In a message margerybu...@o2.co.uk writes:
So is sock yarn the same thing as fingering?
Not necessarily! 'Sock yarn' is just a wool with nylon (polymide) of some
sort added for strength.
*Most* of the sock yarns are 4ply, and I would think that is probably the
one which is usually thought of
Many years ago I went to the Arts and crafts in Jerusalem and the had Czech
lace there.
Then the fair deteriorated and I didn't go for many years. The last times I
have been there were very poor.
Perhaps if it wouldn't have been so hot this year I would have ventured to
come up to Jerusalem .
Dear Anharad,
I don't know if anyone else has answered your email. I was hoping to see
some informed responses. But, as none seem to be forthcoming, I will offer an
uninformed response. My remarks deal with the US, where there is no
lacemaking tradition.
1. How dramatically have
To Devon and everyone
I have the privilege of examining a new publication from Deutscher
Kloeppelverband, Spitze im Raum, Lace in 'space' - it is entirely a
'spatial' theme.
Here is serious lacemaking - technically excellent; visually
interesting; art-y, well crafted; creatuve wall art,
I wrote this in response to a post on Lace, decided not to
send it until I'd caught up on my reading in case somebody
else said it better, then when I did catch up, I had
completely forgotten the thread.
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Those who say that the Golden Rule states that you ought to
