Re: [lace] Red Dye stains
Color catchers I did not recommend as post dye treatment. Ritz dye remover which is done with only affected fabric. Sue M Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 21, 2017, at 7:56 AM, Lbuyredwrote: > > I just listened to a talk from a guilt teacher who said she was successful > removing red stains by washing the quilt multiple times with Color Catchers. > However I would issue a warning with that. > > I once accidentally left a Color Catcher in the laundry with some dark blue > towels. When I pulled the towels out there was a spot where the Color > Catcher had rested that looked like bleach had been on the towel. There was > a large white section on a blue towel. > Liz R, Raleigh NC > > Begin forwarded message: > >> Does anyone have a suggestion of how to get red marks out of fabric? All >> ideas are welcome. > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] CottonThread
I am also intrugued by the tread. When I handspin cotton for thread, it is finished as a skein because I am guessing cotton as many threads were sold by unit weight. 840 yards in a hank of cotton. So could be 1/4 hank lengths. I have seen antique thread skein bobbin winding stations. As far as why linen like? Cotton is often 'sized' in finishing process to add body. If it is not then the tiny cotton fibers wiggle from the twist and rub against each other. Gassing would also burn off the frizzies for smooth thread. I just size the cotton. Could also be when raw cotton is spun direct from boll, the cotton has a natural wax on the fibers. In the finishing it used to be that one must boil the cotton to remove wax, felt the fibers making it stronger, slightly bleach the cotton. I would be interested if people have documentation about the processing of antique cotton thread. If I had an example, I can do forensic spinning to figure how it was spun and finished in the first place. Sue M - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers
When non fiber artists ask about cost of a handmade item and I quote how many hours of work go into it, I too hear them balk at the cost. I throw it back on them and ask how much they feel they should be paid for X amount of hours of work. Usually gets them to think how much their time is worth and thus an artist's time is worth. Sue M > On Jul 23, 2016, at 21:59, Helene Ulrichwrote: > > I'm with Marianne and Clay. > > Many years ago I made one of Betty Lou Braun's Rose Brier Bears as a > gift. A lady I worked with asked me to make one for her. When I told > her it took me 48 hours to make (I had tracked my time) and even at > less than minimum wage it would cost her over $100 because of the > labor she told me I was crazy -- it wasn't worth that kind of money. > > Helene Ulrich > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Multi-part prickings tricky; skeins also tricky
For very fine yarns such as used in bobbin lace, umbrella swifts are not the best. Towards the end of ending off, the skein may drop leaving a tangled mess. Instead a skein winder (not a ball winder) such as used on charkas work well. I use that type for silks, fine cottons and linens. Sue M, Master Handspinner > On Nov 4, 2015, at 22:51, Bev Walkerwrote: > > Hi Julie, Brenda and everyone > > An umbrella swift is good to hold a skein for winding directly onto a > bobbin (spool, shuttle) :) > > It is possible to wind from a skein without a swift, or a willing pair of > arms to hold the skein for you. Place the skein on a flat surface, place > weights opposite each other within the skein so it is made taut, and > carefully wind off what is needed. > > For a precise amount per bobbin e.g. for large-grid projects, commercially > prepared skeins are usually wound by the yard or metre. Measure once around > to find the unit. Mark the beginning of the round in some way and count the > passes as you wind it off. > > As Brenda mentioned, ravelry does use 'skein' to refer to the commercial > put-up unit of a yarn, whether it is a ball, cone or skein. > > On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 2:51 PM, Brenda Paternoster < > paternos...@appleshack.com> wrote: > >> ... If you try to use it directly you will soon learn why you >> shouldn’t; it will sooner or later end up in a tangled mess. >> >>> I don't think the instruction is exactly that I must never wind bobbins >>> directly from skein. > -- > Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of > Canada > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Equivalence of Superior Threads' Kimono Silk
You could figure out yards per pound. (100x 840 silk constant)/2= 42000ypp Sue M > On Oct 28, 2015, at 15:17, Debora Lustgartenwrote: > > Hello all, > > Does anyone on the list know the equivalence or wraps per cm of Superior > Threads' "Kimono Silk" #100/2? > Many thanks in advance, > > Debora Lustgarten > Toronto, Ontario, Canada > ...having heavy rains and wind, good for staying indoors, with a big teapot > at arms reach! > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Equivalence of Superior Threads' Kimono Silk
When we do counts for silk we use yards per pound. Silk, Cotton, man made fibers all have a fixed count of 840. Denier gives grist or thickness of thread which is what you ( Brenda) use. However for weaving yards per pound ypp is used to describe yarns. Was finding a measurement she could use based on what she knew about the yarn to find an equivalent. Sue M > On Oct 28, 2015, at 20:27, Brenda Paternoster <paternos...@appleshack.com> wrote: > > Does 100/2 mean cotton count 100/2 ? or is it the metric 100/2 ? or is it Denier? > > If itâs cotton count 100/2 , yes you will get 42,000 yards per pound. > If itâs Nm youâll get (100 x 1000) ÷ 2 = 50,000 metres per Kg > If itâs denier (which is often used for silk) youâll get 100 x 2 = 200 grams of thread for every 9,000 metres. > > None of those measurements will tell you the wraps/cm. > > Brenda > >> On 29 Oct 2015, at 00:05, Bespokethreadsandyarns <bespokethreadsandya...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> You could figure out yards per pound. (100x 840 silk constant)/2= 42000ypp >> >> Sue M >> >>> On Oct 28, 2015, at 15:17, Debora Lustgarten <drac...@primus.ca> wrote: >>> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> Does anyone on the list know the equivalence or wraps per cm of Superior Threads' "Kimono Silk" #100/2? >>> Many thanks in advance, > > Brenda in Allhallows > paternos...@appleshack.com > www.brendapaternoster.co.uk > > > > > > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Threads questions
Cannot find in Paternoster's book, Lisbeth 80 nor Frank's 20/3 ( both referenced in Ulrike's Torchon book. Can anyne help me out? Need wraps per centimater. Thanks. Sue M - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] idrija thread
I think we are comparing two different things. Z plied thread will keep more of its twist while working than an S plied thread. Twist motion is z twist so z plied threads will not loosen while being made into lace. S plied threads will lose their ply twist ergo 'soften' while making lace. Sometimes though you want threads to soften. Early lace was made with less ply twist on purpose. So, in my opinion, if a tradition calls for a certain type of ply twist, it did so on purpose. Sue M On Aug 20, 2015, at 04:51, Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com wrote: Textil za turizem sukanec za klekljanje Idrija is a Slovenian 3ply thread with a Z twist, 25 w/cm for size 60. (Translates as 'Tourism textile thread for Idrija bobbins Coats make (made?) Cipke Mojka Sukanac za Klekljanje Idrija (Translates to Mojka lace thread for Idrija bobbins). This is a 3ply thread with an S twist. I’ve seen sizes 25 = 23 w/cm, 30 = 24 w/cm and 40 = 28 w/cm. Both of those threads will be ‘softer’ than DMC 80 ‘tatting’, actually DMC Cordonnet Special 80 or DMC Special Dentelles 80, because that is a 6 ply thread, the 2S/3Z means that although it looks superficially like a 3 ply thread each of those plies is already a 2ply strand, and comparing the w/cm is less straightforward because the 2S/3Z threads keep their round shape a lot more when being wrapped (or turned into lace) than a 3ply thread does. In practice that means that the 3 ply spreads a bit more giving a lower w/cm measurement than the same amount of fibres in a 3ply yarn. So, in theory the DMC 80/6 = Idrija 40/3, but DMC 80/6 = 30 w/cm and Idrija 40/3 = 28 w/cm. Whatever brand of Idrija cotton No30 you have I would expect it to be slightly thicker rather than slightly finer. Remember too that 3 ply thread works up softer than anything which is 2S/3Z. Brenda I just purchased some Idrija thread. The white spool says No 30 on it. I also obtained some colors and they also say No 30. What would be the wraps for that? Anyone know? and I also purchased some metallic Idrija thread. Any idea what the wraps are for it? I have checked out Brenda's book and it mentions no 60 at 25 wraps. Just looking at it makes me think DMC 80 tatting thread or a bit finer than that. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Wire lace mini discovery
Would a drop spindle or support spindle work? Sue M Sent from my iPhone On Aug 7, 2015, at 10:22 PM, Kim Davis k...@wirelace.net wrote: This also works well with a bobbin winder, attaching the ends of the bobbins to a bobbin. When I don't have another pair of hands around I duck tape the free ends to my granite counter top. Kim On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 6:41 PM, Susan hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: Hello All! At the 2014 IOLI convention in Sacramento, I attended Lauran Sundin's wire lace class. One of the techniques she demonstrated in class involved twisting wires together to make heavier cable. She used a cordless drill at low speed. Today I wanted to combine two strands of 28 two strands of 30 gauge wire to create a cable/gimp. The last time I used a power drill, the torque caused a spiral fracture to my ring finger. To avoid another trip to the emergency room, my husband suggested a Dremel drill because it has variable speed control. Unfortunately none of the Dremel attachments allowed me to connect my wire to the drill. That's when I remembered my Spinster! This is a low-tech tool that many embroiderers use to make twisted cording for a finished edge. Using a doubled length of each wire, I attached the wire loop ends to the Spinster hook. My husband twisted together the four free ends held them with a pair of flat blade jewelry pliers while I reeled! under tension. The resulting cable is quite lovely for my first effort I will use this method again. The Spinster was easy to use/control adequate for my 28/30 gauge wire but does require an extra pair of hands. Hope this is helpful to others who are working with wire. If someone else posted this info, sorry for the rerun. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA Sent from my iPad - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Torchon and direction
If Torchon is done right side up, why are pattern prickings the opposite to the final photo? I worked on a Lace guild rainbow bookmark. The stripes on the pricking went opposite to what the finished photo showed. Happened on a big nativity pattern as well ( that that was free style). Sue M - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] spiders in lace
Good to know flat spiders preferred. Can anyone remind me how not to have pin mark in center? Thanks Sue M Sent from my iPhone On Aug 1, 2015, at 11:25 AM, d2one...@comcast.net wrote: In researching material for a workshop on torchon spiders for our guild, I came across Gertrude Whiting's directions for Plain Torchon Spiders, for what is elsewhere described as(three-legged or two-legged) spider ground or spider filling. Pins are used in the center of the spider bodies only. These centers should be raised to give an arched effect. This is done after the first half of the spider body is woven, by holding the pairs nearest the pin up high and tight against it while closing it...and pulling the outer pairs up tight... : contrary to more modern instructions to remove the pin and smooth the spider center down. Does anyone try for that raised effect in spider ground nowadays? Doris O'Neill Chicago Area. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Linen colour
Agree with Alex and Brenda. I grow flax for handspinning. Have done so for six years. Environmental conditions do affect color as does retting process, be it dew retting, pond retting, or my method baby pool retting. I believe the flax seed variety also gives subtle color differences at least in my experience. Sue M. Exhausted having passed my master handspinning certificate exam. On Jul 3, 2015, at 04:35, Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com wrote: I agree with what Alex has written but I have also read somewhere that the soil and growing conditions has some effect on the colour of unbleached flax/linen. Where the soil is rich in iron and has a reddish colour the flax fibres will absorb some of that colouring. There is a lot of detailed info about flax retting here. http://www.astm.org/SNEWS/SEPTEMBER_2005/akin_sep05.html Brenda When flax is prepared to make linen thread it gores through a process called retting. Traditionally flax stems are allowed to start rotting in order to free the fibres either by leaving the cut stems outside so that dew forms on them or by leaving them in water. One of these processes results in grey fibres, the other ecru. So the colour of the unbleached linen is the result of the retting process used and also the weather at the time and the time that has been allowed for the process. Being a natural product the colour will depend on the growing season and how the retting process in managed and will vary from year to year. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] booking teachers
The weeks of IOLI vary due to venue availability. There are other events that book a couple of years in advance so by the time IOLI team negotiates contracts the hotels may be booked. Sue M On Jul 1, 2015, at 22:10, laceviolins...@comcast.net wrote: We have Lace days in Utah in July the second week (Monday through Wednesday) and we meet in Fairview and we have never had a problem with getting teachers and vendors but all of a sudden IOLI is moving their days for the convention up each year and now they are infringing on our lace days. Does anyone else have this problem? How far up is IOLI going to be moving the convention? Does anyone know what the date is that they are aiming for? Why not just announce that in the year 20-- convention will be help on () then the rest of us could make our plans, instead of worrying about when it is going to be in 2, 3 or 4 years? Is it a big secret? Becca in Utah trying to get a vendor for 2017 just lost Allie Marguccio for 2017 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Smoke
Conservators would know what works. Maybe activated charcoal? Sue M Sent from my iPhone - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] June 21 International Lace Day
I think it was started by Dutch. Do not know much lse about origins. Bet they did not consider Father's Day when they planned. Sue M On Jun 15, 2015, at 08:53, laceandb...@aol.com wrote: If this is a new event/idea someone's come up with, why not have it the same day as the already long established UK National Lacemaking Day, 2nd Saturday in September (this year the 12th) and make it International Lacemaking Day instead? June 21st is already taken for Father's Day. Jacquie in Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] June 21 International Lace Day
This is published on facebook. The idea is to make lace in public. I will be in master spinner exam all day but maybe can steal a moment or two. It is also Father's Day in the US and Canada. Lots going on that day. Sue M - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] 1931 lace making clip
Shared this on facebook. A British Pathe silent black and white clip of bobbin lace. Single handed! On facebook we had several say Lace type is Beds but one said Cluny. What do you all think? Sue http://youtu.be/IwcSaAXtZsc - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] RE: Wool for a bolster pillow?
Would look for worsted wool. Mens suit remnants. Thin. Non pilling. Smooth. Wicks away moisture. The thing about uncovered wool is that it is a dust and cat hair magnet. That is why cotton covering recommended. Sue M Fiber Artist Sent from my iPhone On May 20, 2015, at 2:45 PM, Jane Partridge mous...@live.co.uk wrote: The general purpose of adding material over the foam, as I understand it, is to make the pillow last longer. Most of the domed polystyrene pillows I've seen that have a layer of felt under the cover have a fairly thin layer - the type of felt you buy in squares for craft work, rather than the thick carpet underlay type. The cover also helps reduce the noise of working on polystyrene, but I'm not sure if ethafoam is as noisy to work on. The more layers you use, the greater the amount of fabric you will need to buy, and probably the finer fabrics are going to be more expensive, so think about whether cost is an issue. The only other comment I would make about using wool is that as a fibre, wool holds moisture, which is useful for warmth in clothing but could cause corrosion if you use steel pins, live in a damp climate and don't finish projects reasonably quickly! Jane partridgemous...@live.co.uk From: hottl...@neo.rr.com Hello All! I thought I knew what type of wool to buy to cover my foam roller but now I'm not so sure. My plan was to use wool felt: 1) because I have more than one source 2) because I applied wool felt to my IOLI $5 foam pillow last year it worked like a charm. When I say wool felt, I am referring to fulled wool that is typically used for wool embroidery, penny rugs etc. Not too thick but with some body. While wandering about the internet today, I found wool flannel wool challis. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Silk lace fan
This was posted on facebook page. Incredible silk lace fan. http://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/citylife-articles/fan-of-the-century-revisit ing-the-lady-of-lace/ Sue M - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Arachne Commems
So sorry Liz about your cat's sugery. Best of luck with that. I too would be interested in bobbins. Somehow missed that as well. Changed from digest to daily messages so should see this stuff. Sue Meissner Master spinner and fiber artist On Mar 26, 2015, at 02:17, The Lace Bee thelace...@btinternet.com wrote: Like Cindy, I too must have missed something as I would also be interested in a bobbin. However at this time Im barely reading anything but work emails during the day and at home we are dealing with nothing but the vet as our cat, who has been unwell for a while now, has had emergency surgery on monday followed by chemo yesterday im sorry if i missed something i should have replied to. L Kind Regards Liz Baker On 26 Mar 2015, at 02:42, Cindy from Dallas cin...@gmail.com wrote: I must have missed something. I would also be interested in 2 bobbins and a shuttle. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/