:10 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] Pins, thorns and bone slivers
The point is well made. Pins have been around since the bronze age so the
question begs to be asked why use thorns, fish bones etc when you have
access to pins. Now since lace making as we know it came into being around
the 15th century
, thorns and bone slivers
Alex Stillwell alexstillw...@talktalk.net wrote:
These ideas about using thorns and fish bones have been around for a long
time. Has anyone actually tried using thorns or fishbones to make lace? I
mean the very fine lace made at the time the thorns were supposed
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From: Anna Binnie l...@binnie.id.au
Subject: Re: [lace] Pins, thorns and bone slivers
To: Alex Stillwell alexstillw...@talktalk.net
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Date: Saturday, 21 May, 2011, 1:10
The point is well made. Pins have been around since the bronze age so the
question begs to be asked why use
The Brazilians do use thorns from a tree to use as pins. They are very sturdy
and quite effective. After a while, the blunt end tends to get a little mushy
and looks a little like a fuzzy top. Some use bobbins that have had a nut
stuck onto the end of a thin stick. I've tried to use this type
In fact, I have often wondered if it wasn't some kind of technical or
commercial development regarding pins that was responsible for the switch to
point ground laces from those with Flemish or plaited grounds. Point ground
laces take less time to make. If you have more pins than time, why
Dear Arachnids
These ideas about using thorns and fish bones have been around for a long
time. Has anyone actually tried using thorns or fishbones to make lace? I mean
the very fine lace made at the time the thorns were supposed to have been
used. Did they work or not?
Regarding the type of
The point is well made. Pins have been around since the bronze age so
the question begs to be asked why use thorns, fish bones etc when you
have access to pins. Now since lace making as we know it came into being
around the 15th century (please correct me if I'm a bit early here), but
pins of
Alex Stillwell alexstillw...@talktalk.net wrote:
These ideas about using thorns and fish bones have been around for a long time.
Has anyone actually tried using thorns or fishbones to make lace? I mean the
very fine lace made at the time the thorns were supposed to have been used. Did
