Does any one know of a lace teacher in the Lymasol are of Cypress? Probably
spelt that wrong. Vivienne
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Thank you all who sent me get better wishes. I can't get to the main
computer but Iain has brought me the lap top. Those who are medically minded I
have
a Weber C fracture. To the rest of us I have dislocated my ankle, broken a
bone in it and in my leg. I had an op on Wednesday and next
Hi, I couldn't resist coming on. I don't usually. I agree with Brenda, if
you can and enjoy hand sewing your lace go ahead. I love making lace and have
made more than most. I hate sewing and don't do any. I machine all my lace.
Though now, so I can get on to the next piece, someone else does
We have found someone selling Biggins patterns on Ebay. The are starting
with Snowflake beginning £1.95. You ca buy it from us at £2 plus can ring us
if
you need any help! Please don't encourage these people. Vivienne
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I am not going and never was going to pursue it. I just think why pay more
to a ebayer than to the original designer like Joan Kelly and Christine
Springett! He starts his bid on my patterns at £1.95. The new one is £2 and I
can
help you if you need advise. So, if no one is willing to over pay he
Hi Daphne, I haven't looked at her site but the friend who told me has. In
her history she has sold more than one copy of patterns. Does a little old lady
have more than one copy? I think she may be very savvy. We once bought a car
which we had been told had only been driven by a little old
Hi all I find it very puzzling. We all know the groups that have 5 to 10
suppliers visiting their monthly meeting and where for suppliers it is a waste
of time. We went to one Lace day where we were in two class rooms, I won't say
where. Anyway people kept coming to the door and waving to
Hi, Vivienne here from Presencia. i have a customer who has a daughter in
law in Spain, near Valencia, who wants to learn lace but using Midland bobbins
and our pillows. Do any of you live in the area or know of any others she can
meet? Many thanks, Vivienne
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Hi, yes there did used to be a problem with a sticky dot. However when we
became the Uk supplier of Finca we got them to drop it. So now it is only on
the
Metallic as it doesn't cause a problem on that. I would point out that as
you get 900m on any reel of Finca Lace thread you actually get more
Hi, I have just been told that Sue Stephens died on Friday, 30th January. It
is so sad. She was a very lovely lady and a great advocate of lace making.
She will be sadly missed. Vivienne, Presencia
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Thank you so much for all the help. I don't want to mess about doing sample
squares. I printed off the conversion charts some of you sent me links to,
many thanks. The problem is they are all Metric, Canadian and USA. My hooks
are
over 60 years old and are imperial. So I think I will treat
Thank you all. Many of the conversion charts didn't have imperial only
metric But Sue and another lady, I think Jean found two that did. But I had
already gone out and bought 6 new ones :-( Still I was surprised how cheap
they
were. You are a great bunch of ladies. Nothing seems to much
Hi, have I missed something? Are the raffles going on for charity? If so
which one. I would be happy to contribute to a charity raffle. Vivienne.
Presencia
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Hi all, I think someone should point out Rayon is not a synthetic thread,
like Nylon, but a man made thread made from trees. As many of you know I use
the Rayon in many of my patterns, usually as Brenda say, as the workers.
If you get a spool of some Rayon's and Nylons and lay it down if
Hi again, I looked up Rayon and found, Because it is produced from natural
occurring polymers, unlike Nylon, it is neither synthetic nor truly
natural. Known as Viscose and Art silk in the trade. There you go! Don't we
learn
a lot from our chat.Vivienne
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Rayon
Manufactured fiber composed of regenarated celluose. Different types of
rayon includes viscose rayon (made from wood chips) cuprammonium rayon made
from cotton linters, and topel and corvel rayon.
Hi again, I found the above. The one that says wood chips is the one I use,
Viscose
Hi, it all depends on the Rayon you use. I don't know about polyester as I
have never tried i, but I would think again quality is what counts. I use
our Rayon in most os the patterns we bring out. It does not srink when you
take the pins out. It does not spin off your bobbins it can even
Hi, I have used fray check on my lace for 18 year and have no holes or
discoloration. I was told the USA Fray check, by fray check, was different from
the UK one, many years ago. Vivienne
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Hi, I have used fray check for 18 years and have never found it washed out.
Perhaps you wash garments more than I would wash lace mats and such.
Vivienne
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Not sure which lace this will interest. I had a letter today that said
Coats is moving out their warehouse from the UK to Germany. That is DMC and
now Coats. Vivienne
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Hi, I thought many of you would like to know our turner Derek, who has been
with us many years, brought his last lot of bobbins holders and things
last week. This week he was admitted to the Hospice. Derek has made bobbins
both bone and wood plus his lovely pin boxes for more years than we
Our lovely turner, Derek, died in the hospice last week. We are at his
funeral Friday 2nd. He made great bobbins for Biggins, bobbin trees, bobbin
holders and our wonderful pin boxes. I will miss my friend greatly.
Vivienne/Presencia
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Hi all, I just had a phone call from a branch of Staples asking my
permission to photo copy one of my table cloth patterns. I thought it was very
good of them. I gave permission for one copy. Good on Staples. Vivienne,
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Hi, when we were at Tonbridge I came across a, I don't know if it is a CD
or DVD, I'm not good at that stuff, that you put in your computer and it is
like a video. It shows you how to make, I think it has 7 different
Christmas items. You print off the patterns and get visual help to do them. I
Hi all, I would like your views. Though I am a supplier this is not
promoting any thing I sell but I think Lace makers need to express an opinion
on.
The people who make many of the pins in the world have been looking for a
long time at the problem of brass pins tarnishing. they tell me
I have tried to keep out of this as we used to be bobbin makers but however
we are not now. You should not need any thing to help you keep normal
thread on Midland bobbins. One of the ladies said wind it round a few times
over the start of the thread then change hands or go to your winder
Sally was a really lovely, funky girl. I loved her hats and her clothes.
Wished I was young enough to copy her style. She was as funky, kind and
lovely behind the scenes as she was to customers. Some lace suppliers are
not as nice when dealing with other bobbin painters and suppliers as
Hi, I'm sorry to say that Iain and I won't be at Pudsey after all. Iain had
an operation on Thursday, not serious but necessary, anyway everything
went pear shape and he is not in any condition to drive from Kent and to do a
show. We are sorry. Any of the people who were going to collect
Years ago I went away taking my lace with me. I then realised I was short
of about 10 bobbin. My husband thought of using the Dolly pegs which were
under the sink where we were staying. They of course already have a head to
hitch your thread to. Worked a treat. Vivienne
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Hi, all the lace you see on my stall and web site have the knots glued with
fray check. I have been doing it for 28 years with no discolouration.
Though I was told years ago that USA Fray check id slightly different from the
UK one. I don't know. I do know it is fine. However. Do not use the
Would the lady who bought a mattress in Devon please email me with a contact
number? Vivienne
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What about cheating: use the sewing machine but with invisible thread?
Agnes Boddington - Ellougthon UK
www.sixpennybobbins.co.uk
The only disagreement I have is with the word 'cheating'. There are no rules
in Lace Making only tradition and personal preference. You should do
whatever you
Thank you all for your help. I think we are sorted now. I obviously didn't
explain very well as we didn't need an actual teacher. Her mum in law is
teaching her but she wants some like minded ladies she can make lace with. She
is
not in the Barcelona area but Alzira, as I say thank you all,
Hi, Vivienne here from Presencia. I have a Food Saver bag sealer. I have had
one for many many years but I only recently realised it is great for sealing
bookmark sleeves. It looks really good. I should think any bag sealers will
do the same thing. Hope to see some of you at Pudsey
Hi, it's Vivienne here. Yesterday I decided to have ago at crochet. It was
my main craft through out the _...@s_ (mailto:6...@s) and 70's. I forgot how
quick it is. I made a mat about 9 across after tea. I now have bought some
patterns but my hooks are all imperial. Can any one help me
Thank you so much for all the help. I don't want to mess about doing sample
squares. I printed off the conversion charts some of you sent me links to,
many thanks. The problem is they are all Metric, Canadian and USA. My hooks
are
over 60 years old and are imperial. So I think I will treat
Thank you all. Many of the conversion charts didn't have imperial only
metric But Sue and another lady, I think Jean found two that did. But I had
already gone out and bought 6 new ones :-( Still I was surprised how cheap
they
were. You are a great bunch of ladies. Nothing seems to much
Hi again, I am well underway with my crochet now but I wonder if any one out
there can help me with a crochet pattern. I want to make my son, he asked
me! a round table cloth. His table is 70 inches across and then we need a drop.
So I want a pattern I can just keep going round until it is
Hi, the last thing you want to do is pour it out of the nozzle when you
have cut it off. I tell my girls to cut off the nozzle the dip a Bockens or
some such thin, in the glue and just touch the knots. Perhaps that is were
people are going wrong. We need very little. Vivienne
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Norfolk ladies, check out a shop called Counting Stitches in North Walsham.
Has crochet and lace stuff. Vivienne
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Not sure which lace this will interest. I had a letter today that said
Coats is moving out their warehouse from the UK to Germany. That is DMC and
now Coats. Vivienne
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Hi, I thought many of you would like to know our turner Derek, who has been
with us many years, brought his last lot of bobbins holders and things
last week. This week he was admitted to the Hospice. Derek has made bobbins
both bone and wood plus his lovely pin boxes for more years than we
Hi all, I just had a phone call from a branch of Staples asking my
permission to photo copy one of my table cloth patterns. I thought it was very
good of them. I gave permission for one copy. Good on Staples. Vivienne,
Presencia
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I use an Easy Yo. It is fantastic. I have used it for years and now my son
uses one. You buy a box of the packets of powder and from then on you only
need cold water and boiling water. fantastic yogurt. we like the Greek one,
there are a few different one. we get it from Lakeland kitchens.
Merry Christmas to every one. All that have sent cards thank you. Iain I
have decided to stop sending cards as I have long thought them a waste of
money resources. Instead we have sent a donation to debtofhonour.org a
charity being helped by Joanna Lumley to help the Gurkas who are mostly
Hi, I know lots of us have help husbands, do pricking for us, put blue film
on our patterns. Some even wind bobbins! One of my classes husband
excelled when she came home from shopping to find he had straightened her lazy
susan for her. ;- ) Vivienne
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Hi all, I would like your views. Though I am a supplier this is not
promoting any thing I sell but I think Lace makers need to express an opinion
on.
The people who make many of the pins in the world have been looking for a
long time at the problem of brass pins tarnishing. they tell me
My best friends mum, when I was a child, was called Daisy. She married
Walter Lawn. When nuseing I had a Duncan Duncan a John Thomas AND a Clamidia!
If any one doesn't know the John Thomas or the Clamidia email me. The
Clamidia is spelt different from the infection! Vivienne
To
Sally was a really lovely, funky girl. I loved her hats and her clothes.
Wished I was young enough to copy her style. She was as funky, kind and
lovely behind the scenes as she was to customers. Some lace suppliers are
not as nice when dealing with other bobbin painters and suppliers as
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