Hi Arachnids At last Cathy Barley and I have managed to get Cathyâs needle lace book printed as Print-on Demand, she has just received her first books and they look good. Our printer will scan a previously printed book or work from a pdf of a new one. He will also post books as required and is very helpful and trustworthy. Perhaps now we will be able to get some of those out-of-print books again. Please contact Cathy Barley catherinebar...@btopenworld.com or myself for further information.
For those interested in very fine pins I have found a source of entomological pins, Watkins & Doncaster www.watdon.co.uk . The pins are 38mm long with nylon heads and are available with diameters 0.25mm upwards in increments of 0.05mm to 0.7mm, the last one being 0.7mm long. I have been using a 0.35 dia pin size 0 for my very fine Bucks Point ref. no. E6861B and although there is a tendency for them to bend, if you use them carefully it is not a problem, and I have not found any other very fine pins of this size. I will be trying the finer pins and let you know how I get on. Do not be tempted to use the cheaper black enamelled pins, I have tested them and they will rust. Happy lacemaking Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
