[lace] IOLI Bulletin

2017-10-21 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti.
Thank you, Janice, for alerting us to the new Bulletin. I will watch out for it, now I know there is one somewhere in the post!! How come you always seem to get yours first?! :) Sorry to hear of the passing of your Lace Teacher, Lin H. 98 was a good age, and it sounds like she kept pretty

[lace] starting lace from a bundle of threads

2017-10-21 Thread lacel...@frontier.com
The modern lacemaker usually works single, not too large, projects. We're not in a big rush and want to do it neatly. We learn to make smooth edges on the start and finish. Paired bobbins make a smoother start. We put a higher value on neatness over speed than early lacemakers. Many of the