Re: [lace] Janice Blair's Poppy

2014-04-21 Thread David C COLLYER
Janice, I've now assembled the 2 poppies I made and thought I'd tell folks what I did. Having drawn the black stamens on each of the 4 petals, I selected the 4 longest threads on each and made a Beds plait for about 4cm. Then I stitched the 4 petals together up the lower half of each side,

Re: [lace] Janice Blair's poppy

2014-04-21 Thread Janice Blair
From: Rosemary Hemmett rosemary.hemm...@virgin.net To: Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 11:21 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Janice Blair's poppy Dear Janice I have tried to access your website but I kep getting the message that the domain is unknown   I

[lace] Janice Blair's Poppy

2014-04-20 Thread Janice Blair
For anyone who wants the pattern for the poppy David mentioned, my DD has placed it on my website.  Pam will also be putting it on the IOLI website soon.   Janice  http://www.jblace.com/jblace/pattern-gallery.html   Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA

Re: [lace] Janice Blair's Poppy

2014-04-20 Thread lynrbailey
Dear Janice, Thank you so much. It is downloaded, printed. Cherished. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where we have had a lovely Easter. If you celebrate a holiday at this time of year, I hope it is as great as the one I just had. Janice Blair wrote: For anyone who wants the pattern

Re: [lace] Janice Blair's Poppy

2014-04-20 Thread bunnyrosenator
Thank you so much Janice for putting the poppy design up, there is a project here in Australia to make poppies in commemoration of 100 years since the terrible times at Gallipolli during WWI. As I don't knit or crochet this will be a way for me to honour my predeceasers with a handmade poppy.

[lace] Janice Blair's Poppy

2014-04-18 Thread David C COLLYER
Dear Janice and other Friends, April 25th is ANZAC Day here in Australia and so I've spent today making one of your red Remembrance Day Poppies. It's really come out well, so tomorrow I shall make another for my best mate Des which we can then wear as we march in Adelaide, South Australia

Re: [lace] Janice Blair's Poppy

2014-04-18 Thread Lyn Bailey
When this pattern first came out, I was not doing much lace, hadn't heard of Arachne, Dark Ages. Is it possible for it to be posted again? Or how can one obtain a copy of the pricking? I saw a picture of what must be THE poppy in Janice Blair's lace gallery, an impressive collection, but

[lace] Janice Blair's poppy

2014-04-18 Thread Janice Blair
Dave wrote: Dear Janice and other Friends, April 25th is ANZAC Day here in Australia and so I've spent today  making one of your red Remembrance Day Poppies. It's really come out  well, so tomorrow I shall make another for my best mate Des which we  can then wear as we march in Adelaide, South