Re: [lace] What style of bobbins to buy?
Dear all, If you don't know what bobbins to go for, buy the bobbins you love the look of. I was used to continental bobbins, but I loved the look of the spangled Midland bobbins. So I bought 10 pairs and spangled them myself. When I first used them I thought I made the biggest mistake, I didn't like working with them. Now I'm used to both of them. Joke in Glasgow enjoying the Commonwealth Games Sent from my iPhone > On 29 Jul 2014, at 18:42, wrote: > > Hello All! I'm going to take a stab at answering Jeri's question & my answer > is geared toward beginners. First--consider borrowing bobbins from a > lacemaking friend. Easier said than done, but you won't know unless you ask. > Second--it won't matter what style bobbin you buy if you only buy a few! > Resist the impulse to acquire gobs of bobbins because they are less expensive > in bulk. When I started, the bobbin seller said to pick the ones that felt > "right" in my hands. When you are not experienced, they all feel the same! > It's hard to know until you've made several patterns, by which time you have > "used" bobbins. It's easier to sell/give a few bobbins to your friends if > you find they aren't right for you after the fact. Third--beware the > creative bias of fellow lacemakers or bobbin sellers. Their favorite bobbin > won't necessarily be yours. Been there, done that. Fourth--to roll or not > to roll, that is the question. My bobbin vendor emphasized rolling bobbins, > pro! ba! > bly because they work best for the type of lace she makes. When you find a > favorite lace style, that may well determine one or more appropriate bobbin > styles. Fifth--your lace taste/sensibilities will change over time. Your > arthritis may flare up when you least expect. Or you end up out of sync & > out of style where your favorite lace/favorite bobbins go the way of your > favorite pair of bellbottoms! Sixth--with all due respect to Continentals, > Midlands or other "fancy" bobbins create the biggest stir at a lace demo > event. They are like magnets in a crowd! Consider owning a few as an > investment in advertising your art on your demo pillow. May I also add that > I am grateful to Clay for hosting a Garage Sale table at Lace At Sweet Briar. > It has given me a chance to divest myself of bobbins & other lacemaking > equipment that I will never use again at a fair price. Hope this helps > anyone with bobbin procurement issues! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, 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/ - 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/
[lace] lace altar cloth
Hello Again! A good post:http://italian-needlework.blogspot.com/ Susan Hottle, 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/
[lace] What style of bobbins to buy?
Hello All! I'm going to take a stab at answering Jeri's question & my answer is geared toward beginners. First--consider borrowing bobbins from a lacemaking friend. Easier said than done, but you won't know unless you ask. Second--it won't matter what style bobbin you buy if you only buy a few! Resist the impulse to acquire gobs of bobbins because they are less expensive in bulk. When I started, the bobbin seller said to pick the ones that felt "right" in my hands. When you are not experienced, they all feel the same! It's hard to know until you've made several patterns, by which time you have "used" bobbins. It's easier to sell/give a few bobbins to your friends if you find they aren't right for you after the fact. Third--beware the creative bias of fellow lacemakers or bobbin sellers. Their favorite bobbin won't necessarily be yours. Been there, done that. Fourth--to roll or not to roll, that is the question. My bobbin vendor emphasized rolling bobbins, proba! bly because they work best for the type of lace she makes. When you find a favorite lace style, that may well determine one or more appropriate bobbin styles. Fifth--your lace taste/sensibilities will change over time. Your arthritis may flare up when you least expect. Or you end up out of sync & out of style where your favorite lace/favorite bobbins go the way of your favorite pair of bellbottoms! Sixth--with all due respect to Continentals, Midlands or other "fancy" bobbins create the biggest stir at a lace demo event. They are like magnets in a crowd! Consider owning a few as an investment in advertising your art on your demo pillow. May I also add that I am grateful to Clay for hosting a Garage Sale table at Lace At Sweet Briar. It has given me a chance to divest myself of bobbins & other lacemaking equipment that I will never use again at a fair price. Hope this helps anyone with bobbin procurement issues! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, 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/
[lace] What style of bobbins?
I use continental bobbins. When I first started making lace (can it really be thirty years ago?) my bobbins rolled, too. I found that if I put a terry cloth wash cloth or small towel underneath them it helped. But the real trick is to keep the pillow flat. It is the slope, so commonly used with beaded bobbins, that is the problem. For me, anyway. I use completely flat block pillows and never have a rolling bobbin. Also, I flick my bobbins as I work, which I can't seem to do with the beaded bobbins. Concerning the mail problems, which really sound quite dreadful, I hope those who lose their mail can find the solution soon. I use my iPad, MacBook Pro, AOL, Safari, and have all outgoing mail copied to myself when I send it out, and have never had the troubles afflicting so many. I wonder if knowing this will help solve the trouble: I hope so. Good luck! Tess (tess1...@aol.com) happy in summertime Maine USA, where the weather is gorgeous! - 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] bobbins
Dear Alex & fellow Arachnids, Alex you hit the nail on the head. Use the bobbins you are comfortable with but also; use them with the pillow you feel comfortable with using. Spangled midlands bobbins can be used on a flat pillow as well as continentals and continentals can be used on a slightly domed pillow. There are just a couple of provisos; Honiton bobbins work better on a domed pillow as they are very lightweight and on travelpillows one works more easily with the slightly shorter bobbins whether they be spangled midlands travellers or the shorter continentals. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK were the sun is shining but it is a little cooler than the last week has been. -Original Message- From: Alex Stillwell Many years ago I taught an introduction to Valenciennes lace <... >My personal advice is use the bobbins you are comfortable with, no matter what the type of lace, and use the correct pillow with them. . - 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/
[lace] bobbins
Hi Arachnids Many years ago I taught an introduction to Valenciennes lace to six students with a large range of lacemaking experience, from an experienced teacher who made good quality Flanders lace to a fairly new recruit with only six months experience. The teacher used her continental bobbins, with which she was used to working, considering them the correct ones to use for that lace; the lacemaker with six months experience used her East Midlands bobbins. We were all stunned at the end of the day to see that the new recruit had a much better tension than the experienced teacher and we all agreed that it could only be due to the bobbins they were using. My personal advice is use the bobbins you are comfortable with, no matter what the type of lace, and use the correct pillow with them. East Midlands bobbins should be used with a slightly domed pillow. Laces requiring a lot of sewings may be easier to work if the bobbins are not spangled, although I tuck the spangle against the shank and have no problems with sewings. Happy lacemaking Alex - 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/
[lace] Noelene's poetry
I've just heard that an Australian visiting the upcoming IOLI meeting in the USA is able to take 20 of my poetry books with her in her suitcase. As yet, I don't know how they will be sold there, but if you are interested, keep an eye out for them! Noelene at The Angle With my new email address now working with Arachne. noel...@lafferty.com.au - 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/
