[lace] Help for Flanders Lace

2009-07-13 Thread Jensen Marilyn
A beautiful teaching book and patterns are available from Vera Cockuyt in Belgium= you can reach her at vera.cock...@belgacom.net. She has written instruction books and taught Flanders and other laces for a long time. Marilyn Jensen, Whidbey Island, WA. - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] Aluminum Bobbins

2009-05-21 Thread Jensen Marilyn
I have some aluminum bobbins which make such a wonderful sound when lacing- does anyone know who the maker is/was and if they are still making them? Marilyn on Whidbey Island ,WA where the sun is shining and tulips and rhodies are blooming! - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] Teaching Lace

2009-04-08 Thread Jensen Marilyn
Thank you all for your wonderful reflections regarding teaching lace. I just finished my first teaching of beginner lace using Gillian Dye's Beginning Bobbin Lace book. I had 7 students, including one with macular degeneration and one that had had 2 strokes. I discovered that some students

[lace] How to stiffen a small lace piece?

2009-04-05 Thread Jensen Marilyn
I am finishing a small oval of Hungarian lace (from Louise Colgans class)and before removing the pins, what should I do? I plan to frame it. Marilyn Jensen Whidbey Island, WA Where the sun is shining and it's 60 degrees on this Palm Sunday! Sent from my iPod - To unsubscribe send email to