Re: [lace] Re: translations / shop talk

2007-08-18 Thread Steph Peters
On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:42:23 +0200, Jo wrote: >> Besides, how do you translate bolletje >> (Dutch or Belgian) from German into English? > >The word (bol/bolletje) just describes the shape of the motive. Bulb would >be quite close. Interesting to know what it means. In my experience the word 'bol

Re: [lace] Re: translations / shop talk

2007-08-18 Thread Jo Falkink
Besides, how do you translate bolletje (Dutch or Belgian) from German into English? The word (bol/bolletje) just describes the shape of the motive. Bulb would be quite close. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, wr

RE: [lace] bobbin winder

2007-08-18 Thread Sue
Micki, I have a pair of "birdcage bobbins" they are midlands with four bead spangle and from the bottom bead a circular cage consisting of four bands of seed beads with a mother of pearl bird suspended in the middle, hope you can understand this. They are useless for doing sewings but very pretty

Re: [lace] bobbin winder

2007-08-18 Thread micki
Hi Shere'e excuse my ignorance, but what is a birdcage spangle, and what else would constitute a fancy spangle? Micki from an extremely wet and windy scottish highlands admiring the determined festival goers braving extreme conditions to attend the Runrig concert next to Loch Ness +++ You

RE: [lace] bobbin winder

2007-08-18 Thread Shere'e
I have one very much like this one and I simply rotate the spangles up along side the shaft and put the shaft end into the holder. You can't do fancy spangles like Birdcages or anything like that however if you use a simple loop spangle it works fine. Shere'e -Original Message- From: [EM

Re: [lace] bobbin winder

2007-08-18 Thread Agnes Boddington
Looks well made and itneresting, but how would you use it with spangled bobbins? Agnes Boddington - dull and rainy East Yorkshire UK Anne Nicholas wrote: Hi, I was just looking through the lace bits for sale on Ebay and came accross this bobbin winder. After the recent discussions on winders

[lace] bobbin winder

2007-08-18 Thread Anne Nicholas
Hi, I was just looking through the lace bits for sale on Ebay and came accross this bobbin winder. After the recent discussions on winders I thought some might be interested in this. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ANTIQUE-WOOD-LACE-BOBBIN-WINDER_W0QQitemZ220139915845QQ ihZ012QQcategoryZ112535QQssPageNameZ