Re: [lace] Thread for needle lace?

Hi Susan Yes I've used it and liked it very much. It was a good few years ago when the OIDFA Conference was held here in the UK at Nottingham University. I worked a stumpwork castle in a terracotta coloured variegated thread and it was lovely to work with. I was asked to teach Hollie Point (

Re: [lace] Re: Help please.

Lucky, lucky lady! Point de Gaze Needlelace I would say and very nice too! Catherine Barley UK Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 30 Oct 2015, at 07:38, Barrie wrote: > > Sorry, here is the photo of the lace. > > http://tinyurl.com/whatlaceisthis >

[lace] Fwd: You have received a message from your Contact Page.

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Re: [lace] Arachne Lurker's Complaints

Good morning all My goodness, how would we manage without Jeri! I posted an email on Arachne just last week I think it was, from a young lady who emailed me personally, needing information on lace in fashion for her dissertation. I received several offers of help for her and as one would expec

Re: [lace] Help

Thank you everyone, I've received eleven replies so far and delighted to know that I am not loosing my marbles, just totally stressed out with this new computer. I'm so sorry about them having come through three times and have no idea why some came through yahoo as I do not have an account with th

Re: [lace] Linen thread as it was before World War I

Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 17 Oct 2016, at 16:23, Jeriames@AOL. > > Thank you Jeri for once again taking the time and trouble to post a lengthy > email full of interesting history about lace related facts. I'm sure that > many of us who complai

Re: [lace] Memo from IOLI

Hi all I've received them too! Will of course delete them. Catherine Barley Henley-on-Thames UK Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 21 Oct 2016, at 16:47, Susan wrote: > > It seems like something has been hacked. I received two emails from the IOLI

Re: [lace] Lace in India

Yes I saw it and was surprised to see the nuns making bobbin lace! Catherine Barley Henley-on-Thames UK Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 7 Mar 2017, at 09:39, Alison Gray wrote: > > Hi > > Did anyone else in the UK see Sunday night's episode of the

Re: [lace] instructions

Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 20 Mar 2017, at 09:37, Alex Stillwell wrote: > > Regarding instructions, many lace "patterns" don't seem to include them! Many > lace books are written with the patterns in a progressive order so that > patterns later

Re: [lace] Testing whether Italics will process on Arachne's Old Server

Hi Jeri Quotation marks came through but italics, bold type, italics & bold type together, and underline all came through as normal type! Best Wishes Catherine UK Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 7 Jun 2017, at 17:32, jeria...@aol.com wrote: > > A

Re: [lace] previous post about IOLI Convention

Hi Arlene Yes I received your lengthy & informative posting about the IOLI Convention. Catherine Barley UK Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 6 Jul 2017, at 13:45, Arlene Cohen wrote: > > Dear all, > Did anyone received my (long) posting with details

Re: [lace] Dangerous Email

Thanks Joseph I received this email too, which set alarm bells ringing as I wondered why the sender didn't ask her questions for help there and then on the list, rather than have to look on them at the link given, so decided not to open it! Catherine Barley UK where it's a beautiful September d

Re: [lace] Threading needles

I'd never heard of it either but Nenia Lovesey always told us to take our threads sideways from the spool to wind our bobbins and not pull from the top of the spool, causing the thread to 'spiral'. Catherine Barley Uk Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On

Re: [lace] Making Lace in Central Slovakia - By the Poor for the Rich: Lace in Context

Fortunately I have never had to make lace, bobbin or Needlelace, to supplement the family income but it has taken me into another world of my own when my husband was so ill with cancer, which I am happy to report he recovered from and is still with me. I was working on my Point de Gaze version

Re: [lace] Needlelace at the RSN

Well you don't use/need a 'ring frame' to work a few Needlelace samples! Thanks Jane, enjoy the sunshine, a rare treat these last few months! Catherine Barley Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 6 Apr 2018, at 15:47, Jane wrote: > > All this discussio

Re: [lace] Anita Wilkinson

Such sad news and Anita will be sorely missed by the lacemaking fraternity. I used to teach with her for the Glevum group and what a talented, generous, fun loving tutor she was. Catherine Barley Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 8 Apr 2018, at 11:

Re: [lace] 20th century grounds-test-from web gmail program- plain text

I have also received your email 4 times Devon! Regards Catherine Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 8 May 2018, at 16:40, Devon Thein wrote: > > Vis a vis the catalog for Lace, not Lace. I am including Veronika > Irvine in the show, and her interestin

Re: [lace] The English Lace School- Susan Cox

LThe English Lace School was the first residential lace school in the Uk, first based in Tiverton, Devon and started by Susan & Roger Cox, later moving to larger premises in Rockbear, Devon. Sadly Susan passed away some 2/3 years ago but while the school was still running, she was custodian of

Re: [lace] The English Lace School- Susan Cox

Lace School > last? Where is the Dr. Spriggs lace collection now? > > Devon > > On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 11:15 AM, catherinebar...@btinternet.com > wrote: >> The English Lace School was the first residential lace school in the Uk, >> first based in Tiverton, Devon a

Re: [lace] Impact of Lace 98

Don't forget Them Westhope Group who were all Guinea Pigs, as they were named, being a small selection who were the first to sit the City & Guilds Lace examination. One had to be invited to join the group and numbers were limited to the number of beds available at Anne Dyer's residence. I rec

Re: [lace] Traditional and modern

Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 19 May 2018, at 08:09, Alex Stillwell wrote: > > Surely what > matters is producing something that is beautiful and will stand the test of > time, I think Marjorie thought the same way. Being ‘modern’ is not > necessari

Re: [lace] The veil

Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 19 May 2018, at 15:11, Brenda Paternoster > wrote: > > TV commentary said that it is embroidered with the national flower from each > Commonwealth country. 53 of them. > I guess that's why it was so long, but it was

Re: [lace] Dr Spriggs lace collection

I heard that The Lace Guild here in the UK now has the Dr Spriggs lace collection, but you'd need to check if that is correct. Catherine Barley UK Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 15 May 2018, at 15:54, Devon Thein wrote: > > Where is the Dr. Sprig

Re: [lace] Wedding Veil

Thank you Annette for the link. I thought the veil was probably tamboured and the photo would seem to confirm that. - absolutely gorgeous and so was her dress! Catherine Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 21 May 2018, at 01:31, Annette Meldrum wrote

Re: [lace] such a wonderful resource

Thank you Sharon, a fascinating read. Somewhat lengthy but worth taking the time to read it all. Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 21 May 2018, at 22:02, Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi > wrote: > > This is probably not news to you, but in case anyone is inte

Re: [lace] Re: Carrickmacross collar

Nancy your collar is just beautiful - many congratulations and thank you for sharing. Catherine Barley UK Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 22 May 2018, at 16:55, N.A. Neff wrote: > I've created an album called "Neff, Nancy" in Flickr (link below), an

Re: [lace] Another review of "Lace, not Lace"

Thank you Nancy and Arlene for your great reviews, links and images! Many congratulations to Devon too for such a spectacular exhibition! You must be delighted Devon and we're so appreciative of the many hours you've put in to organise such a wonderful exhibition. Just wish I could have seen

Re: [lace] Re: new photos

Oh it's beautiful Ilske! I love it. Catherine Barley UK Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 14 Apr 2019, at 08:37, Ilske Thomsen wrote: > > Hello Arachneans, > in my album you find two photos about my stole. Sue Babbs was so friendly to > upload them

Re: [lace] Czech lace tablecloth

Amazing and wonder just how long it would have taken to work such a huge border? Does anyone know of a video demonstrating the process of attaching a needlelace border to linen fabric. I guess with a straight edge like this, one would draw a thread in the linen and attach by sewing with match