Re: [lace] Poole lace day

PS, Soft, light green, not soft card. :-))) Joepie What colour card or paper pricking do various people, including David, use when working with black thread? I want to try my hand at a small piece of bucks style lace in black rather than my usual white or ecru. Obviously choosing the right

Re: [lace] Floral Bucks book

I agree with you. The patterns are lovely and thanks go to Jean for her hard work in producing the book. I am recommending it to several of my more advanced students who are working on Bucks point lace. Happy lace making, Joepie in East Sussex where the weather is chilly and miserable today.

Re: [lace] new member with a question

Hi all, To answer Lorelei's concerns re- large lace table cloth draped over the table;- I always roll the loose lace carefully and cover with a clean cloth (cover-cloth or even teacloth) or non-acidic plastic. Happy lace making. Joepie. Vila You can make the first strip, then as you make

Re: [lace] handmade

Hi all, According to the definitions given so far a string vest or a sock with a hole in it could be lace. I feel the phrase 'and should be aesthetically pleasing' should be added;-)) Joepie -Original Message- From: Patty Dowden Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 9:28 PM To:

[lace] The Dress

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1381941 If you go to the article above and use ‘tools’ to enlarge the first photograph to 400% it seems as if the tulle is in actual fact a knitted fabric. It is still not clear enough to assess the actual lace flowers. Joepie in sunny Sussex . - To

[lace] The Dress

I have just seen my posting. The quotation marks have been mutilated. It should read; tools Joepie [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/png which had a name of wlEmoticon-smile[1].png] - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] First Lace Pillow

Could it be that the lace teacher had to pay postage on the goods and passed that on? Joepie -Original Message- From: The Lace Bee Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:14 PM To: Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] First Lace Pillow I still have my first lace pillow from back in 1990. It is an

Re: [lace] First Lace Pillow

Hi Sue et all, Yes, I have a rectangular pillow, which was my first. I made it myself by using a piece of plywood with the corners rounded and a blue 'duck' (sail making canvas)bag fitted over it. It took me a whole weekend to chop straw and remove the nodes from it. Then stuff the canvas bag

[lace] Lace@Arachne's Birthday

Hi all, As a relative newby to Arachne I would like to add my thanks and my admiration to Avital as well as everyone else involved. After more years than I care to remember of lace making and teaching I am still learning an enormous amount from all that take part. Questions I had not even thought

Re: [lace] what is it?

Hi, I think it may be part of the winding mechanism for industrial weaving bobbins. As Avital states, there is a clear picture on www.fletcherindustries.com but not much further info given. Joepie, in cold, windy East Sussex From: Avital Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:36 AM To:

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Instructions

Hi spiders, Just to let you know that when I spoke to Christine Springett not so long ago she said that they were not producing any more videos/DVDs. She said that as any production run is limited because the market is limited for specialist lace videos/DVDs this makes the costs prohibitive.

Re: [lace] lace days

Hi Jenny, Try;- The Lace Guild website; www.laceguild.demon.co.uk The Lace Society website; www.thelacesociety.org.uk The Lacemakers' Circle website;www.lacemakers-circle.org.uk Hope that is of assistance to you. Good lace making, Joepie, East

Re: [lace] What???????? on ebay

If it is a truncheon or police baton it does not have a decent handgrip and may well slip out of the hand if used to hit, prod or restrain. Good lace making, Joepie, -Original Message- From: David C COLLYER Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 1:09 PM To: Maureen Bromley ; Jean Nathan ;

[lace] Sally Reason

Very sad news that Sally Reason has passed away on Tuesday 25th January at 22.00 hrs after a long illness. We will all miss her Joepie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

Re: [lace] Bobbins

Hi, Pharaoh could also be a card game which could be played with quite high stakes. Joepie, Battle, East Sussex -Original Message- From: David C COLLYER Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 12:06 PM To: Elizabeth Ligeti ; lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbins Liz, Brian, - I

Re: [lace] Terms

Hi all, Talking about lace terms, some years ago, in one of my classes a student had great difficulty remembering the whole stitch and twist at the corners of roseground until one of the other ladies said; 'Look, love, it is an unpinned stitch, you're flying in the air'. Since then the

Re: [lace] Terms

Within my collection of crochet hooks I have old English hooks with a number system similar to the American ones. However, I have also even older ones in bone, wood and steel, which have no indication at all as to there size. So one had to just match hook to thread as best one could according

Re: [lace] crochet hooks

Hi Agnes, Thank you. That is a great help to me! Joepie, East Sussex. -Original Message- From: Agnes Boddington Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:23 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] crochet hooks There are plenty of conversion charts on the internet to find the equivalent

Re: [lace] Fans

Stuart Johnson's email is stuart.john...@homecall.co.ukHe has no we-site at present but he is always very helpful. I am sure he'd email or send a catalogue. Joepie -Original Message- From: Jean Nathan Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 10:06 AM To: Lace Subject: [lace] Fans Alex

[lace] Lace fans

Hi, Now and again there are good antique lace fans on eBay. Have the occasional look. A while ago I was fortunate enough to bid for and win a lovely Duchesse lace fan on mother-of-pearl sticks, but some go for silly prices. Some traders frequently have fans including lace ones. Prosperous New

[lace] Christmas cards

Hi, I have just received a lovely card, with a gorgeous piece of deep red lace and a calendar which is just the right size for my desk. Thank you so much Laura. I hope you received my card. It was sent with time to spare (I thought). The card I sent to friends of mine in Alaska –not lace

Re: [lace] A suggestion for your threads.

Hi, Yes, someone after my own heart! I usually try to instil in my students that as well as writing on the inside (or outside edge if there is enough space and being VERY careful not to touch the thread) of the card or plastic insert it is quite a good idea to put left over rolls or balls

Re: [lace] Open for viewing

Faye Owen and Jenny Brandis, Adding my admiration and thanks to that of Janice's to both of you for your hard work and dedication in organizing the exchange and display of the cards respectively. Have a very Happy Christmas and Prosperous New Year -with lots of time for lacemaking. ;-)))

Re: [lace] bobbin lace in print in English

Hi, I have always thought as bobbin lace being pillow lace (can also called bone lace). Needle lace, although it is mainly done on a pillow can also be done in the hand which makes it so handy to take when you are travelling. However, I am happy to keep an open mind as to what others have to

Re: [lace] Encaje in Vologda

Hi Mark, Thank you very much. Wonderful lace, even if I understood only a bit of the Spanish commentary Just a warning, this one could be addictive for lace makers who take a look down the side at all the other offerings. You see many more on world-wide lace! If -like me- you are

Re: [lace] Beginning Threads

Hi, Thank you for your e-mail and information. However, nowhere in my e-mail have I suggested that Finca 30 was the equivalent of Cordonnet 30. Only what I tend to use with my students. There is little difference between the DMC fil dentelle and the Venus even though one is 80 and one 70.

Re: [lace] Advent calendar

Dear Brenda, Lovely advent calendar! Where did you find the time to create it? Thank you very much. Good lacemaking, Joepie, East Sussex -Original Message- From: Brenda Paternoster Christmas is fast approaching and time for my Advent Calendar again. When December arrives in your

Re: [lace] lace collection

Hi, Lucky you! That sounds like a real treasure trove. The black, rather stiff silk could be grenadine silk which was tightly spun and much stiffer than other silk yarns. Good lace making, Joepie, East Sussex where it is very windy and wet. From: Rick and Sharon Whiteley Sent: Friday,

Re: [lace] Lace guild magazine

Hi, My 'Lace' was on the mat waiting for me when I got home today. It will have to wait until I have finished my class tonight. Looking forward to curling up with it and a cup of hot cocoa when I get home! Joepie, East Sussex. -Original Message- From: Angela Sent: Monday,

Re: [lace] Lace Guild magazine

Hi, No, I have not received my copy yet. Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: Angela Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 3:01 PM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Lace Guild magazine Hi All For those of you living in the UK, have you all received your copy of Lace this quarter? I

Re: [lace] Wire Lace

Hi all, What superb work! So much to be admired. Good lace making Joepie in East Sussex, UK -- From: Adele Shaak ash...@shaw.ca It is a while since I have done any wire lace but I was lucky enough to have a class with Lenka Suchenak. By the

[lace] Tying or not tying

Hi all, I would never knot the thread onto a bobbin as I have occasionally had to undo a student's bobbin which had been tied. Those people who insist on tying, why not use a double half hitch or to give it its nautical name; a clove hitch? It will hold well and yet with a little wriggle will

Re: [lace] Tying thread on bobbins

Hi all, A group could get together and share ??? Good lacemaking. Joepie, East Sussex, UK -- From: Margery Allcock margerybu...@o2.co.uk Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 8:52 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: RE: [lace] Tying thread on bobbins

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