A couple of years ago, I had a TBI (traumatic brain injury) which affected my
memory. I am still dealing with memory issues, but my Neurologist strongly
recommended eye-hand activities, and was delighted to know I am a lacemaker.
The quality of my lace suffered in the beginning, and I had to
Thank you to everyone who put my mind at rest re the quiet time on the list. I
am so jealous of all the conventions and other lace-ins in USA, Australia and
UK. It must be wonderful to have all these top-notch teachers to choose from
and to keep up-to-date with everthing in the lace world. That is
Hello All! May I ask what brand linen thread you are using & why? I'm a bit
steamed to find big hunks of lint stuck in 90/2 linen thread & unsure of
whether to pick it out & risk breaking the thread or cutting it out & adding a
new bobbin. While I realize that linen was nicer in the "good
Hi Susan:
True story - in London the mid-1960s, linen manufacturers worked and worked to
get the slubs (that’s what those big hunks of lint are called) out of the linen
thread used to make fabric, because people wanted smooth linen for high-quality
dressmaking. Then the 60s fashion revolution
Hello All! What a great time! I enjoyed Allie's Idrija class & finished my
tri-color sea star. I made plenty of mistakes but I'm still very pleased with
the results. There were more than a few challenges working open method on a
bolster & controlling the color thru all the sewings! This
Welcome Joseph! Learning lace on your own is a big challenge. Having been
stuck on more than a few occasions, Arachne has certainly been a lifeline for
all manner of lace issues! Plus it is fun to meet fellow Arachneans at lace
events--putting face to name from the other end of a previously
Thanks for posting Vickie! Your Ithaca class project is exquisite. It would
also look great on one of my crazy quilt blocks. ;-) My EGA friends will be
drooling when I show it to them later week. Great job! Sincerely, Susan
Hottle USA.
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Thank you Adele! I particularly appreciate your reference to linen clothing as
there as some very fine linen clothes out there. Beautiful to wear &
launder--& they last for years. Others are unsuitable for much of anything &
they don't last long even on delicate cycle! So It seems that
Not all brands of linen are the same. I used Fresia brand linen in the
tablecloth I finished this year. It was quite smooth. The few slubs were
far apart. I think the Fresia thread was made for lacemaking. The linen
that is full of slubs was probably made for weaving, and the slubs were
Hello,
I am a fairly new lace maker and was looking for some Christmas patterns
for the Christmas card exchange. Any suggestions?
Analisa in Everett, Washington USA
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Christine Springett has a book called Christmas Collection that has several
Torchon patterns that I like a lot. They are worked on bangles and work up
pretty quickly. They look great with glittery thread.
Liz R, Raleigh, NC
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I am doing research on this bobbin as the Higgins has granted approval to
use their image in the Dictionary.
I seem to remember that when I first raised this a member wrote and gave me
some information on the inscription being wrong.
Can you drop me those corrections again please, as I can
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