[lace] does anyone know

2012-07-04 Thread Maxine Diffey
Does anyone know what this is? http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=490892225 It is described as : a type of lacemaking made with Thesa Forms, from early last century. I am interested if this is still a craft that is practised today – there are five photographs with the listing. Maxine From

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2012-07-04 Thread Debora Lustgarten
Hello all, I'll venture the suggestion that these are forms to do a different sort of Teneriffe or Sun laces, and that type of lace is still done today in some South American countries. Debora Lustgarten At 08:09 PM 04/07/2012, you wrote: Does anyone know what this is?

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2012-07-04 Thread Bev Walker
It looks like Teneriffe lace. On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Maxine Diffey m...@xtra.co.nz wrote: Does anyone know what this is? http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=490892225 -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email

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2012-07-04 Thread Anna Binnie
Let me assure you all that Teneriffe is alive and well and flouricing in my part of Australia. I happen to love that type of lace and am cnstantly experimenting with it. Anna from a cold but sunny Sydney On 5/07/12 10:27 AM, Debora Lustgarten wrote: Hello all, I'll venture the suggestion

[lace] Does anyone know A J Rasmussen?

2011-04-12 Thread hottleco
Hello! A friend in Erie was cleaning out her basement made me a deal I couldn't refuse. She took lacemaking lessons from Alice Juul Rasmussen when she lived in Belgium in the l960's. My friend said AJR was from Denmark her husband made the gently used pillows stand I bought today. What

[lace] Does anyone know

2007-12-04 Thread sue
I have just completed a special card for my sister who lost her husband during the summer, it has a lace candle on and I really want to find the saying I have seen, somewhere, about lighting her way through the year, or something like this and haven't succeeded. Can anyone point me in the right

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2007-12-04 Thread Avital
I did a quick Google search and found a Hallmark ecard that says May God's love light your way through the new year. Another one was A candle to light your way. Does that help? Avital On 12/4/07, sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just completed a special card for my sister who lost her

[lace] Does anyone know

2007-06-26 Thread sue
Can anyone tell me where I might find a pattern, the same or similar to the Cranfield church made in lace which is shown on the website http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/hdhs/lace/hanslopelace.html Although not exactly the same as the one I would like to consider trying, it is close enough, if the

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2007-06-26 Thread the Mouzons
Hi Sue! I am actually making this pattern for a friend! There is a picture of it in progress at my webshots site: http://community.webshots.com/user/mdimouzon My copy of the pattern was bought when I lived in England in the early 80's. The designer is Debbie Moller. She made many

[lace] does anyone know

2007-05-17 Thread Sue
I have got patterns for different cats, horse, lamb, camel and other creatures, in bobbinlace, has anyone seen a dog pattern. If so what type of book might we find a pattern in? Any help in this would be great. Sue T, Dorset UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the

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2007-05-17 Thread Sue Martin
Hi Sue At Last I can answer a question! I have a book called Kantklos allerlei by Leny Kolbe-van Rijn ISBN 90 6255 406 7 and there is a pattern of an Alsatian dog head. I am sure I have seen other dog patterns I just have to go through my bookshelves. Sue Martin Farnborough, Hants UK - To