[lace] Re: Australian Wildflower patterns
Thanks for all the suggestions I have been sent in my search to identify my Australian wildflower pattern. The return on my request has been quite amazing: (I always knew lacemakers were brilliant.) I'll post a picture of the handkerchief when finished - if wedding preparations don't get in the way of normality. Rosemary --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Trip to Europe - lace museums/centers to visit?
Hi all, I'm planning a trip to Europe (with mom) partly to see some of the lace making towns and museums. We will be in London, Belgium, Italy, and Croatia. As for Croatia I know Pag and Hvar are major lace centers - though Pag has a reputation as a party city - and I'm hoping Hvar is a bit quieter. Anyone know? Are there demonstrations or archives there that are accessible? We are certainly visiting the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Are there other museums or smaller collections in any of those countries that you would suggest? I would really love to see some historical examples as well as current lace making. I know it's a very touristy thing to do/see in some of these places, so any advice about how to see the more authentic side of things would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance! Meghann - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Trip to Europe - lace museums/centers to visit?
Hi There is a Fan Museum in London. It is small and has some beautiful lace fans there. It might be a good idea to see if they will displaying any lace fans when you will be visiting. The display apparently changes quite often. Corinne Jones In Brighton UK -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Meghann McCrory Sent: 07 April 2015 18:19 To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Trip to Europe - lace museums/centers to visit? Hi all, I'm planning a trip to Europe (with mom) partly to see some of the lace making towns and museums. We will be in London, Belgium, Italy, and Croatia. As for Croatia I know Pag and Hvar are major lace centers - though Pag has a reputation as a party city - and I'm hoping Hvar is a bit quieter. Anyone know? Are there demonstrations or archives there that are accessible? We are certainly visiting the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Are there other museums or smaller collections in any of those countries that you would suggest? I would really love to see some historical examples as well as current lace making. I know it's a very touristy thing to do/see in some of these places, so any advice about how to see the more authentic side of things would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance! Meghann - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Cotona and spangles
Susie Many years ago I did some simple Honiton patterns from Luxton and from Thompson. I enlarged the patterns and used thicker threads. http://lynxlace.com/learningbobbinlace-samples.html#Honiton Click on each image to see the detail. For the lavender leaves and the purple flower -- from Luxton -- I enlarged the patterns to 200% and used tatting cotton #80. She states that those patterns in original size were a little larger than typical Honiton scale. (Otherwise I would have to have used a finer thread.) The multi-colored flower and the purple hankie corner are from Sue Thompson. Both were enlarged to 215% of the original size. I used tatting cotton for the flower, but it was a bit thick. I should have used something finer. For the corner I used DMC Retors #30 -- equivalent to Broder machine 30. And it was perfect. How I arrived at those enlargement sizes was a mixture of logic and guesswork. I knew the thread sizes recommended for the original size. I had made samples of torchon grounds and cloth stitch at various pattern sizes to see what worked for various threads. So I figured out what thread I wanted to use, and enlarged it to a percentage that should work. Then I took account of whether the learning patterns were at normal scale, or slightly larger for beginning students. Look here for my explanation. http://laceioli.ning.com/group/bobblinlace-beginners/forum/topics/beginner-pa ttern-sizing-question?commentId=6475898%3AComment%3A40651groupId=6475898%3AG roup%3A16 my comment of Oct 26, 2014 and Oct 7 2012 http://laceioli.ning.com/forum/topics/thread-change-vs-altering-pricking?comm entId=6475898%3AComment%3A12964 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Trip to Europe - lace museums/centers to visit?
Yes, itâs a nice museum but be aware that itâs not in central London, itâs in Blackheath which is about 8 miles from the centre of London, at least half an hour driving, but could be much more depending on the traffic, or 20+ minutes on the train - remembering that one of the London stations en-route is undergoing massive refurbishment and closures at present so rail travel is also likely to be subject to delays and diversions. Brenda On 7 Apr 2015, at 18:42, corinne csjones...@gmail.com wrote: There is a Fan Museum in London. It is small and has some beautiful lace fans there. It might be a good idea to see if they will displaying any lace fans when you will be visiting. The display apparently changes quite often. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Trip to Europe - lace museums/centers to visit?
I do have the Museum of Costume and lace on my Pinterest board for museums in Belgium and the Netherlands, https://www.pinterest.com/LaceNews/lace-museums-belgium-the-netherlands/, unfortunately I had it located at the Brussels airport so maybe it got missed. I just fixed it. Unfortunately the mapping function recently added to Pinterest isn't all that detailed, and if something isn't included you have to find the closest place. I do now have 13 Pinterest boards with 121 places with lace collection listed on the LaceNews Pinterest site https://www.pinterest.com/LaceNews/ (public and private museums mostly), and more are being added all the time. For each pin I've tried to add a few lines of description of each collection, and am trying to update these as I learn more about each one. Laurie http://lacenews - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Trip to Europe - lace museums/centers to visit?
Actually it's in Greenwich not Blackheath - on the west side of Greenwich park The Fan Museum 12 Crooms Hill London SE10 8ER United Kingdom Open today 11:00 am – 5:00 pm https://www.thefanmuseum.org.uk/ Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Trip to Europe - lace museums/centers to visit?
Dear Meghann, Having sent you to Laurie's site, I am surprised to see that she didn't include the Museum of Costume and Lace in Brussels. http://www.brusselsmuseums.be/en/museum/76-museum-of-costume--lace-museums- of-the-city-of-brussels The Kantcentrum in Bruges used to have a display. I am not sure what is going on there since it changed hands. The flax museum in Kortrijk near Bruges is very good. There was a small museum over the Rococo lace shop in Bruges. There are occasional lace making demos outside lace shops. Of the Italian museums I recommend the one on Burano, recently redone, if you see no other. Sometimes there is a lace demo there. The Palazzo Davanzati in Florence has only just redone its lace room and is very good. I always like the Poldi Pezzoli in Milan. The lace is entirely in an unprepossessing metal storage/display thing in an unvisited hallway, but once you find it you can pull out the drawers, and leaf through the upright framed display items to your heart's content. You may have to ask where it is. Devon - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Trip to Europe - lace museums/centers to visit?
The Kantcentrum museum in Bruges has been moved (only a little way) and remodelled . It opened last year and I visited last October. I was very impressed. It is modern, with exhibits of fantastic lace, and interactive displays of how lace, both bobbin and needle, is made. Well worth a visit. Upstairs, above the museum, there are often classes in progress, which you can visit and watch the lac being made. Downstairs again there is the Kantcentrum shop! Sent from my iPad On 7 Apr 2015, at 21:26, Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com wrote: Yes, it’s a nice museum but be aware that it’s not in central London, it’s in Blackheath which is about 8 miles from the centre of London, at least half an hour driving, but could be much more depending on the traffic, or 20+ minutes on the train - remembering that one of the London stations en-route is undergoing massive refurbishment and closures at present so rail travel is also likely to be subject to delays and diversions. Brenda On 7 Apr 2015, at 18:42, corinne csjones...@gmail.com wrote: There is a Fan Museum in London. It is small and has some beautiful lace fans there. It might be a good idea to see if they will displaying any lace fans when you will be visiting. The display apparently changes quite often. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Trip to Europe - V A?
Dear Meghann It is my impression that the V A no longer has lace in it. Instead it is in a study center not centrally located in London. I am unsure what kind of access there is there. You mention a lot of countries in your email, but it is unclear how long you are going to be traveling in the countries, what cities you are going to be near. and what kind of transport you will have. In reality, it would take a very long time for someone to try to write out all the museums that have something to do with lace in Belgium and Italy. Perhaps a first step would be to go to the Pinterest site maintained by Laurie Waters which has Lace Museums by country and do a little scoping out. https://www.pinterest.com/LaceNews/ Things change all the time with lace museums, exhibits come down, museums close, so it is always best to check for the most up to date information and to confirm with an email. Even when a museum has a lace collection, it is not at all unusual for none of it to be on display. Also, Laurie maintains a site: Lacenews.net where she keeps track of lace events all over the world which you might find useful. Devon - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Ottery St. Mary, UK
Is there anything to see in Ottery St. Mary for the lace enthusiast? It was home to a lot of lacemakers, I know. Devon Thein - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Trip to Europe - lace museums/centers to visit?
I was at both the Kantmuseum in Bruges and the Museum of Costume and Lace in Brussels last fall which were mentioned in other posts. Here's my take: Bruges: The museum is quite small, but nice, and they do daily demonstrations, but be sure to check the times before you go. I think the demos are in the afternoon, but I missed them because it didn't work with my schedule. But there is also a lace shop called 't Apostelientje conveniently across the street from the museum. You must visit there! Everything is hand made (certified), both antique and contemporary, and they have even better pieces than the museum (IMHO)! Make sure to go through the main part of the shop to the small room off to the side to see the good stuff. They also have some lace supplies. But be sure to check the hours before you go. www.apostelientje.be Brussels: Most of the lace is in cabinets in drawers in a darkly lit corner of one of the floors. They had some really nice stuff that was worth seeing, and I'm grateful it is on display at all, but is was a little annoying to have to go through all the squeeky drawers and hard to see in the low light. You're trip sounds lovely! And lace makes nice, light souvenirs! Kind regards, Amy O'Malley - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
