[lace] Re: Question

Many thank to the 3 persons that helped me in finding out bout the Urling's lace. Now I am a lot wiser !!! Maria a German living in Spain El vie., 13 mar. 2020 a las 22:42, Maria Greil () escribió: > Can anybody help me ? > I just read an article in an old magazine (The Ladies' Monthly Museum,

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Dear Adele, I have read about the use of a little scrap of fabric or bag used to hold the finished lace while you are still working. Apparently it was typically dark blue to keep the lace bright white (an old laundress's trick, add blue dye to your whites). Perhaps dark blue could appear black in

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Dear Adele, That is a very interesting idea. Looking closely at the Old Lacemaker and the "attributed to Gabriel Metsu" paintings, it appears that they have something like you describe on them too. Devon > > > > On Sep 4, 2019, at 9:56 AM, Devon Thein wrote: > > I have no idea what purpose the

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Hi Devon: I’ve taken a look at this weird little thing in extreme closeup. If it’s a decoration it is odd that it is completely plain. I am struck by the fact that it is in line with the pricking, and it covers the space between the top of the pricking and the drawer opening, and I wonder if

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Interestingly, it seems Maes used exactly the same pillow in his painting of the Old Lacemaker in the Mauritshaus Museum. https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/explore/the-collection/artworks/the-old-lacemak er-1101/# Perhaps it was a family possession? The pillow is the same even to the hanging

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Elana I used to dress up as the lacemaker in this painting. https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30098126 Sent from my iPad > >> Hello everyone, >> >> I have a question about lace pillows in the 17th century Dutch Republic >> that I hope you can help me with. >>

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Debbie Stoller, I would say that the pillows are not exactly the same because the one you show has a "lectern-like" base, a term I have now read in the English translation of the bobbin and pillow book which I would not have remembered that I have had Diane not mentioned it. The pillow in the Maes

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

This lady has the same exact kind of half-circle pillow: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/dd/79/a7/dd79a713eed7a7ddc027022a2535c972.jpg > On Sep 4, 2019, at 12:56 PM, Devon Thein wrote: > > Dear Elena, > There is a

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Dear Elena, There is a book, Kloppel, Kissen, Stander about pillows, bobbins and stands. Unfortunately it is in German. It does not have a pillow exactly like this one, although there are similar ones. The book, as far as I can tell physically describes the photos of the pillows and I don't think

Re: [lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

, Maria Greil a German lace maker living in Spain El mié., 4 sept. 2019 a las 18:10, Elena Kanagy-Loux (< enkanagyl...@gmail.com>) escribió: > Hello everyone, > > I have a question about lace pillows in the 17th century Dutch Republic > that I hope you can help me with. >

[lace] Dutch Lace Pillow Question

Hello everyone, I have a question about lace pillows in the 17th century Dutch Republic that I hope you can help me with. I'm giving a talk at the end of the week on lacemaking in Holland in the 17th century, focusing mainly around Nicolaes Maes's 1656 portrait "The Lacemaker"

Re: [lace] Lassen question

Thanks Bobbi. and I also have the diagrams attached. I will print your message with the diagrams to keep for future reference. Karen in Malta > > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

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Thanks for the reply. Karen in Malta > > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

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To help: At the top of the first page, beside the tab Albums, see the tab Photostream. On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 1:54 PM wrote: > Are you all looking at the photostream in Arachne's flickr account? > https://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/ On my screen they show up as > the first two

Re[7]: [lace] Lassen question

Are you all looking at the photostream in Arachne's flickr account? https://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/ On my screen they show up as the first two photographs. I did not add them to Bobbi's album Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com -- - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

Re[5]: [lace] Lassen question

guson" To: "suebabbs...@gmail.com" Sent: 6/23/2019 1:07:32 PM Subject: Re: Re: Re[2]: [lace] Lassen question >I was unable to see "Bobbi's diagrams", can you give a 'link' to where >they are & send it privately? > >Lorri Ferguson > lorri...@msn.com > >

[lace] Lassen question

The overlapped section will not fray.  With every millimeter  of the lace threads tightly wrapped, there's no way any of the threads can move.  If a thread gets cut, then it would loosen, but that's an extreme case.  Normal use will not loosen it. The first time you do it, it is a bit scary to

Re: [lace] Lassen question

The stitching is very close and tight, so I think there is no chance of fraying over time, as long as the treatment of the lace is reasonably gentle as it always should be. Kathleen, in a hot and humid Berkshire, UK, expecting thunder any minute! Sent from my iPad > On 23 Jun 2019, at 12:32,

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Bobbi's diagrams are now posted on the arachne flickr site. Go to link at bottom of email to see them Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of lassen.jpg] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of

Re: [lace] Lassen question

Good morning Karen and everyone else. I've been watching this and have finally decided to jump in. Karen, attached is a photo/diagram. Starting at #1 you make the piece of lace. You finish at #2. (ha ha... can you tell I do a lot of Tonder? footside on the left) You over lap the two ends to

Re: [lace] Lassen question

Interesting to follow the discussion on lassen. What I am still trying to understand, though, is that once the extra piece of lace is cut away, what is there to keep it looking neat over time (i.e. not have a frayed edge)? Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

RE: [lace] Lassen question

contain the same problems as designing corners for Bucks -- the flattened grid for the ground. Lorelei -Original Message- Subject: Re: [lace] Lassen question Pam Nottingham was emphatic that she and her students were the first to design flat corners for edging handkerchiefs, in the mid

RE: [lace] Lassen question

My bad, forgot to edit. Lashing myself with a wet noodle as I type. lrb "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help,

RE: [lace] Lassen question

read your emails." -Original Message- >From: Lorelei Halley >Sent: Jun 22, 2019 6:12 PM >To: 'Bev Walker' , 'Gon Homburg' >Cc: 'Adele Shaak' , 'lacelijst -' >Subject: RE: [lace] Lassen question > >???Lasso, as in attach a cow to a rope??? ??? Lass

RE: [lace] Lassen question

lace onto the beginning. Lorelei -Original Message- Subject: Re: [lace] Lassen question Is this the name that is used for the stitching to attach bands of Chantilly together to form the really big shawls? Or does that have another name? From: &

RE: [lace] Lassen question

Flanders also uses lassen. -Original Message- Subject: Re: [lace] Lassen question I think that lassen is something that you do with Binche and point de Paris. Are there any other laces that use "lassen"? Nancy, did you see any other handkerchiefs of interest? I might h

Re: [lace] Lassen question

It's called point de racroc, and is quite a different technique--it doesn't overlap the two pieces at all but sews in a thread between the two pieces of net that follows a path that connects the two pieces as if they were one piece of net. In lassen, the sewing thread whips around the bars of the

Re: [lace] Lassen question

"racroc" maybe, I think? Yes it does have a different name. ok, found it in Alex Stillwell's dictionary. Point de rac(c)roc or Point de raccroche On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 1:26 PM jviking @sover.net wrote: > Is this the name that is used for the stitching to attach bands of > Chantilly together

Re: [lace] Lassen question

alker" Sent: Monday, June 17, 2019 12:31 PM To: "Gon Homburg" Cc: "Adele Shaak" , "lacelijst -" Subject: Re: [lace] Lassen question Then I wasn't far off the mark after all. Thanks for the background information. Lassen and lace are "tied together"

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Then I wasn't far off the mark after all. Thanks for the background information. Lassen and lace are "tied together" in origin. I like words. Bev in Shirley BC Canada On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 8:57 AM Gon Homburg wrote: > The etymology of the dutch word ‘lassen’ is: > From Middle Dutch

Re: [lace] Lassen question

The etymology of the dutch word ‘lassen’ is: >From Middle Dutch lasschen (“to join together”). Further etymology is unclear, but probably borrowed from Old French

Re: [lace] Lassen question

I always think of the word “lash” as in “lash together” Adele > Possibly the logic for offering the term "weld" is that two pieces of > It would be interesting to know the etymology of "lassen" - maybe has a > Latin origin. "Lasso" comes to mind, as also the root word of "lace" but I > could be

Re: [lace] Lassen question

Possibly the logic for offering the term "weld" is that two pieces of something are joined together (in some way) to look like one. Sew together is more relevant. It would be interesting to know the etymology of "lassen" - maybe has a Latin origin. "Lasso" comes to mind, as also the root word of

Re: [lace] Lassen question

Hi Jane, I think there is no translation of “lassen” used for lace in one word. You could translate it as sew together. You are sewing one end of the lace to the other, just as you do with welding of metal pieces. The big difference is that welding is done between two ends of metals and the

Re: [lace] Lassen question

Hello Helen and everyone The neat join called "lassen" is really effective. I followed the instruction in the Book of Flanders by Niven; equipment required is one very short, very fine needle, a pair of finely-pointed scissors, and a joining thread that exactly matches the shade of the lace

Re: [lace] Lassen question

When I blow up the photos to be able to see the path of the thread as it whipped around bars in the net, it looks to me like the thread used for the join is the same thread that was used to make the lace. It's certainly not significantly finer. Nancy On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 7:05 PM Devon Thein

Re: [lace] Lassen question

Adele, I'm thinking that a lassen technique might have developed when flat corners meant one no longer had the gathers at the corners in which to hide the seam. That's why I've asked in my last post if the seam is indeed in a gathered part in handerkerchiefs with gathered corners. In

Re: [lace] Lassen question

I put up on laceioli.ning the phtos of 63.196.17. Also, I did find some lassen. One is dated about 1800, which I am somewhat doubtful about. The other is joined lappets dated early 19th century. But, I would expect that if they were joined it was somewhat later than the date of the lappets, since

Re: [lace] Lassen question

My understanding is that lassen is used when the end of a pattern overlaps the beginning; and the patterns therefore match. This would have nothing to do with corners; it would be done in the one place in the lace piece where the end overlapped the beginning. So, if you were making a hankie

Re: [lace] Lassen question

Devon, Quite a few of the handkerchiefs that were donated by the Duchesse de Richelieu, in memory of the Princess Alice of Monaco, in 1963, were of interest, largely because I couldn't see an obvious join in most of them. Several had flat corners: e.g., 63.196.17. In the ones with gathered

Re: [lace] Lassen question

<> Funny you should ask. I was looking at one of the binche handkerchiefs from Princess Alice of Monaco, 63.196.6. The joins are in the corners and they do not use lassen, although they are very skillfully done. I have posted photos of the four corners on

Re: [lace] Lassen question

I guess I have to confess that I believed a source and shouldn't have, or I totally misunderstood her: Pam Nottingham was emphatic that she and her students were the first to design flat corners for edging handkerchiefs, in the mid-twentieth C. She must have meant only Bucks because I've just

Re: [lace] Lassen question

I have few older handkerchiefs so I'm like Devon -- I can't say for sure, but I think in the ones I have that have gathered corners, there's a quite visible join. (They are in storage but I will try to dig them out soon.) I do know that the flat corners are a recent development (i.e., starting in

Re: [lace] Lassen question

Lassen is a technique for joining fine lace. It is done with very fine thread which is used to wrap small bundles invisibly. Corner work is continuous. It doesn't require the finer thread. I'm frustrated that I can't remember more! I also can't find my copy of "Het Lassen", which covers

Re: [lace] Lassen question

Add this to the list of things I should be looking for when I look at lace in the museum! This is something I never thought of before. I had a quick look through my photos and I couldn't find an example of lassen, although I have been taught how to do the technique in several classes. It would be

[lace] Lassen question

Hi, Since the list is silent, I would like to ask an historical question. I will state here that I have asked the question before years ago but didn’t get a satisfactory answer so here I go again ... For lassen (I think that is the word), where the ends of lace are overlapped and (almost)

RE: [lace] Bobbin question ( a ?maker? responds)

you Brian -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com On Behalf Of Lorri Ferguson Sent: Sunday, 17 February 2019 5:27 AM To: Arachne list ; Adele Shaak Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbin question Even a home hobbyist can produce very fine bobbins. It is all in the sanding and polishing. I

Re: [lace] Bobbin question

: Saturday, February 16, 2019 9:15 AM To: Arachne list Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbin question I think we need a woodworker to chime in here, but I believe that bobbins that are not professionally made may also be rough because of the type of wood used. A coarse-grained splintery softwood is never going

Re: [lace] Bobbin question

Many of the English bobbins are made from fruit wood. Most regions would have grown fruit trees and so it would have been readily available. I have a couple of the Malmsbury bobbins that are tapered style. From my memory of them they are fairly dark coloured and therefore probably not fruit

Re: [lace] Bobbin question

I think we need a woodworker to chime in here, but I believe that bobbins that are not professionally made may also be rough because of the type of wood used. A coarse-grained splintery softwood is never going to give you the finish of a dense hardwood. Or so I understand. Adele West Vancouver,

Re: [lace] Bobbin question

Hello Sue, I've got over 100 antique Malmesbury bobbins in both versions - with neck or tapered. They are all straight and blunt ended. None were converted to take spangles, which you sometimes see on very old, tiny, lightweight bobbins or continentals sold to the English market in days gone

Re: [lace] Bobbin question

I felt that most of these bobbins were hand made and often a bit rough and ready so not necessarily a style but maybe as a result of inexperience and not made by a skilled craftsman perhaps. Sue in dull damp Dorset UK, hoping for a bit of sunshine Thanks Alice—good to know! I wanted to

Re: [lace] Bobbin question

Thanks Alice—good to know! I wanted to understand whether a tapered neck was a specific feature or an interpretation of the form by individual bobbin makers in those areas. Looking forward to some “new” Malmesbury & Devon style bobbins made by an expert! Sincerely, Susan Hottle FL USA Sent

Re: [lace] Bobbin question

I haven't seen the pictures you refer to but my antique Malmsbury bobbins are not tapered.  They are straight cylinders, about 3/8 inch or less thick, about 4 inches long, with a thread area cutout about 1/2 inch long.  The bobbins are mostly plain but may have a groove or two, or many,

[lace] Bobbin question

Someone is willing to make replica bobbins for me & I noticed that both Devon Trolly & Malmesbury bobbins, pictured in Springett & on Brian’s online dictionary, have tapered necks. Can anyone shed some light on this? Just wondering if this is a specific feature to these types of bobbins. Many

Re: [lace] Identification question

Honeycombe stitch as a ground is also known as Spanish Ground - might this have any bearing? Original Message Subject: [lace] Identification question From: Devon Thein The most distinctive thing about these two pieces is that they both have a honeycomb background mesh

Re: [lace] Identification question

Devon, I looked through the book of bobbin lace stitches by Cook and Stott, and to me the ground stitch looks more like the braided kat stitch that is on page 122 of the book. That would make more sense if it is considered a Flemish type lace, since kat stitch (or Paris) is more closely

[lace] Identification question

Earlier I posed a question about a piece of lace in the museum that I am having trouble categorizing. The museum has it pegged as Flemish. I posted the photo on the Laceioli.ning site laceioli.ning.com/groups/group/show?groupUrl=identification-history_source=activity This should be viewable by

Re: [lace] Starching question!

"My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails."Dear Elena, This project will be worn and thus requires starching, Are you sure? I have starched Christmas ornaments, but never lace to be worn. The first question, in my opinion, is whether it

Re: [lace] Starching question!

Hi Elena, I have had the chance to work with different starching materials on cotton and linen. I have only ever pressed silk (over a damp cloth). For starching I strongly recommend using all stainless steel pins to prevent rusting and always use some sort of a cover for your pricking (blue

[lace] Starching question!

Hi everyone, I've been really enjoying everyone's conversations lately. Though I've started some replies, they've languished in the draft box due to my busy schedule, oops! I have a question for all of you lovely lacemakers. I'm working on a very special and exciting project that I cannot wait

[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] Flanders question

Hello All! I am trying to resolve an issue while working Pale Blue Square in Flanderische Spitze by Barbara Corbet. Has anyone successfully worked this pattern? It’s cute as a button but I am off by two pins on the picot side & I have been unable to find my mistake, even after numbering the

Re: [lace] basic question

I generally agree with Lyn's analysis, except that I would point out that diagrams are a recent phenomenon. If one takes Sharon's question to imply "all things being equal", then surely 17th and 18th C Binche/Valenciennes (before they differentiated) is the most difficult bobbin lace. I can work

Re: [lace] basic question

Interesting question. "Difficult" is different for different people. Binche is certainly difficult in that you have to follow the diagram carefully, and there are methods of doing that, but nonetheless, there are diagrams, so as long as you know where you are, it's not that difficult to

[lace] basic question

What is the most difficult *type* of lace to make? I'm guessing it is Binche. Is that correct? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

[lace] Re: Question

Hello Everybody, I lost the address of the lady in Brugge who organize the lace-meeting in 2018. Could anybody please send it to me privately? Thanks in advance Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace-chat] Plait and braid: was: [lace] Re: question

In England plait is said "plat" - so the Hoosiers are doing well there! I was surprised when we moved to America to discover midwesterners saying "plate" - it's logical, but then English pronunciation isn't!! Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace-chat] Plait and braid: was: [lace] Re: question

Moved to chat because my reply is off-topic and out of date: On 6/21/17 7:39 AM, AGlez wrote: I also ask myself the same question. Can somebody confirm if "plait" is more often used in the UK, and "braid" is more used in the States? At least this is what I always thought... In Hoosier

[lace] re Question

Being English/Aussie, I use the word Plait (or occasionally Leg – just to confuse things further!!) for the 2 pair ct,ct,ct section, And Braid, - to me – is a wider piece with more passive pairs, and one pair of workers going backwards and forwards -, as in Tape lace. Lacemaking, having

Re: [lace] Re: question

a Big thank you to all who replied to my question. I decide to make a plait with my bobbins and braids with my hair if they ever will be again long enough for ;-) Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help,

Re: [lace] Re: question

You may be generally correct, Lorelei, especially for the tape(US) / braid(UK) usages. It is probably somewhat muddled, however, by the background of one's teacher(s), and which books one uses the most. I've taught myself a lot from books, especially in the beginning, and (almost?) exclusively

RE: [lace] Re: question

From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of AGlez Subject: Re: [lace] Re: question I also ask myself the same question. Can somebody confirm if "plait" is more often used in the UK, and "braid" is more used in the States? At least this is w

[lace] Re: question

When I was doing my City & Guilds, we used braid and tape for narrow trails - tape for machine made, braid for hand made. Plaits are lengths of ct,ct,ct (half stitch repeated with the same two pairs). In English, we tend only to use braid for plait when referring to hair (3 strand plaits), and

Re: [lace] Re: question

I also ask myself the same question. Can somebody confirm if "plait" is more often used in the UK, and "braid" is more used in the States? At least this is what I always thought... Have a nice day!! -- Antje González, Spain www.vueltaycruz.es - To unsubscribe send email to

RE: [lace] Re: question

Hello Ilske flechten = to braid / to plait hair or anything else that can be braided/plaited braiding / plaiting = making braids or plaits Zopf = a hair braid / plait So both really the same. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Hello everybody especially English native lacemaker, I am always unsure

[lace] Re: question

Hello everybody especially English native lacemaker, I am always unsure which I should take braidorplate if I want say Flechter. In my dictionary for braid: they say: 1.) flechten (hair, tape) 2.) Zopf (plait) plait: 1.) Zopf

Re: [lace] Thread question

Hi Susan It sounds as though it might the same as Presencia El Molino - a 7 stranded rayon embroidery thread, on a spool rather than in a skein, each of the strands being singles yarn. Presencia El Molono: 1S/7Z - 11 w/cm. single strand 1S - 23 w/cm Rayon is a very soft thread, not a lot of

[lace] Thread question

Hello All! Does anyone have any experience with El Molino, rayon especial para labores, 25grs, Article 72, Lombard S.A., Barcelona?? It has a very soft twist. A friend plans to use it for a needlepoint project. Has anyone used it for large scale lace or gimp? The colors are exquisite & it

Re: [lace] thread question

Häkelgarn is German. And Taschentücher is the plural of Taschentuch and this is in English a handkerchief. And here it means thread for lace around a handkerchief. The mention brand is DMC but if Cordonnet or spez. dentelles isn’t clear if not mentioned on the label. And this isn’t always so.

[lace] Thread question

The thread is fine crochet/tatting thread corresponding to DMC 80. It is being used for handkerchief edging. Taschentuch means handkerchief. Miria In Arad, Israel - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace] thread question

So it’s saying to use size 80 crochet cotton for lace around a handkerchief. If the pattern says DMC then it does mean Cordonnet 80 or Special Dentelles 80 (which I believe is the same thread, just that Cordonnet comes in big balls and white and ecru only, Special Dentelles comes in lots of

Re: [lace] thread question

Hello Judith, häkeln is crochet Häkelgarn thread for crochet. No 80 is fine it’s for crochet lace. It’s very strong twisted so it’s not fitting for every sort of bobbin lace. Ilske > Am 04.01.2016 um 18:54 schrieb Judith Bongiovanni : > > Happy New Projects fellow lace

Re: [lace] thread question

Yes, Häkelgarn means crochet thread, (I’m not sure which language; Norwegian? Finnish? So probably DMC Cordonnet or Special Dentelles (“tatting cotton”) or something similar. I don’t know what Taschenticher means - it’s probably referring to a specific part of the lace. Brenda > On 4

Re: [lace] Re: question

Hello Ilske! I have this pattern and have looked at the drawing. It is actually four pages of drawings, printed front and back. My copy has the bird on pages 1 and 4. Did you check the backs of your pages? I'll be happy to send you copies if you do not find them! Clay Sent from my iPad

[lace] Re: question

Dear All, years ago somewhere in Europe I bought a booklet with a Binche pattern „The Riverside“ a lovely border with ice birds, irises and spikes of reed designed and worked by Grace Jones. As I looked at it recently because i would like to work it I sit and thought I am unable to see right,

Re: [lace] Arachne question

Goldschild/Londonderry linen is all 3 ply (apart from 60/2Nm 100/2NeL) As Adel says, Brigitte Bellon is German so Bockens, or maybe Fresia, are the most likely. Brenda I made a few of Brigitte Bellon’s Christmas bells last year, and I used Goldschild linen, which I understand is sold in the

[lace] Arachne question

Need a little info. I have Bridgette Bellon's Christmas book and is says use Linen thread 50/2. My question is which manufacture. Bockens has a rap of 24, Fresia is 22 and Campbell Irish is 17.  Can someone let me know which is the thread that works best. Donna F.Near Chicago - To unsubscribe

Re: [lace] Arachne question

Dear Donna, I would vote for either the Bockens, which is Swedish, or the Freesia. They are similar in wraps. Brigitte Bellon is German, so I doubt she would use an Irish linen without mentioning the brand. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where the rain is over, but they are not

Re: [lace] Arachne question

Hi Donna: I made a few of Brigitte Bellon’s Christmas bells last year, and I used Goldschild linen, which I understand is sold in the US under the name Londonderry Linen. It worked very well. Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) On Jun 3, 2015, at 12:44 PM, Donna Fousek

[lace] Lace question on a quiz show

On the UK TV show 'Tipping Point' on Sunday evening the question in the category labelled 'Hobbies' was Which of these were the towns of Honiton and Nottingham famous for? Three options were given. Of those, the answer wanted was lace. I'd hardly call the Honiton and Nottingham lace industries

[lace] thread question

Hi. I hope I can find out what is the wraps for Madeira Aerofil No. 35. I have looked in Brenda's book but could not find it. I wish to substitute with a thread I have in my stash. Any information would be helpful. Thank you all in advance. Donna  Frozen Chicago area. - To unsubscribe send email

Re: [lace] thread question

I think that Sue has answered the questions. I'm sure it will be 'au ver a soie' rather than 'du ver a soie' and the platre version of the natural cotton is smooth rather than 'roc' which is cabled (I think double plied like cordonnet crochet threads) or 'stuc' which is loopy. I've not seen

[lace] thread question

Hello, all - There is nothing like a Lace Day (in this case, Lost Art Lacers in Northern NJ, USA) to put you in a good mood.  Lovely conversation (hi, Devon!) and great browsing of books.  Even treated myself to a couple!  (Okay, so the nearly 50 degree F weather also contributes to the good mood

Re: [lace] thread question

Is it Au ver a Soie rather than Du ver a soie ? http://www.silk-thread.com/our-silk-threads#pure-soie If so that is listed under the 'a' section in silks in Brenda's book. Bergere de France is a brand, and cotons nature platre is listed here:

Re: [lace] pinterest question

I was looking at this last night and the link was a yahoo one, which led to a photo album in which I couldn't even find the photo of the angels, or any connection to Sherry's website. I had found the photo by doing a search in Pinterest under 'bobbin lace angels' and the copy of Sherry's

Re: [lace] pinterest question

Hi All I've just done the same thing and got back to a 'yahoo images search'. If the person in question has copied it from one of the 'images' pages on yahoo or google then it probably has been 'spidered' by them and the original site doesn't always show! However, as I have a page with

Re: [lace] pinterest question

I have the same question   I do NOT understand Pinterest either.  Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska www.TheShuttleSmith.com blog: http://theshuttlesmith.blogspot.com On Sunday, January 19, 2014 5:08 AM, Sue Duckles s...@duckles.co.uk wrote: Hi All I've just done the

[lace] pinterest question

When pinterest started a few years ago, people were pinning photos with no indication where they came from. A lot of people complained to pinterest, including me. At some point within the last year (I can't remember exactly when) pinterest changed its policy and how its software works. Now any

[lace] pinterest question

Sherry -- I went to pinterest and did a search on the name of your website. In the upper left hand corner is a search slot that works on pinterest content. I pasted the link to your website into the search slot. It gave me 6 images from your lovely tatting. All but one had a link to your webpage

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