[lace] Thread substitution

2010-07-04 Thread Jane Partridge
In message aanlktinlun0pweyf-aiouypx-w4-jvyti9hkp7pkg...@mail.gmail.com, Sister Claire quietasa...@gmail.com writes The patterns I am looking at call for linen 50/2. According to Brenda's indispensable Threads for Lace, this can range from 18 to 24 wraps, depending on the company. Also, Bellon

Re: [lace] fioretombolo

2010-07-04 Thread colonialartist
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RE: [lace] Venetian lace

2010-07-04 Thread Kim Davis
Aurelia, Have you tried looking in Ricci's Old Italian Lace? I don't have either book in front of me, but Ricci and Tebbs were contemporaries, I believe. You will find Old Italian Lace (volumes I and II) on the professors site. I know much of the information came from a slightly earlier