Re: [lace] Here we go!

[AGlez]

This list has already become a MUST to me. I would feel like an orphan if I
could not read all your emails! Sometimes so really interesting, others a
nice entertainment, others just to be informed about what other lacemaker
colleagues are doing... I am really grateful to Arachne (for almost 20
years now!) and so happy to be part of this "family". So... thank you very
much Liz for making all these necessary technological changes for all of
us!!

Happy new year to all!!!

Antje, from Spain.

El mié, 4 ene 2023 a las 17:05, Ursula Mesnaric ()
escribió:

> Many Greetings to all on the list,
>
> I send the best wishes for 2023
>
> And many, many thanks for continuing to host the Arachne list.
>
> I´m happy that it is going on even when I not often say samething.
> But I read nearly every post.
>
> Ursula, from Germany
>
>
> Am 04.01.2023 um 15:53 schrieb Sue Babbs:
> > Many thanks for continuing to host the Arachne list.  It is much
> > appreciated.
> >
> > I have changed the email address in my contacts for sending all future
> > messages to Arachne, and hope everyone else will do so too!
> >
> > Sue
> >
> > suebabbs...@gmail.com
> >
> >
> > -- Original Message --
> >> From "Elizabeth Reynolds" 
> > To l...@arachnelace.com
> > Date 1/4/2023 5:46:19 AM
> > Subject [lace] Here we go!
> >
> >> Happy New Year!
> >>
> >> I think things are ready.  I am going to do some review and polishing of
> >> options but the lace list should work fine now at the new domain so
> >> please
> >> start using it. Everything should be just like before except with a
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[lace] European Project "BOBBINLACEE"

[AGlez]

Hello dear Arachne colleagues!

Finally I can share with you the work that we have been doing during a
three year long European project. I have been so busy, that I can't
remember if I ever told you about it! Sorry if I didn't!

As a resume: 6 European countries have participated in this very demanding
project: Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Czech Republic and Spain. I
belong to the Spanish staff team. Each country needed to create a group of
5 teachers and 35 learners to be able to teach them in their own country
the type of lace they decided to choose. Each country also had to learn and
to teach their learners the laces from the other 5 countries. Each country
had to prepare a teaching workbook, which is now available for anybody who
is interested.

Do not hesitate in having a look at the material the 6 countries have
prepared  (you can find it in our webpage: https://bobbinlacee.eu/ under
"Learning material". It is also downloadable, if you are interested) and
read the resumes of every transnational meeting.

The project also included travelling to the partner countries to learn
their methods, but unfortunately, we could only enjoy of half of the
programmed trips. The rest had to be taught online to a very numerous group
(around 60 people)., which was a great challenge, as there was no previous
experience in this type of teaching. Language barriers were also enormous,
as most lacemakers of the participating countries did not speak English,
which was our common communicating language.

In the end, I have experienced two things: 1. that working in groups is
difficult, as everybody has their own way of thinking, sometimes very
opposed. 2. that working in groups gives us a wealth of knowledge not just
about bobbin lace  and its techniques, but also from the human point of
view.

So, please enjoy surfing our webpage, which will only be available until
the end of the summer 2022.

Greetings from Antje González, in Spain
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Re: [lace] Kimonos designed for Tokyo Olympics

[AGlez]

Thank you very much Pene!It has been a pleasure to see all these kimonos. I
liked the one for Romania very much, with their traditional embroideries.

Greetings,

Antje, from Spain

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Re: [lace] Polish Lacemaker?

[AGlez]

I know Ewa Szpila.Though not personally. You will find her on the Internet.
Just type her name in Google. She is very well known.

And her daughter Malgortzata -
https://bobbinlace.online/news-articles/bobbin-lace-designer-malgorzata-szpila

I hope this helps.

Greetings from Antje, in Spain!

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Re: [lace] Virtual lace classes

[AGlez]

Wow, that was quick! Thank you very much Cindy, Sue and Kathryn. This is of
great help. I will try that in the following days to see how it works.

Greetings from Antje, in Spain

El mié., 14 oct. 2020 a las 15:59, Kathryn Draves ()
escribió:

> Dialing in to a Zoom meeting with more than one device is no different
> than you and your friend dialing in to a Zoom meeting from different
> locations. The only caveat is that you must have sound turned off on one of
> your devices (not just mute - turn the volume of the speaker off) or it
> will cause echo and/or feedback that everyone in the meeting will hear
> (because of lag). Each device gets its own window on the meeting screen.
> Perhaps you've participated in a Zoom meeting where a husband and wife each
> logged in separately from different rooms. It's the same thing!
>
> On Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 4:43 AM AGlez  wrote:
>
>> Hi Kathryn,
>>
>> I am wondering how you do this: you must connect your lap top to ZOOM and
>> also your Mobile phone to zoom. How is this possible? Do you need two
>> accounts? How do you connect to the same Zoom class with two devices?
>>
>> Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
>>
>> Best wishes!
>>
>> Antje, from Spain. Where the possibility of teaching virtually at the
>> moment is the only one we can use...
>>
>>
>> El lun., 28 sept. 2020 a las 17:08, Kathryn Draves
()
>> escribió:
>>
>>> When we started going virtual for everything I purchased a couple of
>>> items
>>> that have proved invaluable. One was a $30 USB web cam/mic from
>>> Walmart.com
>>> because my desktop didn't have those. It clips to the top of the monitor
>>> screen. Admittedly, for that price the video isn't HD but the mic works
>>> fine. I did some online research to see how to improve video quality and
>>> ended up downloading a free app called DroidCam to my phone and my
>>> desktop.
>>> (There are others, including iPhone ones.) It lets me bluetooth connect
>>> my
>>> phone to the computer to use the phone's camera, which is much better. I
>>> bought a $15 Aduro gooseneck tablet stand with clamp on Amazon. (The
>>> tablet
>>> size stand holds my tablet the short way and my phone the long way, and
>>> it
>>> swivels 360 degrees, so the orientation can be adjusted.) The phone is
>>> held
>>> snuggly in a spring type slot. The arm is pretty strong and stiff, 22"
>>> long. I have it clamped to a shelf. For a lace class, I would simply use
>>> the little webcam for me (the teacher doesn't need me in HD) and use the
>>> clamp to hold my phone over my pillow with its own Zoom login (the
>>> teacher
>>> will have 2 windows per student - you and your pillow.)
>>>
>>> Under $50 US and I have a pretty flexible though not elegant set up.
>>>
>>> Kathy Draves
>>>
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>>
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>> www.vueltaycruz.es
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>

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Re: [lace] Virtual lace classes

[AGlez]

Hi Kathryn,

I am wondering how you do this: you must connect your lap top to ZOOM and
also your Mobile phone to zoom. How is this possible? Do you need two
accounts? How do you connect to the same Zoom class with two devices?

Thank you so much for sharing your experience!

Best wishes!

Antje, from Spain. Where the possibility of teaching virtually at the
moment is the only one we can use...


El lun., 28 sept. 2020 a las 17:08, Kathryn Draves ()
escribió:

> When we started going virtual for everything I purchased a couple of items
> that have proved invaluable. One was a $30 USB web cam/mic from Walmart.com
> because my desktop didn't have those. It clips to the top of the monitor
> screen. Admittedly, for that price the video isn't HD but the mic works
> fine. I did some online research to see how to improve video quality and
> ended up downloading a free app called DroidCam to my phone and my desktop.
> (There are others, including iPhone ones.) It lets me bluetooth connect my
> phone to the computer to use the phone's camera, which is much better. I
> bought a $15 Aduro gooseneck tablet stand with clamp on Amazon. (The tablet
> size stand holds my tablet the short way and my phone the long way, and it
> swivels 360 degrees, so the orientation can be adjusted.) The phone is held
> snuggly in a spring type slot. The arm is pretty strong and stiff, 22"
> long. I have it clamped to a shelf. For a lace class, I would simply use
> the little webcam for me (the teacher doesn't need me in HD) and use the
> clamp to hold my phone over my pillow with its own Zoom login (the teacher
> will have 2 windows per student - you and your pillow.)
>
> Under $50 US and I have a pretty flexible though not elegant set up.
>
> Kathy Draves
>
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Re: [lace] RIP Marianne Stang

[AGlez]

Good morning everybody.

I must say that I am very sad about this loss, as Marianne was the
coordinator of an Erasmus project I am part of. I feel really honoured that
she counted with me to take part in this project. Marianne was completely
passionate about lace. IN fact she left her job as a literature teacher in
a school so that she could dedicate her time to lace. She was always
willing to help with her knowledge, sharing her lace collections too,
organizing lace tours all over Europe. Her sister Anneliese Wienands and
her husband Lothar Stang were also very involved with her lace activities.

I have written a short article about her in the webpage of our
project, which tells a bit more about her and the feelings of the partners
of our project: https://bobbinlacee.eu/

Another lacemaker that goes away from us. And we are looking forward to the
younger generations to follow this work.

Greetings from Antje, in Spain.
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Re: [lace] Lace, Virtual lace classes

[AGlez]

Thank you very much, Karen.

But how do you do as a teacher? imagine you have 8 students making the lace
you are teaching, and that each of them has a different difficulty or are
doing something wrong. But you cannot take their pillow... They have good
diagrams, and pictures of the finished lace, but... how do you explain how
to work it correctly? With words: "take the second pair on the left and
pull very slightly to the left... no, not so strong... a bit further
up!!..." Crazy, isn't it?

I will be in this situation in a month or so, and would like to have
solutions to all possible problems. All your answers are helping me get
ideas. Thank you very much!

Greetings from Antje, in Spain

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Re: [lace] lace, Virtual lace classes

[AGlez]

Deborah, thank you very much for your advice! I will take note of it.

In fact, I like Zoom much better, it has more possibilities, even the free
version of 40 minutes. But it had some security problems at the beginning
of the pandemic, and some of my students do not want to use it. Anyway, I
think Zoom solved the problem.

Antje

El lun., 28 sept. 2020 a las 16:08, DJ () escribió:

> Antje,
>
> MEET is a Google product and some people will refuse to allow Google
> products on their phones or computers for security reasons. MEET would have
> to be downloaded and installed to their computer just like any other
> meeting software. We use ZOOM at all of our organizations. Both products
> are free to download and use. For the host/teacher Zoom limits free
> meetings in meeting length, about 40 minutes each session, but you can
> schedule several 40 minute meetings sequentially. A paid account (150$ US
> per year)  allows unlimited class time per session.
>
> Deborah
>
> > On Sep 28, 2020, at 4:41 AM, AGlez  wrote:
> >
> > Thank you very much Karen for sharing your experience. It is of great
> help.
> >
> > I am trying to organize lessons via the Internet, and am finding some
> > difficulties. I would like to make it as easy as possible for the
> students,
> > and that means that they should not have to buy extra technology nor
> > install new programs on their computers. So... I am using MEET, as it is
> > associated with Gmail, which most of us use... But it is a bit too
> > essential. Anybody else is using this program?
> >
> > And then comes the camera problem: if the students have a normal
> computer,
> > how can they focus on their pillow and show where they meet a problem? Do
> > you think it is necessary that they buy an extra camera? How do you do
> it?
> >
> > Thank you very much for talking about this issue, which is really
> necessary
> > now with our general situation.
> >
> > Have a nice week,
> >
> > Greetings from Antje González, Spain
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Re: [lace] lace, Virtual lace classes

[AGlez]

Thank you very much Karen for sharing your experience. It is of great help.

I am trying to organize lessons via the Internet, and am finding some
difficulties. I would like to make it as easy as possible for the students,
and that means that they should not have to buy extra technology nor
install new programs on their computers. So... I am using MEET, as it is
associated with Gmail, which most of us use... But it is a bit too
essential. Anybody else is using this program?

And then comes the camera problem: if the students have a normal computer,
how can they focus on their pillow and show where they meet a problem? Do
you think it is necessary that they buy an extra camera? How do you do it?

Thank you very much for talking about this issue, which is really necessary
now with our general situation.

Have a nice week,

Greetings from Antje González, Spain

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Re: [lace] Lace Express back issues

[AGlez]

I am in Spain, and know of this supplier here:
https://opercheiro.com/40-lace-express

Antje, in Spain. Lovely summer weather where I live...

El jue., 20 ago. 2020 a las 21:05, Malvary Cole ()
escribió:

> A quick google search shows that they have some back numbers.  Whether
> that
> is still active, I can't tell you.
>
> Malvary in Ottawa where it is a dull day.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Vicki Bradford
> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 10:45 AM
> To: lace@arachne.com
> Subject: [lace] Lace Express back issues
>
> Hello all,
>
> Does anyone know of any suppliers who carry back issues of Lace Express?
> I’m
> looking for a copy of number 3 from 2002. Any help would be appreciated!
>
> Vicki In Maryland
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Re: [lace] In search of Mikhaylov pattern

[AGlez]

I have a book written many years ago by Gon Homburg and Lia Baumeister,
from the Netherlands. It has the patterns and diagrams of traditional
Michailov lace edgings. Perhaps if you get in touch with them... This is
Gon's webpage: http://www.kloskant.com/

Best wishes from a sunny Spain.


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Re: [lace] Web storage of photos

[AGlez]

What about using Flickr? https://www.flickr.com/explore

It is free and you can upload all pictures in albums... and everybody can
see them if you want, or you can also keep them only for people you want...

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Re: [lace] would like to help

[AGlez]

I am also very concerned and wondering if any members of this group are
affected directly. I am with Silvie: if we can help somehow...

Regards,

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Re: [lace] Travel advise - lace related

[AGlez]

Hi Alice,

I was in Finland about 8 years ago. Rauma is a beautiful medieval town (
https://www.visitfinland.com/article/beautiful-rauma/), and there is a
small lace museum. I happened to be there when they had an exhibition of
Austrian lace. The museum in small, but nice. And also sells some books and
other things: https://museot.fi/searchmuseums/?museo_id=21708,
https://www.pitsiviikko.fi/en/

There is also a lace guild, but it was closed when I was there. I guess the
best is to get in touch with them before visiting.
https://www.nyplaajat.net/in-english/the-society-of-lace-makers/

I also got in touch with Eeva Liisa Kortelahti, whose lace I am in love
with! A Finnish lady in Arachne told me I could visit Eeva Liisa. So I did.
We were travelling by car, so it was easy to reach her. She has a cabin in
her garden which is a museum of all her lace. Absolutely amazing. I could
buy some of her books from her too. She is very kind, but speaks very
little English. I don't know now if she is ok, in good health of whatever.
http://www.pitsipirtti.fi/

There was also a little jewellery shop where a very nice man sold hand made
jewels with lace motifs... really nice. And good prices. But I cannot
remember the name. I imagine it won't be difficult to find out.

I hope this info helps.

Best wishes!!!


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Re: [lace] The Digital Exhibition - Lace Identification: 7 examples

[AGlez]

Thank you so much for this link, Olga! It is a great job you have done and
so interesting!

Have a nice week!

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Re: [lace] Gekloeppelte-Weihnachtstuete

[AGlez]

Thank you very much! That's very nice of you!

Have a nice weekend!

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Re: [lace] Lace teacher in Venice

[AGlez]

Gianfranca Tolloi is in Grado near Venice. Have a look at her website
http://www.tombolodisegni.it/

I learnt a lot from her many years ago on a on-line course she was
teaching. Meanwhile, she has not only a shop, but also a few very
interesting monographic booklets on beginnings, endings, curves and
corners, 3 pair fiandra...

Good luck!!

2018-09-13 0:43 GMT+02:00 Elena Kanagy-Loux :

> Dear Olga,
>
> I took private needle lace lessons in Burano at Martina Vidal lace shop.
> They have several lacemakers who work there and at the museum demonstrating
> lacemaking who offer classes, and they are also able to arrange lessons. It
> was absolutely lovely! There is more information about their classes on the
> website: https://www.martinavidal.com/en/lace.aspx
>
> Best of Luck!
> Elena
>
> >
> >
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Re: [lace] EyesghtHi

[AGlez]

Good advice, thanks!!


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Re: [lace] Viking needlelace !?!

[AGlez]

Hi Nancy,

This document is really interesting. It will take me a while to read it all
through. No wonder you are excited about this finding! Thanks a lot for
sharing!

Antje González, from Spain

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Re: [lace] Lace in New Zealand

[AGlez]

Hi Blanche,

There is a Lace guild in New Zealand. Perhaps she can get in touch with
them: http://www.lace.org.nz/home

Good luck!

Antje González, from Spain
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2018-07-24 10:29 GMT+02:00 B Krbechek :

> Anybody in New Zealand who could help Mary learn bobbin lace?   I recently
> met
> ​ ​
> this delightful lady who wants to learn.  She lives in  Hamilton, New
> ​ ​
> Zealand.   Thanks,  Blanche
>

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Re: [lace] Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi-fiction writer

[AGlez]

I am afraid I cannot help in this topic. But I find the subject super
interesting. Thanks Devon for all this information!

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Re: [lace] Lia Looga

[AGlez]

Although I did not know her personally, I also have a nice story to tell
about her. When one of my daughters was an Erasmus student in Norway, in
2009, she visited Estonia, and bought one of Lia Looga's jewellery books
for me! I did not even know there was lace in Estonia, but she found it
out! The book has always been a nice memory to me! I have never worked a
piece of jewellry from the book though. Perhaps it is now the moment, as a
homage to Lia... May she rest in peace.

Antje González
in Guadalajara, Spain
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Re: [lace] tossing pairs in half stitch

[AGlez]

Hello Susan,

There are several books with techniques for working bobbin lace, and one of
them is of course Practical Skills. I think all lacemakers should have a
few of these books in our library, they should be a must, same as are
dictionaries, or cook books... Technical books should be with us so that we
can consult whenever we come across a difficult situation when working our
piece of lace. Because the bobbin lace world is so extense, that it is
almost impossible to remember everything that can be done nor every
solution for our problem (because very often there are several solutions,
same with removing pairs in half stitch).

Practical Skills is a cheap book, and you can often get it second hand. But
it is so useful... But then as far as I remember now, I love the set of 5
booklets by Gianfranca Tolloi (in Italian, but perfectly understandable
drawings in colour), and now Jana Novak has also published two books with
tricks of corners, removing and adding pairs, etc.

I hope that your leaf turns out good now!

Best wishes,


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Re: [lace] Seasons Greetings

[AGlez]

All my best wishes to this fantastic lacemaking family, from which I have
learnt a lot. I hope that we continue sharing our tips and knowledge for a
long long time!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2108 with lots of lace around!!

>From Antje in Spain, where the rain does not fall mainly in the plain!

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Re: [lace] Winding Idrija bobbins for use "plams up" on a bolster

[AGlez]

This is an interesting question! In Spain we also wind counterclockwise.
And we work mainly palms up. I don't know if lacemakers who work palms down
wind clockwise. Would love to read your opinions!!

Now my opinion: I imagine that it is not important which way you wind, but
wind all bobbins the same, because it makes your work easier. If every
bobbin is wound differently, you can get mad when you have to enlarge or
reduce the length of the thread while working.

As a teacher, it is also interesting that all pupils wind the same, so that
you are comfortable and quick when you have to help them with their bobbins.

Have a nice week!

Greetings from Spain.


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Re: [lace] Please Share Lace Experiences and Questions

[AGlez]

Having belonged to Arachne for over 12 years, I have observed that the list
has ups and downs depending on the season or I don't know why. Sometimes
there are too many posts, others the list is very quiet. But this does not
mean it is going to die or that we are loosing interest. I think we should
not give so much importance to the fact that one posts experiences or not.
Everybody does what he/she can. In my case, I post first: if I have the
time to answer (in case I have had the time to read!), second: if I feel I
can say something which will be interesting for the group. At this moment
the last comments are making me feel reprimanded for not writing anything.
And I am sure many will feel the same. And that is not good. We should
think that the reason of not writing can be very varied... and not
necessarily a matter of lack of interest.

On the other side, changing subject, I think that, although there are many
Facebook groups, which have the good thing of having the possibility of
posting pictures, Arachne gives the possibility of writing longer texts,
with much more information. So, I will continue belonging and participating
to Arachne. I think it is the best group, even if there are ups and downs.
Like real life, isn't it?

Now I am busy making Christmas stars to decorate my windows, as I have
given away a lot of them this year and must replace them!

Have a nice Sunday and happy lacemaking!!


Antje González, Spain
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Re: [lace] Christmas Lace

[AGlez]

Hi Janice,

I am watching the terrible fires in your area on TV and reallly hope that
you and your family are safe. I also hope that the fire can be extinguished
as soon as possible.

I have seen the patterns in your web site. Thank you very much for sharing.
I especially like the Halloween Cat. It is so expressive!


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Re: [lace] Bucks Prickings

[AGlez]

Hello Annette,

You are right about the prickings of Spanish blonde from Almagro. I don't
know if it happens the same with the ones form Catalonia though.

One row is not pricked, and is not drawn on the pattern either. So, the
ground is formed by horizontal lines of dots placed one under the other,
not forming an angle. The stitches that are worked in the imaginary line
that is between the drawn line is the one that forms the angle of the point
gound.

I imagine you do not find it easy to understand without seeing the
pattern... I have tried it with this explanation! Perhaps Maria and
Carolina can complete it...

Best wishes and have a nice lacemaking week!

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Re: [lace] Small lace samples

[AGlez]

Interesting and nice idea! I enjoyed looking at your web page and blog.

Greetings from Spain, where summer temperatures are not completely gone yet!

--
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Re: [lace] Belgian color code

[AGlez]

Thank you vey much for your information.

I am a fond follower of the Belgian colour code and think that it is a
great invention. Knowing how to read it, we can understand many books and
try many techniques we do not know, because the colours of the lines show
us all! It is also very useful to take notes of what we are doing, or to
explain others how to work this and that.

Greetings from the centre of Spain.

Antje González
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Fwd: [lace] Pam Mattioli's Butterfly Bookmark

[AGlez]

Hello Pene,

The gimp
​is ​
drawn in the
​c​
​olour diagram
in Vuelta y Cruz 2
​, page 10​
.
​The diagram is by Pam Mattioli, same as the pattern. ​
You will need 2 pairs and 2 single bobbins for the gimp
​s​
: the 2 single bobbins
​work the
antennae, and the 2 pairs (one bobbin running in each direction)
​surround the
2 wings. Sometimes you have to work two gimps together, as the threads
meet, and afterwards separate.
​
I hope ​this explanation helps...

​I also love this pattern, Bev!

​
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Re: [lace] Re: question

[AGlez]

I also ask myself the same question. Can somebody confirm if "plait" is
more often used in the UK, and "braid" is more used in the States? At least
this is what I always thought...

Have a nice day!!

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Re: [lace] Books/ out of print books

[AGlez]

I have also bought many books that way: the Lace Guild or private
lacemakers. And there is also a good Facebook Page (for hose who are on
Facebook), which is called Bobbin Lace Market (
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Bobbinlacemarket/). I have just bought the
book of Russian Lace by Bridget Cook for a very reasonable price and second
hand from someone who had it twice. You only have to wait patiently until
the opportunity arrives!

Have a nice week and beginning of spring!!

Antje González, from Spain

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Re: [lace] Lace Express

[AGlez]

I would like to share with you a post I published in my blog a few weeks
ago. I think it is interesting for many lacemakers to know that and
reconsider some attitudes.

http://vueltaycruz.es/en/lace-makers-appeal.html

PD. The Karpenko's have not retired. They just could not keep the business
because all the copying. And they are not the only ones.

Have a nice day...



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Re: [lace] Fwd: Thai Bobbin Lace Fan

[AGlez]

Super-interesting! Thanks a lot for the wep page!

Antje González, in Spain...
(where the weather has suddenly changed from spring to winter!)

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Re: [lace] RE: lace-digest V2017 #34

[AGlez]

I also wish you both a quick recovery so that you can soon start making
lace again!

Best wishes and have a nice weekend!


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Re: [lace] Finnish lace

[AGlez]

Hello,

I am a fan of Korthelati's designs, but if you want a traditional Finnish
lace, I would say that Korthelati is not the best option, as she is still
alive and making lace. I mean, she makes a contemporary and very personal
lace, not traditional lace.

A few years ago I went to Finland, and visited the museum in Rauma. In the
article I wrote then you can find out a bit more about the lace you can see
in the museum, which is Cluny type and Point Ground.

http://mi-pequeno-taller-eng.blogspot.com.es/search/label/Lace%20trips

Enjoy reading the article!

Have a nice Sunday!!

Antje , in Spain

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Re: [lace] Lace on my window

[AGlez]

Hello lacemaking friends,

I am happy to see that you like the piece of lace!

As a complement to the information about this lace from Camariñas, I inform
you that there is a catalogue of laces from this area free to download,
legally:
http://ficheiros-web.xunta.gal/artesaniadegalicia/encaixe-galego.pdf

You should print the patterns in A3 to get the real size, as most of these
popular lace is worked with cotton No. 30 or even 20. Most of these pieces
of lace were made for home linen, so a thicker thread is more easily washed
and preserved.

But you can print the patterns smaller in a A4 and work with a finer
thread.

As you can see, the lace that is done in Galicia (Camariñas, a really
beautiful region to visit, by the way) is what we would call "mixed"
technique, as Torchon and Cluny (here called guipur) is mixed in a same
pattern most of the times.

I hope you enjoy this information.

BTW, the link to this pdf file was already given here in Arachne years ago,
as far as I remember.

Best wishes and happy lacemaking!!


Antje, Spain
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[lace] Lace on my window

[AGlez]

I would like to share with you a picture I have just uploaded to my Flickr
account, and which has lace on it:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mi-pequeno-taller/31656378103/in/dateposted/.

I am a fan of working lace for my windows, and this one is a typical Cluny
type design, popular from Camariñas (north east of Spain). I hope you like
it.

Yes, lots of leaves!!

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Re: [lace] Beware of Gmail phishing scam

[AGlez]

Hello Arachne computer users!

The best thing to do is *not to open any message that looks suspicious *to
you, even if it comes from a known person. Before opening it, you can
usually read a bit of the beginning of the email, and if it sounds
nonsense, or strange, just delete it.

If it happens that it was a real good email and you have deleted it, the
person who sent it to you will surely send it again soon or even make a
phone call if it was important.


So... be careful and have a nice weekend!!

Antje González, from Spain
(with a cold wave from the Pole, very cold and snowing all over the
country...).

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Re: [lace] Arachne Flickr page

[AGlez]

I think the reason of being quite is that we have had many feasts in this
time, with lots of family reunions, etc. We will soon start to write again!
Be patient!

As for Facebook lace groups... I know there are many lacemakers who join
them, but I think Arachne is the really interesting one, where interesting
things about lace are talked about. I have not seen any Facebook group
which really leads a conversation about a subject, as Arachne does. It is
more a showcase of the work one does, and a long list of admirations and
congratulations following.

I think if you are really interested in lace, THIS is the group!

Best wishes and Happy new year!!

Antje, from Spain (freezing cold now!!)

www.vueltaycruz.es

2017-01-01 23:20 GMT+01:00 Lorelei Halley :

> I think that one reason for the quietness on Arachne is that many of the
> new lacers are using certain facebook groups. Facebook has a huge
> membership, so those groups quickly accumulate lots of members. And of
> course, there are groups for every language. Here are some of the ones I
> know about.
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/bobbinlacemakers/
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/30338026304/
> I think that these groups attract new lacemakers, so they don't feel the
> need for a group like Arachne. However, I also think Arachne is still very
> useful, because of all the knowledgable people.
> Lorelei Halley
>
> -Original Message-
> From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of
> Catherine Barley
> Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2017 3:27 AM
> To: Clay Blackwell ; jeria...@aol.com
> Cc: suebabbs...@gmail.com; lace@arachne.com
> Subject: Re: [lace] Arachne Flickr page
>
> For some strange reason it doesn't appear to be as active as it used to,
> but clearly many of us are still lurking, as there is always an immediate
> response to any queries posted by needy lace makers.
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Re: [lace] Pincushions

[AGlez]

Hello Sally.

I make my own pin cushions filling them with left over threads! I never
through away the threads that cannot be used because they are too short,
and keep them in a bag. From time to time I make pincushions. You have to
put use a lot of thread and pack it very firm. If You were near to me, I
would give you a lot, because I keep collecting the threads, but don't need
more pincushions!

By the way, I got the idea from Arachne! Can't remember who suggested it,
but it has been a great idea. Thanks a lot for that idea!

I hope you are all having a good start of the new year!! My best wishes to
all!!


Antje
​, from a cold and cloudy Spain, and listening on the radio to the New
Year's Concert in Vienna.​


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Re: [lace] 2016 Christmas Card Exchange

[AGlez]

Hello,

I also received my beautiful Christmas ornament today. Janet Theaker made
for me a star in a ring with beads and also embroidered a Christmas
card with gold thread! And finally, inside the card, there was a very
positive and beautiful piece of poetry! I am so happy about this gift and
think that the exchange is a magnific means of getting in touch and
exchanging our hobby with our lace-friends.

Same as Janet, I also consider this piece a treasure, and the treasures
from past years are also kept and decorate my home every Christmas.

Thank you very much to Janet for the card, for organizing the exchange and
to Jenny for putting up the web page!

Antje González
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Re: [lace] Open House

[AGlez]

Hello Miriam,

The event sounds really interesting! How often does it take place? Who
organizes it: the guilds or the town hall? Do people visit your own home or
your workshop, or do you exhibit somewhere else?

Do not worry about the few people visiting. Bobbin lace is not much known
by people in general, and it needs some time to let them know that it is
worth a visit! You are doing a good job!

Have a nice Sunday!!


Antje
​, in Spain, with temperatures of 25º! It seems that autumn will never
come
this year!​


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Re: [lace] Hi, New Member here.

[AGlez]

Welcome Joseph.

You will see that bobbin lace is a really good craft to fight against
anxiety, as it keeps you so busy and concentrated while working it! And
there is always a lot to learn. This group will surely be of great help to
you!

Best wishes and happy lacemaking!

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Re: [lace] Long Spanish style pillow

[AGlez]

Hello Liz,

Yes, I am an Arachne member since 2004!

I must tell you that only the pillows in Galizia (north west coast of
Spain) have these two poles standing out of the pillow.

There are many ways of filling the long vertical pillows, being the
traditional ones filled with straw. (The new ones are made with
polyestirene). The one I explain in an old web is made with cut straw. So
the poles I insert in the sides are meant to hold the pillow straight.
Otherwise it would bend. But where I live, in the center of Spain, the
poles do not stand out.

The good traditional pillows were filled with long rye straw, and it is
difficult to make them oneself. Specialists used to make them. You can now
still buy these kind of pillows. They are called Catalonian pillow. Rye
straw is stronger and does last for ages whether you insert many pins in it
or not. Whereas cut wheat straw is less durable.

Now, why those poles standing out in the Galizian pillows? Deborah has
already explained why: they give the pillow inner rigidity and they allow
it to be leaned against walls or the back of a chair (the traditional way
of working in older times).

PD. About my old webpage. I canceled it and erased all archives many years
ago. And years later, I got a message saying that somebody (I can't
remember who) had kindly recovered it for me! I could not complain, because
there was no way to getting in touch with my old email address, which did
not exist anymore. The problem about that is that I cannot correct nor
erase it again... I hope there are not many mistakes there.

Have a nice weekend!!

Antje González

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Re: [lace] Looking for a pattern

[AGlez]

The pattern is beautiful! I haven't seen this exact one, but it reminds me
a lot to Brigitte Bellon's patterns. She has a few books on Christmas
motifs. I have two or three and this star is not in them. So...it can be
that this design is another book I do not know or it is a mixture of
designs made by a particular lacemaker.

I don't have my lace books with me now, so cannot check for sure. Perhaps
someone else knows...

Best wishes from Antje, in sunny Spain.

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Re: [lace] Translation help?

[AGlez]

> Wo das kleine Quadrat entsteht, mit den beiden inneren Kloppeln eine
> waagerechte Drehstelle arbeiten, dann die beiden Paare senkrecht nach unten
> fuhren.
> Sorry for the missing umlauts!
>

​A picture would be most helpful.

Literally, it says that: where the square is formed, work a horizontal
twist (perhaps a turning stitch? That is, CTCTC) with both central bobbins.
Then lay both pairs down...


​Does this help?

Greetings from Antje, in Spain.

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Re: [lace] Lace The Torchon Lace

[AGlez]

What an interesting article, Karen! I had heard in Arachne about the
Princess Pillow, but didn't really know what you were talking about!

Now, a question arises after reading your article: here in Europe I have
seen the Danish pillows, which are so similar to this "machine". Did Lewis
copy it or, at least, get a lot of inspiration?

Thanks a lot for sharing your article!


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[lace] Re: Scotland and lace

[AGlez]

Hello my Arachnean friends,

Thank you very much to all those who responded to my email. All tips were
really useful!

Finally I did not manage to meet Jean Leader. Sorry about that.

Alice, I didn't find the shop you recommended! I looked carefully, but I
could only see golf clothes shops!

But although I only found three little lace doilies decorating a small shop
in Edinburgh, called Miss Katie Cupcake, I did find four large embroidered
pictures by Phoebe Anna Traquair

 (1852–1936) in the Scottish National Gallery, which were really stunning.
Here is a link to the artist and her work:

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/artists-a-z/t/artist/phoebe-anna
-traquair/object/the-progress-of-a-soul-the-entrance-ng-1865-a

If you are interested in a blow up of some parts of the embroidery, I can
send you a private picture.

Antje, in Spain again.

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Re: [lace] Scotland and lace

[AGlez]

Dear Lynn, Dianne, Patricia and Jean!

Thank you very much for your answers. I have already packed clothes for the
rain! I am trying to escape from the intense heat here, so a bit of rain
and cool weather will be fine!

Blair Castle could be an option, as we are passing very near in our trip.
Thanks a lot for your suggestion.

Best wishes and have a nice summer!

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[lace] Scotland and lace

[AGlez]

Hello Scottish lacefriends.

Next week I am going on holidays to Scotland. I would love to see some
lace: lace group, lace exhibition, lace in a museum, a lacemaker interested
in showing what she does... or whatever.

Have you made a trip before and can tell me something? I would appreciate
any information very much!!

Best wishes and have a nice summer!!

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Re: [lace] Knipling's Festival in Tonder

[AGlez]

Congratulations for your participation in this festival. Jana Novak is a
great designer, and being able to exhibit your creations in the fashion
show organized by her must be a great joy! Thanks for informing us!!


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Re: [lace] Lace Collection at the Smithsonian online

[AGlez]

Thank you very much Karen for this link. It is fantastic. I especially
appreciate to be able to to see the enlarged pieces of lace so clearly and
neatly. This is a very valuable page to learn more about lace!

Best wishes from Antje, in Spain.

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Re: [lace] OIDFA Congress

[AGlez]

Your message, Jeri, makes me feel a bit envious of all those of you who
will be in Ljubljana! I would love to attend the Congress, as I am
especially fond of Idrija Lace. But unfortunately the expenses for such a
trip are too high. I will have to wait for... Bruges perhaps? I will start
saving from now on! By then, I will also be happy to meet as many
Arachneans as possible. So many years together makes me feel as if I knew
many of you!

I am sure you will meet many Arachneans Jeri. Enjoy yourself a lot!

Best wishes,

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[lace] Keeping Arachne a Vital Lace News Resource comment on "OIDFA"

[AGlez]

Although we are very few Spanish lacemakers participating in Arachne (in
fact only three visible ones!) I want to share some important information
with Arachne. Last year we had some problems with our representatives of
OIDFA Spain, which have been solved very satisfactorily last Autumn. Our
new representative is now Maria Greil, a member of Arachne. We are all very
happy with her, because she is a very organized person, she knows a lot
about bobbin lace, is very much in contact with foreign organizations...
Well,I think she is the ideal representative. Now we are also receiving
regular information via email, and we feel we are part of OIDFA, which we
definitely did not feel before.

So that's all for now from Spain.

Greetings,

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Re: [lace] Keeping Arachne a Vital Lace News Resource

[AGlez]

Hello Gon.

I always try to keep attention on Arachne messages, and your messages with
a new edging or insertion have not arrived for a long time. The fact that I
haven't said anything about it does not mean that I don't miss them: I
think many of us have many things to do, attend many emails a day, and when
one email, even an important one, is missing, we are not conscious of it.
Not because of lack of interest, but surely because of an overload of other
matters and work.

So, please, please, please, keep posting: and from time to time.. give us a
warning asking if we are receiving and liking your patterns. Which we
certainly do but sometimes forget to tell you!

You are doing a fantastic work and we really enjoy it! Thank you very much!

Greetings form a cloudy Spain, with dust in the air from Africa!

Antje

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Re: [lace] blocking silk scarf

[AGlez]

Hello Julie,

I am happy to see that you finished your scarf. Mine is only half way. I
don't make much of it, just in spare times, and while watching TV at night!
I would love to see a picture of yours. In red and silk... It must look
beautiful!

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Re: [lace] lace day in Spain

[AGlez]

Maria is right. She is, in fact, one of the first persons who designed
Hinojosa lace and published her books. I knew her through Arachne! And
bought her first book many years ago (15 or so). I have learnt a lot from
her! She is a magnific designer (have a look at her books in her webpage)
and a very good and patient teacher. We have been friends since then!

Greetings from Antje, living also in Spain, halfway between Carolina and
Maria!


2016-01-21 14:11 GMT+01:00 Maria Greil :

> By the way, Agnes, did you know that Carolina is a top level expert in
> Hinojosa lace? She learned it from the Cuevas sisters who came to Catalonia
> from a village close to Hinojosa years ago. And Carolina is teaching and
> designing this kind of lace ever since.
>
> Regards,
> Maria
> a German living in Spain
>
>
> 2016-01-21 13:56 GMT+01:00 Agnes Boddington  >:
>
> > I dream  that one day I can go to Spain and visit some of the lace events
> > there, as well as go on a Hinojosa course with Marina Regueiro. For the
> > time being, I'll just have to continue dreaming.
> > Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK
> >
> > Subject: [lace] lace day in Spain
> >
> > This is just to let you know that the next 5th June will take place the
> > "Diada", the annual open air lace event, organised by the Catalonian lace
> > Ass. "Associació Catalana de Puntaires-ACP". This year the city that
> > holds the faire is Ripoll, 100 Km from Barcelona or 84 Km. from Girona.
> >
> > Tamara, glad to read you again in Arachne.
> >
> > Carolina
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Re: [lace] Welcome back

[AGlez]

I am also very happy to see you back. You were so active when I started in
Arachne... It is impossible to forget you! Welcome back!!

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Re: [lace] Lace Exchange 2015

[AGlez]

I also want to thank Janet, Sallie and Jenny for their work organising this
exchange. And a special big thank you to Sallie, who was my exchange
partner! I received a beautiful card full of details on it, accompanied by
a self made dream catcher and explanations about its origin and its
meaning. I found it really beautiful and personal. At the same time,
participating in the exchange was a challenge to me, as I hadn't made
bobbin lace for a cause for a long time. I really enjoyed making my
Christmas card to sent it away.

Best wishes to organisers and participants!

Antje
​González, from Spain... where we are supposed to be in Autumn, but the
weather seems to think we are still in summer!


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Re: [lace] pillow infestation

[AGlez]

It may sound a bit drastic but.. what about throwing your pillow away and
making a new one? I wouldn't like to work on a pillow with dead mites in it!


Antje
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Re: [lace] Multi-part prickings tricky; skeins also tricky

[AGlez]

 ​​Hello Julie​
​ and those interested in making the scarf by Brigitte Bellon,​



​
I wonder why I had no problem making those prickings but for the scarf
prickings I had so much trouble getting them to fit together?

​Because you must observe carefully the pattern and watch how much part of
the pattern is repeated. In the case of this shawl you are making, the
repeats are clearly marked with an arrow on the side, so you should not
have problems at all. One arrow is on the left ​and the final one on the
right. But... as you can observe, one pattern does not fit with the other
if you do not turn it. This is the only trick, if we can call it so.



> ​...​
> I will try again to use only three parts instead of four.  It did seem to
> me that three SHOULD have worked and now you've said that you do it with
> three!
>
> ​Yes, one part is the beginning and the end. And two parts are the
central
repeat (same repeat, same pattern). You have to change them in the bolster
pillow. Once you are halfway the second pricking, the first one will be
free of pins, and you must add it to the end of the one you are working on,
and so on

So I think I put in the top fringe as I start the scarf, although I don't
> put it in all at the same time.  The instructions say that first I work the
> top left triangular region of the scarf and then I turn it and work down.
> So it will be a while before every one of the top footside pins are reached
> and worked.  Is that what you mean by saying that I don't make the fringe
> all at once?
>

​
​Look carefully at the instructions on how to make the fringe in the book
​ and how to work the scarf in general.


At the beginning, you
​will have to work
 a little piece of fringe
​ (the first triangle​
, where the numbers of pairs are printed
​)​
.
​Then you must turn the pillow and work the rest of the top footside. Here
you can choose to work the remaining fringe, by working the worker out of
the edge pin... but I chose to work a normal footedge and add the fringe at
the end with a crochet hook.


Another observation: take care with the sides of the scarf: you are working
the scarf in horizontal stripes (except the little triangle that serves to
change direction). When you start working horizontally, you have to leave 3
pairs waiting in the border for the footside, which are not worked in the
horizontal lines.

Hope you manage well. I am sure once you get working, you will see that it
is not complicated and a real pleasure to work.


Best wishes,

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Re: [lace] Skein swift

[AGlez]

This is the system I use too! My grandmother used to do this with wool
skeins.

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Re: [lace] Multi-part prickings tricky; skeins also tricky

[AGlez]

Hello Julie,

You need 3 pieces of the pattern: 1. the beginning and the end, which is
one same pattern. 2. Two central parts or repeats, which are indicated with
arrows.

You only need to add the central parts one to the other as you go. That is,
once you reach the beginning of the second pattern, you will have the first
pattern free of pins, and can add it at the bottom again. And so until you
decide to finish and add the ending pattern.

It is complicated to explain, but you need to have all this clear before
you start working.

You must also observe that that pattern does not indicate you to make all
the fringe at once. But you can also do the whole fringe in the end, adding
the fringe with a crochet hook. The pattern is very well explained. Look at
it carefully and you will see everything matches perfectly.


Good luck!!

Antje
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Re: [lace] pricking size for scarf

[AGlez]

Hello Julie,

I am working on Model 11 from Brigitte Bellon's Kloppelmuster für Schals
und Tischlaufer. What I love about the scarfs in this book is that they are
worked with few pairs (I think it is about 35) and I have to keep turning
the pillow (so, bolster is recommended) and making corners all the time.
That is more fun than working normal meters.

There are diagrams in the book. Not many, but the important ones. Some of
them, for example the beginnings, are on the first pages of the book, as
they are common explanations to all scarfs. Also the working direction is
explained clearly.

I had to enlarge the pattern a bit. But this depends on the thread you want
to use. I am using a very soft Bamboo thread (I bought it in Spain, at
http://opercheiro.com/tienda/ ). To enlarge, I wound 12 wraps of the thread
on a bobbin or a pencil and checked if these 12 wraps fitted between the
foot edge dots. If they overpass the dots, and hat's what happened with my
Bamboo, I enlarged the pattern. I did a few photocopies of only one DIN A4
at 110%, 115%, 120%, 125% and measured again. I used the copy that
fitted.

After that, you will have to make photocopies of the starting pattern, the
finishing one, and the center one who will be repeated as many times as
necessary for the length you want.

Hope these explanations are useful, in case you get decided for Bellon's
scarf! Best luck!!


Greetings from Spain

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Re: [lace] Need to find a particular bobbin lace angel pattern

[AGlez]

Hi Peg,

In his blog, Tatman says that he  "got it from a photo and just duplicated
it using the photo as my pricking". Unless anybody has seen the pricking
somewhere, you will have to do the same as him.

To see the number of pairs, you should blow it up a lot, and try to
count... hard work, but... worth it.



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Re: [lace] Lace makers in Bulgaria?

[AGlez]

Hello Sally,

I have just spent a day with a Bulgarian lacemaker friend who came to visit
me in Spain. She is called Bistra Pisancheva (
http://www.bistrapisancheva.com/index.php?/bobbinlace/) and makes really
interesting lace, not at all conventional. She is also very good making
Kene, a needle lace with some specific characteristics of Bulgaria. She
told me that bobbin lace started in Bulgaria very recently (only one
century ago or so) and that there are only about 5 lacemakers in her
country. She will be able to answer your questions, I am sure.

Good luck and have a good time in Bulgaria.
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Re: [lace] printing out patterns

[AGlez]

And also, you should check the setting of your printer. You have to keep
the scale at 100%, and not fit to page. Sometimes you have to enter your
printers settings to see what the default values are. Every printer is a
mystery and different form the other!

Good luck!

Antje, from a hot Spain (well, if we can call this heat.. .I would say that
what we have is and extra and excessive heat!)

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Re: [lace] question about Chantilly lace

[AGlez]

Hello Marianne,

Adele has already given you a perfect explanation. I agree that you should
always follow the instructions and method used by the teacher or the book.
When buying books or magazines, we must always make sure which method is
using the writer. So it is convenient to get used to reading and
understanding both methods, as that is what we are going to find when we
are trying different teachers and books. It is really a good advantage to
be able to read both "languages".

Originally, the method used depended on the lace pillow used and the type
of lace worked. If the bobbins hang from the pins (as happens with our
Spanish vertical pillows or with bolster pillows) the open method is used,
as the bobbins get tangled anyway and you have to check the twists before
starting a new stitch. But in round pillows (or block pillows or similar),
where the bobbins lay in horizontal and stay there, the closed method is
used.

With one method you start with the twists and with the other you end with
them. But the same stitch is made and the result is exactly the same.

So, best wishes and keep telling us about your experience!



Antje González
​, from Spain, with a too unpleasant heat wave!​

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Re: [lace] Bobbin storage

[AGlez]

What a good question! I see that we all have the same storage problems!

I have kept changing the way I store my bobbins, and now I have them in
transparent plastic boxes (in fact, those for chocolates of Ferrero-Rocher,
 http://idealgift.com.my/add-on-gifts/ferrero-t16.html). They are the
perfect size of my bobbins (all continentals, of different nationalities).
I have many of these boxes and it is really practical to be able to see
which bobbins are inside each box.

I keep the thread in metallic boxes, usually nice painted ones, belonging
to biscuits or chocolates. They are so nice, that I do not want to throw
them away. But they are not transparent, so I have to glue a sticker at the
front indicating what kind of thread is inside: linen, cotton, silk, white,
colour, metallic... etc. I find transparent boxes more practical.

As a matter of fact, I think the best solution is a cabinet, as Alice
mentions. But again... we need the space for the cabinet!

My pillows do not have a specific place, they are all around the house: on
top of book shelves, on pillow stands in the sitting room, in my studio, on
the dining room table... By the way, a good solution of getting some more
space in your home is borrowing the pillows not in use! I have borrowed a
big bolster pillow and am really happy not to see it around all day! I hope
my friend takes a lot time to finish her project!!


Have a good weekend and happy lacemaking!


​
Antje González, from Spain, where we will reach 38º today!

​
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Re: [lace] Question about beads

[AGlez]

And what about sequins? Can they also cut the thread? I have never used
them, but are now wondering...

Thanks a lot for all your contributions on this subject!

Best wishes from Spain: lovely spring weather today.
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Re: [lace] Question about beads

[AGlez]

I imagine that you mean that the thread can break while working with it...
Or can it also happen that it breaks after you have made the lace, once you
are using it?

I had never thought of this before until Pene asked. It has never happened
to me... Do you think it can depend on the type of thread you use? Some are
more resistant than others...

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Re: [lace] Copying a brown pattern

[AGlez]

And why not photocopy in colour, keeping the practical brown background?
Then you would not need to make all that extra work of eliminating it and
would not have to use the blue film. Well, I would do that.

Greetings from Spain, where summer temperatures have come too early!


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Re: [lace] Bolster Pillow

[AGlez]

I love the feeling of pinning on wool layers. Much better than using
Styrofoam or other synthetic material. It's true that these pillows made of
wool blankets are heavy and not appropriate for travelling. But I don't
travel with them anyway, so for me they are the best choice!

Interesting this thread about making our own bolster pillows!

Greetings from Spain, where summer seems to have come earlier than wished!


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Re: [lace] Candida's lace

[AGlez]

Yes, Mariña's book has been published a few years ago. This is the book:
http://www.roseground.com/images/product/e2af6568c737eb554f12fc6122b19721.jpg
I think it is fantastic.

Barbara Fay sells it. But I don't know about distributors  in the USA. In
case you do not find it, get in touch with Mariña personally.

Good luck!


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Re: [lace] bobbin weight

[AGlez]

I think we tend to work best with the bobbins we are used to work with. In
my case, Spanish continentals, which most of you may find too big. Mine are
10,5cm long and woodbox.

The first course I did of a technique different to torchon (many years ago)
was a Tonder course. I had been told that each technique requires its
specific bobbins and pillow, so I got borrowed a Danish pillow and bought
the bobbins. The change of type of bobbins mixed with the technique I had
never worked, made me go really slow!

The next courses I did of a new technique, I took my most comfortable
pillow and my own Continental bobbins. And I could work much faster.

When attending a course, we want make the most of it, and if we are
struggling with bobbins we are not used to work with, we really loose a lot
of time.

So, my opinion is that the best bobbins are always the ones we are used to!

Best wishes and have a nice start of the week!

Antje González
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Re: [lace] Arachne Commemoratives

[AGlez]

Hello all,

I have been speaking with Alison Tolson and she can supply all the types of
bobbins listed and will be able to supply tatting shuttles too. She can
take payment by PayPal and as an alternative, credit or debit card can be
used via her Etsy shop. She ships worldwide. She paints lovely bobbins.
Here you can see her work: http://www.alisontolson.co.uk/
She is also on facebook
https://www.facebook.com/PaintedBobbins?ref=ts&fref=ts

Have a nice week!!


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Re: [lace] Commemoratives

[AGlez]

Alison Tolson, in the UK, also paints beautiful bobbins, commemorative too.

 http://www.alisontolson.co.uk/

Antje González, Spain

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Re: [lace] Threads Book

[AGlez]

Fantastic work, Brenda. For me your book is also a basic side table book!
It saves us lacemakers so much work! Thank you very much!

Best wishes from a cold Spain...

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Re: [lace] Identification of a type of lace

[AGlez]

I would say it is a machine made lace. The borders of the motifs look weird
to me, making me think that they are not made by hand. But I would need to
see a more enlarged picture. Does nobody else think it is machine made?

Best wishes, from Antje in Spain.

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Re: [lace] Idrija Lace Books

[AGlez]

The Lace School of Idrija has recently published two books: one of narrow
tape and the second of broad tape lace, with very good technical
instructions. Well, all of the books they have published have good
technical instructions.

But, if you want to learn and follow the steps to their technique, these
two books are really worth buying. Idrija tape lace has a lot of peculiar
ways of making the tapes, which are worth knowing well from the beginning.

I have always bought directly from them. I don't know if these books are
sold somewhere else. They speak English, so writing to them is not a
problem.

http://www.cipkarskasola.si/en/cipkarska/84/siroki-ris-1-broad-tape-1/
http://www.cipkarskasola.si/en/cipkarska/83/siroki-ris-2-broad-tape-2/

Have fun making Idrija tape lace: I love it!

Best wishes,


Antje González
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Re: [lace] Vemeer

[AGlez]

Hello Rose,

The painting is fantastic. I love Vermeer. And to your observation I want
to add that I imagine that this system of heating was used by many people
in those times, including, possibly, lacemakers.

Here in Spain, for example, many years later (around 1950), my mother, who
was a school teacher in a small rural village in the center of Spain, had a
tin with hot coal or wood, and also with holes. Everyday a different child
had to take this heater from home to heat the school room! A big difference
with today!

Best wishes and a HAPPY NEW YEAR full of bobbin lace projects to all
Arachneans!!

Antje González, from Spain, after a freezing night! (-6º)
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[lace] Winners of the Raffle La Encajera

[AGlez]

Thank you very much to all of you who have participated in the raffle.
There have been 21 participants and I have 3 magazines. The three winners
are:

Number 03: Amanda Dorrell
Number 14: Tammy Padilla
Number 17: Vicky Bradford

Congratulations to you! I will send your magazines after this feast days
are over. Meanwhile, could you please send me your postal address privately?

Thanks a lot and best wishes to all!

Antje González

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[lace] Christmas greetings

[AGlez]

With my preferred Christmas song, I want to wish all Arachneans a Merry
Christmas Season and a Happy New Year, in which health and love may be with
you. I also hope that you continue enjoying lacemaking as much as until
now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S84RLgnz7Rs

Arachne is the best bobbin lace group I know, with so many people always
ready to answer and solve our lace problems. I have been on Arachne for
over 10 years and I must say that I have learnt a lot. I also try to
collaborate when I have a good answer or the time to do so. Unfortunately
there are many emails a day, and sometimes I have to delete them before
reading because of lack of time. But this does not mean they are not
interesting.

Best wishes from SPAIN (cold temperature, bright sun and Christmas carols
on the background...!)


A
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[lace] Christmas Raffle

[AGlez]

Hello all Arachne friends,

I have been putting some order among my lacemaking magazines and have found
some duplicates, which I would like to raffle among all those of you who
are interested. The three magazines for the raffle are old La Encajera
magazines (numbers 1, 10 and 21). I am putting a picture in Flickr Arachne
for you to see.

The magazine La Encajera does not exist anymore, but was one of the first
Spanish magazines with interesting articles inside. I do not have the
translations, but perhaps some of the subscribers can facilitate it.

All interested Arachneans please send a private email to me with the
subject "Christmas Raffle: La Encajera". I will give a number to each
email, in order of receipt, and on the 24th of December I will play Santa
Claus and draw three numbers (with an innocent hand, believe me). I will
send anywhere in the world.

Good luck to everybody!

Antje
, from a cold, but sunny  Spain

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Re: [lace] Lace curtains

[AGlez]

Congratulations on your curtains, Tess! I am also a fan of curtain-making,
although I have never made so big ones! Yours look beautiful!


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Re: [lace] AOL mails

[AGlez]

So do I. Emails from certain persons always go into my spam folder. But...
not only AOL ones. Carolina, yours went into my spam box too! Perhaps
because the message itself included the word AOL? And.. does it happen to
everybody?

Greetings from Antje, in Guadalajara (Spain)



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Re: [lace] Majorca bobbins

[AGlez]

Hello,

I agree with Maria: what we call in Spain Majorca bobbins are the normal
Catalan bobbins but with a pointed end. See here:
http://www.lamerceria.com/productes.asp?idsubfamilia=2   , fourth item of
the list.

What I do not know is if they were traditionally used in Majorca or if they
are called like that because they are used now there.

Now you can get these bobbins thick and also a bit finer (but never as fine
as Honiton, though).

Hope this helps.


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[lace] Salamander group

[AGlez]

Hello to all those interested in working Jourde's salamander.

Last week somebody asked how to start the salamander. And I cannot remember
who sent this SOS. But it made me think  that, as we are quite a few
interested in working it, we could form a kind of group and help each other
as we go on working. I haven't started it yet, and have only the pattern
printed but would love to work "in company".

If it is not an interesting information for Arachne, we could add all our
emails in one and keep answering to this email. I offer myself to organize
it.

In the end, we can send a group participation of Arachne members.

What do you think of this?

Best wishes,


Antje González
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Re: [lace] Photos from OIDFA Adelaide Congress

[AGlez]

Hello Jean and David.

Thank you very much for this link to the pictures in Adelaide. It is a
pleasure to be able see all what was happening there.

I like the Irish participation with all the lacey doors! So original.


Best wishes from Antje in a very hot Spain, after a nice and cool summer.

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Re: [lace] Lace salamanders

[AGlez]

I am also very sad to hear this piece of news. His patterns and his name
are well known by me too. Now I have an extra desire to make the
salamander: a kind of memorial to Michel Jourde. Thanks a lot to Susan who
has so kindly sent me the pattern.

Best regards.


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Re: RE: [lace] Annoying pnctuation.. test two in html

[AGlez]

We must all be really proud and happy because, as far as I know, this is
the only list only lace related, which makes it so interesting for most of
us. There is the chat alternative for those who also want some other kind
of socializing, and it is really nice to have this option too.

Have a nice weekend!

--

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Re: [lace] Lace salamanders

[AGlez]

I like all these kind of initiatives. The problem is that we cannot
participate in all of them, as we don't have enough time to make all we
want in bobbin lace!

Anyway, is there a place in this web where we can see the requirements to
make the salamander? Being able only to read the basics in French, your
link takes me to a page where it only says that the salamanders are
travelling to the Retournac Museum.

Antje from Spain, with a perfect summer temperature this year: not as hot
as usual.

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Re: [lace] Teaching antics

[AGlez]

Now I see that this problem with teachers happens everywhere and not only
in Spain! I also learnt with one of these bad teachers: the only one
available at that time in my town. And once I was a bit confident and got
to know Arachne, I met Eva Schaefer (via Arachne). She put me in touch with
the Spanish teacher Mariña Regueiro and I started learning with real
pleasure and trying to teach in her same line.

My opinion is that most teachers are not teachers at all. They know how to
make lace. But teaching is something very different. A teacher has to know
a lot of techniques and types of lace, has to be open-minded and also has
to know how to communicate with a large variety of pupils and adapt to
them. Some didactic skills are really important.

I think I have these characteristics, as my students tell me so. And last
year, I happened to fall ill and had a substitute teacher for some time (I
did not have the chance of choosing her). My pupils called me saying that
the new teacher was telling them that they were doing half stitch wrong
(and other basic stitches) and that their pillows were "rubbish". She
encouraged them to buy the pillows she made herself (block pillows, not at
all our Spanish type of pillow). I was fortunate that my students called
me. So I could advised them not to bear in mind these opinions. But I was
quite furious with this lady teacher, sincerely.

I think those who want to take a bobbin lace course should first look for
references of the teacher first. Having a bad experience can make you loose
interest in bobbin lace if you are a beginner.

That's my two cents. Best wishes and have a nice weekend.


Antje González
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Re: [lace] Jeri's posts

[AGlez]

Hello Jeri and all,

I have just started reading this messages about Jeri's postings and I must
say that I am a bit puzzled. I cannot find the initial query, but have
found the sentence "people do not read what I write on Arachne", supposedly
written by Jeri.

And the first thing that comes to my mind is that those people mean that
Jeri's emails continue going to their spam box (as mysteriously happens to
me), and that's why they don't read them. Don't you think it is all a
mistake of interpretation? I cannot believe anybody saying that Jeri's
emails are not interesting, because in fact they are between the most
interesting and useful ones in this group (please, don't get offended the
others).

Please re-read the initial message, Jeri, and perhaps you will see that
nobody meant something bad about your messages. And if they did... listen
to the rest of the group who really love to read your posts even if we do
not always say so. We have often spoken of the different reasons for being
quiet, haven't we? So cheer up and keep writing for your many admirers.

Happy lacemaking and happy summertime.


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Re: [lace] Messages not getting through

[AGlez]

The messages sent by Jeri Ames, Celtic Dream Weaver and Devon go to my Junk
Box. There are no capital letters in these messages nor strange signs. It
has been happening for many weeks now, and I always mark it as no spam. But
nothing seems to change.

Thank you very much to all those who are trying to find solutions for this.

Best wishes and happy lacemaking!

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Re: [lace] Noelene's Poems - Inspired by Lace

[AGlez]

Same happens to me! I thought is was a problem of my computer. I must
always check my junk box in order not to loose any of the interesting
emails from Jeriames.

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Re: [lace] For Lace Tell Collectors - Jack be Nimble

[AGlez]

Hi Jery,

Thanks  a lot for this nice lace story. And for all the other interesting
posts you send regularly to this list. In fact, I usually do not have
enough time to read them all! But I keep them to read in a quieter moment.

Best wishes and thanks again for all your information.

Antje González, in Spain, where it is raining today and looks like winter.

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