Re: [lace] a tiny lace dress...
What a sad but beautiful task to have undertaken and a beautiful way to lay this child to rest. Condolences to all the family who must feel devastated at the moment. When my father died in 2003 I made all the members of my family a small bobbin lace star and most still exist and are put up on the christmas tree each year, so they are part of the family Christmases which include remembering him especially at this time. maybe you can do something like that for you all, the butterfly sounds lovely and can help ease the sadness over time. Be gentle with yourself but something will spur you on into the next piece of lace. Sue T Dorset UK I have mainly lurked for a while, but do read each and every email. Just have not had heart to write much lately. But I did want to share what was recently made lace wise... I knit a baby christening dress in pink with white roses. It had a beautiful winding leaf pattern down the front with lace vines. Around the neck were small leaves that had some white roses on it. It was a sad labor of love, as my Granddaughter Rayne Ann was born Monday 7/28/14 and passed away 44 minutes later. Today we buried her in the dress. I had wanted to make her a white silk dress with some hand made lace, but just did not have the time to do that. Now she is wrapped in knit lace for eternity, something made with love. We had found out a little over a month ago she would not make it much past birth due to a defect in her heart, a hernia that allowed her stomach, liver, and intestines in chest. That in turn kept her lungs from developing as only one had room and that was not developed enough to sustain life. When my Son and Daughter in law chose to allow her to pass peacefully I knew that a dress would be made by me for her to wear. My son chose the yarn the day we got the bad news and I worked on it, only finishing the day before she was born. Tonight, I am hoping to work on some lace if the motivation ever comes back. Shell in Central PA - 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] Knox's Gimp Lace Linen Thread
Is anyone familiar with Knox's Gimp Lace Linen Thread, 2 cord, 60? A friend won a spool in an auction recently and is keen to know what thread this might compare to. I have looked in Brenda Paternoster's book and found some other sizes of this thread, but nothing that is 2 cord, 60. Thanks in advance for any help. Jill in Milton Keynes, where it is currently sunny but looking very much like it will rain very soon - 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] Knox's Gimp Lace Linen Thread
Hi Jill Knox’s Gimp, Lace linen is listed (page 21 in Ed 5) but I haven’t seen it as fine as size 60. 2-cord just means 2-ply, which all of the other sizes of Knox’s Gimp are. Because there are eight other sizes listed I’ve drawn a graph with size on one axis and w/cm on the other, and it comes out as a fairly straight line so I would predict that size 60 will be around 38-40 w/cm Brenda On 1 Aug 2014, at 09:48, Jill Hawkins j...@myhawkins.co.uk wrote: Is anyone familiar with Knox's Gimp Lace Linen Thread, 2 cord, 60? A friend won a spool in an auction recently and is keen to know what thread this might compare to. I have looked in Brenda Paternoster's book and found some other sizes of this thread, but nothing that is 2 cord, 60. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Knox's Gimp Lace Linen Thread
Brilliant! Many thanks Brenda. Jill in Milton Keynes - 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] Polish 'urban' lace
NeSpoon uses lace figures to decorate urban Poland. http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/07/urban-jewelry-lace-street-art-by-nespoon/ Lyn Bailey - 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 bobbins shall i buy?
I have been fascinated by this thread, of course not as a lace maker but a bobbin historian. My comments are totally subjective and I have not done any analysis of the correspondence, but some of the comments and advice related to spangles/ continental style bobbins /shape of pillows, and the such like. Many years ago this list helped me put together some thoughts on spangles, thread, pillows etc, since then i have from time to time looked at the issue of spangling. To âmeâ the evidence seems to be that the change over to spangles, for what ever reason occurred around the early 1800s. There seems to be a period of changeover, where you can clearly see that makers made bobbins both spangled and un-spangled. I was amazed to see a few comments on makers using continental bobbins as spangles did not seem to help their style of work or type of pillow. Excuse my ignorance but the issue of thread, which would have been relevant in the early 1800s, probably does not exist now(?). My own local friend, a maker of square shaft bobbins has a very good trade in these... not a spangle in sight! In the past, I have made the totally subjective statement that the spangling of bobbins was as much for reasons of prettiness, fancy and fashion, as much as it was for practical reasons. I am just wondering if, like so many things in this world, things come around in cycles? Will we ever see the demise of spangles? Will continental style bobbins ever return to England? From the correspondence, the lace circle could possibly be in a turmoil, however, I am of the opinion that what you like, and suits your style does very well indeed. Please do not stick pins in my effigy, I am just chatting on. Remember, you are the experts, I am just a hangerâon. Just a more serious note that i am still, tracking an even earlier dated bobbin than the Salisbury museum bobbin. Even last night I had a 1763 dated bobbin picture sent to me... old but a long way to go to be the oldest. Enjoy your beautiful skills. Brian - 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/
