Re: [lace] lace Tablecloth photograph

2007-02-22 Thread Sue
Daphne, with all that time and love put into that, I think you should write the book. Sue T, In damp but drying Dorset, can we have some dry reasonable next week please:-) Hello One and All I have sent a picture of the original Children in Need tablecloth, for anyone who has

RE: [lace] lace tablecloth?

2007-02-05 Thread martina . dewille
Dear Arachneans, since you started bringing up the discussion about the lace tablecloth I, too, visited the site. And Noelene, I think you are quite right. Petra is a very generous and nice person. I had the privilege of being her room-mate, when both of us attended the Leistungskurs A of

Re: [lace] lace tablecloth?

2007-02-04 Thread Steph Peters
On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 07:19:17 +1100, you wrote: No, not a magic thread.She says at Stage 5 : My board has a Klöppelfläche of 60 x 60 cm. For this cover I must shift the cushions more than once. I put a red thread by the initial loops, so that I can regain her completely at the end better.

Re: [lace] lace tablecloth?

2007-02-02 Thread Helen Ward
She started it January 1, 2005 and finished it on April 10, 2005. From what I could figure out she used 166 pair of bobbins, and it was 118cm square. I'm wondering when she found time to do anything else! Helen. http://www.kloeppeln-am-meer.de/ click on GALLERY click on TAGEBUCH EINER

Re: [lace] lace tablecloth - managing a lace pillow

2007-02-02 Thread Jeriames
In a message dated 2/2/07 8:13:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.kloeppeln-am-meer.de/ click on GALLERY click on TAGEBUCH EINER DECKE and marvel at the pictures. Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia Dear Newbies, We discussed securing bobbins

Re: [lace] lace tablecloth?

2007-02-02 Thread Jane Bawn
If, like me, you don't speak German you can read the Google translated version here http://www.tiny.cc/CxgtJ it's not brilliant, and some words don't translate at all, but it helps you to understand how she created her masterpiece. Unfortunately you won't be able to enlarge the photos using

Re: [lace] lace tablecloth - managing a lace pillow

2007-02-02 Thread Aurelia Loveman
Absolutely unbelievable! As she says, it takes Geduld, Geduld and then some more Geduld (and to my mind, takes a lot more than just Geduld! takes imagination!) P.S. I have been making a tablecloth too, for the past year or so -- as a change of pace between projects (fans, etc.), but mine

RE: [lace] lace tablecloth?

2007-02-02 Thread Elizabeth Pass
Look at the red thread along the corner line. Is this a version of the 'magic 'thread? Has anyone used this method? Liz Pass (in Poole, Dorset where the weather has been so mild today that I've been working in the garden and seen a lizard and bumble bee - both of which should be hibernating!)

Re: [lace] lace tablecloth - managing a lace pillow

2007-02-02 Thread Alice Howell
When you look at this wonderful site, please note how the lacemaker has managed her bobbins. This was not a pillow that traveled to meetings. IncorrectSee picture entry 16. She bundled everything up, put it in a large bag, and took it to lace meeting or somewhere. That was very

Re: [lace] lace tablecloth start thread

2007-02-02 Thread bevw
The red thread is a support to keep the start even, and does aid joining finish to start (making it easier to locate the respective pairs). I like the bobbin-stacking device too :) On 2/2/07, Elizabeth Pass [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Look at the red thread along the corner line. Is this a

RE: [lace] lace tablecloth?

2007-02-02 Thread Noelene Lafferty
No, not a magic thread.She says at Stage 5 : My board has a Klöppelfläche of 60 x 60 cm. For this cover I must shift the cushions more than once. I put a red thread by the initial loops, so that I can regain her completely at the end better. Perhaps one of our German spiders can translate

Re: [lace] lace tablecloth?

2007-02-02 Thread Helen Ward
Thanks for that link Jane, I'd tried using babelfish but it wouldn't translate. Being able to understand what was written made it a lot more interesting. I'm still wondering when she found time to do anything else though. Helen - in Oz. If, like me, you don't speak German you can read the

RE: [lace] lace tablecloth

2005-11-23 Thread Alice Howell
--- Carolyn Hastings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I see a chance at getting some education here. The seller says that there is raised princess tape in the figurals. Can someone explain this so that I can recognize it? I don't seem to be able to see it. Other people have already