Jenny. Can you let me have your email address so I can send my photo to you
please.
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I love all the cards and its nice to see so many people taking part in the
exchange. Unfortunately I've not received a card so I hope mine arrived ok.
Laura if you are reading this I have tried emailing you a few times. If you
have posted a card perhaps you can get in touch with the post
Gave me the shivers
Ann
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_h1Gz_Q_eg
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They probably do exist, but I've never seen one. I made my own but it's
smaller than that. I made it for my 1/12th scale dollshouse and it measures
1 wide x 1 height.
I have put a picture on my webshots album. I'll leave it there for a few
days if you want to have a look.
Nathalie, they probably do exist, but I've never seen one. I made my own but
it's
smaller than that. I made it for my 1/12th scale dollshouse and it measures
1 wide x 1 height.
I have put a picture on my webshots album. I'll leave it there for a few
days if you want to have a look. It might give
Nathalie, they probably do exist, but I've never seen one. I made my own but
it's
smaller than that. I made it for my 1/12th scale dollshouse and it measures
1 wide x 1 height.
I have put a picture on my webshots album. I'll leave it there for a few
days if you want to have a look. It might give
I really did only send that message once, but its gone into my sent box
three times, my apologies if it goes onto the list three times too. How
weird.
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Making needlelace buttons is great fun. You are welcome to have a look at
some flower buttons I have made. The quality of the photo is not very good
but you can get the idea.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1012352908028331769TtxnVQGCpk
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A friend who has now given up lacemaking has given me a couple of prickings
for handkerchief edgings. Can anyone who makes edgings for hankies tell me
what they do about getting the right size of linen material to fit the
prickings. Do you buy them ready made and if so who supplies them, or do
I know this should go to the lace chat site but I don't have an email
address for that.
Outi from Finland wrote that she would be wearing her Arachne pin when she
visits the Bowes Museum and Harrogate Lace Fair. I wondered what that was
and does someone sell them.
Also how do I post to the
How lovely. I have won the booklet in Jenny's raffle. I wonder if I should
buy a lottery ticket this week whilst my luck is in.
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I also use them regularly for crocheted jug covers.
Mary Carey
Campbelltown, NSW, Australia
Thank you Mary, mystery solved. I knew I had seen something with those beads
on somewhere in my house. Just never thought to look on top of the dresser
where my little jugs are, complete with beaded
Would the memory foam used for mattresses and seat pads work to go on top of
a pillow?
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I am curious about the 'sitting in the sun' to make lace. It is something I
have always avoided as I was told that this yellows the thread. I do hope I
was given the wrong advice as I would enjoy sitting outside and making lace
on summer days.
Ann
Yorkshire UK
Sue wrote:
. . . I wonder how
Carole please will you put my name in the raffle too.
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Hello Daphne
Thank you for thinking of me. The village where I live is quite high up, so no
problems with the flooding but many of the surrounding areas have been quite
badly flooded especially Castleford. My daughter and her family live in
Pickering which was badly flooded but fortunately not
Can someone explain how to use the digital archives people keeping referring
to please, and is there an index somewhere of all the lace literature to be
found there.
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I want a new pincushion for my pillow and sometime ago I remember seeing a
website with instructions for knitted pincushions that looked like little iced
cakes. I can't find it now. Does anybody know it?
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Thank you Jean, but I can't crochet. The ones I saw were definitely knitted.
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Thank you Lenore. I like the idea of making a pincushion out of an old sweater
but I'm still wearing my old sweaters. I could try raiding my hubby's cupboard
but everything is grey, brown or beige not exactly cupcake lookalikes. Perhaps
the local charity shop?
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I would love to take up my needles and make all those fun foods but I have
new lace projects to start. Perhaps when I am 101 years old I will do the
knitting then. I did find one site that sold cupcake pincushions and they are
lovely but a bit more than I want to pay just now.
Thank you to
I have been reading about pillow felt with interest. I have an old domed foam
pillow and the top bit is more or less on the point of collapse. Would a layer
of felt under the cover save its life as I can't imagine it been firm enough
to hold the pins securely.
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On the Arachne website there are four replies to Poppy pricking but not the
original post from Janice. Could someone let me know what this is please so
that I can see the poppy. I love poppies and have a small collection of
paintings and embroideries and would love to add lace to it.
Ann
Can anybody tell me what the alternative thread is to Finca 20 please. I
have loads of threads but not this.
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The handle on my pillow bag has just broken. Does anyone know where I might
get replacement handles in the UK. Seems a pity to have to buy a new bag for
the sake of one handle.
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I have been trying to find a copy of The Lacemaker by Janine Montupet and
thought I had found a second hand copy at Amazon but unfortunately after I
had put in my order and paid I got a message saying that the book was no
longer available from the seller. I was reimbursed but now I have to
Thanks to Jacquie in Lincolnshire I now have a copy of the novel The
Lacemaker. Jacquie very kindly posted her own copy to me.
Happy holiday to everyone and a Happy Christmas to those who celebrate it.
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Daphne your poppies on marble sound lovely. Is it possible to put a picture
up somewhere?
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Miriam I use a tiny bit of tacky wax to hold my lace in position. You really
only do need the minutest bit and it cannot be seen when the lace is in
position. It has the advantage of being easily removable too without pulling
the threads of the lace.
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I was just wondering if David had finished his Tonder lace? I have enjoyed
watching his progress but unless I've missed something it seems a while since
we had an update.
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Nancy please don't go back into lurkdom. You can learn so much from this
group. Don't be afraid to ask anything at all as someone will give you the
answer. I shall look forward to hearing all about your progress in
lacemaking.
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I have just heard about this. It is called The Face of Lace and is taking
place in Bruges from November 11th 2008 to March 1st 2009.
http://www.brugge.be/internet/en/content/files/musea/Kantlijnen_Eng.pdf
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We have just returned from holiday in Spain and as luck would have it there
was a lace day close to where we were staying. What a difference to the lace
days we have here. A marquee had been set up in the town square and lacemakers
were arriving by coaches. The noise was incredible. There must
Thank you Jean for that link. What fun. My needles are twitching already.
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I have just finished the Presencia witch pattern and it was such fun to
make. Vivienne suggests adding a broomstick which I would like to make.
Anybody got any ideas on how to make a tiny broomstick?
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I have succeeded in making a broomstick with a cut down kebab stick painted
dark brown and some straw that I had left over from when I made my Honiton
pillow. Now if the pesky thing would just stop flying around the room I could
take a photo of it.
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Here they are...my witch and broomstick.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2219107330028331769UMtFyJ
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Bone bobbins are my favourite and I have managed to collect quite a few over
the years and in all that time I have only ever broken one as a result of
dropping it on my tiled kitchen floor. I have had wooden bobbins snap off at
the neck too. My advise would be to collect the type of bobbin that
I don't do much tape lace so it's probably down to my inexperience but can
anyone tell me why when I place the pin at the right hand side of the work I
get a nicely formed loop but when I work the left hand side the loop is much
smaller and not so well formed. I angle my pins and tension the
I seem to remember some time ago someone describing how to make a bobbin
winder using string. I remember thinking it was a good idea and intended to
remember the details but my rememberer forgot to remember so if anyone knows
what I am talking about or has a good idea for a Heath Robinson
If you want to read a bit more about Abigail Adams and John Adams here it is.
http://www.elfinspell.com/Masterpieces1AbigailAdams.html
It makes interesting reading about life in the 1700's.
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I'm sure someone will be able to tell me this. Would DMC 50 be an acceptable
equivalent thread to use instead of BOUC 50 linen thread and what would be an
alternative to BOUC 70?
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I am trying to work a blossom crossing. I have various diagrams to follow
but I am not getting it right. Can anyone simplify it for me? I am doing a
piece of beds lace but understand that the honiton method is preferable.
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I have completed Jean's pretty pattern for a Beds heart and I am very
pleased with it. Thank you Jean.
Now the question is what to do with it. So many small pieces of lace just
end up in my folder. I have made some lace into coasters and paperweights
but I would like some fresh new ideas.
David you are off to a good start. I can't believe how quickly you work.
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Susan wrote:
My query (and hope it isn't too rude) is, why isn't the grain of the mesh
worked within each of the medallions, symetrical to it's opposing
medallion and yet within the medallion itself, and/or the grain parallel or
perpendicular to the outer and inner edge?
Is this referring
I have a couple of yards of lace edging to make and I don't have a roller
pillow. Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep the worked lace neat and
tidy apart from just folding it over? My DH is a dab hand at woodwork so
could make something if he had a picture or a diagram.
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Thank you to all who replied with pictures and diagrams. I now have a
beautifully turned and polished roller for my lace and and it gave DH a good
excuse to work on his lathe.
Ann
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I'm not sure exactly when I joined Arachne. It would be around 2005/6 I
think. As a self taught lacemaker who has had only an occassional access to
a tutor the members of this group have been invaluable for their help. The
format is quite old fashioned compared to Yahoo etc., but I like that. I
I am making an edging for a girls dress and I have a couple of questions.
How do you work out how much length to do to fit and also have a bit of
ruffle as well. Also how do you create a nicely joined finish of the two
ends of the lace once it is attached to the dress. Most of it is point
Lynn wrote.
What a lovely friend! Why don't you do a wrap test and see what it compares
to?
~~ Empress Lynn, Co-Ruler of the Dewitt Empire, Czaritsa to the State of
Procrastination, Queen of the Mountain of Laundry people, Ruler of the Sea
of Dishes, Scourge of the Dust Bunny
I think for the price the lace is quite good value. It just depends on its
origins.
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The shawl is so beautiful Maxine. What a lovely pattern.
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Can someone please advise me as to how to finish the end of my horseshoe so
it matches the start i.e. with a straight edge and no pinholes. I just want
matching smooth edges. This is bedfordshire lace with a beginning and ending
of four rows of cloth stitch.
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I get the messages in digest form each day, but I have noticed that some of
the messages that are in digest form are missing on the Arachne web site.
Can anybody explain why please.
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Thank you for your reply Anna, but perhaps I didn't make myself clear
enough. I get lace mail digest into my inbox with more messages than appear
on the Arachne website and I just wondered why.
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Now here we have another example of what I was talking about earlier this
week regarding missing mail.
I sent my message to lace@arachne.com regarding the wheel bag and because I
can see your replies on the web you have obviously received the mail, what I
can't see is the message I sent.
This
I've used spray starch for stiffening small articles of lace. Just small fun
things, nothing precious. Does anyone know if starch adversely affects lace?
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A number of years ago I made a torchon cross designed I think by Gillian
Dye. I thought the pattern was in Lace magazine but I can't find it nor can
I find the original pricking I used. It had a twisted fan edging. I made it
as a retirement present for our Priest. I would like to make the
According to Howjsay.com the word is pronounced laysis. Forvo.com pronounce
it lasee (short a). Cooldictionary.com pronounce it lachis (sounds like
latches).
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Does anyone know of a supplier in the UK of the tools etc.needed for making
Lier Lace.
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Do you have a slow
A friend has just given me a cone of cotton she once bought in Bruges. Isis
60/2 Egyptisch Katoen. What lace would it be suitable for please.
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I have been going through my stash of patterns and I have found a pricking for
a torchon fan. I don't have a picture of the worked fan and wondered if anyone
would be willing to give me an idea of stitches and any working tips. I can
send an attachment scan of the fan privately.
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I have found a piece of Honiton lace I made about 15 years ago and which I
thought was lost. Unfortunately it has become slightly discoloured and has a
small stain on it (no idea what). It is a very delicate piece and I would like
to restore it. Any ideas please.
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I managed to get a copy of The Royal Lacemaker from my local library.
At first I found it a bit tedious with all the evil squire has his wicked way
bits but I persevered and once our heroine had developed a bit of backbone I
enjoyed the book.
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I can't find any prices.
Ann
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Looking back through my National Geographic magazines I found an article about
the headdresses of Bigouden. I've copied this link. Hope it works.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/04/breton-women/fiegl-text
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Can someone tell me how to start and finish the snowflake in Veronica Sorensons
book 75 Quick and Easy Lace patterns on page 17 please.
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I can understand individual email messages not showing on the archives but if
the digest is different from the archives where does the digest come from?
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I am on digest so sometimes have to wait awhile for messages so I refer back to
the Arachne web page. I know the subject of missing mails has come up quite
recently but I thought this mainly applied to individual emails and I presumed
that if they were on the digest they would be on the web
What do you all do with the threads that have been joined. I have just finished
a large piece with a great deal of ground stitches and really there is nowhere
to weave in the ends without spoiling the look of the lace. I have tied and cut
threads before but can't say that I have been satisfied
What is the difference between Honiton and Withof lace?
I have asked this question on a lacemaking facebook page after someone showed a
lovely piece of Withof that looked like Honiton but nobody seems to know the
answer.
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I found the Facebook August 4th posting with the names of winners of medals of
excellence but no pictures of Sue's Christening outfit. I also looked for
something with a plus sign but couldn't find it.
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I am making a bookmark from Technique of Bobbinlace. For anyone that has the
book it is decoration b on page 46 and I would like to make it in white with
the three outlined motifs in blue. I have never used colour before and would
like some help from anyone who can tell me how to change from
Thank you to the ladies who offered advice on using colour in my lace.
I have now bought Ann Collier's book Colour in Lace so I shall probably now be
spending hours admiring her lace instead of getting on with my own.
Ann
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I told a new acquaintance that I made lace. Lace making is for old ladies she
replied. If young people feel that way the art of lacemaking will disappear.
Ann
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Susan regarding the Ripon Lace book I have tried Northallerton library but they
don't have it. I will keep looking.
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I have just spent two hours going through the photos and videos of the
convention on IOLI Facebook.
The photography is marvellous and very clear. The videos are brilliant. I was
singing along with the Mummers. At the end I felt as if I had really got the
atmosphere of it all.
Everyone looked
I am interested in samplers and did not know about the samplers connection at
Ackworth Quaker school.
Thank you for this information as I live quite near.
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I thought this book was expensive but the seller insists it is cheap.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemih=006sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITviewitem=item=160097622198rd=1rd=1
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Fish and chips with mushy peas and lots of salt and vinegar. Wonderful.
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Happy Birthday Dora. Don't feel lonely.You have lots of friends in this
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I live in Yorkshire and the earth most definitely moved on Tuesday night. We
both woke up with a start and it was very frightening and yes Jean the bed
did actually move. In fact it felt as if the whole house was moving. There
was a horrible crash and my lovely Wedgewood bowl and been shaken
Sue I was at the Harrogate Lace Fair too. What a pity we didn't know we could
have met up for a cup of tea in the overpriced cafe.
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Could it be Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl?
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Me too Ruth, I jumped off my chair so quickly my husband wondered what on
earth had happened to me. He had to turn the programme off. I really am a
wimp I know and quite shaming to think the little critter is the emblem for
lacemakers.
Ann
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I nearly had a heart attack when i
We do seem to have a fair amount of us 'older generation' in the group. I
wonder who have the honours of being the oldest and the youngest members?
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Just in case anybody is still wasting good lacemaking time.
order of men frogs are from left to right
order of lady frogs are from right to left
~clickfirst lady frog
~click first man frog
~click second man frog
~click first ladyfrog
~click second lady frog
~click third lady frog
~click first
Deanna it doesn't work on my computer.
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Can someone tell me what the Brilliant Photo is please. I've read all the
messages that are on the digest but can't find any link to a photo.
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Thank you to all who replied to me about the brilliant photo. I agree it is
brilliant. Looks like another ice age doesn't it. I take it that David sent
the original message with link to the photo but what I want to know is how
some of you obviously got that message and I didn't. Do you get
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