Tamara's reference to the Table-mate reminds me of a question I'd been meaning
to ask:
The Table-mate available on Amazon UK has a usable surface 22 wde by 16.75
deep, so my 18/20/22 pillows would overhang the back of the table.
Given that once bobbins are hung in the weight of the pillow is
Sue
Do you know what density the felt you use is? I've been gogling for
engineering felt suppliers nearer here, and they all seem to stock a range of
different densities as well as different thicknesses.
I reckon the density will be fairly important for lacemaking use - too dense
and fine
They must have overheard your conversation, Jean - the listing now describes
them as 19th century boot studs!
Beth
in a rainy Cheshire, NW England
On Tuesday 05 May 2009, Jean Nathan wrote:
Listed as: Lace making equipment? 19th Century
Item number 370197426194
http://tinyurl.com/c2afhn
Hello Nancy
For short lengths of thread, it's usually as quick to wind the bobbins by hand
as to use a winder. Unfortunately there's no really quick way to wind a large
number of bobbins.
Your next square probably will turn out better than the first - you'll have
learnt so much from doing the
Hello Nancy
Yes, a sewing is the correct way to join the two ends, and knotting them after
the sewing is usually a good idea. If you're going to darn in the ends, cut
the pairs off leaving a nice, long end to thread into your darning needle -
you only need to darn in about half an inch (maybe
Hello Lynda
Welcome to Arachne
Lynda wrote:
Im a new lurker on the group and just love all the emails and information -
I have a question - is there anyway to work out how much thread to put on
your bobbins when doing a pattern?
There's no definitive method for working out how much thread a
I'm sure someone with more knowledge of German pronunciation than I have will
answer soon, but as far as I can remember from the long-distant (pre-1980)
days when I learnt/used German schnee is pronounced as shnay.
Beth
Cheshire, NW England
On Wednesday 22 April 2009, Diane Haber wrote:
Dear
Brenda wrote:
I have been asked which threads I think lacemakers would most like to
have available. I know my choices, but they are possibly not yours!
So;
Q1, If all sizes and all colours were available which fibre (silk,
cotton, linen or rayon) would you be most likely to choose for
a,
I think I know why picking up bobbins by the spangle is - from a conservation
point of view - a no-no. Over the last couple of years I've had an ever
increasing number of spangles break while working - at first I thought it was
just on a few bobbins I'd spangled with finer than usual wire, but
Reading Liz's story of the student with a learning difficulty, I think maybe
sometimes it's not the fault of the tutor or the student when the student
doesn't understand - it may just be that the class format isn't right for that
particular student.
Beth
in a showery Cheshire, NW England
I don't think a lacemaker ever gets too proficient for classes - as Jacquie
says there are always new laces to learn, or more challenging patterns to try.
If a class loses it's more experienced pupils from boredom, that probably says
as much about the teacher/class structure as losing beginners
Oops! Reading this message from Brenda I realised I'd got my Nm and Nel
numbers mixed up and I've ordered 5 spools of Goldschild 50/3 (Nm 30/3) when I
meant to order the 24 wraps/cm Nm 50/3 (80/3)!
Anyone know how many wraps/cm the 50/3 (Nm 30/3) is? It isn't in edition 4 of
threads for lace
Thanks to all who've shared their experiences of lace teaching and/or lace
teachers.
I've had two very different lace teachers for regular classes:
I was lucky enough to start with Marie Kell in Leeds back in the early 80's.
Marie used a progression of patterns, each one introducing a new
!Hola, Mari Carmen!
Bienvenida en la lista email Arachne
(Welcome to the Arachne email list)
A mi tambien me gustaria ver libros sobre el encaje tradicional de Espana
( Itoo would like to see books about Spanish traditional lace)
Y a mi tambien me encanto los folletos de Galicia
(I loved the
Hello Alice
I'll second Anita's recommendation - the newbie in our lace glass got the
Dye/Thunder Beginner's Guide... for Christmas after the end of her first term
and reappeared for the first class in January with one bookmark from it
finished and the next one started (there are people in the
make me wonder how wide-spread this thinking is, in some
teachers.
Carol - in Suffolk UK
- Original Message -
From: Beth Marshall b...@capuchin.co.uk
To: lace@arachne.com; lacel...@verizon.net
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 3:40 PM
Subject: [lace] Re: beginner book (was describe BL
Hi Wendy
I haven't done much honiton, but for what I have done I've pricked the
fillings before starting - I used the more traditional method of making a copy
of the pricking on clear acetate (I used overhead projector slide film, I
believe some people use used, washed, X-Ray film), place this
Dear fellow-lacemakers
The latest set of patterns from the Retournac Museum (set 22) is now out - my
(subscription) copy arrived this week. You can see them on the museum
website: http://www.ville-retournac.fr (look for the flag symbol if you need
the English-language version) on the
I have a couple of hankies with narrow beds lace edgings (beginner's pieces
really - doing a whole hankie rather than a short sample gave me the necessary
practice at leaf tallies) which I have always used and machine-washed - they
don't come up quite as crisp as they originally were, but if
I reckon the size of centre you need depends on two things:
1) the width of the lace edging to be put round it
and
2) how the hanky is intended to be used
A wide edging will need a smaller centre than a narrow one, otherwise the
whole hanky including wide edge would be inconveniently wide.
I
Lovely work Rhiannon - the horse is beautiful, and quite different from
traditional Bucks Point (my daughter would love it...)
Where did you get that pattern and the Musical Clef one? They look like two
for my to-do list if I can get hold of them!
Beth
in Cheshire where a beautiful sunny spring
I've never heard that story! Can you share it with us (just in case any of us
fel tempted to try our hand at making giraffe-bone bobbins...)
Beth
in cold (but at least it's not raining this morning) Cheshire, NW England
Devon wrote:
I may even have
shared the story about the time the
Well done! It looks really pretty - the coloured gimps give a very different
feel from the traditional white.
Beth
in Cheshire (NW England) where we've seen some sunshine today
On Sunday 01 March 2009, Rhiannon Mann wrote:
Dear fellow arachnians,
How are we all doing?
I am having a highly
Another incredible piece of lace work!
Thanks Julian for putting the pictures where we can all see them.
And congratulations to David on finishing his Tonder piece (I'm green with
envy at the skill and patience it must have taken)
Beth
in Cheshire, NW England
Julian wrote:
Following on from
Hi
Finca 80 and Brok 100 are both much finer than Broder Machine 30. Finca 40
is closer (sorry, I don't have Threads for Lace handy to look up just how
close or otherwise), probably a little finer than the Broder Machine.
Beth
in a frosty Cheshire, NW England
Lorelei Halley wrote:
Hi
Francis
US knitting needle sizes are different to both European (metric) and UK sizes.
There's a handy conversion table for all three at this site:
http://www.laughinghens.com/knitting-needle-sizes.asp
Beth
in a beautifully sunny, cold Cheshire NW England
On Friday 06 February 2009,
Hi Alice and all
Has anyone used Honiton bobbins for Binche? I have enough of them to do
the pattern. The weight would suit the fine thread used.
I don't know about binche, I've never done any, but I did once use honiton
bobbins for a piece of very fine torchon (doll's house tablecloth using
The caption to the photo of the bookmarks included which pattern pack each of
the bookmarks shown was from. (The patterns from the Retournac museum are
only available in sets - there are about 20 sets now, some of which may be
out-of-print at the moment - not as individual patterns).
The sets
Hi Roberta and all
I think the list really is that quiet - I haven't seen a message since
Thursday or Friday.
I discovered yesterday that my next-door-neighbour is descended from a long
line of lacemakers from Yardley Hastings near the border of
Northamptonshire/Bedfordshire/Buckinghamshire.
Good luck with your Incy Wincy Spider, Nancy
Support pins are pins set back a little way from the first row of stitches -
you hang the pairs on support pins while you work the first pinhole(s) using
those pairs, then take the support pins out and tension gently to get the
threads neatly round
I wore my favourite lace hankie yesterday - folded in half and tucked into the
neck of a rather-too-deep V-neck sweater. Showed off the deep lace edging
beautifully and avoided showing off too much of me!
Beth
In an unseasonally warn Cheshire, NW England
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