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From: "Janice Blair"
Subject: [lace] Graph paper/Needle lace
What I should have asked was what Catherine used on her base, i.e. the
blue
paper, which might be something to do with architecture.
Catherine, please tell me what you use as the top layer of your base, and
then
if anyone knows where we can obtain it in the US, that would be great.
Sorry Janice
We clearly weren't on the same page with this one! The blue covering I use
over my pattern/drawing is simply a dark blue, matt sticky-backed plastic.
My eyesight is not what it used to be and as I mainly work in white, using
fine gauges of thread, this gives a greater contrast as opposed to
architect's linen or the pale coloured sticky-backed plastic. Somebody
emailed me quite some time ago asking the same question. Doreen Holmes and
myself bought a whole roll of it between us from Tim Parker (a lace supplier
here in the UK who has now retired) but this would have been over 10 years
ago and I only have a very small amount left. I 'Googled' Dark Blue
Sticky-backed plastic and found a couple of companies in the US who sold it,
but again only by the roll and I don't dare to think what it would cost in
postage to ship it here! Unfortunately I didn't keep the addresses but
suggest you try 'Googling' and see what you can find. None of them seemed
to sell it by the sheet/small quantities but you may have better luck than
I. I guess if several of you pooled your dollars or perhaps your local
group or one of your suppliers could get hold of it, that would be the way
to go.
Good luck with your search.
Catherine
Catherine Barley Needlelace
www.catherinebarley.com
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