I first saw pictures of lace being made in my father's encylopedia when I was
5 (yes, I was the swatty kid who sat and read the encylopedia at home - it's
one of the reasons I have over 5000 books in my house).
I really wanted to
make lace because I was enthralled by the mathematically potential
We've just got back from Bruges late last night so I'm going to taunt you with
something before I can get a photo and upload it. Hubby bought me a workbok
by Sew Easy that has a canvas print of Vasili Andreevich Tropinin's lacemaker
on it.
I'll photograph it and let you know when I've
Dear Susan,
Would someone give a boot button clarification? Are we speaking
of glass head or mother of pearl buttons that have a metal/steel shank
The ones I have are simply tiny brown leather buttons with a rounded
head and shank on the back. I believe these were the most common boot
I have an old lace bobbin made by David Haskins with the inscription ROSE
HANNAH BROWN DIED MARCH 18 1846 AGED 5 YEARS.
On the spangle is a child's shoe/boot button. It makes me sad whenever I
look at it :o(
Diana in a wet windy Northamptonshire
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In the 40s, I had boots with buttons - small leather-covered domes,
with a metal loop behind that was used to sew the buttons on. And I
had a button hook to help fasten the buttons - that was about four
inches long, with a mother-of-pearl handle and a sturdy metal hook.
Margery.
Dear Margery,
In the 40s, I had boots with buttons - small leather-covered domes,
with a metal loop behind that was used to sew the buttons on. And I
had a button hook to help fasten the buttons - that was about four
inches long, with a mother-of-pearl handle and a sturdy metal hook.
I've
Peg in Cleveland Heights,
You might already be aware of this, but if you go to Tat-a-Renda's Featherline
snowflake with the link you provided, and scroll down to the bottom of the
page, there are additional snowflake instruction links. Click on the one in
the purple box, the Double Decker Star.
Dear Lace and Lace Equipment Collectors:
Since there has just been a discussion about acetate (and possible
dangers), you might like to hear about problems with celluloid. This
information
came from the October 2011 newsletter of the Lost Art Lacers of North
Jersey (USA). This local
Hello Jeri and everyone
Thank you for the link Jeri. Absolutely fascinating stuff. The notes
on the shoes, Lot 179, are indeed interesting. Anyone studying shoe
construction and style should see them. I didn't know I liked shoes
that much - these are just beautiful! They even have Nottingham lace
Hi Everyone
I'm dipping my fingers back into crocheting and wondered whether
to crochet with come of my lace threads.
I have only ever crocheted with
wool or with a no 20 crochet cotton for which I use a 1.25mm crochet hook.
Does anyone know where there is a guide as to what hook size to use
I'm pretty sure I've got a print out of one... I'll hunt it out and
bring it with me on Saturday - I'll be on Stand D2.
Basically, you choose the hook which the thread sits comfortably in -
not too loose and not so tight it doesn't fit in - but it does give you
a size or so either way.
I've
I just find a hook that the thread fits in. I don't remember the sizes.
Someone will probably come up with a chart on the net somewhere.
I wanted to comment that Perle cotton tends to be loosely twisted and soft. It
will split easily. You will find the crocheting going better with tightly
Hello All! Thank you for the explanation! I didn't realize that boot buttons
were leather. The glass MOP ones I own were purchased as shoe buttons, so
perhaps there is a difference?! But you've given me a spring project--to check
two pairs of vintage childrens boots (over the ankle) to see
Finding a hook that the thread fits in is a good start.
After that, if you are serious, try a size bigger and a size smaller. People's
tension varies.
This is a good idea even if you find a chart.
About crocheting with lace threads.
Again you may need to actually do a small sample with the
Hi Viv
Crocheters in the miniature world say that Venne Colcoton and it's
like work well with a .75 or .5 hook. I've used a .6 with DMC80 with
great success, and 120 with a .4, to make mats etc for dolls house
fanatic friends!
Sue in East Yorks
On 29 Nov 2011, at 19:20,
try
http://crochet.about.com/library/blthreadhook.htm
Lorelei
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Most of the replies have answered you question regarding hook size for
threads.
I've crocheted everything from mohair through all the different wool
types, silks, synthetics and all types of cotton.
The specifically produced crochet cotton gives the best results, as well
as the tatting
Thanks to everyone who responded to my question about SCMR's. Found out that
they're the same as a ring done off the ball. The learning curve is steep,
but
I'm climbing...
Working on TotusMel's necklace, learning split rings and
Josephine chains. I
like the fact that her tutorials also yield
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