Re: [lace] Spencer

2012-01-20 Thread aurelialoveman123
Couldn't camisole wiggle itself in there among its sleeveless cousins? Aurelia - Original Message - From: Alex Stillwell alexstillw...@talktalk.net To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:03:26 AM Subject: [lace] Spencer Many thanks to everyone who has contacted me

Re: [lace] Spencer

2012-01-20 Thread bev walker
I vote for camisole, too - people refer to 'cami' these days, a light top worn under a low-neck sweater or blouse such that the lace of the cami shows and covers the front neck. A camisole as a lacy undershirt and It's word origin is with 'chemise' On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 9:11 AM,

Re: [lace] definitions of tape, braid plaits

2012-01-20 Thread Karen Bovard
I make and teach Romanian Point Lace and have always thought that it should/could be considered a 'Tape Lace'.  It uses the same principles that Battenberg--couch down the tape/cording and then do needlework filling stitches to make the materials into a cohesive piece of lace.   Yes the cording

[lace] Maltese collar

2012-01-20 Thread hottleco
Hello All! Hope everyone has received their email artifact from Sharon at Lace Guild. It's a beautiful Maltese collar that any of us would be delighted to wear! It's given me a better idea of what Maltese lace looks like, aside from the obvious cross. I'm so glad that LG started this

[lace] new site

2012-01-20 Thread Lorelei Halley
The IOLI has recently sponsored a new site devoted to all forms of hand made lace. It allows photos and diagrams to be added to comments, and it is really easy to do. http://laceioli.ning.com/ It is very new, so there is nothing to see yet. Lorelei Halley - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] 1st International Symposium of Young Lace Makers

2012-01-20 Thread Laurie Waters
I've got a post on LaceNews for the 1st International Symposium of Young Lace Makers call for proposals. Promises to be extremely interesting, thanks to Angharad! Laurie http://lacenews.net - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace-chat] Used postage stamps

2012-01-20 Thread Ann McClean
Hi Margery, I send my stamps to the PDSA RSPB to help with their fund raising. Most of the major charities will accept used postage stamps as they can then sell them on to stamp dealers. A quick google would find details :) HTH Regards, Ann. Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:51:37 - From: