[lace] Re: Lace Identification/Translation of Label - Eastern Europe

Hi Jeri and handled with care because the pull of gravity adds to the threat of ripping. I’m sure you know this Jeri, but for those who are new to cleaning lace - Place the lace on a piece of cotton fabric when you place it in the water so, when the time comes, you lift out the

RE: [lace] Cookie pillow question, and digest

Hi everyone This is a very interesting question. It occurred to me that the prevalence of cookie shaped pillows in the UK might be because Honiton pillows are cookie-like. Or is that just how modern Honiton pillows are shaped? I must confess my ignorance about this, but I don't remember seeing

Re: [lace] Cookie pillow question, and digest

It seems to me that you can think of the development of equipment in terms of the demands of the industry. The patterns most in fashion need a particular thread weight, and the weight of the thread governs the working surface and bobbin type needed. This in turns governs hand position. In

[lace] Fwd: Important Texere announcement

Dear Archneans, especially those in UK, I have just learned that Texere Yarns have gone into liquidation. A sad loss to the textiles world generally; they had a lot of threads and yarns and were one of the last mill shops around. Brenda > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Texere Yarns

[lace] Cookie pillow question

Laurie An interesting and thorough discussion! Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

Re: [lace] Fwd: Important Texere announcement

I for one am very sorry as I have bought from them on a number of occasions. L Kind Regards Liz Baker > On 13 Oct 2015, at 21:27, Brenda Paternoster > wrote: > > Dear Archneans, especially those in UK, > > I have just learned that Texere Yarns have gone into

Re: [lace] Cookie pillow question, and digest

I have seen flat square pillows and Square pillows with Rollers, and flat round pillows all being used in Tonder in Denmark with Continental Bobbins and Danish bobbins. Ann Blunden in Brisbane Australis coming out of Lurkdom to chip in. On 13/10/2015 10:12 AM, lacel...@frontier.com wrote: