Hi all,
I would never knot the thread onto a bobbin as I have occasionally had to undo
a student's bobbin which had been tied. Those people who insist on tying, why
not use a double half hitch or to give it its nautical name; a clove hitch? It
will hold well and yet with a little wriggle will
Hi all,
A group could get together and share ???
Good lacemaking.
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
--
From: Margery Allcock margerybu...@o2.co.uk
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 8:52 PM
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: RE: [lace] Tying thread on bobbins
Hi all,
What superb work! So much to be admired.
Good lace making
Joepie in East Sussex, UK
--
From: Adele Shaak ash...@shaw.ca
It is a while since I have done any wire lace but I was lucky enough to
have a
class with Lenka Suchenak.
By the
Hi,
No, I have not received my copy yet.
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
-Original Message-
From: Angela
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 3:01 PM
To: Arachne
Subject: [lace] Lace Guild magazine
Hi All
For those of you living in the UK, have you all received your copy of Lace
this quarter?
I
Hi,
My 'Lace' was on the mat waiting for me when I got home today. It will have
to wait until I have finished my class tonight. Looking forward to curling
up with it and a cup of hot cocoa when I get home!
Joepie, East Sussex.
-Original Message-
From: Angela
Sent: Monday,
Hi,
Lucky you! That sounds like a real treasure trove. The black, rather stiff
silk could be grenadine silk which was tightly spun and much stiffer than
other silk yarns.
Good lace making,
Joepie, East Sussex where it is very windy and wet.
From: Rick and Sharon Whiteley
Sent: Friday,
Dear Brenda,
Lovely advent calendar! Where did you find the time to create it? Thank you
very much.
Good lacemaking, Joepie, East Sussex
-Original Message-
From: Brenda Paternoster
Christmas is fast approaching and time for my Advent Calendar again.
When December arrives in your
Hi,
Thank you for your e-mail and information. However, nowhere in my e-mail
have I suggested that Finca 30 was the equivalent of Cordonnet 30. Only what
I tend to use with my students. There is little difference between the DMC
fil dentelle and the Venus even though one is 80 and one 70.
Hi Mark,
Thank you very much. Wonderful lace, even if I understood only a bit of the
Spanish commentary Just a warning, this one could be addictive for lace
makers who take a look down the side at all the other offerings. You see
many more on world-wide lace! If -like me- you are
Hi,
I have always thought as bobbin lace being pillow lace (can also called bone
lace). Needle lace, although it is mainly done on a pillow can also be done
in the hand which makes it so handy to take when you are travelling.
However, I am happy to keep an open mind as to what others have to
Hi,
Yes, someone after my own heart! I usually try to instil in my students
that as well as writing on the inside (or outside edge if there is enough
space and being VERY careful not to touch the thread) of the card or plastic
insert it is quite a good idea to put left over rolls or balls
Faye Owen and Jenny Brandis,
Adding my admiration and thanks to that of Janice's to both of you for your
hard work and dedication in organizing the exchange and display of the cards
respectively.
Have a very Happy Christmas and Prosperous New Year -with lots of time for
lacemaking. ;-)))
Hi,
I have just received a lovely card, with a gorgeous piece of deep red lace and
a calendar which is just the right size for my desk.
Thank you so much Laura. I hope you received my card. It was sent with time to
spare (I thought). The card I sent to friends of mine in Alaska ânot lace
Hi,
Now and again there are good antique lace fans on eBay. Have the occasional
look. A while ago I was fortunate enough to bid for and win a lovely Duchesse
lace fan on mother-of-pearl sticks, but some go for silly prices. Some traders
frequently have fans including lace ones.
Prosperous New
Stuart Johnson's email is stuart.john...@homecall.co.ukHe has no we-site
at present but he is always very helpful. I am sure he'd email or send a
catalogue.
Joepie
-Original Message-
From: Jean Nathan
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 10:06 AM
To: Lace
Subject: [lace] Fans
Alex
Within my collection of crochet hooks I have old English hooks with a number
system similar to the American ones. However, I have also even older ones
in bone, wood and steel, which have no indication at all as to there size.
So one had to just match hook to thread as best one could according
Hi Agnes,
Thank you. That is a great help to me!
Joepie, East Sussex.
-Original Message-
From: Agnes Boddington
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:23 AM
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] crochet hooks
There are plenty of conversion charts on the internet to find the equivalent
Hi all,
Talking about lace terms, some years ago, in one of my classes a student had
great difficulty remembering the whole stitch and twist at the corners of
roseground until one of the other ladies said; 'Look, love, it is an
unpinned stitch, you're flying in the air'. Since then the
Hi,
Pharaoh could also be a card game which could be played with quite high
stakes.
Joepie, Battle, East Sussex
-Original Message-
From: David C COLLYER
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 12:06 PM
To: Elizabeth Ligeti ; lace@arachne.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbins
Liz,
Brian, - I
Very sad news that Sally Reason has passed away on Tuesday 25th January at
22.00 hrs after a long illness.
We will all miss her
Joepie
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If it is a truncheon or police baton it does not have a decent handgrip and
may well slip out of the hand if used to hit, prod or restrain.
Good lace making, Joepie,
-Original Message-
From: David C COLLYER
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 1:09 PM
To: Maureen Bromley ; Jean Nathan ;
Hi spiders,
Just to let you know that when I spoke to Christine Springett not so long
ago she said that they were not producing any more videos/DVDs. She said
that as any production run is limited because the market is limited for
specialist lace videos/DVDs this makes the costs prohibitive.
Hi Jenny,
Try;-
The Lace Guild website; www.laceguild.demon.co.uk
The Lace Society website; www.thelacesociety.org.uk
The Lacemakers' Circle website;www.lacemakers-circle.org.uk
Hope that is of assistance to you.
Good lace making,
Joepie, East
Hi,
I think it may be part of the winding mechanism for industrial weaving
bobbins. As Avital states, there is a clear picture on
www.fletcherindustries.com but not much further info given.
Joepie, in cold, windy East Sussex
From: Avital
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:36 AM
To:
Hi all,
As a relative newby to Arachne I would like to add my thanks and my admiration
to Avital as well as everyone else involved. After more years than I care to
remember of lace making and teaching I am still learning an enormous amount
from all that take part. Questions I had not even thought
Hi Sue et all,
Yes, I have a rectangular pillow, which was my first. I made it myself by
using a piece of plywood with the corners rounded and a blue 'duck' (sail
making canvas)bag fitted over it. It took me a whole weekend to chop straw
and remove the nodes from it. Then stuff the canvas bag
Could it be that the lace teacher had to pay postage on the goods and passed
that on?
Joepie
-Original Message-
From: The Lace Bee
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:14 PM
To: Arachne
Subject: Re: [lace] First Lace Pillow
I still have my first lace pillow from back in 1990. It is an
www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1381941
If you go to the article above and use âtoolsâ to enlarge the first
photograph to 400% it seems as if the tulle is in actual fact a knitted
fabric. It is still not clear enough to assess the actual lace flowers.
Joepie in sunny Sussex .
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To
I have just seen my posting. The quotation marks have been mutilated. It
should read; tools
Joepie
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Hi all,
According to the definitions given so far a string vest or a sock with a
hole in it could be lace. I feel the phrase 'and should be aesthetically
pleasing' should be added;-))
Joepie
-Original Message-
From: Patty Dowden
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 9:28 PM
To:
Hi all,
To answer Lorelei's concerns re- large lace table cloth draped over the
table;- I always roll the loose lace carefully and cover with a clean cloth
(cover-cloth or even teacloth) or non-acidic plastic.
Happy lace making.
Joepie.
Vila
You can make the first strip, then as you make
I agree with you. The patterns are lovely and thanks go to Jean for her hard
work in producing the book. I am recommending it to several of my more
advanced students who are working on Bucks point lace.
Happy lace making,
Joepie in East Sussex where the weather is chilly and miserable today.
Hi Sue,
To answer your colour question;- I do not like working in black, but when I
do I use soft light green card. If I need to put film over it I use clear
matt film (from any good stationers).
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East Sussex where it is raining (badly needed for the gardens;-
PS, Soft, light green, not soft card. :-))) Joepie
What colour card or paper pricking do various people, including David, use
when working with black thread? I want to try my hand at a small piece of
bucks style lace in black rather than my usual white or ecru. Obviously
choosing the right
Hi all,
On the UK eBay site the number is 350467731577 for this hanging bobbin. :-)
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
-Original Message-
From: Malvary Cole
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 5:18 PM
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Hanging Bobbin
Did anyone notice that there is a hanging
Too right, looks more like Russian -tape lace with (very nice) fillings-.
Joepie,
East Sussex
-Original Message-
From: Claire Allen
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 8:54 AM
To: arachne lacing
Subject: [lace] Antique Bedfordshire tea cloth set ebay
Pretty. But not what it says it
Hi David,
What a wonderful achievement. Well done! Is there a possibility of some
photographs of the scarf / exhibition, please?
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East Sussex, UK.
-Original Message-
From: David C COLLYER
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 4:07 PM
G'day Friends,
My Toender
with
exhibitions/competitions. Hopefully more detailed photographs will be
forthcoming now the exhibition has opened.
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
-Original Message-
From: bev walker
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 6:21 PM
To: J-D Hammett
Cc: Arachne
Subject: Re: [lace] Exciting
Hi David,
The scarf is absolutely gorgeous. What an achievement! Superb.
Joepie in -today- sunny and warm East Sussex, UK
-Original Message-
From: David C COLLYER
Dear Friends,
Clay has very kindly put pictures of my Toender scarf online. You can
see them at:-
Dear Catherine, Yes, I have had similar problems. They tend to occur when USA
is waking up and getting 'on line' -not just the lacemakers- then everything
on computer slows down while error messages/ over-use messages and not
available at this moment abound. I usually just try later. Happy lace
Hi all, I so agree with Jean's sentiment. I too have not only a 'lace display
bossom'. but also 'lacemakers bottom'. ;D) And as you can see more chins
than can be found in a Chinese telephone directory. This was what I was
intending to send earlier, but was dropped off my email by Hotmail.
Hi,
Have you tried Kant met een knipoog (Lace with a Wink) by Frie Wuytack? She
did a series of three books with some delightful modern patterns. You might be
able to get it through the library. If you need the ISBN just let me know.
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
Alice in Oregon wrote;-
I am looking
Hi everyone,
A little while ago someone on Arachne asked about Binche bobbins. In sorting
through some of my -extensive- bobbin collection I came accross some packs
of new Binche bobbins. They were bought a while ago for my own use but I use
the slightly heavier Duchesse bobbins. I have
Hi Spiders,
I agree with Nath that antiques should be 100 year or more old. If it is
less but not of the present era it should be vintage. Sometimes Antique and
Vintage are misused by traders in the hope of making more money by stating
something is antique when it is not. Buyer beware! There
Hi again Spiders,
Just a case in point of mis-description Number 380358016719 on
www.ebay.co.uk is a traditional Irish crochet lace described as bobbin lace.
Joepie, in East Sussex.
From: Nathalie
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:21 AM
To: Arachne
Subject: [lace] Vintage - Old - Antique
Hi Laurie,
Some inspired and inspiring work: though I feel that the 'lace' tops might
be extremely uncomfortable. I love the lace truck.
Joepie, East Sussex
-Original Message-
From: Laurie Waters
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 2:23 PM
To: lace@arachne.com
Cc: Laurie S. Waters
Hi Clay and all Arachnids,
What superb work!! I went to the website straight after I read the email
and was totally 'blown away' by that piece. Well done Clay is way too tame
for this. 'Follow that' is more like it. You are an inspiration to all lace
makers.
Happy Lace making,
Joepie
Hi Devon and other Arachnids,
Don't dye your hair; GROW OLD DISGRACEFULLY! Enjoy it! Have fun! Enjoy the
fact that there -probably- is more time for lace making. Think about the
time you are not spending sitting around with gloop in your hair :-D.
Happy lace making,
Joepie, unashamedly white
Dear Arachnids,
Does anyone know of lace venues/shops/groups/musea in Cuba, please? We hope to
be visiting there shortly, but are unable to find any information on this
subject. Also, if there are lace makers there are there any shortages of
materials for lace making?
Happy lace making,
Joepie,
Hi Ilse and Arachnids,
Normally I sit on a straight chair (dining room or kitchen type) with a
small support pillow in the small of my back. The flat pillow is on a stand
at a comfortable height and pulled well into me so I don't have to lean
forward too much. Try to work out which the most
Hi Mary and other Arachnids,
Has anybody else downloaded this program? I tried three times and had to
un-install it three times as neither Adobe 10, Windows office nor any other
program on my computer could open the instructions. It would not work any
way I tried it. It kept giving a message
Lustgarten
Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:03 PM
Hello all,
I use this program and I like it a lot. The user manual/help file can
be found on-line here: http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/
You don't need to use other programs to open it or use it.
Debora Lustgarten
At 05:18 PM 18/08/2011, J D Hammett wrote
Hi Arachnids,
The tiny latch hooks are sometimes used to take sewings. Some people have
problems using other methods such as a crochet hook, needle pin or lazy
susie (bent needle in handle, eye out) , but I discourage my student from
using the latch-hooks as they are clumsy and tend to
Hi arachnids,
Have just ordered all four stamps directly from the French Postal site. The
site is in French but can be translated after a fashion (enough to
understand what is going on) by the Windows program. My French is minimal
and I was able to cope with it this way. The Lace stamps look
Hi Arachnids,
A lace maker in Dutch is a âkantklosterâ (kant=lace; klos[je]=bobbin;
kloster=[female] user of bobbins).
Could the girl be peering at the work to see the pricking better if she is
myopic? I am myopic and if I want to see really fine work my glasses come off
and I get close to
hi Arachnids,
Glass might be somewhat fragile and heavy to carry around with all the other
bits needed for a demo. I prefer to use sheets polycarbonate which can be
'clipped' together with upvc 'U' profile all round and is light-weight,
virtually unbreakable, can be re-used and cut to
Hi Arachnids,
At present I am racking my brain to think of something to do for the
Christmas exchange. I am also working -very slowly- on a dragon's face for
my son. I have taken a drawing out of a design book of dragons (The Big Book
of Dragons) and am working it directly onto the drawing as
Hi Arachnids,
I agree with Alice and am thankful to Liz for facilitating Arachne. And the
mental exercise needed keeps the old brain-cells going. Use it or lose it,
both the brain-cells and Arachne (perish the thought). Not everyone wants
to specialise and be compartmentalised; Arachne has a
Hi Lyn and fellow Arachnids,
There are some children's booklets about. The Lace Guild (England) has a
couple including a Christmas set of relatively easy patterns. Then there is
Gillian Dye's 'An A B C of Lace Patterns (Elvington Press, IBSN 0 9522709 1
9) as well as Christine Springett's
Hi Sue and Arachnids,
Beginnings and endings in lace are always a problem as we only do one of
each on a piece of continuous lace. In the case of a garter I would hide the
start/finish with a ribbon/bow and maybe something that is special to the
bride, i.e. a couple of small light-weight
Hi,
A silver button is one of the charms stirred into a Christmas pudding so it
may well be and it could certainly go on a garter. A silver thimble and a
small silver coin are some of the others, however, I can't remember the
other 3, someone else might know. Neither am I quite sure of the
Hi David Arachnids,
Thank you David for sharing this! Hopefully this will stop my picots leaning
back.
Happy lace making,
Joepie in a miserably rainy East Sussex, UK ( Good lace weather,
though!;-)
From: David C COLLYER
However, some months ago I bought and read Ulrike VOELKER's
Hi Sue and Arachnids,
Usually I use stitch holders -preferably the straight ones with a spring-
through the spangles to keep my bobbins in groups and in order if I am using
Midland type bobbins. I use crocheted lengths for continental bobbins. A row
of chain followed by a row of doubles
I don't like the wooden slats with an elastic band either. Have to try the
pipe-cleaners. What do other people use to keep their bobbins in order?
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
-Original Message-
From: Sue
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 4:11 PM
To: bev walker
Cc: Arachne
Subject: Re:
. I am told it is normally used for knitting,
but works perfect for holding the spangled bobbins.
Hope this helps .
Sallie in Wyoming
On Dec 9, 2011, at 10:27 AM, J D Hammett jdhamm...@msn.com wrote:
I don't like the wooden slats with an elastic band either. Have to try the
pipe-cleaners. What
Hi Arachnids,
Thank you very much for all your contributions to this thread. Just one more
thing, I usually use cover-cloths or draughters to protect my bobbins after
tying them with stitch holders and knicker elastic (cotton covered elastic).
However, I know of 2 ladies who tie their bobbins
Hi Arachnids,
Sorry, I have been looking at this web-site several times yesterday and
today, but I cannot find Agnes's shawl either.
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
From: bev walker
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 4:56 PM
Hi Nita and everyone
The link is at the bottom of every message you see
Dear Janet,
Thank you very much for the very pretty lace in a ring. This is practical as
as pretty it can be used for ever more as a Christmas tree decoration. I will
treasure it.
Happy Christmas,
Joepie.
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Hi again,
I FOUND IT Went back to the website and clicked on NEWEST FIRST. Up came
Agnesâs name with a beautiful beds butterfly showing. Clicked on that and a
set of photographs came up amongst them the lovely shawl. What a wonderful
gift for your daughter.
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East
Hello Arachnids,
Yes, I have received my magazines as well and am delighted with them. Full
of useful articles, patterns and chat; it also contains a series of lessons
in Hinojosa (Witch stitch ) lace -one lesson in each magazine. I have also
subscribed to the second year and am looking
Hi Janet,
Thank you very much for the beautiful Christmas card with the counted pattern
Christmas tree in roseground. It dropped on the mat just a few minutes ago
just in time for Christmas. A much appreciated early present.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS to everybody and a PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR with lots of
Hi Arachnids,
One of my classes meets at a meeting room at the Local Council offices,
another in a room above a coffee shop. The latter is their overflow room for
when they are very busy in the summer holidays (we do not meet during the
summer holidays. The council room is relatively
Hi Arachnids,
If you look under the pattern there is a short description in Dutch. It
reads;-
DOWNLOAD THE PATTERN IN PDF FORMAT
Materials;-
1 round shoe lace 45 to 65 cm long
bead with large hole
worker (or weaver) pair in DMC fil a Dentelle 80 of 6xthe length of the shoe
lace
10 to 20
Hi Nancy,
Has your 'neurotic' bobbin got a head of a slightly different shape to the
others? Or has it and very slippery varnish on the head/neck? Both of these
could cause slipping as well.
Regards, Joepie, East Sussex, UK
-Original Message-
From: Nancy Neff
Sent: Sunday,
Hi Arachnids,
Such lovely dolls' houses, I am quite envious. Promised myself a long time
ago to create at least some rooms and have so far only produced 1 bedroom,
but it has plenty of miniature lace bits in -bedcover, pillow, mats on the
cupboard,lamp cover, crib, baby dress, nanny's apron
Hi Arachnids,
I belief that Church Meadow craft has taken over the pillow production from
SMP a couple of years ago. Sheila and Russell (who own SMP) certainly
referred me to them when I wanted some new blocks for a block pillow. The
last people I have seen with the Hornsby type pillows are
Hi Alex and Arachnids,
We would call e strip of lace with both sides straight (footsides) an
insertion. I have not heard any other term for that so far. If there is
another term I 'd like to know as well.
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
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Hi Sandi,
Wonderful website. Spend a while enjoying the lace pictures of your magical
lace. However, I have not come across any mention of the delightful booklets
of patterns/info you and your fellow culprits (Angela Brown, Jean Mary Eke
and Joke Sinclair) produced. Are you going to include
Hi Ann and other Arachnids,
I would sort the motifs into groups which are loosely related; i.e.
Flowers/plants/insects or watery things like fish/reeds/water related
mammals or birds and make it into larger collage(s). I would then put them
in similar frames (or even identical ones and group
Hi Lorelei,
Thank you. A number of very useful ideas and possibilities here for anyone
teaching young people. It is quite easy and useful to use their own drawings
as well as keeping the youngsters (and also older beginner-students) fully
engaged.
Happy lace making,
Joepie
Recently
Hi Arachnids,
Nice to see lace on shoes. BUT; help! I want a parachute!
Happy lace making.
Joepie in East Sussex, UK, where we have a peasouper fog at present.
-Original Message-
From: Brenda Paternoster
Subject: [lace] Lace trimmed shoes
Have a look at this for a fashion
Hi Sue and fellow Arachnids,
Having worked with Pipers silk I must say I love their threads. The colours
are delightful, with a lovely sheen and the thread is of excellent quality.
The owners, Sue Peck and her husband are always ready to help with advice on
type of thread most appropriate for
Hi Alice and Arachnids,
Had not really thought about doing a jigsaw on the computer, thoroughly
enjoyed doing your jigsaw; but... it stopped me doing my lace! It is
also nice to see your photograph. By the way, there is a picture at the top
right of the jigsaw when you click on the
Hi Arachnids,
The stand I use was made by Brian Goodwin. http://www.briangoodwin.co.uk/
He also makes other lace accessories as well as bits for dollsâ houses. It
is completely height and angle adjustable and one can get different sizes tops
to go on the same stand. The top comes off and flat
Hi Ilske,
Having just looked at your beautifully worked Bedfordshire motif on
http://laceioli.ning.com/photo/bedfordshire-bobbin-lace-corner?context=latest
I wondered what you are going to use this piece for?
Happy lace making,
Joepie.
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Hi Arachnids,
Here is the URL for the Amsterdam picture of the black lace dress copy.
http://www.madametussauds.com/Amsterdam/OnzeBeelden/Royals/prinsesKate/Default.aspx
The text gives a short description of how Kate and William met and their
engagement and wedding etc. Also that she wore
PS. All quirks of grammar are straight translations from the Dutch, NOT my
inventions.
Joepie
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Hi Arachnids,
Please find a full 'human' (well sort of ;-)) translation of the text that
goes with Kate's lace dress at Madame Tussaud's Amsterdam. Enjoy.
http://www.madametussauds.com/Amsterdam/OnzeBeelden/Royals/prinsesKate/Default.aspx
Prince William and Kate Middleton met when they
Hi all,
Yes, kant can be translated as lace, but then it would have said ,,IN haar
beste kant (in her best lace) and not ,,VAN haar beste kant (from her best
side).
Happy lace making,
Joepie
Hi all,
Jopie wrote:
PS. All quirks of grammar are straight translations from the Dutch, NOT
Hi Carol,
Dress and baby look beautiful and adorable. Thank you for posting the
photographs and congratulations.
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East Sussex, UK.
From: Carol
Around a year ago I posted a picture of the baby christening dress I
had made some years back, 1992 - 1997, designed
Hi Arachnids,
I so agree with Sue on both sentiment. Firstly, I loved your poem Noelene.
Secondly, as another Gemini, I have been making lace for more years than I
care to remember and have not yet stopped learning. Long live lace
Happy lacemaking,
Joepie, East Sussex, UK.
From: Sue
Hi Arachnids,
Yes, I do get 'funny' marks in some emails as well (my ISP is BT) and I am
not sure why. Normally I read around it, but occasionally one has to really
stop and puzzle it out. It would be interesting to know what causes this
especially as I do not get it in any direct emails
Hi Arachnids,
Not only is it better to use a 'springy yarn as Jaquie from Lincoln says;
but please remember that British trebles are American doubles in crochet!
Depending on which type of bobbins I intend to use the strips for. I do 25
chain and use British trebles with one chain in between
Hi Sue and spiders,
Do you want to use this modesty panel for this top only? What about washing?
I would rather make two -strong- loops with buttons at the top at either end
so that I could fasten that around my bra straps. That way it can be washed
separately and can be used under other
Dear Jean and fellow Arachnids,
Firstly I have to say how much I admire Jean for finding ways around her
problems and still producing beautiful lace.
Secondly, with apologies to cat-lovers, there are many ways to skin a cat.
There are as many ways of making lace as there are lacemakers.
Hi Arachnids,
Nice to see lace shoes, but I am delighted I don't have to wear them.
Happy lacemaking,
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
From: Diana Smith
These are for the lace maker who has everything - and doesn't need to walk
very far !
Hi Arachnids,
To get the WHOLE STRING (3 lines) in easily; Just mark it by rolling your
mouse over it holding gown the left button. Then while the cursor is on
the -now marked blue section- left click. Click copy on the list that
appears. Next paste the whole string into the address line on
Hi Lauren,
Brass consist mainly of copper and zinc. It has a tiny proportion of lead to
aid manufacture (1.5 to 2 %). It can leach out slightly, but I don't think
you need to worry over much. Many lace-makers, who have been using brass
pins all their lives, live and have lived to a ripe old
Hi Joan and other Arachnids,
A pin chain is as Jean Nathan says a way of working a ring when one of the
pairs needs to stay in the ring as there is no pair outside the ring in the
right place to work with it. Basically you work it within the honeycombe
ring as follows; half stitch and twist,
Hi Susan and fellow Arachnids,
I use a vacuum cleaner drive belt from an electrical goods shop. There is
also a drive belt in some videos that fits. So a radio/TV repair shop might
be able to help you. Take your winder to your friendly repair shop(s) to
try. Mine was fascinated and quite
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