[lace] Hitches - video for beginners
It's been a while but today I took the time to test the video capabilites of my (photo) camera. Here's a video of me making hitches, without voice-over for now, but I intend to add some words later: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4w4rdRlZWE Please tell me what you think - I'm not even sure if I do it right, since I learned from books only. But the methods I show work for me and I hope it will help beginners to get it right. Best, Achim. Am 11.09.2007 um 18:27 schrieb Achim Siebert: uhoh, this will be difficult for me to explain as English is not my mother tongue. Let's try: 1. I make the same loop as for a usual hitch (usually in the left hand, holding the bobbin in the right). 2. I lay the hitch over the bobbin, but don't let go off the loop of thread 3. I wind the thread of the loop two more times around the bobbin head (anti-clockwise). For a double one I'd only wind one time extra. 4. Only then will I pull tight the hitch. Maybe I should put a little movie on youtube ;). Best, Achim in Berlin. 2007/9/11, Diane Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Okay, how do you make a triple hitch? Diane - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Hitches - video for beginners
I thought this was brilliant - well done! If you learnt this from books, even better! Dee Palin Warwickshire - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Hitches - video for beginners
Dear Achim, It's been a while but today I took the time to test the video capabilites of my (photo) camera. Here's a video of me making hitches, without voice-over for now, but I intend to add some words later: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4w4rdRlZWE Beautifully put together. Your first clockwise method is mine exactly. David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Hitches - video for beginners
I liked the video. You did the movements slowly and clearly. And you showed it for both clockwise and anti-clockwise. Great job!! I learned a couple of movements that may make it easier for me to teach beginners. Lorri Graham, WA USA - Original Message - From: Achim Siebertmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arachnemailto:lace@arachne.com ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 12:52 AM Subject: [lace] Hitches - video for beginners It's been a while but today I took the time to test the video capabilites of my (photo) camera. Here's a video of me making hitches, without voice-over for now, but I intend to add some words later: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4w4rdRlZWEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v 4w4rdRlZWE Please tell me what you think - I'm not even sure if I do it right, since I learned from books only. But the methods I show work for me and I hope it will help beginners to get it right. Best, Achim. Am 11.09.2007 um 18:27 schrieb Achim Siebert: uhoh, this will be difficult for me to explain as English is not my mother tongue. Let's try: 1. I make the same loop as for a usual hitch (usually in the left hand, holding the bobbin in the right). 2. I lay the hitch over the bobbin, but don't let go off the loop of thread 3. I wind the thread of the loop two more times around the bobbin head (anti-clockwise). For a double one I'd only wind one time extra. 4. Only then will I pull tight the hitch. Maybe I should put a little movie on youtube ;). Best, Achim in Berlin. 2007/9/11, Diane Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Okay, how do you make a triple hitch? Diane - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Hitches - video for beginners
Hi Achim and everyone This is a brilliant demo! I use the first method, self-taught, even with a lace teacher once upon a time - who simply directed us - no demo! Some lacemakers like to tie the beginning of the thread to the bobbin. It makes winding easier for them. I prefer the wrapping firmly over the cut end. Saves fiddling later when changing thread (etc.). The video is clear and deliberate, and words aren't necessary, although a spoken description would reinforce the visuals, for those who really need it :) Excellent learning tool; well done. On 10/15/07, Achim Siebert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's been a while but today I took the time to test the video capabilites of my (photo) camera. Here's a video of me making hitches, without voice-over for now, but I intend to add some words later: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4w4rdRlZWE -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] 2007 card exchange - procedure
Hallo Alice, I would love to join in on the card exchange again this year (1) it's fun wondering where your card will come from Getting my lace cards ready as we speak Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] hitches - video for beginners
From: bevw [EMAIL PROTECTED] As others will probably mention, you can wind in either direction as long as you are consistent. i.e. all bobbins clockwise. or all bobbins counterclockwise wound. Personally, I only wind and hitch bobbins one way, because I have much too much trouble keeping the movements straight. However, I was taught that choosing clock/counter winding should be determined by the fiber being wound. I'm sure Brenda will correct this if I got it wrong, but I believe cotton thread is usually made with an S-twist and silk with a Z-twist. [An S-twist thread spirals from upper-left to lower-right when you hold the thread vertically and look closely; a Z-twist thread goes from upper-right to lower-left. Doesn't matter which end of the thread is up and which down.] I forget whether linen is like cotton (I think so) or like silk. Thanks, Achim, for publishing the video. I'm sure it will be a great help to new lacemakers trying to learn to hitch their bobbins. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] lessons in life
*_The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee_* When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. The y agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous yes. The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. Now, said the professor as the laughter subsided, I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car. The sand is everything else---the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first, he continued, there is no room for the pebble s or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand. One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled and said, I'm glad you asked. The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend. Agnes Boddington- Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: An Inconvenient Truth... --- MITCHELL cartoon
Instead of being proud that an American won the Nobel Peace Prize, the fRight-wing has been pitching hissy fits all over the place, much to the left's amazement and amusement. Bill Mitchell's cartoon suggests one possible reason: the difference between the fRight's idol (President Select) and the Prize's recipient (President Elect) has become painfully obvious in the past almost-seven years (and still 462 days to go)... http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/analysis/toons/2007/10/12/mitchell/ index.html -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) How do you spell relief? January 20, 2009 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
