Re: [lace] Where do you get inspiration from?

2012-06-23 Thread laura forrester
When I design a piece, I look at what I want to do with it, who will see/receive/use it and what elements I want to use...then play!!   When I look at making something new, the same questions apply, for example my current piece is to be worn on a shirt/skirt outfit with a butterfly

[lace] Errata in tatting book

2012-06-23 Thread pene piip
I was looking for very simple patterns to make tatted snowflakes for my newest students - 2 American girls who are living in Tartu. In Lindsay Rogers book Tatting Collage I found 2 patterns - one that has just rings one with trefoils and a chain between them. In the diagram of this 5 pointed

[lace] PinChains

2012-06-23 Thread Lorri Ferguson
Alex, Does this apply to all pinchains? I have just seen PCs demonstrated in Jean Leader's Interm. Bucks video and she didn not mention or show passing the gimp during the PC. The ones in the video did only use 2 pins (a short span) and passing the gimp would have pulled the gimp out of shape in

[lace] Re: London Auction of Interesting Fashions

2012-06-23 Thread Susan Reishus
(http://kerrytaylorauctions.com) Thanks for sharing, Jeri!  I don't have to eat today, as I am totally satiated! Best, Susan Reishus - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.

[lace] Burano lace museum

2012-06-23 Thread Janice Blair
I tried to post a comment on your photo site but it told me my email address was invalid. I checked it twice to make sure it was this one. I was going to say that I too would have liked to see the lady doing the ground on the fan as it was so uniform in size. It almost looked machined made.