[lace-chat] Bayeux embroidery .followed
I forgot: you can stitch your own Bayeux tapestry . I attended a workshop and bought a kit a few years ago . It's not very difficult and interesting you tube sorry it's s in French http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0x7xqwwI3wfeature=player_embedded#! http://www.bayeux-broderie.com/index.htm?lang=en ps . Just a satisfied customer . I have no interest whatsoever with the business . dominique To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] just for fun
streets with bad names , the world over . http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2009/01/where_the_stree.html dominique from Paris To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace-chat] Deep thought
Le 24/08/11 17:09, Agnes Boddington a écrit : A palindrome reads the same backwards as forward. incredible ! I really enjoyed it .thanks for sharing . dominique from Paris To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace-chat] Valentine customs
Le 02/02/11 00:01, dmt11h...@aol.com a écrit : leaving me to wonder if the French didn't have this Valentine custom. well, they don't .. nowadays, you're supposed to offer something to your sweetheart but it's an imported custom actually . dominique To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Norwegian Royal Guard
Le 26/01/11 14:33, jeanette a écrit : Magnificent!! Most enjoyable video. Thanks for the link. Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. my opinion too just wont try to imagine how many hours of work led to such perfection ... dom from Paris To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace] Lace bobbins and types + wonderful book about lacers and lace apparatus in Haute Loire
Le 15/12/10 13:25, Brian Lemin a écrit : a genre of bobbins that are sort of thinnish in my group , when we must use a lot of bobbins filled with thin threads we tend to use thinner bobbins .. for example,middland bobbins without the spangles .. further more some Le puy carreaux could be very small and the bobbins made accordingly . I have a kid's one with very small bobbins . should take pictures ... I know ... dominique ps . I came across a wonderful book with lots of photos or lacers' lights and tables used in Haute Loire . * *Georges Dubouchet: les fees aux doigts magiques*. *au Pays de la Reine des Montagnes* .publications du musée de st Didier en Velay (haute Loire) this private museum was closed in July and the collection sold to someone who should set it up in a new museum in Seine et Marne , near Paris. you can order or get information from : Genevieve de Fraissinette Chazel 43140 Saint Didier en Velay tel: 04 77 35 62 10 http://www.leveil.fr/infos-du-jour/Saint-Didier-en-Velay-3542 Mme de fraissinette is the grey haired lady sitting at the table . the book was issued in June 2010 and cost 65 EUR + postage (10EUR60 for France) . of course it's in French but it's got so many interesting photos I thought it might be of interest to you I won't scan nor photocopy the photos because the money raised is used by M. Dubouchet to publish new books . further links (in french ..) http://georges.dubouchet.free.fr/museedescampagnes/topic/index.html about the book : http://georges.dubouchet.free.fr/museedescampagnes/mapage3/index.html - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Hand-made lace on ebay - no chance
You're right .. it would suit her fine ... :)) they're beautiful . dom in Paris . Le 06/12/10 13:55, lynrbai...@desupernet.net a écrit : Maybe they'll buy them for Abby to wear on NCIS, the television show. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where it's cold, 28F -2C, but clear. Wind chill of 19F, -6.5C -Original Message- From: Jean Nathanj...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk Sent: Dec 6, 2010 3:55 AM To: Lacelace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Hand-made lace on ebay - no chance A City and Guilds lacemaker is offering Goth hand-made lace gloves with an opening bid required of £250. Don't think she stands any chance of selling them, even though, as she says, they took 80 hours of work, are ridiculously expensive and totally exclusive. Very brave to base her price on hours spent in making them, but don't think that will persuade anyone to buy - they'll just see the price. We all know you can't make a living out of lacemaking unless you get a very special commission. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STUNNING-BLACK-HANDWORKED-BOBBIN-LACE-GOTH-GLOVES-/300500714223?pt=Women_s_Accessories_UKhash=item45f73d02ef or tinied: http://tinyurl.com/2wxerhf Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace-chat] Jesus knows
I always enjoy that joke as if it was the first time ... thanks for reminding me of Moses andJesus ! dom from paris Le 02/12/10 21:46, Agnes Boddington a écrit : Jesus knows: A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said: 'Jesus knows you're here.' He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze. When he heard nothing more, after a bit, he shook his head and continued. Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard: 'Jesus is watching you.' Freaked out, he shined is light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice. Finally, in the corner of the room his flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot. 'Did you say that?' he hissed at the parrot. 'Yep', the parrot confessed, then squawked, 'I'm just trying to warn you that he is watching you.' The burglar relaxed. 'Warn me, huh? Who in the world are you?' 'Moses,' replied the bird. 'Moses?' the burglar laughed. 'What kind of people would name a bird Moses?' 'The kind of people that would name a Rottweiler Jesus.' Whatever we do to stay amused whilst almost snowed in! Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] OIDFA
Le 09/07/10 18:46, lacel...@verizon.net a écrit : When it finally turned hot, it turned hot with a vengence. oh yes ! we had the same temps here as Dakar, Senegal ! can you imagine ??! dominique from scorching hot Paris : To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace] Ebay lace pictures
Le 01/07/10 14:49, Louise Bailey a écrit : For those of you who don't want to mess with IEvbg, here are the links to the actual pictures from the html source file for the Binche kerchief ... http://thmb.inkfrog.com/thumbn/kmbrlyan/Picture_099_006.jpg=600 and from Clay's pictures of lace at Sweet Briar : Bintche handkerchief edgings http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2037869680048870129OTbyqf http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2341682610048870129qdwEtB very similar .. dominique from very very hot Paris ..34°C today or so they say .. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Posting to Arachne
Le 30/06/10 10:26, Jean Nathan a écrit : But I have to check that it's got it right - I've managed to persuade it that Agnes Boddington isn't spam, but no matter what I do (even marked her as approved) it insists on treating Jeri Ames posts, not only as spam, but as the next level - to be deleted! the main server mystery to me .. lol ... dominique - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace-chat] any football fans out there?
sooo funny ... and apt!though our french millionnaires have been _walking_ about rather aimlessly as to vuvuzelas , they are banned from rugby fields in South Africa : rugby has a predominently white audience . Soccer is the favorite sport among black people who couldn' t do without their vuvuzelas. I guess blowing a 130 decibel producing contraption makes your ears less susceptible to the general atmosphere . ;-) dominique from Paris ,france . Le 19/06/10 00:39, Margery Allcock a écrit : So where did I read very recently this definition of football? It's all about 22 intellectually-challenged millionaires running about a field for an hour and a half ... Says it all, really, IMHO. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace] Another lace tool on eBay and comment on Mark's picture
Le 12/06/10 03:34, Beth Stoll a écrit : http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-LACE-MAKING-TOOL-ABALONE-HANDLE-/400127458197?cmd=ViewItempt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item5d29747b95 it could be an aficot : A tool originally devised from a lobster claw used to lay and burnish threads in needle lace . dominique from rainy and very hot Paris, France . - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace-chat] [Fwd: [Fluff] An Icelandic List]
Le 22/04/10 15:48, Lesley Blackshaw a écrit : 3. Iceland goes bankrupt, then it manages to set itself on fire. This has insurance scam written all over it. 5. Waiter, there's volcanic ash in my soup. I know, it's a no-fly zone. 10. It's a bit early for Iceland volcano jokes. We should wait awhile for the dust to settle. great ! thanks a lot for the good laugh! dom from Paris, france . To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Phishing message and worm
Le 12/04/10 12:31, scotl...@aol.com a écrit : Everything has to be wiped off and then reinstalled. I will also have stronger security installed at the same time. If I have infected anyone vial my email my sincere apologies. Apparently, if I had taken my computer in immediately it could have been sorted out less drastically. horrid hackers ! how could you imagine there was a worm anyway I've never been so glad of going MacIntosh .. dominique To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace] plioirs and acessories pictured on French site
I also wondered what it was . thanks for the explanations dom from paris , france . the sun is with us again .. at long last ! . Le 31/03/10 21:05, Lorri Ferguson a écrit : Just a note to those who may not know. About a third of the way thru the pictures just after a side note Plaquettes ou plioirs , there are a few 'items' that have slots and a small hole in the bars between the slots. These items are 'rigid heddles' for hand weaving tape strips (similar to the twill tape we might use today). I saw one being used at Jamestown, Virginia, USA. Since they did not have zippers, etc. their clothing was held together using tapes or draw strings. I showed an interest while watching the park's costumed recreator was demonstrating and she even let me use the one she was using, showing me exactly how to use it. After I had made a few inches of the tape, she carefully cut the finished piece off and gave it to me. I was surprised at this but it made a very memorable souvenir of my visit. When I returned home and described the process to family my dear brother made one for me as a Christmas gift not as fancy as the ones pictured but very effective. The one I used at the park and the one my brother recreated have a longer handle than those pictured and do not have the decorative carving. I must confess I haven't made much tape but I do treasure the experience at Jamestown, VA and my brother's thoughtfulness. If anyone is interested in how it works, let me know and I am not a weaver but will try to describe the process. Lorri F Graham, WA Subject: Re: [lace] what is a plioirs? The best collection of plioirs, aunes, and other French wooden lacemaking equipment I've ever seen is at http://lezardpremierauvergne.skynetblogs.be/tag/1/plioirhttp://lezardpremi erauvergne.skynetblogs.be/tag/1/plioir Laurie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace-chat] Re: [lace] Free Money , Come And Try
Le 30/03/10 10:42, Jean Nathan a écrit : My browser blocked the web site, but when I searched Symantec for fateback to see if it was a threat, I got: Discovered: May 14, 2004 Updated: February 13, 2007 12:23:06 PM Also Known As: Backdoor.Throd.a [Kaspersky] Type: Trojan Horse Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP I never open such mails but i'm glad i've got a Mac ! . To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace] what is a plioirs?
Le 23/03/10 23:18, bev walker a écrit : waves hand in air the conventional plioir is 15 cm. long; four complete turns of lace or fabric around it will measure 120 cm., called an 'aune' - a Napoleonic measurement. Google 'mesures usuelles' to the broader entry in English, in the Wikipedia. On 3/23/10, Beth Marshallb...@capuchin.co.uk wrote: A plioir (from the french verb plier, meaning to fold) is a device to wrap your finished lace around - useful when working yardage, keeps the tail of finished lace behind the pillow tidy and uncrumpled. I heard that lacers used to shorten their old plioirs if they were too long for their new pillow glups ! ... because Le Puy lacers used to slip them at the back of the pillow . dom from Paris. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] retournac museum: new patterns
set 25 is out . here's the link : http://www.ville-retournac.fr/musee/anglais/famille.php?idFamille=1 dom - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] what is a plioir?
illustrations : to show you the carving is done : wood and a knife http://www.mjc-chambery.com/Sculpture-a-l-opinel_a66.html old engraved Queyras lace pillow sold 6200 EUR http://www.folkcollection.com/spip.php?article303 another one engraved 1738 http://www.folkcollection.com/spip.php?article501 19th century plioir : http://www.folkcollection.com/spip.php?article158 another one from Velay that is Le Puy region : http://www.folkcollection.com/spip.php?article198 don't forget to click on the small picture at the bottom to see the other side with birds .. a box from the same region : http://www.folkcollection.com/spip.php?article151 another one in which people put their churchbook : http://www.folkcollection.com/spip.php?article2452 a lacemaker's box : http://www.folkcollection.com/spip.php?article2468 two lacemaker's chairshttp://www.folkcollection.com/spip.php?article2529 it's still being made the same way today : http://rosacebois.over-blog.com/ enjoy .. or delete ... dom Le 24/03/10 13:40, sof a écrit : Usually, men made plioirs for women when they was engaged. They carved it with knife. It was a very unjust measure. The leveur (lace salesman) bought a number of turns of plioir. But for women who made a lots of lace at the biginning a turn was 30 cm and at the end it was mare than 30 cm and it was always the same price. Sof from france bev walker a écrit : waves hand in air the conventional plioir is 15 cm. long; four complete turns of lace or fabric around it will measure 120 cm., called an 'aune' - a Napoleonic measurement. Google 'mesures usuelles' to the broader entry in English, in the Wikipedia. On 3/23/10, Beth Marshallb...@capuchin.co.uk wrote: A plioir (from the french verb plier, meaning to fold) is a device to wrap your finished lace around - useful when working yardage, keeps the tail of finished lace behind the pillow tidy and uncrumpled. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Webshot pop ups
Le 24/03/10 22:02, Jo a écrit : I like to see your laces, but the popups of webshots make me paranoid. My Firefox 3.6 does not block them. What is the experience of others. Jo Click on Firefox, then on preferences and in 'content' tick block popup windows. dom - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] What to wear to the next lace convention banquet.....??
Le 17/03/10 23:59, Vicki Bradford a écrit : Today on AOL, the following story was posteda new use for (machine...I doubt anyone would want to use handmade!) lace. Enjoy! http://www.stylelist.com/2010/03/15/black-lace-manicure-lace-nails/ Vicki in Maryland where spring has finally sprung! hey ! that's pretty . I wouldn't have the patience though . dom from paris - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Japanese lace collectiom
reallty a splendid collection but some of the photos are hardly up to standard ... dom from paris, france . Le 09/03/10 08:53, catherine a écrit : Simply stunning. What a collection! Catherine Barley Henley-on-Thames UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace-chat] Simon's cat
scotl...@aol.com a écrit : I did see, though, that he has published a book of cat cartoons. They can be found on Amazon, if I remember correctly. i've just been offered it and it's fantastic ! i guess all cat owners have the feeling Simon knew their purring little pest . lol an while were in for a little cat humour .. do you know this site http://icanhascheezburger.com/ ? I love it dominique from Paris To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace] Le Puy - was Rescued Laces
Hi there are two books about La guipure du Puy . here's one on amazon http://www.amazon.fr/Guipure-du-Puy-Mick-Fouriscot/dp/2841671550 now of course you know that Mick Fouriscot isn't a lace maker and is the editor of the book . guipure has no ground , only head and foot. it is usually made of silk ... and silk is known to disintegrate with age ,especially if it has been submitted to light .I remember seeing a 19th century dress made of Chantilly lace that couldn't be renovated for that reason . dom from Paris Brenda Paternoster a écrit : Hello Mark I agree with others that the first one http://www.tat-man.net/bobbinburg/BLgallery/Rescued_Beds_tally_lace.jpg looks to be Bedfordshire - I won't say Beds-Maltese because it's not geometrical enough. The second one http://www.tat-man.net/bobbinburg/BLgallery/Rescued_Beds_scallop_lace.jpg is Le Puy. I have several bits of plaited black BL in my collection. Some time ago I spent a lot of time with Pat Earnshaw's and other books to properly ID them, and tI have listed all but the narrowest piece as Le Puy; partly because of the black colour partly because of the distinctive trails and sometimes lots of leaf shaped tallies and mainly because of the elaborate plaited grounds ie Guipure. In style they are all not dissimilar to your piece. According to Earnshaw a lot of black 'Le Puy' was made in France in the second half of the 19th century, and a lot of Le Puy/Clunytype of plaited laces were also made in England at the same time, some indistinguishable from the French. The lace school at Le Puy re-opened in the 1970s under Mick Fouriscot and I believe they teach a variety of styles of BL. There are a number of pattern books co-written by various people with Mme Fouriscot for various types of BL. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Trimming posts
Susan Reishus a écrit : People don't trim their posts, (1-3 seconds of cut-and-paste to include a few words/paragraph to refer to). If challenged by cut-and-paste, then deleting the whole content, and typing a few words of reference takes just a tad more time agreed ! . I couldnt say it better . dom from Paris, france where it's freezing cold at the moment ... hasn't been that cold for about 20 years and there's no end to it yet . - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace-chat] Penguin facts
that's what comes from not reading till the very end . lol ... not used to our scroll down jokes yet Marion ? dom from Paris dmt11h...@aol.com a écrit : But do they sing Freeze a Jolly Good Fellow? Perhaps they favor Auld Lang Syne, or The Parting Song? I guess Jean had better label her jokes more obviously :-) Devon In a message dated 11/17/2009 4:54:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mfgo...@bigpond.com writes: Jean this is so untrue having visited Antartica l know that the scavengers there especialy the squers, very agressive birds clean up any sick or dead penquins and thepenguins are also hunted by whales seals and walruses. Marion Goard. mfgo...@bigpond.com - Original Message - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] French Onion Soup
dmt11h...@aol.com a écrit : it 's a very simple recipe and all the yummy taste comes from the boiling water dissolving the onion juices caught on the bottom of the pan . Hmm. Water, not stock. From an actual French person. Where is the outrage? Devon shivering in the snow, eating bouillon To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. ...lol ... you don't need stock because if you do it right, when you pour the water on the onions there's an instant steaming boil that melts the juices (and cleans the bottom of the pan )...and creates a kind of onion and butter stock lol ... gruyere is essential and if you find Comte , do try it . it's my favorite cheese . website in english : http://www.comte.com/pages.php?langue=2 dom from Paris. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace] Google Books expired copyrights
Google's recent attempt to settle with publishers for sole rights to expired copyrights? so that's what they were after ! it's about as bad as copyrighting plant cells ... once they control something they can put whatever price they want on it ... disgusting! dom from Paris - Original Message - From: Laurie Waters lswaters...@comcast.net To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 10:22 AM Subject: [lace] Google Books expired copyrights Can anyone comment on the potential copyright liability of sites like the University of Arizona's weaving archive (which includes the big lace archive) in view of Google's recent attempt to settle with publishers for sole rights to expired copyrights? I know this isn't final yet, but they are putting tremendous resources behind it and have a good chance of success. What will happen to sites like this one if this happens? Will they have to shut down? Are there any lawyers out there who are following this? I know I'd like to scan a few old works for my own site, but have no idea of the potential impact here. Thanks. Laurie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace-chat] :) Fwd: Bees
good thing you couldn't ! i absolutely love this one ... ROTFL dom from Paris. Tamara P Duvall a écrit : Never could resist a good word play...:) From: R.P. Two bees met in a field. One said to the other, How are things going? Really bad, said the second bee. The weather has been cold, wet and damp, and there aren't any flowers, so I can't make honey. No problem, said the first bee, Just fly down five blocks and turn left. Keep going until you see all the cars. There's a Bar Mitzvah going on and there are all kinds of fresh flowers and fresh fruit. Thanks for the tip, said the second bee, and flew away. A few hours later the two bees ran into each other again. The first bee asked, How'd it go? Great! said the second bee. 'It was everything you said it would be. There was plenty of fruit and, oh, such huge floral arrangements on every table. Uh, what's that thing on your head? asked the first bee. That's my yarmulke, said the second bee. I didn't want them to think I was a wasp. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace] Engageants and lappets /barbes caps
Carolyn Smith-Kizer a écrit : I am looking for lace instructions to make 18thC lace engageants and barbed or lappets caps/coiffures such as: http://www.marquise.de/database/dbout.php?name=mm1740_4pfad=170 hi theyre called engageantEs and barbes in French . it might help you in your search though i guess you need english instructions . dom - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Engageants and lappets /barbes cap bis
for those who wonder what engageantes are : http://dentelle-et-papillon.over-blog.com/article-32607855.html and in english though i dont agree with their definition as false sleeves .. they were the finishing touch to the sleeves . dom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engageante Carolyn Smith-Kizer a écrit : I am looking for lace instructions to make 18thC lace engageants and barbed or lappets caps/coiffures such as: http://www.marquise.de/database/dbout.php?name=mm1740_4pfad=1700 Thank you very much, Carolyn, Listowner, FandIWomen yahoo group http://18thccuisine.blogspot.com/ http://carolynsmith-kizer.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?
I was on holiday in Nothingham and there was a demo at the lace museum . i had a try and thought it was not that complicated ...but once back home didn't find a teacher till 30 years later in Paris .. and I am the first to make lace . my mum did some sewing and knitting and her sister was a really good knitter . i'm pretty useless at knitting myself ... go figure .. dom from Paris where summer has decided to have a try - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Gimp vs Ground
another photo from the same Picasa album . i love Chantilly but will never try making any .. not enough knowledge of the art .May I remind everybody that for traditional Chantilly you must use *grenadine* silk , preferably black . but then you don't have to be traditional ;) http://picasaweb.google.com/chezfanny000/Dentelles#5110909165874514402 dom from Paris dom from Paris Adele Shaak a écrit : I have a quick question: I am thinking of doing some Chantilly. In the book I have, they used 250 unboiled silk for the ground and 2 threads of 120 boiled silk for the gimp. I think their gimp looks a little bit too thin but I also don't know what the size comparison is between these two threads (no brand names given). Does anyone have any recommendations for how many times thicker than the ground the gimp should be? I seem to recall many years ago some people used several strands of the ground thread to make their gimp, but I can't recall what lace that was and how many strands they used. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Gimp vs Ground
Hi Clay had to look for the english explanation . just didn't have the vocabulary any longer ... * Organsin*: the organzine is a silk thread composed of two or several strands in which each strand has received a first twist from right to left (500-700 T/M.) and the thread another double twist from left to right (475-600 T/M). *Grenadine*: the grenadine is a double or multi organzine raised to a very high twist. Au Ver a Soie 's website : http://www.silk-thread.com/silk_threads/silk_yarns.htm enjoy yourself though their threads are shamefully expensive ... q dom from Paris,France. Clay Blackwell a écrit : I haven not worked Chantilly, but there are lots of laces I've never worked!! So much lace, so little time... ; ) My question is, exactly what is *grenadine* silk? If I ever attempt Chantilly, I'll want to know!! Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA, USA Madame RD wrote: another photo from the same Picasa album . i love Chantilly but will never try making any .. not enough knowledge of the art .May I remind everybody that for traditional Chantilly you must use *grenadine* silk , preferably black . but then you don't have to be traditional ;) http://picasaweb.google.com/chezfanny000/Dentelles#5110909165874514402 dom from Paris - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Creaky Majordomo
agreed ! dom from Paris where Springs seems to settle down for good .. Avital a écrit : Sue and others, I meant only that majordomo is not as user-friendly as some of the newer programs. But it does work! It just has some difficulty dealing with HTML, certain codes, and very polite subscription requests from Tamara. ;-P I don't think updating it would be feasible. Arachne is hosted at Panix.com, where Liz works (last time I was in touch with her), so it's basically free. Majordomo is the list software and it is robust and reliable. It's been years since I can recall the list ever going down for any reason. I would say that as long as there's a human (me) who can sort out subscription difficulties, there's no reason to change. Liz doesn't want to be involved on a day-to-day level with Arachne at the moment and I don't mind the little time it takes to keep an eye on things because I'm connected to a computer almost all my waking hours anyway. So the current arrangement seems to be working. The bigger list hosts, like Yahoo Groups, offer more whistles and bells but you would really be opening the floodgates. The list would balloon in size overnight. As someone pointed out, it could be switched to a moderated list, but that's a lot more work for the moderators (I would need help because I'm off-line during Jewish holidays) and it makes the list a bit anemic when you have to wait a few hours for your message to appear. One of the reasons that this list has, in my opinion, kept its original flavour so well and remained such a helpful and civil list is because it's off the beaten path. It's a little harder to find and it spreads mostly by word of mouth, so it attracts very few trolls and flamers. Honestly, I think it's better to leave the list as it is, unless Panix.com starts to have really serious problems. Best wishes, Avital On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Sue Fink sarnia...@orcon.net.nz wrote: Hi Avital, Your comment that majordomo is becoming creaky is of some concern. It is only to be expected though after being in use all those years and technology advancing. Should we be looking at updating in some way? Perhaps we could all contribute a little to the cost as I am sure there will be some! Who knows about these things? Should we be talking to Liz about it and seeing what can be done and can we help in some way. Sincerely, Sue Fink, Masterton, New Zealand - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace-chat] Groundhog Day
it seems there was a shadow the world over : it's freezing cold here this morning ... dominique from Paris, France Sue Duckles wrote: Hi All According to the news on Sky last night, the groundhog did see a shadow, so there are definitely 6 more weeks of winter!! We've got the wind back today, it's blowing bins over etc outside. Roll on summer Sue in East Yorkshire On 3 Feb 2008, at 03:03, Bev Walker wrote: Yes, Happy birthday Dora, and to everyone who celebrates a birthday on Groundhog Day (Feb. 2). Here the groundhog would have seen his/her shadow - that means 6 more weeks of winter. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: pattern downloads
Tamara P Duvall wrote: It's that patterns -- and the challenges they offer -- are dreams, the same way that cosmetics are dreams; we buy and file them, for that one day... i hadn't thought of the link between patterns and cosmetics but you are absolutely right !!i have enough lace dreams stored for two lives and buying a Guerlain face cream is a sure boost for my morale if not for my bank account :-D ;-) .. I know i won't look like the model advertizing the product but still . dominique from Paris - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] ebay
as there's a lot of talk about Ebay and some of us even buy on Ebay ;-) , i thought you might enjoy this song http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=HYokLWfqbaUfeature=related dominique from Paris, France To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] :) Fwd: Another Dwarf Joke
Tamara P Duvall wrote: Hope this one doesn't offend anyone. didn't offend me :-D :-D dominique from Paris, france. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] OT: Re: [lace] Re: bobbins tied or wound loose
hi everybody lace-chat is devoted to everything but lace actually ... or so i thought .. ;-) dominique from Paris Shere'e wrote: Actually I agree with political comments being kept off the list. Not everyone is of the same agreement politically and some comments that have been posted are quite offensive to others. There have been more than one that I find extremely offensive and I agree that they have no place on this list. Shere'e Seattle, WA USA On 10/18/07, Achim Siebert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This fits the most recent posting of Tamara in lace-chat (the FCC video - thank you for the laugh) ... some personal tidbits like that after a long mail about lace making are perfectly o.k. IMHO - and make the persons writing here more real for me ... so please don't start to censor everything that's not 100% lace. Just my 2c, Achim (from a country with a bad history regarding censorship) 2007/10/18, Aurelia Loveman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Just to remind various spiders among us that this is a list devoted to lace topics, not politics. Let us please maintain it that way. Aurelia Loveman Catonsville, MD To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Visit to Bayeux
I must disagree with you i'm afraid about Mylene Salvador . i am French and when i went to Bayeux, the lacers there were all very unpleasant and Mylene as well ; actually, we had the feeling we didn't exist ! they went on making their lace and talking without even giving us a glance. We managed by ourselves with the museum I expect she must have been in a good mood or pleased with exercising her spanish lucky you !!! dominique from Paris aka romdom Antje González wrote: Hello all Arachneans, I have just returned from my holidays, and I would like to tell you some lacey information of my trip to France, as I had the opportunity to visit Bayeux, to see its museum and to chat with an important lacer: Mylene Salvador. For those not very familiar with French lace: Bayeux is located in the NW of France, in Normandy. Apart from Bayeux, bobbin lace is made in Caen and Courselles de Mer, very near to Bayeux. At this moment, I am trying to learn how to make tulle ground lace. So, this visit was very interesting for me. IN Caen and Courselles I didn't manage to see any lace. But as I knew in advance that there was a lace workshop/museum in Bayeux, I went there directly to see it. As soon as I entered, I was enchanted: a medium size room where beautiful lace was shown in vertical and horizontal showcases, well organized and classified, with the names of the style over them. Very instructive, really. There were also three lace makers making lace, with their round and flat pillows on a stand. They worked with very fine thread and with the typical Bayeux bobbins (wooden, a bit fatter at the bottom, and long (approx. 11 cm). I was fortunate that Mylene Salvador, the founder of this place (Conservatoire de la Dentelle) could speak Spanish. I am glad to say that she was extremely nice to me. She explained me everything that I asked her without any hesitation. I bought some patterns she sold (the easy ones) and wrote notes on how to make them, because she explained it very clearly. I must admit I didn't know much about these tulle laces before, and after this visit and Mylene`s explanations, I can tell the differences among laces from Bayeux, Caen and Courselles. At least in theory! Apart from tulle laces, Mylene had a collection of beautifully Cluny laces, with the leaves in colour (leaves made with 5 bobbins). In this Conservatoire they show the lace, demonstrate and also teach how to make it. Mylene is also a designer. She made beautiful jewels in lace. In this Conservatoire they try to preserve old laces, redrawing the patterns of old pieces, but at the same time, creating new pieces of art. At the same time, they teach different types of lace (especially tulle and cluny). The Conservatoire has its own web page. Here is the address if you want to have a look at it: http://dentelledebayeux.free.fr/index.htm I would like to thank Margot Walker for the report on the visit to Normandy a few years ago. Thanks to it I managed to see this museum. But I must disagree in what you said about the lacers not being nice. I think the main problem was they didn't speak any English. That made them seem a bit serious. I could speak to the others, just with signs. But as I have just said, Mylene was very very nice, informative and helpful. I hope you have found this information interesting. Many greetings from Antje, in Guadalajara, Spain - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Exercise for older people
:-D :-D :-D i'd read it before but completely forgotten . love it Carol Melton wrote: Subject: Exercise for older people Then try 50-lb potato sacks and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato sack in each hand and hold your arm straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level) After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks. Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun Phoenix, AZ U.S.A. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] A Goodie
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-Dexcellent ! dominique in Paris . David in Ballarat wrote: A woman takes a lover home during the day while her husband is at work. Her 9-year old son comes home unexpectedly, sees them, and hides in the bedroom cupboard to watch. The woman's husband also comes home. She puts her lover in the cupboard, not realising that the little boy is in there already. The little boy says, Dark in here. The man says, Yes, it is. Boy - I have a football. Man - That's nice. Boy - Want to buy it? Man - No, thanks. Boy - My dad's outside. Man - OK, how much? Boy - $250 Man - Sold. In the next few weeks, it happens again that the boy and the lover are in the cupboard together. Boy - Dark in here. Man - Yes, it is. Boy - I have football boots. The lover, remembering the last time, asks the boy, How much? Boy - $750 Man - Sold. A few days later, the boys' father says to the boy, Grab your boots and football, let's go outside and have a game of football. The boy says, I can't, I sold my ball and boots. The father asks, How much did you sell them for? Boy -$1,000. The father says, That's terrible to overcharge your friends like that. That is way more than those two things cost. I'm going to take you to church and make you confess. They go to the church and the father makes the little boy sit in the confessional and he closes the door. The boy says, Dark in here. The priest says, Don't start that sh*t again. You're in my cupboard now David in Ballarat To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Latin translations
from what i remember of the italian i learnt at school, men should stand for meno which means less ...and più means more .. non più=no more/no longuer ... so the quotation could mean: a work which is no less beautiful than useful and necessary and not sold any longer ... at light ? that part is still puzzling to me but i lost my italian dictionnary somewhere in the house ... lol ... dom To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
