I'm glad I'm not the only who can't control my credit card when I'm at Ally Pally! The Textile Gallery alone is worth the price of admission - there are always so many gorgeous things there, to look at and to buyand to get ideas from. I was fascinated by the display of dolls, and inevitably bought a book and pattern to try cloth-doll making myself.
I walked straight past the hemp stall, not realising there might be possibilities for lacemaking with it. I did get some silk thread from Jacqui Carey which I will try lacing with. Thanks for the tip about not using crochet/tatting thread for PG - I wouldn't have known it wouldn't look right. Incidentally, I've found your book very useful for learning about threads. When I joined the Lace Guild on Saturday, I was given a free back issue of the magazine and found a review of your book in it. I was astonished to read that the reviewer thought it would only be of interest to teachers - I'm a near beginner and have already found it very useful in selecting thread equivalents, and working out how thick and thread and gimp to use for the pricking I had, based on distance between footside holes. And the information about the different types of threads at the beginning was mostly new to me. So, thanks for a very useful book! See you at Tonbridge, Regards, Annette in London ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda Paternoster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ...I haven't tried using any of them yet, but the one I'm most interested in > using is the hemp which I guess will work up similar to linen and I've got > ideas beginning to go around my head for a project mixing it with Vuorelma > linen which is of a very similar size. > > I also ordered a sample folder of Japanese threads. When it arrives I will > think about ordering some of the silk wrapped stainless steel thread. > There were a couple of knitted garments on display and they didn't feel as > stiff as I expected, but I've no idea how it would handle for BL, or any > other technique. > > > Are there any other point > > ground laces that aren't too difficult? > > All point ground laces are of a similar type based on the net ground and > working angle of more than 45 degrees. They all have a similar level of > difficulty, with regular/geometric/simpler patterns through to elaborate > floral designs. IMO the thing which makes PG 'harder' than, say, torchon > is the fact that PG is usually worked at a small scale with fine thread. > Try enlarging the pattern a bit so that you can more easily see what you > are doing, and adjust the thread accordingly, but don't use crochet/tatting > cotton as the double spinning means that it won't look right with all the > twists that PG lace requires. 10 wraps of thread should equal the distance > between two footedge pinholes > > > Having spent a fortune at Ally Pally, I dread to think what I'll spend next > > Sunday at the Tonbridge lace fair. > > > I'll be at Tonbridge too - manning the Lace Guild stand, so please come and > say hello to me. > > Brenda > > http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/ > Supporting the [EMAIL PROTECTED] campaign - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
