Hi Lacemakers,
Do you know what 17th Century Dutch Lace is exactly? I can't seem to find any
reference to it anywhere. The picture in the Australian Lace looks like a
basic form of Flanders. I would appreciate any help form any lacemakers that
might know.
Thank you in advance
Faye Owers
Hi,
Some square bobbins were loaned to me through this group so that I
could try them. I loved them and have purchased some for myself.
Would any one else like to try them? I'd be happy to send them on to
you. Email me with your snail mail address privately. If I don't hear
from
That swivel head hackle from Tamara is like the one I discovered in the
fly-tying shop! I gave Tamara one, and between the two of us, we managed to
briefly clean out the supplies in tackle shops near us and shared them with
friends all over!
Clay
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Clay Blackwell
Lynchburg, VA
Jacqui
Yes, Christine still uses that expression when describing how to make a picot!
In our workshop two weekends ago, she told us who coined that phrase, but I
have forgotten now. Maybe someone else can remember. She was careful to give
credit to a number of teachers who have been important to
Sorry I forgot to edit the previous post. I will be more careful. BarbE
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Yes, Christine still uses that
I Love this. It *is* a little like milking a 'fairy' cow..I guess, as I
haven't milked any kind of cow. I will never make a picot again with smiling
over this one and I may even use it.
Thanks Ladies, BarbE
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Hello Faye
As I understand it (from books!) Dutch lace is a part of the
Flemish/Valenciennes/Binche/Mechlin group of laces and back as far back
as the 17th century even the real experts can't distinguish one from
the other without some other provenance.
The Dutch lace, I think, tended to be
I first heard the term Milking fairy cows from Christine Hawken, when I
took the Honiton class from her ar Arachne '99.
I can't claim responsibility for this hint, and can't remember where I
learned it, but given the recent discussion about leaves and tallies,
thought it appropriate:
When
The new THREADS magazine (April/May 2006 - isn't the year going fast?) has
an article on dressmaking with lace. Of course they are talking about
machine lace yardage. They show examples of the three 'fashion' laces -
known as Alencon, Chantilly and Guipure - that we were discussing a while
Dear Spiders,
Just thought you would like to know about the Norfolk Lacemakers lace day on
Saturday, it was a great success with nearly two hundred lacemakers turning
up to join us in a lovely day of lacemaking, shopping and a brilliant talk
from Jan Jefferson on Amish Quilts. She brought with
Recently I won the American lace stamps in a raffle and sussenly realised that
I have the stamp of Emily Hobhouse to offer to Arachnids. The stamp is in the
list of lace stamps on Lacefairy's site. If more people ask than stamps, I
will raffle the stamps. Please send your names to my mailbox.
We still have some space on the design courses here in
Northfield, Illinois with Jane Atkinson. See her website for pictures to
inspire you http://www.lace.nildram.co.uk/
There are two classes - Wednesday 22nd March to design a
personalized shaped grid to make a necklace;
Saturday 25th -
Also from hair jewelry I use the tiny rubber bands to mark the weaver of a
leaf.
I use them too to combine two bobbins that should act for a while as one
when a thread runs out of length.
Jo Falkink
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Dear Jeanette,
Don't you dare to be hesitant to write in English! We love your postings. I
speak with a strong Southern mountain accent (I call it hillbilly) and that
doesn't keep me from speaking... It is nice of you to offer the stamps; I
*do not* want one because I am not a collector and
Hi Lacemakers,
Do you know what 17th Century Dutch Lace is exactly? I can't seem to find any
reference to it anywhere. The picture in the Australian Lace looks like a
basic form of Flanders. I would appreciate any help form any lacemakers that
might know.
Thank you in advance
Faye Owers
In the collection of fabulous patterns made by the Misses Pope and Sivewright
(published by Christine Springett) there's clear evidence that someone
borrowed a bird from a piece of Mechlin lace to include in a beautiful Bucks
point fan design. Since both Mechlin ground and point ground are
On Mar 6, 2006, at 8:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Clay) wrote:
That swivel head hackle from Tamara is like the one I discovered in
the fly-tying shop! I gave Tamara one, and between the two of us, we
managed to briefly clean out the supplies in tackle shops near us and
shared them with friends all
On Mar 6, 2006, at 9:30, Barb ETx wrote:
I Love this. It *is* a little like milking a 'fairy' cow..I
guess, as I
haven't milked any kind of cow.
It's a very memorable description, but hardly accurate, unless fairy
cows differ vastly from real ones... :) You don't _pull_ on a teat; you
Hello All
A few years ago, I was determined to master making leaves and so chose a
doily pattern with leaves all around the centre. I had been taught by a
Finnish lady and found her technique very difficult, especially now that I
have a bad thumb joint. I decided to try Julie Nichol's
Hello Jane!!
Your method makes PERFECT sense to me, having finally learned the Springett
method, and also being comfortable with the continental method for tallies.
Yes, elevating the passives would make it much easier to navigate the worker
through them, AND... tensioning on either side is
Gentle Spiders,
What am I doing wrong? Mine look like twigsG I can't seem to get them
far enough apart to even begin to resemble leaves.
Lost in West Virginia, Lynn
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Jacqui Southworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Tamara sent me a pair on a swivel head which are really dinky :-)
Is dinky positive or negative, in Brit English?
The nearest equivalent would be 'cute' but with a useful element included.
It's a bit
The outer threads need to be *much* wider apart than the finished width of
the leaf (or square tally for that matter) - about two or three inches at the
bobbin. The resulting angle from bobbin head to lace is what forces the
weaving
up into the leaf.
To be able to do this you need a space
Hello to a very generous person!
I was delighted to receive my package this morning! and what lovely goodies,
beautifully wrapped, and with a lovely (hand-made) card too - what a person of
talents!
The wind-chimes are delightful - I am one of those who cannot go into a store
selling
Subject: FW: Husband StoreI've seen the first part before, but not the
ending.
A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where a
woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is
a description of how the store operates.
You may visit the
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