Hi Noelene and all, You can find information about what materials you need for making Withof on page 6 of my first manual on Sluis and Wifhof Lace!
But when you do not have the manuals: you can find pictures of suitable bobbins on www.brejaart.com I use bobbins nr 24 (30 and 32 are similar). Good bobbins for Withof are also 39 (40) and 44 and 45. Those are not too big, not too small and easy to make sewings with. The pillow you need is has to be flat and firm, but not too hard. A pillow with a O of 50 cm is best. Use short, thin pins with small heads. The special copper Duchesse pins are the best.. For sewing use a needlepin, with a slightly curved end. No crochet hook! Duchesse lace is mostly worked with cotton. Usually Egyptian cotton 80/2 to 170/2. Most laces in my manuals have been made with Egyptian cotton 120/2. The gimp should not be too thick: it is not allowed to attract too much attention. Depending on what thread you use for the lace, you can take for the gimp: Egyptian cotton 120/2, DMC cotton 50 - 70, Retors d'Alsace or Fredia linen 80/2. You do not need a pattern on carton with Withof. Paper with the pattern printed on it, covered with a piece of sticky transparant film goes well. Best works the matt, coloured transparant film. You can find more information about Withof and my manuals on http://home hetnet.nl/~aplag/ Anneke Reijs in Baexem, The Netherlands [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------Original Message------- From: W & N Lafferty Date: 12/04/04 21:05:26 To: Lace Subject: [lace] Bobbins for Withof I intend doing a workshop in Withof early next year, and am curious to know what is the best shape of bobbins for the project. I usually use spangled Midlands, but I read I will need unspangled bobbins and want to get my DH turning me some now. How many will I need? And do I need any special sort of pins? Noelene in Cooma First heatwave, then cold spell, now back to normal early summer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
