Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Dear Adele, I have read about the use of a little scrap of fabric or bag used to hold the finished lace while you are still working. Apparently it was typically dark blue to keep the lace bright white (an old laundress's trick, add blue dye to your whites). Perhaps dark blue could appear black in

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Dear Adele, That is a very interesting idea. Looking closely at the Old Lacemaker and the "attributed to Gabriel Metsu" paintings, it appears that they have something like you describe on them too. Devon > > > > On Sep 4, 2019, at 9:56 AM, Devon Thein wrote: > > I have no idea what purpose the

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Hi Devon: I’ve taken a look at this weird little thing in extreme closeup. If it’s a decoration it is odd that it is completely plain. I am struck by the fact that it is in line with the pricking, and it covers the space between the top of the pricking and the drawer opening, and I wonder if

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Interestingly, it seems Maes used exactly the same pillow in his painting of the Old Lacemaker in the Mauritshaus Museum. https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/explore/the-collection/artworks/the-old-lacemak er-1101/# Perhaps it was a family possession? The pillow is the same even to the hanging

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Elana I used to dress up as the lacemaker in this painting. https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30098126 Sent from my iPad > >> Hello everyone, >> >> I have a question about lace pillows in the 17th century Dutch Republic >> that I hope you can help me with. >> >> I'm giving a talk at the end of

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Debbie Stoller, I would say that the pillows are not exactly the same because the one you show has a "lectern-like" base, a term I have now read in the English translation of the bobbin and pillow book which I would not have remembered that I have had Diane not mentioned it. The pillow in the Maes

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

This lady has the same exact kind of half-circle pillow: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/dd/79/a7/dd79a713eed7a7ddc027022a2535c972.jpg > On Sep 4, 2019, at 12:56 PM, Devon Thein wrote: > > Dear Elena, > There is a

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Dear Elena, There is a book, Kloppel, Kissen, Stander about pillows, bobbins and stands. Unfortunately it is in German. It does not have a pillow exactly like this one, although there are similar ones. The book, as far as I can tell physically describes the photos of the pillows and I don't think

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Hello Elena, The only information I could find is a book in German, which was edited in 2002, about the collection of (Hannelore Schulte of) old lace pillows in Europe. I am sending a picture of the cover page to you privately. I wish you the very best of success regarding your talk Regards,

[lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Hello everyone, I have a question about lace pillows in the 17th century Dutch Republic that I hope you can help me with. I'm giving a talk at the end of the week on lacemaking in Holland in the 17th century, focusing mainly around Nicolaes Maes's 1656 portrait "The Lacemaker" (as seen at the

[lace] pillow question

I am hoping that a member may be able to help. I am based in the UK and I am looking for a straw filled Honiton Lace Pillow and I am having trouble locating a supplier. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Best wishes Ann - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

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Hello Ann and everyone else Try: http://www.honitonlace.com/honitonlace/catalogue/images/13honpillow.htm Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK I am hoping that a member may be able to help. I am based in the UK and I am looking for a straw filled Honiton Lace Pillow and I am having trouble locating

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Many thanks for all of the suggestions regarding sources for a Honiton Lace Pillow. Thanks to the generosity of an Arachne member a pillow will be on its way to me soon. Best wishes Ann - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here.

[lace] pillow question

As far as I understand, the Honiton Lace Shop in the High Street closed several years ago, even though the web pages are still up. It changed from being purely a shop to include a restaurant in 2003 with visits to the lace shop by appointment only. The mail order side of the business continued.

[lace] Pillow question

Living on the south coast where there are few waves in the sea, there is a small surfing community, and we have a so-called highly-expensive artificial surf reef which has been being built, repaired and tweaked for several years without working as promised and likely never will. That means

Re: [lace] pillow question

One name for the polyethylene foam is Ethafoam. Our group in Calgary has been looking into getting a sheet of it. It comes in different densities and I'm not sure which density is best for a lace pillow. The only supplier in Calgary will only sell wholesale to businesses so we are

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oops meant to include Arachne in my reply On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 10:32 AM, bev walker walker.b...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Nita and everyone Have you checked out Industrial Plastics, or is that the supplier you mean? I bought an endcut of a plank (sheet) from their shop in Victoria BC a

Re: [lace] pillow question

in sunny Missouri, USA -Original Message- From: Bob Ross r...@shaw.ca To: Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com Cc: bev walker walker.b...@gmail.com; Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Mon, Jan 23, 2012 12:06 pm Subject: Re: [lace] pillow question One name for the polyethylene foam is Ethafoam. Our

[lace] pillow question

Can I ask all you lacemakers out there about pillows. I have 3 Dryad 18 inch domed (cookie) pillows all now with soft squidgy middles and a 2o/22? inch flat round one which I am about to use in place of the domed one, not much used yet. All are polystyrene commercially made. I am considering

[lace] pillow question

In message 008901ccd900$45568ff0$aaabe00a@suescomputer, Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com writes What do you put over to protect the pillow but allowing it be ok to put pins in and out? I think that maybe felt underneath might bring tufts of colour back up into the lace. I've used ordinary felt

Re: [lace] pillow question

Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 5:20:46 AM Subject: [lace] pillow question Can I ask all you lacemakers out there about pillows. I have 3 Dryad 18 inch domed (cookie) pillows all now with soft squidgy middles and a 2o/22? inch flat round one which I am about to use in place of the domed one

Re: [lace] pillow question

I have 1 Dryad one, but haven't had any problems with it (yet). However, I do have another more gently domed pillow which I like. I think I got it from one of our students who passed away a few years ago. It is actually made from graduated circles of half inch thick white styrofoam so I

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Sue is in Dorset UK so won't want to buy from USA. In UK domed polystyrene pillows are available from DJ Hornsby by mail order http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/djhornsby/Pillows.htm Brenda On 22 Jan 2012, at 14:03, laceviolins...@comcast.net wrote: You can order square blocks from Pete at Snowgoose

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And Hornsby pillow covers, for domed pillow, used to come with felt stitched into the cover. This really helps to preserve their lives. I have now used a sheet of fun foam under the cover but over the pillow to rejuvenate my first pillow (bought from Hornsby in 1988, and still surviving) Sue

Re: [lace] pillow question

I meant to add that they may still come with felted covers, but I haven't ordered any since 2001 Sue sueba...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [lace] pillow question And Hornsby pillow covers, for domed pillow, used to come with felt stitched into the cover. /most-recent - To unsubscribe send

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Hello Sue and everyone I have kept several poly pillows going by putting on them a layer or two of fun foam (as Sue Babbs mentioned) and a layer of wool fabric over that, doesn't need to be felted but it should be wooly (as opposed to smooth, cool worsted), then a cover cloth, then the pricking

Re: [lace] pillow question

.       Kind Regards Liz Baker thelace...@btinternet.com My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://thelacebee.weebly.com/ From: Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com To: Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, 22 January 2012, 12:20 Subject: [lace] pillow

Re: [lace] pillow question

Try a google for foam craft. I found this site: http://www.fun2make.co.uk/ so there must be other sources in the UK On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com wrote: ** Ihave seen fun foam mentioned a couple of times and maybe as a short term fix I might be interested,

Re: [lace] pillow question

/ From: Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com To: bev walker walker.b...@gmail.com Cc: Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, 22 January 2012, 19:46 Subject: Re: [lace] pillow question Ihave seen fun foam mentioned a couple of times and maybe as a short term fix I might be interested

Re: [lace] pillow question

paternos...@appleshack.com To: laceviolins...@comcast.net Cc: Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com; Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, 22 January 2012, 14:25 Subject: Re: [lace] pillow question Sue is in Dorset UK so won't want to buy from USA. In UK domed polystyrene pillows are available from DJ

Re: [lace] pillow question

Hi Arachnids, I belief that Church Meadow craft has taken over the pillow production from SMP a couple of years ago. Sheila and Russell (who own SMP) certainly referred me to them when I wanted some new blocks for a block pillow. The last people I have seen with the Hornsby type pillows are

Re: [lace] pillow question

Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com wrote: I am considering whether to buy another 18 domed one to replace all three old ones but when looking in the UK I only found one of the three sites I looked at with 18 domed, most of them were various sizes of flat round. I Cant Manage With The Staw

Re: [lace] pillow question

Having made bobbin lace for the last 20 years I always return to my sawdust pillow for 'good' pieces of lace. I know, they are very heavy to cart about but I've never had to add any more sawdust to it in all this time. After finishing a piece of lace I just turn it upside down on a cover

Re: [lace] pillow question lace-related miniatures

To answer the paragraph below my response: The solution to graduated padding is not to cut darts, which would be very lumpy. For my gently-domed pillows, made years ago (I no longer make lace) we cut graduated circles of felt or felted wool blankets that had been washed and dried at the

[lace] Lace pillow question

  I have a roller pillow that I got from The Lacemaker about 10 years ago. It is covered in green velvet with black ribbon going around the opening for the roller and is very well made. It is beautiful! The wood is beautiful and on the back is hand painted flowers in pinks and greens. I have a

Re: [lace] Lace pillow question

Hmmm... I'm thinking that Tracy Jackson had bought the company by then. At any rate, her partner makes most of the pillows and stands that she sells. He does a very nice job of reproducing pillows of all types. I've never worked on any of his pillows, so can't comment on that aspect. Clay