Item no. 110021939985 - Just found this on Ebay - do you think it is an
afficot for needlelace?
Dee Palin
Gloucestershire
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The garter looks stunning and the bride should be well pleased:-)
I have never yet used silk, never found any, seen any to buy, so I better
look harder, I guess it is about time I did.
Some of the pieces worked certainly deserve that type of thread.
We have just received a pattern my husband or
There's a copy of the hard-to-find "Further Steps in Honiton Lace" by
Suzanne Thompson on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Further-Steps-in-Honiton-Lace-Susanne-Thompson_W0QQitemZ120021278534QQihZ002QQcategoryZ64290QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
tinied: http://tinyurl.com/jaqq2
or search for item number 120
Hi Arachnes All,
Last week, demonstrating in the Museum in Colchester in Essex, UK, I met a
lady who was on holiday from New York City, and who has mostly taught herself
to make lace, and would welcome meeting any lacemakers in New York City.
I rashly said I was *sure* there must be lacemakers, a
Hello Arachne-ans
Its been such a long time since leaving a message - but i'm still around
keeping my lurking eye on you all. For those in Dorset who knew me, i've
finished my archaeology masters and now working in Northampton!
Anyway in reply to Carol - I used to be a lacemaker in Plymouth (over
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Let me hazard the guess that there will be more lacemakers reporting in from
Saltash, UK than from New York City. The strange lack of lacemaking groups,
instruction, and coherence in New York City was actually the subject of some
discussion at the Eastern Regional meeting at the IOLI Con
From: Sue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I have never yet used silk, never found any, seen any to buy, so I
> better look harder, I guess it is about time I did.
> Some of the pieces worked certainly deserve that type of thread.
I *love* working in silk, much preferring it over cotton and linen. I
like
At present I'm using Piper's spun silk 140/2 to work a pattern called Cameo.
It's from 'A Visual Introduction to Bucks Point Lace' by Geraldine Stott.
I'm making a rectangle to put on the cover of a photo album which will be
covered in creamy, silky material, slightly padded. Inside there will
Hello Sue
There are links to the manufacturers of most of these threads which
Robin mentioned on my website:
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/threads/manufacturers.html
(I have just found that the links to Amann and Coats&Clark are not
working, need to investigate)
Silk threads also from
To add to Robin's info, I particularly like the bombyx silk from
Treenway, sizes 60/2 and 120/2 for BL (for Torchon, and Beds. and
Bucks, respectively). I also like to dye smaller skeins myself,
expecting variegated surprises, and getting them
At a lace day I bought a spool of Yaspé silk, a brand
Hello Carol
The Lace Guild has a list of groups and teachers in UK. It's only as
up to date as the info supplied to them but there is probably someone
not too far from Saltash.
Brenda
On 20 Aug 2006, at 17:05, Carol Adkinson wrote:
Similarly, I was also talking to a lady from Saltash in th
I was just at my local JoAnne's and found Gutermann Silk thread in the 'sewing
thread section'. There were about a dozen colors (on spools just like cotton
sewing thread). I plan to return and pick up a supply. The thread had a
shine and the colors were beautiful but limited. So check at your l
How would you rate/gauge the thread size as related to 'lace' threads?
Have you made up any thing yet, how did it handle?
Lorri
JoAnne's periodically has half-off all threads. I'd recommend waiting
for the next thread sale--that's what I did.
Robin P.
I was just at my local JoAnne's a
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