[lace] Lace bobbins
I indulge my liking for bone bobbins by buying them through bobbin-a-month. Various bobbins makers have these clubs. I pick out and order the 12 I want for the year from the supplier's catalogue, and then receive them every two months to save postage, but I could have them every month. I also get a bonus one for free at the end of the year. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace bobbins
I think where bobbins are concerned, it definitely depends on what you're doing with them!! I think there is nothing prettier than a lovely pillow (Toustou roller, perhaps?), filled with spangled bobbins of every description - plain, painted, spliced, bone, etc. I also belonged to a bone bobbin-of-the-month club for a couple of years, and so have a gorgeous collection. But, sigh, I now find that the spangles slow me down, and get in my way. So my beautiful bobbins are rarely used any more. I have the prettiest on display in glass-domed stands which at least allow me to enjoy them. Instead, I use plain wooden bobbins (rosewood - which has a lovely sound), and as I usually have a couple hundred on the pillow, it's still a pretty sight... I still belong to BOMs, but the bobbins I get are continentals which are spliced or painted. They add some bling to the pillow without interfering with my work. So... as Liz says, we all like something different! One of my favorite books is Kloppel, Kissen, Stander, a lavishly illustrated book on the bobbins, pillows, and stands of the many countries (and regions) of the world. I would love to be able to work with each of those very distinct styles of apparatus, just for the experience. Clay Jean Nathan wrote: I indulge my liking for bone bobbins by buying them through bobbin-a-month. Various bobbins makers have these clubs. I pick out and order the 12 I want for the year from the supplier's catalogue, and then receive them every two months to save postage, but I could have them every month. I also get a bonus one for free at the end of the year. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] OIDFA Trip Day 14 evening. Koln
OIDFA Trip Day 14 evening. Koln Koln was a surprise. When you step out of the train station, the cathedral is facing you. It shares a central plaza with the train station. I walked the 3 blocks to my hotel, parked my luggage, and went back to the cathedral. After trying several doors, I found the one that was open and took a look inside. It's another of the huge cathedrals. Someone was playing the organ. Organ pipes are mounted in several areas of the church so the sound is all around. I noticed a poster at one point that I translated to say Free Organ Concerts weekly. And it gave today's date. Shortly after that I was urged out because they were closing the doors. After finding some dinner, and waiting till 7:30, I went back to the cathedral for the concert. The seats were already full, so I sat on a ledge along the outside wall. This organist was playing Waggner, Liszt and Bach. He believed in running the organ at full blast. He was good but it was a bit overwhelming. His second encore was a very dainty, delightful piece. It was the best bit of music of the whole evening. It was a short visit to Koln. I didn't expect to see anything of the town since it was just a convenient stopover between the cruise and Groningen. The cathedral, and then the concert were certainly bonuses. My hotel window looked out over the train station. I could hear the train announcements at times. Day 14 Church number 7 Alice in Oregon -- getting ready to set up at county fair - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace bobbins
I think the bone vs. wood (or wood vs. bone to be diplomatic g) informal opinion poll is interesting vbg and yes isn't it wonderful we can have a choice. Clay wrote: I would love to be able to work with each of those very distinct styles of apparatus, just for the experience. I have a sort of collection like this - I have enough Spanish bobbins and a large bolster to work a decent (usually Torchon) pattern with them. I even use the 'continental' method (e.g. TC for half-stitch) when I work with them. When I wanted to teach myself Rosaline from a book I invested in the cat's tail bobbins, only 12 bobbins are needed then I got a lot more when I realized how nice they are to work with for other laces. Honiton bobbins and pillow for honiton lace of course when I was dabbling in that. I have lots and lots of spangled midlands, almost all wood or plastic, brought out for Beds or Buckspoint projects. The midlands are shelved for now while I concentrate on Flanders lace and using Flemish-style bobbins for it. I'm not into using bone, to handle it gives me the creeps. Ditto when I decided to try an old Buckspoint pricking, still with its eaches (sp), the linen tabs to pin it to the pillow; I rigged a midlands bolster stuffed with straw and hung on antique spangled midlands I'd bought on ebay - the dust of the ages was bothersome! The poor little bobbins had dried out considerably since they were first used, so the authentic experience was not to be had - but it had been fun assembling the components :) -- Bev (near 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] lace Bobbins
Dear Daphne, I'm still waiting for the question David in Ballarat Hello Fellow Lacemakers My husband asked me to ask all of you this question. Bone bobbins versus wood bobbins While a lot of bobbins are turned in hard woods are not so easy to come by. It takes a lot of time to grow the trees, where`as the bones are easier to get, because most are cattle bones. I look forward to your replies. Daphne Sunny but chilly Norfolk England [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of elephant_en.gif] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.3/1564 - Release Date: 21/07/2008 6:42 AM - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Lace bobbins
What are cat's tail bobbins? Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bevw Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:40 PM To: Clay Blackwell Cc: Lace Subject: Re: [lace] Lace bobbins I think the bone vs. wood (or wood vs. bone to be diplomatic g) informal opinion poll is interesting vbg and yes isn't it wonderful we can have a choice. Clay wrote: I would love to be able to work with each of those very distinct styles of apparatus, just for the experience. I have a sort of collection like this - I have enough Spanish bobbins and a large bolster to work a decent (usually Torchon) pattern with them. I even use the 'continental' method (e.g. TC for half-stitch) when I work with them. When I wanted to teach myself Rosaline from a book I invested in the cat's tail bobbins, only 12 bobbins are needed then I got a lot more when I realized how nice they are to work with for other laces. Honiton bobbins and pillow for honiton lace of course when I was dabbling in that. I have lots and lots of spangled midlands, almost all wood or plastic, brought out for Beds or Buckspoint projects. The midlands are shelved for now while I concentrate on Flanders lace and using Flemish-style bobbins for it. I'm not into using bone, to handle it gives me the creeps. Ditto when I decided to try an old Buckspoint pricking, still with its eaches (sp), the linen tabs to pin it to the pillow; I rigged a midlands bolster stuffed with straw and hung on antique spangled midlands I'd bought on ebay - the dust of the ages was bothersome! The poor little bobbins had dried out considerably since they were first used, so the authentic experience was not to be had - but it had been fun assembling the components :) -- Bev (near 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] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lacemaker in Decatur, IL
Hi -- I remember reading about a new lacemaker in Decatur not to long ago. I will be at a horse show there (for my son) in September. If that person would like to get together for a bit, I may be able to arrange it, especially if you have questions that need a more hands-on approach than books, videos and emails. Please email me privately, or the reply might get lost in the list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] nancy in chicago - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
