Hi Miriam,
This is one of the patterns that is on my 'to do' list as well. I've
had another look at it and I should think that 5 or 10% should be
enough. If you enlarge it too much, and still use the basic 30 cotton,
the risk is that the more widely spaced areas will become too flimsy.
it is a
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I'm finally ready to start my nativity piece. Thanks to all who answered my
question regarding the difference between linen stitch and whole stitch. I'm
working on the Crib piece first as this is a straight piece and maybe better
for a beginner to start with. I've looked at the pricking and
I managed with considerable difficulty to find a manufacturer of engineering felt in
Canada. It is available in numerous densities (some so firm it is impossible to
insert a
pin!) and fibres. I bought 1 1/2 inch thick, pure wool felt of a density suitable for
holding pins firmly. I cut a
Toni in Seattle wrote:
I did enjoy, particularly the lace at :
Thanks! I'm glad you did. It was fun scanning it.
I don't know threads at all beyond some
yarns or the mercerized crochet in skeins
or balls, what type of thread is in that
lace, please ?
You know, I don't know. From the
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:16:45 -0400 (EDT), Gail wrote:
I managed with considerable difficulty to find a manufacturer of engineering felt
in
Canada. It is available in numerous densities (some so firm it is impossible to
insert a
pin!) and fibres. I bought 1 1/2 inch thick, pure wool felt of a
Thank you Dearl, Esther and Lorelei for your help and to the two others who
contacted me privately. I was doing my nails last night when I realised that
the emery board I was using was a lot finer than the sandpaper I'd tried on
the bobbins, so I had another go at smoothing the bulb with the
On Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 09:18 PM, Miriam wrote:
I would like to
make the pattern by Margaret Flux published in the Logarithmic lace book,
from the Lace Guild in the UK. It says in the book that the pattern was
reduced in size from the original.
Does anyone of you know by how much I have
Dear Spiders
Last term I had a new BL student. She's young (late 20s), keen to learn BL
and is having a few private lessons now that classes have finished for the
summer. However she's in England studying for an MA in Fashion Design and
will be returning to her native Hong Kong in September,
Untitled DocumentSorry to post this to both lists, but it is very important
for anyone who buys or sells on ebay and not everyone who does so is on both
lists. If anyone has any comments, please send them to lace-chat so as not
clog up lace with an off-topic discussion.
I received the following
In a message dated 7/22/03 10:45:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Dear Jeri,
is there no way to let the publisher know how bad the book is? isnt there
any action we can take to prevent the damage such a book can do to our art?
it is sad enough something horrible
Odd coincidence - part 1 being posted virtually as
Devon posted the preview of the IOL visits planned for
early August. Hope this acts to whet appetites rather
than spoils any surprises (some changes made with that
in mind).
During our lunch break we looked at the few, but
superb, pieces of lace
I think you're right. I think that what's shown is a compilation of a short
length of lace plus the working diagram, and not the pricking at all.
Ann in Manchester, UK
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My DSL router was being temperamental for a few days, so I am only now
catching up...
On Sunday, Jul 20, 2003, at 08:57 US/Eastern, Elizabeth Shipp wrote:
Now, sure, raised tallies _can_ be worked on the underside of the
lace.
But why?
Since I make all my lace wrong side up (even the Russian
We had the discussion on peeling onions with watering eyes on our local
radio station this morning - obviously worldwide news :-)
I don't know what the fuss is - I've never cried when peeling, slicing or
chopping onions. It's the root which contains the zest that makes eyes
water. I do it the way
Dear Secret Pal,
Having already made coffee this morning with the
coffee you had sent, I can tell that it's good and
much appreciated. Your package arrived yesterday.
Thank you much for all of the items from Vermont. The
lavender from your garden was a nice touch. I, too,
grow and very much
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On Thursday, Jul 24, 2003, at 03:55 US/Eastern, Ruth Budge wrote:
I'm going to bed!! It seems like the safest thing to do at this
stage!! (VBG)
I'd have quit and retired to bed with a good book after I made the DH
clean the dog-do off the carpet, even if it was only 8AM :)
Tamara, I'm glad
On Thursday, Jul 24, 2003, at 08:59 US/Eastern, Anne Toney wrote:
While studying 'Moll Flander's in my English Lit class in college, the
professor mentioned that there was another book of this genre whose
name he
couldn't even mention, lest he be fired. This was in 1969 and he and I
were
the
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