[lace] Lace with paper strings revisited comment

2007-01-07 Thread Jean Nathan
Janice wrote: Maybe Jean or Alice could take a picture and put it in webshots or somewhere that we could all see it for those of us who are challenged with visualisation. Sounds intriguing. I'll put it on the webshots as soon as I've finished unravelling the strings to make the petals and

[lace] Lace with paper strings revisted

2007-01-05 Thread Jean Nathan
Firstly, so far there are 41 names in the raffle for the strings - I'm amazed, and will feel awful that so many will have to be disappointed. Draw is on Tuesday. I completed the sunflower picture, and then came the problem of mounting it - I like to do these things myself. I first made a

Re: [lace] Lace with paper strings revisted

2007-01-05 Thread Alice Howell
We made this series of flower pictures/projects for table decorations for conference last year. They had to be freestanding for the center of the tables rather than framed for hanging, as in the book. We bent wire into a square just barely larger than the lace (so the lace would fit inside the

[lace] Lace with paper strings revisted comment

2007-01-05 Thread Jenn Caveny
We made this series of flower pictures/projects for table decorations for conference last year. They had to be freestanding for the center of the tables rather than framed for hanging, as in the book. And a VERY big thank you Alice for all the work you and your Guild did for the conference. I

[lace] Lace with paper strings

2006-10-24 Thread Jean Nathan
I'm just starting the sunflower from Eva Kortelahti's book Bobbin Lace with Paper Strings. Has anyone worked something from this book? For those who haven't seen these designs, they have cut lengths of twisted, coloured paper string trapped in the work the same way that gimps are trapped

Re: [lace] Lace with paper strings

2006-10-24 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Hello Jean I'm just starting the sunflower from Eva Kortelahti's book Bobbin Lace with Paper Strings. Has anyone worked something from this book? No, but it's on my list to have a go one day, so Ill be interested in anyone else's experiences. It appears that the lace is worked from the right

Re: [lace] Lace with paper strings

2006-10-24 Thread Jean Nathan
: Lace Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 9:47 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Lace with paper strings Hello Jean I'm just starting the sunflower from Eva Kortelahti's book Bobbin Lace with Paper Strings. Has anyone worked something from this book? No, but it's on my list to have a go one day, so

Re: [lace] Lace with paper strings

2006-10-24 Thread Barbara Joyce
can answer your question and/or mine! Barbara Joyce Snoqualmie, WA USA I'm just starting the sunflower from Eva Kortelahti's book Bobbin Lace with Paper Strings. Has anyone worked something from this book? For those who haven't seen these designs, they have cut lengths of twisted, coloured

Re: [lace] Lace with paper strings

2006-10-24 Thread Alice Howell
the paper string ends in the picture. Let me know if this is not clearly explained. Alice in Oregon -- where my jury duty today was cancelled so I have the day for myself --- Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm just starting the sunflower from Eva Kortelahti's book Bobbin Lace with Paper

Re: [lace] Lace with paper strings

2006-10-24 Thread Jean Nathan
in her new book 'Bobbin Lace with Paper Strings' 10 metre skein - available in 16 colours each £1.25 175 metre hanks - white each £12.00 Colours available - white, natural, dark green, light green, red, lilac, pink,yellow, blue, apricot, orange, brown, blue/black, coral red and grey. http

Re: [lace] Lace with paper strings

2006-10-24 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Paternoster To: Jean Nathan Cc: Lace Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 9:47 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Lace with paper strings Hello Jean I'm just starting the sunflower from Eva Kortelahti's book Bobbin Lace with Paper Strings. Has anyone worked something from this book? No, but it's on my