RE: [lace] Re: Kopek/Whirlpool filling
A kopek is a Russian coin. That makes sense as a name for this filling because it is round. Whirlpool is an excellent descriptor, as well. "Whirlpool Filling and Kopek Filling are the same thing, I am told that Bridget Cook gave them an English name when she wrote Russian Lace Making." Jean Reardon Western PA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Re: Kopek/Whirlpool filling
I've send photo uploading instructions to Clare Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Re: Kopek/Whirlpool filling
Hi all, Sorry for replying to myself but I have been asked if I have got an answer to this yet and yes I have, Whirlpool Filling and Kopek Filling are the same thing, I am told that Bridget Cook gave them an English name when she wrote Russian Lace Making. I have also been asked to upload a photo of this filling for people to see what it is, can anybody tell me how to upload photos? I'm sure I have been told but I really can't remember. Cheers, Clare > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Re bobbin winder
I have the plexiglass one and it works really well , it folds down into a small bag that it comes in , it is very easy to use . Shirl in Corio, Oz . - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Lizbeth thread
Hi Karen > Can anyone tell me the wpc of Lizbeth sizes 10, 20 and 40 and the grid > sizes I would need to use for each of them. Handy Hands Lizbeth: 10 = 13 w/cm - 5mm grid 20 = 17 w/cm - between 3mm-4mm grid 40 = 20 w/cm - 3mm grid Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Bobbin winder
i have 3 bobbin winders. the first was from an Australian man of plexiglass that dismantles and is easily carried to show, classes or use at home. the second one was made in wood by a guy in Utah, USA and works lovely but you need a clamp to put it on the table. the plexiglass one has a built in clamp. the third and i think this you can do in the UK is a drill. my battery powered drill is a bit heavy and powerful but it does the job really fast. i went back down to a small drill you can get at the store for little jobs. it is light weight and you can just tap the trigger in spurts. they come in plug in or battery charged. it works fast and once you work with it a bit, it is awesome. you need "less" for winding bobbins. the bobbin goes where the drill bit normally would so you need to take your bobbin with you to make sure it opens wide enough to hold the bobbin. if you have spangles on the bobbins, that might be tricky but if you lace, you are used to figuring out how to make things work. i just tip the spangle and the tip of the wood grips. enjoy. Hugs, Lin and the Mali [image: http://www.amazing-animations.com/animations/goodmorning15.gif] [image: ðŸ¤â] On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 7:29 AM wrote: > Dear Alison, > I live across The Pond, so can't give any advice about stockists. I have > a cast metal Swedish bobbin winder, which is no longer made, but would be > good second hand. It is simply and powerfully made. You turn the handle, > and on the thread goes, reliably and constantly. Clamps to the table. Keep > oiled about once every two years or so and you're good to go. It really > can't break, and I can leave it in my will. I figure a life of at least > 100 years. I use it for Continental bobbins. It should work for Midlands, > as there is a place for the beads. > > The other is the electric one. I don't have it, but two friends swear by > it. It is made of wood, runs on electricity, batteries or shore power, I > don't know. It is compact, fairly light weight, and does the job. > > Lyn from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but now in Arizona, where it is too > cool, and much too much rain. Regular highs for this time are 70F, 19C, > but highs are only in the low 50's F, 10C unless it's really sunny and > you're in the sun. > > > "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, > please ignore it. I read your emails." > > > -Alison Gray wrote: > >I was thinking of asking for a bobbin winder for my birthday. What are the > >pros and cons? What should I be looking for, what sort of price in the UK > >and which suppliers sell them? > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Bobbin winder
Dear Alison, I live across The Pond, so can't give any advice about stockists. I have a cast metal Swedish bobbin winder, which is no longer made, but would be good second hand. It is simply and powerfully made. You turn the handle, and on the thread goes, reliably and constantly. Clamps to the table. Keep oiled about once every two years or so and you're good to go. It really can't break, and I can leave it in my will. I figure a life of at least 100 years. I use it for Continental bobbins. It should work for Midlands, as there is a place for the beads. The other is the electric one. I don't have it, but two friends swear by it. It is made of wood, runs on electricity, batteries or shore power, I don't know. It is compact, fairly light weight, and does the job. Lyn from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but now in Arizona, where it is too cool, and much too much rain. Regular highs for this time are 70F, 19C, but highs are only in the low 50's F, 10C unless it's really sunny and you're in the sun. "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." -Alison Gray wrote: >I was thinking of asking for a bobbin winder for my birthday. What are the >pros and cons? What should I be looking for, what sort of price in the UK >and which suppliers sell them? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Lizbeth thread
I would like to ask for some help regarding thread size and pricking size for Torchon lace and/or Guipure style lace (Cluny perhaps). Can anyone tell me the wpc of Lizbeth sizes 10, 20 and 40 and the grid sizes I would need to use for each of them. The information is easily found in the Threads for Lace bible BUT I put it in a âsafeâ place a year ago, when I packed all my lace books prior to moving and now cannot find it! I did not pack it with my lace books because I use it more than any of my other lace books. Whereas I could survive without all my others, I though I should leave Threads for Lace out, but I have been looking for it for more than a week now. In nearly a year of having moved, my lace, miniatures and embroidery stuff is still totally disorganised, with some of them still packed away and in storage, where they will have to stay until my daughter leaves home after getting married next October. Then I will have the luxury of a second(!) room dedicated to my hobbies.admittedly, they are really tiny rooms ð I would like to design some lace for my outfit for her wedding and need to get going on it. Perhaps someone could also be so good as to point me in the right direction to finding a basic pattern for a hat that I can then adapt to my preferred style. What I would like is one that has a rounded crown to âmouldâ on the head with a flat brim, sun hat style and I would like to work it in something like half stitch, perhaps with some linen/whole stitch for stability. Another question. Would it be better to use a sinnamay base for this? Iâd be grateful for any help. Thanks, Karen in Malta. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Bobbin winder
His everyone I was thinking of asking for a bobbin winder for my birthday. What are the pros and cons? What should I be looking for, what sort of price in the UK and which suppliers sell them? Regards Alison in damp and unseasonably warm Essex uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Bobbin makers response - Brian Lemin
Can I say what a pleasure it was to read the response from Brian, our bobbin maker/expert in residence. It’s good to know he’s keeping in touch during his recovery. Another beautiful wood Yew seems to be a more modern choice, I cannot recall finding any, or very few, old bobbins made from it. Maybe our predecessors were more superstitious as the tree is usually associated with graveyards. When a lilac tree was uprooted in my garden David Davies kindly produced some lovely bobbins for me - now that is a beautiful wood and I believe a joy to turn, it has an almost pink/purple hue as perhaps you would expect from the colour of the trees flowers. Maybe not every cottager had a lilac tree in the garden with fruit trees taking preference. Diana in Northamptonshire where snowdrops, aconites, crocus, hellebores and daffodils are all in bloom. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
