[lace] What is it made of? Ivory
Hi Roberta, Firstly I have written an article "What is it made of" on Web docs. It is pretty detailed. ( avoid the destructive tests) https://www2.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/webdocs/lb_matrl.pdf Find my name by scrolling then find the article (others know easier ways!!) I wrote that a long time ago, it is still valid, but what I do is look for a "Grain" on ivory as opposed to lines and perhaps holes in bone. I could add look for a proper, nice grain. Bone marks are crude lines and rough compared with the nice grain finish and look of ivory. I often use a magnifying glass. That will be a good start. Once you find some real ivory and looked at it carefully the difference between it and bone will be comparatively easy. Best guess is to assume that all bobbins are bone... there are but few exceptions. I hope that is helpful Regards Brian -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 130 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try a Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen - 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] What is it?
When I looked at the picture my first reaction was that is was a kind of needle holder for an embroiderer using several colours. By having needles threaded in the required colours it was quick and easy to switch. Modern holders are flat and, I think, magnetic. I've only seen them in photographs but they are designed for a quick change from one colour to another. Patricia in Wales That translation seems to imply it was a scissor type of needle holder. The points of the needles seem to pushed in to a piece on the scissors, and to get one out - one opens the scissors, and removes a needle. Very odd!!! Regards from Liz in 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://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/
Re: [lace] What is it?
Hello Liz and everyone Oh that Bing ;) When I read the title, "Ciseaux Aiguilles de Dentellière ..." etc. I translated that as Needlelace Scissors, rare and unusual. In the later description, 'old' is added... Then this is intriguing: "En creux Breveté SGDG et REPAI??. Bel état." possibly "Engraved with the patent/licence SGDG and REPAI?? [hard to read on the tool?!]. Good condition." They look like a specialty tool from a textile manufactory. On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 6:19 PM, Elizabeth Ligeti wrote: > I put the French explanation into my Bing Translator and came up with :- > > " Old scissors needle holder lacemaker. Not found and unusual." Make of > that what you will!! > > That translation seems to imply it was a scissor type of needle holder. > The > points of the needles seem to pushed in to a piece on the scissors, and to > get one out - one opens the scissors, and removes a needle. > > Very odd!!! > > -- 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] What is it?
I put the French explanation into my Bing Translator and came up with :- " Old scissors needle holder lacemaker. Not found and unusual." Make of that what you will!! That translation seems to imply it was a scissor type of needle holder. The points of the needles seem to pushed in to a piece on the scissors, and to get one out - one opens the scissors, and removes a needle. Very odd!!! Regards from Liz in 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] what is it?
Lyn wrote: > The points at the end with the eye give pause. When I was studying embroidery, at one point I needed to couch gold threads to cover a large surface area. I developed a technique where I used a needle with the point on the same end as the eye to do faster and more accurate couching than is possible by the way that is usually explained in books. Working from the back, I pushed the needle part-way through the cloth so it stuck out on the right side. Then I passed the decorative thread I was couching between the trailing thread and the needle, then pulled the needle back through the cloth. I used sewing machine needles because those were the only ones I could find that were pointed at the eye end, and they worked really well. Perhaps this rig did something similar, several rows at a time. Adele North Vancouver BC (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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] what is it?
Sorry, I put in the wrong number therefore I found something else Ilske - 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] what is it?
Laurie, if you enlarge it are Maltese crosses to see. But the photo isn't good enough to see the rest clearly. Ilske Am 28.01.2013 um 13:33 schrieb Laurie Waters: > I'm completely stumped. What is this? Ebay item 230919293913 > > Laurie > > http://lacenews.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] what is it?
At 11:33 PM 28/01/2013, Laurie Waters wrote: I'm completely stumped. What is this? Ebay item 230919293913 Laurie, it looks like it must be some sort of tool to help with sewings I'd reckon. David in Ballarat, AUS - 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 is it?
I'm completely stumped. What is this? Ebay item 230919293913 Laurie http://lacenews.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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] what is it?
Hi, I think it may be part of the winding mechanism for industrial weaving bobbins. As Avital states, there is a clear picture on www.fletcherindustries.com but not much further info given. Joepie, in cold, windy East Sussex From: Avital Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:36 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] what is it? It's a shuttle for an industrial loom. Fletcher Industries still exists and there's a photo of this type of shuttle on their home page. I sometimes wonder whether it ever occurs to these sellers to try Google! http://www.fletcherindustries.com/ Avital On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 11:51 PM, wrote: Anyone have a clue what this ebay item is 160554853139 ? Laurie http://lacenews.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
Re: [lace] what is it?
It's a shuttle for an industrial loom. Fletcher Industries still exists and there's a photo of this type of shuttle on their home page. I sometimes wonder whether it ever occurs to these sellers to try Google! http://www.fletcherindustries.com/ Avital On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 11:51 PM, wrote: > Anyone have a clue what this ebay item is 160554853139 ? > > Laurie > > http://lacenews.net > > - -- Blog: http://apinnick.wordpress.com Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spindexr - 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] what is it?
A device for making 'lace' such as shoelaces? As a contraption it reminds me of a small rope-making machine. On 3/5/11, lswaters...@comcast.net wrote: > Anyone have a clue what this ebay item is 160554853139 ? > > Laurie > > http://lacenews.net > > - -- 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
Re: [lace] what is it?
Hi Laurie, I think it is some kind of weaving shuttle - a lace weaving shuttle maybe? I saw quite a number of these at antique markets when I lived in Wisconsin and they always had silk or rayon thread on the spool. I'm sure someone else will have the definitive answer. Cheers, Cindy Rusak, in snowy Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 4:51 PM, wrote: > Anyone have a clue what this ebay item is 160554853139 ? > > Laurie > > http://lacenews.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] what is it?
On 05/03/2011 21:51, lswaters...@comcast.net wrote: Anyone have a clue what this ebay item is 160554853139 ? Laurie http://lacenews.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 There are some very similar items on Fletcher Industries website, they have various categories, none of which is lace making Edith North Nottinghamshire - 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] what is it?
Anyone have a clue what this ebay item is 160554853139 ? Laurie http://lacenews.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
RE: [lace] what is it?
> > What's a Crazy Daisy Winder? I've tried a quick internet search and can't > find anything. Just curious. > > Lesley > check out this link: http://blisstree.com/look/gadget-review-crazy-daisy-winder/ deanna in Texas The hardest thing to learn is not "how to juggle," but how to let the balls drop. --Anthony Frost, Improvisation in Drama My Blog: http://eclectic-meanderings.blogspot.com/ _ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] what is it?
In England they're known as flower looms, and the instructions shown on ebay are for a flower loom. Sue in EY On 11 Jul 2010, at 10:21, Lesley Blackshaw wrote: Laurie Waters wrote: Does anyone recognize this? It isn't a Crazy Daisy winder. What's a Crazy Daisy Winder? I've tried a quick internet search and can't find anything. Just curious. Lesley - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
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Laurie Waters wrote: Does anyone recognize this? It isn't a Crazy Daisy winder. What's a Crazy Daisy Winder? I've tried a quick internet search and can't find anything. Just curious. Lesley - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] what is it?
This is a child's circular knitting machine, see http://www.amazon.co.uk/Character-Options-07525-Knitting-Machine/dp/B0001RFCI2 for a modern version. As you say, nothing like a daisy wheel, but hey, I've got this 'thing' and I've got some instructions, so they must belong together. At least it's not listed as a lace bobbin. Jacquie In Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] what is it?
I agree, it does look like one of the tubular knitting machines. And not a very fine one at that, I would think it is for bulky yarn, unless it is much smaller then it appears to me. Cindy from Dallas, TX RavelryID: cinhad Blog: http://knittingyards.wordpress.com/ (updated 6/6/2010) On Jul 10, 2010, at 8:29 PM, Vicki Bradford wrote: > From: Laurie Waters > Does anyone recognize this? It isn't a Crazy Daisy winder. Ebay 120593750944 > > It looks to be like some sort of tubular knitting machine, working on the > same principle as the French knitting spool, but with many more points. I > have a small version like this with six points. As you turn the crank, the > points or pins go up and down to enable the stitches to be made. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] what is it?
From: Laurie Waters Does anyone recognize this? It isn't a Crazy Daisy winder. Ebay 120593750944 It looks to be like some sort of tubular knitting machine, working on the same principle as the French knitting spool, but with many more points. I have a small version like this with six points. As you turn the crank, the points or pins go up and down to enable the stitches to be made. Vicki in Maryland, sitting on the patio and finally enjoying some relief from 90-100F degree temps! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] what is it?
Interesstigwish I had a loose $16.70 to blow on it. Might be fun.. BarbE - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] what is it?
Does anyone recognize this? It isn't a Crazy Daisy winder. Ebay 120593750944 Thanks, Laurie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Re: [lace] What is it?
It is a pillow for Needle lace, I think. Greetings, Gabriele friom Germany -Original Message- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:25:49 +0100 Subject: [lace] What is it? From: "Laurie Waters" To: This interesting item is described as Klöppelständer mit Klöppelkissen but it doesn't look like any Germany pillow and stand that I've seen. Does anyone recognize it? Ebay item 300387242843 Thanks, Laurie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] What is it?
Well, I suppose someone might be able to work a small motif on the tiny little pillow, but it would be awkward, with that post sticking up between your knees... and 100 years ago, I suspect that might have raised a few eyebrows. On the other hand, perhaps it was meant to serve the same function as a sewing bird? Clay On 1/22/2010 7:25 AM, Laurie Waters wrote: This interesting item is described as Klöppelständer mit Klöppelkissen but it doesn't look like any Germany pillow and stand that I've seen. Does anyone recognize it? Ebay item 300387242843 Thanks, Laurie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] What is it?
This interesting item is described as Klöppelständer mit Klöppelkissen but it doesn't look like any Germany pillow and stand that I've seen. Does anyone recognize it? Ebay item 300387242843 Thanks, Laurie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] what is it?
Hi Laurie, With my limited French, I think the seller is suggesting that the machine was used to measure lace. However, I wonder if it is a mangler? We've had discussions previously on Arachne about mangling lace so maybe someone else knows better. Good luck, Cindy On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Laurie Waters wrote: > Anyone have any idea what this item is on Ebay? 130274106618 > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachnemodera...@yahoo.com > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] what is it?
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[lace] What is it?
I have a wooden handled pin vice in the same style as this one. I bought bent needles for a lazy susan to clamp them in from Tim Parker. Every time I tried to bend my own they broke. 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] What is it?
Could it be for wig making - I remember some years ago I think it was Mr Hornsby had hooks for sale. I still have one which is curved - though of course this has an eye not a hook - ho hum! Diana in Northamptonshire - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sue Babbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 1:42 AM Subject: Re: [lace] What is it? I hope you'll all forgive me if I argue with myself here! I just looked at the item again, and the seller calles it a "Oeil Magique". DUH!! That tells me that in all probability, there *IS* an eye there, and this is what we call a "Lazy Susan". Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -- Original message -- From: "Sue Babbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Laurie, > This looks like a vice to hold the pins/needles below it. Possibly a seriously mishandled pricker! Where all the pricking needles have got badly bent! Grin! More sensibly - I think Clay is right < I agree, it's for sewings. With an eye, it's a Lazy Susan, without an eye, it's a needlepin. I'm betting there are no eyes on these. The purists try to teach us to do the sewings with a needlepin, not with the more modern Lazy Susan.> - 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] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What is it?
Laurie Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Anybody have any idea what item 290209323102 on Ebay is? The big piece appears to be a vice for the pins/needles below. The name translates (I believe) as "Magic Eye" so I'd bet it's an "eyes out" for making sewings. That would be a needle with the point in the handle and the eye-end at the tip. Put a thread through the eye and knot it. Then you poke the eye-and-thread through where the sewing goes, pull the thread farther through and drop a bobbin through the loop (between the thread and the needle). Pull needle-and-thread out and keep pulling. The bobbin thread is pulled through and then remove the eyes out . You can drop the other bobbin through the loop in the first bobbin's thread and tension Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What is it?
I hope you'll all forgive me if I argue with myself here! I just looked at the item again, and the seller calles it a "Oeil Magique". DUH!! That tells me that in all probability, there *IS* an eye there, and this is what we call a "Lazy Susan". Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -- Original message -- From: "Sue Babbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi Laurie, > > This looks like a vice to hold the pins/needles below it. > > > Possibly a seriously mishandled pricker! Where all the pricking needles have > got badly bent! Grin! > > More sensibly - I think Clay is right > < I agree, it's for sewings. With an eye, it's a Lazy Susan, without an > eye, it's a needlepin. I'm betting there are no eyes on these. The purists > try to teach us to do the sewings with a needlepin, not with the more modern > Lazy Susan.> > > - > 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]
Re: [lace] What is it?
Hi Laurie, This looks like a vice to hold the pins/needles below it. Possibly a seriously mishandled pricker! Where all the pricking needles have got badly bent! Grin! More sensibly - I think Clay is right < I agree, it's for sewings. With an eye, it's a Lazy Susan, without an eye, it's a needlepin. I'm betting there are no eyes on these. The purists try to teach us to do the sewings with a needlepin, not with the more modern Lazy Susan.> - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What is it?
Hi Laurie, This looks like a vice to hold the pins/needles below it. What it would be used for , I have no idea. Nancy _ Click here to compare rates and find the best deal on renting a car. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iifl2jlZqXzYCktYl5nJT6TiiJ8x 6Fz4vxeaS8IlLQCOm3tsi/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] What is it?
Hi Jay ! I agree, it's for sewings. With an eye, it's a Lazy Susan, without an eye, it's a needlepin. I'm betting there are no eyes on these. The purists try to teach us to do the sewings with a needlepin, not with the more modern Lazy Susan. Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -- Original message -- From: "Jay Ekers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Could it be a tool for making sewings? If there is an eye at the bottom of > the curved replaceable pieces it could be a lazy Susan. > > Jay in Sydney > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Laurie Waters > Sent: Wednesday, 5 March 2008 11:23 AM > To: arachne > Subject: [lace] What is it? > > Anybody have any idea what item 290209323102 on Ebay is? > Laurie > > - > 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] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What is it?
Very interesting! To me, it looks like several needlepins (with handle), for all of those sewings that I avoid!! The fact that there are three hooks make me think they may be somewhat fragile if handled roughly. There is a finesse to sewings with a needlepin, and perhaps the "modern" ones don't have that requisite flexibility. But essentially, *I* just don't have the knack with them, and haven't spent enough time practicing. Thanks for pointing these out! I'll be interested to hear if those who live by the needlepin agree with me. -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -- Original message -- From: "Laurie Waters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Anybody have any idea what item 290209323102 on Ebay is? > Laurie > > - > 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]
RE: [lace] What is it?
Could it be a tool for making sewings? If there is an eye at the bottom of the curved replaceable pieces it could be a lazy Susan. Jay in Sydney [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laurie Waters Sent: Wednesday, 5 March 2008 11:23 AM To: arachne Subject: [lace] What is it? Anybody have any idea what item 290209323102 on Ebay is? Laurie - 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]
RE: [lace] What is it?
Could it be a tool for making sewings? If there is an eye at the bottom of the curved replaceable pieces it could be a lazy Susan. Jay in Sydney [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laurie Waters Sent: Wednesday, 5 March 2008 11:23 AM To: arachne Subject: [lace] What is it? Anybody have any idea what item 290209323102 on Ebay is? Laurie - 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] What is it?
Anybody have any idea what item 290209323102 on Ebay is? Laurie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What is it? object not for tatting
Dear Friends, I think this object is probably 1920's or 30's, and if not used in glovemaking, could be from something like the millinery trade. Could it perhaps be one of those milliner's "irons" for making flowers for hats etc. David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What is it? object not for tatting
Dear Friends, I like the way you think, Bev... pinning down a date by the material used is helpful. SO... we could also get away from the luxury market and into a more practical market... With a handle that could be adjusted according to the user's preference, this might have been very useful for hand quilting. The depressions allow just enough space for a needle to "purchase air" before being turned back upward through the quilt. My impression was that there is NO handle missing. but that the rounded end also screws into the side. David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What is it? object not for tatting
Neat! This is becoming interesting - although Clay gets a point for originality - xylophone hammer ;) I do know that tailoring requires all sorts of specific tools, and you work with the fabric damp. Maybe this is what the 'tatting' tool really is for. on that sort of angle. It was used on wool suiting, and opened the inside of > the seam down the middle. > > -- Bev in 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] What is it? object not for tatting
Agreed. I think Bev might be on the right track. I seem to recall seeing a 'something' run along a seam while a seamstress was working on a suit. It might have been a school trip demonstration. I was old enough to know about pressing seams and I must have seen the result of the seam opening out. It did have a handle on that sort of angle. It was used on wool suiting, and opened the inside of the seam down the middle. --- Rochelle Sutherland & Lachlan (9 yrs), Duncan (7 yrs) and Iain (6 yrs) www.houseofhadrian.com.au - Original Message From: Alice Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Brenda Paternoster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, 15 May, 2007 8:42:16 AM Subject: Re: [lace] What is it? object not for tatting No..don't think so. I just checked out several webpages on plannishing hammers. They all refer to working metal with the hammer...and they usually have a flat surface, or just gently curved, to impact the metal surface. Bakelite would not have been the material of choice to work metal, and it's shaped wrong. I think we have to look elsewhere for the answer. Thanks to Terry for trying, though!! Alice in Oregon --- Brenda Paternoster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Terry walked past as I was puzzling over it and he > said - it's a > plannishing hammer, minus the handle. > > Bakalite would be too brittle for banging anything > hard, but as it's > very small it could just be intended for tapping > something gently ??? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What is it? object not for tatting
Well now... we ARE all making an assumption that the seller knows what bakelite is. If, in fact, the part that fits on either of the two openings is made of something like a hard rubber, (AND it's missing its handle...) then it just might be for wait for it a musical instrument, such as a xylophone? Clay -- Original message -- From: Brenda Paternoster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Terry walked past as I was puzzling over it and he said - it's a > plannishing hammer, minus the handle. > > Bakalite would be too brittle for banging anything hard, but as it's > very small it could just be intended for tapping something gently ??? > > Brenda > > On 14 May 2007, at 20:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I like the way you think, Bev... pinning down a date by the material > > used is helpful. SO... we could also get away from the luxury market > > and into a more practical market... > > > > With a handle that could be adjusted according to the user's > > preference, this might have been very useful for hand quilting. The > > depressions allow just enough space for a needle to "purchase air" > > before being turned back upward through the quilt. > > > > What a curiosity. > > > > Clay > > > > > >> If it is bakelite as the seller suggests, then the object was made no > >> earlier than the period when bakelite was invented, 1907 - 1909. > >> Given time > >> to perfect the marketing of it, I think this object is probably > >> 1920's or > >> 30's, and if not used in glovemaking, could be from something like the > >> millinery trade. > >> > >> Just another guess :) > >> -- > >> Bev in 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] > > > > > > Brenda in Allhallows, Kent > http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html > > - > 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]
Re: [lace] What is it? object not for tatting
No..don't think so. I just checked out several webpages on plannishing hammers. They all refer to working metal with the hammer...and they usually have a flat surface, or just gently curved, to impact the metal surface. Bakelite would not have been the material of choice to work metal, and it's shaped wrong. I think we have to look elsewhere for the answer. Thanks to Terry for trying, though!! Alice in Oregon --- Brenda Paternoster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Terry walked past as I was puzzling over it and he > said - it's a > plannishing hammer, minus the handle. > > Bakalite would be too brittle for banging anything > hard, but as it's > very small it could just be intended for tapping > something gently ??? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What is it? object not for tatting
Terry walked past as I was puzzling over it and he said - it's a plannishing hammer, minus the handle. Bakalite would be too brittle for banging anything hard, but as it's very small it could just be intended for tapping something gently ??? Brenda On 14 May 2007, at 20:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the way you think, Bev... pinning down a date by the material used is helpful. SO... we could also get away from the luxury market and into a more practical market... With a handle that could be adjusted according to the user's preference, this might have been very useful for hand quilting. The depressions allow just enough space for a needle to "purchase air" before being turned back upward through the quilt. What a curiosity. Clay If it is bakelite as the seller suggests, then the object was made no earlier than the period when bakelite was invented, 1907 - 1909. Given time to perfect the marketing of it, I think this object is probably 1920's or 30's, and if not used in glovemaking, could be from something like the millinery trade. Just another guess :) -- Bev in 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] Brenda in Allhallows, Kent http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What is it? object not for tatting
I like the way you think, Bev... pinning down a date by the material used is helpful. SO... we could also get away from the luxury market and into a more practical market... With a handle that could be adjusted according to the user's preference, this might have been very useful for hand quilting. The depressions allow just enough space for a needle to "purchase air" before being turned back upward through the quilt. What a curiosity. Clay > If it is bakelite as the seller suggests, then the object was made no > earlier than the period when bakelite was invented, 1907 - 1909. Given time > to perfect the marketing of it, I think this object is probably 1920's or > 30's, and if not used in glovemaking, could be from something like the > millinery trade. > > Just another guess :) > -- > Bev in 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] What is it? another guess
I had another thought, perhaps it was used to make sharper corners when turning a sewn square item inside out (such as a collar?). So, another guess is it is from the tailoring industry. For reference, here is the ebay number again. 190112149852 When I first saw the picture I thought immediately of my sewing acorn, a little kit for mending tucked into a wooden acorn. Lace content: the wedding lace for DS2s fiancée's head band has passed the 12-inch mark. I am aiming to make 24 inches which should be enough, gathered, to cover the front part of the band. The rest of the band will be underneath the veil. It is a narrow Buckspoint pattern designed by Sheila Brown. bye for now Bev in 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] What is it? object not for tatting
Hi Alice and everyone > suggesting. I wonder if there is a missing piece... > > a handle which could be put in either position? The seller says the 'lid' fits either the end hole or the hole in the side and yes I think there is a handle missing. > > The oval is too wide to fit in a glove finger for > mending. At least, it's too wide to fit any of my > Although - the tool could be used in leather glove-making for the roundy gusset bit (I have made all of one-half a pair of fitted gloves - did not use such a tool though). Then I think always there have been big-handed people - theirs are the gloves that wear out and are tossed :p If it is bakelite as the seller suggests, then the object was made no earlier than the period when bakelite was invented, 1907 - 1909. Given time to perfect the marketing of it, I think this object is probably 1920's or 30's, and if not used in glovemaking, could be from something like the millinery trade. Just another guess :) -- Bev in 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] What is it?
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a couple of old darning eggs in different > sizes, so I immediately understood what you were > suggesting. I wonder if there is a missing piece... > a handle which could be put in either position? I questioned the size, and the seller confirmed that the width is only 15/16" (less than an inch). He/she also confirmed that there's two carved out indentations on the sides towards the end away from the 'lid'. They can just be seen in the shadows and highlights in the picture. I'm guessing that there was a handle that could be put in either hole. The oval is too wide to fit in a glove finger for mending. At least, it's too wide to fit any of my gloves, and people used to have smaller hands than I have. There's also no needle scratches on the item. I have doubts that it's a darning egg. Does anyone know if a support like this was ever used under a needlelace sandwich? I have used my finger to support my needlelace fabric. I can visualize using something like this for a portable support. Any other guesses? Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What is it?
I have a couple of old darning eggs in different sizes, so I immediately understood what you were suggesting. I wonder if there is a missing piece... a handle which could be put in either position? Clay -- Original message -- From: Avital <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Here's a picture of a vintage darning egg: > > http://www.tias.com/13087/InventoryPage/1886912/1.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What is it?
Here's a picture of a vintage darning egg: http://www.tias.com/13087/InventoryPage/1886912/1.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What is it?
Maybe the hole for your finger, to hold the darning egg horizontally if you are working on a flat area like the back of a glove. There are indentations that would help one hold the thing upright while darning a glove finger but obviously they would be of little use when trying to hold the object horizontally. Avital On 5/14/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That sounds like a very good guess, Avital! It's a fascinating little thing... but what is the hole in the side for? Clay -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > My guess: a darning egg for gloves. > > Avital > > - Original Message - > From: Barb ETx > > > Item on ebay 190112149852.. > > Any ideas as to what it is?? > > Very interesting!!! > > TIA BarbE > > > > - > > - > 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] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] What is it?
That sounds like a very good guess, Avital! It's a fascinating little thing... but what is the hole in the side for? Clay -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > My guess: a darning egg for gloves. > > Avital > > - Original Message - > From: Barb ETx > > > Item on ebay 190112149852.. > > Any ideas as to what it is?? > > Very interesting!!! > > TIA BarbE > > > > - > > - > 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]
Re: [lace] What is it?
My guess: a darning egg for gloves. Avital - Original Message - From: Barb ETx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Item on ebay 190112149852.. > Any ideas as to what it is?? > Very interesting!!! > TIA BarbE > > - - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
