If you aren't confident drawing the lines on your pricking, then be all means
you it lightly in pencil first. Draw the permanent lines in a waterproof
fibretip type pen and then use a soft eraser to remove any traces of pencil as
this will rub off onto the lace.
Do not use a biro type pen, as
Hi Marie,
The patterns in 'Le Pompe' don't look much like to-days patterns
because they're not. They are some of the oldest patterns ever
published and both the style of lace and the method of drawing patterns
has changed over the last 4 centuries. If you get ho;d of a copy of the
book already
Hi,
Thanks for all the advice on how to prevent my prickings from staining
the lace. I got some waterproof pens and will try them out soon. As
for the plastic, do you know where I could get it? The Caltech
bookstore doesn't seem to have any, and I'm not very oriented in big
American stores and
Dear Arachnes
The pairings for the June-November round of Secret Pals was confirmed
at the beginning of the week and I know that many packages are already
on their way.
I have just heard from one person who's application disappeared into
cyberspace. If there's anyone else who thinks they have
To add to what Jacquie wrote:-
It doesn't have to be a fibretip pen, mapping pens or a fountain pen
can also be used providing the nib is fine. The thing that does matter
though is that the ink MUST be waterproof, smudgeproof and not of the
biro/bic/ball-point pen type. Waterproof Indian ink
Hello Weronika -
The plastic film we use can come from several sources. There is a blue
film which has a matte (dull) finish which makes the lace more visible
against the pricking. It may be obtained from most of our lace vendors.
Others, like Tamara, for example, prefer to use contact paper.
Carolina,
Thank you for the interesting potted history of the mantilla - I found
it fascinating. I've always wondered a little about their use. They
look so sumptuous - and elegant.
Another interesting piece of information to file away :-)
Cheers,
Helen, Aussie in sunny Denver
PS - your
At 11:39 AM 5/27/2004, you wrote:
Hi,
Thanks for all the advice on how to prevent my prickings from staining
the lace. I got some waterproof pens and will try them out soon. As
for the plastic, do you know where I could get it?
The simplest thing to get would be transparent Contac Paper --
Mary
LePompe's original pages were made by woodcuts and are therefore
approximations. But they were very good woodcuts, and the braid lace and
tape lace designs are easy to interpret directly if you understand the
working methods of those two forms of bobbin lace. A relative beginner at
bobbin
Weronika
If you want to prevent ink spots on your lace, draw in the markings with
permanent ink and let the pricking dry thoroughly before starting work.
Another solution is to put clear contact paper on the pricking before you
start work. The plastic film will prevent the threads from picking up
On May 27, 2004, at 14:39, Weronika Patena wrote:
as for the plastic, do you know where I could get it? The Caltech
bookstore doesn't seem to have any, and I'm not very oriented in big
American stores and what which of them have...
*All* cut-rate stores (WalMart, K-Mart, Target) will have the
Hello: I've subscribed to the lace-chat for quite some time now and have
never participated. I am interested in making bobbin lace and have taken a
very
elementary class, but have not had much time to practice what I learned. I am
planning on visiting Belguim (Brussels, Brugge, etc.) in
Brugge is a wonderful place! If you go to my website on this Belgium
page you can see what information I have collected. Have a great trip!
http://lace.lacefairy.com/International/Belgiummap.html
Lori the Lacefairy Fairy
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I would appreciate any suggestions anyone
It is more than just the odd shell found on building sites in Britain.
Unexploded bombs in a highly dangerous condition are not unknown and I'm sure the
same can be said of Continental countries. I can remember reading, some time
ago, the amount of explosive found by chance and while I can't
Living in Jerusalem, I've been around real bombs a couple times, usually when they've
been detected and detonated. I haven't been in the vicinity during a real bomb attack,
although I think Miriam was around when the refrigerator bomb went off in Zion Square
in the 70s. We had a suicide bomber
Mention was made a few weeks ago of the English not celebrating St George's
Day, and that local planning permission was needed to fly both the English
flag and the Union Jack.
English flags are currently becoming more and more common. Mostly flying
from cars, but many appearing in the windows of
Hi Everyone,
I am trying to locate an embroidery pattern for lace bobbins that will sew on
a Pfaff 7570 sewing machine.
I would be very grateful of any help you could give me.
Many thanks
from Julie in New Zealand.
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I would assume that people who know elaborate codes for frustrating witches
who might use egg shells to go to sea and sink ships have not wasted a lot of
their brain power learning the arcane rules regarding sanitation and microbes.
Would they be offended by having egg shells littering the
I spent a summer in Israel (mostly Haifa) a few years ago, and there was
a big bomb scare - it was an organized scientific workshop sort of
thing, and for the last week they didn't let us off campus at all! I
got the habit of crossing the street whenever I see anything without an
obvious owner.
!
This is really horrible! I always thought this sort of thing was over
earlier than the 60's... Tamara, was it like this in Poland too?
Nope, and I doubt it had been like this in Poland even in 1860's... :)
I thought so. Good...
And the post WWII communist rule only strengthened
On May 27, 2004, at 14:56, Weronika Patena wrote:
True, there doesn't seem to be, although I always thought that was just
because I've never dealt with sex in Polish.
Possibly a vicious circle: there's no ordinary language to talk about
it, because nobody talks about it?
(of course the idea of
On the subject of your needs before my needs... :)
From: R.P.
A couple was celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in a lovely
restaurant. They talked about how happy their marriage has been and
still
was. He said, We've been married for so long, 50 wonderful years, but
there's something I've
Weronika, the problem of getting lost in conversation doesn't only occur when
moving to a country with a different language! I come from England, have
lived in Australia most of my life - and after all, both countries are supposed
to speak the same language! However, after all these years, I
On May 27, 2004, at 20:56, Ruth Budge wrote:
I come from England, have lived in Australia most of my life - and
after all, both countries are supposed to speak the same language!
However, after all these years, I still find that the occasional
Australian phrase comes up which I don't
I found this excerpt in my recent email from Martha Pullen, sure makes me
happy to remember I no longer have to boil water, use the scrub board,
handwash, etc., etc. Next time I am having a whinge, I will need to remember
the olden days.
Lynn Scott, Wollongong, Australia
How sweet it is. Years
I am trying to locate an embroidery pattern for lace bobbins that will sew
on
a Pfaff 7570 sewing machine.
from Julie in New Zealand.
Peter have you seen this!! As someone who knows Peter's designs, he has made
quite a few lovely bobbin designs for the Husqvarna, which no doubt can be
On Friday, May 28, 2004, at 12:15 AM, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
And the arrangement of dates? Don't even get me started...Where's the
logic of having month, day, year sequence???
Only the U.S. does that, the rest of us do day, month, year.
Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
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