In a message dated 4/26/2011 1:20:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
hottl...@neo.rr.com writes:
Would you believe I *fixed* both with an embroidery needle? I sewed the
new bobbin thread into the back side of the faulty leaf unwound the bobbin
then re-sewed the thread in the cloth work.
Interested in American lace history? This is for you.
Last year my supplier of embroidery books enclosed a gift of a ragged old
copy of Gertrude Whiting's A Lace Guide for Makers and Collectors 1920.
Tucked into the pages were 3 old Needle and Bobbin Club letters that give
information
American lace history -
Continuing from previous memo with letter 2, which was typed:
November 23rd, 1918 on business stationery of The Needle and Bobbin Club
stationery, President, Miss Gertrude Whiting, ( ) West 72nd Street, New
York. The stationery includes the names of other officers:
In a message dated 4/21/2011 11:44:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
hottl...@neo.rr.com writes:
Hello! Are you sure you want to store your bobbins in with
these--off-gassing all?? Does Jeri have an opinion? Frankly I don't use
chemical tabs
even for my silver. Just soft cloth, mild
Dear Devon,
Although the letter clearly refers to hoop covers, I think she might have
meant hood. Certainly, we know what those are and have them in our
collections. I purchased some from a elderly Austrian-American woman who
lived in
New Jersey back in the 1980's, and new ones have
No one has mentioned that today is our Sweet 16th birthday.
Thanks again to Liz Reynolds. She has made it possible for us to
communicate via this medium since 1995, without charge. Her gift has given
many
lacemakers opportunities to increase their knowledge about lace.
And thanks to
Dear Lesley and Others Interested in Lace Care,
My complete lace washing instructions have been referred to Arachne members
numerous times since 1995. I do not have a Web Site, and the one it was
on (Honiton Lace) has been taken down. Fair notice was given to all to
print out my various
Dear Jo and Others,
Jo has specified good quality fine woven smooth glass curtains. Please
pay attention to quality and wear over time.
There is a fiber arts safety organization in the U.S. that determined years
ago that Fiberglass (product name in the U.S.) filaments that can
In a message dated 4/8/2011 2:28:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
lynrbai...@desupernet.net writes:
Is this The Complete Memo? I have dutifully printed out your memo, also
filed it in my Lace Folder for future reference, but I'd like to be complete.
Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
In a message dated 4/6/2011 5:50:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
lynrbai...@desupernet.net writes:
Dear Spiders,
Here is a place where handmade lace is being made and listed for sale.
Any idea what kind of lace it is, and from where the pattern comes from?
Looks like it's made in silk.
It has occurred to me, though I have never met him, that David may be a
good deal taller than most of the women on Arachne, and he may be looking at
his pillow from a different vantage point. This could make it easier for
him to see where to position pins, and to not miss any.
Not only do
It is about 10 years since I wrote on Arachne about an exhibit of Queen
Victoria's clothing at Kensington Palace. To properly protect the gowns,
individual mannequins were custom made to fit the clothing. It was then that
textile professionals realized that she had lost an astonishing 4 in
Dear Royal Romantics,
The Royal School of Needlework (a registered charity), located at Hampton
Court Palace, is offering a whitework sampler pattern for sale, which might
adapt to some lace additions.
_www.royal-needlework.org.uk_ (http://www.royal-needlework.org.uk)
Is anyone doing a
The Spring issue of FiberArts has come to American subscribers, and it
has a page devoted to museum exhibition catalogs. One of the 5 is Threads
of Feeling: The London Foundling Hospital's Textile Tokens 1740-1770, by
Curator John Styles. It says this is a study of Britain's largest
Dear Thread Users,
There are many people - some on Arachne - who are proud to be self-taught.
However, self-taught can mean some important information is not imagined
when it comes to the most important ingredient of lace -- thread.
For the past few months, Barbara Ballantyne
Dear Lace Experts,
Reading your responses to methods of learning to make lace, I really have
to hop back in the discussion. People in very low-population areas do not
have the opportunity to watch a live demonstration of lacemaking, and do not
have easy access to someone with enough
Then... drum roll... I discovered lace! And so for years, my knitting
(or what was left of it) sat idle in an out-of-the way place. When I
re-discovered it a few years ago, the earth had rotated many degrees,
and charts had come into play!!! I took to them like a duck to water!!!
In a message dated 2/13/2011 10:16:59 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
tat...@tat-man.net writes:
Yes they do touch, but I encourage
that sometimes(except when they have food on their hands), because I know
what that is like. I have always been a hands-on person and have to touch
everything of
On this subject, please also refer to our own archives. There has been a
lot of correspondence on this subject since the 1985 founding of our
Arachne group:
_www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html_
(http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html)
Some Search box
In a message dated 2/6/2011 5:15:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
white...@bcsupernet.com writes:
Another point, the dye is wicked stuff. I've
found that all the black Chantilly I've identified so far is shedding huge
amounts of small (silk) fibres that, when damp (don't ask .. my iron
Members of The International Old Lacers, Inc. can see 7 color pictures of
some of the poppy laces on the inside back cover of the Winter 2009/2010
(Volume 30, Number 2) issue of the bulletin that members receive. Or, if you
are not a member but belong to a local lace group, perhaps someone
Dear David,
If you go to Arachne's archives, you will find further information via
correspondence of our members about Gabrielle Pond:
_http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html_
(http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html)
Put Gabrielle Pond in the search box.
Dear Lacemakers,
This will be just a general overview.
Beads of various types have been used to protect for many centuries.
Some have old tales attached to them. Subject is well covered in bead books.
From The Shining Cloth by Victoria Z. Rivers --- Paleolithic Western
Asia may have
Dear Lacemakers,
There are currently 2 sets of different correspondence going on with the
word Help in the subject line. Please remember that someone determines
what to call correspondence so we can look it up in the Lace List Archive at
a later time.
In these cases, something like the
Dear Lace Lovers,
If you went to the Lace Fairy's site Pat T. gave, several of the
butterflies are probably from my collection, much of which Lace Fairy
photographed.
You can see the shadow of the embroidery of 3 fish on the wings - usually
the lower right. The round doily on red
Dear Lacemakers in Queensland,
The flooding of such a huge area of the Australian continent is most
distressing to see in news reports.
If you need help resuming the making of lace, please let us (at
_l...@arachne.com_ (mailto:lace@arachne.com) ) know through the Australian
Lace
Dear Needlelace Lovers,
My Hungarian-American friend, Ilona, has moved back to Budapest, and is a
member of the lacemakers' group in that city. Some of you met her when we
went to OIDFA Congresses in Prague and in Groningen. She is a member of
OIDFA and of The International Old Lacers,
Dear Lace Book Lovers,
Is there a lace book you wish would be written in 2011? (Good topic for
group discussion, as it may lead to something similar that already exists in
one of our lace bulletins or in a book, or may convince someone to write a
book.)
-
For
Dear Needlelace Makers,
Embroidery organizations with bulletins/magazines often publish patterns
for those who make needlelaces, because they regard needlelace as being in
the embroidery family (made with a threaded needle). It occurs to me that we
do not take full advantage of these aids
Dear Linda,
You wrote from England, and I will reply from that perspective.
Of course, lace fans were to be used. Fans of any type were welcome
accessories before air conditioning was invented. Before the 20th C. they
were
often presented in beautiful oblong fan boxes. The fans were
Alas, the UK postal system has many problems that we are led to believe
come from 9/11. However, any thinking person will blame bureaucracy,
strikes, and such.
I thought it might be interesting to compare the experience of Jean and
Clay with a very large envelope, containing a 2011 Halas
Dear Lacemakers,
Today, I have been watching the presentations of copies of Jacqueline
Kennedy's jewelry on the QVC shopping network. Her original jewelry was
usually real gems and metals, but it is now possible to buy very nice copies.
As part of the presentation, it was mentioned that
Dear Brian,
Earlier this year, I bought a lace lamp at auction here in Maine. I think
I wrote about this on Arachne, in a letter about all the lace things I'd
been able to do here in 2010.
Mine is European-style. In other words, a large globe-shaped carafe that
was filled with water.
Dear Brian,
There is a lovely museum in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, located
diagonally across to the right from the front door of Salisbury Cathedral,
called
Salisbury Museum. I have visited twice while on embroidery tours, and
found they have a nice collection of what was labeled as
Hi, Bev,
You could cut the dough in shapes like snow angels we made as children.
Snow angels are made by laying in the snow and swinging arms and legs in
wide arcs. I am explaining for people in the tropics. Very simple shape of
head, wings, skirt. Then decorate with icing, etc.
Or,
Dear Lace Historians,
This past Summer the LaceFairy alerted me to a art book of 415 pages at
Barnes Noble, on sale for $19.98. It is The Tudor Chronicles 1485 -
1603 by Susan Doran, Metro Books New York, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4351-0939-1,
Hardback (actually published for Barnes Noble by
Yes, Bev! Knew someone like you would find it!
This will be of interest to anyone who is interested in the history of
dance, as it is well-explained.
Notice the man in white in the right foreground appears to have padded his
calves under his tights! Vanity, thy name is - not always -
Dear Lace Historians,
There is something very confusing about the way this discussion is going.
My Thomas Wright book, a 1982 reprint from the publisher Ruth Bean, has a
picture facing page 37 of two long boat-shaped pieces of lace that I
imagine would stretch from shoe top or ankle to
Borris Lace Collection - A Unique Irish Needlelace
By Marie Laurie and Annette Meldrum of Australia
Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd
2010, soft cover, 128 pages, quality paper, many photos diagrams
Approximately 11 inches by 8 inches
Book can be found at Amazon. But please support your local
Dear Bobbin Collectors and Christa,
One thing those of us who have been learning about lace for a long time
have learned is - just when you define something, there is an exception. I'm
afraid your two-sentence question has become a long reply, Christa:
The German book that Ilske
Dear Lacemakers,
Many many postings over several days, which I just read all at one sitting
(whew!), and noone mentioned that there might be a long-term effect on
thread held in place with adhesives.
Your suggestions may (and the word may is being used in this sentence
with caution) be
Yes, Sherry, I just printed out _www.vansciverbobbinlace.com_
(http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com/) (USA) book list yesterday. She sells
all of the
Colgan books. There are at least two additional ones, but no mention of
Milanese angel patterns:
Alphabet Inspirations in Coloured Bobbin
Dear Lacemakers and Lace Scholars,
The first lace book in my library entered it 60 years ago! Since then,
every old and new book I could find has been added, so that my library would
represent generations of lacemakers and embroiderers. It even includes
books I would never recommend - in
Dear Lace Lovers,
Recently, a member wrote that she found no lace of consequence in Maine.
Lacemakers of Maine have been active on Arachne since the beginning, 15
years ago. We continue to contribute a body of information that is
available to lacemakers at no cost.
The
Dear Lacemakers Going to Bethesda,
Below are some comments I sent privately to Liz, and additional
information I did not send her:
Washington DC is carved out of a square of land that is part surrounded by
Maryland and part by Virginia, divided by the Potomac River. Bethesda is
a town
Dear Liz,
When it gets closer to the time of the Bethesda IOLI Convention, members
will receive helpful information. The committee has hosted several
Conventions and they know what we like and what to offer in the way of extra
activities, tours, museums, shopping suggestions, etc. in the
Dear Sr. Claire,
With thread of age, it is a good idea to test for strength and whether it
not only looks good but is still strong. I mean, has the strength been
compromised? If I am considering such old thread for use in lace repairs (and
I do prefer old thread that more-closely matches
Dear Julie,
What country are you writing from? Or did I miss it somewhere?
Are you aware of the Young Lacemakers in the UK?
The Lace Guild in the UK has been working with young people for years.
April's minutes of the 34th Annual General Meeting gives the dues schedule
for Young
Dear Arachnids,
Given the review from Sue Harvey, I consulted my library for those on
Arachne who might be interested in making Carrickmacross Lace (applique on a
foundation fabric, decorative stitches made with a threaded needle).
Carrickmacross Lace - from Beginner to Expert by Mollie
Dear Lace Demonstrators,
The two pair patterns of Tamara's shows you don't have to have a lot of
supplies and all
you have to know is how to braid...using just two pairs of bobbins. I do
think
that most girls know how to braid their hair. Braiding in bobbin lace
still shows
the basic
The subject is about stitches done with a needle with an eye.
Absent a stitch diagram, a embroidery teacher will often ask a leftie to
sit *opposite* a rightie, to replicate the stitching rather than spend an
inordinate amount of classroom time teaching left-handed techniques.
The purpose
Yvette Stanton's The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Companion - A Step-by-Step
Stitch Dictionary, published by Vetty Creations in 2010,
978-0-9757677-3-3, PB.
My copy came from Ruth Kern Books in the U.S., priced $29.(U.S. Amazon
for $23.)
This new book from Australia may be helpful to
For years, I searched for good knotting instructions. Then a book was
published (which I reviewed on Arachne) containing instructions and lovely
photographs.
Go to your local library and ask for the Interlibrary Loan Service. Order
the following book:
18th Century Embroidery Techniques
For our travelers...
From the Costume Society of America has come notification of an exhibit
named The World Embellished: Lace.
Through October 27, 2010, at The Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art
(Belleville Washington) which is said to be 15 minutes east of downtown
Seattle.
Dear Antje,
About 12 years ago, the OIDFA Congress was held in Rauma, Finland. It
would be worthwhile for you to find people who attended (I did not), as there
was a lot of local lace displayed. For my lace collection, a friend
brought back a lovely tape lace collar from Rauma. She
Dear Arachnids,
For those who are stateside and can get to a large bookstore or public
library to read it -- the July-August 2010 issue of PieceWork is devoted to
Samplers. Represented are crochet, bobbin lace, knitting, sewing and
embroidery.
_www.pieceworkmagazine.com_
In a message dated 7/4/2010 9:37:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
k...@wirelace.net writes:
Aurelia,
Have you tried looking in Ricci's Old Italian Lace? I don't have either
book in front of me, but Ricci and Tebbs were contemporaries, I believe.
You will find Old Italian Lace (volumes I and
It seems timely to remind our newer members that many helpful discussions
have been conducted on Arachne over the years. Experts have devoted many
hours to detailed replies. You can go to our archives and type in a subject
about which you have a question and be taken to files and files of
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
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:
Before you all hurry out to buy these bags, they sound like they will
seal contents, and so lace or linens will not be
David wrote: Now while I can never
remember which is warp and which is weft, the woman explained that
they were currently making a fabric which had the vertical threads of
cotton and the horizontal threads on the shuttle were of silk.
David: All you have to remember is that (in English)
For romantics, lace collectors and those interested in costumes:
Don't know if anyone is interested, but there was something on TV about an
auction with fashion items that might appeal to some Arachnes. Auctions
are a pleasant way to see how lace and embroidery are used. The Kerry
Taylor
Dear Lace Buyers,
Back 12 years ago, when OIDFA met in Belgium, I consulted a local expert on
the labeling of new lace for sale in Antwerp. I was told that if it said
Belgian Lace, it could be from other countries where there were
lacemakers making the traditional Belgian laces. Further,
This story of a damaged lace tablecloth is a good argument for my usual
ramblings on _l...@arachne_ (mailto:l...@arachne) . Please, take care of
your laces so this sort of repair is not necessary. As my Grandmother used
to
say: A stitch in time saves nine! (Meaning nine stitches versus one
This is a subject that comes up from time to time on Arachne. I wonder if
there is some confusion between appropriate bobbin lace to be worn while
in mourning and/or intricate braided hairwork that was made into jewelry and
special family memorials that were framed and hung in homes. And
Dear Lacemakers,
When you come across a lace term you do not understand, one of the best
ways to look it up is to use our Arachne archives:
_http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html_
(http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html)
I printed the name of this site,
Our valuable lace site's 15th birthday is fast approaching. A year ago, I
wrote and asked what we might do to celebrate. ?? The question is still
open. ??
At the least, we must acknowledge the generosity of our founder - Liz.
Also, the enormous amounts of time and talent our Avital
If you are interested in history, read on!
Those of us who are members of lace and/or embroidery guilds have been
following the progress of bringing this reproduction 17th C. jacket (inspired
by the Layton waistcoat and portrait of same at the Victorian Albert
Museum) to the attention of
Dear Sue,
In the U.S. we always marvel at the number of lace days, lace suppliers and
lace groups in your country (UK).
The 64-page January issue of Lace, the publication of The Lace Guild
(U.K.), arrived here yesterday (Feb. 4). If you or one of your lace friends
belongs, do have a
Dear Diana,
There is a huge amount of information about wedding garters in our Arachne
archive. Go there, and put Wedding garter in the search box. The
address is:
_http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html_
(http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html)
Dear Linda,
I know it may not have appeared in print in the Oxford English Dictionary,
but I assure you that I have been a member of The Embroiderers' Guild of
America since 1968, and Ort was used by embroidery teachers in classes that
I attended from that time - 42 years ago.
Embroiderers
Dear Alice,
It depends on the environment where acid free boxes are stored as to how
long they last. This differs, depending on many local conditions. Mine
are still fine after 12 years.
The way to test the acid content of a box is with the pen we have
discussed many times on Arachne.
Dear Milk Lovers,
Lace and embroidery conservators have found milk spots impossible to
remove from Christening gowns and other precious garments or linens on which
milk may be spilt. It leaves brown spots.
So, while you are intrigued by milk being blended with fibers, please think
Dear Bev,
The original meaning for orts was table scrap. Or, I suppose,
crumbs. It is often found in crossword puzzles.
However, for over 40 years I've belonged to Embroiderers' Guild of America,
embroiderers have been collecting orts, which they often use to fill pin
cushions.
The Goodhart Samplers
Dorothy Bromiley Phelan/Eva-Lotta Hansson/Jacqueline Holdsworth
Published by Needleprint
2008, $80, 263 pages
12 x 10 1/2, full color
ISBN 978-0-9552086-2-1
Not just another sampler book - a scholarly organized treatment of the
collection of samplers at Montacute House,
Dear Deanna,
I own the two books from the Jewish Museum in Prague. Too bad you are in
Texas, so far from Maine. I suggest you read what was written in 2004 by
Leonard, Avital, Tamara and myself after the OIDFA-Prague Congress:
_http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html_
Dear Lacemakers,
Have waited a while for someone else to comment on the Broomstick Lace
feature article in the November-December issue of PieceWork. If you were
one of the people interested in this subject in recent months, you can locate
magazine at a major American bookstore like
Dear Mark,
There IS information available. I recommend the same research techniques
you used when in school/university.
1. I took the lead from Sally's replies and searched Ernst Ziesler.
Google does the language translation for you. The second entry is a lace
article from Bunad that
This just appeared on the New England Lace Guild's site, from Sally Barry
(author of several Luton Lace Treasury books. She has given permission
to forward to Arachne. I know this will be helpful to those who love
Ulrike's works!
Also, you may enjoy The Tracery site.
Dear Lacenlynn,
How could you forget all the correspondence over the years about this tool?
You will find the answer to your question in our lace archives:
_http//www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html_
(http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html)
Put the word
Lace Fairy just sent this inquiry to me from a letter to her. If someone
on Arachne wishes to take this on, please contact her at
_lacefa...@roadrunner.com_ (mailto:lacefa...@roadrunner.com)
Subject: Lace Repair Question
Dear Lacemakers,
There is quite a lot on our Arachne archives. Just put Sri Lanka in the
search box at:
_http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html_
(http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html)
On my embroidery trip to England in 2007, we went to the Jane
Dear Tess,
This is in Fri Knipling. I cannot read German, but the color picture
shows parts of the flowers around the roots are in Violet, and parts of the
apple are also Violet (maybe with some gold metal highlights). I can bring
book to you next time I'm in Portland area -- maybe late
Dear Susan,
You must have noticed that the spelling of many words in Europe change
depending on language translations.
I use the spelling of S.F.A. Caulfeild and B.C. Saward (notice the ei are
reversed in the name!) in The Dictionary of Needlework, published first
in 1882 in London.
In answer to Janice, Pene, and all others seeking perfection,
I have been embroidering over 60 years, and spent $thousands$ learning many
tricks. In the case of needlelace (considered to be both a lace and an
embroidery) and the aficot tool, think of it being used in lace not to press
-
Dear Lace Lovers,
A two-page article about this fictional memoir appeares this month in
Embroidery the magazine of the Embroiderers' Guild in England. I printed
out the autobiography, read it, put it in a binder for my library, and am
sharing: Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief, by
Dear Aurelia and Others Confused by My Typing Decision,
The B looks like an italicized capital B, though in different type fonts
it might look like a double S. So, that would mean it translates to white
embroideries, per Aurelia.
I know there is probably a way to convert this letter or
Embroidered with White - The 18th century fashion for Dresden lace and
other whiteworked accessories
By Heather Toomer, with drawings patterns by Elspeth Reed
Published by Heather Toomer Antique Lace
2008, paper cover, 180 pages
Cover price 19.75 English pounds
ISBN 978-0-9542730-2-6
Ordering
Dear Lace Historians and Costumers,
Heather Toomer's new book is featured with books reviewed in the July 2009
Lace magazine of The Lace Guild (U.K.). U.S. members are receiving
their magazines about this week. The book was also mentioned in the PieceWork
magazine's lace issue, but with
Attention American Lacemakers:
Go to _www.vansciverbobbinlace.com_ (http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com)
(in Ithaca New York), click on Books, and you will find that Holly is
stocking this book and expects it to be available mid-August (which would be
now!). This will be much easier for
Several times in the past, I've reviewed and listed all the Turkish oya
(lace) books in my library. To them, oya is like the word lace. It
covers a number of techniques. In my modern Turkish lace books Oya refers
to
the delicate knotted lace, but also crochet and tatting.
Jeri Ames
Everyone on Arachne,
When you are stuck - please give the name of author/designer, title of
book or pattern, and page number if in a book.
It is possible someone on Arachne can help you. Once you have found a
rescuer, you can take your correspondence private. A lace rescue is a
unique
Dear Lace Fan Lovers,
May I recommend The Fan Museum in London? Founding genius is a woman.
_http://www.fan-museum.org/_ (http://www.fan-museum.org/)
The current exhibition, Director's Choice, is said to include some lace
fans.
A favorite memory of London is visiting this museum in
Dear Janice and Others with smelly books.
This is not an unusual problem.
Just a month ago I received a list of 22 things you can do with a sheet of
Bounce. Bounce is a product name for a square of material saturated with
scented chemicals that we put in electric laundry dryers with our wet
Dear Janet and all Lace Travelers,
If you give more than a week for response and there are people on Arachne
who live where you are going, there is a chance to make a personal contact
and they will give you much more information than someone like me can.
There has been no correspondence on
Especially for Mark (Tatman), and those who'd like to view,
Lacefairy has put up the picture of my pillow that fits in a travel case.
(Don't think I ever sent this to you.)
_http://lace.lacefairy.com_ (http://lace.lacefairy.com)
In Gallery column select 3rd from last Lace Pillows option; then
Dear Clay,
One thing I would want to know is long-term safety. Special Laboratories,
to which I do not have access, can test such products for long-term
effects. Perhaps the museums and professional conservators have had this done
to
Restoration.
I will write to my contact at a
Dear Karen and others starved for lace mail,
Because my in-box was empty on Saturday, I sent out a memo about using
PieceWork magazine's website while on vacation - for free patterns and
articles.
You should have received the memo -- it is listed in our archive.
Dear Lacemakers (on a quiet day),
Some time ago, I recommended the web site of PieceWork as a place to find
free project instructions and articles of interest. This may be helpful
to our Newbies.
_www.pieceworkmagazine.com_ (http://www.pieceworkmagazine.com)
There is a wide variety of
Though Peter Collingwood was mostly known by weavers around the globe, this
notice is for Lacemakers familiar with The Techniques of Sprang -
Plaiting on Stretched Threads. You may want to note his death on October 9,
2008 in your copy of his book.
It is reported in the American
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