[lace] brass lace pins a Waulking song
Hello All! After looking in Arachne Archives consulting Google without results, I thought I would ask: how would I know what size brass pins I own? There was a reference to Adele's measuring system on a 2006 Tonder post, but I didn't find a follow up. After Devon's pin question, I dug out the ones that I got from a friend who used to live in England. They are not marked are a skosh over 1 long but don't seem fine enough to be 29mm. My reason for asking--is there a photo index that may be used for comparison like there is for embroidery needles? My needle index allows the user to place the anonymous needle on photos find the size. I'm will to donate the pins if they fit the bill. On Sat. 10/26, Susan Elliott posted about her trip to the Hebrides, including a short video showing women singing a gaelic (??) song as they worked the wool cloth to soften it. Very interesting wasn't there a discussion of lacemaking songs earlier this year? Sincerely, Susan Hottl! e, Erie, PA USA - 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/
Re: [lace] brass lace pins a Waulking song
Susan and everyone As I've often wondered the same about a box or two of pins that have lost their label...A quick google of 'pin size chart' produced this web page: http://www.americanpin.com/pins.html Dritz, Prim and other pin brands should have info on their pages as well? 29 mm is the length, equivalent 1.14 inch... to measure diameter you'd have to have a micrometer I guess! On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 10:48 AM, hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: Hello All! After looking in Arachne Archives consulting Google without results, I thought I would ask: how would I know what size brass pins I own? There was a reference to Adele's measuring system on a 2006 Tonder post, but I didn't find a follow up. After Devon's pin question, I dug out the ones that I got from a friend who used to live in England. They are not marked are a skosh over 1 long but don't seem fine enough to be 29mm. -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - 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/
Re: [lace] brass lace pins a Waulking song
Thank you Bev--you are the Superior Googler! I was looking for pin index got something else entirely. American pin makes bank pins like we used in Kim's wire lace class. AP seems to have fine silk pins no chart/index but will follow up even without a micrometer. LOL Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA Bev Walker walker.b...@gmail.com wrote: A quick google of 'pin size chart' produced this web page: http://www.americanpin.com/pins.html Dritz, Prim and other pin brands should have info on their pages as well? 29 mm is the length, equivalent 1.14 inch... to measure diameter you'd have to have a micrometer I guess! - 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/
Re: [lace] brass lace pins a Waulking song
29 mm is the length, equivalent 1.14 inch... to measure diameter you'd have to have a micrometer I guess! It's easier to measure diameter if you put about 10 pins side by side in a row. (you alternate where the heads go). Then you can measure and divide by 10. So if your row of 10 pins is 5.5 mm across, then each pin is .55 mm in diameter. The finest lace pins are about .40 mm diameter. These are used when making very fine laces, but they do bend very easily. For that reason I prefer using .50 - .55 mm diameter pins, or even larger ones if I'm making something in coarse thread. Adele West Vancouver, BC - 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/
Re: [lace] brass lace pins a Waulking song
Thanks for your advice Adele! Will give it a try. Sincerely, Susan Adele Shaak ash...@shaw.ca wrote: 29 mm is the length, equivalent 1.14 inch... to measure diameter you'd have to have a micrometer I guess! It's easier to measure diameter if you put about 10 pins side by side in a row. (you alternate where the heads go). Then you can measure and divide by 10. So if your row of 10 pins is 5.5 mm across, then each pin is .55 mm in diameter. The finest lace pins are about .40 mm diameter. These are used when making very fine laces, but they do bend very easily. For that reason I prefer using .50 - .55 mm diameter pins, or even larger ones if I'm making something in coarse thread. Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) - 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/
