Hi Malvary and Arachnids,
You are very welcome to it as we are about to grow gills. It is raining yet
again. We had drought conditions and a hosepipe ban (which was only lifted
on 1st July in my area) earlier this year, so I am sure your turn will come.
However, the rain gives us a good
Hi Lorelei and Arachnids,
Thank you Lorelei for the links to the Caen Congress photos. Thoroughly
enjoyed them. Also, congratulations on your Hardanger work. It is beautiful!
Just for anyone who has trouble getting onto the pages;- remember to copy
the WHOLE string into the web address box.
Hi Arachnids,
Lovely work Janice. You ought to feel proud as well as virtuous. Well done!
Joepie, East Sussex, UK. Where it is DRY at the moment!
From: Janice Blair
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 12:56 AM
To: lace
Subject: [lace] new lace photos
I just posted two photos on the third page of
Hi Jenny,
Thank you very much for your hard work in setting up the photo-album. It is
lovely to see the variety of lace produced for the exchange.
Happy lace making,
Joepie (J-D) , in East Sussex, UK
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From: Jenny Brandis
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 3:36 PM
Beautiful work, Lorelei!
Joepie, East Sussex (it is raining yet again!), UK
I just finished another lace from Barbara Underwood's book, #9.
http://lynxlace.com/bobbinlacenewrevival.html It is the first one on that
page.
Lorelei
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Hi Lorelei and fellow Arachnids,
The shorts are super and oh to be slim (and young) enough to wear such fun
pieces! Thank you for posting them.
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
PS. Don't forget to copy the whole string (all 2 and a bit lines) and paste
it in the address box!
Hi Arachnids,
Have just ordered a new hard copy of The Ruins of Lace from an USA dealer,
through Amazon. It was cheaper than a Kindle copy. It cost £7.29 including
the postage, the Kindle version is £8.54. Looking forward to reading it. As
it has to come from the USA I have time enough to
Hi Arachnids,
The books have been claimed by Jacquie who was the first to email me.
Happy lace making, Joepie
From: laceandb...@aol.com
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 9:55 AM
To: jdhamm...@msn.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Lace in Fiction
me, me , me. I love the Monica Ferris books
I have some of
Hi everyone,
Have just had a look at the Smile site. It is easy enough to get into it,
but the pictures, shown on a grid of over 1100, are all mixed together and
not all that useful without their captions, names and tags. If you click on
one of the pictures it loads quickly, but so are the
Hi Arachnids,
At last I have uploaded some photos of my lace. I had to proof to myself that
I could actually do it as I am self taught on computer and not as
knowledgeable as some of you are. Did not find it too difficult, but somewhat
time consuming. Maybe Lorelei could have a look at the tags
Hi Arachnids,
Just to say that my Vuelta y Cruz/Twist and Cross has just arrived. It is
delightful with a number of lace patterns and interesting articles as well as
a serial âstep by step course. Well worth the money.
No connection to the magazine just a happy lace maker/client.
Happy lace
Hi Arachnids,
This is a busy time of the year for everyone, what with Thanksgiving, St
Nikolaas (5th/6th December in the Netherlands), probably others as well for
other nations and Christmas so near most of us have our hands full.
Am working on my second exchange piece. First one in needle
Hi Nicky
Thank you very much indeed for the lovely Christmas decoration. It will stay
with the card this year, but then, as I have done with the others I will
stiffen it with sugar starch and varnish it with Rustinsâ clear lacquer to
hang it in the Christmas tree next year. (NEVER use
Hi Malvary,
Thank you very much for your lovely Christmas angel. When I have finished my
emails Iâll take a photograph of it to send to Jenny. I canât scan it as
my scanner is not working properly. This one Iâll put in a frame and
displayed during the Christmas Season as it is too large to
Hi Arachnids,
Have a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year
with all the time you want for your lace making and other hobbies.
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
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HI Jenny,
Well done, Jenny. A professional presentation which is very enjoyable.
I don't know if you want to add to my lace owls;-
to the white;- worked in DMC Broder Machine 50 in Milanese techniques.
to the coloured chappy;- needle lace worked in Gütermann silk.
Again many thanks for all
Hi Noelene,
Thank you for another lovely poem. I always enjoy your contributions.
Hope you have a Happy Christmas and a Healthy, Prosperous New Year with lots
of time for your hobbies.
Love, Joepie.
From: Noelene Lafferty
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 8:07 PM
My annual Christmas
Hi Arachnids,
HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!
Thank you Noelene for your most apt poem. Any lace maker will be able to
recognise her- or himself. I certainly do, except that I love using my fancy
bobbins.
Happy lace making, Joepie in East Sussex, UK. (Where I have to check now
Hi Arachnids,
Yes, I had a student some years ago who had suffered a stroke and had hardly
any use of her left side. She learned to make lace, but could only work very
slowly. I have also tried to teach a young woman who had lost one arm, and
the hand on the other side in a terrible fire. She had
Hi Arachnids,
Is the idea to give a complete translation or to give the gist of the page?
The first is difficult without putting the text in the right places, i.e.
the text placed with the pictures. The gist of the page is that they have a
theme; Lace in lead. Glass in lead is a literal
But surely, vinegar is also acidic as well as lemon juice. I think I would
rather avoid both as they would both work on the fibres. Nor would I take
that much notice of what is being done in the dying industry. They are not
particularly worried about the survival rates of their products, only
Hi Sue and other Arachnids,
The suggestions made are good. I'd like to add;
When/if you go to the lace school (Kantschool) if you have time left when
you come out turn right and then first right again to find 't Apostelientje.
A delightful old fashioned lace- and some equipment shop (cramped
Hi Jenny and fellow Arachnids,
Thank you Jenny, beautiful, clear explanations and photographs. My
preference is to use smooth wire and doubling up in the bottom bead, using
twisting the wire tightly around itself on either side of the bead (at least
3 twist each side) before cutting very
Hi Noelene and fellow Arachnids,
This as the other responders describe it a implement to hold the threads
down, just above the beginning line of the pattern, at the start of
continental laces which don't start with paired bobbins. However, having had
a look at the photographs on the
Hi Arachnids,
Jane has hit the nail on the head. Just a thank you helps some people to
join in and gives some valuable feedback that the matter under discussion,
be it lace problems, patterns, threads or whatever other lace problems has
been understood by someone. Even the best of lacemakers
Hi Julie and fellow Arachnids,
Thank you Julie for a very interesting 'thread' which certainly looks worth
following up.
Further as to lurk or not to lurk; when I joined a few years ago, I got
'shot down' by a lady from a most unexpected quarter and did not post for
several months. Then
Hi Arachnids,
Could these books be published via the internet ?
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
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From: mary carey
Subject: RE: [lace] Jenny Koops books
Dear Janis,
Perhaps it would be possible for you to let Jenny know that some people on
the
internet are interested
Hi Arachnids,
What about a small work box/toolbox with the logo? That would be appropriate
and used by all lacemakers nor would it go out of date.
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
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Hi Arachnids,
Would it be possible to make the logo a lace spider rather than one as
realistic looking as the pin in Joyâs scan? I have two friends who get the
heeby-jeebies at the sight of just a picture of a spider, another friend who
is frightened of spiders, and would have to keep that logo
Hi Shell and fellow Arachnids,
Like many lacemakers I can do several types of lace;- bobbin (a number
different types), needle, Irish and 'straight' crochet, Carrickmacross,
Armenian (knotted), knitted, tambour, tatting (do not enjoy but can do it),
Tennerife and embroidered laces and
Hi Arachnids,
Please remember that Belgium and the Netherlands were one country until 1830
so the question of thread versus lace was not really an issue until then.
:-) I have loved following this discussion! I am not an historian or even
that way inclined, but this has been really
Hi Agnes and fellow Arachnids,
A couple of things when demonstrating at this time of the year. Wear layers
and plenty of them. You can peel off what is not needed during the day and
put them on again towards the end of the day as it gets colder again.
Secondly, find a large box and flatten it
Hi Arachnids,
Thank you for that link Lorelei. I have just spent a very pleasurable time
looking at the marvelously diverse and beautifully executed laces from many
different places. Exquisite!
Happy lace making.
Joepie, East Sussex, UK Cold for the time of the year, but DRY today. We
have
Hi Noelene and fellow Arachnids,
This is another lovely poem Noelene! You are so clever in following the
recent thread of discussion. If I may have your permission I'll print it and
take it to my classes as they'll love it as well and several students are
not on line.
Thank you very much
Hi Arachnids,
Goodness Alex what a fright. I bet your heart stood still. How lucky that
the lace was not damaged. It does show that one needs to check if there is a
spark from the fire. It could set other things alight.
Looking forward to your new book
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East
I agree with Clay. It does not really matter what pillow I use, but the
twist of the thread certainly makes a difference.
Joepie
From: Clay Blackwell
I suspect it has everything to do with what kind of thread you're using.
Since I work mostly on a bolster, my threads behave. And I work
Hi Susan,
So sorry to hear of Sheila's passing. Could you convey my sincere
condolences to the family, please? It is probably better to come through one
person than from everybody separate, especially as Russill is not well
either. We will all miss her.
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
Hi Arachnids,
Firstly my thanks to Lorelei for the inspiring lace webpages. They are
lovely.
Secondly, There seem to be fewer Lace days and fairs in the UK as Sue said.
The reason for that is probably not just the fact that people are using the
net, but also that the people who used to
Hi Arachnids,
The light blue sticky-back film used over a soft blue paper pattern gives a
medium blue result. It would pay to experiment to get the colour combination
that works best for you.
Clear matt sticky-back film is available from bookshops as it is used for
covering books
Joepie,
Hi Irene and fellow Arachnids,
I don't know if anyone supplies these but they are called Stanhopes after
the fellow who invented them. Could you let us know if you find someone who
deals in them, please?
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
-Original Message-
From: Whitham,
Hi Arachnids,
I am still waiting for mine
Joepie, East Sussex, UK, where the sun is shining at present. That makes
everyone happier.
-Original Message-
From: Elizabeth Ligeti
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 4:26 AM
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Lace Guild Magazine
The
Hi Arachnids,
My Guild mag has arrived too as has the Young Lacemaker (also for the young
at heart)! Lovely treat for when the weather turns nasty again tomorrow ;-)
Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK
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From: Hazel Smith
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 10:25
Hi again,
To right Jeri! That is why I love teaching lace making.
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
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From: jeria...@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 8:20 PM
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Lace Conservation and Restoration Apprentices
It was an experiment to ask for
Hi arachnids,
Lace diagrams are not quite as easy to follow on the e-readers. Can one
photocopy a diagram? With really complicated patterns my students are
allowed to use a 'idiots' board - a piece of polystyrene with the
photocopied diagram pinned to it - so they can put pins in the diagram
Mine is a Kindle.
Joepie.
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From: kloeppelki...@t-online.de
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 11:46 AM
To: Lace
Subject: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
Just a question on this thread because I wonder: Is Kindle a
synonymous for any eBook reader or do you all really
Hi Sherry,
A very interesting take on this pattern. I have seen this done in white and
in the natural colours as well as ecru and think it was brave of you to put
such a modern twist on it. Well done! Are you going to do the other three
bookmarks as well? The roses for England, the daffodils
Hi Elizabeth and fellow Arachnids,
Having just thoroughly enjoyed reading and looking at the website Elizabeth
Kurella is in the process of setting up. www.lacecurator.info
It will be a lovely resource (although it will never be complete of course :-)
as there will always be new things to add).
Hi Arachnids,
Gon, thank you very much for writing your blog and keeping it rich in lace
content with lots of photos. You seem to be extremely busy. It is lovely to
see a good number of younger women making lace although there do not seem to
be any children as for instance in Portugal or
Hi again,
Sorry, I forgot to add the words YOUNG PEOPLE to the last sentence in my
email. This should have read; I would love to run another young peopleâs
lace class.
Happy lace making, Joepie. UK
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I answered Jeri privately. Joepie
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From: jeria...@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 4:58 AM
To: lace@arachne.com
Cc: jdhamm...@msn.com
Subject: [lace] Topic Changed to - Teaching Children (in England)
In a message dated 7/3/2013 1:51:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight
Hi Sue and fellow Arachnids,
Have you tried showing a left-hander a technique in the mirror. It works for
some though not for all.
Happy lace making,
Joepie, in sunny East Sussex.
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From: Sue
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 6:13 PM
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Subject: Re:
Well done! I hope they do come to your group.
Joepie.
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From: Maureen
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 8:28 PM
To: dmt11h...@aol.com
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Teaching children
Good evening
I have spent the last two days demonstrating lacemaking at our
Hi Clay, Anna and other Arachnids,
Most people have not reacted to this as it was not suggested that
mathematicians or physicists make better lacemakers. The suggestion was that
an argument that lacemaking MIGHT aid the development of mathematic/physics
thinking as well as the artistic side
Hi Arachnids,
These are a couple of nice travel pillows. If I had been asked to sell them
for a friend I would put them on eBay where they would find their level.
These should do well, possibly £30 or more. Start at a modest price of say
£4.99 (or $4.99) to attract people. Make sure to
Hi Peg,
I like your idea of making the type of lace shown in the painting next to
the original painting. A real labour of love for lace.
The parchment they would have used was made from animal skin (usually goat
or sheep) and was very expensive.
Happy lace making.
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
Hi Ruth and fellow Arachnids,
I like music while I am doing a pattern I know. However, I find that it has
to coincide with the rhythm of moving my bobbins or near to my normal rhythm
to be enjoyable. When working on something new I prefer silence. With needle
lace I do not find this so
Message-
From: J D Hammett jdhamm...@msn.com
To: Lace Arachne lace@arachne.com
Sent: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 8:35
Subject: [lace] Places to run lace groups?
Hi fellow Arachnids,
The following article which appeared in the Telegraph (I found it via Bing)
may have a bearing on where we can find places
Hi fellow Arachnids,
The following article which appeared in the Telegraph (I found it via Bing)
may have a bearing on where we can find places to meet. Or should we say
âElf safetyâ gone mad? The next headline could beâMurderous group of
lacemakers rampaged through the library pricking
Hi Arachnids,
For lace with numerous sewings I like to use Duchesse or Bruges bobbins
depending on the weight of the thread. For very fine thread I will use
Honiton bobbins especially if a large number of bobbins are needed as they
are slim and one can accommodate many bobbins on the pillow.
Hi Bev and fellow Arachnid.
Some delightful pictures shown. Thank you for the link Bev. By the way, your
tiny url worked fine for me. You just have to remember that if an web
address shows black, like the rest of the message you have to copy and
paste. If it shows blue or purple you can
Hi Arachnids,
Having designed and worked my own balloon some time ago (I'll get around to
putting it on the photo site some time) I just blow up a balloon inside the
lace whenever I want to display it. Tie it closed and when I want to store it
I just stick a pin in to deflate the balloon while
Hi Liz and fellow Arachnids,
The email and contact I have for Make-it are;
Makit Lace Needlecraft Supplies
Unit 7B Renewal Park
Foundry Way
March
Cambridgeshire PE15 0WR
Telephone: 01354 65 44 44
Email: i...@makitlace.com
Web: make-lace-with-us.com
This is the same as their web site. I have
PS to my original answer;- It could be that their Inbox is full as they
may be at a lace day or on holiday. Joepie
From: The Lacebee
Subject: [lace] Makit lace
Dear gentle spiders,
I have tried to email making lace but the website contact form and email are
bouncing
Can anyone help?
Kind
Hi Louise and fellow Arachnids,
Thank you very much for this link. I got up early this morning (05.45 hrs.
on a Sunday morning) to watch it and I was enchanted. As I am involved in
Medieval Living History, including demonstrating some medieval
textile-crafts I found this program riveting.
Hi Karen and fellow Arachnids.
We use hackle pliers (the smallest size available) which were originally
created for tying fishing flies (fishing supply shops). They are ideal to
tie a new thread onto a VERY short end.
Clip the hackle pliers to the short end and slip the loose weaver's knot
Hi Arachnids,
That is as appalling as some of the students in my class who had a previous
teacher who would never show or teach them how to start or finish a piece
nor how to turn a corner (she used to take their pillow home with her and
did it for them to help them). She also put them
Dear Elizabeth,
Having followed your diary about your travels and lace study I would like to
thank you very much for sharing it with us all. I have been to some of the
Belgium places mentioned and it is lovely to be reminded of them. The
Borromeo church I have not been to, the collection and
Hi Arachnids,
Thank you for your concern. Not much damage in our area, thank goodness,
just some debris in the garden. I live near the top of a hill and even a
large tree we thought might have come down stayed put -it will have to come
down soon to protect the surrounding properties-. There have
Hi Arachnids,
These booklets by Gillian Dye are very useful if you are into re-enactment.
She has done a lot of research not only into the actual laces, but also into
the way people worked them in the early years. No prickings as we know them,
but just some lines or as the free-hand lace is
Hi Arachnids,
May I join in saying a big THANK YOU to all the people who have inspired us
in our lacemaking careers;- teachers/ authors/ friends/ Aarchne members/
lace club members. They have all played their part in making us the
lacemakers we are now.
Happy lacemaking,
Joepie, in a grey
Hi Diane and fellow Arachnids,
I think that one or two twists on the edge of a half stitch or cloth stitch
section respectively, strengthens the edge and helps to keep its shape
better. I certainly teach my students to do use twists. We may put an extra
twist on a cloth stitch section's edge
Hi Janis,
What a 'tour de force'!! Beautifully worked; it is a joy to see. Thank
you for sharing it with us.
Season's Greetings,
Happy lace making,
Joepie, in (yet again) rainy and windy East Sussex.
-Original Message-
From: Janis Savage
Subject: [lace] This year's project
To all Arachnids,
A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR ! :-)
Joepie, Where the wind has abated a little, but it is still WET (raining
hard)
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Hi Jenny and fellow Arachnids,
Could these be part of a game? The holes on these items go from 1 to 8 which
could be significant. I will contact the seller and suggest it to him/her.
Happy New Year full of lace making!
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
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From: Jenny
Hi fellow Arachnids,
Sue has put a couple of new photographs on the Flickr site for me. Thank you
for doing that, Sue. I got so far with doing it myself when I got the message;
âyou are trying to up-load from a different address, please give the name of
your youngest sonâ. This puzzled me as
Hi Clay,
Many thanks for all the hard work you put into this. I will try 'LaceMaker1'
to upload a photo straight away.
Happy lace making,
Joepie
-Original Message-
From: Clay Blackwell
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Flickr account
Clarification...
Have just up-loaded 1 photo and edited the text of 2 others! Thank you.
Joepie.
-Original Message-
From: Clay Blackwell
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 6:54 PM
To: Arachne
Subject: [lace] Flickr account saga continues
Flickr advises me that they are changing the way I can recover
Hi Leonard,
Yes, I found this an ideal demo piece as well as it is showy as well as
relatively easy. I got the pattern from an 'Anna' magazine many years ago
and used it over a period of about 5 years for demos and reckon that
approximately 550 people -ages ranging from 4 to 86 year olds and
Hi Sue and fellow Arachnids,
What a shame the veil is damaged and shame on the bride who put it away
without admitting and dealing with it. However, that is water under the
bridge. Have you thought of asking the Lace Guild, the London School of
Needlework? Or maybe one of the museums which
Hi Jean and fellow Arachnids,
I certainly keep books etc. at the base of my pillow in the pillow bag;
besides that I carry a 'doughnut' pillow on the bobbin side. That protects
the bobbins and lace while in transit and provides a softer seating when
faced with the awful plastic chairs so
Hi Amber,
Your Christmas card and lace arrived this morning. The beautiful star and
interesting candle are much appreciated. Thank you!
The second star for you is nearly finished as I made it a priority, I was not
happy with the first one but lacked the time to re-do. That is the problem
when
for the ornament exchange. Hope you had as
much fun as we did with the exchange this year.
Janet and Sallie
On Jan 11, 2014, at 2:53 AM, J D Hammett jdhamm...@msn.com wrote:
Hi Amber,
Your Christmas card and lace arrived this morning. The beautiful star and
interesting candle are much appreciated
Hi Shelly and fellow Arachnids,
Framecraft (sold by several lace traders) does small ceramic and glass pots
with lids that take a small piece of lace or embroidery. SMP used to do
wooden hand-turned boxes with the same type of lids which their son made,
they have other display pieces as well.
Hi Clay and fellow Arachnids,
You are much admired Clay for taking on such a difficult piece. If it is the
lace I think it is the diagram may run to 4 pages, this is a piece of
Binche lace is VERY fine and intricate. I saw a series of ten or twelve
pieces like this in Brugge a few years
Hi Sue and fellow Arachnids,
Try Stuart Johnson ( www.stuartjohnsonslacebobbinshop.co.uk
stuartjohnsonbobb...@gmail.com ). He sells several of Bridget CooK's as well
as several very pretty fan patterns by other designers. He also sells fan
sticks for the patterns as well as universal fan
Hi Noelene and fellow Arachnids,
Thank you so much for another delightful poem! There is so much truth in
what you have composed. We have all experienced it (or others will as they
grow older :-D). I will certainly read it out in my classes if you don't
mind.
By the way, I have sent another
Hi Jean and fellow Arachnids,
The listing does not say 'lace bobbin' but just bobbin. that could mean for
winding thread or even fishing lime on. The 'hollow centre; could mean the
waisted area, one never knows what people who are not in the know will call
things. It does not look as if it
Hi Becca and other Arachnids,
Please can you tell us foreigners what 1.safety heels 2. bobby pins
are. :-) Thank you very much.
Happy lace making.
Joepie, in East Sussex where it is raining yet again (we have to grow webbed
feet and gills I think ;-D)
-Original Message-
Hi,
Thank you Lesley.
Joepie.
-Original Message-
From: Lesley Blackshaw
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 6:22 PM
To: lace
Subject: Re: [lace] oh no
On 31/01/2014 17:41, J D Hammett wrote:
Please can you tell us foreigners what 1.safety heels 2. bobby
pins
Hi Jean,
Yes, the title does say lace bobbin, but the vendor doubts it with;
Unusually large for a lace bobbin . The grooves seem to be straight
rather than slightly skewed as they would be as screw-threads. On a table
cloth -possibly with an underlay which is soft- the item used as a knife
Hi Devon and fellow Arachnids,
Many bobbin makers use carnuba wax to polish their bobbins. This is a known
skin irritant. Some bobbin makers have been badly affected to the point of
having to use an inferior polishing wax to continue their work. Sanding the
bobbins and varnishing them could help,
Hi Arachnids,
There are a few patterns at the end of Ann Wild's website. Click on
Kloppelbriefen along the bottom (right-hand side).
Happy lace making,
Joepie, in East Sussex where we have had a cold, dry and sunny day. The
first one for a while! Hope it stays that way as it will help all
Hi Arachnids,
I agree with Liz and have just emailed the vendor to that effect.
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East Sussex where the sun is shining at the moment (more rain
forecast :-(.
I think that they are handles to use with plastic supermarket bags. I've
seen these for sale by bobbin
Hi fellow Arachnids,
Baraud is a eBay dealer in antique fans an small antique and vintage items
(often needlework related). Yes, the name is made up from Barry and Audrey.
I have dealt with them and they are helpful, honest and knowledgeable
traders.
If you want a fanstick maker there is
Hi fellow Arachnids,
Having used Malcolm; his work is excellent but expensive. He does a lot of
one off work designed for a particular person or fitting a particular lace
or other design to make a harmonious whole. He can also have the fan
professionally mounted and or cased if that is
Hi fellow Arachnids,
When we were on holiday in Australia -many years ago- the stewardess on the
coach we travelled in some of the way certainly used eucalyptus oil to clean
the upholstery. It even cleaned off the chocolate that one person ground
into the plush (moquette?) material. However,
Hi fellow Arachnids,
there is a nice Russian lace rocking horse in Russian Lace Patterns by Anna
Korableva Bridget Cook on page136.
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
Charlotte Moore
Sent: 10 April 2014 03:32
I need a pattern of a rocking horse. I know I have seen one and
Hi fellow Arachnids,
That is good news about the O.O.P. books. I am lucky enough to have all
three books mentioned (2 signed by one author), but will be looking forward
to the fourth when it is published. Now for all the other O.O.P. craft
books? E-books are all very well for reading books,
Hi Avital and fellow Arachnids,
Thank you Avital, a very interesting set of images and explanations. I would
love to see the whole exhibition, but that is impossible so this is the next
best thing.
Happy holidays,
Joepie
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From: Avital
Sent: Friday, April 18,
Hi Brian and fellow Arachnids,
A very good idea. I would certainly take photos of my continental bobbins
and let you have them with what info I have.
Hope you have all found some time to make lace this Easter.
Happy lace making,
Joepie, sunny East Sussex, UK
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