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From: Sandi Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Arachne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:37 PM
Subject: IOLI Pattern typo!
Ooops!
Sorry - I'm not the greatest typist, as is illustrated by the typo in my
freebie pattern found on the IOLI Convention
undergoing an update and therefore the
absent info will find its way home shortly..
(It wasn't a fiendish plot set to cause confusion and despair!)
Sandi Woods (Rochester, Kent UK)
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I've been off-line for some days now and may be again, due to the madness of
redecorating my studio, hence the somewhat belated clarification of my
methods of working for those who are interested...
.for my lace, I use threads in the same way to describe shape and
form as I use
In a recent posting to the list Viv Dewer wrote very kindly about my recent
book, 'Alphabet Inspirations...' but mentioned a query that may be of
interest to others, hence the reason why I'm answering the query directly to
the list, rather than to her personally - I hope she forgives me!
Viv
On 14th October Brenda replied to a query from a previous posting from Viv
Dewar.
Brenda credits me with the words that are actually sections from Viv's
original enquiry. In my reply to Viv's query over the threads I use, or have
suggested as possible alternatives, I repeated the original query in
The threads I used and recommend for my patterns in 'Alphabet
Inspirations...' are Piper's Silks 80/3 (spun silk) and 90/3 (gloss silk). I
use threads from both these ranges to increase colour choice. There is a
slight difference in their thickness, but not so much that it affects the
end result
Hello Jenny, (and anyone else with an interest here)
I'm delighted that the 'J' has progressed as far as the Withof roll -
wonderful!
As with everything, adding a single thread to a Withof Roll couldn't be
easier - when you know how!
All you need to do is tie the thread onto a temporary pin which
Interestingly, I read, that due to the design decisions made when I was
designing the letters for my recent book, it appears that I might have run
into a 'brick wall'?
In case anyone fears for my safety, I would like to assure those who may be
interested that is simply not the case.
Hello Tamara, also anyone else with an interest!
If you want a Milanese 'cross-over' pattern - look no further than Ribbon
Grass Seedling pattern in my latest book and knock off the Seedling section!
(There's also a basic stitch version too!)
Ribbon Grass (without the Seedling) is a pattern that's
Sussex, RH20 2JF. ENGLAND.
My catalogue is a little out of date, so unfortunately I don't have any
e-mail or web-site details (I buy from them at lace days or fairs!), maybe
someone else can help with those?
Sandi Woods in dull, but warm and humid (how nice!), Rochester, England.
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In answer to Lora's query, I have a Victorian black silk mourning dress
(separate sleeved top and skirt, that would have been worn attached, plus
over skirt) which is decorated with black yak lace embellished with French
'jet' (glass) beads.
I daresay that most other types of lace were also used
Hello Spiders!
In answer to Aurelia's query about the Tebb's instuctions for Venetian lace:
Many years ago, I was taught the Venetian lace flower by Pat Read, using
those same instructionsfor Aurelia and anyone else that may be
interested, I found that the instructions are interesting and
Hello!
Since there appears to be a growing interest for poppies, perhaps fellow
Arachnians would like to see my effort for the Californian Poppy Project -
in glorious technicolour?
If so, e-mail me privately and I'll send some photos!
Sandi.
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Hello!
Thank you everyone, for the interest shown in my Poppy photos - I have been
somewhat amazed to receive such a positive feedback.
However, I was obviously not the only one to be overwhelmed, my computer
crashed half-way through when I was trying to answer all your kind messages.
So, if you
At last! I have a website!!! A long time coming, I may be hearing...???
Hopefully, you will think it has been worth the wait.
I discovered that feeding my son-in-law was the vital key to success,
though there are others, without whose help, all sanity would have been
lost.
I am aware that there
At last! I have a website!!! A long time coming, I may be hearing...???
Hopefully, you will think it has been worth the wait.
I discovered that feeding my son-in-law was the vital key to success,
though there are others, without whose help, all sanity would have been
lost.
I am aware that there
I work almost exclusively in colour and so I'm continually changing pairs
to suit the design. Having been using Gutermann and Piper's silks for over
twenty years, the most successful and unobtrusive way that I've found to
tie off pairs of silk threads is to use a reef knot and a half:
Left over
Hello!
Yesterday I was horrified to hear from somone that Amazon are offering used
copies of booklets, containing my work, for ridiculously silly prices...one
being about £75 and the other about £55. Please, do not buy them!!!
I can't believe anyone would seriously consider paying those prices,
Hilarious!
Carrots for bobbins - it gives a whole new meaning to 'taking a packed
lunch' to a Lace Day!
However, for anyone interested in healthy eating, my website Blog and
Gallery has photos of, not just carrots, but cabbages and caterpillars too!
Sandi.
www.sandiwoods.com
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Hello!
Yes.we're on the move, starting tomorrow!
However, with the wonders of modern technology, British Telecom are SO
excited and over-whelmed by it all that they simply can't link us up to a
land-line phone or the internet or civilisation as we've come to know it,
for 3-4 weeks (this is
Hello Susan, and anyone else who ponders this question,
Unless the piece in question is being worked as a reconstruction, I can
think of no basic reason why a Milanese braid should be worked using a
rigid set of rules.
Of course there are defining characteristics which enable us to categorise
a
I really enjoyed reading Elizabeth Kurella's piece about 3-dimensional
Milanese lace - I saw a few examples of it some years ago (I think it might
have been in Como?) and found it fascinating.
Over the years since then, those memories have inspired me to work
3-dimensionally, when appropriate, in
Hello All!
It's good to read all the many endorsements for Piper's Silks - this is why
I've been using those wonderful silks for years!
Sandi.
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Hello All!
I have been able to make contact with Susan at Piper's Silks - she tells me
that all is well, except that she's having problems with BT, which is both
her Internet provider and land-line supplier
Hopefully these problems will be sorted out before too long, but in the
meantime she
Obviously many apologies are offered for any inconvenience occurring.
Sandi Woods.
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Oops...sorry!
My posting last night contained a typo - my email address should read:
tosandiwo...@gmail.com
Thanks to all for pointing it out!
Sandi.
(Dreary and chilly here in Warwickshire UK today.but not raining!)
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I'm sorry but I don't have up-to-the-minute info on where to get hold of my
book Alphabet Inspirations in Coloured Bobbin Lace ...but I can
tell you that each letter is worked in bobbin lace and has two different
ways of working it, with detailed pin by pin instructions for each version.
I too, along with other lacemakers, have been rather too busy to join this
somewhat ridiculous discussion. Invited to the IOLI Convention in
Indianapolis, I've been teaching some of the techniques that allow for
ideas to be expressed in bobbin lace in a painterly manner.
Is this Art? Dear me,
'.
Hopefully this note may be of some help to Ann and others...
Sandi Woods
(Currently enjoying yet more torrential rain in Warwickshire, UK)
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Does anyone on the list have any contact with Karen Beck (Columbia MD)
or know of her whereabouts? If so, please email me privately.
Sandi Woods
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Re Jane Read's post, digest number 054:
I absolutely agreed with Jane's point of view - as a trained Fine Artist
(how pompous that sounds!) I couldn't have put it better myself.
Whether working lace monochromatically, or in glorious technicolor, surely
it's the end result that counts?!
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