I did mean below the neck, just where the main 'handle' of the bobbin
starts, (there is usually a little bulge at the end of the neck, and it is
drilled just below the bulge) then you wind the wire up from there up the
neck, so that it does not untwist.
Dee Palin
Forest of Dean, Gloucester
This reminded me of the owl we used to make with macrame off a safety pin -
perhaps if anyone still has that old pattern it could be used as inspiration
for a badge?
Regards
Liz in London
I'm back _blogging_ (http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee) my
latest lace piece - have a
In a message dated 22/06/2005 00:30:42 GMT Daylight Time, Clay writes:
With IOLI rapidly approaching, it would be a wonderful service to all who
are going if we could review the ''best practices for managing the comfort of
our bodies over a long period of lacemaking!! Thanks for all your
Hi Clay et al,
I suffer from an aching back too - especially when attending workshops, and
even more especially those held over several days - I don't think we bother
to move, as we are so engrossed, and then suffer when we *have* to get up!
But - Geraldine Stott used to show us exercises to do
Readers of my article Return to Burano may recall that a few years ago, I
tried to find handmade lace in Burano. There is lace handmade in China
available for sale there very reasonably although I find it rather pedestrian
in
design and not worth buying for that reason. A grail-like search
Dear spiders,
A friend is trying to source cotton net for Lacemaking in commercial
quantities from the UK. Does anyone have details of a source?
Any leads would be greatly appreciated.
I never have the problem of how to get through a whole day of Lacemaking. I
never have the luxury of making
I found a conversion table for wire guages at the following site:
http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm
The formula in the first paragraph was about 2 miles over my head (or should
that be 5 kilometres), but a little bit further down there is a table which
is clearer. It would seam that
You all know that I am selling both wire bobbins and wire as well as a few
books and patterns I have designed for wire. You can find this information as
well as a brief study in wire bobbin lace on my website.
www.domesticarts.com/Books/Books.htm Scroll to the bottom of this page for
the
http://mdmetric.com/tech/wiregage.htm
http://www.reade.com/Conversion/wire_gauge.html
do these help?
Jo Falkink
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I can only speak about what I've seen or plan to see, but here it goes.
First of all, the Lace Guild has a really lovely guide to lace and lace
collections in the UK. It's more than worth the price. It gives a synopsis
of the overall holdings of a museum or stately house, etc, the hours and
Tamara wrote:
Does anyone know what 34 gauge is, when translated into the increments
of a centimetre? I have a spool (too short, alas, being only 80m) of
0.18mm wire (Swiss-made), and no clue what it corresponds to, vis-a-vis
gauge...
34 gauge (American) is 0.16 mm nominal diameter; your 0.18
At 10:09 PM 6/21/2005, you wrote:
I notice in Barbara Fey's catalogue a book
called Valenciennes Variaties by Yvonne Krijgsman/Margreeth Dirksen and it
says that it has 20 patterns. Has anyone got this book and could reply to
me privately letting me know what sort of patterns these are?
The
Here's the link: http://www.hardwarebook.net/table/AWG.html
And for Tamara, .18mm wire is a size AWG 33, a very nice weight for lace. I
usually double it.
Patty
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First of all, the Lace Guild has a really lovely guide to lace and lace
collections in the UK.
UK
Honiton in Devon -
Olney in Buckinghamshire -
Cecil Higgins Gallery and the Bedford Museum
Bath - Museum of Textiles,
Luton
On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 13:56:42 EDT, Jeri wrote:
DMC is not the only manufacturer of Perle cotton. There is one shop in
Maine
that carries Anchor threads, and I think that includes Perle cotton - so
that
gives you another brand option that may be relevant in the UK.
DMC and Anchor perle
Just to add to Laurie's posting - it is wise to check
with sites what's available and when. On the plus
side, with notice you may gain access to a reserve
collection. The real reason though for posting this
is that the VA's lace room (and some other textile
rooms) are closed at present, for the
I was in Burano last year. Most of the lace on sale does indeed look like
foreign importation, but the museum in the old Lace School is well worth the
visit. I think if you apply in advance they might let you look in their
additional presses. There were lacemakers demonstrating there too.
I have bought cotton net for Carrickmacross lace from Tim Parker. I'm sure
he'd help. Or for something finer, what about the Honiton Lace Shop?
Rosemary in Sussex
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On 22 Jun 2005, at 18:58, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Different brands can be slightly different because of different
origins of
the fibers used and slightly different manufacturing processes. In
some
Embroiderers' Guild of America classes we have been taught that dye
can cause a
change in
On Jun 22, 2005, at 13:58, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The darker the color, the thinner the thread. You have
probably noticed this if you have purchased the basics - black and
white
threads - from the same manufacturer. White tends to be fluffier.
True of black, which does strip the thread
As Devon wrote, there is a mass of lace for sale on Burano, all made in China
or other places with cheap labor. There is also lots of other embroidered
items for sale. Do go to the lace museum and if you are lucky you will hear
the needlelacers chatting in Italian. When I visited I took a
On Jun 22, 2005, at 20:44, Janice Blair wrote:
It would be interesting to see how the different wire sizes compare
with threads so that we would know what wire to use with existing
prickings.
Super idea! I've never felt competent enough to do my own measuring
with thread - it's not always
Hi everyone and Clay -
To add to the good advice given so far, I would say move before your
body tells you it's too late - intentionally get up from your pillow and
walk around. Take opportunities, for instance if the teacher calls
anyone interested over to a particular pillow for a bit of
hi there
and to see how superb tallies can be , you really should go to Brioude ;
it's quite near Le Puy . they are famous for using leaves in all their
works and coloured leaves in their latest ones . i remember seeing the
most exquisite coasters for sale with loads of pretty red tallies.
Dear Carol,
It is lovely to finally know who you actually are. Thankyou for all your
wonderful parcels and this last one is no exception.
I enjoyed reading your letter, especially how you met your husband :-)
Congratulations on your daughters upcoming wedding. An exciting time ahead.
How's
From: B.R.
This is for anyone who lives in Atlanta, who has ever lived in Atlanta,
has ever visited Atlanta, ever plans to visit Atlanta, knows anyone who
already lives in Atlanta, or knows anyone who has ever heard of
Atlanta, Georgia.
Atlanta is composed mostly of one-way streets. The
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