[lace] French roller pillow roller
I need some suggestions from anyone willing to offer them! I bought a used bobbin lace pillow that is like a French roller pillow. It has an outer frame of wood with another inner box of wood that had a cone insert for handkerchiefs, but no roller pillow. The cone insert had it's own frame, which is removable. There is a cushion rest on top of the pillow. I would like to make a roller to go in it and I have wool, but I'm not sure how tightly the wool should be wound on the dowel. The box frame looks like it is home made, but seems to be well made. Thanks! Liz in Missouri, USA, where it has gotten chilly enough to make us think autumn has arrived. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] amounts of thread
Another suggestion is to never put the same amount of thread on each bobbin so you don't run out at the same time. This goes for larger projects but is a good rule of thumb. From: David C COLLYER To: Ilse Depaepe ; Sue Cc: Arachne Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 8:10 AM Subject: Re: [lace] amounts of thread > Dear Sue and Ilse > > Now, I don't put too much on any more but rather add when required. A very > small knot is hardly noticed in larger pieces. As a rule I put 4 times the length of the pricking, but still often do too much. However, I would never knot an added thread - simply work double for a few centimeters. That doesn't show either. One thing I was thinking about today as I wound 100 pairs: are we all obsessive "counters" or is it just me? After I've wound the first pair I will know how many turns to make - today it was 120. But when I wind the second bobbin of the pair I still count it every time, just to see how accurate I was in pulling the right amount of thread off the reel. I can't stop - just HAVE to count. David in Ballarat - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Threads on books on demand and data back-up
I've been following these two threads with great interest. A few things I'd like to contribute... I'm hoping that some of the current authors of lace books are reading this thread and will consider the things we have talked about. As has been already brought up, I think it's important for the authors to be able to get the money that is due to them for their work. When books go out of print, the only ones who profit are the booksellers. As to formats, I've purchased books through lulu.com, a print-on-demand site, and have always been happy with the quality of the books I've received. I prefer a hard copy to an electronic copy, and lulu provides both. BTW, they currently have a few lace titles available. On the other hand, I think having the book available in a pdf formt has a lot of benefits, too. The first being the size. It can be put on a disk that takes up a lot less room than a book. The second is that instead of trying to photocopy or scan a pattern, which subjects the pattern to distortion, I can simply print out the page. The third is that you can zoom in and see details better. As to the idea of backing up data... Even though I use them I don't totally trust magnetic media such as flash drive/memory sticks or external hard drives. They seem to die too easily. I always back up on CD's or DVD's, depending on the size. There are archival quality versions that are made to last that use gold in their dyes and have scratch resistant surfaces. A bit more expensive, but worth it. I also like the idea of mailing a document to yourself and storing it in your web e-mail. However, be aware that some sites such as Yahoo will only keep a few years worth of messages. They automatically delete messages over a certain age..I think it's 3 or 4 years. My two cents. Peg in chilly Fairview Park OH...seems like a few days ago the Powers-That-Be flipped the great cosmic season switch and plunged us headlong into autumn. Have to dig out the cold weather clothes tomorrow. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Books & threads
We have 2 lace books- one of Heather Toomer's books,, and the other a Jill Norsford-Clarke one, in my local library - (a small branch of the main one) and I take them out every few weeks, just to get it noted on their list as being used. I usually browse through them and look at the pictures! There is always something I had forgotten, or not noted, and as time passes I get interested in a "new" lace and can check it out in the books, so borrowing it is Never a waste! And at least, I am helping to keep them there on the shelf! I, too, measure my threads for winding bobbins by pulling out arm lengths! I wind the first bobbin, getting as much as I think looks about right, then pull off the reel 2 or 3 arm lengths for the other bobbin. It is a handy measure that is always available!!! Regards from Liz in sunny Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] who would like a needlelace book
When I was looking for a book online, I came across this website, which will find books in libraries, starting with the closest to you. After that, I assume you contact the library, or go through a local interlibrary loan, but at least you know which library says they have it. Lyn in Lancaster where it was chilly but brilliant today. Morning temp was 42F 5C, up to 66F 17C. -Original Message- >From: corinne jones >Sent: Sep 16, 2011 3:52 AM >To: jeria...@aol.com >Cc: lace@arachne.com, walker.b...@gmail.com, catherinebar...@btinternet.com >Subject: Re: [lace] who would like a needlelace book > >Hi > >This is a good way to get books but please remember that some libraries will >charge for this service especially in the UK. > >Corinne Jones >in Sunny Sussex > >On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 3:57 AM, wrote: > >> In all of our discussions on this subject, I think the use of the >> InterLibrary Loan service (may go by another name in some countries) has >> not been >> given enough attention. This is a service scholars all over the world use >> for research all the time. You are lace scholars! >> >> When the Lacemakers of Maine were discussing the opportunity presented by >> "The Professor" in Arizona, my library was raided first for >> out-of-copyright >> books. After that, I am pretty certain that ** Tess went to her public >> library connections to borrow books that were out-of-copyright **, and >> finally - people who heard what she was doing began to send books to her >> to be >> scanned. >> >> Has anyone tried to borrow Catherine's book, using this service at their >> local public library or a university library to which they have access? >> >> If your local library does not have the book you wish to borrow, through >> this service the local library will borrow the book from the nearest >> library >> that has the book. >> >> Jeri Ames in Maine USA >> Lace and Embroidery Resource Center >> >> >> In a message dated 9/15/2011 12:48:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> walker.b...@gmail.com writes: >> >> Hi everyone and Catherine >> >> First off, for Catherine, I do hope you can back up your original >> material in a form which you can readily use to republish, 'just in >> case.' >> >> The book business interests me. In the craft world, subdivision >> knitting, I see digital books for sale alongside print books. I even >> see digital books at half-price in the 'sale' section (topic for >> another time - how can that be when it isn't a hard copy? if it is >> discontinued, will there be a market for secondhand digital titles?!). >> I've looked for Catherine's Needlelace book online, none available >> within reason, for sale, or listed but noted as 'out of stock and out >> of print.' It was not listed at my public library's online catalogue. >> I know of one or two copies that I could borrow from individuals, but >> that's all. For my purposes, I don't need to have this book in print >> form - actually I don't need this book at all but now that we are >> talking about it I'd love to see it again. I like the idea of a >> digital version. >> >> Just out of interest, who reading this would buy a copy of Needlelace >> Designs and Techniques by Catherine Barley if it is re-issued in one >> form or another (print or digital)? >> >> -- >> 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 >> >> - >> 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 >> > >- >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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Re: Tambour Hook (was Other Laces)
A proper tambour hook doesn't have a latch! That's what makes it hard to use. But because it doesn't have a latch, you don't have the problem of the latch closing when you are using it in a point down/handle up direction, (as you do on net,) and is why an experienced tambourer can work extremely fast. You have to master a sort of twist back and forth on the handle as you go up and down, along with a pressure of the smooth side of the hook against the net, and this along with tension on the thread, is what keeps the thread in the hook while allowing the open hook to go in and out of the holes without snagging. I found it much easier to move in some directions than in others. It is one of those skills which really does fall into the "everything in life is rhythm and practise" motto. Jacquie in Lincolnshire. Sent from my iPhone On 16 Sep 2011, at 22:44, "Sue Babbs" wrote: > The easiest way to describe the tambour hook is to think of it as a miniature > rug hook i.e. the flap closes as you pull the hook back through the net. > > > Sue > > sueba...@comcast.net > > - > 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Re: Tambour Hook (was Other Laces)
The easiest way to describe the tambour hook is to think of it as a miniature rug hook i.e. the flap closes as you pull the hook back through the net. Sue sueba...@comcast.net - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Re: Tambour Hook (was Other Laces)
Hi Sue, If you wanted to have a go at Tambour Lace then you can get a Tambour Hook from the site below, it is for a supplier in Belgium where they make Lierse Lace, a Tambour Lace. http://www.scharlaeken.be/en/default.dhtml You would be able to pay on the site with a card so exchange from sterling to Euros would be done easily. You would really need a proper tambour hook if you wanted to do this lace as the hook has a barb on it, like a fish hook, this helps to catch the thread from underneath the frame holding the net. I once attended a day workshop of Coggeshall Lace, the English Tambour Lace which was made in Coggeshall Essex in the past, when I was still living in England. I have done a little since then but not a great deal. As far as I am aware Coggeshall was the only place that this Tambour of lace of this kind was made in England, hence the name Coggeshall Lace. Have a look at the Coggeshall Museum site here http://www.coggeshallmuseum.org.uk/lace1.htm The 'Cotton' net is stretched over a frame, an embroidery frame works well such as you would use for Cross stitch etc. the thread sits in a vessel, a yoghourt pot is useful for this but it need a lid with a hole in for the thread to pass through so that the thread doesn't roll about the floor. You have the pattern pinned to the underside of the net by just one edge of the pattern so that you can bring it up under the net now and then to guide you as you work. the Hook passes down through a hole in the net and the thread is caught on the hook and brought out of the net to form a loop. With the loop still on the hook the hook is passed back down through the next hole in the net and the through caught and brought up again and that 2nd loop passes through the 1st loop made. Just as in Crochet where loops pass through previous loops to form a chain when you begin a piece of crochet. There are various filling stitches that can be used once you have the outline of the design in chain stitches but those filling stitches are all based on that same movement of the hook through the holes in the net. There is a knack to using the barbed hook which takes a little time to master but once you have mastered it you can get a bit of speed up. The Hook comes without any handle but should fit into your pin vice that you use for pricking lace patterns, provided you have a pricker with a screw thingy to allow for changing the needle. A word of Warning be very careful of the tambour hook and the barb on it. If you get that caught in your hand or anything then you might need medical assistance to remove it as the barb will catch under the skin, you should not just pull it out willy nilly. Guard the hook tip with a small piece of a bottle cork when not in use. I keep mine, with a bit of cork in place, in an old aluminium cigar tube complete with the pin vice that holds it. The above site is the only place I know where you can get Tambour Hooks and you could also buy the necessary cotton net from the same place. Nylon net is no good as it stretches and would spring back once it is off the frame. Look under Linen and Cotton Material link and select Cotton then look for Tulle Cotton to find the net. Go to the site above and look to the bottom of the left hand menu and click on EN for English text. Then go to the link Accessoires(sic) in the same menu. Under that link you will find Crochet Hooks, click on that link and then scroll down below the list of Crochet hooks to find Duchesse hooks of 3 varying sizes, 70, 80 & 100. To begin with you would need to use a larger size hook, to make it easier for yourself to get the hang of the manipulating the hook to catch the thread etc., then as you advance you can go to a finer hook. I can't remember now which way the sizing goes on these hooks but if you ask via the contact us link on the site they will tell you which size is the larger of the 3 sizes given, probably size 70 rather than 100 but I am not sure. Jan, the man who runs the business, very often attends our annual regional lace day, the one I mentioned that is limited to 3000 lacemakers. He is always swamped with customers at his very large stall. He is very helpful and speaks English so language would not be a problem if you contact him via e.mail. If you look under the link for Books on the site there are a couple for Tambour Lace under the heading Lace of Lier. Might give you some inspiration. When the OIDFA conference was in Barcalona back in 1994 I went to it and saw a Belgian lady wearing a beautiful triangular shaped collar made of Liers lace it was truly beautiful and something different to all the bobbin lace on display. Regards Jenny DeAngelis Sue Wrote;- << A friend came across a second hand book mentioning lacemaking and bought it for me recently which was nice but when she handed it over it is Tambour lace. I had heard the name but didn't know anything about i
Re: [lace] Copley's research
Hi Diana: I assume it's the same Copley that is now part of Copley Marshall & Co. of Huddersfield, but I couldn't get any further either. Looks like they're one of the few members of the mid-Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce that do not have a website! Pity. They're listed in business directories as yarn wholesalers, so I guess they got out of the retail business. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) On 2011-09-16, at 10:23 AM, Diana Smith wrote: > I recently bought a lovely box, for use in a haberdashery shop, on ebay. > > It was used to hold 'Copley's Embroidery & Knitting Wools' - not exactly lace > I know. I thought I would do some research on Copley's but with very little > result. Do any of you knowledgeable people out there have any information on > the company and what happened to them? Perhaps Brenda is the person in the > know! > > Any help appreciated. > Diana in Northants - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Copley's research
I recently bought a lovely box, for use in a haberdashery shop, on ebay. It was used to hold 'Copley's Embroidery & Knitting Wools' - not exactly lace I know. I thought I would do some research on Copley's but with very little result. Do any of you knowledgeable people out there have any information on the company and what happened to them? Perhaps Brenda is the person in the know! Any help appreciated. Diana in Northants - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] lace quote
I recently bought a First Day Program folder for the issue of the four lace stamps championed by the Great Lace Lace Group, largely because it had this great quote about lace at the top of the blurb. It is unattributed, but neat anyway: "The skill that facets a diamond from stone merely uncovers latent beauty, but the lacemaker creates it from almost nothing." Just wanted to share (altho the "thread misers" like Susie might not consider it "almost nothing" :-)) Nancy Connecticut, 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] amounts of thread
I never put knots into the lace (only when having to tie off). I know the approx length of my arms outstretched and pull off using that measure x however many I think needed (or two thirds for smaller things), Lots of lace has multiple workers for diamonds, trails and things like that, but this is literally just torchon ground with the fans running up the sides. I never count turns of thread:-) I cant retain the info long enough, LOL. I have to check sometimes if I am on the second stretch of arms or third as I can loose track of that also during a batch of bobbins.I dont mind the two bobbins not having quite the same amount of thread as I like to add single bobbins if needed but not more than one at a time. Anyway thank you David for your input. Sue T Dorset UK David Wrote As a rule I put 4 times the length of the pricking, but still often do too much. However, I would never knot an added thread - simply work double for a few centimeters. That doesn't show either. One thing I was thinking about today as I wound 100 pairs: are we all obsessive "counters" or is it just me? After I've wound the first pair I will know how many turns to make - today it was 120. But when I wind the second bobbin of the pair I still count it every time, just to see how accurate I was in pulling the right amount of thread off the reel. I can't stop - just HAVE to count. David in Ballarat - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Re: amounts of thread
Wow, I am a thread miser, I guess... I actually try to follow the threads to find out which is going to be the longest threads and wind appropriately. Whoever gets my books after me is gonna' love them. I write the estimated lengths by the patterns in my books in pencil. If I miss it really bad, I might even go back and correct the length - longer or maybe even shorter. Susie in Morris, IL where the weather was down right cool this a.m. Almost needed gloves on my walk. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Re: amounts of thread
On 9/16/11 9:10 AM, "David C COLLYER" wrote: > One thing I was thinking about today as I wound 100 pairs: are we all > obsessive "counters" or is it just me? After I've wound the first > pair I will know how many turns to make - today it was 120. But when > I wind the second bobbin of the pair I still count it every time, > just to see how accurate I was in pulling the right amount of thread > off the reel. I can't stop - just HAVE to count. I measure 1.5 or 2 times the length of the pricking(4 times if it is a repeating worker pair). I have tried to count, but then I tend to lose count and my brain cells go pfffzz. So counting gets in the way as I try to watch tv or talk to someone or just get deep in thought about other things(like "why is there air?"[reference from Billy Cosby]). So I don't bother counting and wait for the measured amount to diminish and then wind the other half of the pair. I am far from being anal HAHA -- Mark, aka Tatman website: http://www.tat-man.net blog: http://tat-man.net/blog Magic Thread Shop: http://www.tat-man.net/tatterville/tatshop/tatshop.html email: tat...@tat-man.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TatmanBobbin - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] amounts of thread
Dear Sue and Ilse Now, I don't put too much on any more but rather add when required. A very small knot is hardly noticed in larger pieces. As a rule I put 4 times the length of the pricking, but still often do too much. However, I would never knot an added thread - simply work double for a few centimeters. That doesn't show either. One thing I was thinking about today as I wound 100 pairs: are we all obsessive "counters" or is it just me? After I've wound the first pair I will know how many turns to make - today it was 120. But when I wind the second bobbin of the pair I still count it every time, just to see how accurate I was in pulling the right amount of thread off the reel. I can't stop - just HAVE to count. David in Ballarat - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Re: Who Would Like a Needlelace Book?
I purchased Catherine's book fairly recently, after months and months of searching, so wouldn't need it. I strongly prefer hard copy, so probably would not purchase digital unless it was the only option, fwiw. I really dislike anything other than hard copy books (for instance Interweave is going strongly that way) and tend to ignore, or rarely purchase something and just print out what I need. BTW, some have problems with their magazine forms being printable, but that may be moot and change. Now, to be able to purchase a particular pattern and download and print it is OK, but not my favorite, either. The perk is you can have it instantly, of course. I check AZ, Gutenburg and Antique Library, but the digital forms are off-putting to me. Nice to be able to peruse it though, and I go on looking for the rare copy if I love it. Inter-Library Loan is fading also, as I have asked for books that used to be available, and they are gone. Librarians say that rules are changing to it staying within the library itself, or country (sometimes Canada won't loan certain things to USA anymore when I have checked on a few items, and probably the converse-I don't know about the other side). This is because dishonesty has increased and people keep them. The library's replacement fee for any lost book is about $25, so people figure that they are getting an OOP book, inexpensively. They say it is lost and perhaps pay nothing, or at worst, $25. What they don't think about, is the hundreds or thousands of people who are short changed the rich experience of that book. I once had a Shetland Lace library book stolen out of the front seat of my car, when I thought my car was locked. Who would have thought that someone interested in a fairly rare technique, would have passed by and done that kind of thing? About 35 years ago, I found an incredible knitting book, full of hundreds of lace and other things for infant to toddler, and bed jackets for the mother. Checked it out several times and the last time, I got a funny feeling and thought I would photocopy the whole book. Decided to check it out again a year or two later, and they said that a woman checked it out and kept it. They knew who it was, she had done it before, but just shrugged their shoulders, saying they could do nothing. I was deeply saddened about all of the people who were short changed an incredible knitting journey with this book. Best, Susan Reishus - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] who would like a needlelace book
RE: Geri's suggestion to use inter-library loan... When I first began to make lace, I went to our local library to borrow books, but they only had one or two... very old at that and not much help for a beginner. Inter-library loan did not net any more. The problem, according to the librarian, is that books are ordered based on their genre, and the genres that have the most circulation are the ones which take up the most space in the shelves. If two lace books are ordered, but then never checked out, then not only are more lace books not ordered, but those they have are eventually consigned to the sale table to make room for books that do circulate. A good friend advised me early on to keep my eyes open when the new lace books came out. She told me I should buy them when I saw them, because they sometimes quickly went out of print. This was very good advice, which I took to heart. It seems to me that in those days, there were lots more books coming out each year, and that they were not so expensive as today's books. Still, I think that the advice is still sound. That does not help newcomers to lace, however, who are finding it difficult to get the books they need. But I think it may give us a clue about one of the factors contributing to a decline in membership numbers. When I was president of the local guild, we prepared a display for the library during the month of October each year, and demonstrated there twice a week all month. As a result, there was a surge of interest in books, and we always got one or two new members. But, I believe that has not been done for quite a few years. Clay - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Amounts of thread
Ilse said "A very small knot is hardly noticed in larger pieces." And therein lies the difference between the common practice on the continent and the UK. We tend to double up the thread for a SHORT distance, rather than knotting. I say short because some people forget they are working with double thread and just keep going. I have seen pillows where several threads are being replaced at the same time (try to avoid that) and they are all being worked as double threads! Yes, this will show. And contrary to most people's instinct, the most inconspicuous place to double up the new thread to replace a fan worker is in the tightest short rows at the end/start of fans, rather than in the more spread out bit in the centre. These are the ones most likely to run out. When I was in Spain, one of my Hinojosa pillows was being used as a demonstration pillow, and when three threads were broken over course of the week, the replacements were knotted in. I just shrugged and thought "When in Rome" But when I got home and looked properly, the first of the three knots (ie furthest back!) had neatly positioned itself in the dead centre of one of the twisted bars of thread. That I could not live with so the whole lot was undone and redone without knots. Back to Sue's original question. According to Geraldine Stott in her "A Visual Introduction to Bucks Point Lace", four times the length of pricking is a good rule of thumb, so it sounds as if you are spot on. You have realised the exception of the fan workers and if there is a continous trail, for example, those workers would also need some extra thread. But as you are measuring the amount of thread you are putting on, why not measure how much thread you have left to help you better judge for your next piece. I agree with Ilse that it is often better to join threads in than to waste loads, and if you are doing a large project you need to bite the bullet and accept that you are going to have to add threads at intervals rather than overfilling your bobbins in the hopes that it will be enough. But for a smaller project, where the bobbins are big enough to hold all the thread in one go, it is really frustrating to get to within the last few inches and have to start replacing thread after thread. Jacquie in Lincolnshire - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] amounts of thread
Dear Sue, When I first started, I filled up my bobbins completely. And now after many years I am still using up some of the threads. However, in the meantime, they have become more fragile and a bit dirty. And All my seizes have mixed together as well. Now, I don't put too much on any more but rather add when required. A very small knot is hardly noticed in larger pieces. Hope this helps. Happy lacemaking. Ilse 2011/9/16 Sue > I know this comes up time and again, but I am currently preparing 42 pairs > of > bobbins to do a strip of lace and am unsure if I need put quite as much > thread > onto each pair as I am. Almost all of the lace in this piece is just > torchon > ground, with fans along both the edges (where I will obviously need much > more > thread and will fill the bobbins up), but the rest is about 36 inches of > ground and have been putting approx 12 feet of thread onto each of the > bobbins. As I am using gutterman silk it is taking lots of thread.OK, > I > know I can use up excess thread on other pieces of lace afterwards, but > lots > of times I want other threads for the next pieces and dont want so many > bobbins left holding thread indefinately. > Am I going overboard with the amounts, or is this the sensible amount? > Advice please. > Sue T > Dorset UK > www.hurwitzend.co.uk > > - > 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 > -- KTBSPA Ilse D. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Other laces
A friend came across a second hand book mentioning lacemaking and bought it for me recently which was nice but when she handed it over it is Tambour lace. I had heard the name but didn't know anything about it so checked out some youtube videos, (what a fabulous resourse that is). I was able to see what it was and how it was done. Of course I dont have a tambour hook, but might manage to use a small crochet hook to have a play at it in the future. Due to sudden family illness and also as I am currently working on holiday present pieces I haven't done anymore with the book. So many years I spent with time on my hands just knitting and crochet when I could have been learning all these lovely techniques with more years ahead of me to use them. Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.co.uk - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] amounts of thread
I know this comes up time and again, but I am currently preparing 42 pairs of bobbins to do a strip of lace and am unsure if I need put quite as much thread onto each pair as I am. Almost all of the lace in this piece is just torchon ground, with fans along both the edges (where I will obviously need much more thread and will fill the bobbins up), but the rest is about 36 inches of ground and have been putting approx 12 feet of thread onto each of the bobbins. As I am using gutterman silk it is taking lots of thread.OK, I know I can use up excess thread on other pieces of lace afterwards, but lots of times I want other threads for the next pieces and dont want so many bobbins left holding thread indefinately. Am I going overboard with the amounts, or is this the sensible amount? Advice please. Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.co.uk - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] who would like a needlelace book
Hi This is a good way to get books but please remember that some libraries will charge for this service especially in the UK. Corinne Jones in Sunny Sussex On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 3:57 AM, wrote: > In all of our discussions on this subject, I think the use of the > InterLibrary Loan service (may go by another name in some countries) has > not been > given enough attention. This is a service scholars all over the world use > for research all the time. You are lace scholars! > > When the Lacemakers of Maine were discussing the opportunity presented by > "The Professor" in Arizona, my library was raided first for > out-of-copyright > books. After that, I am pretty certain that ** Tess went to her public > library connections to borrow books that were out-of-copyright **, and > finally - people who heard what she was doing began to send books to her > to be > scanned. > > Has anyone tried to borrow Catherine's book, using this service at their > local public library or a university library to which they have access? > > If your local library does not have the book you wish to borrow, through > this service the local library will borrow the book from the nearest > library > that has the book. > > Jeri Ames in Maine USA > Lace and Embroidery Resource Center > > > In a message dated 9/15/2011 12:48:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > walker.b...@gmail.com writes: > > Hi everyone and Catherine > > First off, for Catherine, I do hope you can back up your original > material in a form which you can readily use to republish, 'just in > case.' > > The book business interests me. In the craft world, subdivision > knitting, I see digital books for sale alongside print books. I even > see digital books at half-price in the 'sale' section (topic for > another time - how can that be when it isn't a hard copy? if it is > discontinued, will there be a market for secondhand digital titles?!). > I've looked for Catherine's Needlelace book online, none available > within reason, for sale, or listed but noted as 'out of stock and out > of print.' It was not listed at my public library's online catalogue. > I know of one or two copies that I could borrow from individuals, but > that's all. For my purposes, I don't need to have this book in print > form - actually I don't need this book at all but now that we are > talking about it I'd love to see it again. I like the idea of a > digital version. > > Just out of interest, who reading this would buy a copy of Needlelace > Designs and Techniques by Catherine Barley if it is re-issued in one > form or another (print or digital)? > > -- > 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 > > - > 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 > - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] who would like a needlelace book
Jeri wrote: this service the local library will borrow the book from the nearest library that has the book.> In the UK many public libraries are closing, despite strong protests, because the local authorities have to cut their spending and libraries are an easy target. Some are managing to stay open by being run by volunteers. Being a librarian is obviously not a prestigious occupation to some in authority. I haven't tried to find out, but I suspect that Bournemouth University library wouldn't carry books on lacemaking- they would need their funding to buy what books they could afford for the courses they run. I don't know if they would welcome someone who wasn't studying there into their library in any case, but the college I went to many years ago certainly wouldn't have allowed you through the door unless you produced your college membership ID. Having said that I'm thinning my books by getting rid of those I'll never use, I'm keeping most of my needlelace books, even though I'll never even attempt needlelace, because they're such lovely eye candy and can cheer me up if I'm feeling down. I also delude myself that they could give inspiration for a design in bobbin lace. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
