Re: [lace] Franz Muller Hanging bobbin. Buyer beware

2018-07-18 Thread Helen Clarke
Without looking at anything except the auction page, I might buy it for a pound or two as a novelty. (If it had been Sarah Dazeley then I would pay more because her final murder was in my family village!) It doesn’t look authentic at all. It is a shame that the maker couldn’t use their skills

Re: [lace] YouTube of early bobbin and/or needlelace

2018-07-18 Thread f...@cobweb.net
Hi, The ‘Thumpers’ were mostly used in the South Bucks area, though many were later adapted to carry a spangle. Pamela Nottingham learned her lace in her home town of Marlow where she learned both Bucks and Beds using South Bucks bobbins which became her bobbin of choice for life. She

[lace] News item I was interested to see

2018-07-18 Thread Sue
Our Duke and Duchess of Cornwall visited Honiton today and the Duchess was given a piece of Honiton lace by Pat Perriman MBE and she talked about Queen Victoria and her interest in the Lace industry. Sue T Dorset UK, - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

Re: [lace] early lace video

2018-07-18 Thread Devon Thein
Oops, Forgot to trim. Sorry. Now that I am posting from the internet google platform it doesn't display the previous messages on my message, so I forget it is there. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

Re: [lace] early lace video

2018-07-18 Thread Devon Thein
Dear Jean, This sounds fascinating. I would love to know how she worked with one hand for bobbins and one for pins. I wonder if it depends on the shape of the pillow. As someone commented, she is just rolling them around as they are suspended in air. I learned on a roller pillow with a flat apron,

Re: [lace] YouTube of early bobbin and/or needlelace

2018-07-18 Thread Diana Smith
The types of lace made were not ruled by county boarders. What we know as the Bedfordshire type was made in all the counties of the East Midlands - as was Bucks Point. There was a Northampton Point, the term was not so common but was usually known for baby laces. The ‘Thumpers’ were mostly

[lace] Franz Muller Hanging bobbin. Buyer beware

2018-07-18 Thread Brian Lemin
http://www.keysauctions.co.uk/ This auctioneer is offering a Franz Muller hanging bobbin for sale in a few days time.. I suggest that would be buyers first read C and D Springetts evaluation of another Franz Muller bobbin on page 85 of their book "Success to the Lace Pillow" Many of

Re: [lace] Lace in England?

2018-07-18 Thread Karen ZM
Oops...sorry Girls (and some Guys).if forgot to trim before hitting send. Mea culpa, I usually trim before I type in the message. Karen in Malta >> >> >> >> >> >> >> - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

Re: [lace] Lace in England?

2018-07-18 Thread Karen ZM
Lynn Why not consider renting an automatic car? We always do that, especially if we are to drive “on the other side of the road”. It takes the headache out of shifting with the “other” hand and leaves us to concentrate fully on the road. Karen in Malta On Wed, 18 Jul 2018 at 12:29 AM,