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Yes, I believe so. Of course, the original impression we all had was much more interesting! Vicki in Maryland where yesterday's unseasonable high temps have disappeared and we are expected to get 1 to 2 inches of snow this afternoon and evening! > <> <> - To unsubscribe send ema

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Hello spiders, I am just surprised for the great interest that this page has raised... I confirm the information that Antje has provided you. He is the DH of an Andalusian lacemaker and for Spanish lacemakers he is a well known person and sometimes polemical, as he is a man who assumes the r

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- Original Message - From: "Vicki Bradford" Subject: Re: [lace] beautiful website Since it is white thread over white paper (and therefore hard to see the thread), I'm wondering if the piece is actually worked to the center square, which would explain the vertical

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You are right, Bev. This is the name of the association of lacers he created. Best wishes. Antje, from Spain. - 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

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for those on Facebook there page is just as great as the website. Donna from near Chicago, Il From: Arlene Cohen To: arachne lace Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 6:36 AM Subject: [lace] beautiful website Hello, all - Thanks to a posting on this list (I

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I wonder if that is a real name, or he is just using it, from the Wiki: Ibn Al Baytar was an Andalusian scientist, botanist, pharmacist and physician who worked during the Islamic Golden Age (and came from Malaga). Interesting. On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Lorelei Halley wrote: > Arlene > I r

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Agree, the pins are holding the inner edge ;) On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Vicki Bradford wrote: > square, which would explain the vertical and horizontal pins mentioned by > Catherine, as these would be the edge pins of the area worked thus far? > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beau

[lace] beautiful website

Arlene I recognize the man's name ibn al baytar. He has a group on facebook, and a presence on picasa also. Lorelei - 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://comm

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I just copied it with Picasa and was able to enlarge it enough to see that there appears to be another pricking with markings slightly showing on white paper which is an addition to (or alteration of) the pricking on the orange card. Since it is white thread over white paper (and therefore har

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The straight lines of pins are there to hold the lace even, I should think, regardless of what is underneath. This piece is worked on a vertical bolster, too. Maybe the under piece is a guide, as Lauren or Clay suggested. On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Catherine Barley wrote: > I've just taken

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I'm wondering if the row of pins is the final edge where the lace is sewn into the fabric and that the scalloped part of the fabric will be cut away. Lauren On 2/7/2012 10:07 AM, Catherine Barley wrote: - Original Message - From: "bev walker" To: Subject: Re: [

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I opened the picture in Photoshop to enlarge it, but it didn't stand up to much enlargement. However, I wonder if what we're seeing is a paper cutout of the eventual linen center? You can see that the pins on the edge all around are going through this layer, and I wouldn't do that to handkerc

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- Original Message - From: "bev walker" To: Subject: Re: [lace] beautiful website It looks like there is part of the hanky pricking right on the fabric itself, pre-stamped as for embroidery patterns. Very interesting approach. And at that magnification the chocolate bar is

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- Original Message - From: Subject: Re: [lace] beautiful website Did you notice??? Towards the bottom of the scroll of pictures is a doily/handkerchief with a fancy fabric center, and the lace is being attached to the fabric as it is made. I've never seen this in any bo

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Hello Arlene, Bev and Alice. As a Spanish lacer, perhaps I can answer you some questions. The person who runs the site is a man. The information of the lace meetings is collected mainly from the web. The pictures are made by people attending this meetings. For more precise information about the m

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It looks like there is part of the hanky pricking right on the fabric itself, pre-stamped as for embroidery patterns. Very interesting approach. And at that magnification the chocolate bar is even more obvious :p On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 9:14 AM, wrote: > Did you notice???  Towards the bottom of t

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> -Original Message- > From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of > lacel...@frontier.com > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 7:14 PM > To: arachne lace > Subject: Re: [lace] beautiful website > > Did you notice??? Towards the

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Subject: Re: [lace] beautiful website The bird fan of Feb. 6 is not Binche. It is a Spanish lace, possibly Ret-fi (a point ground lace)? The bird is quite beautiful! Catherine Barley UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

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Did you notice??? Towards the bottom of the scroll of pictures is a doily/handkerchief with a fancy fabric center, and the lace is being attached to the fabric as it is made. I've never seen this in any book or class. I was always told to make the lace first, let it shrink off the pins, and t

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Hello Arlene and everyone This is indeed a beautiful blog about lace - at the top of the page, there is the name of the organization: Asociación Encajeras de Bolillos "Ibn al Baytar" and that they are from Malaga (which is a city in the south of Spain). Somebody there is blogging cool stuff abou

[lace] beautiful website

Hello, all - Thanks to a posting on this list (I believe), I've been checking into this website every day or so to admire the pictures that are posted: http://encajerasbolilleras.blogspot.com/ Google translater has helped with some captions and such, but I am hoping that there might be a Spanish