I found that really interesting and useful. I have always used midlands
bobbins and because of certain difficulties using my hands I have never been
able to do it the way my teacher showed us (which was to hold 3 bobbins
within the fingers of one hand and thread the weaver in and around using the
other hand. So I developed of style of work that I have managed to do quite
a few leaf tallies over the years. I loved the video clip of Jean Leader (I
think) working a leaf but having been doing it my way for so long I just
couldn't make it work. I also loved watching the way you did it along with
the description (dont worry about the speech, part, I also would have
trouble saying the right things and keeping up with my hands, so wouldn't
make a good teacher. I have never seen it done this way and wish I had seen
both of you work 7 years ago, because I am sure I might have manage to
master one of those methods and made a better job than I do. But I think I
might manage to use little bits of that to help me improve them. I speed I
can achieve when making long lengths of plaits for hanging loops is pretty
good and they come out normally nice the smooth and firm.
Thank you for adding the link, always great to be able to see other work.
Sue T. Dorset UK
Last weekend a good lace friend came to visit, bringing her husband with
her. Not content to sit around and mope, he busied himself repairing all
sorts of little glitches around the house, and then he brought out his
fancy movie camera and took pictures of me making a leaf tally the way I
learned to do it in Brioude. After they left they posted the movie on
YouTube, so it is now available to all who might like to take a look.
I'm not all that good at impromptu lecturing, and you will find errors,
for which I crave your indulgence. I notice that I have said twist when
I meant cross and that a thread goes under when I should have said over.
But you are all very kind and patient and I am sure that you will forgive
my mistakes. I also notice that I made much of the difference in ease of
working tallies this way with continental bobbins as opposed to midlands
bobbins. This was because my friend, something of a beginner at
lacemaking, had been having trouble making tallies with her midlands
bobbins, which are all she has. It is not meant to be a slur on one kind
of bobbin over the other (I started out with midlands myself), but to
suggest that she might find it easier to try bobbins without spangles.
Anyway, what's done is done, and I hope that this will clear up some of
the confusion which inevitably occurs when one is trying to explain a
process without visual aids. The link to YouTube is:
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPezWMox5-M
> I hope you find it useful.
Tess (tess1...@aol.com) in Maine USA on a lovely day.
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