Couldn't agree more, Brenda's book is a 'must have' Regards Angela in Sussex where the sun has just come out.
On 11 Sep 2011, at 08:17, "Jean Nathan" <[email protected]> wrote: > Peg wrote: > > <Could someone please > point me to a chart of how threads compare? I had a chart > at one time, but > it has disappeared.> > > The best thread chart is the book produced by our own Brenda Paternoster, > available direct from her: > > Threads for Lace, Edition 5 by Brenda Paternoster > > http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/threads/threads.html > > or from Holly Van Sciver in the US: > > http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com/1Books.html#BobbinLaceManuals > > Brenda adds appendices to each edition on her web page as new threads come to > light. > > Personally I couldn't manage without it. A good example occurred recently > when I was going to demonstrated and decided on a simple piece - a torchon > purse pendant from Susane Thompson's book of the same name. Hadn't got the > thread stated in the pattern, so looked it up in the book and routed around > in my stash until I found an equivalent. Without the book I'd have been > stumped because it was quite a thick thread by lacemaking standards. > > Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK > > - > 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 - 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
