[lace] fish bones thorns

Gil Dye said Not yet found any fish bones that work well as pins, on the other hand I have successfully used rabbit and game bird bones as bobbins - but that's another story. I would Love to hear that story!! :) I have used half a clothes peg (the sort with the metal spring in between

[lace] Point Ground Origins

Dear Friends, As I laboured away with love and forbearance on my Chantilly today, I began to ponder on the origin of the use of the word point when it came to describing a ground, or indeed as in needle point etc. etc. Why would such a ground be designated a point ground rather than say

[lace] Article on Brazilian bobbin lace with cactus pins

Very interesting article. I wonder how the banana leaves stuffed pillow stood up over time. Wouldn't the leaves break down into compost? :-) Also the lace in the photo does not look too miniscule to me and that size of thread should produce more than a few inches a day. Janice

Re: [lace] pins and thorns

On 21/05/2011 22:57, Alex Stillwell wrote: [snip] I think we have had plenty of evidence that thorns have been used as subsitutes for pins [snip] Sorry - I think I must have missed a bit among all these fascinating messages: so what was the original evidence for the kinds of things used

Re: [lace] fish bones

Dear Liz, Can you get your hands on The Lace Guild (England) bulletin #141, January 2011? There is a 2-page article on pages 12-13 by Maureen Barber Z Twist or S Twist: Ladies Weaving with Bones that tells a little bit of Gil Dye's adventures with bones, which she related while teaching

[lace] Re: Pricker Covers

I just received a set of Tulip Etimo steel crochet hooks (after discovering that their larger aluminum set is the best ever!) They have a cover for the hook tips, similar to the old steel shroud that used to cover a size 14 steel hook (such as Boye), but these have a quality plastic cover that is

[lace] Article on Brazilian lace, picture of thorns

Dear Arachenes, I found this article that shows a good photo of cactus thorns being used on a bolster. The video shows the store owner displaying and talking of the different mats, doilies and table runners in different techniques. Enjoy!

RE: [lace] fish bones

.The Lace Guild (England) bulletin #141, January 2011? Gosh! I must have read that article in my sleep! I have the UK Lace - #5 - 74, then a gap and all since #103! I will re read it. Gracious!!, I don't know how that slipped my memory. Thank you for reminding me of it Jeri. I will Read,

Re: [lace] Point Ground Origins

I always thought the name Point Ground came after, and from, Buckspoint. I assumed it was meant as a general term for Buckspoint and Buckspoint-like family of laces. Point was used for a lot of kinds of stitching, not just needlepoint, petit point (both embroideries), and gros point

[lace-chat] Colonoscopy

Thank you , Tamara, for the You-tube duo singing about this. It is the best laugh I have had for a while. They are Very clever. Must send it to a friend who has to have regular checks!! Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com