[lace] Corbet

This is an excerpt from a private email that I sent to Susan. Don't jump to conclusions too quickly about what other people are thinking. "But I should also say that I understand this issue from an author's/designer's perspective. When writing a book one often comes up with 2 versions of a

RE: [lace] Corbett's Flanders

Ladies, we should not be too critical of author's mistakes as publishers are often to blame. From my own experience of writing a book, it can be very difficult to get corrections made to everyone's satisfaction as every correction means a time delay and publishers can override an author's requests

[lace] Re: Demise of Fine Linen Lace, was Faery Lace

Thank you to everyone who replied to my question - just how fine is fine linen thread? Sorry I've not replied to everyone individually. One of the reasons I asked was because I had a rummage in my boxes and I have some old wooden 'cotton' reels that originally held Knox's linen thread. One

[lace] Corbett's Flanders

I wrote to Susan Hottle in answer to her question about Corbett's pattern. She asked me to post the answer to arachne as well, so here it is (minus the diagrams). Susan Your are right. The pattern and the diagram do not match. And it isn't just a matter of how many pinholes. The connection in

RE: [lace] Lace legends?

Hi Lyn, Cataracts can even occur in babies and small children (not frequently, thank God), not just later in life. Happy lace making, Joepie. From: lynrbai...@supernet.com Dear Elise, What you say makes sense. I have often wondered, and I was voting for

[lace] Flanders question

Solved! Many thanks to all who wrote with help & suggestions regarding the Pale Blue Square In Flanderische Spitze. It turns out that in spite of all my pinhole counting, I failed to notice that the pinhole arrangement on the pricking did not match the arrangement on the diagram. Luckily, that

[lace] Alice’s prize-winning lappets

Good show Alice—congratulations! I just checked Arachne Flickr but did not see a photo? Please post one (or more!) so we can all enjoy your success & be inspired. Many thanks. Susan Hottle USA Sent from my iPad - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

Re: [lace] Lace legends?

Dear Elise, What you say makes sense. I have often wondered, and I was voting for cataracts, but then I realized that happens quite late in life. I am truly impressed by the expertise that various members of Arachne bring to the discussion. In our own way, we are a powerhouse of passion for

Re: [lace] Lace legends?

Hi Devon, Well, this may be hubris on my part, but I partially disagree with your ophthalmologist. He says "You cannot damage your eyes by using your eyes." Actually, one gradually looses one's ability to focus at distance if one primarily uses one's eyes for close work. In modern times this has

Re: [lace] Lace legends?

I agree Devon, the theory of blindness from making lace has never made sense to me. However, I disagree that syphilis was the usual culprit since the stages of primary, secondary, and tertiary syphilis were well known and recognized. Had these women been blinded by syphilis, I don’t think the

Re: [lace] Lace legends?

The theory that you lose your eyesight from making lace is a persistent one. I once consulted my ophthalmologist about this, fearing for my own eyesight, and he said, "You cannot damage your eyes by using your eyes." One theory about blindness among lacemakers is that, living in port towns as

[lace] Linen thread

Hi Arachnids Researching Mechlin using a Veho microscope I found that much of it was made using linen thread finer than 240/2 Egyptian cotton, a few with thread as thick as 200/2 and none with thicker thread. Also most were made using single ply thread, the flax fibres being sufficiently long