Clay wrote:
I realize that this book has been re-released, but for 3
pounds you could get the hardback!!
It appears that one of the prickings is missing in the hardback (might only
be one edition) - so my lace teacher and another member of the class say. So
when I got my softback, they
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I know of no store in the English-speaking world quite like the House of
Liberty. The inquirer is a dressmaker, knitter, tatter and crocheter.
I agree with Jeri, Liberty is wonderful, and you don't have to buy
(much!). In any case, just
Good morning All,
I have just come back from a quick weekend visit to London and would
like to comment quickly on this before posing a question. I did some of
the touristy things on Saturday and Sunday, the London Eye, (
brilliant) The Buckingham Palace tour (fabulous) then on Monday before
Hi Jeri and All,
Sorry to be so late following this up, could not find the info. Carole
Morris of Spangles,
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has had made a reproduction of a lace bobbin found in the excavation of
a town house in Gloucester. The original was in bone and the objects
found with it suggest a date
Hello, everybody,
All you have written about this lace I did not know is very complete and
interesting...which leads me to wish I could get this book! thank you Alice
Is the book still available for sale or is it sold out? could one of you
tell me where to find it?
(I live in France, and if it
large book of samples was assembled, showing the lace which the Winslow Lace
Industry offered for sale; many of the designs were very different from
those
being produced elsewhere in the region, some being copies of lace brought
back
from the continent by the Hubbard family and their friends.
Hello lacefriends,
Thanks to all who sent me explanations and web-sites about Hex-sign. Now it
is clear for me. We have this signs too in some parts of Germany and call
them Hauszeichen translated house-signs. It was the word Hex who bothered
me it is so near the german word Hexe - witch. You
A large book of samples was assembled, showing the lace which the Winslow
Lace
Industry offered for sale; many of the designs were very different from
those
being produced elsewhere in the region, some being copies of lace brought
back
from the continent by the Hubbard family and their friends.
Apologies for raw nerves. I hate it when good shops go under because of the biggies
but the answer was true that Hobbycraft is one the main suppliers in the area.
I have been mourning since it opened because it did put the final nail in the coffin
of the Needlewoman in Needles Street in
Sorry for the double posting, don't know how I managed that!
Catherine Barley
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Wtih the talk about Liberty of London (I have an apple pincushion), and stores in New
York... If you're ever in San Francisco, may I suggest Britex Fabric store?
Wonderful 4 story fabric store with lots of fabric for couture sewing (very little for
home decorating or quilting). I was in awe
Jean mentioned Queen Victoria's Coronation robes. Oddly enough there is a
painting of her in her coronation robes in the Met, in the American Wing. I know
I have spent some time looking at it for possible inclusion in the Lace Walk
and rejected it. I think my decision was that it was not lace.
A shortish note, as this is possibly going (slightly)
o/t, and my lunch time's nearly over.
If you visit John Lewis, Oxford Street, and/or
Liberty's (both not as good as they were, but still
marvellous) don't miss Mccullough Wallace, in Dering
Street, off Oxford Street, virtually opposite JL's.
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If you visit John Lewis, Oxford Street, and/or
Liberty's (both not as good as they were, but still
marvellous) don't miss Mccullough Wallace,
etc etc
Thanks for all these recommendations. I wasn't aware of these, and have
been looking for good
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Wtih the talk about Liberty of London (I have an apple pincushion), and
stores in New York... If you're ever in San Francisco, may I suggest
Britex Fabric store? Wonderful 4 story fabric store with lots of fabric
for couture sewing ...
Sounds
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They're not old, vintage or antique, but Ancient turned wood lace pillow
bobbin.
After nearly a week of living with people of 4 generations I've learnt that
what's ancient to one person, is my (teen) mother to another...
Applies, in spades, to the
Thanks for the info.
I'll be going to London later this year so I'm collecting any info that
I can.
If anyone has any tips for a first time traveller to London I'd love to
hear them, (especially about cheap places to eat).
Feel free to email me off list if you like.
Thank you.
Onaree
Jean
Annette Gill wrote:
... And does anyone remember The Needlewoman, that used to be in Regent St.
about 30 years ago?...
I well remember The Needlewoman Shop on Regent Street. It closed while we were
living in Bucks sometime between 1977-81. In 1977, there were few, if any,
bobbin makers but one
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Date: Mon Aug 18, 2003 15:03:42 US/Eastern
I have to wash a lace (silk lace) I have to sew on silk for a wedding pillow
and I do not know how can I wash it! the
Well, 1950s qualifies as antique (greater than 50 years old), and that's
after I was born!
I thought antique was defined as over 100 years old?
jenny barron
Scotland
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Chuckle.Jenny, I am getting terribly close to that one, too
;-D)))
BarbE USA
snip...
I thought antique was defined as over 100 years old?
jenny barron
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Just to put everyone out of their misery (or joy?) I thought it now
about time to put paid to all the strange, daft, incorrect and
confusing rumours doing the rounds of the lace world about the
future of The Honiton Lace Shop.
Certainly we are not closing down, far from it, just under going
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If anyone is going to London in the next month or so then a visit to
the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace and the Queens gallery is well
worth while though. Along with the chance to see the paintings and
I have been chatting off-list with a friend about the
wonderful lacemaking goodies made by Simon Toustou, who
lives in Quebec, I believe. She asked me a question for
which I don't have an answer, and I thought I'd ask the
list...
Her question: What does M. Toustou make other than pillows
and
I have been chatting off-list with a friend about the
wonderful lacemaking goodies made by Simon Toustou, who
lives in Quebec, I believe. She asked me a question for
which I don't have an answer, and I thought I'd ask the
list...
Her question: What does M. Toustou make other than pillows
and
Her question: What does M. Toustou make other than pillows
and tables, and how widespread is his work?
He also makes bobbins.
Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
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I'm mostly a lurker on this group, but I just finished a piece
of lace to attach to a hanky, for a wedding this coming
Saturday. I think I've been working on this piece forever,
but it's finally done!
Pics are up on my blog:
http://morseworld.blogspot.com
The pattern, btw, is from the Pamela
Simon makes all sorts of lacemaker tools including but not limited to
bobbins. My wife bought one of his pillows and a stand and he sent a free
pair of his bobbins for her to try. Exquisite workmanship. The pillow
drawer was damaged in shipment so when I ordered the roller pillow for her
Simon works for a living in a lumberr mill. He only makes these
creations part time, thus their scarcity. Her is a page with my first
pillow he made. I have another but haven't put it on yet.
http://www.lacefairy.com/Lace/SimonToustou.html
Lori the Lacefairy
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My wife bought one of his pillows and a stand and he sent a free
pair of his bobbins for her to try. Exquisite workmanship. The pillow
drawer was damaged in shipment so when I ordered the roller
The bead shop off Regent Street was called Ells and Ferrer or Ells and
Ferrier. The beads, sequins and imitation jewels were georgous. They sold
bags of what they called sweeping - supposedly bags of mixed loose beads
that had escaped and been swept up off the floor but they were too clean for
Perhaps you don't have the sequence right, Devon, we order, he ships with
invoice, and we send postal (Canadian) money order immediately.
Postal time from Canada to us here on civilization's edge (Texas - Mexico
border) was about two to three weeks.
( I make the distinction between Canadian and
He also makes Lace Tools, including but not limited to: Prickers, pin
pushers, pin lifters, divider pins, etc. The easiest way to find out is to
e-mail the man and ask. You can get his e-mail address off Lace Fairy's
site. You can call him, but I would suggest a French interpreter if you do.
On ebay there's a spiral bound copy of Introduction to Bobbin Lacemaking
by Rosemary Parkin located in Australia. Doesn't give the date of
publication. The braids on the front cover are the same as on the book of
the same name by Rosemary Shepherd, although the cover design is different.
So, perhaps a Pennsylvania Dutch hex sign is really a Pennsylvania
Deutsche Hauszeichen? 8^) I wouldn't be surprised!
Marcie (pardon my German if it is incorrect!)
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... We have this signs too in some parts of Germany and call
them Hauszeichen translated house-signs.
Hi Devon -
I just ran across a letter I received from him in 1999 in
which he quoted me a price for the pillow I wanted and
indicated that shipping would be $25. He also said that the
waiting time would be about 30 days!! Things have changed a
*little* since then... I think the wait is
If you order after he had filled the orders from the convention (around
January) the time to his shipping is still in weeks and he does have some
*already* made up. That is if you like the colors and woods he has in
stock.
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To:
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Well, 1950s qualifies as antique (greater than 50 years old), and
that's
after I was born!
arrgh! that's the year i was born i thought middle age was bad enough
but *antique*
;-D
Hi Mary !
Both Jean and I have copies of the book with the pricking.
So if someone is in UK, they can get it from Jean... Mary,
I'll be happy to send you a copy! (And to anyone else in
US whose copy of the book is missing the pricking...)
Clay
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From: Mary L. Tod
Now I've had a bit more time to google, the name of the bead shop off Regent
Street was in fact Ells and Farrier (not Ferrier as I'd wrongly remembered).
They changed their name to Creative Beadcraft Ltd, and their web site for
mail order is:
http://www.creativebeadcraft.co.uk/
They still have
Trust me, that Bournemouth Hobbycraft is a model of helpfulness compared to
my local one at Crayford. Their displays are a mess, there are gaps in
their stock, and the staff don't seem to know anything much.
Regards,
Annette in London
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'Antique' in the UK is over 100 years old, so anything after 1903 is classed
as vintage, but I don't think there's any rule about how young something has
to be to be vintage. So something described as vintage could be last week's
vintage or as old as 99 years, although some eras have their own
I bought Levey from Amazon UK for £60 at Xmas new . the funny thing was
that they had a 2nd hand book for sale £125 Barbara Fay sounds like a good
deal. I'm a lurker who has just said helloto you all !
Sarah sunny Surrey
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Well, I don't want to rain on anybody's parade; and I do agree that Simon's
work is of superior quality and beautiful indeed. However, my own
experience was somewhat ambivalent: I bought a portable stand from him
some seven or eight years ago. It was certainly beautiful; and far from
portable (in
As far as tractors are concerned, 50 yrs plus are vintage, newer old ones
are classics - and I think those two classes apply to cars as well. The older
cars (as in the old film, Genevieve and the London to Brighton car run) are
veterans - but with those I believe there is a statutory cut-off
I couldn't agree more. I think it must be a general thing for Hobbycraft.
We have a store here in Northampton, and it is just the same. Often the
shelves are in a terrible mess, and the staff haven't got a clue about any
craft.
I agree with everything that has been said. Once again we used to
From: Jean Nathan
On ebay there's a spiral bound copy of Introduction to Bobbin Lacemaking
by Rosemary Parkin located in Australia. Doesn't give the date of
publication. ...
Presumably it's the same book by the same person, but does anyone know
which one she is now - Parkin or Shepherd?
Hi Aurelia !
However, my own experience was somewhat ambivalent: I
bought a portable stand from him some seven or eight years
ago. It was certainly beautiful; and far from portable (in
fact, heavy as lead)! I ended up making a present of it to a
friend of mine who is a gifted lacemaker. She uses
Maybe the word portable was a translation problem. His idea of portable
may be; ability to pack away, where as yours was for ease and convience
to carry around.
Lori the Lacefairy
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: I bought a portable stand from him some seven or eight years ago. It
was certainly
Hi everyone, and for Alessandra with grey looking silk lace
In time for your September event, you can wash the lace in a mild
detergent (not soap) and warm water - such as you would use on your hands,
or hair (silk is protein, like hair). Rinse the lace in several waters.
Depending on the lace,
Hi - I have one of Simon's large roller pillows with drawers and a table (not
portable). I also have lots of his bobbins, a bobbin holder rack, and a couple
of tongue depresser type holders (in sumak) and a toolbox which holds 9 tools:
2 pin pushers, 2 divider pins, lazy susan and a needlepin for
My Mum's recipe for mosquito bites was a paste of
carb soda and water - always took the sting out for me as
a child. We have no problem with mozzies now,
living in Cooma.
When my girlfriend and I were in New Zealand, she had
great trouble with sandfly bites which swelled horribly.
I had no
Hi All;
Try gently scrubbing the spots with borax, then add soap. Wash rinse.
Hang in the sunshine to dry.
Candida
in Sunny Westport
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While going through some old newspapers for my genealogy project,
I came upon the following article:
This is from the Lloydminster Times, 22 September 1910:
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A Lace Revival.
This is distincly a season of lace and lacey effects. Besides the
drapings of chiffon and all kinds of veilings,
Dear Lacemakers,
See that orange glow over your town?
That's half your local taxes radiating into space every night!
It's easy to deplore, but what substitute would you offer?
Tamara
(snip) And if street lights had 'shades' *on top* like
umbrellas, the light would go down where it's
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