Joy wrote:
I take a muslin sheet out of the linen closet,
Bear in mind that 'muslin' has several definitions and can mean different
things in different countries.
In the UK the word muslin usually refers to butter muslin which is a very
fine, see-through, loosely woven cotton which is useful
On 17 Oct 2008, at 04:39, Jean Nathan wrote:
In the UK the word muslin usually refers to butter muslin which is
a very fine, see-through, loosely woven cotton which is useful for
steaming and straining in the kitchen,and was used to cover meat in
a butchers - a light-weight gauze.
UK
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Margot Walker
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On 17 Oct 2008, at 04:39, Jean Nathan wrote:
In the UK the word muslin usually refers to butter muslin which is a very
fine, see-through, loosely woven cotton which is useful for steaming and
straining in the
Lace folks collect all sorts of different things, however has anyone
collected (or are collecting) actual beads that Christine mentions in her
book Spangles and Superstitions ?
I have been looking out for them for some time and have found it a rather
difficult collection to build up.
PS. I
Dear Friends,
How about using simple flour paste -- flour and water (mix and cook
one minute in the microwave). It dissolves in water if you want to
loosen it. This paste is used to mount fans leaves to fan sticks so
should work on your backing fabric.
My Granny always added a little
Hello Jean and Brian
I bought the book directly from Christine when I went to one of her
classes in May this year, and she
also sells it at lace fairs.
Many of their books are now self-published, so perhaps you'd need to
contact her if you want a copy.
Let me know and I'll let you have her
When I went to convention in Rockford, I wanted to take some of my lace
pieces with me - unfolded. So I got DH to cut me a section of PVC pipe
the length I needed. I used the 2 pipe for these pieces, and used a
piece of navy blue cotton which I had pre-washed. I cut it the same
width as the
for wrapping textiles around. Any
comments, Jeri?
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I have the edition of Spangles and Superstitions that was published in
1987. It was published by CD Springett, and there is an interesting
story at the very end of the book about the possible end of Harry
Armstrong's equipment...someone told the Springett's that when space was
needed for
Could someone tell me of a fabric supplier that sells a printed fabric called
Lace lady???
Or if anyone has a piece I could buy. DaphneNorfolk England
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Hi Debbie
I have the same edition. I don't know whether the booklet was ever
reprinted in a different version.
Over the original printer's details (Apex Printers Ltd.) is a
nameaddress sticker of the Springetts.
As regards the lace items that were dumped, you have got me interested
in what
If you have enough thread length to sew in, but not enough to thread a
needle, you could try using a thread loop to weave it in, i.e. folding
a fine thread in half and feeding the loop through the eye of a needle
as has been described here for doing sewings or adding beads. I've used
this
Dear Lace Friends,
On the subject of rolling napkins for storage, I really liked Alice's
advice. But then, more comments and questions arose.
I have been to quite a few museum-sponsored conservation lectures and never
heard PVC pipe mentioned in the lectures as a good choice for delicate
Margot,
I would define N.Am calico as a N.Am muslin weight fabric with a flowered
print.
N.Am muslin is a plain light weight fabric of 'natural' or white color.
Lorri
On 17 Oct 2008, at 04:39, Jean Nathan wrote:
In the UK the word muslin usually refers to butter muslin which is
a very
Thank you all very much. I have had a few helpful emails about this
now, some are now clearer after reading this one Jeri.
My lace is ruby coloured on prewashed ruby fabric, pressed not needing
to be starched. (I had some excellent help with this earlier in the year
when finishing the
As I have made clothing for our living history camping for a number of
years I do have a lightweight natural calico fabric in my stash. My
husbands shirts are always made out of that, plus a few drawer string
bags for totting stuff about and for hiding plastics:-) I will need to
go hunting.
On 10/17/08 3:39 AM, Jean Nathan wrote:
In the UK the word muslin usually refers to butter muslin
which is a very fine, see-through, loosely woven cotton
which is useful for steaming and straining in the
kitchen,and was used to cover meat in a butchers - a
light-weight gauze. It can also be
Dear Debbie and Bobbin Collectors,
The subject line title above has been changed from Harry Armstrong's
cottage industry and the Springett's bead book, to correspond with the part
of
Debbie's memo about antique Dutch bobbins (text at bottom of this letter).
I took the lace tour in
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