[lace] Bobbin winder

His everyone I was thinking of asking for a bobbin winder for my birthday. What are the pros and cons? What should I be looking for, what sort of price in the UK and which suppliers sell them? Regards Alison in damp and unseasonably warm Essex uk - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] Help needed update

Hi all thank you all for your suggestions about my sewings problem. I have taken them all on board and am going to buy both a lazy Susan and a bigger crochet hook and see how I get on. Alison in sunny Colchester Essex UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

[lace] Help needed

Hi all Returning to tape lace after a long time I am struggling with the sewings and false plaits. I've lost some of my manual dexterity due to illness and a crochet hook is not working. I have what I think is called a needle pin and Bridget cook's practical skills in lace book but I am

[lace] Books and Lace

Hi everyone I don't think anyone has mentioned the children's book little grey rabbit makes lace by Alison uttley. There is a pamphlet of prickings inspired by the book but I'm not sure who wrote that. Alison in sunny Colchester Essex UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] Ghost pillow

Hi a while ago made a piece of floral bucks for a friend's significant birthday. I was way out of my depth with only a minimal knowledge of bucks. I gave myself two years as I was working full time. I first enlarged the pricking and worked it in thicker thread using a ghost pillow and then worked

[lace] Beginners patterns

Hi Thank you for all the replies to my question, I have now located the pattern I was looking for, and thank you to Alex Stillwell for allowing us to use her patterns. At the moment I am working my way through Alex's Geometrical Bucks Point book, I have bought her Floral Bucks Point book

[lace] Beginners patterns

Hi all I remember a conversation a while ago about beginners patterns. someone mentioned a website, I think, Alex Stillwell. I bookmarked it but when my computer crashed I lost everything and I can't now find it. There was a simple fish pattern. My 5 year old grandson is fascinated by my lace

[lace] Bookmark exchange

Hi Yesterday, on returning from a busy day, I found my exchange bookmark from Alice Howell. it's a lovely white flower from a German lace book, I shall treasure it. And with it a card showing Carricmaross lace from the Lace Guild collection. Thanks again , Alice Alison in sunny and

[lace] Lace in India

Hi Did anyone else in the UK see Sunday night's episode of the Good Kama Hospital? For those not in the UK this is a hospital drama set in in India. The opening shots showed nuns making bobbin lace to be made into wedding dresses. Is this accurate, is lace still being made for sale in India

[lace] is this spam?

Hi I have just had a couple of messages supposedly from Carol Adkinson, I don't believe they are, is this spam? Did anyone else get them? Carol, if this is you let me know. Alison in cloudy Colchester, Essex, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

[lace] Bookmark exchange - it's arrived

Dear Stormy Thank you so much for my book mark, it is so pretty, and how did you know that was my favourite colour? It arrived earlier this afternoon. I would have emailed earlier but I felt guilty that my one for you was less than half done. It's now just over half done and hopefully

RE: [lace] Cookie pillow question, and digest

Hi everyone This is a very interesting question. It occurred to me that the prevalence of cookie shaped pillows in the UK might be because Honiton pillows are cookie-like. Or is that just how modern Honiton pillows are shaped? I must confess my ignorance about this, but I don't remember seeing

[lace] I'm back

Hi I just wanted to thank those of you who welcomed me back to the Arachne fold. It's good to hear what other people are doing, I missed you all. Alison in Colchester, Essex UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here.

[lace] to Carol in Norfolk

Hi Carol Thank you for your email. I wanted to reply privately but I hit the delete button accidentally and now can't find the email, could you please send it again and I will reply. Regards Alison in Colchester - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

[lace] I'm back

Hi all At last I'm back on Arachne. I've been retired since April, you might remember I mentioned I was going to retire. But problems with email which meant that I had to change my email address, also the arrival of a new grandson and a holiday means that I've only just got myself sorted out