Re: [lace] New Piecework on Lace

2010-06-17 Thread Nathalie
Ah yes, nupps. If I'm not mistaken this pair was designed by Nancy Bush. I will be following one of her courses at the KnitCamp event in August. I am allergic to nupps to be honest, but I hope she will be able to cure me. :-) Thing is, I can't seem to get them loose enough. I'm an exceptionally

[lace] Battenberg lace

2010-06-17 Thread Nathalie
Dear all, Battenberg lace was named after Lord Mountbatten who married princess Beatrice of England. A wedding present in Batten lace was given by queen Victoria to the couple. Does anyone has more information about this present? I am also looking for books on the history of Belgian Princess

[lace] variegated thread for BL

2010-06-17 Thread Jane Partridge
In message 20100617020233.shthf.174453.r...@cdptpa-web09-z02, hottl...@neo.rr.com writes Hello All! In from the garden for the night so will toss in a comment about variegated threads. Shortly after I started making lace, I fell in love with Oliver Twist threads. Variegated thread is a good

Re: [lace] variegated thread for BL

2010-06-17 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Jean Oliver is in England and her dyed cottons are definitely available in UK. There's no website for Oliver Twists yet, but they are the first business mentioned on http://www.workshopontheweb.com/traders/admall.htm For a bit of info about using variegated threads in BL, and a few pics have a

Re: [lace] Sealed Storage of Laces

2010-06-17 Thread Tregellas Family
jeria...@aol.com wrote: Dear lace storers, I have some problems with the oven bags recommendation described by Shirley in Australia, and since the topic is moving right along, let me suggest: Hi, I've had a reply from our past Curator about my query which Jeri brought to my notice and

Re: [lace] Battenberg lace/Princess lace

2010-06-17 Thread Jeriames
Dear Nathalie, Regarding the Princess Lace part of your inquiry: Roberta A. Chase has taught this lace technique for The Embroiderers' Guild of America and (I think) for International Old Lacers. She gives her classes a workshop manual that she copyrighted in 1995. This contains 64

[lace] Re: variegated thread for BL

2010-06-17 Thread bev walker
Hi everyone and thanks Jane With an introduction like this, how could I not post a link...I had to locate the lace for its starring role, disappointed that it is now looking wobbly, explained in the text at the link: http://laaacing.blogspot.com/2010/06/janes-mat.html On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at

[lace-chat] any football fans out there?

2010-06-17 Thread Agnes Boddington
WHO SAID FOOTBALLERS AREN'T INTELLIGENT? My parents have always been there for me, ever since I was about 7. David Beckham I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league. Mark Viduka Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only

RE: [lace-chat] any football fans out there?

2010-06-17 Thread jeanette
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[lace-chat] Re: Antique Netting Winding Clamp

2010-06-17 Thread Susan Reishus
http://tiny.cc/puydy  Query: Susan Reishus You clamp it to the edge of a table...either wind your thread/yarn onto the spool provided from a skein and reel the thread off from it...as...if... pulled...from the top of a spool...or...one of your own spools on the spindle in place of the one