My 1973 edition of the 1954 book âThe Modern Textile & Apparel Dictionary
by Professor George E Linton published in USA (He was a textiles teacher and
Dean of the textile department of Fashion Institute in New York) at describes
a skein as âan appreciable length of yarn or thread that has
Hello All! While I was adding to my stash of vintage buttons today, the shop
owner brought over a packet of lace to see if I was interested. I was! It is
a tiny insertion--5/16"--comprised of spiders. She thinks it is from Germany
because it was in with a group of items she purchased from a
Hello All! While I was trying to sort out my Flickr issues, I ran across some
photos of a mask decorated with lace. It was in the Camera Roll section &
added in March so I don't know who posted the photos. Would you believe, I am
registered for a "mask making class" in January & I was
