Hi Dianne:
I wonder if you are thinking about the book Danish Pulled Thread
Embroidery (you can see a picture of the cover at
http://store.doverpublications.com/0486234746.html ) which is a Dover
reprint book that is still available. The book gave you the patterns to
work the squares in a
Hi Irene,
you wrote
I am winding bobbins and it gets very twisted, I have never experienced
this
before, I am constantly letting the bobbin hang down to untwist.
Curious as to how this thread will work up, it is really pretty colours.
I once had two reels of Brok cotton thread which was the
Could it be possibly due to the direction in which you wind your bobbins?
In Malta we wind our bobbins in the opposite direction to how most other
lace makers around the world wind them and I have never had this problem ...
And I have used Brok cotton
Karen in Malta
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Could it be possibly due to the direction in which you wind your bobbins?
In Malta we wind our bobbins in the opposite direction to how most other
lace makers around the world wind them and I
have never had this problem ... And I have used Brok cotton
Please tell us how you wind your
Sad news indeed, I remember Ray well teaching,and calling barn dances at our
Norfolk Lacemakers Christmas party one year it was such fun, my condolances
to Tamara and family.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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HI Karen,
I don't think it is the way I wind my bobbins. This has only happened to me
the once in over 20years of lacemaking. So I don't see that it is my method
of winding that is the problem or it would happen all the time. I too have
used other Brok thread and have not had the same
Hi everyone and Irene
I have a spool of Wonderfil, yes the colours are pretty. It is a
'machine thread' though - it has been coated with something, a starch
perhaps, and it springs cheerfully off a lace bobbin as you try to
wind it, and equally cheerfully tries to resist being made into lace.
I
Hi Sof and everyone
This is amazing work - very amusing and clever too, the work of an artist.
Thank you for sharing it.
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Have a look to this new french website :
www.varenne-pierre.fr
famous in France who make contemporary bobbin lace.
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Bev in Sooke
Dear Friends:
Does anyone in our international arena know where one can purchase Liana
crochet cotton? It is not marketed in the United States and my web searches
come up dry.
Linda Sheff
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Dear Dianne in Canada and Arachne Lace Historians,
It occurs to me there may be more people interested in this subject
(needlelace), so now that Dianne has sent clarification in response to some
questions
from me (reprinted at the end of this memo), here are some interesting
findings.
Dianne
Let me try to explain
I hold the bobbin in my right hand and the thread in my left and the thread
passes from UNDER the bobbin
When I attended a course in Bucks Point Lace or foreigners teach lace here
they wind them the opposite way OVER the bobbin
We always tried to speculate why and
Hi Everyone,
I enjoyed Jeri's information about the Quelch sampler. If you want to see
some from the amazing Burrell Collection in Glasgow, then take a look at
this link and on the right hand side there is a slide show - also for
downloading!! It is a great museum to visit if you ever visit
Hello Linda,
it used to be sold a lot in Germany 10 years ago. It was made by MEZ,
but I think that brand doesn't exist any more. But AFAIR they were
bought up (by Coats/Anchor?) and the thread is now sold by another name.
I'd like to know myself since I made a knitted doilie years ago using
Thank you, Avril.
This is a good time say how much I enjoy the threads that are that cross this
list (i.e. Diannes ) that was picked up by Jeri, also. This happens so often
and I love it. I had just mentioned this to Doris in our conversasation,
this morning. It is wonderful that you all
A friend I have been comparing copies of LA R Tebbs: A Supplement
to the Art Of Bobbin Lace. We both have the same issue of the Paul P B
Minet reproduction printed in 1973. In a pocket at the back there are
two sheets of patterns - and we were intrigued to discover that we have
different
Hello Karen,
I hold the bobbin in my right hand and the thread in my left and
the thread
passes from UNDER the bobbin
According to my beginner books, this would be the right way for most
cotton and silk threads (those with a Z turn).
When I attended a course in Bucks Point Lace or
You've explained it better than I did. Thank you.
Karen in Malta
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Hello Karen,
I hold
I think it probably depends on which size of Brok thread is being used.
Some sizes are manufactured with an S twist and some with a Z.
Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia)
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I too would like to pass on my condolenses to Tamara and her family in this
sad time.
Daphne chilly Norfolk england
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If you wind correctly by rolling the bobbin into the thread it
shouldn't make any difference whether it's a Z twist or an S twist
thread. Wind your bobbins in the direction that *you* are comfortable
with but be consistent as they all need to be wound the same way so
that you will unwind
Hello Rosemary
I have the Paul Minet 1978 reprint of
Tebbs' Art of Bobbin Lace Reprint including Supplement
which is effectively two books in one.
The first half of the book is The Art of Bobbin Lace by Louisa A
Tebbs and the second half of the book is Supplement to the Art of
Bobbin Lace by
I had that twisting happen once with some Brok thread (might be a
current reel I have. Never had it happen with other threads. I just
put up with up it, but no matter how it comes off the reel, it twists up
on itself immensely.
Patience and perseverance were the order of the day in my case
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If you wind correctly by rolling the bobbin into the thread it
shouldn't make any difference whether it's a Z twist or an S twist
thread.
It's late at night and I am too tired to look up the link to Jean's
Thank you Sof for pointing out this website -- isn't it exciting!
He's a wonderful artist and designer. This is the first time in a while
that I have looked at every single thing in a website. Guess I'll have to
download in order to drool later.
Thanks again.
Diane Zierold
Lubec, Maine
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The reason being when you turn the bobbin to lengthen the thread, if
it's wound wrongly, the thread tends to untwist.
If you are twisting or untwisting the thread when you lengthen, then you
are not doing it right! I have
My copy: Combined one volume edition, Published by Paul P. B. Minett,
Scakville Street, London. W.1, 1978 has 4 pages, 2 'pg. 1' and 2 'pg. 2'
and contains all the patterns you listed.
This copy has a white with black lettering/pictures cover of a glossy finish
(the cover of the book not a
In my 1978 copy of Tebbs I have four folded sheets in the back, two from the
book and two from the supplement. At the bottom of the 'List of
Illustration's it say in both cases that there are two folded sheets.
Tye Newbery
Pukerua Bay
New Zealand
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I have a 1978 copy of this book, and I have all 4 sheets of patterns tucked
into the back of the book.
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz.
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Some time in his life, he'd obviously just got confused, but all important
documents were in his correct name.
My brother's father-in-law died a couple of years ago and he had been rather
'difficult' over the previous few years. On looking over some of the mounds
of paperwork they found in
This thread has been very interesting to read. Some years back I had
cause to go to the courthouse and get a certified copy of by birth
certificate. Paid my money and the lady comes back with the
document. That is when I discovered that my middle name was
Christian instead of
This morning I was lent a copy of Elizabeth David's book about
Mediterranean cookery after reading the foreword written by Clarissa
Dicksson-Wright, looked her up in Wikipedia. The web-page says that she was
given 11 names when she was born. Check it out:
David,
You may not be sure, but I am. Definitely female. Which would probably
explain why I hate Miss, Mrs and Ms, but I do see how things can get confusing
when I insist on Mr. Believe me, no one who sees me doubts my gender, which is
why so many people refuse to call me Mr. So, with me
For all of us who are married, were married, wish you were married,
wish you weren't married, or glad you never married, this is
something to smile about the next time you open a bottle of wine:
Sally was driving home from one of her business trips in the Northern
Territory when she saw an
I've just been buying rail tickets, on line, and came to the box for
titles, marked as mandatory, and found a marvellous selection, the
usual Mr,Mrs, Miss, Ms, Doctor, but also Sister, Vicar, Rev, Father,
Lord, Lady, Sir and even Dame! But no option for none! I did toy with
Sister ( well I do
It's always been given name in my dialect -- perhaps
because most of the churches around were anabaptist.
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When a baby is born it is 'given' a first, and maybe a second or more
names. That names or names may or may not subsequently be used in
Christian baptism, in which case they become Christian names. All
Christian names are given names but not all given names are Christian
names. To ask
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Brenda
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When a baby is born it is 'given' a first, and maybe a second or more
names. That names or names may or may not subsequently be used in
Christian baptism, in which case they become Christian names.
I haven't checked to
Every place I've lived, even when Christianity could mainly be
assumed, we just called it first name. We do understand given
name to mean first name - but logically if a person has a first and
one or more middle names, those are all given rather than
inherited. Never heard Christian name -
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