[lace] Spanish lace makers

2017-10-10 Thread Lorelei Halley
Here are some links to facebook sites, Spanish language. For some of these you have to join in order to see the photos. https://www.facebook.com/groups/291232274411760/photos/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/307447226277549/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/286640145093769/ Lorelei - To

RE: [lace] Spanish lace makers

2017-10-08 Thread Lorelei Halley
, October 8, 2017 5:38 PM To: loreleiterry Halley <lhal...@bytemeusa.com> Cc: cynce williams <cyncewilli...@sbcglobal.net>; Arachne.com <lace@arachne.com> Subject: Re: [lace] Spanish lace makers Lorelei, There's an international group on Facebook called Encajeras_Bolilleras . I th

Re: [lace] Spanish lace makers

2017-10-08 Thread Cynce Williams
Lorelei, There’s an international group on Facebook called Encajeras_Bolilleras . I think they’re mainly Spanish, but there’s some Russian and eastern European work, too, Some of it’s really wonderful. Cynthia On Oct 8, 2017, at 3:32 PM, Lorelei Halley wrote: > Devon

[lace] Spanish lace makers

2017-10-08 Thread Lorelei Halley
Devon A few days ago you asked about Spanish lace makers and what they were doing. There had been a large group on google with many Spanish lace makers participating. A huge number of photos were posted. Unfortunately google decided to cancel their "groups" feature, I think because facebook was

Re: [lace] spanish lace pins

2016-06-16 Thread David C COLLYER
Linda, When working point ground the "Ulrike" way, we are advised to use fat pins for honeycomb and picots and thin pins for the rest. Different heads would be nice, so I would know which is which during the work, and especially while sorting the pins afterwards. While I don't follow all

Re: [lace] spanish lace pins

2016-06-16 Thread Beth Marshall
Might not work in an area of honeycomb with closely-packed pinholes, but I usually use glass-headed pins for picots -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] spanish lace pins

2016-06-16 Thread Linda Kukolich
When working point ground the "Ulrike" way, we are advised to use fat pins for honeycomb and picots and thin pins for the rest. Different heads would be nice, so I would know which is which during the work, and especially while sorting the pins afterwards. It doesn't help me follow, though. With

Re: [lace] spanish lace pins

2016-06-16 Thread Vivienne Walton
It makes me think of when I did demonstrations with my lace. People would be stood looking and I would hear some says " she knows what to by the codes on the bobbins" I would have had to have a mind like a computer . I then spangled all my bobbins in green but it didn't help! Vivienne > On 16

[lace] spanish lace pins

2016-06-16 Thread ELIZABETH PASS
Sorry about the gobbledegook! I'll never understand this e-mail program. What I sent and what I received were totally diferent. While searching the internet for Spanish lace bobbins I came across a website selling pins. Here's their description. Spanish lace pins. These short redheads come

[lace] spanish lace pins

2016-06-16 Thread ELIZABETH PASS
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[lace] Spanish lace

2009-04-01 Thread KeithPinckney
I am new to this list and have a question.  My name is Mari Carmen and I live in Minnesota (the Twin Cities). I am interested in bobbin lace, especially interested in learning more about traditional Spanish lace.  I'm looking for any recommended books, classes, instructions, etc.  I've been

Re: [lace] Spanish lace

2009-04-01 Thread Beth Marshall
!Hola, Mari Carmen! Bienvenida en la lista email Arachne (Welcome to the Arachne email list) A mi tambien me gustaria ver libros sobre el encaje tradicional de Espana ( Itoo would like to see books about Spanish traditional lace) Y a mi tambien me encanto los folletos de Galicia (I loved the

[lace] Spanish Lace Areas

2008-10-20 Thread Sue Duckles
Hello Fellow Arachneans Just asking are there any areas in the north of Spain (Barcelona to the border) which are worth visiting for lace? I'm going (with the family, unfortunately as far as lace is concerned) to Baqueira in the Pyrenees for a week starting Friday. We're driving

Results! Re: [lace] Spanish Lace Stamps Raffle

2007-02-12 Thread debbie
There were 36 entries. As they came in I put them in a separate mailbox. This morning I printed out the numbers 1-36, then, the old-fashioned way, I cut them I folded them up and had my daughter choose three. Congratulations to: Irene Whitham of Canada Lesley Griffiths of the UK Debbie

[lace] Spanish Lace Stamps Raffle

2007-02-09 Thread debbie
The Spanish lace stamps raffle also ends on Sunday night! You can see the stamps here: http://harnofonline.com/images/SpanishLaceStamps.jpg Have a good weekend! Debbie in Jerusalem [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL

Re: [lace] Spanish lace in You Tube

2007-01-23 Thread Antje González
What is that woman doing at 5 mins 25 sec into the video. It seems to me that she was about to hang in a new pair and is smoothing the thread, or covering it with something. Hello David, She is winding a bobbin. Here we use this system of winding, with the help of the thread we are using,

RE: [lace] Spanish lace in You Tube

2007-01-23 Thread Andrea Lamble
Brilliant - well worth a watch. Thank you Andrea Lamble in a bright but chilly Cambridge, UK. From: Carolina de la Guardia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Carolina de la Guardia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] Spanish lace in You Tube Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:56:26 +0100

Re: [lace] Spanish lace in You Tube

2007-01-23 Thread Barron
What is very peculiar is the spool on the right... where the skein is put. On the video they say that it is made of cane. Many greetings, from Antje, in Guadalajara, Spain it looks a bit like a swift - what you would put a skein of wool onto so you could wind it on a ball winder jenny barron

Fw: [lace] Spanish lace in You Tube

2007-01-23 Thread Sue
Amazing to see all the different types of equipment used around the world. I shall have to plod on in my normal speed though, even the children put me to shame, g Sue T, equally gorgious but very chilly Dorset UK What is very peculiar is the spool on the right... where the skein is put. On

Re: [lace] Spanish lace in You Tube

2007-01-23 Thread Sue Babbs
What is very peculiar is the spool on the right... where the skein is put. On the video they say that it is made of cane. Many greetings, from Antje, in Guadalajara, Spain The spool on the right is swift - used to hold a skein of thread / wool so that it can easily be wound into a ball. See

Re: [lace] Spanish lace in You Tube

2007-01-23 Thread Alice Howell
--- Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I shall have to plod on in my normal speed though, even the children put me to shame, g My impression of the whole video was that it all was speeded up from normal speed --on fast forward, so to speak. Every action, even walking, was faster than normal.

[lace] Spanish lace in You Tube (long)

2007-01-23 Thread Carolina de la Guardia
Hello all, Just to make some comments: Diane Williams wrote: And I love how they just prop their pillows on their hips and carry them around. This is just practice! David wrote What is that woman doing at 5 mins 25 sec into the video. Margot Walker wrote: I think she was winding the

Re: [lace] Spanish lace in You Tube

2007-01-23 Thread Jo Falkink
Carrying the pillows on the hip, as is, instead of bundling them, was very interesting. I would guess that the girls walked from home to the lace school, and the thread was strong enough that a little bouncing did not break it. I wonder what they do if it's raining. I guess they hardly ever

Re: [lace] Spanish lace in You Tube

2007-01-23 Thread Shere'e
On 1/23/07, Jo Falkink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Carrying the pillows on the hip, as is, instead of bundling them, was very interesting. I would guess that the girls walked from home to the lace school, and the thread was strong enough that a little bouncing did not break it. I wonder what

[lace] Spanish lace in You Tube

2007-01-22 Thread Carolina de la Guardia
Hello all spiders, TAM (Arenys de Munt Television), has uploaded a lace video on You Tube that though it has not a great sound and image quality, it is worth watching it, by its great value as docu soap document filmed in the year 1958. It can be seen how at that time, lacemaking was yet a

Re: [lace] Spanish lace in You Tube

2007-01-22 Thread Beth McCasland
I cheated and watched this at work since I don't have a high speed connection at home. One of the things that truely amazes me, is that while the lace maker is getting ready to set a pin with one hand, the other hand is still manipulating bobbins! Thank you Carolina for sharing! snip TAM

Re: [lace] Spanish lace in You Tube

2007-01-22 Thread Diane Williams
I love this! I feel so slow watching those girls flip the bobbins around! And I love how they just prop their pillows on their hips and carry them around. Why do we worry so much? Oh that's right, I'm the one who recently dumped her pillow over... Thanks so much for sharing; my 8-year

Re: [lace] Spanish lace in You Tube

2007-01-22 Thread David in Ballarat
At 02:00 PM 23/01/2007, you wrote: I love this! I feel so slow watching those girls flip the bobbins around! And I love how they just prop their pillows on their hips and carry them around. Why do we worry so much? Oh that's right, I'm the one who recently dumped her pillow over... Enjoy

[lace] Spanish lace in You Tube

2007-01-22 Thread Margot Walker
I think she was winding the bobbins. I seem to remember reading somewhere about that method of winding them. I tried it but decided to stick with my trusty bobbin winder. On Monday, January 22, 2007, at 11:17 PM, David in Ballarat wrote: It seems to me that she was about to hang in a new