I was just searching Amazon for a lace book and top of the list when you
search for bobbin lace, is this kit from Jo-Ann fabrics:
http://tinyurl.com/3y3gl8
I never met the horror kit but looking at the pillow in this set, wondered
if this was the horror kit, being retailed through Amazon.
Sue
Yep! This is it :(
Diane Williams
Galena, Illinois USA
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Sue Babbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was just searching Amazon for a lace book and top of the list when you
search for bobbin lace, is this kit from Jo-Ann fabrics:
Oh, yes, that is the horror kit!
Nancy
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On 4/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh, yes, that is the horror kit!
Nancy
In this kit's defense I used it when I was teaching classes and it
really is not bad. The supplies are good for a beginning student who
doesn't know if it is something they want to do or not.True the
I've heard of that thing for years, but never seen itNow I know why
y'all call it the horror kit! Sweet Lord Above! What an utter waste of
money!
--Sue in Montana, submerging back into her lurking swamp ;o)
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From: Sue Babbs [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: lace@arachne.com
Unfortunately, this is not a kit reborn... it's the same old horror kit we
all know and abhor. I continue to be amazed that this kit is distributed by
Lacis - the company founded by the late Kathe Kliot, who did so much for the
renaissance of lacemaking in this country.
Clay
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This is the 'new' version of the Horror Kit, and IMO it is not worth
much. I bought the original Horror Kit in the late 80s/early 90s, and
the foam was about 1 thick. I backed it with some lightweight
plywood, covered it with fabric, and have managed to make some
bookmarks with it. I don't
I just re-read my post, and the way it's worded, it sounds like I think that
there was lacemaking in this country in an earlier time. That is not, of
course, the case!! (yup - I read Eats, Shoots and Leaves
Just yesterday, I drove into a parking lot and got out of my car. A woman had
My cousin wanted to learn and had purchased this kit before I could tell her
that it wasn't the best to learn on by herself. So when I managed to pay a
visit to her to properly show her the ropes on beginning bobbin lace I told
her to sand down the rough bobbins and give them a nice finish. And
In a message dated 4/5/07 9:44:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I was just searching Amazon for a lace book and top of the list when you
search for bobbin lace, is this kit from Jo-Ann fabrics:
http://tinyurl.com/3y3gl8
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Dear Lacemakers,
Did
I've always said that the horror kits' best quality is that they make
people want to join a class because they can't manage on their own!
BTW, that's the US horror kit on Amazon - the English version doesn't
even have a foam board, it has a very lightweight polystyrene cylinder
which you are
Yes, the kit is low quality...very low quality, I might say. Still,
there is a ray of light here that we should not miss.
I was in JoAnn's this weekend, and on the way out, I asked if they had a
calendar of classes. The young lady at the checkout handed me a flier
as well as a lovely color
I completely with Debbie. I, too, purchased this kit when I was just
starting. I found it EXTREMELY frustrating as the instructions that come
with it are completely useless!! I still use the pillow to prick my
patterns and I think the bobbins are lurking around in my craft room
somewhere.
Hi,
I was looking for something else and ran across this recipe that was sent to
me some time ago. Just in case someone might like it, here it is.
How to clean brass pins:
To 1 cup boiling water add
1 teaspoon dish detergent
1 teaspoon vinegar
Put in a jar, add the pins and shake
Yes, I agree
The wraps/cm is a good guide, but all the other variables - fibre type,
harvest quality, dying/bleaching, individual tensioning etc etc all
have a part to play in the finished lace.
Brenda
An 80/1 will measure by wrapping slightly thicker than 160/2 in the
same thread -
However, the whole idea of Moire lace is Fantastic. Who knows - I
might try a Tiny bit one day - just for fun
I wonder if other grounds would work as well! - Needlelace might be
easier!!!
I wouldn't have thought so!
The size and shape of NL meshes is down to personal skills with the
Gentle Spiders,
Thank you for all the kind on- and off-list comments I've received on the
lamp. It's true, that much roseground was pretty tedious. The only thing
that kept me going was curiousity and the vision of the finished lamp.
Pretty much any very regular ground should work--you wouldn't
EXCELLENT point, Debbie!
And if you're resourceful, you will find other things in JoAnn's to spruce up
that pillow (more foam? a cover? Look over Mark's list (Tatman) for his
suggestions.) Then the early experiences will be less traumatic!
Unfortunately, our local JoAnn's is occupying about
Good for you, Patsy!!
I can attest that this recipe is good. I've used it, and if you haven't, print
it out and save it. It's a keeper.
Clay
Clay Blackwell
Lynchburg, VA, USA
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From: Patsy A. Goodman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I was looking
Hi All, Just wanted you to know there is a lace chair on page 54 in the
Design Spring 2007 issue of the New York Times Style magazine. It came in
last Sunday's paper. Can't find a website off hand.
The chair caption states Crochet chair of epoxy resin-coated crochet fabric
by Marcel Wanders
Gentle Spiders,
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin is holding
-- Jan21 thru May 20 -- an exhibition titled Laced With History.
We've seen a couple reports from it here and you can read more about it
(with photos) in the latest IOLI Bulletin (so, subscribe to IOLI g).
Jane,
The chair sounds very interesting, I wonder if our library has a copy of the
paper. If you find a picture be sure to let the list know.
As for the weather: last week weekend our Pacific Northwest had occasional
snow flakes in some places but today it is about 70F and just beautiful. I
I didn't notice anybody mention this on the list! Book 2 of Le Pompe,
which was not reproduced in full in the Dover edition but had been
reprinted in 1879 by a museum in Vienna, is now uploaded to
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/pompe2.pdf
How exciting!
Amanda
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On Apr 5, 2007, at 23:08, Amanda Babcock Furrow wrote:
I didn't notice anybody mention this on the list!
You're the first to have spotted it; that's why :)
Book 2 of Le Pompe,
which was not reproduced in full in the Dover edition
Neither of LP books has ever been published by Dover; you
Dear Friends,
Yesterday I was listening to talk-back callers on the radio
remembering Australian sayings which are no longer around. One was a
real doozie and I'd love to know whether any of you have heard it
before, and if so it's origins.
An elderly man told of how his grandfather, a
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GRANDDAUGHTERS, NIECES, AUNTS, GIRLFRIENDS, ETC.
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2. What do you do if your boyfriend walks out? You shut the door.
3. If they put a man on the moon - they should
On Apr 6, 2007, at 0:57, David in Ballarat wrote:
Yesterday I was listening to talk-back callers on the radio
remembering Australian sayings which are no longer around. One was a
real doozie and I'd love to know whether any of you have heard it
before, and if so it's origins.
An elderly man
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