Hi Donna
If you can get hold of a copy of Eeva Liisa Kortelahti's Nyplättyä Pitsiä /
Bobbin Lace - which is no doubt out of print now as it was published in 1981 -
there is a scale pattern for a christening gown which is nearly all straight
lines to make a simple modern dress. The yoke and
Hi All,
I am just looking at the lace pillow I spent all yesterday afternoon/evening
attempting to untangle - I haven't touched it for several months since the
'accident' happened., but will have to sit and work at it again today, and
until it is OK again.
To explain.I was demonstrating with
In all the years I have demonstrated, I have never before had such an
experience!
Carol, I think the answer lies in that sentence.
If you add to that all the years all the rest of us have demonstrated
without having met such vile people, then you were extremely unlucky, and
lightning rarely
Hi Carol,
I always take a simple piece with me when I am in any situation where I am
likely to have people watch me work (i.e. lace fairs or lace days), although
I make it a point that at least it is Maltese lace, especially for fairs
abroad. It's true that a complicated piece will mean lots more
Unfortunately there do exist incredibly egregious people in the world. There
are also axe and serial murderers. Fortunately we don't usually meet up with
such people, they are, thank God, rare. Shame the woman didn't 'trip' over
things. This pair, and what a pair they were, deserve our
Carol - what a shame that happened to you. I hope you can get the rest of
the 'mess' sorted out with no broken threads etc.
I had an incident, but with no malicious intent, when I was making lace at
an old heritage farm - 1850's houses with earth and straw floors. I had
temporarily put my
I am s sorry to hear about your experience. Look at it this way:
once you have untangled the mess and finished the lace, it will
represent even more than a memorial to your late husband. It will also
represent your ability to rise above the obstacles that you meet in a
gracious and
girl...about14/15 - had undone the elastic, and was fiddling with the bobbins.
I asked
her not to touch...took offence...the woman 'accidentally' knocked the pillow
and
table, whereupon the pillow fell. Carol in Suffolk
Here is where they say No good deed goes unpunished! You bring
Now THAT is a hubby to treasure!!
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Sent: Sat, February 12, 2011 8:09:38 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] What would YOU do?
BTW hubby has just come back and is
Although I don't dispute that there are a lot of people out there that are
so rude as to take your breath away, there are also people who are mentally
ill, autistic, or have attention deficit disorder. Sometimes the people
who are with them, rather than disclosing this information (and that
Whereas when I asked my hubby the same question the answer was
you'd have called them everything from a pig to a dog and told them
how long it had taken you to get that far!!
If she had been a lacemaker she a. wouldn't have fiddled with it, and
b. would have appreciated what she'd
Hi Everybody:
An elderly lacemaker told me this story back in 1981. She was interviewed by a
reporter for a special interest article on her lacemaking and had her biggest
work-in-progress on display, a Beds piece with hundreds of bobbins attached.
The pillow had to be moved for a photo, and
I'm sure someone far more knowledgeable than me will
Know what the traditional way of finishing off lace was. I'm only familiar with
the fray check on braided or knotted pairs but surely there was a secure way of
finishing before they came on the scene.
Also are there any special steps to
Good for you!
Brenda
On 12 Feb 2011, at 14:51, Clay Blackwell wrote:
I asked the woman to please take the children out of the display area until
they had finished their ice cream and had had a good wash of hands and face.
Brenda in Allhallows
www.brendapaternoster.co.uk
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Hello Lora and everyone
I use scissors to cut the yardage ;)
It doesn't unravel vigorously, and you would be confining the cut end
within a stitched seam of some kind, yes?
If the trim is hanging below the fabric, I would turn the end of the
lace on itself, one or two pattern repeats, hand
The message was:
I'm only familiar with the fray check on braided or knotted pairs but
surely there was a secure way of finishing before they came on the scene.
My comment is:
P l e a s e do not use fray check for bobbin lace or tatted pieces. In
my experience, it will yellow your threads in a
I think you showed great restraint.
I think that to take beautiful lace for people to see and marvel at is good,
but I think this particular piece is just too precious and priceless to be
allowed near people without a real appreciation of the work skill and love
that goes into that piece.
I
Hello out there in lace land. I did a Milanese workshop with Jenny Macpherson
today to work her beautiful pendant design. One of my fellow students was the
lovely Pat Read who taught me to make lace in the first place.
Anyway, I digress. I am so pleased with my lace that I thought I might share
Just cut it. If it is cotton or linen it won't unravel any more than
bought cotton lace. I assume if you are cutting it you are putting it into
seams. If you are really worried, machine across the lace just inside the
seam
allowance where the stitches will be hidden.
Don't forget that lace
Carol
I'd have been yelling and swearing and using all sorts of animal epithets on
the two of them. The kind of spite you describe is way beyond the category
of normal behavior. Possibly the real motive was envy. They knew they
couldn't match you so spite made them destroy something they
Hello Claire and everyone
What a fine way to spend a Saturday :) Your Milanese pendant is
beautiful! I was a bit perplexed as to the size comparison, not having
a British ten-p coin handy and I went a-googling. The 10p coin is 24.5
mm in diameter, so just less than an inch. That is a dainty
jewel
I'm not sure what I would have done, but.
As an adult with Attention Deficit Disorder, and a parent of 3 children
with ADD, I must point out that ADD is not an excuse for bad behavior. Nor
can it be considered a mental illness. Sometimes people will have other
issues and ADD.
One of
Thank you, Cherry!
As a (former) Mental Health Therapist, I emphasized that with my
patients. To do otherwise is an disservice to them. I also worked for
quite a few years with persons with developmental disabilities, and only
the most profoundly affected individuals were unable to
Lord, what a pair! People are just getting more and more spoiled, and
typically, the adults are more badly spoiled than the kids!
Yours,
Villandra Thorsdottir
Austin, Texas
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From: Carol nestalace.ca...@btopenworld.com
To: lace@arachne.com
Sent: Saturday,
Thank you, Brian, for posting that Ebay number for the Abbott bobbins,. As
soon as I saw them I realized I had a similar one, - had a look for it, -
and Yes! I have one!! So now I can add the makers name to it!! It is fairly
slim, and I see I have spangled it, so it came down from Grandma without
Yes, this is the second time this has happened. Maybe, there is somerthing
wrong with her e-mail server.
Sallie
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From: Elizabeth Ligeti
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To: arachne lacing
ReplyTo: Elizabeth Ligeti
Subject: [lace] bobbins
Sent: Feb 12, 2011 17:55
Thank
I have a piece of lace on my travel pillow that every few metres I have cut
and given away.
As the others have said, I allow extra in the length for shrinkage and always
roll it up and tack it then gentle wet, wash and dry so it shrinks. I also
pre wash the material it's going with to make sure
Hi everyone - not about bobbins, but the weird message is spam of some
kind. Delete it.
A shame it has to clutter the digests though :(
On 2/12/11, bertra...@gmail.com bertra...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, this is the second time this has happened. ...
On another question, - I have the Digest form
You said, in the original message, that the lady said the girl did a lot of
handcrafts -
Well, I wonder about that! If she had done so much, she should have known
that things take a lot of time to finish, and therefore should have been
even more aware of the fine work you were doing on the
I am going through a bad time realizing how much I do not know and how
handicapped I am by not being a lace maker :(
I have a special area of need that for a few reasons I am troubled about. It
is probably best if a knowledgeable person and patient (very!) person who
thinks that they can talk to
Dear spiders,
I received an email from someone in NY who wanted to know whether I
knew of anyone who makes Spanier arbeit today. Here's an article, if
you're not sure what it is:
http://www.thejewishpress.com/printArticle.cfm?contentid=17496
The person who emailed me contacted David Farkas,
...One of the criteria looked at in the diagnosis is how many projects a
person starts and doesn't complete!
Cherry Knobloch
Oh dear, this just confirms my suspicions - I have ADD but definitely NOT
ADHD :-) Actually my daughter and 4 of my grandchildren have been diagnosed
with ADD and I fear
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From: On Behalf Of Adele Shaak
she made him sit down and watch as she fixed the entire pillow. I
believe she said it took about two and a half hours
I love it !
Jenny Brandis
Kununurra, Western Australia
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Yes I've received two as well.
Diana in Northants
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Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 11:55 PM
Subject: [lace] bobbins
Thank you, Brian, for posting that Ebay number for the Abbott bobbins,. As
soon
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