[lace] request

2013-03-28 Thread Lorelei Halley
Nathalie There are 2 differences between Tenerife and nanduti lace. 1. Nanduti creates little odd shaped bits to fit between the main motifs. Diamonds with curved sites, triangles, scallops along the outer perimeter. Look here for tenerife: http://www.rendasol.org.br/proposta-es.php 2. The workin

[lace] Request :-)

2013-03-28 Thread Nathalie
Last week I asked about a tape lace. Well, someone informed me that it was Dichtl lace or Dickel lace. I could find an old pattern but no literature. I have another request. Does anyone knows exactly the main difference between Tenerife lace and Nanduti? There is a lot written about these laces

Re: [lace] Request :-)

2011-10-13 Thread scotlace
I Googled Kingston Bagpuize and found that ii is K. B with Soutworth, a village around 6 miles west of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, formerly Berkshire. Longworth is about 1 mile north of B.P. There is a great deal of information about the village on more than one site but I haven't read them through.

[lace] request

2011-10-13 Thread Lorelei Halley
Nathalie I should have clicked on the next email before answering. This one does have better detail. It definitely looks like metallic lace, not yak. But the date I would give it holds at early 20th century. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsub

[lace] request

2011-10-13 Thread Lorelei Halley
Nathalie The photo does not have sufficient closeup detail. It needs to be twice as large. However, from everything I've read yak lace was made with wool, and this piece is definitely not wool -- no fuzziness. It may actually be a metallic lace, but insufficient detail does not help with certaint

[lace] Request :-)

2011-10-13 Thread Nathalie
Sorry for the (almost) double post. I thought I'd include a bigger picture. :-) Here is a better/bigger picture. http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6110/6239775603_188ec0183c_b.jpg Hello  dear all. I have a lace with an original label. Would anyone has some information about the type of lace and

[lace] Request :-)

2011-10-13 Thread Nathalie
Hello dear all. I have a lace with an original label. Would anyone has some information about the type of lace and the period? I read that in Kingston Bagpuize & Longsworth the yak lacemaking industry was successful around 1908. Opinions are welcome!! http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6237/62402

Re: [lace] Request for Stars

2011-06-13 Thread Amy OMalley
Minnesota Minnesota Lace Society omall...@umn.edu -- Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 10:41:24 +0300 From: pene piip Subject: [lace] Request for Stars While I was proofreading the Summer issue of the IOLI Bulletin this week I had to look up the website of the Minnesota Lace Societ

[lace] Request for Stars

2011-06-11 Thread pene piip
While I was proofreading the Summer issue of the IOLI Bulletin this week I had to look up the website of the Minnesota Lace Society which is hosting the 2012 Convention. On their web-site : http://www.minnlacesociety.org/ there is a request for white or silver stars made in any lace technique. The

[lace] request for info

2010-09-18 Thread Nancy Neff
Hello fellow spiders, I am trying to track down an article that appeared in Vol 41 of LACE Magazine International (Spring 1997). If anyone has this issue, I'd be grateful to hear from you. Please contact me off-list. Thank you! Nancy Nancy A. Neff nnef...@yahoo.com Connecticut, USA - To u

[lace] Ipswich lace request

2009-05-14 Thread Elise and Scott Hays
Thanks to all who responded to my question regarding prickings. I was glad to hear that 6 patterns were in the book I have ordered. I expect it to arrive today or tomorrow and I am looking forward to reading it! Thanks again, Elise - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing th

RE: [lace] Request for contacts.

2009-04-27 Thread Jill Harward
ssage- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of laceannedr...@aol.com Sent: 27 April 2009 12:01 To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Request for contacts. Dear all, I have been asked to find lacemaking contacts in the U.KSouth of the Thames, for someone

Re: [lace] Request for contacts.

2009-04-27 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Hello Anne I'm south of the Thames, but a long way from Reigate, about 50 miles! I would think that Reigate is on the edge of the North Downs Lacemakers catchment area, so have a look at http://www.northdownslacemakers.org.uk/Index%20original.htm Brenda On 27 Apr 2009, at 12:01, laceannedr..

[lace] Request for contacts.

2009-04-27 Thread LaceAnneDrew2
Dear all, I have been asked to find lacemaking contacts in the U.KSouth of the Thames, for someone from Reigate in Surrey. I would like to hear from any one in that area. Please contact me privately. Many thanks Anne in North Herts - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arach

[lace] Request for holes

2008-09-19 Thread Diana Smith
A while ago the husband a lady on the list from the north of England (I think) repaired an old bone bobbin for me, replacing the head and neck - and did a beautiful job. I wonder if said husband would like another small job ;o) I have one bone and 14 wood old bobbins that I would like drilling

Re: [lace] request for help

2005-04-10 Thread Alice Howell
Just a note to say that I wrote to Jenny privately with suggestions. It's brave of her to put her work up for comment. She's learning fast. Best wishes, Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [E

Re: [lace] request for help

2005-04-10 Thread Sue Babbs
http://www.brandis.com.au/craft/lacehelp.html Hi Jenny Well done - you are certainly determined. I have never seen anyone make so many "Bandages"!!! You are doing well, don't worry. Eventually you will get it all right every time, but you are doing very well to be able to identify that you have mad

[lace] request for help

2005-04-10 Thread Jenny Brandis
Hi folks I have been scanning my lace as I go and have come to a conclusion! Scanning it allows me to zoom right in and really SEE what I have done wrong. Then of course I have to go and find out WHAT I did to make that happen Which is what brings me to the next part of my email. I need your help

[lace] Request for Patterns

2004-02-15 Thread Michelle Chase
I am a member of IOLI and the Golden Bobbins chapter of the North Carolina Regional Lacers, and I am writing a masters thesis on American lace making. I plan to write a short book on the history of lace making in America, with chapters on bobbin lace, needle lace, crochet, knitting, and tatting

[lace] Request for a Tatting Teacher

2004-01-08 Thread Judy
Dear Lacers, May I prevail upon those of you in the tatting circles for some help? I have been contacted with a request for a tatting teacher in the Houston, TX area. (The only tatting teacher in our local group has a four day old baby and is out of circulation for a bit!) Please reply privately