RE: [lace] bobbin identification

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Fellow Arachnids,

These bobbins are not Bucks point bobbins. I think they were probably made by
a Dutchman living in the UK near Tonbridge or Tunbridge Wells and who used to
dabble in continental style lace bobbins. He never made two the same, although
they were quite beautifully executed. All the silver inlay was sourced from
silver scrap, such as broken silver propelling pencils, broken jewellery etc.

It is a long time since I have seen him and I am afraid I will have to look
through a lot of paperwork to come across his name which I haven’t got time
for at present. But I would have thought that he has passed away as he was old
even then (more than 25 years ago) and not a well man.

Hope that helps a little.

Happy lacemaking,
Joepie in warm and mainly sunny Sussex, UK.



From: Jo Pol
Sent: 28 July 2022 16:50
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: Re: [lace] bobbin identification

Did it again!
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> Op 28-07-2022 17:49 schreef Jo Pol :

> So sorry, I forgot to add thelink

> > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2022 3:34:35 PM
> > To: lace@arachne.com 

> > Hello Brian and other arachnids
> >
> > The bobbins were once bought by a commercial pilot for his wife, now
acquired by a museum owner. Enough to dress up a pillow with some bucks point.
But is it a bucks point model? Some are rose wood and inlay of silver. Anyone
any idea about the potential maker or region of origin?
> > Jo

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Re: [lace] bobbin identification

[J-D Hammett]

Dear Jo,
Could you put some clear photos up on the Arachne site on Flickr,  please?
Without seeing the bobbins it is impossible to identify them. Even from photos
it is not always easy.
Happy lacemaking!
Joepie in Sussex, UK

PS. Sorry I don't know how to trim emails on my phone. Any instructions
gratefully received. Thanking you in advance. J.

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From: owner-l...@arachne.com  on behalf of Jo Pol

Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2022 3:34:35 PM
To: lace@arachne.com 
Subject: [lace] bobbin identification

Hello Brian and other arachnids

The bobbins were once bought by a commercial pilot for his wife, now acquired
by a museum owner. Enough to dress up a pillow with some bucks point. But is
it a bucks point model? Some are rose wood and inlay of silver. Anyone any
idea about the potential maker or region of origin?

Jo

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RE: [lace] Re: Honiton frog patterns

[J-D Hammett]

Hi,

As a Dutch woman, a lace-maker and lace-teacher living in England, who
occasionally designs a few bits for my students I am rather upset about the
tone of the original message. To call someone a “damned Dutch woman” is NOT
something I would have expected on Arachne. Not only that, it lobs all Dutch
women onto one heap. I have never in my life claimed anyone else’s patterns as
my own and always try to give the name of the original designer, where at all
possible, for any pattern I use.

HAPPY lacemaking,
Joepie Hammett in sunny Sussex.



From: i...@thecraftcorner.co.uk
Sent: 22 June 2022 09:46
To: 'Daphne Martin'; 'ROBERT
MORRIS'; 'Jane
Partridge'; 'Clare
Lewis'
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Subject: RE: [lace] Re: Honiton frog patterns

I feel your pain. Louise West had the audacity to purchase 3 of my angels
and then come out with one of her own. I wish I had the cost to sue but
sadly I didn't so she got away with it.

Please try and carry on designing, it is going to be hard to trust anyone
again for a while but there really are lovely lacemakers out there who
appreciate what you do.

Lou

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From: owner-l...@arachne.com  On Behalf Of Daphne
Martin
Sent: 21 June 2022 20:35
To: ROBERT MORRIS ; Jane Partridge
; Clare Lewis 
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Honiton frog patterns

Nobody has the damn right to just take other peoples patterns and pretend
they are their designs. It is totally disgusting and really unfair.
Where is the care for our designers rights.
??
I had a damned Dutch woman take all my patterns and  marked them as her own.
It didb

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Re: [lace] Importance of Myopia for lacemaking

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Devon and other Arachnids,

Firstly apologies for not cutting Devon's message or all the Arachne info, but
I am on my phone and do not know how to do that.

   I had cataracts removed in both eyes about 2.5 years ago. I opted to get
the best lenses I could which were expensive but amazing. They cover the
distances from middle-near to distant. I have myopia like Devon and had worn
either glasses or contact lenses from the age of eight.

   One eye was done on the Thursday of the first week and the second 8 days
later. It was wonderful as for the first time since I was 8 Icould see without
glasses or contact lenses. I found I could do most laces, except for the very
finest. Therefore, I had some lenses made for an frame I already had, by the
optician just for that fine work. So far it has served me well, though I must
say that I am thinking of having some glasses made for the really far distance
(for wild life observation).

   I would say go for the best and most up to date multi-focal lenses you can
afford, especially ones that correct the astygmatism as well as I did. If you
wish to retain the advantage of myopia (which would certainly help with lace
making) opt for the mid- to far distance lenses.

Hope that your operations go as well as mine did! I have not looked back since
then.

Happy lace making,

Joepie, in East Sussex, UK where we had snow and hail today.




Gentle Spiders,

I have been told that I should have cataract surgery. There are many options
in cataract surgery and I don’t know that I understand them all. According
to the doctor, I can have the inexpensive and largely insurance subsidized
surgery in which I will have “basic” lenses implanted in my eye. (These
are eerily called IOLs) The basic should return my eye to where it was
pre-cataract. The alternative costs more, but would involve implanting a
highly specialized lens in my eye that would address my astigmatism and it
might even be possible to go glasses free afterward as I have not done since
age 7.  <,...>

 I now think the problem was the cataracts. If my vision were returned to what
it was before (basic lenses) I would be happy to have my same close vision
that I am used to. My lifestyle wouldn’t change. I would still wear startling
red glasses as part of my style identity.

I mentioned this to the doctor and he said that in the more expensive,
multi-focus lenses he could put the focus anywhere I wanted, and I could have
it rather close up and I would still wear glasses for long distance vision.

Admittedly, I am somewhat intrigued by the idea of not feeling around for my
glasses everyday. They don’t fit too well over a K95 mask. So, a lens that
does well at all distances has a certain appeal. I don’t even know if I want
him to put the focus in close quarters. After all, it is supposed to be good
close-up.

The more expensive surgery also is more likely to have issues since you have
to seat the lens in exactly the correct position. However, the claim is that
it doesn’t happen that often.

In both cases the surgery takes 20 minutes.

Has anyone had cataract surgery? How has it affected your lacemaking? What
choices did you make and are you happy with them? It would really be
devastating to impair my lacemaking at this stage of my life. It is a little
too late to find a hobby that requires good distance vision.

Blindly,
Devon.

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RE: [lace] Re: Flickr photos for Arachne

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Sue,

Thank you so much for putting all the effort in to keep this going.

Happy lacemaking,

Joepie,
East Sussex, UK


From: Sue Babbs
Sent: 19 January 2022 19:52
To: Arachne
Subject: [lace] Re: Flickr photos for Arachne

I thought you'd all like to know that we have had 10 people volunteer so
far to help pay this year's subscription, one of who is willing to
underwrite any balance not met by other people.  So clearly people still
want to keep our Arachne flickr account open.  Many thanks to those 10
ladies!<


..>
I will continue to collect names of people willing to help fund our
Flickr account for another year by donating a small sum eg $3 or $6 to
pay the bill in April.

Sue
suebabbs...@gmail.com

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Re: [lace] Flickr photos for Arachne

[J-D Hammett]

Hi,
I would like to keep the photo site for Arachne. It is inspiring to see so many 
beautiful pieces. I would contribute to the Flickr account.
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East Sussex, UK

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From: owner-l...@arachne.com  on behalf of Ruth Lyon 

Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2022 9:57:22 PM
To: J Reardon 
Cc: Sue Babbs ; Arachne 
Subject: Re: [lace] Flickr photos for Arachne

I am also willing to donate toward the Flickr account.

Ruth Lyon

Dubuque, Iowa



On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 3:41 PM J Reardon  wrote:

> I’m willing to chip once it’s decided and we know how many donors there
> are.
>
> Jean Reardon, western Pennsylvania
>
>
>
> Jean
> > On Jan 16, 2022, at 12:36 PM, Sue Babbs  wrote:
> > Hi All
> >
> > One of our members reminded me this weekend, that it is time to consider
> > our Flickr Subscription. In 2020, a group of Arachneans helped pay for a
> > 2 year subscription, which expires mid-April 2022. The two year plan is
> > no longer available. The cost to us in April will be $72 for one year.
> >
> > Arachne barely has any conversations these days, so I am no longer sure
> > whether we still wish to host photos on the internet.
> >
> > I thought I'd raise this topic now so that we have time to discuss
> > keeping our Flickr Pro account.  If we decide not to keep it we will
> > still have enough time for people to download any photos they want
> > mid-April.
> >
> > So over to all of you:
> > firstly do we still want to keep this Flickr Pro account and
> > secondly, if we do, are there 12 people each willing to pay $6 to share
> > the costs of the account?  Or 24 people to pay $3 each?
> >
> > Please do not send me any money until we have corporately decided on
> > whether we want to keep the account
> >
> > Sue
> > suebabbs...@gmail.com
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RE: [lace] Kimonos designed for Tokyo Olympics

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Arachnids,

Thank you very much Pene for the info. It was a pleasure to see all the
kimonos and the variety of interpretations.

Kind regards and happy Lacemaking,

Joepie in dampish Sussex, UK.

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RE: [lace] Happy Anniversary

[J-D Hammett]

Happy Anniversary And many more years to come, please.

Janice, I would kill anyone trying to blow their nose in a handkerchief like 
that ☹☹ , never mind who had made it. It is gorgeous.

Happy Lacemaking,

Joepie, in a rather grey Sussex.

From: Janice Blair
Sent: 15 April 2021 01:08
To: Lace
Subject: [lace] Happy Anniversary

I joined in 1996 so have been a member for 25 years if my math is correct.
 That is a beautiful lace hanky on Flickr but not much cloth area for blowing
your nose ;-). <...  .> Gets them out of my home and may be 
worn or
admired by others.Janice

Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com

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RE: [lace] Lace poems book.

[J-D Hammett]

Yes, please, I have had the same problem.
If you can find a way of using Paypal to order this book I would certainly 
order one.
Thank you.
Happy Lacemaking, and stay safe and well in this difficult time.

Joepie.

From: Karen Bovard
Sent: 24 September 2020 15:31
To: Lace@arachne.com; Elizabeth 
Ligeti
Subject: Re: [lace] Lace poems book.

I want one of these books, but when I used the link you provided all it did
was go to Blurb Austrailia home page.
If you find another link/way for us to order Noelene's book of poems, please
post it again.
Karen Bovard SayreThe ShuttleSmithOmaha, Nebraska
areahttp://www.TheShuttleSmith.com

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On ‎Wednesday‎, ‎September‎ ‎23‎, ‎2020‎
‎11‎:‎43‎:‎02‎ ‎PM‎ ‎CDT, Elizabeth Ligeti
 wrote:

 Many of you will know some of Noelene Lafferty’s poems about
Lacemaking –
“Tatting in your Pocket� being one of the most widely know
poems!
Well, Noelene has now just published a book of her 48 poems, on a Print on
Demand type book.
Here is the link, if anyone would like to buy a copy.

https://au.blurb.com/b/10276985-inspired-by-lace.

I hope everyone is well, - and making lots of lovely lace.  We are still in
Lock-down Stage 4, but we are hoping that some restrictions will be eased on
Sunday, - though we are supposed to have another month of it before any
easing
of restrictions.
(I just hope he lets hairdressers open their shops Very soon!! I badly need a
trim [Mop-chop!!] They have been closed since April  I think. )

Regards from Liz. L.

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Re: [lace] Email problem?

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Brian,
I got your email ok. There has also a thread going on a tonder lace. This had
several references to IOLI.  So you have missed some. That happens to me now
and again.
Regards,
Joepie.
   Sorry, tried to trim, but I am not able to do it on my phone. J

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From: owner-l...@arachne.com  on behalf of
brid...@bigpond.com 
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2020 12:21:48 AM
To: lace@arachne.com 
Subject: [lace] Email problem?

I have not had any posts from Arachne for a few days. I am beginning to
suspect it might be my email might be wrong.



Sorry about this.  I suppose this will act as a test for me.



Brian

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RE: [lace] Lappet or something else

[J-D Hammett]

Hi again,

Sorry I did not trim, but I answered from my phone and I am not so good with
the phone.

I hang my head.

Joepie.

From: J-D Hammett<mailto:jdhamm...@msn.com>
Sent: 19 April 2020 12:41
To: Devon Thein<mailto:devonth...@gmail.com>; Maria
Greil<mailto:mariagr...@gmail.com>
Cc: lacelijst -<mailto:lace@arachne.com>
Subject: Re: [lace] Lappet or something else

Hi fellow Arachnids,
Although I cannot help with the lace I may be able to bring some light to the
translation. The word STAAL  has 2 meanings: 1st meaning is steel -the metal-:
2nd meaning is sample.
Joepie in sunny Sussex but in Covid 19 isolation.
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Re: [lace] Lappet or something else

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

Although I cannot help with the lace I may be able to bring some light to the
translation. The word STAAL  has 2 meanings: 1st meaning is steel -the metal-:
2nd meaning is sample.

Joepie in sunny Sussex but in Covid 19 isolation.

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From: owner-l...@arachne.com  on behalf of Maria Greil

Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2020 11:06:39 AM
To: Devon Thein 
Cc: lacelijst - 
Subject: Re: [lace] Lappet or something else

Dear Devon.

Are you sure it is really Paris ground? For me it looks like application on
mechanical tul ground.
If the qualification is beggining of 20th century and right, then they
would not be lappets anymore but bows or cravattes for the throad.
I myself have some lappets in my collection and the older ones (17th and
18th century- except the ones belonging to the times of Louis XV, a
diffeerent stile-) are not application works.

Maria Greil

El dom., 19 abr. 2020 a las 0:15, Devon Thein ()
escribi??:

>  In the catalogue of the Gruutshusemuseum, Catalogus Van de
> Kantverzameling, I have encountered some photos of samples in Paris lace
> which call themselves Staal voor een Mutsenslip in Parijse Kloskant. They
> look a lot like a piece that I have been studying. What surprises me is
> that the piece I am studying seems like it is a pair of lappets sewn
> together, but these samples in the book say they are 19de-20ste eeuw, which
> I think means 19th -20th century. The pieces look like they might be early
> 19th century, when people still wore lappets. But 20th century? What
> does Staal voor een Mutsenslip mean? I have posted the photos on
> laceioli.ning in the Identification-history group. Can anyone explain this
> to me?
>  http://laceioli.ning.com/group/identification-history
>
> Devon
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RE: [lace] Important changes to Flickr Pro subscriptions

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

As before, I am quite willing to chip in for the Arachne Flickr Account, but
like Nancy would like to send via Paypal friends and family (no cost deducted
for you) as not only is it quick and easy, but I can send dollars rather than
pounds.

Joepie in yet again overcast Sussex.

I think I am growing gills it has been so wet here this winter. Wish I could
send some of it to Australia. J.


From: owner-l...@arachne.com  on behalf of N.A. Neff

Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 10:12:46 PM
To: Sue Babbs 
Cc: lace@arachne.com 
Subject: Re: [lace] Important changes to Flickr Pro subscriptions

I'll be glad to chip in $5. May I send it via PayPal friends & family so
there are no fees?

Nancy

On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 4:15 PM  wrote:

> As you all know, we now subscribe to Flickr Pro for the storage of our
> photos.  Flickr's prices are going up to $59.99 + tax for the annual
> plan or $117.99 + tax for the two year plan.  Last year we paid $49.99
> for the year, in April 2019.
>
> The offer I have received today from Flickr gives us the chance to renew
> at last year's prices, and makes it clear that  they will extend the
> term of our current Pro subscription, so I have decided to go ahead and
> renew.  I have chosen to subscribe for 2 years at a total cost of
> $100.29 incl tax.  This will keep our photos stored until April 15 2022.
>
> Various Arachne members offered to help share the cost when we next
> renewed and asked me to let them know when I next paid, so I am doing
> so!It would be great if we could find 20 Arachneans who would like
> to pay $5 each to cover this.  Please email me if you want to help pay
> for our photo storage
>
> Sue
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RE: [lace] reading v. reply

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Jeri, et al,

I agree very much with Alex;- A heart-felt plea for you to continue
contributing.

Also, thank you very much for all the work you have put in and for sharing
your knowledge with us. I certainly read your posts from beginning to end and
have learned so much from them and like Alex always share any knowledge I
glean with my students. However, I do a lot of lurking as I do not have a lot
of time to write bits, nor am I on my computer every day. Because of that I do
not always reply as I ought to.

Please, please, please, continue to share your knowledge, it is very much
appreciated!

Happy lace making!

Joepie, in Sussex, UK where it is DRY at present.



From: Alex Stillwell
Sent: 07 November 2019 08:54
To: Arachne reply
Cc: jeria...@aol.com
Subject: [lace] reading v. reply

Hi Jeri

Please continue giving us the benefit of your knowledge. Because we do not
reply it does not mean we do not enjoy and learn from them. If the same
question comes up again it probably comes from a new member or someone who
missed you previous post for some reason ??? we all experience glitches with
our computers from time to time.

Looking forward to your next post

Bow the dust

Alex

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RE: [lace] New lace website

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Jean and fellow Arachnids,

This works very well on my Windows 10 program. On quick search a very useful
website, well worth putting in your reference section.

Thank you Jean.

Joepie, East Sussex where summer seems to be just around the corner.

From: Jean Leader
Sent: 13 May 2019 16:08
To: lace list
Subject: [lace] New lace website

Some years ago I wrote a couple of dozen web pages for The Lace Guild website
(under the title “The Craft of Lace”) in which I provided a historical review
of different types of European laces. Following changes in that organization
the material has been on my own website, which is not yet adapted to adjust to
mobile devices. For that reason, and because of its size, we have now mounted
the material on its own new website, “Lace Types”, at
www.lacetypes.com. We have tested it mainly on Macs,
iPhones and iPads. Please let us know if you have any problems viewing it on
other operating systems or devices.

Thanks
 Jean in sunny Glasgow

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RE: [lace] Re: Kopek/Whirlpool filling

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Fellow Arachnids,

Thank you for posting the photos, Clare. I can now see that both Kopek (a
small Russian coin) and whirlpool fillings are what we would call a Russian
spider.

Happy Lace Making,

Joepie, in overcast but relatively warm Sussex, UK; {About 14C where it would
normally be 4-7 C. :-)}



From: Clare Lewis
Sent: 20 February 2019 23:58
To: J R
Cc: Arachne Reply
Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Kopek/Whirlpool filling



I discovered that a kopek is a heck of a lot of different things in
different languages when I tried to Google for an answer to my question!

Anyway, thanks in no small part to a very patient Sue Babbs I have now
uploaded three photos to the Arachne Flickr page showing the top and
underside of a kopek filling  <.

Clare L

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RE: [lace] Flickr account - decision made!

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Sue,

Thank you very much for taking on this task. I have sent $5 towards your costs
via Paypal. I have not been very active in Arachne lately through personal
circumstances, but I always read all emails and love spending time with all
the eye-candy in our photo albums (especially when feeling a little ‘down’).

Also, thank you Clay for your years of work and dedication to Arachne.

Happy lace making,

Joepie.

From: Sue Babbs
Sent: 18 January 2019 18:22
To: lace@arachne.com; Sue
Babbs
Subject: [lace] Flickr account - decision made!

I am tremendously grateful to Clay Blackwell for all the years she has hosted
this Flickr unlimited storage account.  She has done so as a way of giving
back to the lace world.  Thank you so much for doing this, Clay.

This morning I investigated having several free Flickr accounts.  It would
<---

>This way we can keep storing photos in the same place and keep all
the
information that has been written about them.  Our Flickr account
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/ is always listed at the bottom of
each Arachne email.  If you want to upload photos – or keep your photos
current – contact me for login details.  They are the same as they have been
since January 2017

Sue

suebabbs...@gmail.com

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RE: [lace] Drouot Auction on October 24th

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

Thank you Laurie for the information and the catalogue website. I have just
spent a very pleasurable time looking at these wonderful pieces -even though
the photography is not always of the highest standard-. I am afraid dinner
will be late today! Eye-candy comes first :-) :-)

Happy lace making,

Joepie in East Sussex, UK, where the weather continues to be lovely even
though it is getting colder.


From: Laurie Waters

Subject: [lace] Drouot Auction on October 24th

I've just broken my long silence on LaceNews to publish some information on
the upcoming lace auction at Drouot in Paris on Oct 24th.
http://tinyurl.com/jg7wjwq

Laurie

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[lace] Lace, not Lace

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Fellow Arachnids,

Have just received the Lace, not Lace catalogue and it is a delight to see,
handle and read. So informative it is beginning to change my mind a lot about
modern lace. The photographs are first class. It is of course no substitute
for actually visiting, but as I live in the UK that is not possible at
present.

Thank you so much Devon for producing it -with the help of all the others no
doubt-. I love it!

Furthermore, I don’t think  this book would give as much pleasure nor be as
good a quality on a Kindle.

Joepie in cool but sunny East Sussex.

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RE: [lace] World Lace Congress of 2018 in Brugge, Belgium

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Jerri  and Fellow Arachnids,

Thank you so much Jeri for your great report on your sojourn in Europe (sorry
I had to crop it, that hurt me) . I would have loved to be there and meet you
all as well as learning much.

Also, I so agree with you that I refuse to spent important experiences behind
a camera. Although I do take a good ‘snapper’ camera with me to take the very
occasional picture to remember.

Happy lace making,

Joepie in East Sussex where autumn is beginning to make itself felt,




From: Jeri Ames
Sent: 16 September 2018 21:09
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] World Lace Congress of 2018 in Brugge, Belgium

Here are a few comments about this event.  It began by flying to Belgium on
August 14th, and (for me) ended by flying to Hungary on August 26th.  Arrived
early, to adjust to time change and travel fatigue before the World Lace
Congress began. <.
> I look forward to seeing results of all the photography that
will
document this lace adventure.
There will always be more to learn about lace.
Jeri Ames in Maine USALace and Embroidery Resource Center

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RE: [lace] Working with black thread [was "Thread"]

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

I believe that some black lace was made with white thread and dyed black and
some made with black thread. If you have some old pieces of black lace you do
not mind unpicking you can see for yourselves. Lace dyed after it is made will
be very slightly lighter inside the crossings and twists where the dye has not
penetrated as deeply. Lace made with black threads will be darker inside the
crossings and twists as it will not have faded as much as the outside of the
threads.

Joepie in East Sussex, where Autumn is trying to creep in.

From: Diana Smith


Like Alex I’ve always understood that on the whole black lace produced in the
English east Midlands was worked with white thread which was later dyed.
On the other hand I have old Beds lace prickings on grey card which I believe
were used for work with black thread.
Diana in Northamptonshire


> On 4 Sep 2018, at 16:37, N.A. Neff  wrote:
>
> I have found black thread hard to work with if the pricking is made of a
> card too light in color. <..>
> I have come to greatly prefer a medium-dark red card for my prickings, for
> white, ecru, and black threads all. It is much easier on my eyes than the
> brighter or lighter blue cards.
>
> Nancy

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RE: [lace] Lace legends?

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Lyn,

Cataracts can even occur in babies and small children (not frequently, thank
God), not just later in life.

Happy lace making,

Joepie.

From: lynrbai...@supernet.com


Dear Elise,
What you say makes sense.  I have often wondered, and I was voting for
cataracts, but then I realized that happens quite late in life.  I am truly
impressed by the expertise that various members of Arachne bring to the
discussion.  In our own way, we are a powerhouse of passion for lace,
intellectual questers, and a variety of expertise.  Yay us!


"My email sends out an automatic  message. Arachne members,
please ignore it. I read your emails."



>I agree Devon, the theory of blindness from making lace has never made sense
>to me.  However, I disagree that syphilis was the usual culprit ...

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RE: [lace] Lace Guild Artefact of the month

[J-D Hammett]

Hi,



Yes, I have and I like the look of it. However, I am finding it more difficult
to save the picture fore later study. The pdf file only gives the ‘point’ and
I would have liked to see the close up as a high resolution pdf as well.



But well done for having given the page a new, fresh look.



Happy lace making,



Joepie in hot, sunny Sussex.




From: owner-l...@arachne.com  on behalf of Diana Smith

Sent: Sunday, July 1, 2018 10:00:19 AM
To: Arachne
Subject: [lace] Lace Guild Artefact of the month

Has anyone else received the new look Artefact of the Month page from the
English Lace Guild?
It has been given a whole new look and it certainly is an improvement. The
Artefact is a sample piece of American eagle old Bucks type lace. I’ve seen
this pattern adapted to a bookmark/fingerplate - one of those pieces I’ve been
to try!
Diana in a very hot Northamptonshire where we really need some rain.

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RE: [lace] re: posting questions about what teachers say

[J-D Hammett]

The husband and wife pair is sometimes used for the pair made up of one thin
and one thicker thread as used for instance in Duchess, Honiton or Flanders
lace.



Joepie.






From: owner-l...@arachne.com  on behalf of Diane
Williams 
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2018 10:10:33 PM
To: Lbuyred; Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi
Cc: Arachne
Subject: Re: [lace] re: posting questions about what teachers say

It means very gently stroking the bobbins to tension them.?? Best used with
fine thread. Beginners are used to giving the "Torchon tug" because they
generally start out with heavier thread and need to pull harder to get nice
tension.?? Then they find themselves breaking threads when they move to
smaller stuff.
I think Christine Springett originated the term.

Diane Williams
Galena Illinois USA
 My blog - http://dianelaces.wordpress.com/

On Monday, May 21, 2018, 3:58:34 PM CDT, Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi
 wrote:

 Does anybody know what "milk the fairy cow" mean?

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RE: [lace] Making lace before diagrams

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

Much the same for me as for Sue. We also had to draw out, prick and mark out
our prickings before we were to wind the bobbins. However, it does take longer
and I find that especially younger lacemakers have neither the time nor the
inclination to learn/work this way. I must say that I prefer making lace to
making prickings, but it does teach one to be able to make decision and work
independently.

Happy lace making,

Joepie.

From: Sue Babbs


When I learned in England (1988 onwards), you were given the pricking, the
training to interpret the pricking, and if you were lucky sight of the
finished lace.  The main advantage of this is that you are not dependent on
diagrams (and not constantly looking from lace to diagram) and you learn to
make your own decisions.


Sue

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RE: [lace] Traditional and modern

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

Well said Alex! Just my sentiments. Always remembering that one does need to
be able to use the tools and techniques of yesteryear as well as the NEW tools
and techniques to create modern beauty for the future.

Happy lace making,

Joepie, East Sussex, UK on a beautiful sunny day.


From: Alex Stillwell


I started making lace in 1970, and in 1980 I started to learn Bucks point


I agree. I teach traditional lacemaking but will also help students develop
their own modern patterns and adapt techniques to accomplish them.<..
.>Using thick thread for a hanging means that the weight of the thread
must be
taken into consideration and the structure of the lace designed accordingly.
Traditional fine lace is so light that this is not a factor.

Have fun designing and, please, no more new clothes for the Emperor.

Blow the dust

Alex

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RE: [lace] My AOL message failed to get past Arachne's panix block this morning

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Fellow Arachnids,

Firstly, thank you Jeri for all you do for the Lace community and that despite
being frustrated by the system you keep on helping us. Your email has com
through to me ok. I looked at that wonderful shirt yesterday. Being a medieval
re-enactor as well as a lace maker I was doubly interested.

Secondly, my thanks to Liz for hosting the program AND PAYING for it all these
years. I have sent an donation towards the costs, but that was several years
ago. It would be nice if more people could see their way to doing that.

Lastly, my thanks to Avital for keeping us on the straight and narrow with our
emails. Yes, I am sorry to say that she has had to rap my knuckles a couple of
times. I have cut severely this time and I hope that despite minimal lace
content this missive is allowed.


Joepie, East Sussex, UK, where the weather looks lovely and sunny.


PS. I am just on my way to Triangle Lace Club in Eastbourne for about 4 hours.
Lovely group meeting every even numbered month on the second Saturday (10.00
to 14.00 hrs).  J.

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 .  Liz has been very generous in
providing a server to us.  Perhaps we should consider how we can update
dinosaur-era computer programming ?  Do we have a volunteer programmer and
someone with a server to share that we could transition to, and could our
existing files be kept intact ?

Jeri Ames in Maine USA

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[lace] Trimming

[J-D Hammett]

Terrible sorry Avital. In a hurry, friend is ill. Promise to do better next
time.

Kindest regards,

Joepie.

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RE: [lace] Fwd: Attention Weavers - 1,000-Year-Old Silk Shirt

[J-D Hammett]

The address for the page has gone over two lines and you need to copy the
whole (from   https:to   .html )   and paste it in the box.



Hope that helps.



Happy lace making,



Joepie.






From: owner-l...@arachne.com  on behalf of Helene
Ulrich 
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 8:16:35 PM
To: Nancy Neff; Arachne
Subject: Re: [lace] Fwd: Attention Weavers - 1,000-Year-Old Silk Shirt

Nancy, I tried the link provided.  Was told it could not be found, they
seem to have lost it (their statement)

On Fri, Apr 13, 2018, 1:20 PM N.A. Neff  wrote:

> Forwarded per Jeri's request.
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: "Jeri Ames" 
> Date: Apr 13, 2018 08:28
> Subject: Attention Weavers - 1,000-Year-Old Silk Shirt
> To: >
> Cc:
>
> Dear Arachne subscribers and my personal friends (bcc'd),  This came to me
> from a young non-lacemaker.  Hope you think this is close enough to our
> lace interests to share.  Some of us are, after all, interested in silk,
> design, color, history, conservation of textiles, and rare textiles that
> make our hearts sing.   Photos are wonderful, but when I tried to print
> this article they did not appear.  If you want to learn more, you could
> search Sotheby's London auction, and if you find something irresistible -
> please share another address.
>
> From The New York Times:
>
> This 1,000-Year-Old Shirt Has a $700,000 Story to Tell
>
> Why would a shirt be worth so much money? Find out.
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/04/12/style/
> thousand-year-old-shirt-sothebys.html
>
>
> Jeri Ames in Maine USA
> Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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RE: [lace] Happy Anniversary

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Happy Arachne Anniversary to every Arachnid!



Joepie.



East Sussex, UK, where it is misty and overcast.




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Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2018 8:58:27 AM
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Happy Arachne Anniversary
I Think that's a good enough excuse for us to make lots of lace today.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK



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RE: [lace] Finger looping

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,



These braids on the indulgences (which were frequently sold by -sometimes
spurious- Pardoners to raise funds for the church), could be finger woven or
card woven. Finger-weaving is a form of plaiting with loops on the fingers
with which one can get different and pretty patterns. With the card- and inkle
loom weaving the warp forms the visible pattern hence the pattern (the
boat-shaped visible bits of the thread at the surface) lays along the length
of the braid as can be seen in the photographs. With a loom woven braid the
pattern lie across the braid.



Happy lace making,



Joepie in East Sussex, UK where spring at last seems to have arrived.








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Sent: Friday, April 6, 2018 7:33:53 PM
To: Bev Walker
Cc: Kim Davis; DevonThein; Arachne reply; Jean Leader
Subject: Re: [lace] Finger looping

H Bev,
Slentre braid sounds exactly like the 5 loop braid which was the first
finger-looped braid I learned.
 Did you know that by picking up the loop that is transferred from one hand
to the other in different ways - eg by changing whether you catch the top
or the bottom thread of the loop - you can get different shaped braids?

I'm not sure about Slentre Braid being a precursor to bobbin lace but I
would suggest it is the same family.
Agreed a fascinating topin
Gil

On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 6:26 PM, Bev Walker  wrote:

> Hello Gillian and everyone
>
> I am reminded of "Slentre Braid" which is made of 5 doubled threads,
> anchored at one end, looped at the other. Briefly, two fingers of one hand,
> three of the other hook into the loops where a weaving motion  takes place,
> one loop through another. The result is a quickly-made two-faced braid, one
> side looks woven, the other knitted. This isn't like the braid in Devon's
> photo.
> I don't know the term 'finger looping' - perhaps Slentre Braid is an
> example. Or it could be finger weaving.
>
> Could be a precursor to bobbin lace. I don't know.
> The topic is absolutely fascinating!
>
> On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 12:10 AM, Gilian Dye  wrote:
>
>>
>> I've been puzzled for a while by the prevalence of  finger looping - on
>> the
>> face of it is an unlikely technique to have developed. Why decide to put
>> loops on your fingers instead of manipulating individual threads? Could
>> these braids be a form of plaiting?
>>
>
>
> --
> Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of
> Canada
>

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RE: [lace] Mounting lace for display

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

For white (powder coated) metal rings I use the rings for lamp-shades. Many
paper/parchment lampshades utilise a wire ring at the top and bottom. These
are freely availablein several sizes in craftshops as well as on the internet
(Amazon to name but one) I have just checked, Amazon has epoxy coated white
rings the 40 cm ones are around £16 to 17 for 5 and 30 cm about £11 for 5 and
15 cm @ £8 for 5 rings. “Dreamcatcher rings” will also get you there.

Happy lace making.

Joepie, East Sussex where it has been a lovely spring day today.

From: Tess Parrish
Sent: 26 March 2018 18:29
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Mounting lace for display

Does anyone know where I can find white enameled metal rings 5-8” in diameter
in which to mount laces to make hanging window decorations?  Metal, white, but
not silver or gold. I have looked through the internet without success.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Tess (tess1...@aol.com in sunny but still cool Maine USA)

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RE: [lace] Identification of Dutch lace needed

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

This is likely to be “Potten kant”.  So called because it features pots of
flowers in a very densely worked lace in the Netherlands during the early
1700.

Joepie in chilly East Sussex, UK.




Subject: [lace] Identification of Dutch lace needed

There is a puzzling piece in our collection. It is a flower basket. The cloth
work is dense linen stitch. <  >The information, which I am
supposed
to be reviewing says it is Dutch/Netherlands about 1700. I would like to
check
this. Can anyone help? Here is the link.

https://tinyurl.com/y86ojhpk

Devon

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RE: [lace] Season's Greetings

[J-D Hammett]

Hola Compañeros Arácnidos,



Una hermosa tarjeta navideña. Gracias por compartir, Carolina.



Joepie



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From: owner-l...@arachne.com  on behalf of Carolina de
la Guardia 
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 10:54:28 AM
To: Lace Arachne
Subject: [lace] Season's Greetings

Dear all,

Christmas is approaching again, feelings and emotions emerge, although they
are not always are happy for everyone,  a light of hope is present in these
days of joy.
I would like to share with you the Christmas card I have made, wishing you
can fulfill all your lace dreams during next year 2018.

http://carolgallego.com/2017/11/05/seasons-greetings/

Greetings from Barcelona. Spain

Carolina de la Guardia
http://www.carolgallego.com

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[lace] Lacis thread

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

For netting I tend to use DMC Cordonnet anything from 40 to 100 depending on
the size of mesh-stick (the stick used for measuring the holes) used  . A
little experimenting with different mesh-sticks will soon give you the result
you want - just watch the balance between the thickness of the thread and the
size of your mesh-. Use  a slightly thicker and softer thread to work the
fillings ie DMC Mouline or one of the thinner knitting cottons (I like the
soft cotton used for baby clothes) or bamboo yarn.

Confusingly the holes in your netting AND the measuring sticks are both called
meshes so I try to remember to call the measuring sticks the mesh-stick ;-).

Happy lace making.

Joepie, East Sussex UK.

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[lace] RE: Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 20

[J-D Hammett]

The book is called;- Threads for Lace (6th Edition), subtitle;- A survey and
comparison of 1800 Lacemaking and other threads by Brenda Paternoster. There
is no IBSN as the book is self published. Have a look at;-
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/threads/add5.html   Also, Brenda herself
is very approachable.

If you cannot get a copy locally or directly from Brenda, I have a couple for
sale still (the book is only £10.50 plus whatever the postage is) as not all
my students wanted it -or had already bought it-.

Hope that helps.

Joepie.


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RE: [lace] Left or right sewing edge

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

The footside (sewing edge) is easy to work either side, but some people are
more comfortable with one side rather than the other.

There are a number of ways to do picots and I cannot see why it should freak
teachers out if the results look good. I do hope however, that you use the
appropriate picot techniques for traditional laces.

Happy lace making,

Joepie in damp, and much milder than yesterday, East Sussex






From: cynce williams
Sent: 12 December 2017 23:39
To: loreleiterry Halley
Cc: cynce williams; C
Johnson;
Arachne.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Left or right sewing edge

I learned from Southard and topped it off with Pamela Nottingham. I’ll do
footside wherever. I also totally freak out teachers with the way I do
picots.

Cynthia

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[lace] RE: Footside on left or right?

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

Janis has put forward an interesting and very plausible theory. Are there any
other ideas out there?

Happy lace making.

Joepie, East Sussex on a bright but very cold day.


From: Janis Savage
Sent: 12 December 2017 07:54
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Footside on left or right?

The question of why the footside of yardage lace is either on the right
(mainly English laces) or on the left (mainly European continent laces) has
come up regularly over the years and no-one seems to have a definitive answer
other than the Brits do everything the other way around from their
continental
cousins.

I have a personal theory, so I take full blame if I am proved wrong. When I
first learned to make bobbin lace in England in the late 1970's, photocopy
machines were still a rarity so we were taught to trace the pricking from a
<...
...>
So my theory is that when the Mechlin and Lille lacemakers fled to England ,
they either took rubbings of their prickings or allowed rubbings to be taken
from their prickings in their new country and the quickest and easiest way to
make up these designs was to change the side of the footside.

I hope that this makes sense and if anyone has problems with my theory I am
willing to listen.

Lace greetings from

Janis in South Africa

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RE: [lace] Re: hint

[J-D Hammett]

Hi,

You are so right Jane,


  1.  I would NEVER use elastic bands on my bobbins or other wooden objects
(bad experience many years ago). It seems that the rubber and wood react
together and the rubber rots even quicker. Tie a piece of thread around the
bobbins to be marked (with a loop knot for quick removal). This can be used on
continentals as well. If safety pins are used make sure they are stainless or
you might get rust marks.


  1.  Nor should one leave brass pins in a pillow for too long -especially not
in one of the old fashioned straw pillows. You may end up with tiny rings of
verdigris in your lace (another bad experience).


  1.  Lastly, If you are using a photocopied pattern, don’t get is wet as many
of the inks are water soluble and can leach into the lace. It takes a lot of
time, many cotton buds and lots of demineralised water to get it out again.


All the best,

Joepie


From: Jane

Hi, I feel I should post a warning.

Small elastic bands work very well to keep two bobbins together.

But, I'm a slow worker and my large Bucks Point piece took a year to
make. During that time the rubber bands perished and stuck to the wood
leaving blue or black coloured rings on the bobbin shanks.

I found safety pins through the spangles worked much better for me -
obviously a useless suggestion for continentals!

Maybe if you're a fast worker or in a different climate its not a
problem, but just thought I should mention it.

Best wishes,
Jane

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RE: [lace] Block pillow question

[J-D Hammett]

Hi,

I am with Annelore here. If you work over the half block to place your corner
in the right place you are still using it as a spacer, not just to keep your
lace at the right distance from you, but also to work the lace in the right
position over the spacer. I have even got full width but only quarter length
blocks (12” x 3”) for my large 12” (32 cm) blocks pillow to move the lace only
a little OR to work over it to place the next corner in the right place on the
12 x 12” block for turning. Very useful as corners are seldom exactly where
you’d like them to be.

Joepie, East Sussex where the weather is foul!

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RE: [lace] Block pillow question

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Fellow Arachnids,



For any shaped pillows or blocks for pillows to be made up in the UK contact
Church Meadow Craft. They are excellent at making exactly what you need.



No connections with the firm, just a happy customer as are several of my
students.



Happy Lacemaking!



BEST GREETINGS OF THE SEASON FOR EVERYONE OF ANY -RELIGIOUS OR OTHERWISE-
PERSUATION!



Joepie, in wet and windy Sussex, UK. (Thankfully we did not have any snow
here..yet :-).



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From: owner-l...@arachne.com  on behalf of N.A. Neff

Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2017 12:34:45 PM
To: Joseph Young; Arachne
Subject: [lace] Block pillow question

Joseph,

There's a 23" pillow out there with 6 3/4" blocks, triangular blocks at the
'corners' so it's octagonal, and two half-blocks--and you're right, the
half-blocks are incredibly useful.

I don't know where you are, but Holly Van Sciver in the US carries it. (
vansciverbobbinlace.com). It's expensive, $275, but I'll bet she imports
them from the UK or Europe so you might be able to find it there.

I have one and I love it.

Nancy
Connecticut, USA

On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 4:43 AM, Joseph Young  wrote:

>
> One question I have been meaning to ask is... when you use a block
> pillow, how big is the total pillow. I am working on one that is 18"x18"
> with 6" blocks. I need to make another that is larger, that includes
> some smaller blocks. Its hard for me to manage the bobbins on this
> pillow, as I really need to move the blocks up half a block at a time
> rather than a full block.
>
> Joseph.
>
>

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RE: [lace] Christmas Lace

[J-D Hammett]

Lovely patterns; THANK YOU JANICE FOR SHARING SO GENEROUSLY WITH US ALL.

Joepie, East Sussex, UK, where we have just had a beautifully bright, but cold
day.

Greetings of the Season to Everyone,

Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all mankind.


From: Janice Blair
Sent: 08 December 2017 02:43
To: Lace Arachne
Subject: [lace] Christmas Lace

Being politically correct there, but "Holiday" covers all the celebrations.
Last night I posted my design on the
Bobbin Lace Makers Facebook page but if you do not subscribe to that one, you
can see the pattern on my website at http://www.jblace.com/  I made a
triptych piece of lace to go around a candle.  I had intended to make two of
them for my Arachne exchange but while making the first one I decided it was
way too much work, so I scaled down to separate designs from the triptych.
<
.>
Happy Holidays,
Janice

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RE: [lace] Fwd: Life in Olney a Hundred Years Ago - Lace Tells Reference (Long Post)

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Devon, Jeri and fellow Arachnids,

Thank you Devon and Jeri for your very interesting (long) email on this book
and on lace tells.

Joepie


From: Devon Thein
Sent: 03 November 2017 16:19
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Fwd: Life in Olney a Hundred Years Ago - Lace Tells Reference
(Long Post)

>From Jeri


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Sent: 11/3/2017 10:50:14 AM Eastern Standard Time
Subject: Life in Olney a Hundred Years Ago - Lace Tells Reference (Long
Post)

Subject is the sub-title of a book published in 1890 by Seeley and Co.,
Limited, Essex Street Strand.   Main title is "On the Banks of the Ouse",
written by Emma Marshall.

This is a little-known work of fiction about life in 1790 (Jane Austen era
1775-1817) that some might like to read not only for the reference to Lace
Tells but also for other lace-related descriptions of that time, and by my
sharing, this will be in our Arachne archives. <...
..>

Submitted by Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center

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RE: [lace] Lace tells

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Arachnids,

As the link that Beth Harpell so kindly provided does not quite work, here is
the one I found;-
http://torch.ox.ac.uk/themes/tellings-reconstructing-repertoire-songs-used-en
glish-lace-schools
Hope it helps

Happy lace making,

Joepie in cold but sunny Sussex, UK.


From: b...@historichousehunter.com
Sent: 01 November 2017 14:06
To: Maureen
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Lace tells

Maureen,

I thought this was a fascinating site.  Here's the link
https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftorch.ox.ac.
uk%2Fthemes%2Ftellings-reconstructing-repertoire-songs-used-en=02%7C01%7
Cjdhammett%40msn.com%7C658151fa8e9d497c2dd408d52131c7ab%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb43
5%7C1%7C0%7C636451420039205224=MpkvZDtozLHL5mDDj8407Zdzq6Y5
2mOthropLj72Mp0%3D=0
glish-lace-schools

Beth Harpell in dreary New Jersey where it's only 36??

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RE: [lace] Re: Joining ends of a crown, Inga-Lisa Olsson's Knypplerskan Vol. 3

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

For lace crowns and tiaras one can buy relatively cheap rings in various sizes
made for lampshades in craft and hobby-shops. They are frequently painted but
I would always cover it with narrow bias ribbon, 1. To make it easier to sew
anything -in this case a crown- onto it, 2. To make it more comfortable to
wear. The rings can be shaped a little as well to fit the head better than a
round ring would.

Happy lacemaking,

Joepie in autumnal Sussex, UK.

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RE: [lace] Ruskin Lace

[J-D Hammett]

Sorry for not trimming the message. ☹ ☹

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Hi Alice and fellow Arachnids,

Thank you Alice for this link. I don’t think you have been “dropped off” 
the list. It has been somewhat quiet.

Happy lace making,

Joepie in Sussex, UK where today should be a lovely sunny autumn day.



--


This is a test message.  I've received no Arachne messages for 5 days.  Is the 
list very quiet?  Or have I been dropped off it.

Ruskin Lace --
A friend mentioned she was going to take a class in Ruskin Lace.  I wasn't 
familiar with the lace so looked online.  There's a very nice explanation and 
samples on Elizabeth Prickett's webpage:


http://www.ruskinlace.org.uk/index.html

Needlelace people might be interested in giving it a look.

Alice in Oregon -- where it's cool at night and sort of warm in the afternoon.

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RE: [lace] Ruskin Lace

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Alice and fellow Arachnids,

Thank you Alice for this link. I don’t think you have been “dropped off” the
list. It has been somewhat quiet.

Happy lace making,

Joepie in Sussex, UK where today should be a lovely sunny autumn day.



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From: lacel...@frontier.com
Sent: 04 October 2017 08:16
To: Arachne List
Subject: [lace] Ruskin Lace

This is a test message.  I've received no Arachne messages for 5 days.  Is the
list very quiet?  Or have I been dropped off it.

Ruskin Lace --
A friend mentioned she was going to take a class in Ruskin Lace.  I wasn't
familiar with the lace so looked online.  There's a very nice explanation and
samples on Elizabeth Prickett's webpage:


http://www.ruskinlace.org.uk/index.html

Needlelace people might be interested in giving it a look.

Alice in Oregon -- where it's cool at night and sort of warm in the
afternoon.

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RE: [lace] Ghost pillow

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Lyn and fellow Arachnids,

Thank you very much for sharing, Lyn. There are some really useful ideas here.
I have used an “idiot’s board” before (a piece of polystyrene or soft board
with the diagram/enlarged pricking on it to put pins in as you progress) if a
lace had an extremely difficult section, but put it away once I‘d conquered
the problem area. I will probably use it more now.

Happy lace making,

Joepie in a wet East Sussex.


From: Lyn Bailey
Sent: 13 September 2017 16:30
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Ghost pillow

I don’t know all the names a ghost pillow is called, but it is a very useful
device, used especially in more complicated laces where repeats don’t really
happen.  You have your pricking on your pillow.  Then usually you have a
diagram or at least another, enlarged pricking on a piece of cork, or other
board which will take pins.
<.
..>In other cases, either with or
without a ghost
pillow, I put 2 pins on either side of the pair that needs to be worked next
when I think that might not be readily apparent.

Lyn in Lancaster,

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RE: [lace] Beginner Pattern

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Janice and fellow Arachnids,

Thank you very much for sharing.

Happy lace making,

Joepie, Sussex, UK



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I designed a beginner cat pattern which is on my website. I posted the link on
Facebook on Bobbin Lace Makers and it has been really appreciated, so I
thought I would share the link here.

Go to jblace.com  It is in the Pattern Gallery.


Janice
Janice Blair Murrieta, CA,
jblace.com

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RE: [lace] 2017 Aravchne Card Exchange

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Lin and other Arachnids ,

I had not realised that the organisation had been high-jacked either. As I
would not wish to hurt either Janet Theaker or Jenny B who have done a
wonderful job in the previous years I will need to withdraw from Lin’s list.
Sorry about the misunderstanding. I thought this was the normal exchange list
and that there was a problem about Janet running it. My apologies for not
realising that this was a different list.

Joepie, UK.


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From: Lin Hudren
Sent: 06 September 2017 17:45
To: Arachne
Subject: [lace] 2017 Aravchne Card Exchange

Wow, what a wonderful response so far with only two days yet to join in the
fun.  I wish to thank those who have been responsive so far for your
participation.  I hope more of you will join in the fun.  There is nothing
like the sense of accomplishment for making a project complete.  The card
exchange includes treasures to bring smiles to all who hang and/or fondly
admire them and share the pleasure of a gift from afar with those near.



If you are curious, you can go to:
http://brandis.com.au/arachne/index.html (the
home page),

http://brandis.com.au/arachne/2015/index.html  (for the card exchange),
http://brandis.com.au/arachne/2015bookmarks/index.html or
http://brandis.com.au/arachne/2016bookmarks/index.html
 to view previous
years' exchanges.  From any of these links, you can browse back to 2006 and
all the exchanges hosted during that time.  There are many more browsing
opportunities for ideas and/or just to drool and get inspired.  Jenny
graciously devotes her time and energy to allowing all of us to see what,
as a group, we accomplish.  If you have not signed up yet, please consider
joining in the fun.



As a reminder, this year the schedule will go like this:

August 14-

 September 7  Sign Ups

September 10 Exchange partner assignments to be made and
emailed out

December 1All cards hopefully will be in the mail



Same rules apply as the previous bookmark and card exchanges:  send in
name, snail mail address, email address, how many card(s) you wish to make
and any geographical preferences to me at *linhud...@gmail.com
*.  After making your card(s) please take a picture
and email directly to Jenny Brandis (je...@brandis.com.au) who once again
is a dear heart and will be posting all on her web site or to me (
linhud...@gmail.com).  If you wonder if your partner was able to send in a
photo of her bookmark to you, just send one upon receipt and Jenny will
make sure everyone is represented in the best light.



If members of your lace group(s) or lacing friends wish to participate,
they only need to be a member of Arachne and can sign up by emailing:
majord...@arachne.com requesting to be included in the membership.   Please
let them know they can have daily emails, the Digest and/or the Chat emails
sent to them.  Both the Digest and Chat come sporadically in groupings.
The Digest is for lace related topics and the Chat will cover non-lace
related topics and will be little items of interest to share with the
group.  Membership is free and open to all lacemakers..



If you have any questions or preferences, please feel free to email me
linhud...@gmail.com.

This is just too much fun for one person to make by themselves.  Come take
a bit of it for yourself.  Happy lacemaking.

Hugs, Lin and the Mali

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RE: [lace] Lace art by Pierre Fouche

[J-D Hammett]

Hi,

I am with Agnes. Glorious lace, but I do not like the paintings. Only me
personal feelings, as there will be many people who like them.

Joepie in East Sussex

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From: Agnes Boddington
Sent: 31 July 2017 21:22
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: RE: [lace] Lace art by Pierre Fouche

Love the lace, not sure about the paintings.
Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK

Subject: [lace] Lace art by Pierre Fouche

Pierre Fouche is an artist living in Cape Town, South Africa.  One of the
mediums he works in, is bobbin lace.  He is exhibiting his work at the
moment in Cape Town.  Here is a link to the exhibition.  There are about
five works in lace and the other works is in diferent art forms.  I went to
see the exhibition and the lace is beautiful.



https://www.whatiftheworld.com/exhibition/vreesaanjaende-verligting/



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RE: [lace] Wedding Hankie poem

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Noelene,

Thank you for this poem. It came just in time for a local wedding here.

Happy lace making,

Joepie in East Sussex, UK

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From: Noelene Lafferty
Sent: 15 July 2017 22:26
To: 'Arachne'
Subject: RE: [lace] Wedding Hankie poem

It's just a square of fabric
Edged with lace that's made by hand
For the happy bride to carry
When she gets her wedding band.

But when the day is over,
Wash and fold with care
It can become a pretty bonnet
For a new born babe to wear.

Just turn one edge over
And gather fold so neat
Some ribbons on two corners
And the bonnet is complete


Noelene at The Angle

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RE: [lace] "age spots"

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

If the lace has ever been starched in the past these ‘age spots’ could be from
weevil poo from the weevils attracted to the starch. They are very difficult
to get rid of (the spots, not the weevils which get killed when the lace is
washed. Look through the Arachne Archives for washing instructions. These have
been discussed a number of times.

Hope that helps,

Joepie from overcast East Sussex, UK


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Subject: [lace] "age spots"

Hello fellow spiders,

Could someone explain to me what causes "age spots" on lace? the brown
spots?

What is the actual chemical basis for them?



Any other information I should be asking for?

Thank you!

Nancy
Connecticut, USA

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RE: [lace] exchange site now online

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

Such wonderful eye-candy has been produced by all the participants!

Thank you Jenny to once again have set up the gallery of all the bookmarks so
everyone can enjoy them.

Joepie in WARM, sunny Sussex, UK.

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RE: [lace] Testing whether Italics will process on Arachne's Old Server

[J-D Hammett]

The ü and é came through fine on my Windows 10. I hope mine do as well. I will
also try for å and ø using a program called Character Map. This is somewhat
cumbersome to use, but at least it gets accents etc. In the right shape.

Now for lace:- Does anyone know of a lace pattern of an Bluebell?

Joepie, UK.

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From: Adele Shaak
Sent: 08 June 2017 22:52
To: Brenda Paternoster
Cc: Arachne list
Subject: Re: [lace] Testing whether Italics will process on Arachne's Old
Server

> Does the ü in Gütermann and the é in Perlé translate correctly?
> I accessed them using the Character viewer which I think all Mac computrs
> have.

The u and e look fine at my end, but I’m also using Mail on a Mac. Bev has
straightened me out about the character viewer; for anybody else who has a Mac
and didn’t know it was there, it’s under Edit in Mail (and in the Finder, too)
but it isn’t called Character Viewer - it’s called “Emojis and Symbols” There
are hundreds of them, and I had to scroll down quite a ways to find the little
heart. I was searching for it using the alternate characters on the keyboard
(hold down Option or Shift+Option while typing the keyboard characters), which
is mostly alphabetic things like vowels with accents, plus financial symbols
like the euro sign and the pound sign.

Adele

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[lace] Bookmarks

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Fellow Arachnids,

Today I received a lovely Torchon bookmark from Carole Attarde Montalto as
well as a postcards of a landmark in Malta. Both were much appreciated, the
former for the thoughts and work that had gone into it and the latter as I had
actually been in the building depicted, a few years (too many) back when on
holiday with a friend. I have sent Carole a personal thank you.

I am afraid my bookmark to her only just slid in under the wire as it was
posted only this morning. Just in time! Phew! I hope Carole does not have to
wait too long for my offering.

Happy Lace making,

Joepie, in very warm (for us at around 26°C) East Sussex, UK

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RE: [lace] Cross with my cat

[J-D Hammett]

Dear Jenny and fellow Arachnids,

Don’t you just love cats. One of my students has a cat which will sit on her
pillow and pull out as many pins as he can before being discovered. Needless
to say, she has learned very quickly to cover her pillow very carefully and
pin the draughter -covercloth) well down underneath the pillow where the cat
cannot reach.

Happy Lace making,

Joepie, in dry but chilly Sussex, UK


From: je...@brandis.com.au
Sent: 19 April 2017 11:40


I was feeling very virtuous as I had made my 2 bookmarks, bought the prepaid
international envelopes and just trying to find the right postcards to go in
them when my "sweet little siamese" Merlin had one of his screaming hiss fits
running wildly through the house.

Long story short, he managed to ruin the lot so it is back to square 1 for
me.

Thankfully I was early this year so there is hope.

Hugs
Jenny B

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RE: [lace] I can't stop laughing

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Alex and fellow Arachnids,

Love the new guise of the Morris Minor! It made me smile.

I also had a quick peek at some of the bits on the rest of the blog. Re-
tension on unpinned grounds: Have you tried an absolutely flat pillow?

Happy lace making & a Very Happy Easter.

Joepie



From: Alex Stillwell
Sent: 14 April 2017 09:49

Hi Arachnids

Someone has just sent me a picture that I must share with you. It is the
latest in lace underwear. I have put it on my website
alexstillwell.wordpress.com and look under Blog. It came to me with the
caption I can???t stop laughing, how true.

Alex

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RE: [lace] Tour All Hollows Museum in Honiton

[J-D Hammett]

http://tinyurl.com/k8yvkt2

Hi Jean and other Arachnids,

Thank you very much for that. Learned something new. I don’t use Google if I
can help it as I find them intrusive, but sometimes needs must.

I will now waste some time enjoying that Honiton Museum ‘tour’. It has been
years since I have been that way.

Happy lace making,

Joepie in sunny Sussex


From: Jean Nathan<mailto:jean...@hotmail.co.uk>
Sent: 02 April 2017 07:59
To: Arachne<mailto:lace@arachne.com>; J-D Hammett<mailto:jdhamm...@msn.com>
Subject: Re: [lace] Tour All Hollows Museum in Honiton


You can tour the museum and go into all of the rooms. It's just like Street
View. Put your mouse pointer where you want to be in the room, or through a
doorway and click. Use the compass in the right bottom corner. You can go into
all of the rooms, including those down the stairs. You can even go up into the
gallery.



Jean Nathan in Poole, Dorset, UK

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RE: [lace] Tour All Hollows Museum in Honiton

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Fellow Arachnids,

Sorry, but this only a tour of the shop attached to the Honiton Museum. There
is quite a bit more to it and well worth a visit. And the shop does carry a
lot of things other souvenir shops don’t. (it used to carry lace making tools
and books as well as patterns. Bliss!). The Lace galleries start at the back
left corner of the shop and are delightful.

Joepie in -at present- sunny Sussex.


From: Helene Ulrich
Subject: [lace] Tour All Hollows Museum in Honiton

Just made a very interesting discovery. Was watching the TV show "The
Coroner" on PBS. The show takes place around Bournemouth. Decided to
play on Google Maps to see how far it was from Honiton. Surprise, you
can take a tour of the inside "All Hollows Museum" on Google Maps.
Brought back great memories of my trip there many years ago.

https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8001629,-3.1883323,3a,75y,97h,90t/data=!3m8!1
e1!3m6!1swALMjcSrZl0AAAQzTy8zYg!2e0!3e2!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid
%3DwALMjcSrZl0AAAQzTy8zYg%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.
gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D97.05711%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3
D100!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

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RE: [lace] Our local 15 minutes of fame

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

A very nice article and hopefully you will gain some new members from it. The
reporter has listened and reported correctly. The “threats” on the pillow will
probably a typo. You are lucky to have a good reporter as occasionally words
are twisted or important bits left out (as has happened with me on one
occasion).
Also, nice to see that there is a variety of lacemaking techniques within your
relatively small group. Keep up the good work.

Happy lace making,

Joepie, on another dampish day in Sussex, UK.




From: Osgood Martha



http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35394225-81/oregon-trail-lacemakers-ke
eping-their-art-alive-one-stitch-at-a-time.html.csp

Warmly,
Martha Osgood
Newsletter Editor
Oregon Trail Lacemakers
oregontraillacemak...@gmail.com

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RE: [lace] Lace on my window

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Antje and fellow Arachnids,

This is a beautiful and elegant piece of lace as well as a lovely display for 
everyone to see.

Es una pieza hermosa y elegante de encaje asi como una bonita pantalla para que 
todos puedan ver.

Happy lace making,

Hacer encaje feliz,

Joepie in cold (-3°C seems very cold to me, but it is relatively warm for some 
of you :-))  but bright and sunny Sussex.



From: AGlez
Sent: 22 January 2017 22:15
To: Arachne
Subject: [lace] Lace on my window

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 Camari??as (north east of Spain). I hope you like
it.

Yes, lots of leaves!!

Antje Gonz??lez, Spain

www.vueltaycruz.es




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RE: [lace] Flanders Edging with cats, photo

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

Although I agree with Sally on several points, I.e. that Mary Niven did a 
wonderful job of designing as well as providing us with a useful book at a time 
when there were not as many books available as there are now. Also, that we 
should always acknowledge designers and makers by name. However, this is a 
photo on the net and not in the book near the pricking and working diagram 
where it needs to be.  I think it is the only pattern in the book that lacks a 
photo. Otherwise the book is an excellent resource for patterns in Flanders 
lace where the pricking, working diagram and photograph are kept as close as is 
possible within the constraints of the book format.

Joepie, East Sussex, UK



From: Sally Jenkins
Sent: 11 January 2017 19:50
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Flanders Edging with cats, photo

Dear lacers,

I receive the Arachne list in digest format and saw several posts about an
edging with cats. One person said there was a working diagram but no photo.

There is a photo of this, worked by the late Bart Elwell of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, here:
http://lacemakersoklahoma.weebly.com/photos.html

As a side note, let me say I am grateful to Mary Niven, the designer, for
calling me out (scolding me gently) when I, as the webmaster for the above
website, failed initially to label the photo with the name of the pattern
designer. All of us who post photos in public places should try to credit
the pattern designers when possible. (Speaking to self!)

I hope the photo will help those who want to make this pretty edging!

Sally in western Oregon, where we are in a brief warm respite before the
next freeze



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RE: [lace] Flanders or Binche cat pattern

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Sherri andFellow Arachnids,

The book it is from is Flanders Lace by Mary Niven. (Publisher, Dryads Press 
Ltd), ISBN 0-85219-691-1.

It is the only pattern in the book that has a working diagram but no 
photograph. I worked the cats about 20 years ago and it is not an easy pattern. 
If you have done a fair amount of Flanders then give it a whirl, but if you 
have not done much Flanders try something a little easier first. The tensioning 
requires great care (do not over-tension) especially in the large areas of 
cloth stitch in the cats themselves.

Hope that helps.

Happy lace making,

Joepie.




To: celticdreamweave; 
lace@arachne.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Flanders or Binche cat pattern

>
>
> I have a pattern for an edging that I have had for years. The edging has 
> cats. I don't know where the pattern came from. The page number is 96. The 
> pattern XXIX. Takes 56 pairs. It says ( see diagram 64 for working diagram ). 
> I would love to have the working diagram but I don't where to find it. This 
> pattern was published at least 16 years ago if not longer. I hope someone can 
> find it for me or knows where the pattern came from.Thank you!Sherry
>
> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone
>


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RE: [lace] Christmas Lace Star has now been mounted

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Sue and fellow Arachnids,

What a lovely Christmas ornament and the comet shaped wire frame sets it off 
beautifully.

Happy lace making,

Joepie in rather grey and miserable Sussex, UK



From: Sue Babbs


It’s off the pillow and I am on the whole very pleased with it. It’s in a
free-standing comet-shaped metal frame (also sold by the online shop where I
got the pattern)
threads used were;-
1 spool each of linen 40/2.  Colors given below are for Moravia linen

0011 pink/brown, 0012 deep red ,0016 purple, 0020 light blue, 0022, blue, 0034
white, 0035 light yellow, 0037 mustard-yellow, 0038 orange / yellow, 0043
flesh, 0045 cream, 0046 light yellow-brown, 0047 yellow-brown, 0048 brown,
0049 reddish brown, 0052 light sage green, 0053 light yellow-green, 0054 mid
yellow-green, 0055 apple green, 0056 mushroom white ; Moravia gold 60/2;
Shantung Yaspee SY_715, SY-723, Suri Alpaca 1001 white, clear nylon thread for
mounting



and the time taken was 117 hours 15 minutes.

Sue


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RE: [lace] Christmas Lace Star finished

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Sue and Fellow Arachnids,

Thank you very much for sharing your lovely work with us. The Christmas comet 
is beautiful as are the other pieces on your photo album and I so agree with 
you about colours in the dark ages. Bright colours were difficult to achieve 
and would only be worn by the rich. Not only that, the washing methods used 
would soon bash the colours out of the clothes as well as the fact that poor 
people would either have to make what they wore or had their clothes second 
hand if they were lucky (more likely 5th or 6th hand if they were very poor).

I would also like to thank Clay and Janice for hosting the site and keeping it 
running as well as Avital for keeping us on our toes. Can I send a donation via 
Paypal to help towards the costs?

Happy lace making,

Joepie.






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>From : suebabbs...@gmail.com

  I still have to mount it in its frame, but
I’ve posted some photos of it on the pillow on Flickr.

The pattern is by Renate Richter, and was apparently published in the German
ANNA magazine No. 11/2008, and is now available from
http://www.kloeppelstube-zwoenitz.de/schweif-mit-christigeburt.html



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RE: [lace] Re: Arachne Handbook etc

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Fellow Arachnids,

I am in the UK and have no problem getting into the Arachne Flikr account.

Happy lace making,

Joepie



From: Ilske Thomsen
Sent: 02 January 2017 19:39
To: lace list
Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Arachne Handbook etc

Hello Sue,
I am in Germany and can open the our flickr account without any problems.


Ilske



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RE: [lace] Our 2016 Card Exchange Site is now launched online

[J-D Hammett]

Dear Jenny and fellow Arachnids,



What a lovely collection of work and so varied. It is a privilege to ‘know’ so
many talented people. My heartfelt thanks to both Jenny and Janet for all
their hard work in putting the exchange and website together. It is also good
to see that so many have added the extra info as it helps everybody to find
nice pattern- and thread ideas more easily as well as seeing different ways of
presenting things.



Wishing all Arachnids;



HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A LACEFUL, PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.



Joepie Hammett











From: Jenny Brandis
Sent: 14 December 2016 08:58
To: 'Arachne reply'
Subject: [lace] Our 2016 Card Exchange Site is now launched online



G;day one and all



This year there have been a record number of scans sent to me, so I hope I
have done them justice.



Without any fanfare, click here to go to the 2016 Arachne Card Exchange
  pictures and notes online and
enjoy the eye candy.



Hugs

Jenny Brandis





  E-mail Jenny

  Personal Website

Jenny Brandis Lace on etsy.com


  Lace 8 Users
Group

  Arachne Exchanges 1996-2016

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[lace] Exchange

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Fellow Arachnids,

Today I received a lovely angel from Ruth Kurz in the USA. It is mounted on a 
red card, which sets it off very nicely. The piece will take its place amongst 
my other exchange pieces on the display board. This display board is part of my 
annual Christmas decorations.

Thank you very much Ruth for your angel it is much appreciated. (a personal 
message has been sent to Ruth).

Happy Christmas to everyone and a Prosperous, Laceful New Year.

Joepie






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RE: [lace] completed

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

A beautiful piece Agnes, well done. Thank you for sharing.

Joepie, East Sussex, UK

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RE: [lace] Dividing pins help

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

Please be VERY careful with Araldite as there are people allergic (including
me and my son)to this. Both the skin and the lungs could suffer even in a
well-ventilated room. However, If you can take the Araldite, putting the bead
in some plasticine with the shaft pointing up would do it.

Happy lace making,

Joepie, in sunny Sussex, UK.

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RE: [lace] Lace on display in London?

[J-D Hammett]

Hi,

You have to get organised as the whole of the lace collection of the V has
been moved to another large house in or near London. I cannot remember the
name of it, but you have to contact the V to gain access anyway so you can
liaise with them.

Joepie

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RE: [lace] Olympic Tribute to Lace

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

For people living in the UK (or anyone else who can get it on their computer)
go to BBC iPlayer;- Olympic Closing Ceremony. It is about 1 hour 14 mins into
the ceremony.

Well worth having a second or third look. I think that the dancers are also
dressed as lace pillows.

Joepie,

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RE: [lace] Back stitching with sewings

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

One can also use CTCTC to create a turn stitch (also called; back stitch or
lock stitch). It does mean that you change one of your weavers so take care if
using weavers (workers) of a different colour. You probably need to try this a
couple of times to get the tension right (beginners with this stitch sometimes
need to set a support pin to this to keep it in place, but it is better
without).

Joepie, East Sussex, UK

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RE: [lace] Sewing Out

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

Any glue /head cement (whatever that is) or other chemical compounds should
not be used on lace that you want to treasure for a long time. It will stain
your lace The tiniest bit of a glue such as Fray Check picked up on the end of
a pin might just be used on the knots of lace which will be used  and washed
regularly (such as lace on a T-shirt).

Please try to learn to knot off properly and where necessary and it is at all
possible sew the threads back into the lace.

In very fine laces the threads from bobbins taken out in densely worked areas
can frequently be just thrown out and later cut close without even knotting
it.

Joepie, Sussex, UK



From: Bev Walker
Sent: 15 August 2016 19:07
To: Dan Brooks
Cc: Lace
Subject: Re: [lace] Sewing Out

Hello Dan and everyone

I'd say give it a try! There are water-based as well as the lacquer-based
head cements, yes?
Ether way, I don't think very much is needed to secure the thread end, the
tiniest of dabs, and shouldn't affect the rest of the lace.

Other items used in fly-tying and -fishing that are handy for lacemaking
include -
- hackle pliers to grab a very short thread end, such as when a bobbin
thread breaks and we need to tie in a new thread
- leader line for an excellent reusable magic thread,a sewing out aid in
itself
- the fly tying vice for a third hand when required
- monofilament instead of wire for spangling
and
- I like the tools for dealing with split rings when making markers for
knitting

This just might be the solution (pun intended) to the joins coming apart in
a large lace ornament I made.
off to raid someone's fly-tying kit (again)

Why not use head cement after tying the knot?
> .
> Thoughts?
>
>
--
Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of
Canada

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RE: [lace] luck to my lace pillow?

[J-D Hammett]

I am so glad you helped her back where she belongs after enjoying her company.
So many would just have squashed her even at that size. Well done!

Joepie.



From: Nancy Neff
Sent: 14 August 2016 23:54
To: Arachne
Subject: [lace] luck to my lace pillow?

I must tell someone about this. I had a visit this afternoon from the
tiniest spider I've ever seen--her body is the size of the head of a lace
pin (not a glass-headed pin but a regular lace pin), She walked all over
the lace I was working on, climbing up individual pins and weaving through
the forest of pins. She even spun a tiny web between a pair of pins farther
apart than the rest, out by themselves because I'd already removed the pins
around them. I couldn't see the web but I could tell it was there because
she'd walk from one of the pins to other through thin air between them.
After about a hour of keeping me company while I continued to make lace,
she started for the edge of the pillow, so I had her walk up on my
fingernail and transferred her to a windowsill.

I think I was visited by Arachne herself and I shall have luck on that
pillow!

Nancy
bemused in Connecticut, USA

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RE: [lace] Bobbin Lace 12 Months Challenge Project

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Olga,

A mammoth project and I admire you for it. However, do you think you are doing
enough of each project to learn the techniques of each type thoroughly or are
you trying out the techniques in order to specialize a little more later on?
You are obviously an accomplished lacemaker already. What is the usual type of
lace you make?

You must have a lot of time to be able to produce so much and do your
blog/Instagram comments. I will enjoy following your progress.

Joepie in East Sussex where it is a lovely sunny day.



From: Olga IEROMINA
Sent: 14 August 2016 09:19
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Bobbin Lace 12 Months Challenge Project

Dear Arachnids,

I was silent reader of this community for quite a long time but I finally
decided to introduce myself and share my project.

My name is Olga and I am making lace for 7 years now. Initially I studied
Russian lacemaking and work on a bolster pillow. But lace world is much
bigger. There are so many inspiring works and techniques, various books and
workshops. The only limit is time you can devote to it. So I have decided
to put myself a challenge to motivate to use the books I have and to study
new lacemaking techniques. Every month I study one technique and make a
sample lace. I call this project #bobbinlace12monthschallenge.

The progress of making lace I document in Instagram on daily basis:
https://www.instagram.com/eolgerin

My plans, results and technique notes I document in the blog:
http://eolgerin.blogspot.nl/search/label/BobbinLace12monthsChallenge/

The project was started in January 2016. So far it goes on successfully and
I have learned following techniques:
Milanese
Flanders
Lepoglava
Austria
Slovenian and Idria

If you are interested in the project, you are welcome to join in Instagram
or Blogger.
I would very much appreciate your feedback!

Best regards,
Olga

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[lace] Lacemakers' hands

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

Could the lady who wanted pictures of lacemakers’ hands please resend her
email to me as I have at last done a photo but cannot find the original email.

Typical, this Microsoft email program (Windows 10) wipes out your emails if
you forget to move them to another folder. :-(

Happy lace making,

Joepie, in sunny Sussex (UK) where it really feels like summer today.

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RE: [lace] Knipling's Festival in Tonder

[J-D Hammett]

That is so true!

Joepie.

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RE: [lace] 2016 Bookmark Exchange website now open

[J-D Hammett]

Hi everyone,

I have just spend -too much- time looking at the bookmarks. An excellent
website to enjoy. hey are lovely and so varied. Thank you Lin and Jenny for
all you hard work! It has been a pleasure to be involved.

Happy lace making,

Joepie in East Sussex, UK, where the rain is coming down in sheets this
moment.



From: Jeanette Fischer
Sent: 25 June 2016 08:28
To: 'Jenny Brandis';
lace@arachne.com
Subject: RE: [lace] 2016 Bookmark Exchange website now open

I have just looked at all the wonderful bookmarks.  I was very impressed
with the Tennerife bookmarks - wish I could learn to do that!!  Another
skill I would like to learn is netting and found those bookmarks also
different and lovely.  What an exceptional and talented group of people
Arachnids are!!  Congratulations to all.

Jeanette Fischer, South Africa


No more words - please check out the wonderful work by your fellow lace
makers at http://brandis.com.au/arachne/2016bookmarks/index.html



www.brandis.com.au    online since 1995



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RE: [lace] Knipling's Festival in Tonder

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Fellow Arachnids and Carolina de la Guardia,

The slide show has lovely eye-candy with lace for modern use. The video would
not work for me, but I will try later at a time when fewer people are on the
net.
Thank you Caroline for sharing this. I am looking forward to seeing the video
hopefully later tonight.

Happy lace making.

Joepie in East Sussex, UK where we have just had a really nasty thunderstorm.



From: Carolina de la Guardia
Sent: 23 June 2016 17:44
To: Lace Arachne
Subject: [lace] Knipling's Festival in Tonder

Hi all,


The year 2014, I was fortunate to attend a workshop on design and technique
applied to creation of lace for clothing, carried out by Jana Novak in The
Catalonian Lace Ass. -ACP-, in Barcelona. She then, encouraged all of us to
design our own pieces and gave us the opportunity to participate in the
Fashion Show that she had to organize within the Knipling’s Festival in
Tonder 2016.

As a result, I have contributed to the Fashion Show with four pieces: a
shawl, two tops, and one vest. A fellow Spanish lacemaker, Encarna
Gonzalez, has also sent a vest and a “poncho”.

I have enjoyed a lot designing and making the pieces and I have been lucky
enough to assist to the Festival, so I feel very happy. I have put on my
web a report of the trip with two slide shows, one on the Fashion Show and
another on a fantastic exhibition of Vologda laces and a short video on the
Spanish participation that maybe would you like to see.


http://www.carolgallego.com/2015/tonder_festival.html


Enjoy!


Kind regards from Barcelona. Spain

Carolina de la Guardia
http://www.carolgallego.com

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[lace] Bookmark exchange

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

My grateful thanks to Marion Goard for the lovely, variegated light blue,
Torchon bookmark. It has been beautifully made and was accompanied by two
postcards to give a flavour of where she lives. A lovely idea.

I have sent a personal thank you to Marion as well as an apology for the fact
that my contributions will only just make the deadline. Sorry, to Laura de
Bruyn as well for being tardy, but sometimes life gets in the way of things
you enjoy doing.

Happy lacemaking to all,

Joepie in East Sussex where it seems to be getting a little warmer. Hurray

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RE: [lace] membership

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Anna,

Thank you for this very well thought out email. I think this will be a good
termination of this discussion thread.

Happy lace making,

Joepie, East Sussex, UK



From: Anna Binnie
Sent: 07 May 2016 00:46

I would like to comment on Jane's comment. I believe that membership of
many Lace Guilds is down and that there are fewer members willing to
take on the role of 'running' things.<..

>
Those of us post retirement age have a heap of issues to deal with
starting with our own health, family members health and need for our
assistance and in general spreading ourselves amongst all the community
groups many of us are involved with.

Sadly I have no solutions BUT I think that we collectively can come up
with local solutions and it will be these that will inspired others.

Anna in a sunny Sydney where Autumn is trying hard to arrive.

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RE: [lace] Re: lace magazines/membership

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Jane and other Arachnids,

Just to add to my rather short and hurried note I wrote just now rather in
anger. Sorry about that because I did say ‘share’ when I should have said
‘buy cooperatively’ or something similar.

If I did not get together with my best friend to subscribe to these lace
magazines I would only able to afford two or three which would mean that three
or four groups/magazines would miss out as my friend is in her eighties and
could not be bothered with the hassle of keeping the subscriptions up.
However, because I organise the magazines and subs she only has to pay her
share (or portion if you prefer). So rather than slating me for ‘sharing’
magazines, one should ask about the circumstances before commenting and
certainly not apportion blame.

By the way, The Lace Guild is the only group where she has a separate
subscription which I organise for her so we always have two “Lace”
magazines.

Not only that, I always recommend that my students join the Lace Guild and
several have done so.

Lastly, The Lace Circle, which I also belonged to for many years did not close
because people shared their magazine (“The Lacemaker”) but because no
members came forward to take over the running of the group (at that time I was
too busy and too far away to be of any use to them).

Joepie



From: J-D Hammett
Sent: 06 May 2016 18:50
To: Jane Partridge
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Subject: RE: [lace] Re: lace magazines/membership

Hi all,

Fortunately; I do not ‘share’. I buy 6 magazines with my best friend.

Joepie



From: Jane Partridge
Sent: 06 May 2016 13:56
To: J-D Hammett
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Re: lace magazines/membership

Unfortunately Joepie is not the only one who shares her magazines with other
people. This sharing results in loss of income to the Guilds and organisations
producing the magazines, to the extent that they have to increase their
subscription rates (as The Lace Guild are hoping to get members' approval for
at their AGM on Sunday) which has a knock on effect of discouraging renewal -
and could very well put their survival at risk. Can I make the same plea as
has been made many times before, and ask you to stop sharing your magazines
before more lace organisations have to close as the Circle did?

I was also concerned that because I can't attend the AGM and asked for a proxy
form to vote, I discovered I was the only member who has done so - too late
now for this year, but please use your vote, proxy forms are available to all
members, and can be emailed to those living overseas. Please support the
organisations behind the magazines you subscribe to.

Jane Partridge

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RE: [lace] Re: lace magazines/membership

[J-D Hammett]

Hi all,

Fortunately; I do not ‘share’. I buy 6 magazines with my best friend.

Joepie



From: Jane Partridge<mailto:mous...@live.co.uk>
Sent: 06 May 2016 13:56
To: J-D Hammett<mailto:jdhamm...@msn.com>
Cc: lace@arachne.com<mailto:lace@arachne.com>
Subject: [lace] Re: lace magazines/membership

Unfortunately Joepie is not the only one who shares her magazines with other
people. This sharing results in loss of income to the Guilds and organisations
producing the magazines, to the extent that they have to increase their
subscription rates (as The Lace Guild are hoping to get members' approval for
at their AGM on Sunday) which has a knock on effect of discouraging renewal -
and could very well put their survival at risk. Can I make the same plea as
has been made many times before, and ask you to stop sharing your magazines
before more lace organisations have to close as the Circle did?

I was also concerned that because I can't attend the AGM and asked for a proxy
form to vote, I discovered I was the only member who has done so - too late
now for this year, but please use your vote, proxy forms are available to all
members, and can be emailed to those living overseas. Please support the
organisations behind the magazines you subscribe to.

Jane Partridge


On 6 May 2016, at 06:43, J-D Hammett <jdhamm...@msn.com> wrote:


I know it seems a lot, but I share with my best friend who is also a lace
maker ;-)

Joepie, East Sussex, UK,

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RE: [lace] lace magazines/membership

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

The magazines I subscribe to are; Lace  and the Young Lacemaker (both from the
Lace Guild, UK) and Lacemaking (the magazine of the Lace Society, UK) with
articles, book reviews, patterns & news from the world of lace. The  Lace
Express  with patterns and eye candy but no articles at all. Vuelta y Cruz
which is brilliant as it helps my Spanish study as it is written in Spanish
and English. This has articles on lace, patterns as well as series of lessons
for a particular type of lace. And lastly but not least OIDFA which lacks the
frequent patterns found in the others but which has more internationally wide
ranging articles than the others. All of them have things to offer which are
useful to lace makers.

I know it seems a lot, but I share with my best friend who is also a lace
maker ;-)

Happy lace making (and lace-reading)

Joepie, East Sussex, UK, where spring has sprung at last. The temperatures are
rising nicely and we have had a couple of really nice (dry) days. HURRAY!






I have just joined OIDFA so I am looking forward to getting their
publication.  Other than that I read the IOLI Bulletin and the Piecework.
Liz, Raleigh, NC

> On May 5, 2016, at 7:08 AM, sylvie nguyen 
wrote:
>
> What lace magazines and bulletins do people particularly enjoy reading?

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RE: [lace] Fwd: Finca threads

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

Do not worry too much about the Finca threads in the UK. I am sure that some
of the general lace traders will take up the slack. Try Claires Lace,
Roseground (has already stocked some Finca) or SMP Lace.

Happy lace making,

Joepie, East Sussex, UK




From: Susan
Sent: 23 March 2016 17:41
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Fwd: Finca threads

Hello All!  Just sending this along because a friend sells Finca thread at
her
shop in Ohio & I was concerned about losing access to 16 perle.  While it
eased my mind to know there is plenty of inventory in the US, I wonder what's
causing a problem in the UK.  Obviously I would be happy to help facilitate
if
anyone on Arachne needs Finca threads.  Please contact me off list.
Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA

Sent from my iPad

Begin forwarded message:

>
> Hi Susan -
> I just got off the phone with Colonial and am pleased to say that your
information is incorrect.  Presencia changed hands many years ago, but is
going strong in full production.
>
> They may have mistaken the part of the world (Spain) where Presencia is
based with the Turkish company Altin Basak which makes threads, perles and
metallic/perle cotton combination.  They have closed.  I am looking for a
substitute for a designer and she is going to audition Rainbow Gallery
"Highlights" and "Silk Lame Braid" for a class kit.
>
> To quote Colonial "we have a whole tracker trailer full of thread".
>
>

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RE: [lace] Lace8 users/Arachne Christmas exchange

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Arachnids,

Thank you very much for the you tube videos Janice Blair –and for all the
other snippits of info you put on the list from time to time..
Also, as you say; Thank you Jenny for the enormous amount of work you put into
building the website,
Lastly; BIG thank yous to  Janet Theaker, Sally Bertrans and Jenny Brandis for
organising the exchange.

Hope you all have a lovely holiday and a Prosperous, Laceful New Year.

Joepie, in East Sussex, UK




From: Janice Blair
Sent: 14 December 2015 04:04
To: Lace Arachne
Subject: [lace] Lace8 users/Arachne Christmas exchange


Jenny is doing a wonderful job on the Facebook Lace8 Users Group that she has
set up.  I have learnt so much from the group and especially from the
wonderful videos that Jenny has been producing,  I love listening to her
soft
Australian accent as she explains everything so simply.   As part of the facebook Lace8 Users Group the following videos
were made to
demonstrate making colour coded working diagrams. 

They are also available on youtube which can be accessed without you having
to sign up for anything :) so here are the links to the youtube videos

Part 1 https://youtu.be/XC82Jx2Fbr0

Part 2 https://youtu.be/2gQZNTfIlNU

Part 3 https://youtu.be/rYSVfNyefsg 

Regards
Jenny Brandis.>
 Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, www.jblace.com 

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[lace] FW: Card exchange

[J-D Hammett]

From: J-D Hammett
Sent: 12 December 2015 16:29
To: Arachne
Subject: Card exchange


Hi all,

This afternoon I received a beautiful ‘star with beads in a bangle’
Christmas ornament from Emily Wheeler in Australia. I have sent Emily a
personal email to thank her, but will say it again;- “Thank you very much
indeed. It is much appreciated and it will be on display for all to see with
my other Christmas exchange treasures”. My lace students always enjoy seeing
them as well, especially those using techniques which are new to them.

Wishing you al a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous, Laceful New Year.

Joepie.

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[lace] RE: Joepie, here is Noelene's poem.

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

Thank you so very much for the kindness of our Arachne lacemakers who send the
poem on to me. It is another delightful poem and I will add it to my
collection of lace-poems (most of which are Noelene’s.

Also my thanks and admiration for Noelene who can pen such lovely pieces.




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From: Noelene Lafferty
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 2:07 AM
To: 'Vickie Green' ; lace@arachne.com
Subject: RE: [lace] Christmas bobbins

Why I Like to Make Lace
By Noelene Lafferty

In today's busy world
Where life is one rush
And it seems to me speed is the norm -
When people can't stop
To hear a bird sing
Or thrill to a thundery storm -

In a quiet little nook
Just my own little space
I like to make time that's just mine -
With pillow and thread
And pattern all pricked
And bobbins all neatly in line.

There's something so good
To place thread over thread
And slowly see lines making sense
To cross and to twist
And to put up a pin
And forget all about feeling tense.

So when pressure is on
I retire from the world
Leaving troubles behind in my wake
To create something of beauty
So calming and quiet
And marvel at what I can make.

Noelene at The Angle, NSW, Australia

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RE: [lace] Why I Like to Make Lace

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,

Whoa! Why have I not received this poem? I love Noelene’s poems and so do my
students. I have noticed I do not receive all communications from Arachne at
present. My system (Windows 10) runs Windows Outlook, my provider is BT and
the messages are not in my junk-folder. Does anybody know what is happening?

Happy lace making.

Joepie in cold but sunny Sussex.




From: Elizabeth Ligeti
Sent: 22 November 2015 00:43
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Why I Like to Make Lace


Another Gem of a poem, Noelene. Very many thanks.  It is a beauty (as
usual!!)

Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz.
lizl...@bigpond.com

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RE: [lace] tape lace distinguishing features

[J-D Hammett]

Princes lace also uses leaf-shaped tapes (cut as necessary into separate
leaves) and other tapes which have shape woven in ie. Shell/fan shapes on the
edge of a  tape. I think the others use only straight tapes. It tends to have
fewer needle-lace fillings although they are worked in relatively fine
thread.

Luxieul lace is the name I could not remember earlier today. It is very
similar to Branscombe, but lacks the Branscombe edge picots.

The needle-fillings in Battenberg are usually very simple and made with coarse
thread.

Hope this helps as well.

Happy lace making,

Joepie

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From: Annette Meldrum
Sent: 17 November 2015 20:29
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] tape lace distinguishing features


Borris Lace and Branscombe lace both use a machine made straight tape. Like
a tape made on the straight with whole or cloth stitch.
Battenberg lace uses Battenberg tape which is courser and made on the cross
grain so that it can be drawn up to fit the design curves by pulling the
gathering thread that runs along the edge of the tape. Princess tapes can
also be gathered up in this way.
Borris and Branscombe tapes do not gather and must be whipped along the edge
to gather up. Branscombe tape is all mounted and whipped to lie flat before
working the fillings. Borris tape is drawn up while working the fillings.

Hope this helps with understanding. Please ask questions if I have not
adequately explained it.

Best wishes
Annette Meldrum

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From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of
Lorelei Halley

What are the distinguishing features of Borris lace, Branscombe, Battenberg
and princesse?  Battenberg is usually considered quite crude. Are there
other styles of mixed tape lace that I haven't mentioned?

Lorelei

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RE: [lace] RE: Tape lace

[J-D Hammett]

I agree with Jane Partridge. The picots look right as well. A similar lace
constructed of machine-made tapes with needle-lace fillings was made in
France, but their picots were different.

Happy lace making,

Joepie on another dreary, grey day in East Sussex, UK

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From: Jane Partridge
Sent: 16 November 2015 09:45
To: Nathalie;Arachne
Subject: [lace] RE: Tape lace


I'm thinking it could be Branscombe, although the tape is fairly wide, it
looks right and the needlelace fillings look intricate enough and certainly
include some of the 'traditional' ones.

Jane partridgemous...@live.co.uk

> From: stevieni...@gmail.com
>
> Does anyone knows this type of tape lace?
> https://instagram.com/p/-I-jgpwS2u/
> https://instagram.com/p/-I-iapwS2q/

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RE: [lace] RE: Tape lace

[J-D Hammett]

Sorry forgot to add that I was referring to the edge picots.

Joepie.

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Re: [lace] decals for bobbins

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Sharon and fellow Arachnids,


Some time ago I did try out some decals on cheap beginners’ bobbins. I 
varnished the bobbins first (2 layers) applied the decals and then varnished 
again (2 layers when I did it first 3 layers later) The varnish yellowed the 
decals slightly, but it did protect them. I used clear, water-based yacht 
varnish and used a satin finish for the last layer as I did not like the feel 
nor the sheen of the gloss varnish.


Hope that helps.


Happy lace making.


Joepie, East Sussex where we had a beautiful autumn day yesterday and it is dry 
at present (06.55 hrs)

 






From: Rick & Sharon Whiteley
Sent: ‎Thursday‎, ‎17‎ ‎September‎ ‎2015 ‎23‎:‎16
To: Lace Arachne





Rooting through my late Father’s hobby supplies I came across a Testors kit 
for making custom decals for models.  It occurred to me that would be rather 
handy if you wanted to produce detailed motifs for bobbins. <……>

Did you need to start with a glossy 
finish (you do with model kits in order for the decal to adhere properly). 
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  Sharon 

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Re: [lace] Needle lace

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,


Thank you very much Sue for the eye candy, even if the feet would not 
co-operate;-) Those shoes are beautiful as is the other work on that site.


Happy lace making,


Joepie in East Sussex, UK, where it is once again raining.









From: Sue Hottle
Sent: ‎Tuesday‎, ‎15‎ ‎September‎ ‎2015 ‎20‎:‎03






Hello All!  Visit Italian-needlework.blogspot.com for a great (but too short!) 
article on needlelace shoes by Ferragamo.  Oh my, I would wear them in a 
heartbeat if they were my size!  How about you?  Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, 
PA, USA

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Re: [lace] Sea Silk

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,


Had never heard of this material, or the fact that the people who live in this 
area are of Jewish roots. 

This is a very interesting article and I would love to see and touch some 
byssus (sea silk) material.


Happy lace making,


Joepie, in (yet again) overcast East Sussex, UK.








From: Jane Read
Sent: ‎Wednesday‎, ‎2‎ ‎September‎ ‎2015 ‎11‎:‎59
To: Lace Arachne





I've never heard of sea silk before, but found this article amazing. I 
thought others of you might be interested.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33691781

Jane
New Forest, UK

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Re: [lace] Bobbin storage

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Fellow Arachnids,


My bobbins are mainly stored in bobbin bags which are flat and have narrow 
sections that take a pair of bobbins. Each bag which is slightly padded 
contains about forty or so pairs and the bags can be stored on top of one 
another. They are easy to carry and you can also use them for wound bobbins to 
take with you. They are sorted by type. If wound bobbins are stored I leave the 
thread label (or the reel/tube if not too thick) in the bag with the bobbins.


I also have a good store of wooden cigar boxes -given to me some time ago by a 
smoker- which have been cleaned thoroughly and well-aired to get rid of the 
smell. On the end panel is marked which type of bobbins they contain. Again, 
they stack and being about the right length for bobbins -about 6 x 5 x 5 inches 
(15 x 12.5 x 12.5 cms) they contain many bobbins.


Mind you, if I were to complete the projects in progress all at the same time I 
might be in trouble ;-)


Happy lace making,


Joepie in Beautiful East Sussex, UK where the sun is shining and it is warm!! I 
love it.






From: Liz Redford
Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎26‎ ‎June‎ ‎2015 ‎22‎:‎31
To: Lace Arachne





I am wondering how you store your bobbins when they are not in use?  Are you 
storing English Midlands or Continentals?

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Re: [lace] re: wisteria edging

[J-D Hammett]

Hi fellow Arachnids,


Hope everyone will have a look at this as it is a beautiful edging. Well done 
for getting back to it and persevering Agnes.


Joepie, East Sussex, UK






From: Agnes Boddington
Sent: ‎Monday‎, ‎22‎ ‎June‎ ‎2015 ‎19‎:‎07
To: Lace Arachne





Hi all,

I finally got to the halfway point with my Wisteria Edging.

It is a pattern which was adapted by Christine Springett, and I started it
on a course with her in May 2013.

Did a bit then gave up.

Earlier this year I decided to have another go, and I am now hooked.

It is a good learning curve if you want to do Bedfordshire lace.

I have uploaded a picture to my album on Flickr.

Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK

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[lace] Bookmark- plastic film

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Fellow Arachnids,


A few days ago I received a beautiful bookmark in Romanian point from Sue 
Turnbull. Thank you very much indeed Sue I am delighted with it and hope Sue 
likes the bookmark I sent her yesterday as much. I was later than I had hoped 
with this as time at present seems to be in very short supply -or is it that as 
one grows older time seems to go quicker and quicker ;-).


As to using plastic film or not on the patterns; I use it as I have had 
problems with both so-called permanent markers as well as printed patterns in 
the past. The only safe way is to use Indian ink for marking -I do this on lace 
card for patterns to be used several times- or cover with plastic film. Soft 
blue, grey, peach, green, mid-blue or clear plastic film depending on what I am 
doing and the base colour of the paper, but always matt. 


The bookmark I did for Sue was done on 2 mm graph paper over a piece of data 
card covered by mid-blue film and vaguely lined out to show where I wanted 
elements to go as it was a ‘one off’ piece.


Again my thanks to Sue.


Happy lace making to all.


Joepie in East Sussex, UK, where it is chilly for June.-about 11 C (54 F)

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