Happy New Year to you all.
I've been unable to look at my mail for the last month, as we had problems at
work after a bad storm at the beginning of December, and my computer was one of
the casualties.., then I went on leave for a week, and came back in time for
Xmas to be told everything had to
I was always taught that it was DMC 30 for Torchon and DMC 50 for Bucks
Does this help
Liz
Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
Unlike Tonder lace which seems to use, mostly, 140/2 (120/2 if you like
your lace less gauzy) both for the simple and the complex patterns, I
don't think there *is* a
Whilst, in my opinion, thread the size of DMC 50 is suitable for a lot of Bucks
patterns, an equal number require thread even finer. It all depends on the
size of the grid the pattern is drawn on - and a common way of measuring that
is by counting the number of footside pinholes per inch (or cm).
I remember some time ago, someone mentioned they had a translation for Ulrik
Lohr's Schmetterlinge.
I've just bought a copy, and my German is not sufficient to pick out more
than the odd word. Even a translation of the introductory page and the
first pattern would be a great help in getting me
I've found that DMC threads tend to get a bit fluffy after a while - my
favourite fine Floral Bucks Point thread is Kantklosgaren Egyptian Cotton
70/2, which when worked has a nice sheen.
I almost always use ecru but that is a personal preference.
Diana
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Just to say I have had a very fast response from Sue Babbs.
The intriging German text is no longer a mystery - and I will soon be
working one of these glorious butterflies.
Karen,
In Coventry
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From: Tamara P. Duvall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
You don't view yor pricking from the same angle when you prick on a
corkboard set flat on a table and when you prick on a pillow; you're
less likely to be *accurate* when pricking on a pillow.
I'm not convinced this is necessarily so. May vary
Dear Spiders,
The Chesapeake Region Lace Guild will be hosting two workshops in
Bedfordshire Lace with Christine Springett next month (February) and there are still a
few spaces remaining. Each workshop is open to all levels, but basic torchon
skills are required. The first workshop will be
Diana,I agree with you about DMC threads - I either use Brok or Egyptian
Cotton, both being threads made specifically for lace making. They hold their
shape well when finished too. I was really turned off using DMC after watching
lace exhibited in the local show - all the pieces made with DMC or
Someone once told me that a mistake is a pattern, or something along that line.
Interesting thought, and I never forgot it.
Last week I was making yet another bookmark, and accidentally forgot to twist the
legs of the first spider. Rather than take it out (the work of a whole minute and a
Robin wrote: But the pin goes exactly into the hole made by the
pricker--the pattern hole
is exactly aligned with the pricker-made hole in the foam, so that's no
wear.
From experience with fine lace - I would be wary of this, particularly on
modern pillows.
I recently made a short length of
On Jan 5, 2004, at 18:13, Haddad (Rose-Marie) wrote:
[...] accidentally forgot to twist the legs of the first spider.
Rather than take it out (the work of a whole minute and a half!), I
played with the bottom legs of the spider, and managed to make them
look like the top. A bit hard to keep
Yes, I'll put my hands up for that! I was making a large circular edging
(Bucks) when I realised that I'd missed some nuance of the pattern repeat. I
quickly counted how many pattern repeats there were round the circle, and
decided that, if I repeated my mistake every third repeat, it'd look
Ok ya'll,
If I can ever get to the point of making something big enough that has
repeats I will be exstatic. :)
Lynn
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from Clarksburg, WV where it has turned cold and nasty, the high for tomorrow
will be a whopping 28b.
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At 03:13 PM 1/5/2004, you wrote:
Someone once told me that a mistake is a pattern, or something along
that line. Interesting thought, and I never forgot it.
Anyone else done something similar?
You reminded me of my adventures with a pattern during my trip to England
for Arachne 98 conference.
Lynn, you *will* get there, I can assure you!! You'll even get to the stage
where you can listen to the television (I maintain that any craftsperson only
listens, not watches television!) whilst you make lace! Now *that* was
something I never thought I'd master! Just keep practicing!
Gentle Spiders,
I got the message from Joy privately and started to answer privately,
but then thought y'all might be amused too...
On Jan 5, 2004, at 0:28, Joy Beeson wrote:
At 06:41 PM 1/1/04 -0500, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
Why, oh, why, are there only three
primary colours??? I *need
This reminds me of advice I used to get from music
teachers... when performing, if you make a mistake, then
make it consistently and most people will never hear it.
Clay
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From: Haddad [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Someone once told me that a mistake is a pattern, or
After reading all of the letters about changing some piece of lace or its
purpose because it didn't look right or something I felt I should tell you my
sad story. I have tatted for many years and worked on bobbin lace for only
about seven. But I find that even though I make a piece of lace, and
So the decorations are down and lives have gotten back to
normal. So here's a funny for the new year:
A young couple got married and went on their honeymoon. When
they
Got back, the bride immediately called her mother.
Well, said her mother, So how was the honeymoon?
Oh, mama, she replied, The
love it . it's just my kind of humour ..!! pity i can't translate it into
french (they would be five letter words anyway lol ...)
dominique from Paris
Clay Blackwell a fait jouer ses doigts de fée pour écrire à Ò[lace-chat]
bad wordsÓ.
[2004/01/05 19:05]
So the decorations are down and
Help -- What is Maltese Needle lace? That's a new one to me. Have I
missed something, or is it just another antique dealer term?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2586320341
It looks more like a machine made product to me.
Happy lacing,
Alice in Oregon - where I'm still
Finally I have a joke to contribute. Anything to keep away from doing my
office work. I hope everyone had a great start to the new year.
Lynn Scott in Wollongong, where we have enough rain to stop us pegging out
the wash, but not enough to reduce fire hazzards - so far so good, at least
it was
Finally!! Science has caught up with the pressing needs of
modern women and the following new drugs are being released
in 2004!! ( vbg )
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Take 2 and the rest of the world can go to hell for up to 8
full hours.
ST. M O M M A'S W O R T
Plant extract that treats
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