Hello all,
Just to make some comments:
Diane Williams wrote:
And I love how they just prop their pillows on their hips and carry them around.
This is just practice!
David wrote
What is that woman doing at 5 mins 25 sec into the video.
Margot Walker wrote:
I think she was winding the bobbins. I seem to remember reading somewhere about that method of winding them.
I tried it but decided to stick with my trusty bobbin winder.
Antje has explained very well this method and I can assure you that it
is very useful.
I agree with Margot that it is not easy at the beginning though it has
the advantage of not needing any other tool to
wind that your own hands and a thick thread.
Visual string method:
http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego/winder.html
Alice Howell wrote:
My impression of the whole video was that it all was
speeded up from normal speed --on fast forward, so to
speak. Every action, even walking, was faster than
normal. Yes, I agree they are very proficient
lacemakers. Definitely faster than I normally work,
that's for sure.
Of course the old film has been converted to be seen on modern video
devices, and the speed has been altered during conversion, whereas
not so much as you think. I have seen at Lace Day Events in Arenys de
Munt, today aged lacemakers (probably those that were a child on the
film), work so quickly as shown on the video.
On the other hand, as Clay says on a private mail she has sent me, there
is a difference among working palms up or palms down, being the first
method quickest, allowing you to take in left hand (I am right handed) 4
or six bobbins at a time when working wholestitch.However, I have to say
that I do not work speedier as these ladies do!
Regards from Barcelona.
Carolina
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Carolina de la Guardia
http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego
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