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Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey
We all seem agreed that the most enjoyable part is the actual bobbin
clicking!
To get over the worst bit, of pricking and winding bobbins, I usually
I agree that if you can't mount by hand, the a sewing machine is fine. If
you can't do it by hand because of dexterity problems, then neat sewing
machine mounting is much better than poor hand sewn mounting.
If it was a piece of lace that I though was special (like the garter for my
niece's
When I attached the lace by machine, it left me more time to make the
lace:-) and more lace.
Sue T, Dorset, sunny today but windy.
Hello Everyone.
Surely using a sewing machine or hand sewing should be up to the
lacemaker.
I agree with what Carol said about Arthritis in the hands. I
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As I sit here yet again avoiding the final sewing of my current lace piece (the
first of two interlocked hearts, only 12 pairs for goodness sake!), I find
myself pondering on what aspect of bobbin lace people dislike the most. I know
lacemakers who profess to dislike
Once again, I think it's time to remember that there really aren't any lace
police who will confiscate our work and destroy it if it has been worked or
finished in non-traditional ways! It really is a matter of personal choice -
every step of the way - and if the end result pleases you, then
Hello Everyone,
In my opinion it is better to do the sewing nicely with the machine
than not so nice by hand. It's up to each of us and there is no police
controling about it.
Happy sewing
Ilske from grey and wet Hamburg in Germany
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Since I have not gotten proficient at tallies that is what I dislike most.
I'm OK with the wheat ears but the others are still a pain to me..
Linda
Edgefield, SC, USA
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I would fit in category #2...Final Sewing together. Even the sewings within
the project is not my favorite, but necessary for a lot of laces. It stops
the flow of work. I like to just keep going with the lace at a steady pace.
I better get used to the sewings since I am working my way through
On 12/8/07 7:01 AM, Marin Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a question for all of you: What do you do with the lace? Do you sell
it or embellish you linen or clothing?
If it is just a sample or one of my lessons, I put it in my BL fun book
binder to take to events for show and tell. If
1) Winding bobbins
2) Final sewing together
3) Tallies (leaves, squares, triangles, any other type)
The above aren't exciting, but what I really don't like doing are large
areas of cloth stitch. There's not enough challenge or interest value in
working them.
Sue
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Same here, small pieces are bookmarks given away for gifts, bells and stuff
for decorations for friends and family. I have a couple of bits of lace
decoration on camp clothing as well as all the early class edgings are in
use as picture frames for special photos on one wall indoors.
Have
I was amused when looking at the map to see that I have been relocated to
living in the middle of the neighboring town's golf course!
Sue
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Clay,
How I agree! I once put a piece in a competition, only to have the
wretched thing dismissed. It was a Brugges item, and I had not done the
turns/swivels in the orthodox Brugges way, as I thought my way looked
better...
The person judging the lace saw me afterwards, and told me
I've been more amused how the buddymap used to combine people living close
together and making a total mess of Holland. Some travelled from place to
place, each time new members joined and people from the same city landed in
different corners of the country.
But the original lattitudes/longitudes
Dear Lace Lovers,
In a large bookstore, you can find the American magazine Antiques. They
allow you to sit and read, so find a comfortable place and examine the details
in the *cover portrait* - of Lady Diana Cecil (d. 1633), Countess of Oxford,
attributed to William Larkin (c.
Hi Sue and everyone
On Dec 10, 2007 8:09 AM, sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have enjoyed being able to make money on two pieces, so was able to send
that to the Shelterbox trust who send out tents and life saving equipment
to
help in disaster zones.
This is an excellent way to use our lace
To see a small picture of the cover go to
http://www.themagazineantiques.com/index.php?
option=com_contenttask=viewid=1215Itemid=45
In a large bookstore, you can find the American magazine Antiques.
They
allow you to sit and read, so find a comfortable place and examine the
details
in
Bobbin Lace Survey
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As I sit here yet again avoiding the final sewing of my current lace
piece (the first of two interlocked hearts, only 12 pairs for goodness
sake!), I find myself pondering on what aspect of bobbin lace people
dislike the most. I know lacemakers who
Betty Ann asked for the lace tips I sent to Dee. Well here they are!
Hope they are of help to someone out there. They refer to my Beds lace,
really, but might help with other laces too.
Finishing/joining lace at meeting trails --
Throw back alternate threads, and then knot the others
When I saw Betty's message asking Liz to post her tips for tallies I said
Me too! Very loudly, so Liz would hear me across The Ditch!!
Sue Fink,
In Masterton NewZealand, where we are actually sweltering!
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Once again, I think it's time to remember that there really aren't any lace
police who will confiscate our work
Maybe not confiscate, but I've known Lace Police who will tell someone to her
face that she's an inferior lacemaker because she mixed techniques, tell her
she's not good enough to
I think Christmas has come already. Today I received 2 cards in the exchange.
One from Noelene from Australia: a lovely candle with the most unique use
of a spider with a 'leaf shaped' tally coming out of the center of the spider.
I have never seen anything like it.
#Two is from Lorenzi
On 12/9/07 6:35 PM, Daphne Martin wrote:
She finally decided that sewing machines were not around
when our sister lacemakers made lace for a living. If
they had been I feel they would have used them.
They would have been too poor to afford them.
And the lacemakers didn't mount the lace --
Would the lady who bought a mattress in Devon please email me with a contact
number? Vivienne
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On Dec 10, 2007, at 21:54, Webwalker (Susan) wrote:
So the question is, is the basis for re-watching/re-reading
entertaining movies/books the same as the basis for re-living past
injustices/ tradegies?
Not for me.
I don't like re-watching of old films, but I do re-read old favourite
books.
I re-read/re-watch books/movies because I enjoy them. Like Tamara, I
know what to expect and can play along with the story. There is also
frequently something new to discover no matter how many times I redo
these. There is also some character in the things I redo that I can
identify with or
On 12/9/07 10:52 AM, Dora Smith wrote:
But I also was very skimpy with how much flour I kneaded
in; my dough was outright mushy. Last year that seemed to
cause my sister's loaves to come out better.
My sister says that softer dough makes better bread, but she
had been kneading in as much
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