Hi all
I meant to send this little comment to the list but my e-mail didn't work the
way I thought it did. (sorry Jean and Liz you'll have had the message twice).
Jean Nathan commented that there are no lace police. My response is there are
certainly some people who think they are the lace
Jenny,
Christine Springett published a fantastic booklet called spangles and
superstitions which is worth reading if you can get hold of a copy. Her
introduction talks about the movement from fine thread to corse and the idea
that then it was needed to have more weight for the domed pillion.
I'm tempted to print this phrase out and put it on my wall.
Thanks Jean, it's one of the reason I love lace making
L
Kind Regards
Liz Baker
On 19 Apr 2015, at 08:00, Jean Nathan jean...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
After all, there are no lace police.
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The trouble is there are a few people around who think they are the lace
police! (just a gentle joke but I'm sure most of you have met one at some
time)
RegardsHazel Smith
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On 19 Apr 2015, at 08:00, Jean Nathan jean...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
After all, there are no lace police.
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The booklet is available on the Springett's website for £3.50 plus p/p:
www.cdspringett.co.uk/acatalog/Lacemaking_Books.html
I was at the lace fair at Haydock Park yesterday, and bought Christine's
latest pattern.
It is huge, will need to retire to get time to do this.
Agnes Boddington -
Clay wrote:Have fun! I enjoyed working a large s'Gravensmore shawl with
metallic accents!
I used a metallic thread in a bobbin lace shawl and I found it very scratchy
when I wore it that it now languishes in a drawer. Â Just a word of warning.
Janice Janice Blair
Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north
Can I add Lace Snobs to the No Lace Police??
Lacemaking is for the enjoyment, not to have lacemakers sneering that you are
doing Torchon!!
I rest my case.
Good for you Jean, that you make lace by holding the spangles on the bobbins.
After nearly losing my life two years ago and having a
Wish I had known.  My thread seemed soft before I used it. Janice Blair
Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego
www.jblace.com
www.lacemakersofillinois.org
On Sunday, April 19, 2015 1:24 PM, Clay Blackwell
clayblackw...@comcast.net wrote:
I suppose that what kind of metallic you use
Jenny
The wooden part of a midlands bobbin is quite small and very light weight. I
think the spangle ring and its beads may be necessary to give sufficient
weight. Antique thumpers, a alternate midlands style, are much thicker and
don't have a spangle right.
European bobbins are different weights
How about lining it with a silk-like fabric, Janice?
And there's got to be a poem about lace police and lace snobs lurking in my
head somewhere!
Noelene at The Angle
Where the weather has decided to bypass Autumn and go straight to winter
noel...@lafferty.com.au
I used a metallic thread in a
After all,there are no lace police
I'd like to put that on a pin cushion on my pillow on my cover cloth to remind
those who think they are lace police! LOL
Liz in Missouri, USA where it is cool, windy and damp. I love days like this
because it makes me want to cozy up somewhere with a good
I suppose that what kind of metallic you use is important! I bought a Kit of
threads from Lacy Susan when Susan Wenzel still owned the company. She had
found a lovely metallic that was not all scratchy!
Clay
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On Apr 19, 2015, at 1:37 PM, Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net
Metallics do present their own kinds of challenges, most annoying of which is
throwing their hitches and running away! Several ways have been suggested to
prevent this. One is to get a fat drinking straw the next time you're in a
restaurant that has them. Cut sections of the straw roughly
One is to get a fat drinking straw the next time you're in a restaurant
that has them. Cut sections of the straw roughly the size of the neck, and
then slice the straw open from top to bottom. The straw can then be
slipped over the neck and thread and hitch, and keep it under control.
i have
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