I was just searching Amazon for a lace book and top of the list when you
search for bobbin lace, is this kit from Jo-Ann fabrics:
http://tinyurl.com/3y3gl8
I never met the horror kit but looking at the pillow in this set, wondered
if this was the horror kit, being retailed through Amazon.
Sue
Yep! This is it :(
Diane Williams
Galena, Illinois USA
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Sue Babbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was just searching Amazon for a lace book and top of the list when you
search for bobbin lace, is this kit from Jo-Ann fabrics:
Oh, yes, that is the horror kit!
Nancy
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On 4/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh, yes, that is the horror kit!
Nancy
In this kit's defense I used it when I was teaching classes and it
really is not bad. The supplies are good for a beginning student who
doesn't know if it is something they want to do or not.True the
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 7:40 AM
Subject: [lace] Horror kit re-born?
I was just searching Amazon for a lace book and top of the list when you
search for bobbin lace, is this kit from Jo-Ann fabrics:
http://tinyurl.com/3y3gl8
I never met the horror kit but looking at the pillow
Unfortunately, this is not a kit reborn... it's the same old horror kit we
all know and abhor. I continue to be amazed that this kit is distributed by
Lacis - the company founded by the late Kathe Kliot, who did so much for the
renaissance of lacemaking in this country.
Clay
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This is the 'new' version of the Horror Kit, and IMO it is not worth
much. I bought the original Horror Kit in the late 80s/early 90s, and
the foam was about 1 thick. I backed it with some lightweight
plywood, covered it with fabric, and have managed to make some
bookmarks with it. I don't
I just re-read my post, and the way it's worded, it sounds like I think that
there was lacemaking in this country in an earlier time. That is not, of
course, the case!! (yup - I read Eats, Shoots and Leaves
Just yesterday, I drove into a parking lot and got out of my car. A woman had
In a message dated 4/5/07 9:44:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I was just searching Amazon for a lace book and top of the list when you
search for bobbin lace, is this kit from Jo-Ann fabrics:
http://tinyurl.com/3y3gl8
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Dear Lacemakers,
Did
I've always said that the horror kits' best quality is that they make
people want to join a class because they can't manage on their own!
BTW, that's the US horror kit on Amazon - the English version doesn't
even have a foam board, it has a very lightweight polystyrene cylinder
which you are
Yes, the kit is low quality...very low quality, I might say. Still,
there is a ray of light here that we should not miss.
I was in JoAnn's this weekend, and on the way out, I asked if they had a
calendar of classes. The young lady at the checkout handed me a flier
as well as a lovely color
I completely with Debbie. I, too, purchased this kit when I was just
starting. I found it EXTREMELY frustrating as the instructions that come
with it are completely useless!! I still use the pillow to prick my
patterns and I think the bobbins are lurking around in my craft room
somewhere.
EXCELLENT point, Debbie!
And if you're resourceful, you will find other things in JoAnn's to spruce up
that pillow (more foam? a cover? Look over Mark's list (Tatman) for his
suggestions.) Then the early experiences will be less traumatic!
Unfortunately, our local JoAnn's is occupying about
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