RE: [lace] Bone or ivory ?

. . . This is part of the reply that I received *I know they are Bone, But the Americans know Ivory as Bone,and I have been selling to ebay for 5 years now ,have sold 100s of Bone (IVORY) Bobbins, on ebay.When I first started putting them up in 1998,Only America Ebay was online,and was told in

[lace] Sent my entry to IOLI competition

Hi Spiders, I just left the post office where I mailed my entry for the IOLI competition this year. My inspiration lead me through all kinds of changes. I can hardly wait to see what everyone else has done with this year's theme of Celebration! I am just tickled to be able to participate

RE: [lace] sage advice wanted

Dear Barbara, Of course tatting cotton is all right. Lacemaking likes natural fibers and that includes cotton, linen, and silk. Tatting cotton is a nice firm, smooth thread (and comes in lots of yummy colors). You just need to be sure that your pricking is the right size for it. There are

[lace] Miss Channer's Mat URL

Dear Johanna and all interested parties. The Poole Bobbin Lace Society has a picture of the mat worked by a member. (With close-ups). http://www.cyberlink.co.uk/pblc/mat.htm Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Ms. Channer

Hi Spiders, I am struck with amount of energy we pour in to discussing Ms. Channer and her mat. What is it about us as a group that makes this topic so riveting? She was determined to not let lace die, as was Doreen Wright, whom I have begun to know belatedly through your anecdotes. These

RE: [lace] Dolphin and bobbin

. . . I think we chose well, dolphins are beautiful, do a lot of talking and can be stroppy! jenny barron Scotland Oh Jenny, I am delighted. Please tell us what 'stroppy' means. Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL

[lace] David's Book?!?!?!

... I can vouch for the quality of David's book. It is fine; the pictures are clear and well-defined and the print is perfect. Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia Hi David, I must have been in a daze. . . Now about your book, please describe what manner of delightful things it contains. I am just

[lace] Another source for gold battenburg tape

Another source: http://www.lacemaking.com/Ltapes.htm This is the site for Wim Lauriks, who used to put out the magazine Lace Magazine International which was edited by Lieve Jerger and had many contributions from Michael Guisianna and other designers. He maintains a lace supply business and

RE: [lace] Alive and well!

Dear Tamara the Speechless, Now that we know you are in enforced lurker status, we wait impatiently for your deathless prose. I hope the powers that be have been informed to not spare the horses! I get the giggles imagining you ready to shred something . . Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send

RE: [lace] Working with silk thread

I've read that lace made with silk is softer and drapes better than cotton lace. Since I want to make lace for dolls house dolls' costumes, a softer lace would be better. Can anyone tell me if silk is difficult to work with? I'm a beginner and was wondering if it's slippery or difficult to

RE: [lace] Clear vinyl

The first time I used clear vinyl, I couldn't see where I'd cut the hole and had to search for it. Then, having bought a large amount of the colourless vinyl, I cut another one, but first stuck a circle of the matt blue film we use to cover prickings onto the vinyl before cutting. Then I cut the

[lace] Ithaca, sigh . .

. . . I might try it next week at Ithaca. Robin P. Ithaca, sounds wonderful. I gotta rearrange my schedule to get to Ithaca, it always sounds so great. Please, everyone that goes, tell us all the great stuff you learn about. Patty Dowden wistfully - To

RE: Fw: [lace] Fwd: 3D Edges

Sue Babbs forwarded the question to me and it arrived before my lace and lace chat digests arrived. This is what I meant by rolling at the same time as making the braids. I am an extremely lazy lacemaker and if I can find a quicker method of doing something I will. ;-) The feathers on the

[lace] Re: Information about Ann Keller

Dear Barbara, You are thinking of Ann Margaret Keller from Ireland. She has written pattern books for Bucks, Beds and Torchon. She has further created a uniquely Irish lace of Celtic motifs and specializes in fan patterns. She paints bobbins and fan sticks - from miniature to full size.

RE: [lace] Downton bobbins

Hi Diane, I would get in contact with Pompi Parry. At IOLI, I was in her class on Downton lace and she had some Downton bobbins for sale. They are cute little devils. Patty Dowden -Original Message- From: Diane Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 5:49

RE: [lace] tatting directions

I am trying to make the tatting shuttle case on page 32 of TATTING WITH FRIENDS. The directions say, R1-(13) times close ring. Create a mock picot (14th) using the lock stitch or by tying the treads together. Split ring 2/2 close ring. How many stitches are the rings made of? Sylvia Andrews

RE: [lace] New to the list

Greetings, I'm new to the list..just joinedMy name is Mindy. My lacemaking interests are Irish crochet, tatting, bobbin lace, needlelace and I've just taken my first taneriffe lace workshop, which was fun! I hope there are some other Irish crochet lovers here. I've just begun my

RE: [lace] lace pattern

Has anyone made any of Eeva-Liisa Kortelahti's patterns - the religious ones? They are for sale on the Lacemaker site http://www.lacemakerusa.com/ I am interesting in ordering and trying one - has anyone an idea of the level of difficulty? Rose-Marie Abbotsford, BC, Canada looks like we'll

[lace] Strangled Picots

Dear Spiders, I feel like I am making my intro at an anonymous meeting. My name is Patty and I strangle picots. I am an equal opportunity strangler: Torchon, point ground, Binche, the list goes on. The problem is that I am so intent on NOT having floppy picots that instead I produce little

RE: [lace] Re: lace-digest V2004 #10

Alison Addicks wrote: On the matter of pre-pricking, you do know lready pricked patterns are available from Karen Nissen in Denmark? I have purchased several Tonder patterns already pricked, including the large Danish heart, and if I never make the lace, the pricking is frameable art.

RE: [lace] Pre-pricked patterns

PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] Pre-pricked patterns Do you have a website? Are they only Tonder? Debra (in Mozambique) - Original Message - From: Patricia Dowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 10:55 PM Subject: RE: [lace] Re: lace-digest V2004 #10

RE: [lace] Item on E-bay

I followed the link to the Scottish Lace Ham and then did a bit of a browse and came up with this Lace Doyley http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2586669105category=39445 In the description it says that it is very likely from the Island of Malta. . . Its quite a pretty piece all the

RE: [lace] Travelling with Pillows

. . .And in the event that I would want to have a bigger pillow, I think I'd splurge and purchase an inexpensive 20 cookie, and then cut it in two places so that it folded like a gate-leg table. (I'd avoid a center cut, because I don't like working across the cut). If the pillow had two cuts,

[lace] Seeing is . . .

Hi Spiders, I've been thinking about the reactions to the IOLI Bulletin preview. My own take is that until I see it, I haven't seen it. For me it's the old question of art, which always means the seeing to me. Everything I make is an edition, meaning an edited version, of what I chose to

[lace] IOLI Convention Schedule Benefits

Dear Spiders, While I don't even know for sure that I will go to IOLI this year, (contemplating OIDFA in Prague - can I do both?) for me the issue with IOLI is the time - a whole week. I only get a limited amount of vacation time and I need and want to spend some of it with DH. The new IOLI

[lace] Fiandra experiment

Hi Spiders, After some talk on Arachne not too long ago about Punto Fiandra from Gorizia, Italy, I wandered over to some Italian websites to see if there was a good enough image to see the thread paths. In the background of the Italia Invita website on the course description for Fiandra,

RE: [lace] Lacemaking? machine on ebay

Any ideas on what it is and how it works? Is the pair of gloves in the manufacturer's plate a clue? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3275339530category =605 Taking the gloves as a clue, I surfed around to see what glovemaking would look like. I

Re [lace] colour in lace etc.

. . . About green threads. I knew a lady who wanted to clean an antique embroidery, which she did very gently and very carefully in distilled water. The whole thing turned out beautifully except the green. It just disintegrated and not a hair was left. At the time I wondered whether it was the

RE: [lace] colour in lace etc.

Sharon wrote: I must know...what thread was Miriam using to do colour in her Honiton? :) I've always thought honiton screams for very subtle colouring..is there coloured thread out there that is fine enough? If there is, I wants it!:) The finest coloured cootn thread I know of is

RE: [lace] colour in lace etc.

Sharon wrote: I must know...what thread was Miriam using to do colour in her Honiton? :) I've always thought honiton screams for very subtle colouring..is there coloured thread out there that is fine enough? If there is, I wants it!:) The finest coloured cootn thread I know of is

FW: [lace] filet/lacis

-Original Message- From: Patricia Dowden Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 10:52 AM To: 'Vasna Zago' Subject: RE: [lace] filet/lacis Hi Vasna, Filet crochet copies lacis. Lacis is made by embroidering on net that is knotted in a rectangular grid. (Avital has some ciruclar netting

RE: [lace] [lace} pricking too big

I want to make a piece of Point Ground (Bucks Point, Chantilly, whatever) but the pricking is too big to fit on one piece of cardstock. What should I do? . . . Maybe I can just find a really huge piece of cardstock somewhere.

[lace] Floss and Breaking Threads

Hi Spiders, The discussion about embroidery floss and its suitability for lace is very timely for me. I am working a pattern from the Swedish Lace Organization in 40/3 linen. I have worked and re-worked certain sections multiple times (I blush to say how many) and the linen wears like iron.

RE: [lace] BRUSSELS CROCHET

Does anyone know of or possibly heard this term before? I received a letter from Africa from someone looking for information about this type of lace. Could it be known by another name? Lori the Lacefairy Well, I haven't heard of Brussels crochet, but I have heard of Bruges crochet. There is a

RE: [lace] Climbing up

Noelene wrote: Somewhere in the depths of my addled brain I recall when discussing this topic before, someone mentioned that if you use too large a needle in your pricker, that your lace will ride up the pins? Is this right? I used to have this trouble, but not recently. But a friend of mine

RE: [lace] Climbing up

Hi Jeri, That's an interesting point. Actually, I use all kinds of card for my prickings. I just finished a pattern from the Swedish Bobbin Lace Association that was printed AND pre-pricked on card that is almost 2 mm thick. THAT pricking did not rise (or bend, either). On the other hand,

RE: [lace] question - braids (plaits?)

Weronika wrote: I tried to make a braid (also called a plait, I think - anyway, what I mean is when you take two pairs and just CTCTCTCT... straight without pins, to get a neat thin braid). I failed miserably. Even if I pull it up after every CTCT, it comes back down when I work on the next

RE: [lace] Preferred Pillow Shapes?

itself TTTC pin. There are as many answers to questions as there are lacemakers, so you will definitely find a way that suits you. Patty -Original Message- From: Weronika Patena [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:12 PM To: Patricia Dowden Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED

[lace] Half Stitch and Tension

probably wouldn't even fit in my room g). Weronika On Fri, Apr 23, 2004 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Patricia Dowden wrote: Weronika wrote: I can see how cross-and-pin helps, but what if you're for example making tape, or just a piece in a Torchon pattern that doesn't have pins wherever two pairs meet

FW: [lace] a small Italian publisher

-Original Message- From: Patricia Dowden Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 6:09 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [lace] a small Italian publisher Dear Tess and Spiders, I have the first volume of this series and I love it. It follows the development of Venetian lace from

RE: [lace] Last equipment question - I promise! :-)

Janet wrote: My question now is about bobbins. I know many of you use the spangled ones but I was wondering if anyone uses the square European ones I have seen on some websites. They look like the would resist the rolling problem that has been mentioned and I wonder if they would make a good

RE: [lace] top/edge sewing

Hi Amanda and Weronika, A tape usually has a sewing edge. The outside contour is created as a single line and the interchange of the weavers creates a U around the pin. If you sew smack into the pinhole over both the bar and the U, that is an edge sewing. The finished lace will have the

[lace] RE: joinings and braids

it. This is because the 9 pin is worked in so many different directions and you need room to work it. Experience is a hard master. Patty Dowden -Original Message- From: Weronika Patena [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 5:56 PM To: Patricia Dowden Subject: Re

[lace] Anybody home?

Haven't seen a post since 7:37 PM PDT Sunday. Just quiet? Anybody home? Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [lace] Italian Pillow

Alice wrote: The list is real quiet right now, so here is a question. Last year I bought an interesting pillow that was labled 'Italian'.It has a 4 diameter roller, 6 long that sits on supports so the top is about 8 above the table. In front of the roller is a small, 4 x 8 padded

RE: [lace] Re: lFantasy Flowers

Hi Weronika, Torchon is a very grid based lace. Normally it is worked on a grid of 45 degrees, meaning that the dots are in a square tipped on a point, in other words an equal sided diamond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A usual component,

RE: [lace] Underground

Gentle Spiders The new yahoo group is a project incubation center for the proposed Arachne group entry into the Lace Guild's next competition in three years. This is not a secession from Arachne. Perhaps a signature line for the lace project would help to prevent alarming Spiders

RE: [lace] Hankies

Mary writes: Okay, here's a newby question asked to me by another newby, and it had me thinking. She found some pre-made linen hankerchiefs in her basement and wants to add a lace edging to them. Dear Mary, Well, by pre-made, I assume hemmed.

[lace] Summer Lacing

Hi Spiders, Pieces I actually have in progress 1. A lonely single repeat of a pattern from Karoluskantjes 2. Most of the right wing (non-political) of the butterfly from Bridget Cook's Idrija book, with significant changes consisting of glorious color and substituting raised tallies for the

RE: [lace] A simple question

From: Bev Walker When you work through your 14 pairs at the picot side g are you weaving through them or are you wrapping the weaver pair over most?... Weave through the pairs closest to the picot and wrap the weavers only, on the bulk of the threads where you have a whole lot of them at the

RE: [lace] Silk Noil

Can anyone tell me what it is made of, or anything about it. I bought a great multiple hank of it for $4.50 and I think there's enough for maybe a scarf out of it, there's quite a lot. Noelene in Cooma == Silk Noil fiber is the waste from

RE: [lace] Haven't a clue!

Hi Clay, I think the prongs on the handle are to release the finished Teneriffe wheel, which would have been worked over the extending tabs. Since Teneriffe, like most lace, is not worked in elastic threads, there has to be a release mechanism. Patty Dowden -Original Message- From:

RE: [lace] The naming of lace (was: What is Stumpwork?)

Dear Spiders, The thoughts about what's in a lace name got me to thinking about the Continental continuous laces: Binche, Mechlin, Valenciennes, Flanders. The oldest laces in this lineage are very difficult to ascribe to the very definite attributes of each kind of lace because first there

[lace] Re: Withof Roll (and Sky Hooks)

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. I'm doing the letter J from Sandi Woods Alphabet Inspirations and I've come unstuck at the last step. It calls for a withof roll to be worked using a magic thread to introduce the rolled threads and the roller - 3 threads, one pair and a single. Now the

RE: [lace] 13th cent needlelace from China?

Dear Devon, My first thought was When did Marco Polo go to China? Sure enough, his dates are 1254-1324. Trade is always a two way street. While I don't necessarily think that it was Marco Polo or his father or their expedition that was the most likely contact point, I do think that traders

RE: [lace] Is this true?

Is it true...is Practical Skills out of print? Sharon on wet Vancouver Island --- Sad to say, yet it is. I was stunned when I found out; no notice, just bang! Now it's only available on the used book market. Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

RE: [lace] wire for lace/fine threads

Ah Jennifer! Now we come to your true question! I have tatted with wire, which is quite analogous to the button hole stitch, so (in spite of not having tried needle lace in wire) my first guess is that you can successfully do so. Wire teaches you that tensioning is about removing all the

[lace] Sherri's pillow question

I have been lurking on this list for awhile now - seeing all the posts about a quiet list - maybe you won't mind my asking a few questions. I am a wannabe lacemaker, not even a beginner - I have bobbins, some thread and pins, even a few prickings - I have balked at the purchase of a pillow and

[lace] Re: Sherri's question about thread for beginning lace

I first got interested in bobbin lace many years ago - in the 1970s, when I was sill in my teens. In addition to buying some bobbins, I got some linen thread at that time too. I know that some of it is 140/2, which, I believe, is not made anymore. Am I right in thinking that I should save that

[lace] Re: Finca colored threads

Patty, which size Finca has colours? --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) Hi Tamara, Finca has several lines of threads, but those specifically

RE: [lace] Greetings from Michigan tatter

Hi all, Well, I'm back and boy has it been a year! Jana in Michigan (aka Miss February) Hi Jana, Welcome back! (even if your Mom will skin you when she finds out about the pix!) I think of you and wondered where you had wandered off to. I remember the great excitement and Arachne

RE: [lace] ufo

Hi! I just finished a UFO!!! I put it on the home page of my website, with close-ups on the identification page. http://www.loreleihalley.com . . . It is the Perryman-Voysey raised Honiton leaf sampler, in white. . . I enlarged the original pattern to 200% of its actual size and worked it in

RE: [lace] Russian Roses

Dear Lace Friends, I have just finished another RPL. This one is adapted from a Russian BL pattern from Russian Lace Patterns by Korableva Cook. I really enjoyed making it, but it doesnt appear to look like Romanian Point Lace, does it ? Tell me what you think. The URL is

Re: [lace] For Mary, how to add beads to lace

-Original Message- From: Patricia Dowden Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:00 AM To: 'Mary Shue' Subject: RE: [lace] For Mary, how to add beads to lace Good morning, 3rd question - is there a technique for adding beads to a spot on an ornament if I forgot to add them as I was going

RE: [lace] Milanese booklet on ebay

For those of you who are interested in the history of Milanese lace, there's an interesting booklet being auctioned on ebay. It has 70 pictures of Milanese lace and patterns for 54. Take a look at: http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=17190item=6938923688; rd=1 Margot Walker

[lace] What and When was Vieux Flandre

Dear Spiders, I have stumbled across some examples of Vieux Flandre lace. I just can't place it in space and time. It is a part lace with needle lace fillings, but my take is that it is much later than Point d'Angleterre because I see: 1. While there is raised work and strap work, the

[lace] Aha! So that' s what it is!

Many thanks to Jeri and Doris for an explanation of lace called Vieux Flandre, (but is really quite another thing). My instincts were right, but I had no way to confirm them. One more piece in the lace puzzle. Those 19th Century lace manufacturers sure have a lot of peculiar names to answer

[lace] Spiders! What webs have you woven this year?

Hi Spiders! I was lucky enough to have a week off at Christmas and a low-key social calendar. So I finished a couple of long term UFOs. I have been laboring on interpreting a 16th Century Needle Lace pattern in Tatting. This particular pattern was composed of simply the cordonnet in little

RE: [lace] Photos on Webshots

Thank you Ilske! I put a couple of samples of my Ipswich Lace up. I have a few more photos to add, but I wanted to see how this worked. http://community.webshots.com/album/248498829kltBZL === Hi Diane, Looking at your samples, which are lovely, made me

RE: [lace] Re: Wear More Lace!

Hi Tamara, I applaud the soundness of your thinking, but unfortunately, designers who understood the construction of lace and the limitations of production were not as universally available as you might think. I am thinking primarily of the 19th Century when the industrial revolution

RE: [lace] guild newsletter - revisited

-Original Message- Dear Alice, The answer might be to only put teasers from the newletter on the web. Just put a selection of item from the newsletter, specifically excluding the calendar. Since the website is for public consumption, it is wise not to put dates and names and contact

RE: [lace] lacemaking and motorcycle riding

Over the years I have noted that lacemakers are often people who are involved in other crafts which makes sense to me. Some are involved in cake decorating which is similar in the sense that you can make something very pretty using tools (lots of tools) and techniques that require skill.

[lace] Lenka has 2 websites

Hi Spiders, I have just now visited Lenka's Silver Pin Studio website, which is still there. She seems to have removed the lace supplies from her site. I imagine she is travelling too much and too busy to tend to that kind of business. When Lenka was here at the Lace Museum last time, she

RE: [lace] Rib'n'roll

Gentle Spiders, I have no answers for Janice's question (about sewings into a rib in honiton), but it was her question which has finally prompted me to write with a question of my own... What do you all - working in different countries and different techniques - mean by a roll? And what do

RE: [lace] Re: Rib'n'roll

To me a rib is 10 stick, a one footside tape (only 1 line of pinholes). And, on the pinless side you swap the workers, with or without a twist, yes? That is, you take the last passive and use it as a new worker? Just as you would at the footside, but pinless? Or do do you use the same worker

[lace] Ulrike Lohr's Start/Finish Techniques

Hi Spiders, As one who has both taken the Beginning of the End class from Ulrike and used the technique to finish a couple of Binche pieces, here's my take on the current discussion. Processes don't come out of nowhere. The traditional method of overlapping and sewing laces together comes

[lace] Yet another wire variation of 2 Pair Invention #4

Hi Spiders, I have posted another wire variation on Tamara's 2 Pair Invention #4. Arachne Webshots http://community.webshots.com/photo/86393942/269453467QMBvwQ Patty - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to

RE: [lace] Yet another wire variation of 2 Pair Invention #4

! Not only in wire, which can be so dreadfully unruly, but with beads, too? It's beautiful! Robin P. - Original Message - From: Patricia Dowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have posted another wire variation on Tamara's 2 Pair Invention #4. Arachne Webshots http://community.webshots.com

RE: [lace] Lace Shops

Noelene wrote: ... The lace fairs in the UK and Europe people talk about seem well patronised, we have nothing like that here in Australia. So keep your emails coming in about new books and products, otherwise we'll never know what's available at least by mail order!

RE: [lace] Lead weighted bobbins

Hi Spiders, Somewhere in my travels, I saw some Indian square bobbins with brass dots. Also, the early Italian bobbins were called piombinos because they were either lead or lead weighted. These are hypothesis, which may or may not be provable. Another possibility is some kind of home

[lace] I thank you, the Purple People Eater thanks you

Thanks Spiders, for your appreciation of my newest work. I have it here in front of me at work. My mind is cooking with lots of new ideas. I read on the Lace Knitting list of a wonderful term: SABLE Stash Adequate Beyond Life Expectancy. My wire stash is huge and growing! Patty In

RE: [lace] Old Burano Lace

-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 8:51 AM To: lace@arachne.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] (no subject) Someone has posed the question to me about the probable date of a piece on ebay, [Item number 7317073933]

RE: [lace] Greetings Ronna

Ronna wrote: Hello, I am new to the list . . . Welcome! Welcome! How long have you been making lace? What type(s) of lace do you make? Since you have been lurking, what topic has interested you the most so far? Inquisitively, Patty - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [lace] Milanese Lace on ebay

Has anyone seen this piece of lace up for sale on ebay at almost $13,000 US. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=2219item=7323077731rd=1ssPageName=WD2V Boy have I got the wrong idea about Milanese, I thought it would be simpler than Bedfordshire or Honiton, I don't think so.

RE: [lace] needle lace cloth 172 long

Subject: [lace] needle lace cloth 172 long I looked up the address for this item. It's interesting. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7323065941 Alice in Oregon === Hi Alice, This sure looks like the conbined efforts of several lacemakers. The

RE: [lace] BLacing with hair

Hello Lacefriends, Here another idea. it's a picture from the Bad Hair hall Of Fame. http://community.webshots Greetings Ilske ~~ Wow! I am guessing, but that hair lookes positively **hard**, and the wire ties on the forhead made me look twice.

RE: [lace] Sulky cottons

Hi Brenda, Actually the uniqueness is in the color, rather than the thread. The Blendables are the same size as Sulky cotton 12 and 30 count, so if you have those, the Blendables are the same. Patty -Original Message- From: Brenda Paternoster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

RE: [lace] ten-stick

Hi, How do I work ten-stick? I have worked it in the past for a tape-lace giraffe's head and I made a treble-clef keyring for a friend with it. I know it's a Honiton stitch which is half cloth stitch and half hollow squares which is *really* quick and easy to work. Please can someone help?

RE: [lace] Bruges finish

Sharon wrote: Someone recently asked me about how to do a Bruges finish. I know I have it somewhere in my pile of notes, and it has been posted here before..but I'm a bit pressed for time lately and I'm weeks behind in digests :( Could someone kindly post the directions? TIA Sharon on dull

RE: [lace] Celluloid bobbins

Just ran across this lot of celluloid bobbins on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=19158item=8198621894rd=1 Has anyone seen these before? I've never heard of bobbins made of celluloid. Diane Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galena Illinois USA

RE: [lace] Website, Brazilian bobbin lace

http://www.fairloom.org/ Talk about color in bobbin lace! Some interesting pictures as you click through the website: under the About link, what *are* those things being used as pins? Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com

RE: [lace] Girl Guides and lace

I thought that most of you already do mending. . . Love Roslyn = Hi Roslyn, This reminds me that I once spent a whole summer of my free time, as a new mother! mending my husband's socks and his jeans. It came into my head to decorate

[lace] American Wire Gauge conversion table

Here's the link: http://www.hardwarebook.net/table/AWG.html And for Tamara, .18mm wire is a size AWG 33, a very nice weight for lace. I usually double it. Patty - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

RE: [lace] Horsehair netting

Ricki wrote: Hello all! Following the links on cotton netting suppliers raised to mind some questions I've been curious about for some timeMaybe someone on this list has the answers! I have seen references to horsehair netting having been used prior to the invention of rayon and nylon.

[lace] Irish lacemaker [The on on the left is on the right and the one i n the middle . . .

Linda Walton wrote: while searching for something else entirely, (isn't that just the way?), I happened on this webpage about Thelma Goldring:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/belfast/A2109629.shtml This lady makes all sorts of exquisite Irish lace, and won a Churchill

RE: [lace] Calm (logarithmic) Sea and Prosperous (Dieppe?) Voya ge

Dear all -- . . . Beautiful it was, but was it Dieppe? Did it matter? Of course it mattered! Ran to Sally Johansen in a panic, and lo and behold, sure enough, it wasn't Dieppe ground. It is a beautiful net, but WHAT IS IT? I am doing CTC-pin-CT. Help! Aurelia

RE: [lace] Glass Bobbins - sturdiness

... I've only broken the two glassies, but have broken other woods. Robin P. = Wow Robin, I didn't know bobbin lace was a contact sport! Patty - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [lace] A visual treat on eBay (another opinion)

Hello all fellow lacemakers!! I have just spotted a treat on eBay. I am not in a position to rush in to bid on this item, but I am sure that any of you would enjoy seeing it, considering the id and appraisal given by our own Kate Henry!! This is quite an old piece of lace, and in very good

RE: [lace] Pillow? on ebay

From: Diane Williams Does this look like a bobbin lace pillow to anyone else? It doesn't look like one to me! http://cgi.ebay.com/Edwardian-Era-Brocade-Covered-Bobbin-Lace-Pillow_W0QQitemZ7336982046QQcategoryZ39448QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem or http://tinyurl.com/9dn87

RE: [lace] Russian Lace Bobbins

Does anyone know where I can purchace Russian lace bobbins? Shirlee = Kleinhout (Netherlands) sells some Russian bobbins. http://www.kleinhout.com/ Patty - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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