Hear, Hear!
I'd need several lifetimes to make all the laces on my to do list, so more
time comes very high up my want list. Enough hours (about 40 still needed I
think) to finish the special present that was supposed to be finished for a
wedding last December would be a real help - then I
I am making little 3 dimension hanging angels for a Christmas tree. I have
managed to work out the instructions except for the last part of one sentence.
The complete sentence is:
1 traeperle ca 18mm, 1 gylden perlekappe 16mm og en mindre perle til at holde
sammen pa (with a little o over
Beth wrote:
The other think I really, really want is a replacement for my Dennis
Hornsby
egg-shaped wooden pricking tool (pin vice): I lost the original one several
years ago and I've not found anything as comfortable to use; there are
smaller ones available,, and someone stocks a plastic
It took several years to start all those projects, so don't expect to
finish them all this
year. Also, don't be afraid to cut off a project and put the 'done' part in
a sample box -- if you have a project that you just don't want to finish.
The main thing is to enjoy your lace. If it's not
Hello,
And the question was: Is there something lace-related that you have
wanted for years but could not get either because they're very hard to
come by, or you could not justify the expense?
And the answer: YES. Plenty. Let's see:
1) I could use more time.
3)I guess if I had to pick one thing, I would say a block
pillow. I have seen some in catalogs, but they are expensive. I have
seen some at a Lace Day, not so expensive, but the blocks weren't
covered, and that was a problem. I am useless at sewing and could not
even figure out how I
Oh Liz, a girl after my own heart! Yes, no matter how many pieces of lace
we may have on the go, we always seem to find a new piece we would like to
try - perhaps in a new book we have brought or often inspired by what we see
others tackling.
It is the enthusiasm and the endless options of what
We're not all in Montreal
We're all over the world with our threads
Lurkers, come out, have a ball
And then safely return to your beds
I have been a bobbin lacer for about 8 years and a tatter for 20, but have
just recently joined the list. (Just got a home computer a couple of years
ago.
Yes...this is true...that, and the fact that there will always be a lace or
pattern that will bring you to your knees!
Lacy Smiles
BarbE
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From: Jill Harward
To: lace@arachne.com
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 9:27 AM
Subject: FW: [lace] Only the Lonely
Dear Dreamers,
I've always wanted a very professionally-run Lace and Embroidery Museum
located somewhere on the East Coast. The mid-Atlantic States, being easy for
many
to reach, is my idea of an appropriate place. It would be near similar type
facilities (like the collections at
Hi everyone and 'specially for Lise-Aurore,
Lorri wrote:
I once saw a block pillow that had all the block-cover-material secured with
'iron-on' tape. Each block had the covering neatly in place (probably pinned
in place)
Yes, pinning works ;)
I covered the blocks of my first block pillow
Jill,
It doesn't matter what order you do them - just do it. I made a
resolution not to start anything new this year until I'd finished ALL
my other things - I had several, lace non lace, that were almost
done, just the last 5%. So far I've managed to stick to it (apart from
going on a
Hello all,
I cannot be bothered to do anything at the moment, let alone do any lace
making! I am really hoping that climate change will make it colder here,
as I think I am allergic to muggy heat and become very sluggish.
I am supposed to be working at the moment, doing proofreading for a
What a wonderful wish! I hope this one comes true!
Clay
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Dear Dreamers,
I've always wanted a very professionally-run Lace and Embroidery Museum
located somewhere on the East Coast. The mid-Atlantic States, being easy for many
to reach, is my idea of an appropriate
I'm thinking of making a bolster pillow and have lots of questions.
I'd welcome some input as to pros and cons of working with a bolster
pillow before I commit to this project. What size bolster is good for
your lap, rather than a stand or table?
I like my Puerto Rican Travel pillow, but it is
I have mine filled with raw cleaned but not degreased wool. I love
it!! It takes a lot of wool but it is lightweight and my pins stay
nice and shiny from the lanolin in the wool.
Another nice side effect is that due to the lanolin seeping into the
cover fabric for all these years my pillow is
Agnes wrote:
I cannot be bothered to do anything at the moment, let alone do any lace
making! I am really hoping that climate change will make it colder here,
as I think I am allergic to muggy heat and become very
sluggish.I am just sitting here with a fan in my face and do not
I have a 9-block pillow that I made to take to the Arachne '98
get-together. I wanted something cheap in case I found something better
while I was in England; I could either ditch it completely or ship the
blocks home in a box. It also had to be lightweight and break down easily
to fit in a
sluggish.I am just sitting here with a fan in my face and do not
intend to move unless I have to.
... I'm drinking iced non-alcoholic drinks, the
windows are open, the curtains closed and a tower fan going full blast, and
still I'm too hot. I keep thinking my hands have stopped
Hi Lenore and everyone
For your bolster pillow, decide where you like to have your hands as
you work - if you have to hold them too high, then a large diameter
bolster wouldn't be suitable. I would experiment first with a rolled
up blanket to find the right diameter. Then you can sew a cotton
Lenore,
Start your bolster with a core the length you want. A perfect base is a
tube from your local carpet shop. They'll give you a roll and the tube is
made of heavy paper fibre that can be cut with a saw - FH Clive cut mine
with his Shopsmith circular saw.
I padded it with upholstery
after discussion of the four seasons lace patterns I've decided
I'd like to start them - the bucks point ones by Geraldine Stott - but now I
can't find them - I thought they were in a loose pattern but now I have a
vaugue feeeling they are in the Lace magazine but I've no idea which one - does
Jean, I'm sorry, but I'm laughing! When I come home to England, I find
myself faced with an array of people who are all anxious to tell me how
lucky I am to live in such a wonderful climate! And I try to explain how
hot, and sticky, and debilitating it can be, especially when it goes on for
I've loved reading about everyone's wish lists. Jeri,
if I ever win the lottery you'll get the endowment as
long as I get to volunteer sometimes!
1. I would love a Christina roller pillow. Fell in
love the first time I saw it. Or, I would like one of
the Lacemaker's gossip pillows. I could
Back in September 2003 I posted the following to
Arachne. Since April I've been using the bolster for
a length of Ipswich lace that has now reached 60.
You can see photos on my yahoo
http://photos.yahoo.com/drswilliams
I hope you enjoy!
Dear Spiders,
I had a very lacy weekend :)
Friday:
Hi Lorri,
Don't sew -- pin. Get a bunch of sewing pins, shorter
is better. Cut a rectangle of fabric, wide enough to
go across the block and 2/3 down each side. Cut it
long enough to wrap around the block with 1/2 extra.
Get some felt and cut squares the same size as your
blocks. Pin to the
I've had a book on the 'technical history of needlelace' in progress for
years. Maybe I'll finish it now.
Laurie
Oh! I Wish you would get it finished and published, Laurie.
I now do the Pt. de Gaze ground needle away, and after a while I found I got
used to working that way, and it just seemed
Oh Poor Jeannie :)
Roll on winter! At least I'll be able to keep warm - I can't keep cool in
this heat, currently 32 degrees C with high humidity and no breeze.
Come down here and make lace with us in January when it could well be 42C!!
Ilove it
David in Ballarat
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I know just how you feel Jean, and in Colorado we have a dry climate,
with humidity in the summer dipping as low as 5% some days. I still
feel hot and bothered! :-) I can tell when the humidity is up, though.
We had a weekend earlier this month where it rained from Friday night to
Sunday evening
Many thanks to the many who replied to my request for the e-mail for
kniplebrevet. This has been very helpful, thanks once again Arachnids of
the world!
Sue Fink
Masterton, New Zealand
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Can remember when I was growing up in the Mallee (NW Victoria), it
used to get to 114 F for a week on end, then go down to 99F overnight.
At least it was a dry heat which made it easier to sleep. The
humidity and I don't go well together.
Xmas Day 2002 in Melbourne was 45C - here in Qld it was
This one has been around for awhile, but a good laugh again.
I was due for an appointment with the gynecologist later in the
week.Early one morning, I received a call from the doctor's office to
tell me that I had been rescheduled for that morning at 9:30 am. I
had only just packed
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