Hi Ruth
Lace hasn't reached all of Melbourne yet. I'm still waiting as well.
Annette in Melbourne
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Subject: Re: [lace] Thread choice, again
Can't
Hi all
I've just resubscribed after a couple of months off the list and it's nice to
be back.
This is one for all you history buffs
I have recently met a lady who is researching and writing a book on her family
history.
She is a direct descendant of one Eliza Darvall, who was granted royal
Hi Debbie and Spiders
Think in fours...starting with the second
from the left every time...take one over ...then picking up #2 and
#4...take
two back. So whole stitch, or cross and twist (for me) was always one
over, two back. The extra twists were called just that...an extra twist.
I was
Hi spiders
In his book 'The history of the Honiton lace industry' Dr Yallop has quite a bit to
say about the threads used for Honiton lace.
It seems that in the early days linen thread was produced locally and used for
Honiton. By the mid 17C imported linen thread was being used.
In the early
On Sunday, August 3, 2003 Bridget wrote:
However I must persevere, as I have booked for a Binche course in
February, and everybody says you need to grasp Flanders first.
OK, Now you've really got me going!
Surely, in the past all these different laces, being regional variations on
a theme,
