Re: [lace] Lace hats

2019-02-22 Thread mary carey
Hi All, I have a Christine Mirecki - Mailander Srtze, Modern Interpreiert - which I purchased from Barbara Fay. On the back page it lists some of her books, and the five hat patterns seem to be just that, individual patterns, all in Milanese technique. They are - Sommerhute, Hut Beatrice, Hut

[lace] Lace hats

2019-02-22 Thread Susan Vossier
Karen, Christine Mirecki has designed lots of hats - her Sommerhüte more or less fits what you're looking for, with twelve different designs. I was going to make one for my niece's wedding but was then told hats are only for the mothers, so made a fascinator, but thank you for reminding me - I

[lace] Ojo de Dios - Eye of God is not a Lace

2019-02-22 Thread Jeri Ames
In a message dated 2/21/2019 1:33:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, linhud...@gmail.com writes: As a kid, i knew this as a God's eye.  Lin and the Mali A 1972 book, Ojo de Dios - Eye of God, was written by Charlet Albaum.  Available on Amazon as a used book.  Please search to see a photo. 

[lace] Royal Fashions Exhibit in Bath

2019-02-22 Thread Devon Thein
Jeri has sent me this information to share with arachne about an exhibit of interest: Notice of an exhibit in England about royal fashions, with a lace component that might be of interest. http://bit.ly/2U2j95d Publicity by the museum: https://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/events/royal-women

[lace] Kopek/Whirlpool filling finished result photo & related pricking

2019-02-22 Thread Jeri Ames
After a few hours sleep, I went back to Russian Lace Making - because I requested a photo of this Kopek stitch in a finished lace.  You'll see it first in the Patterns chapter on page 28 - a completed window decoration lace Bridget Cook named Nicholas, with a full pricking of that item 2 pages

Re: [lace] What's in a thread

2019-02-22 Thread Adele Shaak
I watched it on YouTube with the slides - really interesting. Thank you so much for posting, Veronika. Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) > Textile historian Angharad Rixon has posted a talk, with slides, about > the use of non-linen threads in 17th century needle lace: > >

Re: [lace] CORRECTION: Kopek/Whirlpool filling is a Woven Spider's Web

2019-02-22 Thread Malvary Cole
Woven spiders web is an embroidery term where a single thread is either woven under and over all the way around, or alternatively goes forward under two bars then doubles back to go back over the one it just came under and the next one ie two bars forward, one back back all the time, with all

[lace] What's in a thread

2019-02-22 Thread vmi
Textile historian Angharad Rixon has posted a talk, with slides, about the use of non-linen threads in 17th century needle lace: https://www.textilesupport.net/single-post/2019/02/20/Whats-in-a-Thread https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbFkj5_HG34=youtu.be Regards, Veronika - To unsubscribe

[lace] Re: Russian Lace Experts Please Help Us: Kopek/Whirlpool filling stitch

2019-02-22 Thread Clare Lewis
> > Jeri wrote: > The one illustration shows 8 spokes reaching outward from the center. It > does not illustrate how spokes are anchored at the perimeter. Then, it > looks like a first stitch comes up in the center, goes over a spoke, then > is taken back under that spoke and brought up and

Re: [lace] Kopek/whirlpool stitch

2019-02-22 Thread Clare Lewis
Hi Susan, Thank you for your lovely comments but I do have to say the pendant isn't mine ( I have just realised that I didn't label it correctly on Flickr - I was so confused by trying to upload the pictures that I forgot to credit them properly, I will do that at lunchtime when I can get away

[lace] Russian Lace Experts Please Help Us: Kopek/Whirlpool filling stitch

2019-02-22 Thread Jeri Ames
You are confused, Clare?  Me too! Do we have any Russian Lace experts?  If you are shy about writing to the list, please write to me.  We would like to know what books/authors have included Kopek/Whirlpool fillings as content.  We'd like to see actual photos and other instructions for it.Â