In a message dated 7/31/05 3:39:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I use both blue (removed with water) and purple (marks disappear when they
> dry) marking pens for my "counted cross stitch" (LOL) embroidery. I draw a
> grid on the fabric in blue ink, then mark the stitc
Hi All,
Currently I am working on a little edging for a wedding cake card
designed by Kirsty-Ellen West. It is driving me straight up a wall!! Very
happy to have to clean the house tomorrow and having little time to lace
this one.
Some of us who do like to 'secure' the ends of projects that are g
if you want to have colored linen thread, wrap it around a thin roll of
padding wrapped in cloth and put it in a dye bath. once it is dyed
then you can just let it dry and wind it on the bobbins.
--- Tamara P Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
I love making BL with linen and would probably do
Quite obviously, this was meant to go to the entire list, so I'm
forwarding...
From: Jean Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: July 31, 2005 4:28:13 EDT
To: Tamara P Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Catastrophy
On Jul 29, 2005, at 22:07, Andy Blodgett wrote:
Today I left my bo
Hi Irene,
Have you thought of putting on some of your music(loudly) when you make lace!
Give him a taste of his own medicine and maybe teach him what music is supposed
to be. I suppose you should check with the other neighbours first.
I have a mat that has been sitting on my pillow for a while
What lace projects are you working on?
Hi Irene and other gentle Spiders:
I'm ploughing ahead with my second 5-metre piece - the OIDFA pattern
"Sneeuwpoppen". This time I'm keeping track of how much I do each week,
because I want to finish it by September (started May 17th). I find I
keep
On Jul 31, 2005, at 15:38, Whitham (Irene) wrote:
What lace projects are you working on?
1) Pattern for the next (October) issue of the IOLI Bulletin; earrings.
The sample in wire came out OK, so am now trying to see if the same
pricking can be used for metallic thread (it can, but with
mod
Am dragging it back to lace, since it might be relevant...
On Jul 31, 2005, at 18:01, Carol Adkinson wrote:
Hi Jeri et al,
I have followed the thread with a great deal of interest - despite
feeling
that none of my lace will be of heirloom quality, I would never have
the
nerve to use adhesiv
On Jul 31, 2005, at 4:01, Brenda Paternoster wrote:
On 31 Jul 2005, at 02:00, Tamara P Duvall wrote:
We were told to bring #5 pencil. [...]
it was quite evident (from the speedier learners' efforts) that a
pencil that hard may keep its point very well, but doesn't leave a
very visible line b
Irene and Stay-at-Home Spiders,
I am presently working flat-out on a garter for our daughter, who is getting
married on October 15th - which seems a long time away, but we are going on
holiday for five weeks on the 17th August, and so it needs to be done and
dusted before I go! I feel heartily s
It's quite a while since I have made any samplers but I seem to remember the
recommendation was to wash them when they are finished to remove the oils
and perspiration rubbed off from the hands when sewing. The same would
apply to lace making. Perspiration can rot fabric overtime, lace is no
diff
The author has asked that I forward this, because it was addressed just to
me. I have been delayed because of answering piles of personal letters for the
last few hours.
Enjoy, Jeri Ames
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Hadn't thought of that one, but by 'spool' I think you are referring to
the little sewing machine spool that takes the under-thread. I was
referring to the spools on which the thread originally comes
(Gutermann, Coats, Molnlycke, DMC etc etc).
Re: the spools used for the under thread in a loc
I replied privately to Jeri by accident, because this list is set up so that
if you click reply you don't reply to the list (grrr), then I wrote and
asked her, please post what I just sent you to the list, and either she
hasn't, or she hasn't yet seen it.
What a nuisance! My second post migh
Oh good grief, how simple and of course it is the most excellent solution.
Thanks for sharing. I am trying that solution today as I sew this new
section of my lace.
We forget that an actual washing is truely the finishing of many of the
textile arts.
May the sun shine brightly on your projects t
Hi Lacemakers.
I am studying Honiton and my assignment is a poppy. I am about 1/2 done
with it. I am working in 170/2 Egyptian Cotton.
Unfortunately, I am lacing inside the house. I have a bad case of Poison
ivy so the sun is not really what I need right now. That air conditioning
feels wonde
It is a lovely, but HOT afternoon here and I am hugging my a/c ;-)
As for lace, I have just set up a Kortelahti edging for a hankie. It is the
one that is all 1/2 stitch leaves. I really enjoy doing it.I made one before
and it is lovely for the more contemporary bride.
The TV is providing and a
Well I have to jump in here. Many years ago I gave a piece of lace to a
friend and several years later I 'borrowed' it to use in a display. I was
horrified to see brown spots where I used Fray Chek. So I washed it and with
just a dab of bleach it recovered, beautifully.
Needless to say I have
Dear lacemakers:
For all of us that didn't go to convention let's have fun at home!!!
I was just about to go outside to make lace in my garden when my neighbour
decided to share his head-banging music with the rest of us. Not the quiet
afternoon I had hoped for.
What lace projects are you worki
In a message dated 7/29/05 3:50:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Adele Shaak Wrote
> > on29 July 2005 01:13
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [lace] Waxing thread for bobbin lace
> >
> >
> > If somebody has a piece that was made, say, at least 5-10 years ago,
> > t
Brenda wrote:
> OK, so you thread the leading end of thread into the needle. Do you
> then pull a small part of the cut piece of thread through the eye or
do
> you pull 3/4 of it through? and what about if you are going to use
the
> thread double?
>
The short end, when machine stitching, i
Spurred into action by Margot, as Jacqui Barber is away, I've searched
and found the teacher in Coggeshall. Her name is Sue Gann. If anyone
is interested reply to me and I'll give you the details.I'll also
try and post some photos in the webshots. Problem is we have a new PC
and scann
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>[snip] the spools are *designed* for use in
>sewing machines and so the thread has to be used as it comes off the
>spool.
I have been reading all of these posts about using machine sewing thread
"as it comes off the spool" and wondering, "But what about the bobbin
thr
Hi Laurie, the website I think you may be referring to is:-
[EMAIL PROTECTED] this is a wonderful site for learning lace and
I have referred several beginners to it and have said that the moving
bobbins help a lot.
Happy lacing
Sue M Harvey
Just catching up on mail on my return from Ibiza Spain (w
Brenda --
This is probably nothing to do with the price of beans in China (that is,
not significant) but on a lot of sewing machines (I have a Singer, a Viking,
and a Bernina) the spool is not free to rotate; therefore the thread
revolves around the spool as it is pulled off.
Which is interesting
I hadn't heard of the importance of threading the cut end through a needle
and I have done a lot of hand sewing over the years. These days I do little
pieces of cross stitch as "light relief" from bobbin lace (I don't have to
think
so hard) and it is more portable when travelling. So, I buy c
On 31 Jul 2005, at 05:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't know. I only know that the spools are *designed* for use in
sewing machines and so the thread has to be used as it comes off the
spool. Therefore, use it as it comes off the spool for handsewing.
OK, so you thread the leading end of t
On 31 Jul 2005, at 02:00, Tamara P Duvall wrote:
We were told to bring #5 pencil. WalMart has never heard of it and,
truth to tell, I heven't seen one since I left Poland (1972), so I
didn't have one. Deb Bender (the organiser of the workshop) had
supplied a box of them, for all other lame du
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