[lace] left handed hitches

The talk of problem hitches, left-handed winding, anti-clockwise etc. reminds me of the time that I used teach children on Saturday mornings. (I did it for sixteen and a half years). One girl had great trouble winding clockwise, so I suggested that she look at the head of the bobbin and imagine

Re: [lace] Left handed tricks?

The talk of problem hitches, left-handed winding, anti-clockwise etc. reminds me of the time that I used teach children on Saturday mornings. (I did it for sixteen and a half years). One girl had great trouble winding clockwise, so I suggested that she look at the head of the bobbin and

[lace] Bukingham Lace Industry

Hello Arachnes, I've been given a pricking of a very large, two piece, Bucks collar, each piece maximum 7inches by 18 inches. The pricking has been rubber stamped as follows - Buckingham lace Industry, Moreton Manor House, Buckingham. Does anyone have any information about this? Liz Pass

Re: [lace] Re: Bath-changing style of contemporary Needlelace 1970s onwards

Diaper - also used to describe the diamond pattern in brickwork eg Tudor buildings such as Hampton Court Palace. Liz Pass Another dull day with showers in Poole, Dorset. - Original Message - From: "Jane Partridge" To: "DevonThein" ,

Re: [lace] bobbin

Hello Alex, I thought your description seemed familiar. I've got an identical bobbin and i can't remember where I got it, or when. The hole in the bottom is tapered, and like your is quite seep. Must go now - lace class awaits. Liz Pass in Poole, Dorset. - Original Message - From:

Re: [lace] Vintage pattern books

Hello everyone, Unfortunately my copy of DMC Les Dentelles aux Fuseau has no indication of date. However I have five copies of Therese de Dillmont's Encyclopedia of Needlework. There seem to be a lot of modern reprints, one of which is so poor that the pictures have reproduced very badly.

Re: [lace] Lace in Fashion Exhibit in Bath - Shared Lace Viewing Opportunities

Dear Jerry, The best way to find out more about the Lace in Fashion exhibition on Bath is to GOOGLE. There are various reviews etc. and the images are beautiful. I've no connection with public relations so can't help with your suggestion, but I can tell you that I am planning to visit Bath in

Re: [lace] Black Lace Tie at top of Lace Guild website pages

I saved the black tie this way (I'm using Windows 10). Open Lace Guild web page Right click on the image. Right click on View background image Right click Copy image Then save or copy in the ususal way. Liz Pass in Poole, Dorset damp, dull and mild today - Original Message - From:

Re: [lace] Hermitage Russia and Buckingham Palace, London

Hello Nathalie, We visited the Hermitage Museum 3 years ago and I only saw one piece of lace, and that was a simple Torchon edging to a cover of some description. Unfortunately I don't read or speak Russian so I can't say what it was for. The museum is vast and very busy. We were on a guided

Re: [lace] Joining lace

Hello Ann, Try to get hold of a book called "Practical Skills in Bobbbin Lace" by Bridget M Cook. There is a whole section entitled "Completions, ending and finishings" which has several suitable methods for finishing where there is a large amount of ground - not totally invisible, but less

[lace] spanish lace pins

Sorry about the gobbledegook! I'll never understand this e-mail program. What I sent and what I received were totally diferent. While searching the internet for Spanish lace bobbins I came across a website selling pins. Here's their description. Spanish lace pins. These short redheads come

[lace] spanish lace pins

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[lace] 17th century lace

Dear Arachnes, Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE I have recently received the transcript of an English will from 1630. Elizabeth Lougher was a widow, whose husband, Robert, died in 1624. They had at least one daughter and five grandchildren.

Re: [lace] spectacular-lace

If you want to see more spectacluar lace, look here. http://www.lacestudio-paragon.com/index.html Yvonne Scheele-Kirkhof designed and made the phoenix using cantu techniques. Her work is exquisite. You'll find lots more on her website, including a short biography and gallery as well as

Re: [lace] lace photos

Hello Maria and Kathleen, Near the top right of the webpage there are two words - idioma and espagnol. Hover the mouse over espagnol and a choice of languages appears - English is one of them. liz Pass in Poole, where we have another sunny day> - Original Message - From: Maria Greil

Re: [lace] lace photos- WARNING

Hello Cindy, I'm sorry that happened - I wonder why? Best Wishes, Liz - Original Message - From: Cindy Comeyne <lace@arachne.com> To: ELIZABETH PASS <elizabeth.p...@tesco.net>, Maria Greil <mariagr...@gmail.com> Cc: Kathleen Harris <ec...@cix.co.uk>, Arachne <

[lace] french lace pillow

Hello Everyone, I watched Who do you think you are last night when Derek Jacobi went to Paris to find out more about his 6X grandfather who was a Huguenot. The historian at the Protestant Historical Society of Paris showed him an etching of some of the atrocities which were perpetrated and in

Re: [lace] Lace Guild - Poppy and Swan Bobbins for Members

Dear Jeri, I appears that the Lace Guild website has recently been updated. Sadly there are no Poppy bobbins but for the current membership year 2015-2016 the bobbins have the Lace Guild logo and heart outlines in blue. From the price and colour of the bobbins I guess they are made of bone

RE: [lace] Simple needlelace question

Good Morning Helen, A short answer to your question - no. It's not supposed to look identical. I've just checked out one of my pieces with a magnifying glass to make sure. Off to needlelace group this after noon! Best wishes, Liz Pass In dull and cloudy Poole, Dorset. To: Lace Subject: [lace]

FW: [lace] lace jewelry

Tiny URL http://tinyurl.com/pr6vys4 Liz -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Lorelei Halley Sent: 08 November 2014 20:58 To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] lace jewelry a bobbin lace pillow pendant in silver filigree

[lace] spanish bobbins

Hello everyone, Can any of you tell me what kind of bobbins are used in Majorca? I've searched the internet without much luck. They have been described to me as having no neck or beads, about 1cm wide and 10-12cm long. They are suitable for a lady who has arthritis, does sewing in her lace

Re: [lace] lace style sheet, was lace proof readers

When in doubt I consult the Oxford Spelling Dictionary (it has British and American spelling) , which lists the following: lace laces laced lacing lacemaker /s lacemaking (but the spell checker on this computer wants to spell it lace making or lovemaking!) lace-pillow /s Similarly,

[lace] wedding dresses

Today's Daily Mail has an article about a new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, which starts on May 3rd and continues until 15th May next year. The theme is Wedding Dresses 1775 - 2914, and there are many photos of the exhibition or the actual weddings in the article.

RE: [lace] Video About Honiton Lace

Dear Adele, Thank you so much for letting us know about this video. I was so surprised when I saw the lady who was talking about Honiton Lace - Val was one of my students in my early lace teaching days. She started with Torchon and progressed to Bedfordshire. Then she moved - to Honiton no

RE: [lace] Lace at Swedish Royal Wedding

There are lots more photos here, the bridal couple, many of the guests and in close up and too. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2337887/Princess-Madeleine-Sweden- weds-American-financier-beau-watched-audience-royal-guests.html or http://tinyurl.com/o6bbzn3 Liz Pass Poole, Dorset is

[lace] New podcast from the Royal Collection

Hello everyone, I thought you might like to see/hear a podcast from The Royal Collection. The section on the wedding dress lasts for about six minutes and if you choose Audio with images, there are lots of close-up photos of the lace, especially on the skirt and train. The Royal Collection

[lace] Yvonne Scheele-Kerkhof lace course

Hello everyone, Yvonne will be teaching a weekend course (non-residential) in Wimborne, Dorset this September and there are a few places left. The cost is £90 for 14 Hours, spread over two days. She offers Withof, Duchesse, Floral Bedfordshire and Cantu. Obviously you will need to have a

RE: [lace] Lacemaking tool that boggles the mind

This is no lacemaking object. It's a child's puzzle. I bought one for my children many years ago but it was made of wood. The idea is that you have to get both beads together on the same part of the string. Oh yes, it can be done ( if you have an hour or two to spare.) I can't find it at the

RE: [lace] Lacemaking tool that boggles the mind

I sent this yesterday but for some reason it didn't arrive. This is no lacemaking object. It's a child's puzzle. I bought one for my children many years ago but it was made of wood. The idea is that you have to get both beads together on the same part of the string. Oh yes, it can be done (

RE: [lace] Glass Bobbins on ebay - Diane Miller?

Hello Jean, It's just the box that has a Brian and Diane Miller 'label' in it. Diane painted bone bobbins and miniature paintings but Brian made a variety of items, pen holders, paperweights etc where he encapsulated leaves, flowers, even dandelion clocks in some sort of clear acrylic. They

RE: [lace] Dillmont again - to Liz Pass in Poole, Dorset

Hello Lucie ( and Lynn) From your description, it appears that you have a French edition. The earliest French edition that I have details for was dated Oct 1909, when 630,000 copies had been printed. I don't have the number of pages for this one, which is the larger size, but the 1924 pocket

RE: [lace] What is an afficot?

Good Morning all, Take a look at this page - http://www.guildofneedlelaces.org/Sales.html - it shows a modern aficot (pronounced 'aff ee co' a bit like picot, with the stress on the first syllable.) Make sure that you scroll down at least half way to find it. By the way, if anyone needs a good

[lace] Dating Therese de Dilmont

My thanks to the many listers who replied to me both on and off list. I will be a few days updating my data base. There seem to be a lot of modern reprints. I have one which is so poor that the pictures have reproduced very badly. BUT I have a very early copy and hand-written on title page

RE: [lace] Dillmont dating

Hello Diana, If your book has the number 630, it was published in June 1930. Check that it also says 1,260,000 copies published and has 813 pages. It seems that many book sellers had their own business details on the cover. One of mine comes from WH Smith, the other has no further

RE: [lace] Edgings

Hello Ann, I realise that you've already started your lace but here's a idea for another time. One way to get a ruffled edging is to use a circular pricking and keep going around until you have the desired 'straight' measurement along the foot side. This gives a nice effect without too much

RE: [lace] Re: pins

Alice wrote: In 19th century USA, pins were used as an informal monetary unit. Remember stories like Tom Sawyer... admission to the performance the kids gave was a pin (or two). I may sound like I'm very ancient, but I remember as a child that a paper of pins was sometimes used in shops to

RE: [lace] Lacemaking or Lace making as per Oxford Dictionary

Whenever I'm not sure if a word exists, I check the Oxford Dictionary of Spelling. There it is - quite clearly - lacemaker, lacemaking. Other 'lace' entries are; Lace, laces, laced, lacing, lace-glass, lace-glasses, lace-pillow, lace-up, lacewing, lacewood, lacework, lacey (use lacy)

RE: [lace] lace on hankies

Hello Spiders, Janice wrote that she made the lace very slightly larger than the actual hankie and eased the fabric along the sides and corners to make the lace fit. This reminded me of the first Bucks hankie edging that I made. I originally had planned to make a sample, but I was enjoying it

RE: [lace] eBay 120365023152? French object (tool)

My husband has a gadget rather like this. He uses it to set the teeth on his tenon saws. Liz Pass (Poole, UK) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

RE: [lace] Spare thread

Hello Wendy, I don't think there is any need to worry about 'mixing' the thread. I presume you will be using the same make, colour and weight of thread. You've noticed that the bit you unwound was kinked, but it wouldn't have seemed kinked if you'd carried on the same piece of lace. I

I haven't got the patience - was [lace] Declining lace days

Jean, You said Several people have seen me making lace and have admired it, but the usual comment is I couldn't do that. I haven't got the patience. I don't know what the answer is. This is my answer: You learn patience when you learn lace! And to those insulting members of the public

RE: [lace] bobbinlace Christening gown

Hello Sue, If you can get hold of a book called The baby wore white. Robes for special occasions by Heather Toomer, (ISBN 9 790954 273018) who is a lace collector, you will see a feast of antique baby gowns. Some of them have patterns too, and most of these you can draw out on to squared

RE: [lace] Glass Character Divider Pins

I've just looked at Martin Tuffnell's site and found it very easy to navigate. If you want to see what sort of tops can be added to divider pins, check out - Beads - English made animal beads. I had some of these quite a few years ago, and bobbins too. Liz Pass (in Poole - it's wet, windy and

RE: [lace] Beautiful vintage table doilie in needle lace

Hi Alessandra, Yes, this is needlelace. It's typical of Chinese production. I'm not sure that it is vintage though. In 1993 I bought a new table cloth very similar to this in Australia and it was clearly marked Made in China. I think you had a good price too. My cloth is on my dining room

[lace-chat] RE: [lace] Beautiful vintage table doilie in needle lace

Hi Alessandra, Yes, this is needlelace. It's typical of Chinese production. I'm not sure that it is vintage though. In 1993 I bought a new table cloth very similar to this in Australia and it was clearly marked Made in China. I think you had a good price too. My cloth is on my dining room

RE: [lace] smile! it's a raffle...a memory raffle

Hi Debbie, I remember Mr Harrison very well - all those suitcases that he brought, full to the brim, wooden bobbins in one, bone in another and goodness knows what in the rest. He just opened them up and tipped them out. I believe I was Chairman of Poole Bobbin Lace Circle at the time and we

[lace] Dorset Arts and Crafts 100th exhibition

Hello everyone, Just to let you know that there is still time to enter the 100th Exhibition of the Dorset Arts and Crafts Association. Entry forms must be received by Monday 16th July and you can download these from the following website. http://www.dorsetartsandcrafts.org/ If there is any

RE: [lace] dutch girl or boy in lace

Hi Andrea, I have a piece of lace about 5-6 square which shows two Dutch children, boy and girl, kissing. If it would be any help, I could scan it for you. You might be able to use the print-out instead if a pricking. (This is what I did years ago when I saw an enlarged photo of something I

RE: [lace] Laminating lace

Diana, Why not use one of those clear plastic bookmark holders that all the general lace suppliers have? I always use them. Liz -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diana Smith Sent: 22 March 2007 15:31 To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Laminating

RE: [lace] Lace Buttons - Birds eye buttons

Hello Jean, I've just got in from our lace class at Broadstone and am catching up with the e-mails. I've got both these books, Jean. Very good they are too. The author is Marion Howitt, who was taught by Thelma Johns. Birds Eye buttons are very easy to make. I wonder if the Dorset ones are the

RE: [lace] Lace buttons

And I hear that we will be actually making them as she talks. Liz Pass (also in Poole) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jean Nathan Sent: 17 February 2007 22:10 To: Lace Subject: [lace] Lace buttons Lindy wrote: The lace button thread

RE: [lace] lace tablecloth?

Look at the red thread along the corner line. Is this a version of the 'magic 'thread? Has anyone used this method? Liz Pass (in Poole, Dorset where the weather has been so mild today that I've been working in the garden and seen a lizard and bumble bee - both of which should be hibernating!)

RE: [lace] bucks garter lace

Hi Sue, I've made lots of garters and always work on 27 inches as a good length, working to the nearest pattern repeat. I've done one sided and two sided garters, depending on the amount of time available, but concentrated on one sided since I heard that two sided were tarts' garters! The

RE: [lace] Tim Parker wanted

Tim and Ann usually have an extended holiday at this time of year, so will be out of contact for a while. Liz Pass (in Poole, Dorset) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ewa Eskilsson Sent: 11 January 2007 16:04 To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Tim

RE: [lace] Maltese lace on e.bay

It looks to me much like the sort of needle lace that is exported all over the world from China. I bought a very nice circular table cloth when I was in Australia, at quite a modest price considering the amount of hours that would have gone into the making of it. Liz Pass (in Poole in the rain)

RE: [lace] ebay item

Someone has already contacted the seller with this suggestion. I think I agree. Dear Seller. I am a lace maker but the tools concerned have nothing to do with the craft. My Father used to use something like that for filling in the old fashioned type of football pools(12X meant home win,away

RE: [lace] lace and angling

As Nottingham is the home of machine lace in England, it sounds to me like the lace bobbin is the large spool used on the machines. The predominant British reel was called the Nottingham reel, based on the wooden lace bobbin devised in that ancient lacemaking town. Liz Pass (in Poole) -- No

RE: [lace] Re: Wonderful thread

Could it be possibly due to the direction in which you wind your bobbins? In Malta we wind our bobbins in the opposite direction to how most other lace makers around the world wind them and I have never had this problem ... And I have used Brok cotton Please tell us how you wind your

[lace] Silk thread

At present I'm using Piper's spun silk 140/2 to work a pattern called Cameo. It's from 'A Visual Introduction to Bucks Point Lace' by Geraldine Stott. I'm making a rectangle to put on the cover of a photo album which will be covered in creamy, silky material, slightly padded. Inside there will

[lace] Royal fans

Hello everyone, Three of us had a trip to Buckingham Palace yesterday, where this year's special exhibition is 80 evening gowns from the Queen's wardrobe, as well as three suites of jewellery - diamonds, emeralds and aquamarines. In the shop later, Pauline bought a book on royal fans and told me

[lace] Arachnes living and holidaying in Dorset

Hello , The Poole Arachnes ( me, Beryl, who lurks, and Jean Nathan) and Jane are meeting up tomorrow (8th Aug) at the Dorset Arts and Crafts Show, Bovington Middle School, not far from Wool and Monkey World. If anyone is in the vicinity we'd love to meet you in person. (Not everyone on the

RE: [lace] bobbin lace beads

In my experience half stitch doesn't have workers. I prefer to use a fine crochet hook, pass the bead on to it, pull through one bobbin thread ( worker or passive, which ever is appropriate for the design) and transfer the bead to the thread loop, then pass the second bobbin through the loop.

RE: [lace] Lace pillow maker? on ebay

This is an intriguing description for an item on eBay. Firstly does the seller really mean pillow maker? I think it should read - Lace maker's pillow. And what is that around the roller? It's a piece of Irish crochet. Well it's lace, and it's on a lace pillow. Could have been tatting

RE: [lace] Re: Wire as thread /wire as wire (twisting and turning g)

If that's so, then what's single-ply wool? Why isn't it single-strand? It is correctly called 'singles' , not ply or anything else. But of course most people don't know this so call it one play as they would two ply, three ply etc. When I learned to spin thirty years ago, I was taught that

RE: [lace] Re: Breach of copyright?

Hello Malvary and Tamara, Just one point with regard to the pricking that was on sale on e-bay. It was originally published as part of a book and therefore if ripped out of the book would have had another pricking on the back. By the way, if anyone would like a copy of the toadstool pricking,

RE: [lace] Breach of copyright?

I have been in contact with the seller several times today and her replies are below. All the patterns I am selling belonged to my mother who now has alzheimer's disease and the are all original purchases she has made from either the Lace Guild or another source The next one stated:- Hi and

RE: [lace] Breach of copyright?

Further to my earlier e-mail - I have been in contact once again with the seller and I hope that together we may be able to resolve the problem. Liz Pass -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/327 - Release Date:

[lace] Lace in New Zealand

Hello everyone, I'm leaving for New Zealand on 15th December to spend three weeks with my son and his girl friend. My lovely husband is staying at home to look after the house and cats, and suggested that I take my mother with me. We are both lacemakers - bobbin and needlelace. Are there any

RE: [lace] A gorgeous rainy day :)

Yes, Poole Bobbin lace Circle it is. Now I'll have to search through all my pricking files to find Pam's design.. I know that she is very talented and not just with lace. We both went to the same lace teacher many years ago. At that time Pam was making jewellery and I still wear the carnelian

RE: [lace] Re: lace making fly tying

Hi Nova, Who has the hackle pliers, and who borrows them? It's a two-way street - my DH gazes over my lacemaking tools, silk threads and magnifier/light and voices a wish to *borrow* for his fly-tying project. (lol) Liz Pass (in Poole, Dorset) -- No virus found in this outgoing message.

RE: [lace]Critiquing another's work

Lorri, I agree with the three stage appraisal. However, I like to think not of negative criticism but constructive criticism i.e. to give students something which will enable them to make improvements in the future. Liz Pass (in Poole, Dorset) Who's just stopped for a break from assessing

RE: [lace] Re: lace flower

-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tamara P Duvall Sent: 29 September 2005 02:08 To: lace Arachne Subject: [lace] Re: lace flower Snip I wonder how so, unless one tries to keep track of Jusai Fukuyama's development as a designer. The

RE: [lace] Re: IOLI contest entries

Hello everyone, How different things are here in UK! Tamara P Duvall wrote, England *alone* is able to sustain 2 nation-wide organisations (Lace Guild and Lacemakers Circle). Actually, there are three. The Lace Society predates the Lace Guild, and many lacemakers belong to all three. We

[lace] Red hat

I know this is off topic, but there is a saying here in UK - Red hat. No drawers! Liz Pass In Poole, Dorset -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.22/98 - Release Date: 12/09/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to

RE: [lace] Re: Bobbin Lace - no, not tatting!

And then there is I would never have the patience to do something like that. My answer - You learn the patience when you learn the lace! Liz Pass (in Poole) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.17/85 - Release

[lace] Buckingham Palace Exhibition

Try this link to Bucking Palace special exhibition. http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/default.asp?action=articleID=201 Each year there is something different to see at the Palace. It is one of my summer outings to pay a visit. I think I've been at least half a dozen times now. Liz Pass In

Congratulations was [lace] Posting to Arachne

As one of the occasional posters from Poole, I thought I should be the one to let you know the result of Poole Bobbin Lace Circle's Annual Competition. We have a dozen or so trophies to encourage a wide range of lacemakers to enter. The best piece of lace is awarded the Rosebowl Trophy. Once

[lace] Poole Lace Day

Hi everyone, I just thought I would let you know that there are still some tickets left for Poole Lace Day - Saturday 4th June at the Allendale Centre, Wimborne. The speaker is Arachnean, Vivienne Walton from Biggins. Full details from Mrs Jayne Frampton 97, Ashley Road Poole Dorset BH14 9BU

[lace] Hair weaving and free lace workshop

I promised that I would ask Pompi Parry about bobbins for hair weaving when I saw her yesterday. We all had a fantastic time at a workshop day. Just about everyone managed to reach the bottom of a piece of lace intended for a wall hanging even if the finishing off had to be done later. We had

RE: [lace] Hair weaving

Pompi Parry gives a most interesting talk on hair jewellery. We had her as speaker at one of Poole Bobbin Lace Circle meetings a few years ago. She is doing a workshop on Colour and Free lace for us next weekend. I will ask her about the bobbins used in hair weaving and let you know what she

RE: [lace] Lacemaking classes

Hi Christine, Although I work in Adult Education and I also teach bobbin lace, I came out of that area some five years ago. Yes, we had an Ofsted inspection last year, and they didn't like what they saw, although that was on the admin side of things. As a result of the inspection, either

RE: [lace] Lace Guild Newsletters on Professor's Site? and back copies

Hello everyone, Malvary said: Wouldn't it be nice to have access to those old issues which are no longer available by subscription. I know that Malvary was referring to ILOI and Canadian Gazette but anyone can have the first 12 newsletters of the Lace Guild. They have been produced on CD. I

RE: [lace] Japanese Honiton

Hi Lorelei I too have the Luxton-Fukuyama book and was lucky enough to meet Yusai when he and his then partner (Mr Saikoh Takana) were in England many years ago to study lace with Elsie Luxton. The book says that the samples were made by Saikoh and therefore not Yusai's wife. Both Yusai and

RE: [lace] Re:bobbins for Idrija lace

Because many joinings are needed to complete this sort of lace, beaded English bobbins would be extremely difficult to use. No, not 'extremely' difficult, just slower and call for a bit more care. Beaded bobbins also come in lots of different sizes, so you don't have to worry about not

[lace] Judging lace

And from a Judge's perspective - this year was a first for me at the State Fair: as it's open Judging, it was very nice to have some interested spectators view our Judging at times. Hello everyone, It appears that quite a few Arachnes have judged at various fairs and competitions. What do

RE: [lace] Dorset Arts and Crafts

Hi Annette, It depends whether she went in the morning or the afternoon. I was there in the afternoon with my mother and another lady called Janice. There were two lace displays. One was of the entries in the competition and the other was a selection of work by the students of a local

RE: [lace] Winding bobbins with equal amounts of thread...

The disadvantage of winding equal amounts of thread on all the bobbins is that they will all run out at much the same time! I never mind joining thread, after all, I wouldn't expect to knit a jumper without a join or fifteen at least. Liz Pass In Poole, Dorset,UK -Original Message-

[lace] Christening dress - long

Hello everyone, Just last weekend I had in my possession a modern heirloom. In 1982 the students of one of Dorothy Brown's lace classes made a Christening set, comprising dress, petticoat, bonnet, booties and shawl. There were a dozen or so of us lacemakers. My contribution was the lace