Re: [lace] John Bull Trophy

2013-07-26 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Photos of the winning entries are at: http://www.laceguild.demon.co.uk/guild/contrastsGallery.html Yes, that piece (the rectangular torchon mat) is superb. We examined it very closely and we really couldn't find anything wrong with it and the tension is absolutely spot on. Well done Christine

Re: [lace] John Bull Trophy

2013-07-26 Thread Brenda Paternoster
My copy of 'Lace' arrived today and it's full of eye candy from the exhibition. Brenda On 26 Jul 2013, at 09:14, Sue wrote: Some amazing pieces and an inspiration. Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

Re: [lace] John Bull Trophy

2013-07-26 Thread Jeriames
How interesting to see. I admired the torchon mat from Australia. Thought there was not enough lace in some contest entries. The entries by children are a special treat. Our Arachne, Gil Dye, made the miniature 3-D elephant and mouse. Are there other Arachne member-winners in this

[lace] John Bull Trophy

2013-07-26 Thread Jane Partridge
In what way? Some of the entries contain a lot of cloth stitch, and one or two look more like woven cloth than the lace they actually are - but perhaps this backs up my argument that a certain snake bookmark isn't really lace! I can't really remember seeing any that were minimal on lace

[lace] machine knitted lace, Tess on Flickr, Lace Guild winners

2013-07-26 Thread hottleco
Hello All! Arachne rocks with eye candy today! Holy Cow--thanks Jean Mary for posting the link for the baby shawl. After reviewing the baby pages, I skipped right to the heritage section, followed shortly thereafter by the women's section of the site. Some very snazzy knits caught my eye,

[lace] Bibilla

2013-07-26 Thread Tregellas Family
Hi, I've had a note from Elena letting me know that her Bibilla book has just been published. For a preview check out this web page. http://www.sallymilner.com.au/book_detail/book/337 Cheers, Shirley T. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: