thank you to the people who answered my question re looking for the Louise
Colgan dvd with the hummingbird on. I didn't find anyone in the UK to buy
from but the dvd is winging its way to me from America instead. Obviously a
disc is much cheaper to post than a book would be so no problems. I
Please will you help try to identify this lace for a friend of mine from
another list?
Penny wrote:-
Can anyone help me identify what type of lace is on a bodice circa
1900-1906? I have uploaded two images of the lace with large photos
that the experts can download and enlarge on their
I think Steff has hit the nail on the head here. I don't often use
variegated thread but if I do I choose subtle changes of colour. I
called in to Vivienne of Presencia UK yesterday and was looking at her
display of (colour photocopies of) the lace they sell patterns for.
One was worked
Hello Sue
Can you give us the title of this particular DVD and the seller?
Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK
Sue wrote:
thank you to the people who answered my question re looking for the Louise
Colgan dvd with the hummingbird on. I didn't find anyone in the UK to buy
from but the dvd is
A big THANK YOU to all Arachnids who have given me such a welcome and
encouraged me to continue revising my dictionary. C is now finished and I am
starting on D. I will be in touch.
Alex
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Hello Linda
Looks like Irish crochet to me.
It's a form of crochet with lots of padding and raised work done to
imitate Venetian Gros Point needle lace.
Brenda
Can anyone help me identify what type of lace is on a bodice circa
1900-1906? I have uploaded two images of the lace with large
Linda,
in my opinion it is Irish crochet.
Ilske
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This is a hot tip for using variegated thread (first some preamble)
It depends on the effect the lacemaker likes, doesn't it?
but so long as you avoid half stitch,
Or meet it head on ;)
After some thought, what Brenda does with thread and lace inspired me about
the core of the matter - via
Roseground had Valdani thread for sale on their stall at The Chepstow Lace
Suppliers' Fair (run by Ann and Tim Parker). When I spoke to Pat about using
the variegated she showed me a couple of pieces she had done. In both of them,
the variegated was limited to cloth stitch trails, the rest of
A few years ago I ordered some bobbins from Africa. Unfortunately I lost the
address, and I am wondering if anyone still has it. There was also an e-mail
address. A person wrote to lace asking if anyone wanted to order bobbins and
help someone improve their income a little. There is a choice
Try Mike Bester. See if these are the ones.
http://www.angelfire.com/d20/mikesbobbins/html
Alice in Oregon
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A few years ago
At 07:15 PM 17/05/2008, Brenda Paternoster wrote:
Hello Linda
Looks like Irish crochet to me.
It's a form of crochet with lots of padding and raised work done to
imitate Venetian Gros Point needle lace.
Brenda
To me it is straight out Irish Crochet.
David in Ballarat
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The color changes were subtle enough not to be noticed. But as others
have responded, the length of color change has a lot to do with it.
Both the length of color change and the range of colors are important for
making variegated-thread lace. I find the best variegated is a range of shades
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