[lace] knitted lace
I have recently started a knitted lace pashmina. The pattern is in text, which is how I have always done lace knitting but while I was knitting away I was considering the chart method. I wondered how the pattern would look in a chart and how good it would be for me to knit from a chart. So, being me, I have been experimenting with chart design on the computer. I did not want to buy software specific to this as I would only use it on the rare occasion I had a worded pattern I wanted to convert to chart (if I find I like knitting from a chart) I have found a way to use Excel or Word to make a chart but have further found that the Cross Stitch software I have works better. To follow my 'progress' take a look at www.brandis.com.au/craft/Knitting/knitting06.html Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia je...@brandis.com.au mailto:je...@brandis.com.au www.brandis.com.au http://www.brandis.com.au/ - 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] Translation of Lace Terms
What a lovely useful idea. The graphics make it even easier to follow and I am very impressed at the work you have put into this already. Thank you to the translators for taking the time to assist in such a worthwhile venture! Pushing it I know, but I look forward to seeing this as a Android and Apple application in the future. Regards Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia je...@brandis.com.au www.brandis.com.au - 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] knitted lace
That looks very effective, Jenny. I prefer to follow a chart for more complex patterns such as lace, marking the rows off with a highlighter pen as I go. I do have to print charts several times for some patterns which is wasteful of paper, but it works for me. The cable sweater I am currently knitting has six panels of four different patterns with repeats of varying lengths so I have cut them out and stuck them onto another piece of paper in the order in which they are worked, (A,B,A,C,D,C) and I have added annotations to help with the repeats. This would be impossible with a written pattern but it has made the pattern much easier to follow. Lesley On holiday in Cyprus Sent from my iPad - 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] Teeter-tottering Angels New from www.LaceCurator.info
A pair of impish angels teeter-tottering on Brussels lace scrollwork are a surprise flea-market find. Two new articles in Favorite Things and COPY THIS spell out the story on www.LaceCurator.info. Coming next: Visiting the Borromeo Lace Museum in Antwerp, Belgium Come visit! www.LaceCurator.info - 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] Gawthorpe Hall
Hi  I am pleased to hear you enjoyed the pictures from Kate Davis. Quite a number of designers ( knitting and crochet) came to study items from the collection they are going to submit designs which will be sold to raise money towards the collection. Its only source of income is from what it can earn and grants it receives. You would love looking at the boxes but you would need weeks, months or even years in my case to study it all. It was set up by Rachel Kay Shuttleworth as a working collection set up for people to study â she collected items which she thought was of interest, some of it is poor. She wanted to educate people about lace and embroidery in particular. She was very brutal with some of her comments. The piece of lace on a small roller pillow in one of the pictures was made by me. The idea was to make it look as though Rachel had just walked out of the room for a second, so there are bits (replicas of her labels, threads, her old typewriter, some of her articles written in âEmbroideryâ etc) on her desk and the lace pillow on a table in the bay window. All the display rooms were altered last winter. One display room shows a range of pieces from the collection â to show the variety it contains. The next room shows Rachel as a teacher and practitioner. The following room has treasures from the collection and all the staff and volunteers chose their favourite item. That was very difficult because there are so many items I love. I chose a Chantilly fan that once belonged to Lady Baden Powell (a friend of Rachel), we were running out of time and it was easy to display. In the final room there are items from local degree students who have been inspired by the collection. It is good to see that Miss Rachelâs vision is alive. In the public gallery this year is an exhibition âInspired by Laceâ. Local colleges, universities, lace groups and Embroiderersâ Guilds were invited to study about 20 selected items of lace. The pieces are on display until the end of the season (beginning of November). The items had to be no bigger than 10â square â because of space. Regards Dianne Derbyshire Preston Lancashire  I found some intriguing photos of the textile collection of Gawthorpe Hall in the UK, on Kate Davies blog; katedaviesdesings.com I would love to have a look in the boxes of lace. Joke Sinclair, from a sunny West-Sussex in the 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/
[lace] Ithaca 2013
Hello All! May I echo Celtic Weaver? OMG--what a weekend! My friend snagged a seat in Sandi Woods' class I studied with Martina Wolter-Kampmann (Invisible Starts Finishes). Classes, vendors participants--all a class act at a fun event. Holly her helpers know how to roll out the welcome mat. Thanks for the memories. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA - 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] Beswick's e-mail
I have an e-mail addy for the Beswick’s. It's about a year old so I don't know if it's still in service. It's doll...@cobweb.com.au - 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-chat] Iclandic singing at railway station
As I seem to have no success in giving functioning links I will advise all who love music to search on You Tube under Icelandic folk singers in German station!. You will find several links. The group's name is Arstidir. It is a very peaceful piece of music, a hymn dating from 1208. Patricia in Wales To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
