Re: [lace] Odd things that are interesting me (quiet list contribution!)

2022-04-14 Thread Malvary
Brian - there was an article in a recent copy of Lace regarding glass bobbins. I also wrote an article in response and sent in a couple of photos. I have no idea whether glass bobbins were made in ‘olden times’, but I would have thought they might have been a bit fragile for the everyday use b

[lace] Odd things that are interesting me (quiet list contribution!)

2022-04-14 Thread Brian Lemin
Hi All. As I have said there are a number of outstanding gaps in my bobbin knowledge and the one that stands out to me is the issue of glass bobbins. I have no idea how to categorize them, date them, recognize the manufacturer. I often seen them advertised as vintage or antique and I am cluele

[lace] IOLI Convention

2022-04-14 Thread Janice Blair
Like Ilske, I found Arachne has been quiet. Finally got a Digest but only two emails. I am going to the IOLI convention in Mesa, Arizona and wonder how many Arachneans will be attending and whether it is worth us getting together for lunch as we have done in the past. Please reply to the list if yo

[lace] Question

2022-04-14 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Hello lacefriends, it’s so quiet on the list I am in danger to loose my English vocabulary. Did you all know that the congress from Deutscher Klöppelverband take place from 20. t0 24.04.2022 in Gunzenhausen. Therefore my question does any of you plan to go there. If so let me know that we could mak