[lace] Linen thread

Hello,I have read with interest the discussion regarding linen threads. I know I have missed part of it since I don't subscribe to the digest, so please forgive me if I am repeating something that has already been said.  I seem to remember many years ago reading that the cultivars of flax that

[lace] Winterthur Needlework Conference: Embroidery - the Language of Art

Last week at Winterthur, Linda Eaton announced that the entire textile collection is being photographed and will be available for viewing via computer in the near future. So, Devon, they have anticipated your wishes. They have always had wonderful staff photographers, skilled in bringing

Re: [lace] Gon Homburg

Gon, and your team of lace teachers, I would like to heartily endorse Anna's vote of thanks to you all. You have given so generously to the lace community over the last few years with these weekly offerings. I have downloaded all the edging patterns, as I am sure many others have and

[lace] Linen Thread

First of all, I just recently got some linen thread off Ebay. The size of the linen is size 50, 60, and 70. The brand is Campbell' s made in Ireland. What type of lace would you recommend for this linen I also acquired a few skeins of linen years ago 6 skeins size 60 thread W. J. Knox LTP LC

RE: [lace] Ithaca Lace and Winterthur Needlework Symposium

Winterthur has some very nice pieces of lace in its collection because one of the members of the Dupont family was a member of the Needle and Bobbin Club and her collection has ended up at Winterthur. Pieces from this collection were shown when the members of the IOLI visited Winterthur during the

[lace] Carrier for bolster pillow and stand

I was a brief visitor at Ithaca Lace Days last weekend and gave in to the temptation to buy a bolster pillow and the wooden cradle to hold it. Saturday I attended a local fabric flea market to see what I could find to make a carrier for it. I bought an upholstery fabric with a floral design

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

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

Original October 16 question: Hello All! May I ask what brand linen thread you are using & why? I'm a bit steamed to find big hunks of lint stuck in 90/2 linen thread & unsure of whether to pick it out & risk breaking the thread or cutting it out & adding a new bobbin. While I realize

Re: [lace] Christmas Card Exchange

I love Brigitte Bellon's christmas lace books, like Allerlei Geklöppelter Christbaum-schmuck, Geklöppelter Weihnachtsschmuck, or Neue Weihnachts- Klöppelmuster. As you might guess, the instructions are in German, but I find the detailed pictures, patterns and a bit of Googling sufficient to work

Re: [lace] Ithaca Lace and Winterthur Needlework Symposium

On Sun, Oct 16, 2016 at 05:14:42PM +, Arlene Cohen wrote: > ??Winterthur does not have much of these laces in their collections (you can > go to their collections online and do a search), although here is the piece I > saw: >

[lace] Linen thread

I have not seen slubs in old linen thread that made the very fine laces. In fact, I believe it is the extremely long staple of the linen that made it capable of being spun so thin. Jean suggests that it may be due to the hand processing of the flax that makes the difference, as opposed to

Fw: [lace] welcome & Flickr

Clay Blackwell currently hosts Arachne’s Flickr website, and everyone else is getting messages about needing to change the password when we try to log-in. Please use the option which says: “I'll secure my account later". This appears in pale grey lettering in the box about keeping this Yahoo

[lace] Linen thread

Thank you Alice! When you mentioned Fresia linen thread, the lightbulb finally went on. When I was buying my thread in an assortment of sizes, my choices were between Fresia & the other one. The one I bought has a more matte finish & the explanation was that Fresia is mercerized. So I just

Re: [lace] Christmas card exchange

Another solution is to go to look at past submissions which have been kept for members of Arachne. The leaders of the exchanges have urged participants to identify the original sources (designers), and they have (in recent years) also asked for prickings or instructions to put on the site

Re: [lace] Linen thread

I have seen many fine old Binche pieces in the German Lace Guild's museum, and the threads were extremely fine. Even a tiny slub would have affected the quality of the lace! In the old flax, not only were the fibers much finer, but they were also much longer, so that allowed fine threads

Re: [lace] Linen thread

My perspective is that there a variety of qualities of linen that give us multiple options when planning a project. Some threads are fairly smooth, and others have lots of slubs. The art of matching the thread to the design is part of the fun! Clay Sent from my iPad > On Oct 16, 2016, at

[lace] Christmas card exchange

Christine Springett also has a book called Lace for children of all ages which has lots of Christmas patterns as well as others. Each pattern also comes with step by step instructions - brilliant for a beginner. Patricia in Wales - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

Re: [lace] Linen thread

On 17 Oct 2016, at 09:12, Kathleen Harris wrote: > They told me that the old varieties of flax, which were used to produce linen > thread fine enough to make, for instance, Binche lace, have been lost. > Today's flax varieties just do not have fine enough fibres. I have heard

[lace] New Member

Re: Hi Everyone, My name is Joseph, and I am new here. Welcome Joseph. We are here to help when necessary. You will probably get several helpful suggestions each time, have fun with them. Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] Linen thread

I have spun flax into linen thread, fine enough to make lace, but only just! I made a small owl with it (Gill Dye's design?). I have discussed linen thread with tutors from the Kantcentrum in Bruges. They told me that the old varieties of flax, which were used to produce linen thread fine