Apparently there is a Honiton Christening Gown made for the
Millennium. I am assuming that this is not that gown. Perhaps the new
gown was made of antique pieces of honiton in the Royal Collection?
Julian
Julian Jefferson
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On 24 Apr 2008, at 02:21, P A Lally wrote:
Hi
Dear Lacemakers,
Though some dislike sewing, there are times when a needle is necessary to
attach lace or attend to urgent repairs. Lacefairy sent me this connection
a
month ago. Given our recent Arachne discussions about needle manufacturing,
I am passing along. We have no connection
Annette wrote:
As there is no longer a Honiton lace industry these days - only Hobby
lacemakers, I suspect that it would be extremely difficult for even the
Queen to commission lace to be made.
It would certainly have be extremely expensive in order to entice
lacemakers to part with their lace
Interesting concept. I wonder if the open bit of eye would tend to catch?
Another aid to needle-threading is a little device made in Italy, called an
automatic needle threader. I haven't tried it - am tempted.
*http://tinyurl.com/598klh
*usual disclaimers.
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 1:01 PM, [EMAIL
I tried to find the blue plastic self threader on the Lee Valley website and
couldn't seem to locate it. I've seen this concept before and it works if
you locate the needle correctly. One of my sewing machines has this
attachment on it.
That said, Lee Valley is known for the quality of
Hi Bev -
When I worked for the summer in a Quilting shop several years ago, they had
gotten a few of these handy-dandy devices to see if they worked. I tried one,
and for the life of me couldn't get it to thread a needle. Maybe I was using
the wrong needles, maybe I was holding my mouth
Hi everyone
Sorry if the picture link didn't work.
The Lee Valley article no. (gadget number?!) is 45K27.05
and its entry should be here
*http://tinyurl.com/599c3a*
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Bev (near Sooke, BC on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada)
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Hi Julian
Yes you are right a Christening gown was made for the Millenium - 28
lacemakers were involved and the whole project took more than a year.
The sprigs made included a large bow and wildflowers common in Devon. The
sprigs are appliqued on to net and form the front panel of the dress.
An ANZAC Day Greeting to all ex-pat. Aussie and New Zealand Lacemakers on this
ANZAC Day.
Despite a slight fog, there were an estimated 40,000 people at the Dawn
Service at the Shrine of Rememberance in Melbourne today. It is now a
glorious autumn day, with the sun shining for the traditional
Alice Howell wrote:
Oh, in regard to taking a One and Only in a suitcase, if you cut about 2-3
inches off the top edge (make it shaped like the letter D), it will fit in a
suitcase.
I cut mine in half! I cut the foam and the liner for the box, before covering.
I scored the cardboard and then
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