This is a perfect example of how important the Subject of a memo is.  All this running around looking for information about a long-ago manufacturer of thread, when including Filet Lace on the Subject line would have yielded a rapid response.  If someone has questions and is not making bobbin or needle laces, it is important to tell us that.  She may not be an Arachne member, so I am forwarding a blind carbon copy of this correspondence to the President of the New England Lace Group, Rita Bartholomew.  She teaches Filet Lace, and self-published the 205-page book Lost Art of Netting - How-to Book for Beginning Netter, Vol. 1, in 2014.  I am confident she can steer Joseph in the right direction for buying a thread that would be a suitable substitution in 2017  Rita:  The Arachne correspondent, Joseph Young, uses e-mail address [email protected].  He has been reading old Filet Lace books that call for thread manufactured by Walter Evans and Company.  Their Mecklenburg thread No. 20 probably has a modern equivalent?   Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center ---------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 12/16/2017 9:45:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
I'm trying changing the subject line on this one, in case it triggers an answer that will help Joseph. I think that I recall some people on this list who make filet lace. Can anyone advise Joseph on what a suitable thread would be for him to use to make filet lace? Sue -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Young Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 4:48 AM To: Brenda Paternoster ; Leonard Bazar Cc: Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 20 The thread is used in a few old Filet Lacis books. I want to use it to make netting and then embroider on it to make "filet lace". I just bought a shuttle and gauge set, so now I need to find out what thread I need to use. Â Joseph - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
