Dear Spiders, Having demonstrated at our county fair several times, we lacemakers are frequently put close to the spinners and weavers. I have a little speech for weavers.
Bobbin Lace is weaving. Miniature, off-loom, warp weighted weaving worked in pairs of threads, any pair of which can become the weaver at any time with almost no provocation. The discussion usually goes on to compare a loom where the warp is fixed under tension and the situation with bobbins where tension is a stitch by stitch and row by row part of the work. Patty ================================================ In those long, long years ago, when I was a weaver but only a lace-dreamer, I used to hear lace (along with other textile crafts) referred to as "off-loom weaving." That doesn't really cast a whole lot of light on the matter. I think the fundamental difference between needle and bobbin is that bobbin lace (like other weaving) requires two basic working threads, the warp and the weft; whereas needle lace (like knitting, sewing, crochet, etc.) requires one basic thread. Of course, all these basic working threads can be dolled up (gimps, etc.) but I'm talking about the underlying structures differentiating b and n. Aurelia - 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]
