for some of us if everyone in the world
spoke and wrote English. But lace is an international language, and I
for one would be very sorry if anyone felt that they were excluded from
Arachne because they had difficulties with English. Having had such a
fine response
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