I for one am very grateful for the list which had kept my hopes up over the
years for getting back my life enough to do lace!
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On Mar 15, 2013, at 8:58 AM, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote:
It's certainly outlasted all those hundreds of family history Mail
Lists which were so
Hello Agnes and everyone
Interesting idea about a lace panel. Where would it go when finished?
Early on we did commem. bobbin sales and other lace-at-arachne goodies
kindly organized by one of the list members at the time.
To Jenny, Avital can be reached at the moderator e-mail addy at the
Good questions/ Should have had my brain in gear.
Agnes Boddington
Hello Agnes and everyone
Interesting idea about a lace panel. Where would it go when finished?
Early on we did commem. bobbin sales and other lace-at-arachne goodies
kindly organized by one of the list members at the time.
Dear Friends,
As we have 2 years or so to go until the 20th anniversry, we have plenty of
time to think about how to celebrate it.
As mentioned, a commemorative bobbin is pne option. We could e.g. ask Stuart
Johnson, as he does inscriptions, as does Mike Bester in South Africa and
probably many
The panel would be my preference. And to answer David's question we should give
it to the lady who runs our list. And the person/s joining the panel make a
good picture which each of us could download.
Ilske
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I'll second that for doing a panel for our moderator Avital, Ilske . Good
idea.
And it would be wonderful to have a commemorative for our 20th birthday.
I've got all the commemorative bobbins, and the outstanding ones for me came
from Chris Parsons. He also supplies tatting shuttles made by
Even though I don't need more bobbins I would be interested in a
commemorative bobbin. I joined Arachne in 1996 when the OIDFA Congress
was happening in Finland. A lace panel could be donated to the Luton
Museum for all lacemakers to have access to - via the internet.
Cheers,
Shirley
At 05:34 AM 15/03/2013, you wrote:
The panel would be my preference. And to answer David's question we
should give it to the lady who runs our list. And the person/s
joining the panel make a good picture which each of us could download.
That's a nice idea Ilske, but there are really 2 ladies:
Dear Ian,
I was really saddened to learn of Erica's death as I had not heard she was ill.
I shall always treasure the memory of the day you
both visited me here in Ballarat, Australia, as
well as the bobbins you gave me.
Thinking of you
David Collyer
I have been asked by Ericaâs husband
Ian
I, too, am saddened to hear of Erica's death. We had lost contact after your
move from Christchurch. Erica was most helpful to me on several occasions,
and I greatly enjoyed all e-conversations with her. She was very kind and
went out of her way to find answers to my questions
Sue (and
Dear Ian,
I was really saddened to learn of Erica's death as I had not heard she was ill.
I shall always treasure the memory of the day you
both visited me here in Ballarat, Australia, as
well as the bobbins you gave me.
Thinking of you
David Collyer
I have been asked by Ericaâs husband
I know, I too have more than enough lace books and patterns.
But, just nice to have the complete folder, and then I can get rid of some
of the other
Torchon books that I have.
Agnes Boddington - waiting to be picked up to go to lace class.
Don't buy lace books any more - I'll never complete
Agnes, my birthday's next Monday the 4th too! I will be 60 10 - I refuse to
hit 70. Happy birthday for next Monday.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK.
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I agree with Susan that a sewing machine can produce very good results. Whilst
a lot of people curl their toes in horror at the thought of machine stitching
to attach hand made lace to fabric I'm not one of them. I would much rather
see the lace neatly applied by machine than cobbled on by
Hi Beth!
This is one project that I have no clue as to what type of thread to
use. Should I use linen, silk, cotton? I'm stumped here.
Hugs,
Susie
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What does your daughter want her dress to be made of? If silk, make the lace
in silk, if cotton, make the lace in cotton. I would be surprised if a 16
year old would want a linen wedding dress.
Do you have a date for this wedding?
Sue
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Hi Sue!
I just asked my DD what she would like her dress made out of. She
turned bright red. The kidlett doesn't even have a boyfriend...let alone a
wedding date. Mom's planning wy in advanced.
Hugs,
Susie Rose
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Subject: Re: [lace
XX weight usually refers to cotton threads and is based on the cotton count
of the number of 840 yard hanks obtained from 1 lb of fibres. Linen threads
are usually measured by the number of 300 yard hanks obtained from 1 lb of
fibres. Thus a number on a reel of linen thread is likely to be
Must admit I had only got as far as thinking about attaching the lace to the
garment and not sewing the garment together to start with. So ignore my
comments.
Maureen
E Yorks UK
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So, I hold the record at the moment then over 45 years!!
Sue in a not quite so wintry, East Yorkshire at the moment!!
On 24 Jan 2013, at 00:09, Lin Hudren wrote:
Just goes to show you are never to old to learn - and enjoy. Great stories.
Just a little longer than 25 years, Jenny!
Ditto for me, Clay! I knew about bobbin lace through books from my
general interest in textile techniques and purchased a copy of Pam
Nottingham's Technique of Torchon Lace in a Dublin, Ireland bookstore
a full 20 years before I stumbled upon a lace pillow in a cross stitch
shop which was my
Over the years we have been discussing, on and off, the fact that some
bobbins seem to twist / untwist more than others.
At present I am working a wide torchon edging in cashmere/silk mix, with the
same thread and Swedish bobbins throughout. ON the left I have a half
stitch fan for the
Hi Sue:
This happens all the time. If any thread is S-plied then when a bobbin rolls to
the left the plies will untwist, and a bobbin rolling to the right will add
twists. As you work, you roll the bobbins out of the way, then when you want
them you pick them up to bring them back into the
I am not particularly bothered by this, and know to twist or untwist the
yarn on the bobbins as needed to stop the yarn splitting or becoming too
fine. Yes, I know that it is working in thicker thread that makes it easier
to observe.
I was simply observing the phenomenon when a half stich
Adele, and Sue! This is the most rational response to this question
that I have seen!! It makes sense to me that we use our knowledge of the
intrinsic qualities of our fibers to determine when and if we add one
(or two? or three?) twists to a pattern to keep things balanced. I
can even
These works all remind me of Diane Itter's work.
Diane itter - Google Search
http://www.google.com/search?q=Diane+itterhl=enprmd=imvnsotbm=ischtbo=us
ource=univsa=Xei=8it0UIL_FqyhyAG3pIDoCQved=0CCMQsAQbiw=1092bih=1036
Hope these images come up for you.
Cynthia
On Oct 9, 2012, at 8:31 AM, Sue
Gorgeous works! I'm so tempted, although I can't make myself spend USD 95 for
a pair of earrings. THanks for the URL.
The amulet bag I fell in love with all those years ago was lacier than this
artist's work.
Robin
Robin P.
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Sue
Thank you Jane for the link to www.loop.ph Being far away from the centre of
design we miss out on these innovations. The images of their Luminous Lace
are so inspiring.
I have forwarded it on to Kim as, luckily, I do not have to think of a
design. That is her job. I just advise on how to do
Thank you Debra, have had a look, but what I really want is one that doesn't
need a material centre. Maybe they will give me some inspiration to draw
elements into a grid from the beginning.
Sue T
Dear Sue,
That same site has circular patterns galore; more than you can shake a
stick at! ;-D
Dear Sue,
That same site has circular patterns galore; more than you can shake
a stick at! ;-D Look them up under Tapetes Ovalos y Redondos
(Doilies, oval and round)
http://www.patronsroka.com/index.php?cPath=29_117
Hope you find something to your liking and, again, the usual disclaimers.
Thank you Louise for this link - fascinating to watch. Computers
can't do everything ladies. :-)
Cheers,
Shirley T. - Adelaide, South Australia with a max of 13C tomorrow
with hail br
On 12/07/2012 7:10 PM, Louise Bailey wrote:
Many Thanks for posting this,
The link worked beautifully. Thanks, Louise.
Sent: Thu, July 12, 2012 5:53:23 AM
Subject:
[lace] RE: Honiton in ITV
Many Thanks for posting this, Sue,
I found a link
(eventually) to it on ITV, silly me assuming it would be on BBC.
I don't know
if it will work
Robin says
but because the techniques are her invention, that's getting into
infringeing on Cathy's intellectual property (morally, if not legally). I am
not
comfortable with that.
No matter how much a few of us enjoy it, I'm afraid Cathy's revolution
may be a quirky lace that fewer and fewer
No matter how much a few of us enjoy it, I'm afraid Cathy's revolution
may be a quirky lace that fewer and fewer people bother with.
It is too bad that there doesn't seem to be some way that Cathy could make
her book available as an internet download, or self-publish via the one at
a time
Oh, my, this is really fun. Here's the link to the web site.
Satellite Reefs Introduction | Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef
http://crochetcoralreef.org/satellite/index.php
Cynthia who is ever amazed at the ingenuity of women.
On Jun 24, 2012, at 5:34 AM, Ilske Thomsen wrote:
this isn't lace
I saw the UK one a couple of years ago (probably more than a couple as time
goes so fast). It was quite amazing what they did with what is essential a
couple of types of crochet stitches in various colours. It was well worth
seeing.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
Hello All,
this isn't lace but an
On 6/24/2012 9:50 AM, Jean Nathan wrote:
I saw the UK one a couple of years ago (probably more than a couple as time
goes so fast). It was quite amazing what they did with what is essential a
couple of types of crochet stitches in various colours. It was well worth
seeing.
Jean in Poole,
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Dear Ilske et al,
Wow, this is something new. I do not have time to totally scrutinize
What a good idea re nail clippers for cutting your spangle wire!! Not heard
this one before and have always used the same pair of old scissors for the job
for the past twenty five years.
Sue. (In wet and very windy Cornwall).
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Wasn't a problem. Google knows your web site.
Cynthia
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So sorry………forgive me…….. a typing error
try
http://www.jeanmaryeke.com
Jean
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Surely there is a mention of the work of the author Edith Wharton (Age of
Innocence, Ethan Frome, House of Mirth, etc.) concerning the teaching of lace
in Belgium at that time?
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From: Alex Stillwell alexstillw...@talktalk.net
. I recently heard that a
book I currently have available at £24.50 was being listed on Amazon at
£75.00.
It's bad enough when a bood such as my own is out of print but to ask for
these ridiculous prices when
Below is a webpage for each kind of table.
Alice in Oregon
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Would you mind sharing links for some of these things?� Googling
hasn't been productive,
***
1. adjustable folding stand from Kenn Van Dieren
When we lived in Leicester I was in a rush in Marks and Spencer and had picked
up some underwear, two packets of sausages and some loose bananas. The food
tills were full so I went to the underwear section to pay. The women takes a
big bag out and puts my two pairs of knickers into it and put it
You might be able to buy it to make your own , but I said there aren't any
(commercially made) pillows made of it that I know of. And Sue was looking
for a pillow she could buy.
I am assuming the polyethylene is the self healing, white bubbly looking
stuff, (a bit like the inside of
Susan Reishus elationrelat...@yahoo.com wrote:
If you put chemise into the search engine of google, you get lots of long
slips and dresses.
That reminds me--remember the Google Ngram? We talked about it awhile back on
Arachne. Google analyzed the word content of a huge library going
On 5/01/2012 1:34 AM, Lyn Bailey wrote:
Dear All,
What a load of responses! Churches and libraries seem to head the list,
but coffee shops, restaurants, community centers, schools, which made me think
of our local state teacher’s college, art schools, quilting shops, LYS,
(local yarn
And, of course, everyone is welcome whether they are members or not.The
next meeting is on the 14th January and is at St John's Church Hall Clough
Road Hull.The workshop this time is 'An Easter Egg made with 2 halves of
a walnut shell' with Jo Firth.
The Society had its 25th
Robin, you are exactly right! I teach sock classes at my LYS, and wear my
knitted lace socks to inspire people. Now the word is out that I make bobbin
lace, and the shop owner has asked me to demo. So there is a connection!
Clay
Clay Blackwell
Lynchburg, VA. USA
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Also with current fashion having lots of lace about and the winter special
items also was quite lacy, a quick knitted pretty lace scarf might be just
the thing to show them and get them going. As you say bobbin lace could
come after, just make sure its in the conversations, on display ect.
I agree with you there!
In our Lace Group in Hull, East Yorkshire, we have people who sit and knit,
embroider, tat, crochet, bead, make bobbin lace, needle lace etc, etc.
We're known as Wolds Lacemakers and frequently hold workshops on all sorts of
things (from embroidery to painting,
I just got my issues of Twist and Cross. all Three look great can't wait to
look at them better. Well worth the $53 dollars for all three back issues. On
the lighter side with it in two languages I think I might learn a different
languge. Happy Holidays to all.
Donna
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Dear Susan,
muslin
ETYMOLOGY:
From French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Mussolo (Mosul, Iraq)
which was known for this fabric. Earliest documented use: 1609.
It just so happens that I am currently reading the original writings
of Marco Polo which have been annotated in the 1890s.
That sounds like a smart idea Malvery, I hadn't thought of that, yet although
I was wondering how wide would be ok on this pillow.
The way I am using the pillow at the moment I am able to place the edge
bobbins off the working apron out of the way giving me enough room to work
comfortably in the
How wide is a swedish one and how wide the apron. I did buy the foam roller
for the 5 and 1/4 inch block pillow but didn't get on with it (but maybe
might do better now I have got the knack, worth a try. We were considering
making one earlier this year, but in the end decided to buy as it
Thank you Jacquie,
Will consider all this when designing or choosing a pattern, both across and
pattern repeat. Will certainly work a sample piece to prove it works, or
not, on the pillow, it works with the thread and I like it enough to go all
the way around a rectangle table cloth. I had
The instructions for keeping the threads slack until the the pin is in
place are excellent; the problem with the Nottingham instructions is the three
twists before, three after the pin. The three before form the picot
itself, the three after have nowhere to go. If you look at the picots in
Sue wrote: Once I have used up this thread I am planning on designing and
making a wider and longer
strip of lace for a tablecloth edge
As someone with a couple of travel pillows might I suggest that you try a
wider piece with more bobbins before you commit to making a long length.
There is
I agree with Malvary about the width.
I only came to like roller pillows when I was given a Swedish one, which is
more substantial than a foam one, and has a much wider apron, so gives me
plenty of space for wider strips.
Sue
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The other thing to consider when working on a roller is the length of the
pattern repeat. Because of the curve of the roller, the optimum sweet spot
to work on is usually only about 2 inches maximum. If you are doing a
wider edging with a longer repeat you will find you have to keep
Corners are possible on rollers :)
Lately I've been doing squared edgings on my roller pillows - I took
Sally Schoenberg's advice for moving the lace at a corner when working
on a D-shaped pillow. Works a treat on the roller.
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 7:55 AM, laceandb...@aol.com wrote:
or are
I too work corner's on my wide Swedish roller. I work on a bit of fun-foam
sheet as I approach the corner, and the pins mainly go in this. Then I
bundle the bobbins carefully in cover cloths, take off the weight from the
threads, and turn the pricking and lace. Yes, I used to do this on my
Lyn wrote: As I understand it, block pillows are a recent invention.
It deppends what you mean by recent. Some of the Ottawa Lace Group recently
had the opportunity to visit a local lace collector to see some of her
beautiful lace. She showed us a block pillow which I think was dated about
I meant to send this to the entire list as well...
Clay
Clay Blackwell
Lynchburg, VA. USA
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Hi Lyn...
I'm not an authority
Thank you all for your postings.
I've got crochet hooks from the 1.25mm I
mentioned in the post down to a 0.35mm Japanese hook a friend got for me in
Bruges to help with Honiton sewings. I'll look out for threads at Solihull and
share your wisdom with a crafter friend of mine who's also returning
Hello,
I don't know a lots of patterns in Craponne.
Have a look :
http://commerce.sage.com/dentelle%2Dle%2Dpuy/
In rechercher, write craponne
You have some patterns too I think :
http://www.ville-retournac.fr/musee/francais/famille.php?idFamille=1
Dentelez bien
Sof from France
Le
there are Craponnes patterns for sale at Le Puy en Velay lace center.
old patterns from their magazine . no explanations given .
http://commerce.sage.com/dentelle-le-puy/Article/CAT~2eDENT~2eCRAPONNE.aspx?
If I remember well, Craponnes was originally famed locally for its
metallic laces . what
My understanding of starting with bundling is that the bobbins are wound
singly. They are not in pairs. A small bunch is knotted together and pinned
above the pattern. They may be braided from the pin to the pattern just for
more control. The pairs are formed as the threads are put into
Hi Karen:
Looking up Craponne-sur-Arzon on the Internet, I note that Brioude is to the
west, Retournac is to the southeast, and they list Le Puy-en-Valay as being an
attraction in the vicinity. So, since these other three produce Cluny-style
laces, I'm ready to bet that's what they make at
This is the case where bundle refers to the rib itself in respect to
continental laces.
Then the ABC ABC description applies (also to Honiton as Jane pointed out).
On 11/19/11, lacel...@frontier.com lacel...@frontier.com wrote:
So bundling and preset pairs would not be compatible.
--
Bev in
The OIDFA Bulletin for the Caen Conference 2012 describes Craponne lace as a
semi-continuous lace with mostly floral motifs. The flowers and leaves in the
patterns are often surrounded with gimps to give a raised effect. Cloth-stitch
and half-stitch blocks give this lace an impression of
Debora an other spiders
For a false footside, hang bobbins in abab cdcd then you have already one
twist. Hang them abba cddc for a twistless false footside. If you start with
some cloth stitch braid where the end meets the start, hang your bobbins
aabbccdd.
Jo
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Jane's explanation makes sense, now I'm wondering the connection, In
the manner of bundles? (en faisceaux)
If the source is French, I would think there is a French lace that
uses ten-stick or rib so to anchor the start neatly you would want the
bobbins to hang offset as for your ABC ABC, for the
Jenny wrote:
I too would like to know where I can buy Stiffy in the UK.
You can get it on amazon.co.uk
Lyn from Lancaster, PA US
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Jenny, please DONT use Fray Check on your lace. It will eventually turn it
brown. It ruined a lovely tatted doily I had made.
Hugs,
Norma
http://normasneedlez.blogspot.com
http://sistersstitching.blogspot.com
NATA #847
Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.
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On 11/11/2011 12:55, lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote:
I too would like to know where I can buy Stiffy in the UK.
You can get it on amazon.co.uk
Lyn from Lancaster, PA US
Unfortunately Amazon is showing 'out of stock do not know when it will
be in stock'. It was the first place I looked.
Thanks Norma for that tip about not useing Fray check on lace. I am glad I
didn't use it on my flowers, they took so long to make I would have been
very upset if one day they turned brown.
Lyn Bailey told me I can find Stiffy on the amazon.co.uk website. I had not
thought of looking there
There are one or two UK retailers at this site
http://www.plaidonline.com/international-craft-locator.aspx
Malvary in Ottawa where we have a bright but cool day for the Remembrance
Day ceremonies at the War Memorial which I won't be able to watch because I
have to pick up a couple of War
A few years ago at an OIDFA conference I did one of the courses. The
teacher then stiffened the lace with artist's fixative and since then I have
used nothing else. It comes in a spray can and is sprayed on the lace on
the pillow. The other rules are there as well - covering the pricking with
It would be lovely in a light knitting cotton for milder weather. I
notice that it is constructed so that it hangs around the neck like a
jabot. The lacy part isn't hidden by a knot as for example, if the
lace pattern was done in a long length and then loosely tied around
the neck.
V. clever.
Mary and others,
Of course this list is old school! ;-) Arachne must be one of the
last majordomo-based lists in existence. We don't stay with majordomo
because we're luddites or have no idea what's out there. We stay
mostly for historical reasons -- people are used to it after 15 years,
feel a
Hi Arachnids,
I agree with Alice and am thankful to Liz for facilitating Arachne. And the
mental exercise needed keeps the old brain-cells going. Use it or lose it,
both the brain-cells and Arachne (perish the thought). Not everyone wants
to specialise and be compartmentalised; Arachne has a
When I started to make Beds I bought Pam Robinson's excellent book - a Manual
of Bedfordshire lace. This was a revolutionary book as where you had a
particular technique you referred to the pullout technique section at the back
of the book.
In order to master throwing in and out of bobbins I
Lacebook, a new name for a facebook sort of thing for lacemakers?!
In a few weeks the coal-fired internet where I live will be replaced
by shiny new highspeed. I want to investigate further into what's out
there.
Thanks for mentioning Alegria, Alison - and the handspun yarns into
bobbin lace
I was on jury duty about 6 years ago, and brought my lace with me. At that
point, I hadn't touched it for literally 10 years...spent most of my time
undoing the mistakes I kept making, rather than progressing. But it was fun.
I
didn't have scissors, as I was in the middle of a piece, so didn't
Susan,
I don't knit, so don't understand the terms you used with the woman you so
kindly helped in the store, but I do understand her frustration. This is how
I have felt while trying to do lace, but I have two teachers who have the
patience of Job (like you demonstrated to the woman you met
.
Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Subject: Re: [lace] Re: lace at jury duty
I agree with Alice... knitting needles were
On 10/28/11 1:23 PM, lacel...@frontier.com wrote:
Check with your officials at your court house
And the first question you should ask is Will my very
expensive and fragile lace equipment be safe?
Leaving stuff in the jury room with a bailiff watching over
it would be fine, leaving the
Hello! My name is Jolene and I am 26 and brand new to lace making. I
recently went to the Fiber Arts Festival in Hemlock, NY where the Genesse
Country Lace Guild had a booth set up. They were demonstrating bobbin
lacemaking and that was the first time I had ever seen the process. I fell
in love
Hi Jolene
Welcome to Arachne - and thanks for posting. Your suggestion re art schools
is great, and I would also suggest that the textile and theatre costume
departments of colleges and universities would also be interested in
demonstrations.
Feel free to post questions / thoughts as they
pene piip p...@eggo.org wrote:
After thinking about Start With A Twist I realized that Ulrike would not
approve as this leaves a bigger hole.
But a number of lace traditions use the open method of TC instead of CT.
They always Start wtih a Twist (well, except for CTC).
Robin P.
Los
Sorry Pat, that song wasn't familiar to me, so I Googled it - found out it
was a 1982 number and when I played the UTube video, it didn't ring any
bells.
However, my old Some People poem (my favourite) can be sung to the tune of
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Some people knit wool into blankets
I sat on the bottom of the stairs in a hotel one Friday afternoon while my
husband discussed the bill (booked from Airport, promised a discount).
I was tatting and gave a cross bookmark to a lady in red from Texas who had
been in New York for the US Open. We went on a bus to Montreal that
I think it was a typo, and should have read lace
Sue
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Subject: [lace] Re: Ring Sizer
I am not familiar with the term lade. Can you explain please?
TIA,
Susan
On 10/18/2011 4:47 AM, Susan Reishus wrote:
So to clarify: when working couronnes,
you would lift the lace off the support piece (paper, fabric, etc.) to set the
size, then re-set it to finish? I haven't done them to my memory (or this
way) so trying to wrap my head around doing this technique
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Vermeer's Lacemaker on Exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum
For her hope
chest? (or that period equivalent). Narrow lace inserts
were used to join
pieces of cotton fabric for bed sheets, and modest
trim was made for
clothing.
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For her hope chest? (or that period equivalent). Narrow lace inserts
were used to join pieces of cotton fabric for bed sheets, and modest
trim was made for clothing.
On 10/17/11, David Leader lacema...@q7design.demon.co.uk wrote:
Here is a more pertinent question, then, for those who know about
oops I meant linen fabric, but cotton maybe.
On 10/17/11, David Leader lacema...@q7design.demon.co.uk wrote:
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Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west
coast of Canada
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Thanks so much. Actually, I went online and googled paper bobbins. I must
admit to a partiality to unspangled bobbins, and I like the idea of the
skewer or 1/8 dowel as the basis. the beads do a good job near the thread.
I'll be going to the local craft store and see what can be found to
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