Re: [lace] Lace group

2022-02-01 Thread Malvary Cole
Might I suggest that you check with The Lace Guild as they have lists of groups in various areas. While the groups might not be meeting at present, it could give the name of a contact. Malvary in a very cold Ottawa, where we are expecting more snow tonight, tomorrow and possibly Thursday

Re: [lace] Speed and efficiency in lace?

2020-11-24 Thread Malvary Cole
I revisited it and watched again and noticed that when she made the leaf that she did it the way that I've seen the ladies in Camariñas do it - several passes then pull it up. I also noticed that she had a loop at the side of her leaf, making it a holly leaf. So yes she was fast because it

Re: [lace] Speed and efficiency in lace?

2020-11-24 Thread Malvary Cole
Interesting that it shows the lady making a fairly narrow Beds edging, and then shows the sunshade with a very deep, probably Bucks lace frill. Adele's link to the youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwcSaAXtZsc Malvary in Ottawa where the sun is shining and it is very cold. - To

Re: [lace] Speed and efficiency in lace?

2020-11-23 Thread Malvary Cole
My sister and I have watched the ladies making lace in Camariñas on many occasions. They work very fast and we were intrigued by the way they make leaves. Across and back 3 or 4 times or more and then pull them up into leaf shape. We asked one lady if she could go slower so we could watch how

Re: [lace] Hand carved bobbins

2020-10-25 Thread Malvary Cole
I still have (and use occasionally) some bobbins that I carved from dowel when I first started. I had bought 6 pairs of bobbins while I was in England on holiday and then when I came home to Canada and started on lesson 2 or 3 in the book I was using the instruction was 'wind 10 pairs of

Re: [lace] lathes

2020-10-24 Thread Malvary Cole
As Alex says there are certainly other bobbins which are hand carved, South Bucks bobbins for example. I haven't studied mine, but my sister said it was the body of the bobbin that made her suspicious, not the neck. Agreed, the Egyptians used a second person to turn a pulley with a rope as

Re: [lace] Lace teachers in/near Idyllwild CA or Long Beach CA

2020-10-08 Thread Malvary Cole
Clare - in the same way we refer people to The Lace Guild, you could refer your friend to IOLI to ask if they have anyone in that area. Malvary in Ottawa, Canada - still a couple of thousand kilometres from California, so I can't help personally. -Original Message- From: Clare Lewis

Re: [lace] Lace Express back issues

2020-08-20 Thread Malvary Cole
A quick google search shows that they have some back numbers. Whether that is still active, I can't tell you. Malvary in Ottawa where it is a dull day. -Original Message- From: Vicki Bradford Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 10:45 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Lace Express

[lace] Lace Guild magazine

2020-08-04 Thread Malvary Cole
Issue Number 179, Summer 2020 has arrived on my doorstep. Malvary in Ottawa where we have rain for a second day after a very long hot summer. I think it is a side effect from Hurricane Isaias which is ploughing its way north along the east coast of the U.S. - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] UK Lace Guild magazine for April 2020

2020-06-06 Thread Malvary Cole
I got mine, in Canada. However, I would suggest that anyone who hasn't received theirs should contact The Lace Guild directly. They may decide that in view of the current situation, that they will want to wait another couple of weeks before sending replacements. Malvary in a lovely sunny

Re: [lace] Miss Channer's Mat

2020-04-16 Thread Malvary Cole
I had a look back in Arachne Lace Archives and there are several (many) references to this subject. One item says - 200+ pairs of bobbins. Another, and this is copied and quoted from 2004 "Drum roll! After 2 years, 9 months Over 1000 hours 500+ bobbins More pins than you can shake a stick

Re: [lace] Academic artists... a question please... photo stream flickr

2019-12-30 Thread Malvary Cole
Brian - this looks home-painted and if anything I would think they are possibly trying to copy a chinese-cloisonné style but that isn't really possible on wood as the real thing needs to be fired. The bobbin looks like a Bucks thumper to which beads have been added so probably not overly old.

Re: [lace] How much did lace makers pay for high end bobbins. Reply

2019-10-09 Thread Malvary Cole
Brian wrote: 3. This what the Arachne member said to me : Yes, I would love to know how low paid workers got their mitts on ivory mother and babes. My thought/question is 'How many actual ivory bobbins whether they be mother and babes or just plain are there?' Ivory wasn't something readily

Re: [lace] re Find my past "free" ancestry site = correction

2019-07-18 Thread Malvary Cole
Correction to my previous message - I was hurrying and didn't proof read properly -Original Message- From: Malvary Cole Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2019 9:50 AM To: brid...@bigpond.com ; Lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] re Find my past "free" ancestry site I double ch

Re: [lace] re Find my past "free" ancestry site

2019-07-18 Thread Malvary Cole
I double checked part of the 1871 census for Honiton, Devon and there are several ladies described as Lace Makers or Lace Manufacturers, and it shows where they were born. There are many more ladies with no occupation shown and I many of them may well have been lace makers, but it wasn't

Re: [lace] History of lassen

2019-06-25 Thread Malvary Cole
Although Lassen by that name is probably Belgian, surely it doesn't mean they are the only people who ever thought of the overlap and sew idea. They might have copied and adapted from the way that finished and bought lace had been cut and joined to use in garments by skilled dressmakers for

Re: [lace] Estonia 202 question

2019-02-27 Thread Malvary Cole
I have messaged my friend in Estonia to ask if she knows. I'll let you know when I hear from her. Malvary in Ottawa where is is also very cold and it is certainly winter here. Alice wrote: The new OIDFA Bulletin tells about a lace festival in Parnu in July each year, but doesn't give any

Re: [lace] Kopek/whirlpool stitch

2019-02-24 Thread Malvary Cole
Susan Hottle wrote: Even so, it seems like it would be faster/easier to work the kopeks after the fact rather than swizzle the bobbins in & around & over & through. Might be an idea Susan, but if you are making Russian lace, the fillings are done at the same time as the lace, when you get

Re: [lace] CORRECTION: Kopek/Whirlpool filling is a Woven Spider's Web

2019-02-22 Thread Malvary Cole
Woven spiders web is an embroidery term where a single thread is either woven under and over all the way around, or alternatively goes forward under two bars then doubles back to go back over the one it just came under and the next one ie two bars forward, one back back all the time, with all

Re: [lace] Bobbin question

2019-02-16 Thread Malvary Cole
Many of the English bobbins are made from fruit wood. Most regions would have grown fruit trees and so it would have been readily available. I have a couple of the Malmsbury bobbins that are tapered style. From my memory of them they are fairly dark coloured and therefore probably not fruit

Re: [lace] Downton Lace

2019-01-31 Thread Malvary Cole
From the Downton Lace that I have done, and patterns that I have seen, all the lace is lengths, not motifs. I've just checked the book I have by Shelly Canning of Downton Lace from Salisbury Cathedral, there are no corners either. So you don't need to have pairs hung on one by one. When I

Re: [lace] Lace magazine 172

2018-11-02 Thread Malvary Cole
I understand there was a misunderstanding on the despatch date of the magazine, but the e-version is now available on the website. Hope you enjoy it. Don't have my hard copy yet because of rotating postal strikes here in Canada - so glad I get the rough copy to proof read, so I can get on

Re: [lace] Securing knots in silk - conservation comments

2018-09-29 Thread Malvary Cole
I don't have any experience with this and wonder if anyone has asked Bart and Francis if they have any recommendations on how to finish off the knots. Malvary in Ottawa where it is a lovely sunny day, so different from last weekend when the area was hit by 6 tornadoes. - To unsubscribe send

Re: [lace] Help needed

2018-08-30 Thread Malvary Cole
Allison, sorry to hear you have been ill. Yesterday on Facebook I saw this link to doing sewings both with crochet hook and lazy Susan. I hope this is what you were wanting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F9u6yaxKQw If the link doesn't work - type into Google - Lou Woo youtube lace sewing

Re: [lace] Lace in England

2018-07-19 Thread Malvary Cole
There is no problem to rent an automatic car in England. If you don't get anywhere with the first company, try another. Double check on the Northampton Museum, it may be closed until next year. The V is a bit of a disaster. You have to contact them ahead of time and they will get you some

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

2018-05-21 Thread Malvary Cole
Sharon wrote: To my surprise I haven't heard a single comment about the characteristic things lacemaking teachers say. My guess is that since this is a public forum the question may feel indiscreet. This is not a characteristic comment (at least I hope not). No names no pack drill. When I

Re: [lace-chat] USA places to visit help

2018-03-05 Thread Malvary Cole
David et al As a tourist to the US - the place that we enjoyed, which will also give you a little warmth after January in NY, is Arizona and the Grand Canyon. We rented a car in Phoenix and drove up to the Canyon, stopping at a few places to see the sights on the way - Painted Desert etc.

Re: [lace] no messages

2018-02-02 Thread Malvary Cole
Now you come to mention it - the last one I received was dated 26 January from Jeri Ames regarding the World Lace Congress in Brugges. Malvary in Ottawa where we have a bright and sunny but -14c temperature day. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar

2017-12-27 Thread Malvary Cole
Have you all visited the Lace Guild Advent calendar and solved the competition. Send in your entry soon - competition closed on December 31. You don't have to be a member to enter, one of the prizes for non members is a year's membership. So go to the website now, look at all the new patterns and

Re: [lace] Seasons Greetings

2017-12-24 Thread Malvary Cole
No ifs regarding snow here, already have snow and another 5 to 10 cm forecast for this afternoon, evening and tomorrow. No ifs regarding the temperature it is -10c at the moment (9 a.m.) and will get a little warmer during the day, but the temperature is due to drop later and drop more over

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

2017-12-11 Thread Malvary Cole
I stand corrected - if you need to use your half blocks to work on, so be it. On the other hand, if you have a block pillow in a frame, you cannot overhang a part of a block even temporarily, and having a space at the bottom with no block in it does not give very good support for your

Re: [lace] Bucks prickings

2017-12-03 Thread Malvary Cole
I raised this very question, not whether the pricking had been pricked or not but about putting in pins, when I did a course on Downton lace. It is the same thought, did the lacemakers put in pins on the longer rows of ground or not. I tried it and after putting in a couple of pins at the

Re: [lace] A hello from a new member

2017-12-01 Thread Malvary Cole
Helen - you have successfully joined. As you are in the UK have you contacted The Lace Guild to see if they know of a group or teacher in your area. It is good to have someone to compare notes with. If you are happy working along on your own, that is ok too. Malvary in Ottawa, where we

Re: [lace] Advice wanted please

2017-10-26 Thread Malvary Cole
My immediate thought - are the loops still there when the garter is stretched to go round her leg? If yes, then the ribbon is too long. If no, then the ribbon is the right length and you can't make it any shorter or it won't fit when she is wearing it. Malvary in Ottawa where we have

Re: [lace] UK Lace magazine

2017-08-08 Thread Malvary Cole
Mine arrived today, so you aren't last Liz. I had read it, because I do the proof reading, so I'm never quite as anxious as others to receive my copy, although it is good to see it all finished, rather than printed out on my second-hand paper that I can scribble on as necessary. Malvary in

Re: [lace] Winding bobbins with a string

2017-07-12 Thread Malvary Cole
Susan wrote --how does this work with Idrija bobbins where we are winding anti-clockwise? My question - why do you have to wind them anti-clockwise. I do Idrija all the time and wind them exactly the same as I wind all my bobbins. If you suddenly switch direction of the way you wind, you

Re: [lace] Accented Characters

2017-06-09 Thread Malvary Cole
It isn't just Jeri - I get the funny characters too. I'm not with AOL. However, Jeri and I can write to each other and receive the messages and I receive her messages via Arachne, although I didn't in the past. I also meant that I didn't get my sister's posts to Arachne as she was with AOL at

Re: [lace] instructions

2017-03-20 Thread Malvary Cole
When I first started learning (teaching myself from the old Golden Hands magazines), I heard about a lace workshop and went to see and to talk to the teacher. She was whizzing round the room from student to student and for most of them the instruction was along the lines of "do cross twist

Re: [lace] Trip to England

2017-03-09 Thread Malvary Cole
I think it is the first weekend in May that there is a suppliers fair in Peterborough if you are still there then. Malvary in Ottawa who will just have returned from the Lace Guild AGM and Lace Society Rally so will miss it. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

Re: [lace] Anne of Green Gables and LACE

2017-03-06 Thread Malvary Cole
Some of the group/community activities would be a quilting bee. A big job that works well with lots of help - many hands make light work. In the same way the men would get together to raise a barn. Malvary in Ottawa where it is only -8 at the moment, but supposed to get warmer later in the

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Magazine Lost in Post Office Fire?

2017-03-02 Thread Malvary Cole
Jeri – I think you should probably wait a bit longer. I only received my copy last Friday, so they are still filtering through. If your copy doesn’t arrive, can you claim anything from the post office, after all it isn’t your fault that you are out of pocket nor should The Lace Guild be

Re: [lace] Guild Magazine

2017-02-24 Thread Malvary Cole
I still don't have mine - perhaps today, otherwise it will be next week as we don't have delivery on Saturdays. Thank goodness I'm a proof reader, I have at least read it (more than once). Malvary in Ottawa where we have had a few days of above zero temperatures and our snowpack has gone down

Re: [lace] Lace magazine (UK)

2017-02-22 Thread Malvary Cole
I received the Lacemaking from the Lace Society yesterday, but haven't received Lace yet. Perhaps today? However, I went on line and filled in the forms for the course I want at the Fringe and AGM in early April, and thanks to my sister Jacquie, I know they have got to The Lace Guild.

Re: [lace] Saxony Lace-Czech?

2017-02-16 Thread Malvary Cole
The other vermicelli lace not mentioned, which has no holes and where the cloth stitch goes right to the edges is hinohosa from Spain. Just another thought to be put in the mix. Malvary in Ottawa where we have had about 50cm of snow since Sunday, but not as badly hit as the Maritimes. Nice

Re: [lace] Lace ID reference books

2017-02-13 Thread Malvary Cole
Someone on Facebook just mentioned Marian Powys. I didn't think I knew anything about her, so checked on google. She has an item on the professor's site 'A Further Legacy Three Personal Lace Notebooks of Marian Powys' https://www2.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/articles/nb85_lc2.pdf She

Re: [lace] Lace ID reference books

2017-02-13 Thread Malvary Cole
Mea culpa, I forgot to trim the message before I sent my reply moments ago. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] Lace Guild AGM and Fringe

2017-02-05 Thread Malvary Cole
While I was cutting up vegetables for my soup maker which I’ve just plugged in, I remembered that tomorrow is the do-not-mail before date for The Lace Guild and AGM. If you don’t have Lace 164 yet (I don’t) you can download the forms from the internet (I did) and choose your course and get

Re: [lace] Re: raffle

2017-02-03 Thread Malvary Cole
Susan - now you have won the prize, we expect to see a length of the lace in due course. Malvary in Ottawa where we have a very cold, but lovely sunny day. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace] Promoting Lace - "Lace in Fashion" exhibit in Bath

2017-01-17 Thread Malvary Cole
Jeri will be pleased to know that there is an article about this exhibition in the next issue of Lace (165), which should be arriving any time soon. Malvary in Ottawa (who proof read this about a month ago) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe

Re: [lace] Egg cup for Binche support pins

2017-01-17 Thread Malvary Cole
Vickie wrote: I often use beautiful antique little dishes for my pins rather than a pin cushion. We all need a little more beauty in our lives! I had a local potter who's work I admire, make me some with a hole in the bottom so I could pin them to my pillow. She wasn't sure about the hole as

Re: [lace] Black Tie

2017-01-16 Thread Malvary Cole
Hi Susan et al If you hover your mouse over the picture of the question marks, you will see that it refers to the 2019 Lace Guild Exhibition, which incorporates the John Bull Trophy Competition, topic: Discovery. The next issue of Lace which should be in your mailbox very soon, will have

Re: [lace] Items finished in one session

2017-01-13 Thread Malvary Cole
When I've gone out demonstrating, we have a fish pattern (like the head of the snake. but smaller) which doesn't take much to finish. A couple of years ago I had made a few fish using the head of the snake and when two children were working on one fish, the little girl finished and was given

Re: [lace] RE: torchon ground/gimp writing

2016-12-26 Thread Malvary Cole
Hi Helen and other arachnids I notice that you used the wrong address for Lace - it should be lace@arachne.com not the @dont.panix.com If you use that panix address I don't thing that the subject gets into the archives. Malvary in Ottawa where we have endured a day of freezing rain and I

Re: [lace] Christmas Exchange

2016-12-10 Thread Malvary Cole
Sue wrote: Today must be a lucky day. I received not one, but three gorgeous exchanges! Yes Sue, you are lucky especially to have mail delivered on a Saturday!! Don't think there have been Saturday deliveries since I've been in Canada (1977). Malvary in Ottawa, Canada where we have our

Re: [lace] IOLI Bulletin

2016-10-25 Thread Malvary Cole
I have just sent in my renewal and am arranging to get the missing issues since my membership expired. (Jacquie note - you will also be getting all the back issues too). I have a feeling that I might have had an e-mail reminding me, but I'm not sure. Perhaps IOLI should look at the system

Re: [lace] IOLI Bulletin and Dues for Next Year

2016-10-21 Thread Malvary Cole
I haven't had one for a while because I'd forgotten to renew. Have just done so, and my next bulletin will be December. I'd asked about buying the missing issues so have been expecting something from IOLI - like an invoice, so wasn't worried about opening the spam message because I thought it

Re: [lace] Memo from IOLI Bulletin Editor?

2016-10-21 Thread Malvary Cole
Yes I got it. Unfortunately I opened it because I am waiting for something from IOLI. -Original Message- From: hottl...@neo.rr.com Sent: Friday, October 21, 2016 10:07 AM To: lace Subject: [lace] Memo from IOLI Bulletin Editor? Did anyone else get an email from Google docs? Is this

Re: [lace] List is quiet

2016-10-13 Thread Malvary Cole
Janis - that looks about right. Brian Lenin in Australia looking for Pompi Parry was the last one I got. Don't worry - you are still with us. Canada was celebrating Thanksgiving last weekend and it was Columbus Day in the US with many people attending the Ithaca Lace weekend. Malvary in

Re: [lace] Lace Guild UK index to Lace magazine

2016-10-04 Thread Malvary Cole
I must confess that it is me who currently does the index. I've been doing it for 2-3 years now. Just indexing the most recent issue (163). I also proof-read the issue before printing and have just finished proof-reading 164. Haven't finished indexing 163 yet because I'm working on a piece

Re: [lace] restoration of antique lace bobbins?

2016-10-03 Thread Malvary Cole
Brian asked whether we should restore old bobbins or leave them in poor state. I think you should ask why you want the bobbin. Do you collect bobbins as a collection of old bobbins or is this bobbin one you want to use? If it the latter, then a certain amount of restoration is necessary.

[lace] Feast of Magazines

2016-08-16 Thread Malvary Cole
Just retrieved my mail from the box and found Lace Society magazine Lacemaking and Lace Guild magazine Lace. Feast of reading for the evening.. but I’ve just been invited out for dinner and I’m leaving in 20 minutes. Oh well, the print won’t fall off the pages while I’m gone and

Re: [lace] Construction foam pillows

2016-08-14 Thread Malvary Cole
Second reply - I meant to include that when I have finished cutting my pillows, there is a strip of foam left over. I have used these pieces to make several block pillows. Try not to waste anything and only the shavings go into the garbage/land fill. Malvary in Ottawa where we have a much

Re: [lace-chat] IT help

2016-08-03 Thread Malvary Cole
Lyn - I would say that we should trim on everything (except perhaps a pertinent guide to the original question). Better for those who still use dial-up. David - I notice that you used the wrong address for Chat. The @dont.panix.com ending is incorrect. It should be @arachne.com. Malvary

Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers

2016-07-23 Thread Malvary Cole
Or perhaps we don't buy the works because we just don't like them. We can appreciate the work that has gone in to them but wouldn't want them around all the time Just my 2 cents worth. Malvary in Ottawa Devon wrote: But, do any of us buy great works by current lace artists such as Pierre

Re: [lace] Yelts lace

2016-06-21 Thread Malvary Cole
Hi Nathalie I'm not answering your question as I've never heard of Yelts lace. However, I see you addressed this message to lace@dont.panix and to lace@arachne.com. You should delete the dont.panix address from your contacts list as anything you write there plus any replies that come on that

[lace-chat] Urgent Ideas for licence plate

2016-04-10 Thread Malvary Cole
I have just bought a new car and have decided that I will get myself vanity plates. I’d like some suggestions on what to put on the plate – 8 digits allowed, but I need to order the plates tomorrow. I need 2 or 3 options in case the first one I choose is already taken. I’m thinking along

Fw: [lace] Lace Article in New Mexico

2016-03-14 Thread Malvary Cole
I'm resending Laura's message in the hope that it gets into the archives and so that those who couldn't see it the first time will be able to see it now. I could never see Jeri's messages in Arachne but can write to see them if we communicate directly, but recently I've been able to see them.

Re: [lace] Bobbin lace in Celtic nations?

2016-03-12 Thread Malvary Cole
It seems to me that while it is good for Sally to find out about lace in Celtic nations, there probably won't be much time for her to pass on the information she has gleaned to the people who are wandering about. What they will be interested in, is to see her making lace. I might suggest

Re: [lace] Working an edging on a roller pillow

2016-03-11 Thread Malvary Cole
While I agree with Alice that changing the passive for a worker occasionally might help to stop gathering, this is only possible if the lace is all one colour. Often a different colour passive is used on the footside (perhaps to match a fan worker), and in these cases it isn't possible to

Re: [lace] Working an edging on a roller pillow

2016-03-10 Thread Malvary Cole
My first thought was - 'how much lace are you leaving pinned?' Obviously on the footside you need to leave as much pinned as possible so that you can't pull it up. Next thought - make your footside passive pair an obviously different pair so that each time you come to it you know. Then you

Re: [lace] Miniature lace

2016-02-28 Thread Malvary Cole
Susan - have you seen Making Lace with Little Grey Rabbit. There are some quite small edgings there. Another narrow edging I made (resized the pattern down) to make the edging for a pair of pantaloons for a quite small doll is Malmesbury Lace. Malvary in Ottawa, Canada where we had some

Re: [lace-chat] German word translation - non lace related

2016-02-04 Thread Malvary Cole
According to translation on line Floor sanding machine rental M -Original Message- From: Patricia Runcie Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2016 10:24 AM To: lace-chat@arachne.com Subject: [lace-chat] German word translation - non lace related I have just seen a photograph of a German

Re: [lace-chat] Lacemakers and Tatters in Severe Weather Areas

2015-12-30 Thread Malvary Cole
And just to cheer you up in the UK - the big storm that hit Texas with rain, snow and tornadoes, just sailed through Canada dumping about 25-30 cm of snow with strong winds on Ottawa and then on to through the eastern part of Canada is on its way to you. We'd had no snow for Christmas and had

Re: [lace] IOLI Bulletin

2015-11-02 Thread Malvary Cole
I received mine last week, the same day as the remnants of hurricane Patricia arrived. Had to leave all my mail on one side to dry out. Magazine was mostly ok because of its plastic bag, Malvary in Ottawa where we will be having a week of very warm temperatures - about 10c higher than

Re: [lace] Hedgehogs!

2015-09-25 Thread Malvary Cole
I didn't know hedgehogs wore sweaters, but I guess it helps to keep them warm when they hibernate. Malvary in Ottawa where it was decidedly cooler today. Susan Hottle wrote: Intarsia knit hedgehog sweater in the latest Talbots catalog. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

Re: [lace-chat] Australian friends - TV question

2015-09-24 Thread Malvary Cole
I have found that season 1 (at least) is available on YouTube. I have e-mailed my local PBS station (in upper NY state but covers a whole chunk of eastern Ontario in its programming and audience catchment area) to ask if they have aired it, or are likely to. Malvary in Ottawa where we have

Re: [lace] Torchon and direction

2015-08-06 Thread Malvary Cole
Surely, if you make a spider standing proud as you are working it, when you turn the lace over, it will stand poke out on the other side too. Just like chain gimp in Russian lace - they show on both sides. One place you'd have to make sure you know which side you are working is when you do a

Re: [lace] anyone know of Canadian lace supplies dealers

2015-07-27 Thread Malvary Cole
There are also quite a few suppliers in Quebec, Simon Toustou is the first name that springs to mind. If you want more names, I can ask the Ottawa Lace Guild contact who organizes the Lace Day and invites the suppliers. Shuttleworks in Calgary indicate that they have bobbin lace supplies - I

Re: [lace] Book Reviews on New England Lace Group's Site

2015-07-26 Thread Malvary Cole
Jeri wrote: -Arachne members get book reviews directly from me, as soon as they are written. However, some companies do not interface with AOL, and some members are not getting mail from Devon and me. It is something to remember if your company does not accept AOL. (Perhaps a weekly

Re: [lace] E'Bay seller

2015-07-20 Thread Malvary Cole
I too had looked. Some items are still there but they have a very long time - 26 days and 29 days for a couple I looked at. Commemoration bobbin for York £9.95. Look for 'Daphne Collection' and 'Wood lace bobbins' as your search criteria. Malvary in Ottawa where we have heat warnings at

Re: [lace] Pins

2015-07-18 Thread Malvary Cole
Kathleen wrote The pin question isn't the sort of thing that is taught - except that I was told always to leave pins in for 24 hours, to allow the thread toset in place. I would make a couple of points - this is a question which crops up from time to time and usually generates lots of

Re: [lace] Undelivered Arachne Mail / Archives

2015-06-16 Thread Malvary Cole
We have known for some time that not everyone receives everything. I don't see messages from Jeri, Devon, others I can't think of at the moment, and surprisingly Jacquie Tinch, who as most of you know, is my sister. However, I do see messages from them if they write to me directly. I know I

[lace-chat] Kids!

2015-02-16 Thread Malvary Cole
A little boy was attending his first wedding. After the service, his cousin asked him, How many women can a man marry? Sixteen, the boy responded. His cousin was amazed that he had an answer so quickly. How do you know that? Easy, the little boy said. 4 better, 4 worse, 4 richer, 4 poorer.

Re: [lace] Preferred cloth size

2015-01-09 Thread Malvary Cole
With regard to size - I wonder what would have been used in medieval times. Were hankies used? I would have thought the cover cloth for a basket would probably be appropriate to the use of the time, but was there bobbin lace? I think probably a punto en aria style which would be fairly quick

Re: [lace] The Royal Lacemaker

2014-12-29 Thread Malvary Cole
Can someone give me the author's name. Can't find it in my local library from title alone. Thanks Malvary in Ottawa where we have no snow and apart from what was left in piles on the lawn had a green Christmas - only ever had one in the last 37 years since I came here. - To unsubscribe

Re: [lace] Lace screen

2014-11-04 Thread Malvary Cole
Pictures of this lace were just posted on Facebook. The maker is Manca Ahlin who will be one of the lecturers on OIDFA Congress 2016 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Manca lives and works in New York. She grew up in Žiri, one of the most important Slovene lace making centres, known for its exquisite

Re: [lace] translation

2014-10-29 Thread Malvary Cole
Apart from Mary McPeek (and I did a course with her years ago at Ithaca), there are publications by Vera Cockuyt on Cantu and another called Lavori i fuselli - Edizioni Mani di Fata. Don't know if either of these are available any more. Malvary in Ottawa, Canada where we have had a lovely day

Re: [lace] Is my message getting to the list. This is a test

2014-10-29 Thread Malvary Cole
Some messages don't get to everyone. I didn't see Sherry's original message. I don't get Jeri's messages and a couple of others Malvary in Ottawa - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace] Lace Day trips from London?

2014-09-27 Thread Malvary Cole
One thing that springs to mind is Imagine - Lace at Waddesdon Manor which is on until October 26th. Not sure how you get there, but it might be worth looking into. I went by car and enjoyed the exhibit. Malvary in Ottawa where we have a beautiful warm late summer day. - To unsubscribe send

Re: [lace] My thread confusion

2014-08-25 Thread Malvary Cole
I have used Filato per tombolo di Cantu, both for making Cantu and for other things. As you have Brenda's book you can work out what size pattern it works with. I find that it is quite firm when worked and makes up very well. I used it for one of my samples for my Lace Guild Assessment.

Re: [lace] Messages not getting through

2014-07-23 Thread Malvary Cole
I don't usually have problems form Jeri, Celtic Dream Weaver and Devon, as mention by Antje, but recently there was a message from Jane Partridge with was replying to a message from Jacquie, who as most of you know is my sister. I don't have problems as we e-mail all the time, but there have

Re: [lace-chat] daffodils are blooming!

2014-03-23 Thread Malvary Cole
Just got back, last night, from a week's vacation in Jamaica where it was +28c. Here it was -25c with wind chill and snowing. Another 15cm or so yesterday to give us almost 2.5 metres so far this winter. Probably still 2 foot of snow with 3-4 foot snow banks. I think there are daffodils,

[lace-chat] Anyone want to play footsie?

2014-02-22 Thread Malvary Cole
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Re: [lace] This is cute! How to make a ball of lace.

2014-02-21 Thread Malvary Cole
On the web-site it mentions various places where patterns have been provided. One, I believe, was in Lace from the UK Lace Guild. Malvary in Ottawa where we have had snow, freezing rain, torrential rain and now rain for the past 20 hours - it is very treacherous underfoot because you can't

Re: [lace] Dermatological irritation, lacemaking

2014-02-07 Thread Malvary Cole
Devon wrote: I am experiencing patches of itchiness, inflammation and irritation on the skin on the inside of both my thumb joints, I remember a few years ago, someone mentioning that she was reacting to the exotic woods of her bobbins. She had to put them all aside and just use the hard

[lace] Raffles

2014-01-29 Thread Malvary Cole
I put all the names into little bags and took them with me when I went out today and a friend drew the following names: Lace published by Hamer and Waller was won by Carol in North Norfolk Coggeshall Lace by Jean Dudding was won by Maureen Bromley. If Carol and Maureen would e-mail me with

Re: [lace] Animals in lace

2014-01-22 Thread Malvary Cole
Jacquie wrote: Our cousin has a large handmade table cloth/bed spread bought by her DH in Bruges. It has on it cherubs and deer. Just e-mailed said cousin but as she is in Arizona at the moment she doesn't remember - could I remember to ask her again in mid-Feb when she is back home, was her

[lace] Creating Coggeshall Lace

2014-01-21 Thread Malvary Cole
I have a copy of the above little book, written by Jean Dudding and published in 1979. The book is not new, but it is in good condition. It belonged to Susan O’Neal at one time and her name is written in it. I would be happy to hold a raffle for anyone interested in wanting a copy of this

[lace] Lace booklet

2014-01-21 Thread Malvary Cole
I have a copy of the above little book, published by M. Hamer and K. Waller. The book is not new, but it is in good condition. The book contains information about Carrickmacross, Crochet, Knitting, Coggeshall, Macrame, Needlepoint, Needlerun, Tape, Netting, Tatting, Teneriffe. I would be happy

[lace] Long term Project finally finished

2014-01-19 Thread Malvary Cole
Clay has very kindly posted a picture of a lace edging that I started in a class with Jane Atkinson at Lace Convention in Bristol in 2005. I had changed the ground to Rose Ground and after I was turning the 3rd corner I noticed that I’d done Torchon Ground just after the 2nd corner, so I

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