Lacemaker's Mailing List FAQ

• On the Delphi service there is Custom Forum 117 - The Tatter Chatter forum, and Custom Forum 135 - The Textile Arts Forum. Contact Cindy Costantinou (costantinou@delphi.com) or Suzann Welker (swelker@delphi.com) for more details.
• CompuServe also has a Fiberarts Forum, places to chat about laces and lacemaking, as well as a library of pictures and patterns, and even demos - you can find a copy of a Torchon Lace Designer demo there (it cannot print what you create).
• Crochet Partners http://www.nas.com/~shefog/crochet/CP.html Betty David belongs to a group of crocheters with their own home page and mailing list. This home page describes them, has book and magazine reviews, and includes instructions for how to join the mailing list.
• Knitted Lace Mailing List Archive
• For woodworking - some of you turn bobbins - the FAQ for the newsgroup re.woodworking was recommended. Mary Shafer says, if the FAQs are expired on your site, to try rec.answers.
• Handmade Hankies vs. Disposable Tissues, http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9602/colds/index.html Heidi found this one which has lots to say about the hygenics... and yet another reason (as if you really needed one!) for why it's better to avoid honking on all our hard work!
• Blackwell's Bookshop http://www.blackwell.co.uk/bookshops/oxtour/shelfcats/history.html David shopped at Blackwell's and was able to order Mrs. Underwood's Introducing Traditional Bedfordshire Lace in 20 Lessons.
• Cross-Stitch Home Page http://www.wco.com/~kdyer/xstitch.html Di Michelson brought up this page because it has links to pictures of the Internet Memorial Quilt, which she helped present to the citizens of Oklahoma City. The quilt itself was made from blocks contributed by readers of the rec.crafts.textiles.needlework newsgroup. Look for the text files describing the genesis and presentation of the quilt. This page also contains all parts of the r.c.t.n. FAQ.
• Newsgroup: rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
• The Millennium Foundation of Canada http://www.millennia.org/ Natasha van Bentum suggested we could have a look at this site while we prepare for Lace 2000.
• Sundance Catalog Shopping http://cybermart.com/sundance. This URL was found by Tamara after shutting the catalog in disgust (the collar identified as tatted really was crocheted, as Arlene had suspected earlier).
• Wellington City Council http://www.wcc.govt.nz This site came up when Mt. Ruapehu erupted in October 1995. At one time, the "volcano-cam" page had live images of the mountain refreshed every 3 minutes. It has some other links to browse around if you're interested in Wellington, New Zealand or other places nearby.
• http://www.stsci.edu/public.html was offered up by Anne in Baltimore as a great place to have a look at pictures of the universe, inspired as we all were by the probe that entered Jupiter's atmosphere the same week a planet was discovered in another solar system...
• All about Guatambu http://www.windsorplywood.com/worldofwoods/tropical/PauMarfim.html Holly Van Sciver referred JoAnne Pruitt to this site for information about Guatambu. Guatambu is a wood commonly used to make bobbins. This site has lots of information about Guatambu, and links back to the main site. Other sites she mentioned with information about suppliers of woods: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~alf/en/wood.html (Wood and Material Sources) and http://www.woodworking.com/cl01.html (Wood, Lumber and Woodworking Supplies).
• Lucets http://www.ftech.net/~regia/lucets.htm Anne in Baltimore found this site for us when we discussed lucets and their use (a lucet is a tool to make a knotted cord). You might also want to look at other sites linked to this one for information on Regia Anglorum, an organization dedicated to Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman, and British living history. See also Pat LaPointe's Page - the bag she made has a knotted cord.
• Kumihimo http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/HandPrint_Press/kumihimo.htm Leisa Refalo collected messages from a recent thread about Kumihimo from a CompuServe forum. The page also has pictures of braids made during a recent exchange, a Kumihimo bibliography, and links to other pages (in Japan... fun!)
• Knitted Beaded Bags http://www.baglady.com The three books by Theresa Williams are listed here, along with supply lists, distributors, and a promise to put new information out from time to time about new books, as well as enhancements to patterns in the books, and even some new patterns.
• Designing Celtic Knots http://homepage.interaccess.com/~dfroula/steve/knots.html David Collyer found this site which has a program you can download to design your own Celtic Knots patterns using your PC (sorry, it's Windows only). He also has a description for designing by hand http://www.quickaid.com/~merle/knots/howto has instructions for other methods of drawing Celtic Knots, and links to other sites with alternate methods. Last, http://celtic.stanford.edu/clipart.html has more knot artwork to view. In David's opinion, these sites povide "a wealth of inspiration to designers of Battenberg, Branscombe, Cross-stitch, and knitted jumpers."
• Sending Postcards on the Internet http://postcards.www.media.mit.edu/postcards/ Diana Glasspool found this site - it's fun to play on if the server isn't too overburdened.
• Tailored Treasures http://www.tailoredtreasures.com/gallery.html. Lee-Ann McGregor spotted 3 dolls dressed with tatted dresses and bonnets here.
• Testing Fabric for Fiber Content. Tips for distinguishing some of the major fibers from others.
• The Kirk Collection for lovers of quilts, fabric, and needlework.
• Need display cases for your shuttles or laces? You can try The Collectors House. Someone found them advertised in an antiques publication, but no one has reported buying from them yet...
• Vintage Crochet Parlor Free patterns to crochet for charity.
• Beadnet If you need to find just the right beads for spangling, they have a listing of suppliers.
• The Weaver's Hand Tablet Weaving and Kumihimo.
• Tasha Tudor and Corgi Cottage Industries
• Currency converters: http://www.xe.net/currency and http://www.oanda.com/cgi-bin/ncc and http://www.thomascook.com/
• Craft Shops in the UK and also Bakewell in the Peak District in Derbyshire (found by Adrienne)
• Wonder where a lacemaking pal is from? Check out country code extensions on email addresses
• NeedleArts Mall articles - articles on picots (embroidery, but possibly applicable) and reticella have been found so far. You might want to browse other parts of the site, too!
• Needlecrafter's Computer Companion - A book by Judy Heim, with information about finding software for designing quilts, cross-stitch, sweaters, sewing patterns, crochet and weaving designs, plus using your computer to get in tocuh with others that are into stichery.
• Net Resources for Stitchers A resource site for decorative needlework enthusiasts.
• The Costuming Page Costuming resources online.
• Costume and Textile Museum links and Tara Maginnis' The Costumer's Manifesto.
• Antiques by Reflections of the Past
• Washington Conservation Guild
• Recipe Archive
• Shetland Wool
• Bleeding Fabric FAQ
• The Graphics Station Some of the backgrounds may be useful for lace-related web pages.
• Interweave Press publishes Piecework and other needlecraft magazines.
• Embroiderer's Guild Magazine called World of Embroidery.
• Travelling to England? Try VAT Refunds for Overseas Visitors and Fact Sheets for Going to Britain and Internet Tourist and Accommodation Guide for the UK and An Interactive Atlas of Great Britain.
• Translations and it even speaks some lace! Speakers of all languages can contribute additions to this database.
• Workbox Magazine (U.K.)
• Links to needlework sites
• There is a great web site on conservation from the Northeast Document Conservation Center in Andover, MA, USA -- http://www.nedcc.org/fmlycol.htm which has information on several types of collections.
• Intellectual Property by Conan, Liebowitz & Lapman, P.C.
• Babelfish by Altavista will help you translate those occasional foreign-language posts if you can't wait for a volunteer (but maybe a volunteer might be able to better explain some of those technical lacemaking terms!)
• miningco.com's guide to needlepoint has lots of links to information, including color cards for common threads.
• Identifying and Testing for Materials from Button Images
• Godey's Ladies Book pages . Godey's Ladies Book was a magazine popular in the 19th century. It contained articles, fashion plates and sometimes needlework patterns.
• 24 Hour Museum Find links to UK museums and galleries here.
• Gigabooks gives tips on do-it-yourself bookbinding of paperbacks.

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Last updated 31 December 1999