I don't know much about using wire but I was making a flower yesterday that
has
to be gathered after laced. I decided to use wire in one area to stiffen it
and
it turned out pretty nice. The other threads were DMC 40. I used 34 gauge
wire
for this. It is the first flower in Flower Fantasy by
I too wondered what wire vice thread means, I've never heard of it. Did you
mean using wire versus thread?
Using wire does need a bit of practice. The one bit of wire BL that I made was
a shapeless mess but some people have achieved good results.
As others have said, just Google 'wire lace'
by Rosemary Shepherd. I
used the wire in place of the red thread.
Marji
From: bev walker walker.b...@gmail.com
To: bertrans1 bertra...@gmail.com
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Sent: Wed, September 1, 2010 4:59:25 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Working Bobbin Lace PAtterns
Des anyone know how to use wire vice thread for use in bobbin lace patterns?
I asked this once before, but saw no comment regarding the use of wire.
I am a beginner and would like to learn how to use it.
Thank you to whoever can provide me with instructions, etc.
Sallie O.
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Personally, not sure what you mean by 'wire vice thread'. Trying to work
out if it was a typo, but can't get anything else to fit in there.
But if it's a fine, soft wire of some sort then it will be good for
lacemaking. Do a search in the arachne archives (
You don't say where you are located, or if you are a beginner at
lacemaking itself, or a beginner at using the wirebut if this
helps, a quick google showed that at this site are two books on wire
lace jewellery. The bobbin lace supplier also sells bobbins for wire
lacemaking.
