In a message dated 4/26/2011 1:20:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Would you believe I *fixed* both with an embroidery needle? I sewed the new bobbin thread into the back side of the faulty leaf & unwound the bobbin then re-sewed the thread in the cloth work. ------------------------------- Yes! I believe, Susan. Everyone: Sometimes this is the way to correct an error quite far back in new bobbin lace being made. People who mend (restore) damaged lace usually do so with a needle. Most of the time they can carefully replicate bobbin stitches. Only when a large segment needs repair is making a separate "patch" and setting it into place considered. I recommend a few lessons on using a threaded needle for fine stitching. Actually, you can practice this at home, if you have a piece of damaged lace. Start with something large in scale, and gradually work your way down to finer laces.. Under the lens of a microscope at the Ratti Center of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, those of us privileged to view very old and fine laces have seen repairs on the computer screen that is connected to the microscope. Repairs were invisible to the naked eye when done with the very fine threads used in times past. You, too, can sometimes see them when you view laces on-line. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
