[lace] Welcome Analisa

Re: Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 21:14:32 -0700 From: Analisa Hall Subject: [lace] An introduction Hello Everyone, I wanted to take a moment and introduce myself. Welcome Analisa. A medical lacemaking friend once said Lacemaking is a disease, once you catch it there is no

[lace] Thread for Hollie Point

While I agree with all the other posters about thread, thread length, etc., let me be the first to suggest that your concept of having needle lace be your "portable" lace may be unrealistic, especially if it is Hollie Point. Generally people turn to tatting for a portable lace. My colleague has a

[lace] Biggins / Presencia

Guys, Just went to the Biggins website and it's down. Kind Regards Liz  thelace...@btinternet.com My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://www.thelacebee.com/  - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here.

Re: [lace] Biggins / Presencia

That is just so sad. I really fear for the livelihood of our precious art! Sent from my iPad > On Mar 22, 2016, at 5:45 PM, Brenda Paternoster > wrote: > > Hi Liz > > It’s because Presencia Spain are insolvent. The conditions the > administrators are imposing -

RE: [lace] Biggins / Presencia

Thanks for re-quoting Brenda's message, Clay. Brenda's emails are amongst those that get cut off for me as soon as something like an apostrophe is used. It is indeed very sad news that Presencia Span are insolvent and we may soon have to do without their wonderful Finca thread, and a great

Re: [lace] Biggins / Presencia

Hi Liz It’s because Presencia Spain are insolvent. The conditions the administrators are imposing - big price increase, payment in advance and with the current situation no certainty of actually receiving the goods - meant that Vivienne and Iain of Presencia UK felt that they had no option

Re: [lace] Biggins / Presencia

Hi folks Sorry about the gobbledegook at the end of my last message - the auto insert is getting worse. Should have read “concentrating on their patterns and appropriate threads for those patterns". > > Once the legalities are sorted and different threads have been sourced they > are planning

Re: [lace] Biggins / Presencia

So sorry to hear that news I shall miss Finca thread it's one of my very favourites as it always works so well and the smoothness of it makes for a lovely sheen on the lace. I shall have to be very careful with the small amount that I have left. I will miss Biggins as well as Vivienne was

[lace] need help with one-liner

I really need help with finding a new humorous one or two liner or maybe a short poem concerning lace makers for an upcoming project I have in mind for a friend who could really do with a lift. We all know the one about lace makers do it on pillows. Is there anything different? Thanks. Sharon

RE: [lace] need help with one-liner

I've gots lots of longer poems, Sharon, but this might be short enough for you Peacocks and Rainbows Some people knit wool into blankets. Some crochet with treble and chain. Some people cut lovely new fabric Just to sew it together again. But me, I like to use bobbins And weave patterns in

Re: [lace] Thread for Hollie Point

Dear Julie, 1. Catherine Barley, the author of the book you are using, is a member of Arachne. There are 329 messages from her in the archives under her name. So, wait a bit, and maybe she will weigh in with her experience. To verify I am correct, type her name in the search box at: