Re: [lace] The new bobbin and Full bobbins

2015-03-07 Thread Lin Hudren
I cut the drinking straws - fat ones if the neck is very full - the height of the neck and then cut a line down it so it goes around the neck and threads. this keeps it clean and can be easily removed or replaced at will. you can use colors or clear. Hugs, Lin and the Mali [image: Motivational

Re: [lace] Lace on the Great British Sewing Bee

2015-03-07 Thread Diana Smith
The lady was Liz Knight who for many years was curator of the Cowper and Newton Museum in Olney and is an expert on local history and lacemaking in the area. What Liz actually said was it would take 'two whole days of continual work', to produce the piece of lace. Diana in Northamptonshire Sent

[lace] The new bobbin.

2015-03-07 Thread Brian Lemin
Re the exposed piece of thread. Time to re invent the Noquette to keep it covered. Brian Brian Lemin Cooranbong. Australia www.ukulelejass.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace] What is a vectorized lace pattern?

2015-03-07 Thread Brenda Paternoster
The images I see after typing Vectorised lace into Google look like computer versions of hand drawn lace. Not photographic images of lace (hand or machine) and not prickings/[atterns for making lace. In many ways they remind me of the Johann Hrdlicka design book reproduced by the Lace Guild some

[lace] Norfolk Lacemakers

2015-03-07 Thread Sue Harvey
Have had a wonderful lace day at the Open Academy. The speaker was a lady by the name of Louise West and the subject was from lace to concrete and boy did she blow our minds. From taking up lace for City Guilds she progressed through to design and actually designed some mind blowing

RE: [lace] The new bobbin.

2015-03-07 Thread Noelene Lafferty
I'll bite, Brian - what's a Noquette please? Noelene noel...@lafferty.com.au Re the exposed piece of thread. Time to re invent the Noquette to keep it covered. Brian - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help,

RE: [lace] Future of Sweet Briar

2015-03-07 Thread tpd
I heard about the impending closure of Sweet Briar College and am wondering if this year's event will still happen. Any word? Susan L. Benzer This year's event at Sweet Briar had been called off in early December, due to personal reasons, before the thunderbolt about the college closing struck.

[lace] Future of Sweet Briar

2015-03-07 Thread Susan L. Benzer
I heard about the impending closure of Sweet Briar College and am wondering if this year's event will still happen. Any word? Susan L. Benzer sben...@earthlink.net AIM id = slobenzer It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others. - To unsubscribe send

Re: [lace] The new bobbin and Full bobbins

2015-03-07 Thread robinlace
mary carey d...@hotmail.com wrote: Must try the narrow cling plastic used by machine embroiderers to stop their thread from unwinding while not in use. Also used by overlocking/serging sewers is a type of mesh used on the thread coming off the spool. Yes, that stuff (in the US it's

Re: [lace] Norfolk Lacemakers - Louise West

2015-03-07 Thread Jeriames
Some might like to look at Louise West's web site. There are a lot of women by this name, but I am pretty convinced the following will bring you to the lace maker Sue Harvey has told us about. There are different small films under different categories. The address below has one about