Re: [lace] RE: thorns for pins

2011-05-20 Thread Anna Binnie
On 20/05/11 4:11 PM, Sister Claire wrote: Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA some thorns are very thin such as cactus needles. Anna - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace] Pins, thorns and bone slivers

2011-05-20 Thread Anna Binnie
The point is well made. Pins have been around since the bronze age so the question begs to be asked why use thorns, fish bones etc when you have access to pins. Now since lace making as we know it came into being around the 15th century (please correct me if I'm a bit early here), but pins of

Re: [lace] Have I had a good idea or do you already do it?

2011-06-03 Thread Anna Binnie
I tried wrapping threads around both a wooden dowel and cardboard BUT there is one major problem to that method (sorry Brenda) UNLESS you use a constant tension on your thread as you wind it you can change the number of wraps per inch quite significantly. I experimented using a loose hand

Re: [lace] Wrapps per inch

2011-06-06 Thread Anna Binnie
On 6/06/11 11:27 AM, Elizabeth Ligeti wrote: The beauty of Brenda's book, is that all the wpi are done by her, - therefore the same hand and the same tension. This means it is a better comparison than each of us doing our own measure! Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz lizl...@bigpond.com - To

Re: [lace] Publishing lace books

2011-06-17 Thread Anna Binnie
I have recently bought a number of out of print Lace books through the Lace Guild in the UK, they have second hand books with a catalogue online (ie you can download it from their web page). The prices including postage to Australia was quite reasonable and the service was super excellent.

Re: [lace] Missing mail

2011-07-19 Thread Anna Binnie
Your mail box may register some of the mail as spam or may junk it automatically. If you have good mail filters it happens. If the mail 'JUNKED' by your mail system, simply look in the junk folder and they could well be there. Some spam just doesn't get through and is lost in the aether (I

Re: [lace] to wash or not to wash?

2011-09-12 Thread Anna Binnie
I wash my lace but only when needed. For allergy reasons I use only a pure soap powder for all my washing. I have a piece of silk lace on my silk winter nightie and that gets a hand wash whenever the nightie is washed. I do iron the nightie and the lace. Since the nightie is now 6 years old

Re: [lace] books on demand

2011-09-13 Thread Anna Binnie
I hope I'm not just repeating what others have said. I feel that books are a precious resource and need to be protected. Paper books are great but expensive to produce and keep in stock. Ebooks in whatever form are excellent as well. May I suggest that authors keep a master print copy of

Re: [lace] arachne spider badge raffle - cleaning silver

2011-09-23 Thread Anna Binnie
Thai is a simple REDOX reaction and I'm even lazier. I place the silver in a huge aluminium pot, add loads of bicarb, add a few strips of aluminium foil, cover with water and let simmer for a while. Anna in a cloudy Sydney On 24/09/11 4:31 AM, Jean Nathan wrote: Gave up on silver polishing

Re: [lace] Inspiration

2011-10-19 Thread Anna Binnie
And 'The Little grey Rabbit Makes Lace' And what about 'The Hunting of the Snark? Beaver is a lacemaker. Anna from a warm and sunny Sydney On 20/10/11 11:04 AM, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: You might suggest the Children's librarian put out The Lace Snail by Betsy Byers. Devon In a message

Re: [lace] diagrams. (long)

2011-10-30 Thread Anna Binnie
Clay thank you so much for making the comment using continental laces as your example. I agree with all you say concerning the need for coloured diagrams. Further when working lace from the Dutch 17th century where the pricking consists of a few isolated pins, the diagram is essential. I

Re: [lace] Lace projects for children

2011-11-09 Thread Anna Binnie
There is an excellent resource for all of us courtesy of LOKK. Go to their site under their free patterns. take a look at the archive. they have all sorts of wonderful tape patterns and others that would more than suite your needs. If you get the child to research it herself then you have not

Re: [lace] Your story

2011-11-24 Thread Anna Binnie
Had already made the decision to work towards my Teaching Certificate in Crochet when I heard this week that Betty Franks collapsed and died a couple of days ago in Brisbane. Oh to be able to display the same generosity and quiet confidence. I met Betty for the first time in October at the

Re: [lace] Bags and Rain

2011-11-25 Thread Anna Binnie
On two trips to OIDFA Congresses in Europe my roommates purchased large lace-related collectibles that would not fit in a suitcase and that the shops had not wrapped securely for air travel. Those times, the plastic bags came in handy for bringing home something much-treasured as carry-on

Re: [lace] Crochet hooks

2011-11-29 Thread Anna Binnie
Most of the replies have answered you question regarding hook size for threads. I've crocheted everything from mohair through all the different wool types, silks, synthetics and all types of cotton. The specifically produced crochet cotton gives the best results, as well as the tatting

Re: [lace] Half stitch in flanders motives

2012-01-13 Thread Anna Binnie
Hi Jo The only pitfall I can think of is organizing the half stitch in the motif. Remember that in Flanders the worker in each row changes and becomes a passive while another worker takes over. If you can manage to do that type of change over then it should be fine. Experiment. Anna from a

Re: [lace] does anyone know

2012-07-04 Thread Anna Binnie
Let me assure you all that Teneriffe is alive and well and flouricing in my part of Australia. I happen to love that type of lace and am cnstantly experimenting with it. Anna from a cold but sunny Sydney On 5/07/12 10:27 AM, Debora Lustgarten wrote: Hello all, I'll venture the suggestion

Re: [lace] Nearly finished

2012-08-16 Thread Anna Binnie
David I never simply work on one thing, I have a challenging pattern usually teaching myself a new technique, any easy pattern to do just for fun, a project eg gifts for family members, and at least 2 others all of different types of lace. I love going from one to the other as the mood and

Re: [lace] Fibre Optic cable

2012-09-03 Thread Anna Binnie
On 3/09/12 8:48 PM, Jennifer Audsley wrote: I purchased small quantities on Ebay from a seller The FiberOpticStore. That was end emitting, but he may be able to help with side emitting. Side emitting is much more expensive, and bear in mind that end-emitting does leak some light along its

Re: [lace] Lace making and blindness

2012-10-26 Thread Anna Binnie
I've been doing close work (lace, embroidery, patchwork pieced by hand etc) for over 55 years (grandmother put a needle in my hand before I went to school) and I actually asked my eye specialist that question many yeas ago. His answer was no it should not, doing close work while also watching

Re: [lace] lace at the Vatican

2012-12-02 Thread Anna Binnie
Hi Kim The Vatican Museum has lots of very interesting things, from memory there were some vestments on display but where I can't remember (was there in 1999 and again in 2003). Many of the murals and paintings feature lace. The catch with the museum is that you should spend the day there,

Re: [lace] New Years Day lace

2012-12-28 Thread Anna Binnie
From early December, I do not start any new pieces of lace until most of my projects from the previous year are finished, freeing up bobbins and pillows. Then I spend January planning the next year's projects and preparing prickings etc, by Australia Day I've usually started most of my new

Re: [lace] washing silk

2013-02-13 Thread Anna Binnie
I wash silk regularly, all my nighties and slips are silk. I usually do what David has suggested on some occasions I have even used 'preen' ( a prewash spray on stain remover to remove bad stains. This is a method of last resort, and I leave it on for less than minute before washing the

Re: [lace] Twentieth anniversary flash drive

2013-03-20 Thread Anna Binnie
Hi All As a Science Historian, the one thing I can tell right now is that a flash drive will be old technology and will have no use within 10 years. Data storage devices change every time there is a new advance. It is only a matter of a few years before flash drives are a thing of the past

Re: [lace] Architect's linen

2013-04-24 Thread Anna Binnie
On 22/04/13 4:57 PM, Jean Nathan wrote: DH was an engineering lecturer and taught, among other things, technical drawing. When the subject started to move to computers, he brought home what the college had because he didn't think computers would catch on (LOL) and knew the college would throw

[lace] Lace conventions

2013-04-24 Thread Anna Binnie
I have read with interest all the discussions on lace conventions. Travel costs are the big thing that stand in the way of attending any convention this applies to the US as well as Australia where distances are very similar. And yes we have the same requirements as well. I've been a member of

Re: [lace] DMC Retors d'Alsace 40 and 60

2013-04-27 Thread Anna Binnie
On 27/04/13 8:24 PM, Achim Siebert wrote: Does anyone know what those threads compare to in thickness (wraps/cm)? Retor d'Alsace cotton - no. 40 and 60 on eBay. I guess it's comparable to Broder Machine 40 and 60 which are given in Brenda's book as having 36 and 46 wraps/cm. The intended use

Re: [lace] RE: participation in Lace conferences - flights

2013-05-02 Thread Anna Binnie
It would work if you only have only carry-on luggage. If you check a suitcase, it would not come off at the midway stop. Or you could mail your luggage ahead. I usually have too much stuff for a week of lace classes to fit in a carry-on. And... I have to allow room for the things I

[lace] Facebook page

2013-05-12 Thread Anna Binnie
Can anyone out there tell me the name or url of the facebook lace page. I've just joined one for quilting an am having a ball. Anna from a cloudy Sydney - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace] facebook lace groups

2013-05-16 Thread Anna Binnie
Thank you everyone who replied about the facebook pages. I'm having a ball investigating them. Anna from a cold but sunny Sydney. OK it isn't that cold but it is for me On 17/05/13 4:35 AM, Lorelei Halley wrote: A few days ago Liz posted links to some FACEBOOK lace groups. I have 2 more to

Re: [lace] kindle lace books?

2013-05-20 Thread Anna Binnie
I have scanned images of lace, lace patterns and working diagrams and saved them as pdf. These can then be put on your ipad or reader. And there you have it. I have actually saved some of the papers from the Arizona Uni website (the one with lace books) onto my ipad to read. may I also say I

[lace] Apology

2013-06-11 Thread Anna Binnie
I want to apologise to all spiders who may have sent me an email and had it bounce in the last 2 days. A stranger sent me an email with an attachment that was so large it filled up my inbox and all subsequent emails were 'bounced'. All is well now Anna from a cool Sydney - To unsubscribe

Re: [lace] Pattern drawing software

2013-06-12 Thread Anna Binnie
On 12/06/13 11:28 AM, Liz and Ken Roberts wrote: I will have a great opportunity through my employer to explore/learn any of several hundred different computer software programs over a week's time. Besides Excel (and its formula mysteries) I thought I would check out any possible programs that

Re: [lace] Pattern drawing software

2013-06-14 Thread Anna Binnie
On 15/06/13 7:13 AM, jo wrote: @Anna Couldn’t you share some of your templates, why let others reinvent the wheels? I shared my baby steps on http://bobbin-lace.wikispaces.com/software+reviews but never tried to walk the lane any further. @spiders using http://www.gimp.org I just wrote a

Re: [lace] In Fine Style - Tudor Stuart Fashion

2013-06-22 Thread Anna Binnie
Just found it on the Book Depository http://www.bookdepository.com/Fine-Style-Anna-Reynolds/9781905686445 for $A61 and free postage to us. I always check this site out for all my books. They have a good selection of all types of craft books. Anna in a cold and wet Sydney On 23/06/13

Re: [lace] Teaching children

2013-07-07 Thread Anna Binnie
On 7/07/13 11:13 PM, Clay Blackwell wrote: I am astonished that no one has challenged the notion that people with superior math/science/computer programming skills make the best lacemakers!! I've just logged on and yes I was totally affronted with that statement too. Let me put it in

Re: [lace] Teaching children

2013-07-08 Thread Anna Binnie
Joke wrote: Also parents nowadays expect all adults, who work with children in after school activities or clubs, to be CBR checked as well. In Australia anyone who works with children needs to get a police check done. It is standard for teachers, ancillary staff, volunteers and sports

[lace] when and where to teach children lace

2013-07-08 Thread Anna Binnie
Hi all Ive enjoyed the conversation here are a few hints learnt from experience If you want to teach lacemaking but your local school is not open to it, try the local library. Some local libraries are happy to host a 1 to 2 hour session in one of their reading rooms. Sometimes they will allow

Re: [lace] Teaching children

2013-07-11 Thread Anna Binnie
Jenny, having met you for the first time last year, I'm not at all surprised that the munchkins keep coming back. You are an inspirational teacher. And surrogate grandmother how lovely. There are lots of very young grandmothers I must admit i have been surprised that the group has

[lace] children's Lace

2013-07-16 Thread Anna Binnie
In our discussion about teaching children we forgot to mention social media like Facebook. Last year shorty after I was elected President of my Branch of the Australian Lace Guild, I set up a state Facebook page as an outreach tool. Go out to the market place where the young hang out. Most of

[lace] John Bull Trophy

2013-07-25 Thread Anna Binnie
Hi Spiders I've just discovered that one of my friends and member of my lace group has just won the John Bull Trophy from the Lace Guild in Britain. Her Medieval Garden is just lovely! Congratulations to Christine and all the winners. A gallery of their work is on the Guild website.

Re: [lace] Old lace magazines

2013-08-19 Thread Anna Binnie
Never ever through anything out. Firstly give or sell them to other lacemakers in your area. Many lace guilds or groups have a mechanism to recycling old magazines / books etc to newer members be it a sign at a lace day saying 'free to a good home' or selling them for a small cost and using

Re: [lace] Borrowing lace books from Inter-Library Loan

2013-09-10 Thread Anna Binnie
I have been a user of inter-library loans for quite some time. I've used both university inter-library loans and municipal ones. In NSW where I live there is a charge for using both. The university ones are part of a research budget and I've never seen an account for these. Most recently ie

Re: [lace] tatting with the 'wrong hand'

2013-09-17 Thread Anna Binnie
On 18/09/13 6:07 AM, Karen Bovard wrote: I did that once so that I could better understand what my new tatting students were going through in the learning process. It was an interesting experiment. I was successful in that I was able to learn tatting 'left-handed'. I am left handed and learnt

Re: [lace] New at WWW.LaceCurator.info

2013-10-09 Thread Anna Binnie
A non-lacemaking friend of mine was in Turkey and bought some lace which was sold as 'handmade'. When she gave it to me she said that she had bought it for me because it looked interesting, but was not convinced it was hand made. When I opened the tissue I saw two small pieces of Oya lace, I

Re: [lace] Old beds

2013-10-20 Thread Anna Binnie
Many of our older more set in their way teachers, say you have to learn things in a set order. It is often the way they learnt or were taught. Has anyone thought that this may be why young people are not taking up lace? Our young people want to fly before they learn to walk but often they do

[lace] Lace Teachers

2013-10-22 Thread Anna Binnie
To follow the discussion I had 2 brilliant bobbin lace teachers. I started lace when I was 26 years old and a very new Mum. Jenny Fisher was my first teacher, quite demanding and exacting but I learnt the basics when I couldn't get to regular classes, she had private classes for me (and my

Re: [lace] Recent Emails

2013-11-03 Thread Anna Binnie
On 4/11/13 10:01 AM, c...@fastmail.us wrote: A few days ago I stopped getting any emails from lace or lace chat. Can anyone tell me if there has been a problem with the server or if it could be at my end. You can reply directly to me. Cindy Same thing has happened to me but I got your

Re: [lace] bobbin lace is like chess

2013-12-12 Thread Anna Binnie
I do both bobbin lace and play chess, yes they are similar. Both require you to think/ do problem solving in similar ways. Think ahead of your current move, work out where you are going next and plan the next phase. How often have we studied a pricking before we have wound the bobbins and

Re: [lace] Oya, Bibilla and Needle Lace

2013-12-23 Thread Anna Binnie
Bibilla Knotted Lace by Dickson Needle Lace Flowers by Figen Cakir. I may get that for Christmas from DH (on my wish list on his Amazon account- I like to make things simple). Does anybody have this book? Any comments? I have both books, bought one (Dickson) locally and the other (Cakir)

Re: [lace] Crowood books

2014-01-08 Thread Anna Binnie
I've just checked the book is available at the Book Depository http://www.bookdepository.com/Cause-English-Lace-Anne-Buck/9780903585262 free postage to Australia Hope this helps Anna from a wet Sydney On 9/01/14 12:49 AM, David C COLLYER wrote: Dear Friends, publication details of In

Re: [lace] Brugge Kant

2014-03-05 Thread Anna Binnie
Ok I'm not trimming the post because I feel it is too important to lose the thread. I usually hate the 'me too' comments BUT on this occasion I agree with both writers. I am passionate about history especially scholarly histories and it pains me that most good ones are not in English. Please

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Magazine - Christine Johnson

2014-05-03 Thread Anna Binnie
Christine is currently on a cruise and may not have email. She is on Arachne so she will get your message. In 'real life' Christine is a talented and generous lacemaker. She gave a wonderful presentation in February on the use of Gimps. The presentation was at a NSW Lace Day. She is going to

[lace] Janice Blair's Poppies

2014-06-02 Thread Anna Binnie
I simply have to publicly thank Janice for being so generous with her poppy patter. After David told us about his poppy and his intention to wear it on ANZAC Day, I contacted Janice off list to ask her for the pattern and to also ask if it could be published 'down under'. She very generously

Re: [lace] Scania lace

2014-10-29 Thread Anna Binnie
Laws concerning copyright vary from country to country. The rule of thumb I use is to ask the author of the pattern permission to use the pattern, I state exactly how I want to use it and how many copies I want to make and to whom it will go. I have never had a rejection. Anna from a hot

Re: [lace] Heather Billington - Point Ground Lace book

2014-12-05 Thread Anna Binnie
You can buy it directly from Heather Billington, Australian privacy laws prevent me from giving out her address and email to a wide speard group. However I shall forward the original email to her if that is OK Anna who is preparing for her husband's Caving Club Christmas Party (at our house

[lace] New Book on Embroidered Lace

2014-12-06 Thread Anna Binnie
I have just come home from the last Lace Day for NSW Lacemakers and apart from being able to relax since I'm no longer President of the Branch, I had a wonderful surprize which I simply must share. Margaret Stephens one of our best needle lace teachers has just produced a book on Embroidered

Re: [lace] Every week an edging or insertion

2014-12-31 Thread Anna Binnie
On 1/01/15 1:13 AM, Gon Homburg wrote: Dear Arachnes I just published the edging for this week 1 on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5 Lots of fun with it. Also I wish all of you a Happy New Year with lots of lace fun. Gon Homburg from a grey Amsterdam, The Netherlands At

Re: [lace] 's Gravenmoer and a bolster pillow

2015-01-15 Thread Anna Binnie
I'm currently working a 's Gravenmore scarf using a bolster pillow. The pattern is and adaptation of Susan Wensel's scarf from a workshop she gave in Sydney in 2013. I have over 70 pairs and since I'm using a thick silk thread it is about 8 inches wide. May I say it is working well and for a

Re: [lace] Thread management/organisation

2015-01-28 Thread Anna Binnie
I usually have a number of small projects or things I want to 'try out'. I use my left over thread to make lengths of simple lace or experiment with a new lace or produce samples for teaching purposes. The lengths of lace or experiments get sewn onto hand towels. If the lace is stitched all

[lace] New York lace groups and shopping

2015-01-11 Thread Anna Binnie
One of my sons lives in New York city, Manhattan to be specific. I plan to visit him in the next few months. Could any locals tell me if there is a lace group that meets there, and let me know where and when they meet. Also is there any must see places, I plan to visit all the usual museums

Re: [lace] Thread for a boobin lace scarf

2015-03-29 Thread Anna Binnie
I am curious - how did you use the contrasting colour? Was it the worker in your cloth stitch sections? Im using colour as workers on the cloth stitch areas but also as a gimp, two types 'in your face' ie 2 strands wound on and 'gentle' one strand. Anna from a cloudy Sydney where I think a

Re: [lace] Thread for a boobin lace scarf

2015-03-27 Thread Anna Binnie
My question to you is, what qualities should I look for when choosing a thread for a bobbin lace scarf? I would like it to be soft and flowing so I am thinking silk or a silk blend and I want the grid size to be fairly large, maybe 8 mm between footside pins. My biggest concern is that the

Re: [lace] RE: Wool for a bolster pillow?

2015-05-20 Thread Anna Binnie
I would you wool felt. I have a wool felt pillow which is now 30 years old and works a charm and still hold the pins. As a quilter I often have strips or wool wadding/batting left over from some of my quilts. I've used these when repairing roller pillows and for my bolster. Again works very

Re: [lace] Every week an edging or an insertion

2015-10-28 Thread Anna Binnie
Thank you Gon we now have 52 weeks of insertions. You have given us a whole years worth of insertions, some new techniques, some variations on something not so new and all inspiring. Anna from a sunny Sydney Again it is Wednesday and time to inform you about the insertion of this week. It

Re: [lace] Lace8

2015-11-02 Thread Anna Binnie
Ruth is on Arachne so I assume she will write to you privately Anna from a very overcast Sydney. On 2/11/15 12:03 PM, Nancy Neff wrote: Does anybody know whether Ruth Budge had updated her book for Lace8? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe

Re: [lace] What media constitues Lace

2015-09-05 Thread Anna Binnie
Hairpin crochet is crochet since it can be done with fine thread say forming a handkerchief edge or it can be done in thick yarn to form a sweater or cardigan. It is the same technique and out in OZ it has always been classed as a separate crochet technique. Anna from a cloudy Sydney where it

[lace] Lace pattern in print.

2016-06-05 Thread Anna Binnie
I feel very pleased at present, a workshop I gave in Orange NSW has a report and my response and my pattern in the latest issue of 'Australian Lace'. Anna from a cold overcast Sydney and surveying the affects of the 2 day storm front - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

Re: [lace] DMC Broder Machine 50

2016-05-31 Thread Anna Binnie
I have just discovered Aurifil. It comes from Italy and it comes in 3 sizes 28, 40 and 50. The DMC equivalents are, Broder Machine 30 = Aurilil 28 and Broder 50 = Aurifil 50. best part is that if you are working Flanders or Point Ground laces, the Aurifil 50 and 28 can be used together as

[lace] Book enquiry

2016-02-02 Thread Anna Binnie
Hi Spiders I'm after a book which is no longer in print and my Guild library does not have a copy of it. Does anyone out there know where I can find a copy of it. The book is 'Fascinating Lace' by Claire Burkhard 1986. ISNB is 9783258036106. I've already done a Google search. I want to

[lace] Thanks

2016-02-03 Thread Anna Binnie
To all spider who replied, thank you. I have downloaded the part I was most interested in and am currently enjoying it. Anna from a wet Sydney - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace] Arachne Lurker's Complaints

2016-01-19 Thread Anna Binnie
Hi All As an Australian I feel I should say a few things. Firstly I have found noting offensive said by anyone, so cultural differences are not the issue. I believe the issue is simply computer access to the web. I have been involved with computer education since the late 1980's. A couple

Re: [lace] New lace group in Brooklyn, NY

2016-05-21 Thread Anna Binnie
Wow how wonderful, another thing to do when I'm visiting family in NYC. Let us all support them. Anna from a smokey Sydney (hazard reduction burns to protect us next summer from bush fires) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] membership

2016-05-06 Thread Anna Binnie
I was under the impression from what I was told was that the reason the Circle failed was a bit of both - lack of members and lack of members willing to serve on their Committee. Jane Partridge I would like to comment on Jane's comment. I believe that membership of many Lace Guilds is down and

Re: [lace] Keeping Arachne a Vital Lace News Resource- comment on 'Piecework'

2016-05-04 Thread Anna Binnie
Hi All I'm taking the opportunity to have a whinge about 'Piecework' May June 2016 issue I get this as an emagazine through my local library. There is an illustration of a beautiful piece of gros point lace labeled as crochet, it is on page 12. The rest of the magazine is simply beautiful

Re: [lace] ADMIN: Survey Request - please send privately

2016-07-31 Thread Anna Binnie
Dear Everyone Thank you Avital for bringing the issue of the survey onto the list. I personally am annoyed with all the individual responses. I did not respond to the survey because I was not told why it was being carried out, 'curiosity' is not sufficient. The survey is not annonymous since

Re: [lace] Construction foam pillows

2016-08-13 Thread Anna Binnie
Hi Susan et al I have just made a foam pillow, so here are some suggestions: The foam you will buy will probably be bigger than you want , so trace the size and shape on the top by pencil or felt tip pen. cut using a hot wire cutter, my husband constructed one for us. It is similar in

Re: [lace] Category for Tenerife or Ruedas

2016-06-30 Thread Anna Binnie
Hi All I make Teneriffe and am about to embark on Nanduti. They are made differently but look similar. They come from drawn thread work which is embroidered lace BUT Teneriffe is made on a circular disc and I have a few that are other shapes (OK all home made). The base thread is held in

Re: [lace] Support pin in Binche cloth areas and Flanders

2017-02-05 Thread Anna Binnie
Getting the tension right in Flanders is a bit tricky. I never use support pins BUT I do tall my students when they tension they should pat their bobbins down rather than pulling them. You never pull the worker bobbins just keep them loose and allow the ring pair and ground to tension them.

Re: [lace] RE: Carbon dating of lace

2017-02-13 Thread Anna Binnie
The most reliable carbon dating is up to about 15,000 years. That is about 3 half lives (carbon 14 half life is 5,740 years with an error of 30 years). So for lace it should be reasonably accurate. Laurie why did anyone want to carbon date lace. I'm assuming it is needle lace or sprang.

Re: [lace] RE: Carbon dating of lace

2017-02-13 Thread Anna Binnie
years old. That is why I mentioned that lace is in the historic period and you would be better to date the lace using type, style and thread composition. Anna in Sydney where it has just started to rain On 14/2/17 9:45 am, Anna Binnie wrote: The most reliable carbon dating is up to about

Re: [lace] Strive to remain beautifully linked, like lace threads

2017-01-19 Thread Anna Binnie
Dear Jerri I usually hate the 'me too' responses to comments made on the list BUT today I really had to say I agree 100% with you and yes my dreaded me too response. I wish these was a way in which members of the list can agree with a comment as important as yours without clogging up each

Re: [lace] OIDFA - 2018 Congress Cancellation

2016-08-30 Thread Anna Binnie
Or we could do both and support all lace enthusiasts! Anna from a cloudy Sydney We have two possibilities to go to the lace festival in Bruges in 2018 or looking forward to the OIDFA meeting in 2020. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] Gon Homburg

2016-09-28 Thread Anna Binnie
Hi fellow spiders I'm writing to publicly than Gon and her team of lace teachers and designers who over the last 2 years have produced an edging pattern, pricking and instructions every week! This is a mammoth effort and the results cover every type of continuous lace from beginner to

Re: [lace] Anniversary ideas for a small guild?

2017-04-10 Thread Anna Binnie
A commemorative bobbin and an afternoon or morning tea/get together. Have a cake to share and perhaps a small snack and tea/coffee or if you are daring and don't need to drive a glass of bubbles. Anna who is currently re-organising her craft room and rediscovering 'treasures' in a cold Sydney

Re: [lace] Pella thread & Kortelahti lace

2017-03-10 Thread Anna Binnie
The Pella thread turned out to be quite interesting. I am very pleased that it is so uniform & smooth compared to other linen threads I have used. Is this a characteristic of the twist, the fiber, the plies or some combination thereof? Whatever their process, I found it easier to tension

Re: [lace] Lace Patterns-Value

2017-03-13 Thread Anna Binnie
I wonder what the average amount of time is for designing a pattern? When we ask people to contribute a pattern to a project are we essentially asking for 50 hours of their time? At a rate of say, $10 an hour, is it the same as soliciting $500 from people or asking them to provide over a week a

Re: [lace] Lace in India

2017-03-07 Thread Anna Binnie
I'm not sure if it still happens, in the mid 1970's the Indian government were trying to support rural industries by selling their wares in government sponsored shops in touristy areas of India, such as Delhi and what was Bombay. I bought a number of items in these stores, dresses embroidered

Re: [lace] Carbon Dating Lace, by Dr. Laurie Waters

2017-07-09 Thread Anna Binnie
I've just finished reading the paper. Excellent review on how radiocarbon dating works! And the answer, well read the paper. Thanks Laurie! Anna from a cold wintery Sydney - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help,

Re: [lace] PieceWork, July-August 2017 - An International Selection

2017-06-19 Thread Anna Binnie
I get mine as an eMagazine borrowed from my locla library through Zinnio. I know that you can buy electronic copies through Zinnio if you have an account. Anna from a wintery Sydney - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here.

Re: [lace] Poppy project

2017-08-30 Thread Anna Binnie
Just a note, Janice Blair gave permission for Australian Lacemakers to use her design for poppies on the Centenary of ANZAAC. It was printed in Australian Lace in (I think) 2014. Anna in a sunny Sydney On 31/8/17 3:27 am, Sue Babbs wrote: I've sent a message to the organizers of the poppy

Re: [lace] commemorative poppies for the Australian War Memorial in Canberra

2017-08-27 Thread Anna Binnie
Just a little bit of background. In 2015 when local communities around Australia were producing poppies to commemorate the Centenary of ANZAC it was being said that the War memorial in Canberra wanted to collect all the poppies produced by the different communities and would plant them all in

Re: [lace] commemorative poppies for the Australian War Memorial in Canberra

2017-08-27 Thread Anna Binnie
On 28/8/17 10:32 am, robinl...@socal.rr.com wrote: I didn't see anything in the instructions about putting stems on the 5,000 (website figure) or 62,000 (Sue's figure). Too bad they don't want bobbin lace poppies, too. Oh you can make bobbin lace poppies, our local community celebrations

[lace] Aurifil 80

2017-10-06 Thread Anna Binnie
Sorry if I'm a bit of a bore, I remember there was a discussion on this thread, could someone please tell me its equivalents or its wpi, please. I have just used the 40 and 50 for machine quilting and used the 28 for lace and thought the 80 would be great for finer laces. Thanks Anna in a

[lace] Recent posts

2018-09-05 Thread Anna Binnie
Wow!!! We have had some of the most amazing posts in the last few weeks/months! Can I thank everyone who has participated and put in their thread of information. Our combined minds have produced several very worthwhile references to lacemakers in the future. Thank you all and I have enjoyed

Re: [lace] Temporary pins in Binche

2018-09-07 Thread Anna Binnie
Susan please remember always it is your lace it is your interpretation of a pattern and unless you are submitting your work for assessment, your lace should be done in a manner that is convenient for you, and makes life easy for you. Always ignore the lace police they only have power if you

[lace] Schneeberger Lace

2018-01-23 Thread Anna Binnie
I have been playing with Schneeberger Lace recently and the Historian in me is asking lots of questions.Can any of you help me please I really want references to books and museums not just hearsay. From what I have read Schneeberger lace is a 20th century lace, who developed it? Does it

Re: [lace] Needle Lace Revival

2018-03-27 Thread Anna Binnie
Margaret Stephens, here in Australia, is very much an expert and teacher in needle lcae. her classes at both the Embroiders' Guild and the Lace guild are booked out. She has even written 2 how to books one on Retecella and one on Amelia Ars. Both show the traditional and modern colour. Anna

Re: [lace] Aurifil 80

2018-03-19 Thread Anna Binnie
Hi I have several reels and plan to use it soon. Its thickness is very close to the old DMC retours no 80. I think it is a little finer. it has a lovely sheen and the thicker thread can act as a good gimp. I have used the 28 thickness and it is a dream to use with a lovely sheen. I think the

Re: [lace] Binche

2018-10-04 Thread Anna Binnie
Susan, thank you for showing that you can learn the techniques of Binche by expanding the pricking and using a thicker thread. I've been battling for years that to learn a technique you need to see the threads clearly and as some of us are aging , instead of using magnifiers we should consider

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