This is to let you all know that Linda Walton, a member of this group
and my wife passed away on the 23rd March. The breast cancer which she
had about 30 years ago came back and spread. By the time we realised
there was nothing that could be done.
She died at home, surrounded by her books
Thank you - all of you - for these messages, from Linda Walton (in damp
and foggy High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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Well, it worked for me . . .
But I have to say, several other links that I've tried today have taken
more than one approach before they've worked.
Maybe the information superhighway is going rusty?
Linda Walton, (in damply autumnal High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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For the last three years I've been studying hard, and have had to put
aside all hobbies to make enough time for it. ("It" being part-time
undergraduate art history at Oxford University). Now I'm very tired and
have decided to take a year out to rest and recover, and I'm really
looking forward
On 30/06/2015 19:02, Cynce Williams wrote:
Or you might look into Pantone colors. Adobe Illustrator accesses them.
Be sure that your computer is showing colour accurately: often they
vary according to the settings of both supplier and receiver. To see
this, choose any famous painting and sear
ries, where she worked as a
senior member of what was then the national forensic science service.
Of course, that is nothing to do with museums, but it may still be
useful if you can't find anything else.
Good luck, and I'm so pleased to learn that someone is doing such a
worthwhile jo
As a history student, I really love time-lines.
But I find that the most difficult aspect is finding a way to integrate
the geographical aspect.
Sorry to make your task more difficult, but I think that the location of
the lace's making must be at least as important as the date and style.
However
If I could choose from the past, it would be Raie Clare; alas, a teacher
also deceased, I have heard. This was the lady whose "Book of Bobbin
Lace" got me started.
I'd seen someone's lace pillow and it captivated me, although I'd never
seen lace being made. Then I found Raie Clare's video in
I agree - when I first saw it I thought they were dancing, but the text
below says:-
"Among the group was Louis Le Prince, who had with him a curious
mahogany box. He asked the others in attendance - his son,
parents-in-law and a friend - to stand in front of the box and walk in a
circle."
If t
Here is a link to a brief piece of film from 1888, thought to be the
first in the world:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33198686
It is by Louis Le Prince, who shot it in Leeds, England. One of the
ladies seems to be wearing a lace head-dress and some sort of collar. I
find it
ndependent and free: download from
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/
if you wish to try it. I've enjoyed it for many years.
Linda Walton, (in damp and gloomy Buckinghamshire).
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Oh how very pretty.
Will it be mounted in some way?
It looks like a piece that should be shown off.
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where we have had a weekend of
April showers, but now we are starting a beautiful Spring day - and it's
almost lovely May).
On
On 22/04/2015 07:47, Alex Stillwell wrote:
[snip]Incidentally just last week I caught one of my students using a
bobbin with the inscription YOU CAN FUDGE IT AS LONG AS TEACHER DOESN T SEE.
Guess where she heard that? I must get one.[snip]
Wow ! I want one like that, too.
When you fin
Pillow_Being_the_History_of_Lace-Making_in_Bucks_1000846278/141
>
> If you are looking for contemporary written sources I think you would
> need to contact Buckinghamshire county archives.
>
> Brenda
>
>> On 21 Apr 2015, at 06:38, Linda Walton
>> > <mailto:li
On 21/04/2015 07:01, J-D Hammett wrote:
> Hi Linda and other Arachnids,
>
> Is âdickey potâ a local name? What is it? (showing my ignorance?).
Well, I think it's local to England; I don't have any information about
it's being local to the High Wycombe area, or even the county of
Buckinghamshi
ission? Indeed, are
there other words from the history of lace making which ought to be
recorded formally?
Linda Walton, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where the sun has
come up on my cherry trees, which are in perfect full bloom just now.
The area where I live once had many cherr
ideos, from all over the
world, because they have given me a far broader and deeper understanding
than I could ever have got in any other way.
So, along with Noelene, I say - up the rebels !
Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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er day. I seem to recall it
was supposed to be in your glove, but no-one wore gloves in time, so I
had to search many shops to find some that would fit my long fingers.
How I wish I knew the stories that coin knew.
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it's Ind
Several images of paintings and engravings as well as information here:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_dress_of_Queen_Victoria
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short fine wooden needles and dainty silk
yarn.) It was too late for me when I discovered needle lace and
tatting, such a pity.
I've never got on with crochet - don't know why; it doesn't attract me
at all.
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where there
.
(Dronsfield & Edmonds, "The Transition from Natural to Synthetic Dyes",
page 98.)
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., rejoicing in the sunshine after
so much snow, and happily researching pigments).
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Great - one of my favourite channels: I'll look out for that. Linda
On 18/01/2013 14:44, The Lace Bee wrote:
Aha! In the UK on alibi in a month or so.
Kind Regards
Liz in a rather snowy Oxfordshire
On 18 Jan 2013, at 14:32, Linda Walton wrote:
Thank you - I love to have a good my
Thank you - I love to have a good mystery waiting on my bedside table,
and a lace theme will be the cherry on the cake! It will be a long time
before the series appears on British television, I fear, but I will look
out for it.
Linda Walton, (snowed in already, in High Wycombe
t a better reproduction).
Enjoy!
Linda Walton, (in cool, showery High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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formation about
these, but I don't think any lace is involved.
Linda Walton,
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way, I heard of the website because the painting forms part of an
exhibition about fencing and fashion in the Renaissance, so there may be
more pictures of interest to lacemakers. If anyone happens to be in
London and visits the Wallace Collection, perhaps they'd tell us more
about it?
ace collections of the world, with details of what can be found there?
We should pressure all of them to put photographs on-line.
Best wishes for Saint George's Day, and virtual red roses to you all,
from Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England).
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earn that your broken elbow is healing well, I've heard
that it can be an exceptionally painful injury. I hope you will soon be
able to make lace again.
Best wishes from Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where the April showers are the
lively 'flashing and banging
On 17/04/2012 01:44, Noelene Lafferty wrote:
Next Step .
[snip]
But where there's life, there's hope!
I love it!
Thank you - it's made my day: definitely one to treasure.
With gratitude,
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where we are having the
enthusiasm, clear explanations, and good
humour. I will miss her.
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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I do apologise about my previous e-mail: it was sent to the list by
mistake. My e-mail program recognises the first letters of addresses I
use regularly, and puts up a list of likely ones; unfortunately I
clicked on the one above the address I meant to use.
Please ignore it,
Linda Walton
In case you haven't already seen this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/video/2012/mar/05/raspberry-pi-developer-video
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ill be inspired?
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it's been very windy
today - but then, that's March, 'in like a lion', let's hope it will
soon turn into a lamb, ready for its going out).
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pretty. The arrangement may also
have had something to do with making it easier to take the lace off when
the garment was laundered.
Hoping to hear more about your fascinating project,
Linda Walton
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., remembering my first interest
in costume, which
black & white, but shows lots of people working there, and
the processes.
Enjoy!
Linda Walton,
(in chilly High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
Here is the link:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLznPSTUyQo&feature=related
Here is the summary:-
An excellent example of an 'industr
A » The Digital Mirage Blog:-
http://wiseminds.com/thedigitalmirage/?p=136
Note: there are a great many photographs on the web site, so it takes
longer than usual to download.
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it's very cold with even
more frost today, but at
While I echo everyone's comments about the lace itself, I must add that
you chose beautiful colours too!
Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
On 15/12/2011 12:53, Agnes Boddington wrote:
Last night I finished a Torchon shawl for my daughter for Christmas.
When I started
criminals.
Best wishes to everyone for a safe Christmas and New Year
from Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it's clear and sunny,
(unlike the more northern and western counties - poor things, getting
gale-force snow - but jolly cold and breezy).
Hello Every
p://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-17THC-ITALIAN-RETICELLA-LACE-4-YARDS-/370567596864?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56478ccb40
Enjoy!
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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15th and early 16th centuries. A true lace is created when a thread is
looped, twisted or braided to other threads independently from a backing
fabric."
Let the buyer beware! And also authors.
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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and have to be overcome every time.
I'm sure no member of this very well-mannered list would even think of
teaching in this way, but it might be worth considering that your
students might have been damaged by a previous experience.
Linda Walton,
(fluent in Classical and Koine Greek, but stil
On 26/10/2011 10:18, Lynne Cumming wrote:
[snip]
None of the bits were ones we minded losing but nothing went.
The Christmas before last, our local parish church lost not just
decorations but the whole tree was stolen.
It was a really large tree, too!
Linda Walton,
enjoying the last days of
r designed
any lace patterns - and don't want to start now!
Does anyone have any good ideas? I'm really excited about this project
and I'm longing to get going, but don't know where to start.
Awaiting your replies with interest,
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamsh
tter than the fabric, and I've detached it and used it
on new nightdresses when old ones have worn out.
Alright, that wouldn't be the way to treat an heirloom, but there's
no-one to inherit it, and I feel I might as well enjoy the fruits of my
own handiwork. Oh, and my husband en
about YouTube, could you tell me
why there is the option to "Subscribe"? I seem to be able to watch
without doing that.
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where I have a feeling the sun
might yet break through the clouds this morning, but the roses are
lovely whethe
he had trouble playing
the music of that period until someone explained to him that part of the
style came from the way you had to hold your hands in order to keep
those cuff flounces (name?) out of the way.
Linda Walton,
(in cool, showery High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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blog post. Is there any place we can read the
longer version?
[snip]
I agree - yes, please.
Pretty please?
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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you? I'm willing to try anything that would help me make better lace.
Best wishes from Linda Walton,
(in cool, damp High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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e new items of fifteenth
century sculpture for my history project.
Yours delightedly,
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where we're enjoying lots of
really wetting rain at last).
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And I'm
particularly interested to see all the lace on the children's clothes.
(Evidently children were much better behaved in those days . . . !)
I hope you will enjoy it as much as I've been doing for the past hour,
Linda Walton,
(on a cool and gloomy evening in High Wycombe,
understand the context, and the exact way in which the
words were used. I still think there may be more to this than meets the
eye . . .
Linda Walton,
(pondering in a cool and breezy High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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where we would use metal pins? Where are they documented, please?
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.,
- hiding from yet another day of strong winds).
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wonder if these were the kind of pins used by lace makers of
the time?
Linda Walton,
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Here's a brief video with more details:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13249682
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.,
where I can't believe we're already at the end of April:
White Rabbits, everyone!).
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Here's a link to an article about Catherine's wedding finery:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13236617
It mentions that, "The veil is made of layers of soft, ivory silk tulle
with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers".
Sorry - not lace after all.
Linda Walton,
(in High Wyco
that the museum had closed in 2007.
There is a brief video of a sample of the collections,
http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/video67970-.html
which was exquisitely lovely, and including what appears to be at least
one piece of lace.
Do you know what has happened since?
Linda Walton,
(recovering from som
y Handel, reaching
its most familiar version in the performance to benefit the Foundling
Hospital in 1754."
from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_%28Handel%29
Handel donated the copyright to them I think, too.
Linda Walton,
(remembering a happy time singing Messiah, in
is, that someone has received an honour for something to do with
lace - making it, teaching it, whatever.)
A very happy new year to everyone,
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.
where we've just noticed that the airliners lining up to land at
Heathrow have been recognising th
On 31/12/2010 19:19, J-D Hammett wrote:
[snip]
Thank you for this suggestion:-
Now and again there are good antique lace fans on eBay.
[snip]
That's a very good idea! I'll see if I can work out how the eBay site
works and search for fans - I'd love to see them.
With bes
aking lace. Does it have a website?
Or visit me and I'll show you mine.
Thank you for your kind invitation - I wish that I could!
With best wishes,
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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the painted ones are very beautiful indeed.
Does anyone know of any images on-line of antique lace fans? It would
be interesting to see if there differences in their design.
With best wishes,
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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friends on trips to Mexico. I should probably also mention that they were
purchased in the 1970's.
Liz Redford
Raleigh, NC, USA
Linda Walton wrote:
So I wondered, is it possible for a lace fan to be useful too?
Especially, could it fold and unfold.
Thank you very much for writing, Liz.
he pattern does
not come with a description?
With best wishes,
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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s of the sticks. Would folding
damage the lace? Were lace fans ever made that were intended to be
opened and closed in use?
Linda Walton,
(in dark, damp High Wycombe, Buskinghamshire, U.K., but where it's
warmer than of late, the snow is almost all thawed, and the fog has gone
- can Spri
Big Brother in
Fancy Dress", as it were, if not a huge practical joke.
One final point, most dvd recordings of such series usually have extra
material, which perhaps was edited out of the programmes, and which can
be particularly interesting.
Linda Walton,
in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U
o be much trickier than the
resourceful historian had imagined."
[note - "more ladylike" is in contrast to Peter and Alex attempting to
supplement their income by copper mining.]
I wonder what sort of lace Ruth will try?
Linda Walton,
(in cold, breezy - but not particularly snowy - Hi
Jean Nathan wrote:
[snip]
We've now got two Advent calendars to keep us busy - thanks to Brenda
for hers as well.
Hurray! Two to play with - and both beautiful: thank you.
Linda Walton.
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Me too!
And even though I'm no good at competitions - Hurray!
Linda Walton
Sister Claire wrote:
Hurray! I look forward to your Advent calendar every year. =)
Sr. Claire
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 13:46, Brenda Paternoster <
paternos...@appleshack.com> wrote:
Christmas is fast appr
Wow!Thank you for sharing you picture.
I never knew needlelace could be like that - so exciting!
And it looks such fun to do, too . . . I wonder if I could try it?
Linda Walton
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.,
where the beech woods of "Leafy Bucks" are changing to th
cture
of a loud-speaker among the icons in the lower left-hand corner. If I
double-click on that, then the noise options come up and I
select/deselect 'mute all': job done.
Wishing you peace - Linda Walton,
(from the quiet suburbs of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
Sue wrote:
t know these books, haven't boought from this
company, and have no connection with them - but I do know that they have
a very good reputation locally, and have been recommended to me by
someone who knows them personally and whose judgement I trust.
Linda Walton
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamsh
t - The W.I. used to run a good
many courses in making lace; and not all the members are elderly, we had
at least one teenager, and several young women during my own membership.
Linda Walton,
(in wet and windy but warm High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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years ago, when I sang in a
local choir, our sheet music was occasionally obtained in a similar way.
Also, I understand that the self-publishing phenomenon - this is a
service for amateur authors - is mushrooming, and uses similar machines.
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U
Here's an explanation:-
http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/editorial/browse/espresso.jsp
It's about Blackwell's " The Espresso Book Machine", but I believe other
booksellers have the same arrangements; I've had some through Amazon.
Linda Walton.
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hardback: I got the hardback book, but not the outer paper cover that
had a beautiful illustration, which I really wanted as well.
Linda Walton,
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personally 're-purposing' my cereal
boxes, I do send them to the recycling centre so they are re-used.
Hoping this is helpful,
Linda Walton,
in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.,
where it is cold and gloomy, with rain and a blustery wind - but then it
is the Spring Bank Holiday we
It's a welcome delight to hear from you again!
Looking forward to hearing more,
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
Sulochona wrote:
Hello, again, to my Lace Friends,
I have not been on the arachne mailing list for some time . . .
[snip]
Sulochona
formally in R
Sorry - writing late last night I seem to have sent the message with
this heading to the wrong list.Linda.
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to be useful as possible.
Thank you again, on behalf of both Charlene and myself,
Linda Walton,
(happy to be in a warm house in dark, cold High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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Thank you very much for this information.
Clearly, shawls were worn regularly for a lot longer than I'd imagined.
Linda.
dmt11h...@aol.com wrote:
The first photo which shows a very plain black shawl is dated circa
1885. The Diamond Jubilee, on which the shawl was presented by Queen
Victoria was
hawls in question?
What an admirable woman - I'm so glad I've learned about her now.
Thank you.
Linda Walton,
(on a cool, wet, blustery May Eve in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK).
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ating they focus on making good, strong,
VERY fine pins in a couple of lengths.
--Julie in Seattle
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weft.wlonk.com
Yes! Definitely - I think so too.
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.,
where it's been another fine, sunny day,
and I've got all my
ar as I can tell, the museum's own website is pristine.
Best wishes from
Linda Walton in sunny High Wycombe, (Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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with
exhibits on loan from Pamela Nottingham MBE, a world authority on the
subject."
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.,
where - whisper it - it might be going to be Spring).
"Summer opening hours resume from Saturday March 6. From this date
visitors are welcome from
Dear Edith,
thank you for sharing your pictures. Your shawl is exquisite.
Where did you learn how to do it? And what sort of yarn and needles did
you use? I've long been interested in doing something like that, but
wouldn't know where to start.
Linda Walton,
(in Hi
d Lace - Their Manufacture
and History" translated by Alan Cole.
Click on any book that interests you, and you will get a lot more
information and photographs. You can buy on-line and they will post
books to you.
The usual disclaimer - I've no connection with Oxfam, except as a
satisfied
it worked up with no trouble at
all. This was something like ten years ago, and the lace is still
strong and healthy, as far as I can tell.
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.,
where it has been sunny lately, but is getting cold and windy now, and
we're promised more snow n
make it strong, so it could easily become a trap for wildlife,
while fleece and thistledown will pull apart easily. But wool is better
than down, because wool has the property of still being able to retain
heat and so keep you warm even when it is wet. Do remember this when
choosing your n
Delightful!
Thank you, from Linda Walton
Alix & Antoine Hengen wrote:
I opened a photo-album with a few of my laces
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/576389899ciMgTX
and hope you will like them.
Alix
from Luxembourg.
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on a different list, who says that "Christmas
tree stands in primary school in Primosten, Croatia, place where local
tradition of lace making exists."
Unfortunately the text is not in English, but the photos tell the whole
story very well.
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckingham
ested in selling
to me either. (How do they expect to stay in business! Is this part of
a more general problem, or am I just unlucky?)
Perhaps a lace supplier has some? Or maybe a lace maker has half a
bobbin that they no longer need?
Yours sincerely,
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buck
a simple
matter of throwing the bobbins around, of course . . .
Well, I'm grateful to think that I'm sure I can turn to my Arachne
friends whenever I come on yet another blank spot in my memory.
Yours optimistically,
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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Linda Walton
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
Brian Lemin wrote:
I have made quite a few tapestry bobbins, and whilst not a lace maker I
would find it hard to imagine them being used on a pillow.
he item in your photographs.
Linda Walton
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.
where it's mild for November, but breezy today - taking the last of the
leaves from my cherry trees).
Malvary J Cole wrote:
Sorry to post to both boards, but sister Jacquie has asked me to post the
followi
been around now!
Linda Walton,
in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.,
where it's a beautifully clear, calm Autumn morning, with the leaves
just beginning to turn, and yesterday's storm is all forgotten.
Janis Savage wrote:
Hello all,
In our yesterday's newspaper, was an art
ss them on to Penny
- they will be anonymous unless you specifically tell me it will be
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Many thanks,
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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ertainly came as a surprise to me, and I'd like to know a lot
more - not just about the trade around High Wycombe, but especially
about making lace with multi-coloured wool. My apologies for the length
of this message, but I thought that others on the list might be
interested to find out
how to do it. Still, it won't
hurt to learn afresh - it's surprising what you notice second-time round
that you completely missed the first time.
Thank you, everyone, for being there.
Linda Walton,
in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.
where the Sun has just come out after heavy r
and just daren't stop to
read messages - or even make any lace, although the siren-call of my
pillow is getting ever louder.
Linda Walton, in a very chilly High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.
The Lacemaker's Story: Loughborough Luddites and Long Journeys
Harborough Museum, Market
ems to
support it:-
"1709 STEELE Tatler No. 61 {page}4 [They] should
be sent to knit, or sit down to Bobbins or Bone-lace."
(Of course, this is a much later piece of writing.)
Please, what is the C16th reference?
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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