Viv, I can hardly wait for my issue of Lace to arrive after hearing your impression of the cover. I believe you could very well try Honiton with the equipment you describe and get a good feel for it. Un-spangled Midlands bobbins (especially if one of the smaller types) are not that different than Honiton bobbins. And a domed 16" pillow would work also, especially if you choose to enlarge the pricking at all. I really believe it is how one exquisites the the stitches and not the equipment that makes the lace.
Lorri F Graham, in the foot hills of MT. Rainier ----- Original Message ----- From: "Viv Dewar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 8:06 AM Subject: [lace] Lace magazine - cover has inspired me to Honiton > Hi everyone. > I too was thrilled to get my Lace magazine this weekend. I saw the front > cover, was inspired and looked eagerly at the inside pages to see if the > design was accompanied by its pattern. Sadly it wasn't, but as I read > that it took the lacer (Barbara Churchward) ten years to complete I > engaged brain and thought that my initial adrenaline inspired idea to > embark on this as my first ever piece of Honiton lace was so way out as > to be ridiculous! > Does anyone on the list know any more about this mat? Does it look even > more stunning in reality? How large is it & so on? > Next to get back to the inspiration and a wish to "have a go" at Honiton > I'd like your ideas on the question "Do I need the right equipment?" I > know that if I take to this particular style of lace I would, but until > I know I wouldn't want to buy another pillow and a set of new bobbins. > I've got le UK Lace Guild's basic technical instruction book for > Honiton, which has enough details to tell me how. > Would a 16in domed straw pillow be ok to start with? (or a flat > polystyrene one) > Would unspangled light weight midlands bobbins work, or would they be so > frustrating as to put me off before I got going? > When I did my first attempts at Milanese braids I enlarged the prickings > and used a thicker thread. What would the pitfalls of doing this as a > complete Honiton beginner? > > Many thanks as always for your thoughts > Viv > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
