[lace] contact

Good morning Arachnids It’s cold and grey but at least it is not raining here in Sussex. I would like to contact Pat Crozier who attended lace classes in Thundersley, Essex around 1990. Can any one help please? You may pass my email address to her. Thank you Alex - To unsubscribe send email

[lace] design books

Hi Arachnids Thank you to all who sent links for the Arizona University and particularly Sue Babbs who picked up that I was looking for design ideas. What wonderful resources Arachne members are. There is always someone to help, if not a bunch, especially in these difficult times. Blow the

[lace] Arizona University free library

Good morning Arachnids Can anyone give me a link to books on design in the Arizona University Free Library please? I do not have much success working the internet. I wish to follow up some references to books well out of copyright containing alphabets for craftsmen including embroiderers. I am

[lace] a contact please

Hi Arachnids Please can someone put me in touch with Sister Judith regarding her quote ‘if lace is beautiful it must be right’. I so agree with her. Merry and healthy Christmas to all Arachnids Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] Speed and co-operative lace

Hi Arachnids One fact has so far been neglected and that is the difference in speed between working a new patterns and familiar ones. Having to constantly cope with techniques instead of repeating the same ones. The lace teachers of the past insisted that a yard (metre) had to be made of every

[lace] Making lace quickly

Hi Arachnids We all enjoy different aspects of making lace. To me the time it takes to make lace is not important to me. I make lace for the sake of enjoying making it, puzzling about the techniques and the order of work and having a beautiful article at the end. I would rather make it a little

[lace] Hand carved bobbins

Hi Arachnids Another aspect regarding hand carved bobbins. If they were made purely for financial reasons they may have had little value to others and been thrown out, only bobbins of higher value being kept. How many of us now even pass on hand made clothes and they have no resale value but in a

[lace] lathes

Good morning Arachnids It,s interesting about Downton bobbins being carved. However, lathes have been around for a long time. The origin of turning dates to around 1300 B.C. when the Egyptians first developed a two-person lathe. One person would turn the wood work piece with a rope while the

[lace] re. Textile encyclopedia

Hi Elena What a wonderful chance to expose others to our world. We must make the best use of it. They say all publicity is good publicity. The same in this case. We can argue about the name and where lace is put but what is more important is how much space we can fill and the more space we can

[lace] Virtual teaching

Good morning Arachnids I have taught several students using Skype and Zoom, but only one at a time. When teaching more advanced lace using colours is not practical, I use the ‘third passives to the right etc’, but it is no different from sitting next to someone. I use a camera on a tripod

[lace] Zoom

Hi Arachnids I have taught via zoom and use a mobile webcam, plugs into your computer with a USB, on a mini tripod, about 20 cm high) that I can place on my pillow to show the lace and my bobbins while I am working, over paper while I draw diagrams and facing my screen when using Lace8. I have

[lace] Barbara Underwood

Good morning Arachnids Like countless others, Barbara inspired me to make Bedfordshire lace. We owe her a great debt of gratitude for the research and work she put in to resurrect so many beautiful floral designs in Bedfordshire lace and to make it possible for us to follow in her footsteps and

[lace] Soie ovale

Hi Arachnids I have not used soie ovale but it sounds very much like Pipers floss. I enjoy using floss for Bucks point and for coloured Bucks. Certainly the filaments catch on any roughness on your fingers and it fluffs if you have to go into reverse, just moisten it slightly and press the fibres

[lace] Miss Channer's mat

Hi Karisse Lace workers never bothered to count bobbins, even the ones that could. Instead they would wind a handful and start working. When they ran out they would wind another handful and carry on, the same with gimps. Also, the number of bobbins needed varied when making floral Bucks according

[lace] Museums

Dear Arachnids I fully agree with Brian and Pierre that it is time museums curators remembered they are only custodians of the museum property and that the collections are not their private property; I have heard curators referring to ,my collection, when talking about the collections they are in

[lace] Point lace design?

Good morning Elena Re: Point lace design At present we are in lock-down in GB. I have plenty of time and will be happy to help you with a point ground design. I have helped designers before before using photos attached to emails and also use Skype and am going to have at setting up Zoom. Keep

[lace] Offer

Hi Arachnids Like many others in the world I am in self-isolation and my classes have had to close. Hence, I have some spare time and am happy to help anyone having the time to make lace but experiencing difficulties with a pattern, unable to access a class and getting very frustrated. I can help

[lace] Prescencia thread

Good morning Arachnids I have been using an old reel of Prescencia mercerised thread no. 40 and I prefer it to the Finca range. It gives a softer appearance more like my antique Bedfordshire lace. Does anyone know a supplier in Great Britain? Blow the dust Alex - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] teaching left-handers

Hi Elena Re: teaching a left-hander Being a left-hander, or as my father always put it ‘a southpaw’, I frequently have to change hands. When this happens I make the movements left-handed, watch myself making them and write down what I do. Then I change the words left and right and work the

[lace] Arizona Free Library

Hi Arachnids I did have an old address for the Arizona Free Library. The current one is http://www2.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weavedocs.html If you have never been there you should try it. Blow the dust, let,s make lace. Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

[lace] Arizona free library

Good morning Arachnids Jean Duddings booklets on Coggeshall lace are no longer in print and they are the only accounts of the history and making of the lace and when I suggested they were offered to the Arizona free library there was a good response. Please will someone put me in touch with the

[lace] reading v. reply

Hi Jeri Please continue giving us the benefit of your knowledge. Because we do not reply it does not mean we do not enjoy and learn from them. If the same question comes up again it probably comes from a new member or someone who missed you previous post for some reason – we all experience

[lace] Trolly bobbin

Well done Brian. Thank you for all your work on the history and classification of bobbins Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

[lace] Arizona free library

Good evening Arachnids Thank you for letting us know that the Arizona website is changing, I hope it continues to be available as it is such a fantastic resource and certainly an easier way of searching for topics would be appreciated. Thank you Tess and all those who have helped by scanning

[lace] Er: not so good!

Dear Adele It is amazing how protective some people can be regarding their pet subjects. This includes some authors who cannot accept that they can be mistaken. Personally I prefer to know if something is wrong, then I can put it right before reprinting. There are none so blind as those who will

[lace] lassen

Good morning Arachnids Re. Lassen. I am surprised no one has mentioned Flanders Lace by Mary Niven. She gives a very good description on pages 24 and 26 and I have successfully followed her instructions. I always use my highest magnifier for working this and mounting lace. Have fun Alex - To

[lace] goodie bags

Hi Liz Sadly I gave up international travelling a few years ago for the same reasons and I miss the conventions. However, I still treasure my goodie bags and contents. I still have goodie bag bobbins from the IOLI convention 1988. One is a pottery bobbin the other wooden that I later found out

[lace] Beginners

Hi Arachnids I have always taught torchon first, but if a student struggles I change to Beds. Everyone is different. Some find the geometrical structure of torchon easier to manage, others find the flow of Beds easier. To me, the answer is to be flexible. There is always more to learn, adapt and

[lace] 121 Honiton lace Fillings

Hi Arachnids Please can anyone put me in touch with Christine Hawken,s heirs? I have started writing a book on Honiton lace and wish to get permission to use one of the prickings from 121 Honiton lace Fillings. Blow the dust, let,s make lace Alex - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] ideas for new book

Good morning Arachnids I have received several ideas for new titles, thank you, and I have started pursuing one of them. There are always lacemakers who are willing to help and come up with ideas. My thanks to our major-domo and all who make Arachne work. Alex - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] ideas for new book

Good morning Arachnids I have received several ideas for new titles, thank you, and I have started pursuing one of them. There are always lacemakers who are willing to help and come up with ideas. My thanks to our major-domo and all who make Arachne work. Alex - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] New book ides

Good morning Arachnids I have received several ideas for new titles, thank you, and I have started pursuing one of them. There are always lacemakers who are willing to help and come up with ideas. My thanks to our major-domo and all who make Arachne work. Alex - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] Brian's bobbin

Congratulations Brian. Thank you for all the help you have given me regarding my bobbins and thank you for all the information you have provided for all of us. Your website will be a valuable and well used resource for many years to come. Keep bobbin’ along Alex - To unsubscribe send email

[lace] Book title

Good morning Arachnids I have just completed my latest book. Until now I have always had another that I wanted to write. Now I have written the ones I considered needed writing and feel lost without a topic to research and write about. Does anyone have any ideas of where to direct my interest? I

[lace] teachers no teachers

Hi Arachnids I fully agree with Adele. I started learning from books (pre Pam Nottingham, only Maidment, Mincoff & Marriage, 2 by the Tebbs sisters, Devonia and de Dillmont’s DMC Encyclopaedia of Needlework. I did not have my first lesson until after I started teaching and shortly after that

[lace] Identification

Good morning Arachnids It does not make sense to attribute honeycomb ground to any particular country or region as it was in general use in lace designs throughout Europe. Also many of the names we currently use are modern uses. Even the name ‘Bucks point’ referring to point ground lace made

[lace] Identification

Good morning Arachnids It does not make sense to attribute honeycomb ground to any particular country or region as it was in general use in lace designs throughout Europe. Also many of the names we currently use are modern uses. Even the name ‘Bucks point’ referring to point ground lace made

[lace] Design program

Dear Susie I originally used AutoCad but had to change when it became too expensive. I now use Lace8. It has its limitations, the most annoying being that it is not as accurate as I would like for very fine prickings such as 0.8mm grid, but I overcome this by printing twice size and reducing

[lace] Black lace

Hi Arachnids Re: I believe that some black lace was made with white thread and dyed black and some made with black thread. If you have some old pieces of black lace you do not mind unpicking you can see for yourselves. Lace dyed after it is made will be very slightly lighter inside the crossings

Re: [lace] Working with black thread [was "Thread"]

Good morning Diana I am also sure some black lace was made using black thread. I have an antique pricking that is a light card with the indicators drawn in red. If the indicators were in black they would be confused with the black threads. This is Arachne at its best. Blow the dust. Alex

Re: [lace] Thresds

COLLYER Cc: Anna Binnie ; Alex Stillwell ; lacelijst - Subject: Re: [lace] Thresds Alex writes: Because black is so difficult to work with, much of the black lace was made using white thread and subsequently dyed black. However, according to the Bobbins of Belgium, p. 296, "Grammont, or Chan

[lace] Black lace

Hi David I think if you were making it all day, and also by candle light, you would prefer to make lace using white thread and then dying it. Blow the dust Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

[lace] Thresds

Hi Arachnids Because black is so difficult to work with, much of the black lace was made using white thread and subsequently dyed black. Blow the dust Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

[lace] EyesghtHi

Hi Arachnids My specialist also said that close work does not harm the eyes. Although it may make you more short sighted it will help to maintain your vision. However, he added an important point that has not been mentioned. Following on from advice about looking out of the window for a few

[lace] Linen thread

Hi Arachnids Researching Mechlin using a Veho microscope I found that much of it was made using linen thread finer than 240/2 Egyptian cotton, a few with thread as thick as 200/2 and none with thicker thread. Also most were made using single ply thread, the flax fibres being sufficiently long

[lace] doll collectors

Hi Arachnids I suspect some doll collectors also made and dressed dolls. I have taught doll makers/dressers who wanted to learn lacemaking so they could trim their dolls’ dresses with hand made lace, and somehow lacemaking often took over. Blow the dust, let,s make lace Alex - To unsubscribe

[lace] Rathfarnham Casle pins

Hi Arachnids I am fascinated by the bobbins and fine pins found in Rathfarnham Castle in Dublin that date from the 17th century and would like more information about them. Please can anyone put me in touch with Ann Keller who wrote the article? Blow the dust Alex - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] Definition of lace

Hi Jeri Thank you for sharing Aurelia’s definition of lace. She had such a gift for words. Blow the dust Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

[lace] Lacemakers

Hi Arachnids One of my lacemaking friends came from a lacemaking Bedfordshire family. I’m not sure the era she was talking about but in her family lacemaking was not considered such drudgery. Men worked on the land and earned sufficient to keep their families. However, they preferred to marry

[lace] Lace machines and lacemakers

Hi Arachnids Regarding lace machines. I have put a couple of photos on my website blog www.alexstillwell.wordpress.com of a piece of lace which is made in two sections. The edging is hand-made, the rest machine.made. I think the thread may be the same, in which case it is likely that both parties

[lace] Making lace without diageams

Hi Arachnids I started learning lace before diagrams were used in England and learned how to read a pricking and understand when to add pairs into clothwork and leave them out. I have never been able to get used to using diagrams. When I started making Mechlin five years ago using Rita

[lace] Maths connection

Hi Arachnids I seem to have started something, good. Regarding the ability with maths or not. As a maths teacher I saw, and helped, many who had had a bad experience in maths or missed some due to ill health, and then thought they could not do it. I have also taught lacemaking to other and

[lace] Modern v. traditional

Hi Arachnids I have had many emails thanking me for making the case for traditional lace and thanking me for my stand, but all seem reluctant to stick their heads above the parapet. I think this a very sad state for lace to be in. It is time for those of us who enjoy making and designing lace in

[lace] Traditional and modern

Hi Arachnids Re: Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 22:40:48 +0100 From: Kathleen Harris Subject: [lace] Traditional and modern lace. I started making lace in 1970, and in 1980 I started to learn Bucks point I agree. I teach traditional lacemaking but will also help students develop

[lace] New Grounds

Hi Arachnids I also got interested in exploring grounds and tried many of them. Then I made a Bucks point bookmark, an earlier version of the one in my geometrical Bucks book and it was a shock to the system. If you get a chance to see the updated version in my book p150 follow it up by reading

[lace] servers!

Hi Arachnids All servers have their own problems. This one has been going strong and managing well for most of us. As my husband says ,if it ain,t broke, don,t fix it,. You never know when the fix will be worse. For those few who have a problem perhaps someone could befriend them and relay the

[lace] finge looping

Hi Arachnids >From very early times narrow braids were used as thongs to hold leather clothing together and also as shoe laces which is much the same use.. Making them using only thread and fingers would be very useful if a quick repair was needed. Blow the dust Alex - To unsubscribe send

[lace] Colour

Hi I have had several emails from prominent lacemakers adding their support to my comments about monochrome and coloured lace. One added concern regarding colour when displaying lace as monochrome stands may look less attractive than brightly coloured ones. I saw a very colourful display that

[lace] Colour in lace

Hi Arachnids Here is a comment I found interesting regarding lace. When I became involved in teaching a pilot scheme for City & Guilds I tried to get on a BTECH course for design but unfortunately it was on the same days as I was teaching. However, when I discussed why I wanted to attend the

[lace] Revival

Hi Arachnids I have found the latest discussion on the revival of lace fascinating and would like to add the following. When I started teaching lacemaking in 1973 prickings were almost impossible to find. My mother’s friend knew of someone who had made lace and gave me her address. I visited

[lace] Lace revival

Hi Arachnids The discussion about how lace spread is most interesting. In England the handcrafts followed during and immediately after WW2 were knitting and dressmaking, only those that were useful. Also only products that were useful were available, know as utility. I remember my parents

Re: [lace] bobbin

Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 2:14 PM To: Alex Stillwell Subject: Re: [lace] bobbin Hi Alex, Good to have new Arachne topics, this one is quite interesting. Back home on my office computer I now have an Arachne shortcut button on my bookmark bar. Everything seems to be there. Not sure why some

[lace] bobbin

Hi Arachnids Re: Bobbin. Thank you for your replies. I saw the digest on my list and then it disappeared so I only have your answers sent to me personally. As several have asked for photos I have sent individually and posted a couple on my website www.alexstillwell.wordpress.com under the BLOG

[lace] Valencienne bobbin

Hi Arachnids A question for the bobbin experts I have a curious bobbin. It is 9cm long with ahead 7mm across that is slightly domed at the top and flat beneath. The neck is g 2.9 cm long, just over 3mm wide and there is a thin flat collar the same width as the head. The shank is 5.3cm long,

[lace] Question about early English lace

Re: Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:43:03 -0500 From: Elena Kanagy-Loux Subject: [lace] Question about early English lace Hello all! I am researching the development of the lace industry at the moment, Hi Elena I have a some references you might find interesting, I’ll send

[lace] Bolster

Re: Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2018 06:49:34 -0800 > From: Sally Jenkins > Subject: [lace] Learning to use a bolster pillow > > Good morning all, > > I've been teaching beginning bobbin Hi Sally Do you mean the Spanish/Maltese type used vertically or the English version used

[lace] Lace in Slovakia

Hi Arachnids Thank you for letting me know about the article on Lacemaking in Slovakia. It sums up my own experiences and yes, I talk to my pillows and bobbins too. Blow the dust, let,s make lace Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] Help with Contact

Hi Arachnids What a wonderful collection of friends. Thank you for putting me in touch with Valerie and I have had an answer. Happy New Year, or whatever your festival is called, a rose by any other name smells as sweet. Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

[lace] Contact help

Hi Arachnids I am trying to contact Valerie Sims, she is not replying to my emails and I suspect she may have changed her email address. If anyone is in contact with her please ask her to contact me on my talktalk email address, the one I am currently using, not my gmail address. Blow the dust,

[lace] Time line

Has anyone ever made a Time Line of the dates of various laces and/or events that affected lace and the lace industries? I for one like to see this type of 'over-view' of this type of subject. Lorri Ferguson Renton, WA. USA What a good idea. Are you offering your time? I am sure there

[lace] Picots and rules

Hi Jopie I agree with your comments about making picots and rules in general. We are all different and our hands work in different ways. A technique that suits one person might not suit another. A good teacher will learn as as many methods as she comes across so that, if a student has trouble

[lace] Bucks point

Hi Gabriele & Karen Thank you for the references. The last decade of the 18th century into the first quarter of the 19th century seems to cover the time when the different point laces became into existence, unless anyone has any other information.. A version of point de racroc was used to join

[lace] Bucks origin

Thank you Gabriele. With all the references we are getting I think we are seeing a pattern emerge. My thanks to all who have participated in this discussion, but it is not completely closed, perhaps there are still more facts to come out. please let us know as, and when, you come across them.

[lace] dates for bucks point

Thank you all for looking up possible dates for Bucks point. Your replies are fascinating. All seem to indicate that the point ground laces developed the very end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century, i.e. when lace came back into fashion post French Revolution. This and the

[lace] date for bucks point

Hi Devon Thank you for your comments. Have you checked your Mechlin to see if it is English or Continental? I would be very interested to know. Regarding the dated piece you mention. Is it Lille or Bucks Point? You can use the same criterion as for distinguishing between English and Continental

[lace] date for Bucks point

Hi Arachnids I saw the posting requesting information about the date point ground started and have been waiting to see the response. Unfortunately there has net been even one, I was hoping someone else would come up with something as I have found no reference that actually gives a date and I am

Re: [lace] Mechlin lace

Hi Nancy An interesting thought. Sorry, I cannot help, the reference I came across was only to Mechlin. Since the areas in which the other laces were made are in close proximity to the Mechlin area it is very possible that they had the same attitude. Fortunately there are more prickings available

[lace] Re: Bucks prickings

Thank you Karen, exactly what I have been looking for. Alex From: Karen Thompson Sent: Thursday, December 7, 2017 4:03 PM To: Alex Stillwell Subject: Re: Bucks prickings Alex, The lace in the photos is 1.5 cm wide. With the extra row of holes it can be made 3.5 cm wide. Let me know if you want

[lace] Mechlin lace

Thank you Devon. Interesting not only to see the lace but the pricking it was made on. There are very few Mechlin prickings available, most were burnt, when no longer used, so that they could not be copied. Blow the dust Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

[lace] Thank you Jeri

Hi Jeri My thanks as always for all your help and encouragement. Please do not be offended when anyone complains she has not received your messages. It is a compliment stemming from the dismay that she may have missed something interesting. Blow the dust, let,s make lace Alex - To unsubscribe

[lace] Point ground

Hi Annette I have found this discussion very interesting, especially only pricking alternate holes. I can see how this would work, I must try it. However, it still does not give proof that the point lace was made without any pins supporting the ground. Surely no lace worker would go to the

[lace] Bucks prickings

Good morning Arachnids re: Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2017 19:32:11 + From: Diana Smith Subject: Re: [lace] Bucks Prickings Yes, This may explain the this belief. I usually make a row of point ground stitches before pinning, but I usually restrict them to 3 stitches

[lace] New member

Hi Helen Welcome to Arachne. We are here to help when you need it. Blow the dust, let,s make lace Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

[lace] Bucks Prickings

Hi Arachnids I am interested in the prickings that Elizabeth Ligeti wrote about. Even though I examined most of the prickings at Luton Museum when I was researching Bucks I did not see one that did not have the ground fully pricked. Making ground without pinning it is certainly one of our folk

[lace] Garter

Hi Susan I had this problem when I made the garter for my geometrical Bucks book. I solved it by turning the garter inside out and stretching it round a book so it was at approximately full stretch. Then I made a small back stitch through the lace and elastic behind each ribbon loop. When the

[lace] Jeri

Hi Jeri Even if you are posting on another site please continue making your comments available to us on Arachne as well, directly or indirectly. I do not wish to join other groups, this one is sufficient for me but I would miss your interesting comments on topics I would not think of looking up

[lace] lace samples

Hi Arachnids Embroidery samplers are very popular, lace samplers can be just as interesting when displayed. For some of my samples I used a frame with a mount that has three openings for photos and my lace samples are attached one below the other to the backing so that they show through the

[lace] Ghost pillow

Hi Sue Well done. I fully agree with your approach. I am the worst at following diagrams but they have their place. I was tearing my hair out trying to master Mechlin using diagrams but suddenly my Floral Bucks skills kicked in and I understood what to do. I was able to abandon the diagram. If

[lace] Santina

Dear Arachnids I met Santina several times, she was a lovely and generous lady. She helped me when I was writing my Bucks books by offering to date the samples I was studying. Some of the replies she gave to comments I made about some that puzzled me, and her suspicion that there were other dates

[lace] Ripon lace

Hi Arachnids You can get copies of Lacemaking in Ripon from Mr D Edmondson, 18 Hell Watt Grove, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2JT who supplies the book on behalf of the museum. Unfortunately I do not have an email address. Blow the dust Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] Rosaline

Hi Arachnids I would like to thank everyone who has offered me help. I have plenty to work on. Blow the dust Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

Re: [lace] Rosaline

make lace Alex From: Maria Greil Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 4:13 PM To: Alex Stillwell Cc: Arachne questions Subject: Re: [lace] Rosaline Hello Alex, I agree with Bev. There are other books writen in English which are as good as Jan Geelen's. I myself in Europe try to buy bobbin lace books

[lace] Rosaline

Good afternoon Arachnids It,s now my turn to ask for help. One of my student wishes to learn Rosaline. I have a sound knowledge of Honiton but need to understand the differences between it and Rosaline. We both have ‘Rosaline Perlee by J Geeln 1990’ but cannot read it. Has anyone a

[lace] Classification

Hi Devon The point that many lacemaker today miss is that in the past lace was a commercial activity. Dealers would supply patterns for lace that would be fashionable and sell and lacemakers would make it using the techniques with which they were familiar. In some cases techniques used in

[lace] Classification of lace

In the case of Bedfordshire, what would you call it if you were classifying it. The early lace would be a plaited type and if I knew it had been made in England I I would call it early Bedfordshire lace or English plaited lace. Later on Cluny type lace was made in England and I would call it

[lace] Names

Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 17:18:06 -0400 From: Susan Subject: [lace] Bedfordshire lace Hello All! While working on signage for an upcoming lace exhibit at the library, I ran into a disagreement among lace resources regarding Bedfordshire. Hi Susan and Arachnids Our

[lace] strange characters

Hi Brenda Just to let you know, your latest post on Arachne came up with the usual strange characters. I am using Windows 8 and my server is talktalk. This is proving a most interesting discussion and I am learning a lot about what I can use and what I cannot. Incidentally, these problems do not

[lace] characters

Hi Jeri The exercise on the characters was interesting and my experience was the same as the other UK results. The comment about Arachne being trusted and used by many who do not trust facebook etc. applies to me as well, and as the comment has been made I am obviously not the only one. Perhaps

Re: [lace] I can't stop laughing

give the wriggle room that an unpinned ground has. I am now trying not pinning the plait adjacent to the motif. It is so interesting. Blow the dust Alex From: J-D Hammett Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 3:17 PM To: Alex Stillwell ; Arachne reply Subject: RE: [lace] I can't stop laughing Hi

[lace] I can't stop laughing

Hi Arachnids Someone has just sent me a picture that I must share with you. It is the latest in lace underwear. I have put it on my website alexstillwell.wordpress.com and look under Blog. It came to me with the caption I can’t stop laughing, how true. Alex - To unsubscribe send email to

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