[lace] Glass Bobbins on ebay - Diane Miller?

Well, the bobbins don't appear to be a Set as I understand it. The tops and tails indicate - to me - that they were made by different makers, for a start. There does not seem to be any continuity between them - Pairs of bobbins, yes, but not a set. I don't know anything about the bobbin makers, bu

[lace] Flat Tanner

Glad we could help, Clay. I am glad to hear the whole class was entertained and "educated" by all the cards. They make learning at school SO much more interesting these days, don't they. Lace content - I had a couple of hours at the Powerhouse Museum Lace Stuidy Centre ain sydney a couple of wee

[lace] Stiffener for lace

Yes, David, I have used the Turps and polystyrene, but not for a long time now. It needs the really expensive turps, (pure distilled?) rather than the ordinary cheap stuff, and small pieces of the polystyrene is dissolved in it. Depending how stiff you want as to how many bits you drop in. I used

[lace] Saxon Hoard, and Lace!

The garnet inlays remind me very much of some of the Viking burial ship hoard ?Sutton Hoo. There were some exquisite garnet inlaid pieces there, - buckles, I think. This is such an exciting find - for lovers of history, anyway! Lace content - I have just started a Bucks Point handkie edge. It is

[lace] Gros Point, and other subjects

Thank you for that Gros Point link., Excellent, and such good close-ups to explain various anomalies! Very sorry, Vivienne, to hear of the passing of your bobbin maker and friend. A Sad loss. Just a note to all those Aussies who write to anyone on a "Comcast" address - try sending your letters Pr

[lace] Square tallies

The one thing to remember with square tallies, to get them to look good, is to have the centre passive change sides.- if you use bobbin #2 as the worker, then it must end in the #3 spot, and the #3 passive will then become #2. (I hope this is clear. It is referred to as the Gate method - like the

[lace] Tallies

Bev said "I still need to work on picot-edged tallies " Please explain these tallies - they sound Intriguing!! I tend to get unwanted "picots" sometimes (just loose loops on the sides!) - but a bit of back-tracking, and I can then tension them up properly!!! But to deliberately make picots

[lace] What is an afficot?

Pene, an aficot is a tool that is used to smooth out and 'polish' lace, - as far as I know. www.guildofneedlelaces.org may have one on show in their For Sale section. They say (in the magazine, where there is a photo of one) it is "a tool originally devised from a lobster claw used to lay and bur

[lace] making a leaf tally

Well done, Tess.That was Very interesting. I have never seen a tally made that way, - but you make it look so easy! Using Midlands bobbins might make it a bit hard, but using the Continentals is a good idea. I hold the 3 passives in the left hand and , going tail/spangle first, I weave the worker

[lace] Lace Demonstration at Historic Sites

I demonstrate lacemaking annually at a Pioneer Homestead here in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The house was built of stone hewn from a local quarry, around 1860, and all the doors to the rooms are on the outside, along a verandah! there is a brick removed from the living room/kitchen wa

[lace] I'm a Needlelacer too!!

Hi, Bronwen, I, too make needlelace (and bobbin lace) and there are quite a few of us on the list, - so No, it is not just for bobbin lacers! I, too, like the early laces, and do a lot of Retucells (punto in aria), and Gros point, too. I like the florals of Point de Gaze, and I have now also "di

[lace] Early laces.

Gina, I like a challenge too, - but not one that gets me too frustrated. I am prepared to go back, and undo to a certain extent, but when it constantly happens at every repeat or every few minutes, then the Fun goes out of it, - and the lace goes out the window - well almost! :)) I t

[lace] Early laces

Gina, Noelene, has got in first!! I was about to mention Rosemary Shepherd's new book on the Early laces. It has a few patterns and very clear working diagrams, and a lot of history about the early laces, threads, etc. A very interesting read. Like Noelene, I am trying out one of her patterns, -

[lace] our USA ioli adventure

Francis , I am SO enjoying your travelogue!! We have travelled from Melbourne, Australia to USA on a few occasions, and I understand your difficulties!! We have a 15 hour non-stop trip from Melbourne to Los Angelese. I have a short but stout DH who has difficulties fitting into the plane seats! A

[lace] Interesting old patterns.

Thanks for that URL..Interesting - and her Guipure d'Art takes Filet lace to a whole new dimension!!! Some great ideas hidden away there. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz lizl...@bigpond.com -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMf

[lace] Ebay item, & Lace display

Yes, it looks like a lifting stick for needlelacers. The Guild of Needlelaces sells them for £4.50!! Contratulations, Pene, for your 2nd prize. What a teriffic display of lace you had. Well done to the whole group who participated. Thanks for the URL so we could enjoy the diplay, too. Regards

[lace] Modern oya jewelry

Oooh! Avital, those gorgeous Oya flowers are enough to make me go back and have another try at the knotted needlelace!! Thanks for the URL Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAM

[lace] The Lace Reader, & Bead work

I managed to get a copy of The Lace Reader from the Library, and I, too enjoyed the book, - though, as you say, Clay, there was not much lacemaking in it. Just a good mystery. Oh, Sherry! I would want to keep that beaded lace too!!! :)) (and I love the background pattern on your blogspot, too.

[lace] Favourite pattern

I think my favourite piece of lace is my Plastron - Mixed lace - bobbin lace on the outside and needlelace in the centre. It is shown on my community webshots page labelled, I think, Triennial 2000. It won First prize!! I took the design from a photo of an antique piece featured in Catherine Barle

[lace] Waste time trying this

Thank you Ann, for putting up the method. I was going nuts getting nowhere!! :)) Easy when you know how!!! :)) Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has remov

[lace] Rubberbands for the Pocket Bobbin Winder & etc.

Can you make a band using elastic? I have a small wooden winder - the sort with a fly wheel, and I made a great 'rubber band' using some elastic. I stitched the ends together - not a knot - and it works perfectly. I admit I don't use it very much, as the handle/knob to turn the wheel is so small,

[lace] Beginning needlelace

I will reply to Mica off list. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 414 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com

[lace] Brides gift - lost

I had a friend who made a bride a beautiful wedding handkie, that was loved and admired by all - including the bride. But after the wedding it went missing and was never seen again - They think it was collected up from the table with the serviettes/napkins, and vanished that way. So my friend mad

[lace] Lace Magazine

I received my Guild of Needlelaces magazine today, so will have a good read tonight, - just before Lights Out!!! I have only had a quick flip through, - but an interesting article on Ruskin Lace, with a beaut bag etc in that lace on the front cover. Other interesting-looking articles, too, and som

[lace] accommodations Honiton

Devon, perhaps you should look a bit further afield for accomodation, as everything is so close toghether over there, that the next town is not very far away!! (Well, by Australian standards, anyway!!! :)) ) We were staying in Lydford House Hotel, Lydford, near Tavistock, (family owned it then)

[lace] Moving and packing lace pillows with UFOs

Helen, A good way to secure the bobbins when travelling with a UFO, - Use the knitting Stitch holders to secure the bobbins in groups, and pin them down, if you can, with Berry pins. Then, cut the legs off an old pr pantyhose,. knot off the 'stumps fo the legs"(easier if you do this before cutting

[lace] Bobbins

I am like you, Alice - I too, like a different sized Gimp bobbin, so I know when I have reached it by the feel of the fatter shank. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighte

[lace] David C's "Miss Channers Mat"

I am just back from a Lace Day, and David Collyer came (we haven't seen him for Ages), and brought both his Tonder lace edging and Miss Channer Mat! The Mat has been beautifully framed and looks Stunning! Whoever did the framing did a really good job, and it really compliments the beautiful lace.

[lace] bobbins

"many from an Australian bobbin maker who retired " Leon Young? He was the first of the Husbands who made bobbins for sale from the late 1970s or early 1980s onwards into the '90s. -- Nice bobbins, too!!! :)) I wish I had more of his bobbins! Clay seems to have given you some very good advi

[lace] Beds lace in silk

"Anyway, I have decided to try a piece from Yvonne Scheele-Kerkhof's beautiful Floral Bedfordshire book, and hope I don't upset the purists by making Beds in colored silk. Is it always made in cotton? Janice" I made a couple of Springett's Beds handkie edges in silk, and mounted them on some cre

[lace] My New Student Adaptations of patterns, etc.

I once had a new student like yours, Debbie in Florida. My student had done some weaving, so she almost immediately "saw" what was going on, and happily went on her way. She came for lessons that I am sure she really did not need, as she understood each pattern I presented to her, straight away, a

[lace] selling lace-imitations

I was always told that you could only sell lace from your own design. Also - I was taught that you could not teach from someone elses book. You had to design your own patterns. However, if a student came to you with a book, you could teach her from it, as she had purchased the rights to use the b

[lace] finishing off ends

I was taught to tie a reef knot, then one more single knot (3 knots), and then to couch down the knot onto the lace using one of the 4 threads. This way the know will stay out of sight, and the ends are trimmed away close to the knot. It can be a bit lumpy sometimes, but the knots Never come undone

[lace] Thread choices questions

Brenda Q 1)I would choose cotton for almost everthing, with silk for the scarf. Q 2) 40 w/cm linen in colours fine enough for Bucks Point. -- We can hope!!! :)) Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, where it has been a glorious autumn day, - but Oh for some rain? lizl...@bigpond.com -- I am using t

[lace] IOLI Bulletin

No, I have not received my Bulletin yet. Sometimes the International ones arrive before they reach the USA folks, but not this time.! I Watch out for the Postie every day, but so far he has only brought bills!! :(( I renewed my Membership in March, though it was not due, I think, for a couple of m

[lace] Bangles & striver pins

Eve, - those bangles are Great. I Love them. - especially the pretty pink/purple one!! (My favourite colours!!) Are they your own designs, or are they readily available patterns? Did you work them onto the bangles as you went, or did you stitch them on afterwards? Striver Pins - when I go to

[lace] Happy Birthday Arachne

Happy Birthday Arachne, and I hope you have many many more!! I joined in 2002, when I first got a computer, and managed to fathom out how it worked. I had visited daughter, Helen Bell, - the Aussie in Denver, and watched her on the computer, and eventually got persuaded that I should have one - e

[lace] Craft Supplies.

Very many thanks for the replies to my query. I thought the bangles would be available, but felt that I should just check first!! Gratefully, Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam.

[lace] Lace Survey

Thank you for the survey ( and yes,- I participated!!), and for publishing the results. However, if you ever do another one, - can it have a bigger section for Needlelacers, please - and tatters too.. I would have liked to answer some questions as a needlelacer, as I do more NL than BL these days

[lace] Happy Birthday Arachne

David - From your list of long-lost Arachnids - I can tell you that Dr. Penny Boston now lives in New Mexico, (I think that is right) but is still, I think, a member of the Rocky Mts Lace Guild. She still makes lace - and was in my class at the Denver Convention in 2005, - and is still the same,

[lace] Re Warding off arthritis.

Re holding a spangle to use the bobbin. Sorry - No offence was meant. I was taight that it was a "Terrible Crime" to hold the spangle, not the shank of the bobbin, as the spangles can break, - but if it is the difference between making lace, and Not making lace - then - Go for it. I heartily agr

Fw: [lace] warding off arthritis

Hi, Brian And I replied to you privately, too No, I can tell you a Leopard bobbin does Not ward off arthritis!!! :))My late friend had Gold injections to try to help her, - but not Pewter! :) However, they are pretty on the pillow working away amongst all the other pretty bobbi

[lace] warding off arthritis

" In the old days one Always had a leopard bobbin( wood with pewter spots) on the pillow, to ward off arthritis." Patty - I would not hold your breath, if I were you!! :)) Sorry!! Still you never know! Some of these old remedies Do work! :)) With arthritic fin

[lace] Old bobbins - More about pewter

That was very interesting about pewter. I have an old wooden bobbin with pewter spots, - that is no longer nice to use, as the pewter spots have expanded, and are very rough on the fingers, as well as snagging on other threads. I was told it was corroding pewter, which expands as it corrodes. In

[lace] Where are you?

"Susan, in Erie" .. Please excuse my ignorance - but where are you? I can't imagine 142.5 Inches of snow! - Except for pictures of the Himalayas, and Antarctica, -- and the North Pole, of course!! :)) Lee Daly - that is lovely lace. Well done. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz lizl.

[lace] Survey, & etc.

A good survey, Brenda, and I have filled it in - with my answers pointed at Bobbin lace, although I seem to do more needlelace these days. Let us know when another survey is done, and I will happily participate. Re marking patterns - I find with some Floral Beds patterns it is hard to see what is

[lace] Old bobbins, & Teaching

I use most of my old bobbins - one dated 1842, and a Hanging bobbin, etc. I have one of Grandma's old bone bobbins in the safe - as it has a chipped head, and snags the thread! It is very old, so was passed down to Grandma from ? her grandma! One bone one with my Great Granma/s name on it , date

[lace] lace teachers

the thought of their students getting better than them. This is just the reason some teachers Never tell you all you should learn! Some people are afraid of anyone knowing as much as they do. I feel sorry for them - they miss out on a lot! (and I get a bit angry about it!) I feel that if a stud

[lace] Lace teachers

I did one small 9 pin edge with my Grandmother when I was about 19,in England, then did not make any lace till I was about 40/41and living here in Oz.. I managed to find a course of 8 lessons somewhere nearby, and joined the group of 5 or 6 with the teacher. However, she went around the table st

[lace] Beginners book

Alice - there is a very good beginners book by Rosemary Shepherd that is well tried and recommended over here in Oz. Introduction to Bobbin lacemaking. I am sure she would be happy to post a copy/s to you. she is a lovely lady, and has SO much knowledge. She was curator at the Powerhouse Museum

[lace] Various

Firstly, - congratulations to both David and Thurlow. I am sure it was a stunning performance. It sounds like it was wonderful with the different bands joining in. Well done, both of you. Glad you were able to incorporate some lace in our outfit, David. It must have looked great against the bl

[lace] Lace & Lacemaking

"The Lace of the Robber Barons," That sounds OK Devon. Whatever you all it - it was a fascinating and very entertaining and informative talk, beautifully presented. I thoroughly enjoyed it - and so did my DH , when we were in Denver - IOLI Convention 2005. H! I really had not noticed the

[lace] Lacemaking or Lace making

I always use the one word - Lacemaking. However, about an hour ago, I was googling a site, and they would only accept lace making!!! G!! It appears the majority of us like the "one word variation", - so go with that, I say!!! I make lace so I am a Lacemaker :)) (perfectly logic

[lace] Sir Walter's lace collar:

Those ruffs must have been awefully uncomfortable to wear!! I wonder how many yards/metres there were in the ruffs. does anyone know? I know there has been something on a web site as to how to make a ruff using the wired ribbon - and she used about 2 metrs I think. However these ones would have

[lace] Shakespeare wearing lace

I think "Sir Walter Raleigh" was written on the back of the portrait, which is why it was thought to be him not Shakespeare. However, many of the Aristocracy look very similar in these 16th C paintings. The person on the cover of the Renaissance Miniatures book looks very similar, and so does the

[lace] Shakespeare's lace

Thank you Lindy for that link. And David - Gosh, fancy looking at his eyes when there is such beautiful lace to look at :)) However - in the close up, he has one eye slightly lighter than the other - but they are both dark - as far as I can see, -- so I think it is just the lighting

[lace] Shakespeare wearing lace

Personally, I really don't care if it was Shakespeare's collar or not - I just Love it, and wish we could see a better close up of the Reticella However, - I would think that it most probably was his own, as by then he was famous, and quite "Someone", so could most probably afford this one spe

[lace] Bone Bonnins and colour marking.

..."A visitor asked me what had been used for bobbins before we had plastic." Oh dear!! :( and Bone bobbins look SO nice on a pillow, too! I hope you wern't too rude, Devon! :) Alex - I am with you all the way - re colouring and marking your prickings to help make the lace

[lace] Stupid Questions

While demonstrating last year at an annual 'festivel', I was making a piece of Beds lace - A Christine springett pattern, and I was working in purple thread. I had just made myself a Biscornu Pin cushion , the Hardanger embroidery in a purpleish variegated thread, which looked nice on the pillow!

[lace] Miss Channers Mat

David, - you are amazing!!! It will look Beautiful when completed. I have it on my "to do - soon" list, - but it certainly won't be in Black!!! My old eyes would never see it!! It will be in a 'sort of' Bucks Point - --however I can make it!! :)) Thank you, Julian, for the web s

[lace] Tonder lace

Congratulations David. That is a Beautiful piece fo lace. I hope you bring it to a Lace Day sometime - soon!! We have missed seeing you recently. Regards from Liz in Melbourne lizl...@bigpond.com -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.9 million users fighting spam.

[lace] Lacing in the heat

some of the students kept tubs of cold water under their desks and soaked their feet while they worked. This sounds like the opposite of the "Old Days" when the lacemakers bought a farthing's worth of hot coals from the bakery, on their way to Lace School, and put them in the Dickey Pot, and und

[lace] Aussie bush fires - Helen Gannac

Yes, Helene was safe from the bush fires, and is now in France, I believe.. Like me, she lives in Melbourne. Shirley Meier, also on this list, is safe, too, although she lives in Geelong. I have not heard of any lacemakers who have been caught in the fires. We are all keeping our fingers crossed,

[lace] Bushfires

Thank you Sue Fink for your concern and a big thank you to our NZ 'cousins". They have sent some fire fighters over to help, and to give some of our Heros a break and rest and sleep. I use the word 'Heros' in its truest sense. They are just wonderful, wonderful people who work till they drop, -

[lace] Lace machines

That was an interesting message about the Barman lace machines. Some years ago the Victorian Branch of the Oz., Lace Guild took a group of us to a "Lace Manufacturey". We were the first ever group to be shown through the factory, so they did not know quite how to deal with us!! It was SO interest

[lace] Metallic thread for needlelace

Whew!!! It is H.O.T. here - about 44ºC - well beyond a joke! And Very strong winds. They Say there will be a cool change arriving about 6 - 7pm -this evening. I just hope they are right! Now - Help/advice please. I need to use gold thread in Needlelace - for the cordonette ar

[lace] Greetings to Lacemakers

Happy Australia Day to all lacemakers - but especially to all ex-Pats throughout the world. Hope you can have a pie, or Vegemite sandwich, washed down with a cold beer, - and followed by a big piece of Pavlova - and/or a laminton.! :)) Regards from Liz in drought-stricken

[lace] Morris Dancing: Life with Bells On

There is at least one group of Morris Dancers here in Melbourne, Oz. I remember one group, in England named, I think, the Luton Hatters!! It is Very energetic dancing, - the film does not show this up. The staves - if not used properly can really damage a finger or hand, as they whack them togeth

[lace] threads

The beauty of Polycotton thread is that is holds its shape, and never creases!! The bad part is that it is springy and wants to do it's own thing, - not what I want it to do! The half-hitch does not always stay done up for one thing. However, I find lace made from a good polycotton is useful, - e

[lace] Needlelace

I almost Always do needlelace in the hand. I have a pillow, made from a large coffee tine, and covered with padding and dark cotton fabric, but I rarely use it. I prefer to "slouch on the couch" and work with the pad in my hand, rather than sit up "proper;y" and hunch over the pillow in my lap. I

[lace] Snowgoose website

I had that problem a couple of years ago, - and found out that the Warning was because the business, or web site, or whatever was being put into Peter's name, as his wife had died. Some clearance with the paperwork had not been completed at that time. Try your "refresh" button. As far as I know,

[lace] Needlelace Pillows

I made my NL pillow from a coffee tin, wrapped in layers of wool dressinggown fabric, and covered in dark blue cotton. I have a length of dowel to push under the pattern to lift it where I am working. Finished size is about 6½ inches long, and 6inches in diameter. It can sit on my lap, or, more o

[lace] Janice's Big Birthday

Janice B. You mention "my big birthday, Monday 12th Jan" Happy Birthday, - I am Far too polite to ask how Big it is! :)) I presume it has a 0 after the first digit!! Enjoy the day - and try to find time to do the usual '6 pins of lace'.That way I Know you will enjoy some part of the day a

[lace] an address

I have emailed Ilske off list with Helene Gannac's address. Regards from Liz in Melbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 259 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: ht

[lace] IOLI website

Welcome back!! I just went there to see if it has changed, and it looks the same. Well done Webmaster/s and thank you. However, I went to the Eunice Sein Koon Lace but only got a mostly blank space. there was a tiny box with a red X, but it did not do anything. Pity, I was hoping to see some

[lace] tool trays

I have received my IOLI Bulletin - at last, - and I see on page 31 a photo of ladies with their "Christine" Pillows, which all have a little metal stand and tool tray hovering above the pillow. I have not seen these before, and wonder if they fit Any pillow, and if so - where do you get them? They

[lace] Lace in Bedfordshire

Jane said - "... researching DH's family tree (he is descended from a lot of lacemakers in Bedfordshire,..." Jane Partridge Well, Jane, I come from a long line of lacemakers in Bedfordshire, too, - and my Great Grandfather's surname was Parrott - --- so I am wondering what all these b

[lace] Saints Days

Many of the old traditions were taken by the early Christians from the pagan tribes, and Druids that they over-ran, anyway! They Assimilated, and used whatever "nice" parts of the indigenous traditions they thought were good, and added their own traditions, - so it is all a big mix, anyway. Catte

[lace] Nellie O'Cleirigh

So sorry to hear of Nellie';s passing. She came out to Oz a few years ago, and gave a delightful talk at our Lace Day, and showed some beautiful lace. She signed my copy of her book, - so that makes it very special. Re Harry Armstrong's Lace Factory - it makes you weep, doesn't it, - to think of

[lace] Storing Napkins

I made myself one of the cloth-wrapped tunes for carrying lace around, and it works beautifully. I used the hard cardboard core from Gladwrap and used some calico for the fabrif - the core goes near the centre of the length of fabric, and is stitched tic=ght into it, - then that give me 2 layers

[lace] Lace in S.America

Janice, - there is an Aussie lacemaker currently living in Santiago, and there is a small group of ladies who meet regularly there. I will pass on your email address to Chelle, who I have known for many years, and maybe she can contact you direct. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz [EMAIL PROTECTE

[lace] Is this your bank?

We were all expecting the exchange rate to improve that we can order books and things but the opposite is happening. Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. We thought the same over here in Australia, Jeanette. Our dollar has dropped about 22c over the last couple of weeks, against the US

[lace] Large pattern

Another thought - I made myself a large pad (larger than the pricking) and used that on top of my pillow, when I made a large piuece of lace. I could then lift the pad off the pillow and repositionon it, as aI worked down sthe pricking. Someone here on Arachne described seein some lacemakers on t

[lace] Tablecloth, and large patterns

A lovely tablecloth. Well done. Large patterns on pillows can be a pain, I know. I tilt my pillow up at the back,(quite a bit, sometimes) which makes reaching over not quite so bad. sitting high - ie, on a stool might help. It will make you lean over the pillow more, but might make reaching the

[lace] Midlands bobbins and spangling

Diana has got in before me! The raised pewter is due to rusting. I have one - an old one of my Grandmothers (or Great Grandmothers!), and it is almost impossible to use, as the raised spots are rough on the fingers, to say the least. Snagging other threads is another hazzard! The spots would hav

[lace] Lace in Literature

Devon said-"the name Doretta Davanzo Poli coming up in my mental file "... Devon, this is the person who wrote, or edited, "il Merletto Veneziano" a beaut book I have, which I bought with some prize money from a lace competition. As the text is all in Italian, I can only understand a few words, -

[lace] Miss Channer

I have heard of a few items "disappearing" at lace days, - and I think it is dreadful that another lacemaker would do such a thing. When I am demonstrating, I have lace on display - but aways pinned up on a display board behind me. I was doing kit piece at a Stitches and Craft show many years ag

[lace] Tiny plaits & threads.

Tamara said:- I'm lazy enough not to want to make twice what can be made once :) I can understand that - and go along with it :)) I Must give those "bumps" a go, instead of raised tallies!! I enjoy doing some of the Elizabethan lace - and can add the bumps into many of the patterns, I

[lace] "Linen Tester."

I have one of these Linen Testers. They sit on the lace/fabric, and the magnifier is about an inch + above the cut-out base, which has graduation marks around it, and you can count the number of threads per inch with them. It is very useful, and fold down flat, to fit into it's tiny box and is So

[lace] Tiny plaits, & threads

You are naughty, too, Tamara - for giving me the idea of doing tiny plaits in the crossings Now I have to find another piece to try it out on! :)) I presume you mean like the piece you offered us in IOLI Bulletin. Fascinating article, by the way. I really enjoyed it, and re

[lace] Apple blossom fillings

The Practical Skills book - page 103 shows a cloth stitch centre, where the Honiton Blossom ground has a hole in the centre - the centre threads each have one twist on them which makes the hole. It is a very pretty filling. Helen - a raised tally in the centre? - Oh! what a great idea - I must tr

[lace] Bobbin winder

Yes, Maxine - that is a bobbin winder. My Grandmother had a nice one like that in England, many years ago. (before I started making lace, though, - so I suppose it was thrown away when she died.). The word "crochet" does not belong there!!! the word "Lace" does belong there!!! Hooray - s

[lace] The Iva Rose books & puncetto.

http://www.ivarose.com/inc/sdetail/9545 Has anyone bought any books from this place? I had not heard of it before, but there seem to be some interesting old publications there, and I wondered if they were a reliable place to shop. Talking of which --- does anyone do Puncetto - (Punto Valesiano)?

[lace] hitches & straws

That is an excellent video of how to do hitches. I have used the split straws when using a metallic thread, - when the thread had a mind of it's own! It worked very well. Regards from Liz in cold, grey, Melbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users.

[lace] RE: lace-magazine

I received my UK Lace magazine last week. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 237 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.s

[lace] Roller or Block

Things have a tendency to drift off to one side, which can be annoying, to say the least. Now you tell me!! :)) I did the table ribbon for IOLI competition the other year on a roller pillw. I did not join up the pattern, as I had ends to the piece, but let the pattern hang out the back of

[lace] lace bobbins

Wendy, I have some bone bobbins - both new and antique, and I have not had any break. I have one with 1842 engraved on it - and it is as good as new - well, almost - it has made many miles of lace I would think!! If you fancy some bone bobbins - Go for it. With the usual care, they will last for

[lace] lace Bobbins

I love the smooth silky feel of bone bobbins, - but can't afford them very often, unfortunately. Wood - well, I go for the feel of them, and go for the smooth silky feel, if I have a choice. The Acrylic bobbins have the nice feel that I like, too. Isn't it a good thing we all like something diffe

[lace] Takes Patience

Yes, Ricky T, Noelene from Cooma is a Great poet, and there is a poem for just about every lacey happening you can think of, - and some Non-lacey happenings, too!! She seems to be able to produce a wonderful poem almost "on demand". I believe she has reprinted her little book of poems recently.

[lace] Bob bob bobbing in lace ;-)

Some years ago, while browsing through some old ? Victorian or early 20th Century "Ladies Handcraft books" in a little off-beat museum, I found a chapter on Lacemaking, - and there, too, it said to put up the pins, and then wind the threads around them! :)) It seems to be a general mis-co

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