[lace] Smithsonian Ipswich lace pillow

Went back for another look and noticed that the pillow is shown from the back and the lace being worked on the pillow has the footside on the right. The pricking was probably also photographed upside down.Sorry for the confusion.Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com - To unsubscribe

Re: [lace] Lace pillow from Hallowell, Maine

Thank you Jeri for another fascinating and informative read. Catherine Barley UK Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

It is important to remember that you never work on the half blocks they are purely for getting the block you are using in a comfortable place for working . Joseph, if you are making another pillow, you could decide how wide you might need and make the blocks rectangular rather than square,

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

"It is important to remember that you never work on the half blocks they are purely for getting the block you are using in a comfortable place for working . " I'm curious! Why do you say this, Malvary? I don't see what would be the problem with working on the half blocks. I will work on

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

The half blocks are purely spacers, if you work on them then they aren't available when you need to move your work only a little. Why wouldn't you work on a full block to be able to turn a corner? Malvary Sent from my iPad > On Dec 10, 2017, at 8:34 PM, Sue Babbs

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

The half blocks are purely spacers, if you work on them then they aren't available when you need to move your work only a little. Why wouldn't you work on a full block to be able to turn a corner? Sometimes a full block would be too long to fit in to reach the corner, so I would work on a

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

I now understand how you are using the half blocks, and I can see how that would be useful. Normally the half blocks are merely used as spacers and not worked on, but obviously you have used it as a spacer and worked on it. Well done. Malvary Sent from my iPad > On Dec 10, 2017, at 9:14

RE: [lace] hint

I had the same problem and found the little butterfly hairclips were useful to mark the ring pair. A previous use for the clips was to hold a metallic thread on a bobbin. Jay in Sydney

[lace] Winding Idrija bobbins for use "plams up" on a bolster

Subject: Fwd: [lace] Spulfix bobbin winder for counter-clockwise winding If you don’t mind my asking, why is it important to wind the bobbins in a particular direction for Idrija? (I know I probably spelled that wrong.) Jean Reardon, Western Pennsylvania where we just had our first dusting of

Re: [lace] sharing.

Far better to share and witness the pleasure it gives to the recipient than to keep back/withhold something for ourselves. None of us would be enjoying our craft today, had our mentors not passed on their skills and knowledge. I know Diana that you too have been more then generous over the

Re: [lace] Please Share Lace Experiences and Questions

Having belonged to Arachne for over 12 years, I have observed that the list has ups and downs depending on the season or I don't know why. Sometimes there are too many posts, others the list is very quiet. But this does not mean it is going to die or that we are loosing interest. I think we should

Re: [lace] Please Share Lace Experiences and Questions

Arachne is a wonderful resource that I admit I do not use often enough. I really need to start posting questions here as I always put it off because I am not so timely writing responses. I love the philosophy of sharing everything you learn, its important that it is passed down. I originally

Re: [lace] Spulfix bobbin winder for counter-clockwise winding

I have one of these (I think). There is a little switch on the battery box that allows you to change the direction of the way you wind the bobbin. I wind my midlands this way, I might be doing it in the reverse of what I am supposed to. maybe that's why I have some slipping with my hitch,

Re: [lace] Spulfix bobbin winder for counter-clockwise winding

What you have to remember is that if you reverse the direction the thread is wound in, you also have to reverse the hitch on your bobbins otherwise they will slip. Hold the bobbin in one hand, with your index finger parallel and in line with the short neck and head. Continue the thread round,

[lace] Re: Block pillow question

Hi Joseph, 30" might be too big for comfort. I find that I have trouble seeing up close because the lace is so far away even in a 23" one. I for sure wouldn't want one any bigger. Nancy On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 7:43 AM, Joseph Young wrote: > Thanks Nancy, I

RE: [lace] Re: Block pillow question

G'day Joseph, I have two main pillows which I love working on. One is an ordinary cookie pillow - a large one about 60cm diameter - which I was told was the last one made here in Victoria, AUS stuffed with horse hair. The other one for larger pieces I had specially made by an old friend now

RE: [lace] Block pillow question

Hi Fellow Arachnids, For any shaped pillows or blocks for pillows to be made up in the UK contact Church Meadow Craft. They are excellent at making exactly what you need. No connections with the firm, just a happy customer as are several of my students. Happy Lacemaking! BEST GREETINGS

[lace] Block pillow question

Joseph, There's a 23" pillow out there with 6 3/4" blocks, triangular blocks at the 'corners' so it's octagonal, and two half-blocks--and you're right, the half-blocks are incredibly useful. I don't know where you are, but Holly Van Sciver in the US carries it. ( vansciverbobbinlace.com). It's

[lace] Re: Block pillow question

Thanks Nancy, I think I might make mine 30" octagonal with half blocks and an optional pit to make spheres. I will certainly use some half blocks as working on the hankie at the moment is awkward because its too little to move the block, and too much to not move it, so the bobbins only have a

Re: [lace] sharing.

Dear Catherine Lovely to hear from you - thank you so much for that. I think when I/we found Lacemaking it was still a very traditional craft using traditional skills and techniques. Instructions in those skills were almost non existent. Patterns/ prickings were as rare as the proverbial hens

Re: [lace] Re: Block pillow question

My preference for size of block pillow depends on the width of the piece of lace being worked - and sometimes on its length too if it's a large panel. I like to have a lot of space at the side of the pillow for storing bobbins as I work. I like the block pillows from Church Meadow Crafts, as I

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

i definitely love the idea of the holes under the blocks for moving them. i use rectangles so i have two widths for use. of course the wider one doesn't allow you to lace for days on it, but it sure solves having two pillows. sometimes it can look like a jigsaw puzzle if you get fancy. i also

Fwd: [lace] Spulfix bobbin winder for counter-clockwise winding

If you don’t mind my asking, why is it important to wind the bobbins in a particular direction for Idrija? (I know I probably spelled that wrong.) Jean Reardon, Western Pennsylvania where we just had our first dusting of snow - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

[lace] Size of block pillows

Hi All, a question I can answer. :-) In germany 19 cm x 19 cm and 9.5 cm by 19 cm blocks in a frame of roughly 58 cm x 58 cm have come to be a sort of standard. It is very convenient, as you can always buy or borrow extra blocks to use with your pillow in order to work on different things.

[lace] Spulfix bobbin winder for counter-clockwise winding

Thank you, thank you, thank you to Joseph for your quick response and help. My in-residence electronic repairman had a look and while there is no switch to reverse the turning, he was able to reverse the turning by reversing the batteries. This did the job but there does not seem to be as much

Re: [lace] Smithsonian Ipswich lace pillow

If the bolster was situated opposite of the photo, wouldn't the foot side be on the right. Lorri Ferguson Renton, WA, USA From: owner-l...@arachne.com on behalf of Janice Blair Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2017

[lace] Smithsonian Ipswich lace pillow

When checking out the link to the bolster pillow at the Smithsonian, it reminded me of the Plum Pudding pattern in A Visual Introduction to Buckspoint Lace by Geraldine Stott, which I think was the first lace book I ever purchased back in 1994. I also think I got the last copy not the stand that

[lace] Footside woes

Why do my footside stitches look neater on the right hand side than the left hand side. I thought it was tension but no matter what I do I can’t get it right. Ann UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace] Lace pillow from Hallowell, Maine

Dear Devon,     Surely, you have the two books about Ipswich Lace, by Raffel and by Thompson?   Many people relocated to Maine after the American Revolution, because land was available for cultivation and their's was an agrarian society.  Colonial era families needed a lot of land to support