[lace] War Laces - Hoover Presidential Library Museum, IOWA
Through the years, I've written extensively about Herbert Hoover and the Belgian Laces called War Laces. So, just a little bit this time around. Those planning to attend the IOLI Convention this Summer in Coralville IOWA, might like to know that the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum is in West Branch Iowa. You can collect historical information about the humanitarian efforts of Hoover - to save the Belgians from starvation by providing aid. This year there is a special Humanitarian exhibit that I would guess will provide a lot of added history, per what I read at the address given below this paragraph. And be sure to read what is in the galleries, including the one gallery devoted to Lou Henry Hoover, wife of the President. http://www.hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/ It would be nice if someone on the IOLI convention committee would tell us about laces at this museum. (Perhaps a lot more War Lace than is usually shown - in this year's special exhibit?) Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center In a message dated 5/10/2015 11:19:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time: This chat has made me go back to our photos taken when in Washington DC, and the visit, with the IOLI tour, - to the American History Museum, and the wonderful day out we had on that tour. We saw many of the pieces shown on the web site, and luckily DH took photos of many of the pieces! I must admit that at the time I was more interested in the Old laces - 17th 18th Century pieces, and only briefly looked at these laces, as, to me, they were Modern!! Last year there was a Very interesting talk, during one lunch time (I think) on the War laces, and slides were shown. I wish I had heard that talk before seeing the History Museum pieces, as I would have appreciated them so much more! Thank you, Karen, for alerting us to this web site, where we can see these remarkable pieces, and appreciate the effort that went into not only making them, but selling them and getting them out of the country, too. The suffering that went on, for these lacemakers, - but they still produced beautiful pieces of lace. Amazing. Liz in Melbourne Australia - 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] Re: Bolster pillows
Rereading your original post I should probably add that I haven't actually done it, nor have I used a bolster pillow. So I can't speak to whether not the weight of the pillow would be an issue. I have thought about someday using it as a large roller for a scarf. Anita On May 10, 2015, at 9:46 PM, Anita Hansen purplelace...@hotmail.com wrote: Susan, When I did physicsl therapy several years ago they had me use a long tube pillow about 6 in diameter. It is indeed made of ethafoam. I would certainly put a couple layers of wool on it and use it for a bolster pillow! I hope to meet you when you come to Iowa this summer! Anita Hansen Cedar Rapids, Iowa - 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] lace: War Laces made in Belgium, WWI
What an astonishing archive! And the quality of the laces are amazing. I have no trouble with the photos. Laurie _ Laurie Waters lacen...@gmail.com, lwaters...@comcast.net http://lacenews.net/ http://lacenews.net - 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] Re: Bolster pillows
Susan, When I did physicsl therapy several years ago they had me use a long tube pillow about 6 in diameter. It is indeed made of ethafoam. I would certainly put a couple layers of wool on it and use it for a bolster pillow! I hope to meet you when you come to Iowa this summer! Anita Hansen Cedar Rapids, Iowa - 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] Silk lace fan
Hi Sue and All! ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! Thank you for bring this up.  I re-posted the article to my blog. Which went to LinkedIn, Twitter and FB. Everyone should know about this beautiful artwork that we still practice. Hugs, Susie Rose  My stores: https://www.zibbet.com/SusieRoseDesigns https://www.zibbet.com/MountainRoseFoods https://SusieRose.Blujay.com Group: ufo12fo...@yahoogroups.com Blog: http://fiberismybag.wordpress.com From: Bespokethreadsandyarns bespokethreadsandya...@gmail.com To: lace@arachne.com lace@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2015 8:52 AM Subject: [lace] Silk lace fan This was posted on facebook page. Incredible silk lace fan. http://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/citylife-articles/fan-of-the-century-revisit ing-the-lady-of-lace/#.VU9rQIv9CC8.wordpress Sue M  - 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] Bolster pillow
Hello All! To get ready for IOLI in Iowa, I need to make a bolster pillow. While I was at the gym, I noticed foam rollers. Eureka--they are closed cell seem to hold a pin like an Ethafoam cookie pillow! Has anyone made a bolster from a foam roller/tube? I was planning to wrap it in wool before applying a cover. Is there any reason to reconsider the construction? It will be very light weight so should I try to add some? Any suggestions from the experts? Many thanks. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA 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] War Laces
This chat has made me go back to our photos taken when in Washington DC, and the visit, with the IOLI tour, - to the American History Museum, and the wonderful day out we had on that tour. We saw many of the pieces shown on the web site, and luckily DH took photos of many of the pieces! I must admit that at the time I was more interested in the Old laces - 17th 18th Century pieces, and only briefly looked at these laces, as, to me, they were Modern!! Last year there was a Very interesting talk, during one lunch time (I think) on the War laces, and slides were shown. I wish I had heard that talk before seeing the History Museum pieces, as I would have appreciated them so much more! Thank you, Karen, for alerting us to this web site, where we can see these remarkable pieces, and appreciate the effort that went into not only making them, but selling them and getting them out of the country, too. The suffering that went on, for these lacemakers, - but they still produced beautiful pieces of lace. Amazing. Karen - were you one of the volunteers who looked after us on that afternoon? We had the morning to ourselves to roam the whole museum, and then after lunch we were taken down to the 3 Hidden Rooms where masses of lace was laid out for us to drool over!!! Even the Needlelace Bayeux Tapestry - or part of it! Regards from Liz in Melbourne lizl...@bigpond.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] Bookmark Exchange
We are down to the last days for sign ups for the bookmark exchange but don't worry if you are a day or so behind. I will make it happen. Just contact me (*linhud...@gmail.com linhud...@gmail.com*) and it will be worked out. Also, if you are delayed in mailing your bookmark to your partner, let your partner and me know so we can take the worry out of the wonderful anticipation. This is to be FUN not a job or chore. I will be sending out the exchange partner pairings in a day or so - no later than 5/15 but sooner if able. I am always anxious to know who will be getting my bookmark and what far away place I will be receiving mail from. But if you were on holiday or didn't see the announcement until the last minute - join in anyway. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I hope there is time to get a bookmark made and in the mail even after this week. The schedule is going like this: May 4-12 Sign Ups May 15 Exchange partner assignments made and emailed out June 13All bookmarks should be in the mail (if possible) There is still room on the carousal. No one has claimed the lion yet. The critters are all whimsical creatures and so very colorful - much like lace. How exciting. Come and join in the fun. If this is your first time, you are going to have lots of fun. If you have been doing this for years, you know how much fun it can be. Any type of lace and pattern is appropriate. Any skill level is welcome. This is creative license at its best. Don't be shy. Remember, this is your time to shine. Hugs, Lin and the Mali Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. Ralph Waldo Emerson - 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] Happy Mothers' Day
Hello All! There's a charming stump work queen dressed in needle lace at thistle-threads.blogspot.com. Enjoy! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla, USA 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] PieceWork's newest lace issue - Mothers' Day coupon
For anyone wanting to buy PieceWork May/June 2015 Lace issue, Interweave store has a 40% off coupon today only. I donât have an annual subscription to this magazine, but usually enjoy their lace issue, so was very pleased to get the coupon code in an email today. Itâs THANKSMOM (and looks as if it applies across the board for everything from the Interweave store) https://www.interweavestore.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=piecework What they say about the latest issue: Physical and Digital Issue The 8th annual lace issue of PieceWork, the May/June 2015 magazine includes tatted, crocheted, knitted, and even needle lace stories and projects. Dive into lovely lace with 7 stunning lace projects including tatting, crochet, knitting, and needle lace. Explore the legacy of lace with PieceWork's historical look at lace makers from the past. Read a story about five generations of women connected by lace, or a tale of larceny and old lace. PieceWork will enrich the novice to expert lace maker with a Puncetto Lace Necklace to Make, a Leaf and Nupp Shawl to Knit, a Silken Fog Lacey Stole to Knit, and much more. Happy Mothers' Day to those who celebrate it today! I know Mothering Sunday is in Lent for those in England, but Mothers' Day is today in the United States Sue Babbs - 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] Needlelace on the Thistle Threads Blog
Thanks to Susan Hottle. Topic changed, for our archives. Please remember that Stumpwork utilizes needlelace techniques in many imaginative ways. It was my good fortune to spend some time talking with Tricia Wilson Nguyen at the Winterthur Museum Needlework Conference in October 2014. She was a most informative speaker on the subject, The Workers Behind the Work: 17th Century Caskets and the People Who Made Them. In this case, the caskets were tabletop containers for a young woman's small treasures, fitted out with cabinet doors, mirrors, and drawers, all covered with embroidery and stumpwork. If you read her blogspot, you will learn a lot about working with materials that are often difficult to obtain today. Because of this, she has hired a number of professional crafts people to make all manner of miniature things that are needed to finish her projects. Kits are available, because the individual would find it next to impossible to source some things like tiny hinges and keyholes. (You'll find she sells small packets of spangles for period laces.) Tricia is also behind the Layton Jacket which was recreated at Plimoth Plantation (Plymouth Rock - where the Pilgrims landed in what is now Massachusetts). Our Devon worked on the gold lace for this. The original jacket and portrait are at the Victoria and Albert Museum. She has also written and designed quality needlework projects for specialty magazines, and so forth. This amazing woman has a PhD in Engineering, and our technology members will find her background of interest. It runs throughout her blog and older blogs. If you don't read all the way down on the current pages Susan provided, you will not learn (in right column) that Tricia is dyslexic. If you know someone who is dyslexic, Tricia's success might be useful for overcoming some of the challenges. I am not a medical person, but find what Tricia has been doing day-by-day to be quite astounding, magical and inspiring. You don't have time for lace? Look at the family, businesses and many projects (including a newly-minted patent) she is able to keep afloat! thistle-threads.blogspot.com Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - . In a message dated 5/10/2015 10:22:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hottl...@neo.rr.com writes: Hello All! There's a charming stump work queen dressed in needle lace at thistle-threads.blogspot.com. Enjoy! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla, 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/
