Re: [lace] Encaje in Vologda

2010-12-16 Thread J-D Hammett
Hi Mark, Thank you very much. Wonderful lace, even if I understood only a bit of the Spanish commentary Just a warning, this one could be addictive for lace makers who take a look down the side at all the other offerings. You see many more on world-wide lace! If -like me- you are

[lace] I have Kitty Fisher...thanks

2010-12-16 Thread Brian Lemin
Well, not the whole book (!) but a great start. My thanks to the member who started the ball rolling. Actually the person sent me 4 versions of KF... it must be in all her states of inebriation and indeed her stage performance too. From Brian and Jean Cooranbong. Australia - To

Re: [lace] Lace bobbins and types + wonderful book about lacers and lace apparatus in Haute Loire

2010-12-16 Thread Madame RD
Le 15/12/10 13:25, Brian Lemin a écrit : a genre of bobbins that are sort of thinnish in my group , when we must use a lot of bobbins filled with thin threads we tend to use thinner bobbins .. for example,middland bobbins without the spangles .. further more some Le puy carreaux could be

[lace] Spangles

2010-12-16 Thread Alex Stillwell
Dear Arachnids The early spangles were not always large. Some of my small, early bobbins have just 7 x 2mm beads. However, I expect there are few bobbins with their original spangles as they do not seem to last as long as the bobbins. Again, as laready pointed out, bobbins are the tools of our