Suzi,
I would like to back up everything Tamara said.
A definition of what makes lace weight wool depends entirely on what scale
lace you are making. If you want a Torchon scarf made in wool, you'd probably
use an ordinary medium-weight knitting yarn and have the pricking adjusted to
suit
The last competition picture on the Advent Calendar is up today, so
you can start sending in your entries (as some people indeed have),
or scouring the internet to track down the pictures we 'borrowed'.
You've got until January 4th. Even if you're not sure of the answers,
have a go.
Have
on Tue, 20 Dec 2005 Jean Barrett wrote:
Susan does not strike me as a victorian name. I have been searching for
a 'Jean' bobbin for years but I know that I am unlikely to find one.
Victorians just did not call their daughters that
Dear Jean and all spiders,
I think there were Susans
Hi Malvary and others,
Where does one look for the 1881 census? I have never seen an Irene
bobbin, and I thought it was an old name. For that matter I have never seen
a Clara bobbin either which is my first name and also thought it was an
old name.
Irene Whitham
Surrey, BC Canada
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To
I don't think these are bobbins. One looks like a stilleto used to make holes
for embroidery - not sure what the other one is.
Don't know if they are ivory either.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Old-IVORY-Lace-making-Bobbins_W0QQitemZ8243767307QQcate
goryZ112535QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Or look for item
You can look at the 1881 census on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints web-site for free
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp (click on Search, then Census,
then Country you want to search)
There were 934 Irene (first name) entries.
There were 5000 Clara (first name)
Ebay has removed this item.
Anne
No, they haven't. I suspect you clicked on an incomplete URL. If you wish to
view the item, go to www.ebay.com and search for item number 7376691787.
Did anyone notice that the seller never once mentions bobbin lace? He says
they're crocheted, and I'm
In a message dated 12/22/2005 10:53:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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Ebay has removed this item.
Anne
I just found it on Ebay. The auction is still going.
Peggy Zalamea
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i guess its best i use the wool to make an orenberg shawl. orenberg
shawls are the type of shawl that might be considered the ring shawl
because they are so fine that they can be passed through a ring once
knitted completely. i bought a book called gossamer webs by Galina
Khmeleva Carol R.
I'll add another comment to Tamara's and Jacquie's. Wool, even ring-
shawl weight, is usually a whole lot fuzzier than threads normally used
for bobbin, needle, or shuttle laces. This will greatly affect your
ability to move the threads past each other. It is that much harder to
accurately
Two Lace magazines have arrived recently - Canadian Lacemaker Gazette (last
week) and The Lacemaker (from Lacemakers' Circle), so after I have finished
making and have packed all my presents, decorated the tree, bought everything
for Christmas Dinner, cooked dinner, made latkes for Boxing Day,
This is a beautiful album. I think the estimated vintage is about
right - the designs remind me of that of Austria-Spitze. I hope it
goes to a good home!
On 12/22/05, Laurie Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
People might want to pay close attention to this rather amazing item just
posted on Ebay:
Hi everyone and Malvary
the presents and can sit down for two minutes, I'll have something to read.
There is something extra special about being able to sit with feet up
in the glow of the decorated tree. The main lights are dimmed to hide
the clutter elsewhere, certainly! and some fine
I have a set of 36 Honiton bobbins, and there's a marriage date and names on
one of them - the set contains bobbins dated from 1801 through 1854. An
elderly lacemaker in Devon told me that a Honiton lacemaker always had a
set of 36 bobbins. Anyway, I did spend days going through microfilm from
The 1881 census was an event; England Wales has had a census every
ten years since 1801. The actual ememerators' books are held by the
National Archives, and are available on microfilm and fiche at many
archives and Family History Centres throughout the world. The 1881
census was the first
Here is a tiny URL for the Russian Lace Pattern Book. I just looked at it
and the high bid is $52 USD.
http://tinyurl.com/awcfo
Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA
This is a beautiful album. I think the estimated vintage is about
right - the designs remind me of that of Austria-Spitze. I
Happy Christmas, New Year and Holiday to all.
At last I have a brief space of time to write about some of the wonderful
thigs I saw on my recent Myanmar (Burma) Textile study tour. The main crafts
were weaving, mainly in workshops with large floor looms, and smaller ones in
the villages. We also
On 22 Dec 2005, at 19:07, Addicks wrote:
I found the village, her name, her occupation, and his name and
occupation.
Not sure what it proves, but it wraps the romance of those bobbins
around my
heart every time I look at them. I have never gone back to find their
marriage date at St.
At 6:16 pm +0100 20/12/05, Jo Falkink wrote:
Yahoo supports simple databases. So I created one on
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bobbinlace/database
I chose the most lively group with the most members I know of. Go
ahead and fill it. Though the fields look small, you can type or
paste lengthy
I'm sure I've sent this link to the list before, but here it is again:
http://www.shetland-museum.org.uk/collections/textiles/shetland_lace_knittin
g.htm
Scroll down to see (on the right) a beautiful knitted lace shawl from 1890,
a knitted stole, and pattern samples.
And coincidentally, I was
Hi. I gave an attempt to find some of the lace hats
on the Lace Guild Advent calendar, and have been
having an interesting time going through festival
pictures in Italy. I just found two costumes that
have bobbin lace. All the rest have been just fabric.
Take a look if you have a few moments
I promise not to keep posting about this, but I wanted to remind you all
that I'm still receiving scans of new and beautiful lace, and as I receive
them, they go up for you to see and enjoy. There have been five additions
since the original page was unveiled. So please keep checking back from time
I apologize and stand corrected. I didn't use the full URL. It does look
like bobbin lace to me, too.
Anne
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From: Anne Toney [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Laurie Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Lace@arachne.com
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: [lace]
made a scarf in 1 ply pure wool when I first started
bobbin lace, before anyone told me it ought to be difficult
to work with. As I had not yet got used to tensioning
Torchon by tugging hard, it turned out beautifully! The 1 ply
wool was about equivalent to 20 crochet cotton. It shrunk
by
Here is the tiny URL for the Shetland Museum. Interesting site.
http://tinyurl.com/cv5gt
Betty Ann Rice, Roanoke Virginia USA
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From: Lynn Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.shetland-museum.org.uk/collections/textiles/shetland_lace_knittin
g.htm
Scroll
The seller (male) does not know lace from crochet - have you looked
at his other 'lace' item?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Antique-Lace-Table-Runner-Indian-Chiefs-Peace-Pipe-Old_W0QQitemZ7376694345QQcategoryZ39446QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
ebay # 7376694345
Jenny Brandis
Kununurra,
suzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
how common is
it that you see wool being used for lace weight thread? what is the
finest you have seen wool lace weight sold?
I have seen 1 ply Shetland wool for sale - the type that is used to make the
famous Shetland 'ring' shawls.
I have also seen Noelene
Amidst the activities and fevered brows common to this time of the year, I
sat in a pool of calm yesterday gloating over my secret pal parcel. Right
through-out the Secret Pal exchange Fay delighted me with the canny choices
she sent, the surprises and the delights, and boy, will I be sorry
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