Re: [lace] Sea Silk

On 2 Sep 2015, at 11:51, Jane wrote: > I've never heard of sea silk before, but found this article amazing. I > thought others of you might be interested. > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33691781 If any one wants to know more bout sea silk there’s an interesting

[lace] Sea Silk

What a wonderful article. I have heard the name but never knew anything about it. My thanks to Arachne members for all I have learned over the years, may we continue for a long time. Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] Sea Silk

I joined Arachne just a few months after it started. I was very lucky to have a work email and a little while after that, I got my own email address and my first personal website. For me, Arachne has been my support for nearly the entirety that I have made lace. It has been my support when

Re: [lace] Sea Silk

Thanks for sharing this! It is a very intriguing story. Liz in Missouri USA -Original Message- From: Jane <janefr...@googlemail.com> To: lace <lace@arachne.com> Sent: Wed, Sep 2, 2015 6:02 am Subject: [lace] Sea Silk I've never heard of sea silk before, but found

[lace] Sea Silk

I've never heard of sea silk before, but found this article amazing. I thought others of you might be interested. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33691781 Jane New Forest, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For

Re: [lace] Sea Silk

Hi fellow Arachnids, Had never heard of this material, or the fact that the people who live in this area are of Jewish roots. This is a very interesting article and I would love to see and touch some byssus (sea silk) material. Happy lace making, Joepie, in (yet again) overcast East

Re: [lace] Sea Silk

Thank you, Jane. In 20 years, we have discussed many subjects on Arachne. You may learn more by searching 1. Sea Silk 2. Byssus in our archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center

Re: [lace] Sea silk

There has been an exhibit on Sea Silk, Muschelseide in German, at the Museum of Natural History in Basel, Switzerland in 2004. The museum has an illustrated article in German on its website, as well as several contact email addresses. The link:

Re: [lace] Sea silk

Thank you, Elisabeth for the link at the Museum of National History in Basel. I could not open it but found it at: http://www.nmb.bs.ch/ ausstellungen/vergangene-ausstellungen.htm Only the bs. was missing. The text and the links given by the museum are very interesting. Have you seen that

[lace] Sea silk

Does anyone on our international list know about Sea Silk? PieceWork editors are looking for information about sea silk, or byssus -- a silky filament secreted by certain bivalve mollusks to attach themselves to rocks or other substrates, perhaps near Spain. There is an interest in