[lace] Miniature lace pillows

[Helen Clarke]

I am interested in miniature versions of things. I have seen some lace pillows 
that are purely ornamental. What do we think is the smallest pillow and 
accompanying bobbins, pins, thread, etc that can be used (if with great 
difficulty)? I have seen a picture of one that fitted in the palm of the hand 
that included the lace. What are these made from? What about the bobbins?

Over to you all.

Regards, Helen (on the west coast of Canada)

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[lace] Sarah Dazeley hanging bobbin

[Helen Clarke]

Hi,

Does anyone own a hanging bobbin for Sarah Dazeley? Or even a photo of one? I 
can’t find one anywhere. 

Thanks in advance,

Helen on the west coast of Canada 

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Re: [lace] Franz Muller Hanging bobbin. Buyer beware

[Helen Clarke]

Without looking at anything except the auction page, I might buy it for a pound 
or two as a novelty. (If it had been Sarah Dazeley then I would pay more 
because her final murder was in my family village!) It doesn’t look authentic 
at all. It is a shame that the maker couldn’t use their skills for an original 
design as that would probably be more profitable. 

Regards, Helen on the hot west coast of mainland Canada. 

> On Jul 17, 2018, at 23:55, Brian Lemin  wrote:
> 
> http://www.keysauctions.co.uk/
> 
> 
> 
> This auctioneer is offering a Franz Muller hanging bobbin for sale in a few
> days time..
> 
> 
> 
> I suggest that would be buyers first read C and D Springetts evaluation of
> another Franz Muller bobbin  on page 85 of their book "Success to the Lace
> Pillow"
> 
> 
> 
> Many of their observations regarding the authenticity of the bobbin they are
> talking about applies to this bobbin.
> 
> 
> 
> I offer this advice without personally judging the bobbin as I would
> probably need to see and handle it to make a proper judgement.
> 
> 
> 
> These bobbins often make  large sums of money at auctions.
> 
> 
> 
> Like the Springetts say.  "Caveat Emptor"
> 
> 
> 
> Brian
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[lace] Bobbins holder?

[Helen Clarke]

This seems ideal for those who travel and like to have their pairs of bobbins 
hanging ready. 

http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=76776=52=1

Regards, Helen on the west coast of mainland Canada. 

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Re: [lace] Cecil Higgins

[Helen Clarke]

Thank you, Louise. 

It was certainly time to update their display system. I do think it is a great 
shame that so much of the lace has now been lost to most visitors. It is great 
that they have occasional events though casual visitors are unlikely to know 
about them. I looked at the Luton website as well and again lace has 
disappeared from their information. I cannot see how these laces and associated 
equipment will be available to future generations and that is a tragedy. I 
understand that financial concerns drive more 'popular' exhibits. How many 
other elements of local history have disappeared over the years? In the 
meantime, I won't need to wend my way through Bedford any more - I took my 
driving test there but otherwise Cambridge was the family's preferred location. 

Regards, Helen 

(Still on the west coast of mainland Canada where lawn mowers are battling with 
the float planes noise-wise. Spring is definitely here!)




> On May 2, 2017, at 00:19, Louise Bailey  wrote:
> 
> Hello Helen,
> 
> Yes the Cecil Higgins reopened in 2013.  Here's the website
> http://www.thehigginsbedford.org.uk/default.aspx?page=0.
> 
> There is one small display in the upper gallery. The middle picture on their
> "about us - redevelopment" page gives you an idea of the display pods.  Gone
> are the old study chests of drawers. Instead they have run an odd talk/ study
> session featuring lace from the store - I was lucky enough to catch one a year
> or so back, I can't see anything currently planned.  Lace is classified as
> part of Social History  and the curator is Lydia Saul. She has learned to make
> lace with Aragorn Lacemakers, who meet and demonstrate at the museum quite
> frequently.
> 
> Louise
> 
> In sunny but frosty Cambridge
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[lace] Bone bobbins

[Helen Clarke]

I cannot make lace at the moment and don't know whether I ever will again. 
Therefore I've been thinking that I should put some of my best bobbins on 
display to admire. This brought me to wonder about bobbins during the days of 
professional lacemakers. I know that there were bone bobbins in England but 
what about on the continent? If they existed, what type(s) were they? If they 
didn't, why not?

Thanks in advance, Helen in dark British Columbia, Canada

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[lace] Simple needlelace question

[Helen Clarke]

Dear Needlelace Gurus, I have a really basic question. I've received 
conflicting answers from 'experts' so I'm now confused. When you are making the 
'buttonhole' stitch from right to left, is it supposed to look identical to 
when made from left to right or is it supposed to be the opposite? I do hope 
that this makes sense! Many thanks in advance ...

Regards, Helen. 

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[lace] Book Search

[Helen Clarke]

Hi,

I'm really hoping that someone out there in Arachne land can help me. I've
been searching for a copy of a book for years but have never found a copy.
Does anyone know of a copy lurking out there in need of a good home? The book
is:

Alte Flandrische Spitze by Erdmute Wesenberg

Many thanks in advance,

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Re: [lace] demo followup

[Helen Clarke]

I might not be able to quite match that, depending on how early in the 50s but 
I come close - and was probably closest to a teacher for at least some of those 
years. My grandmother was making lace as a hobby from long before I was born so 
I saw it being made from an incredibly early age. Sadly, she wasn't willing to 
teach me as she did my elder sisters and I didn't get to attend my first class 
until around 33 years later. 

Helen on the west coast of Canada where I'm 'enjoying' a lovely cold brought 
back from a business trip last week :-(

On 2013-01-22, at 15:51, Hazel Smith hazel_twiggy_sm...@yahoo.com wrote:

 Sorry Jenny, I can beat your record - I first saw bobbin lace being made in
 the early 50's (when I was only about 8 or 9) Took me until 1984 to get to a
 class.
 
 Hazel Smith
 (in snow-covered Wiltshire, UK)

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Re: [lace-chat] Chip and pin cards

[Helen Clarke]

Hi Jean,

I bought loads of groceries from Sainsburys on multiple occasions using my 
Canadian credit card.  There was no issue at any time.  This was during my 
visits at the end of last year and early this year.  I didn't have a problem 
using my card at any shop all over England.

Regards,

Helen (in way too hot Vancouver, BC on the west coast of mainland Canada)

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Has anyone tried paying in Sainsburys or Tesco without entering their PIN in a 
card reader?

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[lace-chat] Dutch Book Question - Thanks

[Helen Clarke]

Thank you to those of you who kindly provided suggestions as to the 
title/author in answer to my book question.  Apparently the answer is Abeltje 
by Annie M. G. Schmidt.  I will pass this information on to my relative - she 
will be thrilled to know the answer!  What a wonderful group of people we have 
on this list :-)

Regards,

Helen (in even sunnier and hotter Vancouver, BC on the west coast of mainland 
Canada)

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[lace-chat] Dutch Book Question

[Helen Clarke]

Hi,

I am hoping that you wonderful people can help with identifying a book for me.  
A relative of mine (by marriage) grew up in Holland having been born there in 
1946.  She remembers reading a book as a child and can't remember the 
title/author/whatever. She thinks it was about a boy in a lift and the lift 
didn't stop when it reached the top floor so the boy had adventures as a 
result.  Can anyone help at all?

Thanks in advance,

Helen (in horribly hot Vancouver, BC on the west coast of mainland Canada - but 
at least it is the weekend :-) )

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[lace] PNLC 2008 - Tacoma

[Helen Clarke]

I would like to publicly thank the organisers for the recent wonderful Pacific 
Northwest Lace Conference.  I, for one, thoroughly enjoyed myself as well as 
learning lots and coming away with a lot of goodies :-)

I took the Binche/Flanders course with Sally Schoenberg and, as expected, it 
was a combination of fun and a lot of great information and assistance.  I am 
looking forward to my next class with her, whenever that will be!

The conference itself went very smoothly, at least from my perspective.  There 
had obviously been a lot of hard work both beforehand and during the 
conference.  The Lacemakers of Puget Sound did a fantastic job and in 
particular Lauren Snyder and Julie Hendrick.  Well done and thank you again!  I 
was also able to spend lots of money at the lace day on the Saturday and found 
several books that were on my list as well as Sally's lovely DVD set on 
Flanders.  Now to save up for the next outing which may be IOLI either (or 
both?!) in Los Angeles or Portland.

Regards,

Helen (in Vancouver, BC on the west coast of mainland Canada)

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[lace] Pacific Northwest Lace Conference 2011 - Vancouver, BC

[Helen Clarke]

*** Hot off the Press News ***

I am very excited, as well as a bit apprehensive, to announce that the next 
Pacific Northwest Lace Conference, to be held in June 2011, will be in 
Vancouver, British Columbia on the west coast of mainland Canada.  So far there 
are only three of us doing the organising but we will do our best :-)

The theme for the conference will be Beside the Seaside.  There will be a 
contest during the conference for any piece that could be considered to fit 
into the theme with various prizes on offer.  Any style of lace will be 
acceptable including (but not limited to) bobbin lace, needlelace, tatting, 
knitted lace.  I would like to encourage everyone to enter as we would love to 
put on a great display and provide plenty of choice for the awards.  At the 
moment the intention is to allow entries from both conference attendees and 
non-attendees.  There will be a special prize category though for those 
submitted by people who also attend the conference.  Those not attending will 
need to provide appropriate packaging and funds to allow the items to be 
returned (or we get to keep them!)  The details have yet to be determined (not 
least because I hope to convince someone else to take responsibility for this 
bit!)

Now for the bit where we need some help.  Please contact me for more 
information if you are interested in any (or all?!) of the following categories:

1) Teaching a class
2) Being a vendor
3) Helping out in some way with the organising before and/or during the 
conference
4) Providing, as an individual or as a group, favours, door prizes, raffle 
prizes, etc. for us to hand out - three of us won't be able to produce all 
these as well as doing everything else (and trying to work for a living) so any 
offers of help would be really appreciated.  You will get the appropriate 
recognition during the event (or it can be anonymous of course).

We would also like to hear from anyone who has suggestions on possible favours 
- it would be lovely to provide something a bit different that would also be 
appreciated (and not break the bank for a group that has no funds!)

Watch for more information as we get closer to the conference date - and 
probably further requests for help.  If you do have any questions, suggestions, 
advice or whatever then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you all in advance, and I hope to see you all here in Vancouver in 2011 
:-)

Helen.

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[lace] Bart Francis Ordering from N America

[Helen Clarke]

Hi,

I have some questions on ordering items from Bart  Francis and would really 
appreciate hearing from anyone in N America (ideally Canada) who has 
successfully done this.

Thanks in advance,

Helen (in sunny Vancouver, BC on the west coast of mainland Canada)

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