I think the article was written in Russian first, and then translated using a standard dictionary, which, as we all know, doesn't have the lace terms in it. You can tell it was written in another language by the awkward turn of phrase which is all over.
Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where it's really cold. 9F, -11.5C But sunny. -----Original Message----- >From: Diane Z <[email protected]> >Sent: Jan 22, 2011 7:04 AM >To: 'ARACHNE' <[email protected]> >Subject: [lace] Tatting with Bobbins > >While reading the course descriptions in the IOLI Convention booklet, I >looked up Vologda Lace. > > > >Landing on web site below, bobbin lace is "tatting with bobbins"! I think >they tried to cover all country's cultures here. > > > >It's an interesting article so have a look. > > > >http://russia.rin.ru/guides_e/4209.html > > > >Yours with frozen fingers just from putting out bird food this morning. > > > >Diane Z > >Lubec, Maine > > > >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >Margot Walker >Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 7:01 AM >To: ARACHNE >Subject: [lace] Framing bobbins > > > >On 20 Jan 2011, at 07:31, Karen Zammit Manduca wrote: > >> As for putting bobbins in a frame. Can I ask if anyone out there >> has any >> ideas on how to do this effectively. > >I have a collection of bobbins that I wanted to display, but I also >wanted to use them too. Eventually I bought a spoon collector's >cabinet at Bombay. See http://tinyurl.com/4byj7qs > >The slots for the spoons are too wide for my East Midlands bobbins, >but I've wound them in pairs, using a very short length of thread. >Then I hang them by having the upside down U made by the thread hang >over the divider between two slots. (I hope this is understandable. >It's easier to do than to write!) I hung the cabinet on the wall and >I can open the door and remove any bobbins that I want to use. > >Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada >Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site: >http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/quinbot/seaspray/SeasprayLaceGuild.html > >- >To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: >unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to >[email protected] > > _____ > >No virus found in this message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3390 - Release Date: 01/19/11 > >- >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]
