Thank you. I will try that the next time, it is so irritating when the
thread gets stuck in the thread!
Ann-Marie
http://community.webshots.com/user/annma1
If you don't have a double headed bobbin and have to put your half hitch
on
the thread itself, there is a way to help prevent the hitch
I endorse everything Helene wrote, (see below). And I *am* interested in
the history, even though I'll probably never want to make most of the kinds
of lace. And *surely* it's a subject which is totally appropriate for this
list?
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.,
where we
Hi Veronika,
Because I do enjoy working with linen, as well as
silk, I sometimes use 35/2. In order to secure the
thread on the bobbins, I suggest that you use a
double, rather than a single hitch.
Sylvie, Cherry Valley, IL
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Do you
Noelene wrote:
Another incidental - does anyone else have the same
problem?
if I work in linen, I find I have to put the half hitch
around the
notch at the top of the bobbin, then the linen thread can
be
easily released. But if I do this in cotton, the thread
is
continually slipping off, and
It works. I started dointg that years ago. I am always amazed that we all,
separated by time and space, come up with the same solutions. This is so true
of the tatters, too. We are, indeed, wonderful creatures.
BarbE
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To: Gabrielle ;
Historical lace is certainly appropriate for this list, unless someone can give me
some darn good arguments why it isn't (send them offlist, please). I'm always willing
to listen to the other side. But I can't control the e-mails that individuals choose
to send. Jeri, I suggest that you simply
A friend of mine once showed a pice of lace that seemed bleeched partly:
halfway she stopped smoking!
Jo Falkink
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Helen,
Could you tell me a little more about this system, or refer to a site that
explains it? I think it might be good to add a phrase or 2 about that on my
page
http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/bieb-EN.html
The Dutch version of that page is more extensive, but I dn't dare to make
similar
I too am VERY interested in historical forms of lace and always read any
and all information which is shared on this subject with great interest
and enjoyment.
Lucie DuFresne
Ottawa Canada
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To all Wonderful Lacemakers and Historians on Lace:
Please continue to list the historical items on lace.
While it is not my primary interest, I save them on a disk and refer to them
when I am interested in that particular lace.
It is interesting to me as I feel it is best to learn the history
Jane wrote:
While making one I ate some
little candies (Smarties - pale colored candies). When I
finished one white flower I was dismayed to find a pink
stain : ( Since the candy makes my tongue turn red you'd think
I'd have been aware of the peril but I was not!
A solution to eating candy
Dear Lacemakers,
On a most busy day here in my studio, the new V A book by Clare Browne
Lace from the Victoria and Albert Museum ISBN 0-8109-6623-9 arrived. It was
ordered in December and promised for delivery in May. This being April 22nd, I'd
say that is very good delivery time from the
On a most busy day here in my studio, the new V A book by Clare Browne
Lace from the Victoria and Albert Museum ISBN 0-8109-6623-9 arrived. It
was
ordered in December and promised for delivery in May. This being April
22nd, I'd
say that is very good delivery time from the U.K.!
I just hafta
I too must add my endorsement! The history of lace is firmly entangled in
my desire to make lace. I love the idea of manipulating thread in the same
manner of a craftsperson of times past. I also find that knowing the
history of a form can improve my understanding of why it is the way it is.
Hi All, I got a direct e-mail that recommends the alcohol based
hand cleaners. You can keep a bottle with your lace making
stuff. Good tip! I forgot to mention that my hands looked clean
when I left the pink stain so using a cup for my M Ms is a
good idea G.
And thanks to newbie Jeanne for
I'm one of those people whose interest in the history of lace *per se*
is tangential at best... I'm the rude mechanical, who's endlessly
fascinated with the *process* of transforming the boring piece of
thread into something worth looking at... with the puzzles which need
solving, with the
Dear Weronkia,
I don't know how anyone else does it but I generally use bobbins that will
hold a lot of thread (ie. longer neck area) for heavier threads like 40/2 or
50/2. Most times this means the bobbins are bigger but not always. I usually
use the Midlands bobbins anyway. I do have a few
On Apr 22, 2004, at 21:29, Patricia Ann Fisher wrote:
I don't know how anyone else does it but I generally use bobbins that
will
hold a lot of thread (ie. longer neck area) for heavier threads like
40/2
I use the same bobbins for all my lace (though, admittedly, I don't use
thicker threads
Also, what bad things happen when your bobbins are too small or too
large for the thread size?
If too small, you are continually running out of thread because you
can't put very many inches of a thick thread on, say, a Honiton or
other bobbin that has a small and shallow area for thread.
Also,
I am looking at starting to order my equipment and was wondering what
people prefered for a pillow shape and which is considered most
versatile.
Hi Janet:
Cookie:
Advantages: can make lace in any direction - useful for square edgings,
doilies, etc. as well as straight edgings. Will usefully
On Apr 22, 2004, at 23:10, JE Anderson (Janet) wrote:
Another newbie question for you all. I am looking at starting to
order my equipment and was wondering what people prefered for a pillow
shape and which is considered most versatile.
Therein lies the dog, buried... there isn't *one* :) I'm
I got 3 - the Solidarity, cracking the Nazi code (both of which I knew) and
the proverb (worked it out). Thought about Rubik's cube, but decided not.
The rest were random selections in the hope
that one or two were right, but they weren't.
Jean in Poole
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For years and years they told me,
Be careful of your breasts.
Don't ever squeeze or bruise them.
And give them monthly tests.
So I heeded all their warnings,
And protected them by law.
Guarded them very carefully,
And I always wore my bra.
After 30 years of astute care,
My
Jean - this is *so* appropriate for me today! I had my two-yearly mammogram a
couple of weeks ago. I was feeling so virtuous and glad that it was over for
another 2 years. Then, I get a phone call: Nothing to worry about, nothing
wrongbut somehow, your x-rays got mangled in the
Sue, you should have asked the list what it's like rather than worry -
there's usually someone who's had a procedure done. I have a bone density
scan every now and then because of being on steroids. The worst bit is
staying still for what seems like forever.
The nuclear bit never occurred to me
As Librarian in one of my very early careers, I thought I'd move this
discussion to lace chat and add that the Dewey Decimal system is used in
most public and smaller special, non-academic libraries. Academic
libraries, at least in North America, use the Library of Congress
system. Oh, I
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In court, the trucking company's fancy lawyer was questioning Clyde.
Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine,' asked the
lawyer.
Clyde responded, Well, I'll tell you what happened. I had just loaded
my favorite mule, Bessie, into the...
I didn't ask for any details, the lawyer
On Apr 22, 2004, at 16:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lynn) wrote:
If Men Ruled The World
Birth control would come in ale or lager.
It already does; if you drink enough of it... g Lack of abstinence in
the alcohol area is likely to enforce absitnence in the sex area. And
what better method of birth
Tee hee... sounds like something straight out from my Polish
cookbook... I've learnt to re-write those long ago g
From: M. A.
A recent bride called her mother one evening in tears. Oh, Mom, I
tried to
make Grandmother's meat loaf for dinner tonight, and it's just awful! I
followed the recipe
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