RE: [lace] Re: Helpful cheap tools
A vendor at a recent lace day was selling telescoping metal rods with a magnet on the tip. They were 60 cm (24") when fully extended but collapsed down to pen size; they also have a pocket clip as a pen does. Jay in Sydney [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tamara P Duvall Sent: Wednesday, 8 March 2006 4:22 PM To: lace Arachne Subject: [lace] Re: Helpful cheap tools > And another "cheap date"... I don't use brass pins; all of mine -- irrespective of the size and shape -- are either stainless steel or nickel-plated. So my toolbox (ex-"cosmetic organiser" ) also holds a "magnet stick"... It's ca 3"x0.5"x1/16" and it allows me to sweep the floor, for dropped pins in my immediate vicinity, without too much effort. I keep thinking that, "one of these days", I'll get a longer stick -- at least 6" -- which would allow me to "sweep" without having to bend at all, > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Helpful cheap tools
Another cheap friend/tool has just occured to me: tweezers (ordinary, not "cross action"), fairly large and long (ca 6"/15cm), of which about a third (at the "business end") is thin _and curved_... I hadn't thought of it earlier, because I don't use it all that often. But, in laces where one has a forest of closely spaced pins (PG, for example), I've found it invaluable; its "beak" will reach into the forest, to pluck out _the one pin_ which has -- somehow -- been misplaced. I can't remove it with my fingers, because there are too many other pins too close together, but the curved tweezers are much more accurate and selective... Can't remember where or when I got them, sorry, but they travel with me even to Milanese classes, "just in case" :) And another "cheap date"... I don't use brass pins; all of mine -- irrespective of the size and shape -- are either stainless steel or nickel-plated. So my toolbox (ex-"cosmetic organiser" ) also holds a "magnet stick"... It's ca 3"x0.5"x1/16" and it allows me to sweep the floor, for dropped pins in my immediate vicinity, without too much effort. I keep thinking that, "one of these days", I'll get a longer stick -- at least 6" -- which would allow me to "sweep" without having to bend at all, but this one was so cheap -- I found it in the street -- and finding a new one would mean making an effort... Eureka! I actually _do_ have a better tool... :) Why hadn't I thought of it before... One summer some years ago, I picked up -- at WalMart, where else? -- a (round, .5") magnet on a (plastic) "stick", ca 5" long... Its intended use is to fish out jar lids from their hot bath when canning, and that's how I've ben using it. In July, August and September... The rest of the year it's been gathering dust... Not no more, it won't :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Helpful cheap tools
In a workshop by Karen Blum we were shown how to convert eyebrow tweezers - jokingly, I think, she said it is more appropriate to use 'women's' tools. She wraps a rubber band very tightly just above the handles so that pressure is required to open the tweezers and insert a thread. When the pressure is released the jaws close round the thread. I prefer the rotary hackle pliers, thanks Tamara, because they can be paired easily with a new bobbin but if they are not available this does make a satisfactory working tool out of something usually to hand. Jay in Sydney [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noelene Lafferty Sent: Wednesday, 8 March 2006 6:02 AM To: The Browns; lace Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] Helpful cheap tools I've always got a pair of eyebrow tweezers with my lace tools, but the point of the hackle pliers is that they work on the reverse principle to tweezers - you have to squeeze them to release the thread.So you squeeze to open them, clamp the thread, then you can put them down, holding the thread tight, and use both your hands to manipulate the other end of thread Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] For those of us who can't get to fishing shops, possible we could use good eyebrow tweezers .Any thoughts? Sheila in a wet (at last) Sawbo' www,lace-helpandhistory.info - - 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]
[lace] secret pal thanks
Hello Secret pal, Thankyou for the package which arrived today. I love the kingfisher brooch. The little book is lovely. I have several other books in the same series and they are really informative. Of course the bobbins and needlestick and the beads are always welcome..however many you have it is never too many. The cinnamon mints I have not tried yet but I will. Thank you. Now I would like to ask a favour. My grandchildren have started to collect postage stamps and I wondered if you could send a few from your mail.They would really like that. Regards Mary - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Educating the masses
Hello Spiders Today I put into practice my plan to have lace in my purse since I was going out to lunch with 3 older ladies. I took along a note card with a picture of a Downton lacemaker that I picked up in Salisbury (thank you Hendrika for the idea), a Midlands bobbin, my "Jane" pattern hanky and the yellow silk bookmark that I made for Bev for the Gazette. The perfect opportunity presented itself and away I went :) They were fascinated and the end result is that I have been invited to attend a group called "Questors" where I'm to give a presentation on lacemaking ! I think it will be great and will further our cause :) Jane in spring-like Sault Ste. Marie Ontario - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Helpful cheap tools--reverse tweezers
On Mar 7, 2006, at 19:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robin) wrote: I have a pair of reverse tweezers, but I didn't get them from Holly. They're a little longer than a bobbin, which I prefer to the very short hackle pliers. And, since they're made from ribbon-shaped metal instead of the round (wire-shaped) metal of hackle pliers, I find it easier to pinch them open. Ah... But the hackle pliers on the swivel-handle that Clay had introduced me to aren't round at all at the pinch part... :) They're as small as others at the "business" (thread holding) end, but they flare out immediately into a comfortable 5mm flat width where you pinch them to open... And, as Clay had said, the handle is both skinny and as long as most bobbins, so can be paired with a bobbin when two need to run parallel for a bit (retiring the broken end of a thread and introducing a fresh one)... Also, at their widest part, they're still only 5mm wide, which means they don't take up as much space on the pillow as the more traditional, shorter ones. They really _are_ great, at least the original ones are. You can see them here: http://www.traditionalangler.com/Griffin_FlyTying_Tools.asp Griffin-made are the ones I used to get; I don't remember what the other brand (the ones where part of the spring protrudes) was, since I never got any. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] smoke smell?
Hi Irene, Try putting in a plastic zip lock with a piece of charcoal. I have also been told that for that old musty smell often found in old furniture to put cedar boughs in the cupboard or dresser. I wonder if it would work for the book. Joan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whitham Sent: March 7, 2006 2:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] smoke smell? Hello lacemakers, I just got a lace book in the mail that I purchased on ebay and it smells of smoke, is there anything I can do? Otherwise the book is great, I picture myself using a noseclip while making lace from this book! Irene Whitham Surrey, BC - 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]
[lace] smoke smell
I think it was early last year, probably around March, I bought two books from the second hand stock at The Lace Guild's HQ. I remember that both of the books had a smoke smell when I bought them. I haven't done anything with them, other than sit them on the shelf, and came to check through one of them for something this week and couldn't detect any smell at all (we don't smoke, and our daughter who did has moved out, so I would notice it!). So possibly, all the book needs is a chance to get some fresh air! Regarding the use of deodorant sticks - don't use these in a closed environment. We used to use one of the "gel block in a container" type (can't remember what it was called) and (this is going back at least ten years) when the clothes in the dressing up box got musty (think they had been attacked with one of the mixtures that experimenting children come up with - playdoh etc!) I decided to try putting one of the blocks in with them to absorb the smells (it worked out in the open fine - usually needed when one of the cats had used the litter!) - this had the effect of concentrating the otherwise undetectable "perfume" of the gel, and the whole lot ended up worse than they started. When decorating, we use a freshly-cut-in-half onion to absorb the paint smells - that works well, it also helps you to breathe when your nose is blocked due to a cold! We also used it to freshen the room after my brother (who used to smoke a lot) had visited. Bicarbonate of Soda, in an eggcup, works well in the fridge, as does a solution of it with water to wash the inside of the fridge out. -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Helpful cheap tools--reverse tweezers
I have a pair of reverse tweezers, but I didn't get them from Holly. They're a little longer than a bobbin, which I prefer to the very short hackle pliers. And, since they're made from ribbon-shaped metal instead of the round (wire-shaped) metal of hackle pliers, I find it easier to pinch them open. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Barbara Joyce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Does anyone have the "reverse tweezers" shown on Holly Van Sciver's web > site? It's more expensive than hackle pliers, but I'm wondering if it is > easier to squeeze than hackle pliers, and whether it holds a fine thread as > well, and perhaps is easier to manipulate on the pillow due to its > slimprofile. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] smoke smell
Dear Irene, A method I have used with some success for getting rid of "smells" is to put the offending object into a black plastic bag, a fair amount of coffee grounds (dry, not used) and seal the bag up and put in the sunshine for a number of days. For books it takes longer because you have to open the bag, ruffle the pages so they are loose and close up again and leave out in the sunshine for several more days. If you keep at it long enough it might work for you. I suppose it depends on how much the book means to you. Something else you might consider doing is taking the book to the photo copy store or scan it at home and print out what you want to use and put the book in a plastic bag and leave on the shelf. Carol Melton Litchfield Park, Arizona, USA Where there has been no measureable precipitation since October 18, 2005. There is currently a 30% chance of sprinkles this weekend. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] huge roller pillow
If you ask your therapist, she'll give the name of the name of the company they get their supplies from. That's how I got my pillow. It's been a couple years so I don't remember the company. You can also search in the Internet for physical therapy suppliers. Cherry Knobloch Chesapeake, Va USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] That would make one huge roller pillow!
At one time I considered making a curtain on such a roll :) On 3/7/06, purple lacer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > saw the 36" long, 6" diameter ethafoam roll was "WOW! That would make > one HUGE roller pillow!" LOL! She apologized that it was going to cost > about $21 and insurance probably wouldn't cover it. That seems pretty > cheap to me for that much ethafoam! Yes, a v. good price! You could cut off lengths to make bolsters for all your friends :)) -- Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com blogging lace at www.looonglace.blogspot.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Smoke smell
I've had success a couple of times by standing the book upright with the pages fanned out in a cardboard box. Put one of the deodorant-type air freshener blocks that's supposed to absorb smells in the box, and wraping the whole lot in a large plastic bag. After about 8 weeks, the smell had gone from both the books I tried it with. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] That would make one huge roller pillow!
I've been going to physical therapy for a couple weeks now because of a kink in my back. In one of my exercises I lay on a rolled up towel under my shoulder blades, it feels great! Today the therapist said she wanted me to start a new excercise with a "foam roll". My first thought when I saw the 36" long, 6" diameter ethafoam roll was "WOW! That would make one HUGE roller pillow!" LOL! She apologized that it was going to cost about $21 and insurance probably wouldn't cover it. That seems pretty cheap to me for that much ethafoam! So if you need to make a giant roller pillow, get a kink in your back and head to your friendly physical therapist! She also had a 4" diameter one too AnitaCedar Rapids, Iowa - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] smoke smell?
here is an address that opens a file that someone put together on smells in books. perhaps one of them will work. Christine Katy TX USA http://www.cgrove417.org/cghs/kasl/disaster/ridcigsmoke.doc - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] smoke smell?
I have had the same problem from second hand books. I find a protected spot outside and leave the book out for several days opened, occassionally giving the pages a flick through and keeping an eye out on the weather and it seems to work well. Janette in Canberra Australia -Original Message- From: Whitham [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 8 March 2006 6:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[lace] smoke smell? Hello lacemakers, I just got a lace book in the mail that I purchased on ebay and it smells of smoke, is there anything I can do? Otherwise the book is great, I picture myself using a noseclip while making lace from this book! Irene Whitham Surrey, BC - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.2/274 - Release Date: 3/03/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.2/274 - Release Date: 3/03/2006 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] smoke smell?
Baking soda works a treat, especially if the scent from the deodorant bar or the dryer thingie aren't agreeable. or 20 Muleteam Borax - but don't get any on the pages. Best if you have a holder with a perforated lid. For books, you would want to flip pages from time to time to get out the embedded smell. On 3/7/06, Ruth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've also purchased books on eBay with smoke smells. I've had success > putting the book in a zip top baggie large enough to hold it with a > little room left over and putting in with it either an unused dryer > softener sheet or a deodorant soap bar. I've also read online about > using baking soda in the bag, but haven't tried it myself. -- Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com blogging roller pillow at www.looonglace.blogspot.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] smoke smell?
I tried baking soda in a ziplock bag, but it didn't work and then the pages got all powdery too. Eventually I threw the book away Sue - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Re: Handy and inexpensive lace tools
Hallo Tamara and all spiders, We use "dinky" meaning , small, sweet, dainty anything like that, can be an object or a person. Happy lacing Sue M.Harvey Norfolk UK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tamara P Duvall Sent: 07 March 2006 00:08 To: lace Arachne Subject: [lace] Re: Handy and inexpensive lace tools On Mar 6, 2006, at 8:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Clay) wrote: > That swivel head hackle from Tamara is like the one I discovered in > the fly-tying shop! I gave Tamara one, and between the two of us, we > managed to briefly clean out the supplies in tackle shops near us and > shared them with friends all over! Yup :) I loved the one Clay gave me so much, I must have been the best customer of our fly-tie shop buying out the entire stock (usually 4-5 gizmos at a time). They made perfect gifts to lacemakers... And then he switched to a different brand, which had a piece of the spring sticking out, which I was afraid would snag on the threads. Jacqui Southworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tamara sent me a pair on a swivel head which are really dinky :-) Is "dinky" positive or negative, in Brit English? -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - 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]
Re: [lace] smoke smell?
I've also purchased books on eBay with smoke smells. I've had success putting the book in a zip top baggie large enough to hold it with a little room left over and putting in with it either an unused dryer softener sheet or a deodorant soap bar. I've also read online about using baking soda in the bag, but haven't tried it myself. -- Ruth Housework is what gets done when there's nothing better to do. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] winding bobbins using string
Winding With a String: Another variation, with both ends of the winding string attached to things, is on the Lacefairy website. Look up Lacefairy, click on Arachne FAQ's, then on Winding Bobbins--which gives you three choices, one of which is Winding With a String. I find this a very portable method of winding, and very useful when winding large amounts of thread. It does not work on bobbins with spiral grooves on them. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon -- with temporary sunshine right now --- Helen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've never used the string method, winding bobbins > is a good excuse > to sit in front of a film all evening :o) Here's a > link to a website > description > > http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego/winder.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] smoke smell?
To use a tip mentioned on SmallStuff (for miniaturists) put your book in a bag where you have sprinkled a deep layer of cat litter and leave it there(changing cat litter from time to time) till smoke smell is gone. I inherited my mother in law's cookbook, and to be honest, I stopped using the book soon after I got it since every page seem to be steeped in the smell of smoke, haven't even had the inclination to try the tip mentioned above. Would love to know if it works then I might 'de-smoke' the cookbook too! Micki from the Scottish Highlands where the snow is slowly melting | Hello lacemakers, | | I just got a lace book in the mail that I purchased on ebay and it smells of | smoke, is there anything I can do? | | Otherwise the book is great, I picture myself using a noseclip while making | lace from this book! | | Irene Whitham | Surrey, BC | | - | 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]
Re: [lace] Helpful cheap tools
Barbara, I have those reverse tweezers. I don't use them very frequently, but they are nice to have in the box in a pinch (pun!). You are right; I have hung them onto a length of thread and manipulated like a bobbin. I usually use very fine thread and it worked just fine. Diane Williams Galena, Illinois USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Barbara Joyce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone have the "reverse tweezers" shown on > Holly Van Sciver's web > site? It's more expensive than hackle pliers, but > I'm wondering if it is > easier to squeeze than hackle pliers, and whether it > holds a fine thread as > well, and perhaps is easier to manipulate on the > pillow due to its slim > profile. > > Barbara Joyce, > who never, ever breaks a thread ;-) > > > Bev wrote:There is an unfortunate disadvantage to > the stability of the hackle > > pliers - you do need strong fingers to open them. > V. frustrating if > > the fingers are affected, such as with arthritis > :( > > > > This is true. But there are different types of > h/p devices, some being > > stiffer than others. And the electrical wire > clamp requires very little > > finger strength. I'd suggest testing them in the > shops to see if one will > > suit you. > > > > Clay > > -- > > Clay Blackwell > > Lynchburg, VA > > > > - > > 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] > __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: string as a bobbin winder
Just two weeks ago I discovered: a ring on one end , a clothes peg on the other. Peg through the ring to tie it around your belly or attach it to your belt. Find something to attach the peg to, perhaps a pin on your pillow. It saves a hand to control the bobbin and target thread. I use kite thread, that doesn't wear and break. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Helpful cheap tools
Does anyone have the "reverse tweezers" shown on Holly Van Sciver's web site? It's more expensive than hackle pliers, but I'm wondering if it is easier to squeeze than hackle pliers, and whether it holds a fine thread as well, and perhaps is easier to manipulate on the pillow due to its slim profile. Barbara Joyce, who never, ever breaks a thread ;-) > Bev wrote:There is an unfortunate disadvantage to the stability of the hackle > pliers - you do need strong fingers to open them. V. frustrating if > the fingers are affected, such as with arthritis :( > > This is true. But there are different types of h/p devices, some being > stiffer than others. And the electrical wire clamp requires very little > finger strength. I'd suggest testing them in the shops to see if one will > suit you. > > Clay > -- > Clay Blackwell > Lynchburg, VA > > - > 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]
[lace] smoke smell?
Hello lacemakers, I just got a lace book in the mail that I purchased on ebay and it smells of smoke, is there anything I can do? Otherwise the book is great, I picture myself using a noseclip while making lace from this book! Irene Whitham Surrey, BC - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Helpful cheap tools
Bev wrote:There is an unfortunate disadvantage to the stability of the hackle pliers - you do need strong fingers to open them. V. frustrating if the fingers are affected, such as with arthritis :( This is true. But there are different types of h/p devices, some being stiffer than others. And the electrical wire clamp requires very little finger strength. I'd suggest testing them in the shops to see if one will suit you. Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Helpful cheap tools
There is an unfortunate disadvantage to the stability of the hackle pliers - you do need strong fingers to open them. V. frustrating if the fingers are affected, such as with arthritis :( But once affixed to the bit of thread, the h/p work a treat as a third hand. On 3/7/06, Noelene Lafferty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the reverse principle to tweezers - you have to squeeze them > to release the thread.So you squeeze to open them, clamp > the thread, then you can put them down, holding the thread tight, > and use both your hands to manipulate the other end of > thread -- Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com blogging roller pillow at www.looonglace.blogspot.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: lace-digest V2006 #67: string as a bobbin winder
On 3/7/06, Antje González <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego/winder.html > > As a difference with Carolina's method, I don't use a ring, I just hold the > string with my fingers. And I don't use a string, I use any left over thread > (have to change it after a while, as it breaks after much use).. I was most impressed when I saw a lacemaker stop lacing, rig up the string on her pillow and re-fill a bobbin then and there, and continue lacing. This is a great method once you know how, and a handy 'tool' for the lacemaker's resources. Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com blogging roller pillow at www.looonglace.blogspot.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Helpful cheap tools
I've always got a pair of eyebrow tweezers with my lace tools, but the point of the hackle pliers is that they work on the reverse principle to tweezers - you have to squeeze them to release the thread.So you squeeze to open them, clamp the thread, then you can put them down, holding the thread tight, and use both your hands to manipulate the other end of thread Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] For those of us who can't get to fishing shops, possible we could use good eyebrow tweezers .Any thoughts? Sheila in a wet (at last) Sawbo' www,lace-helpandhistory.info - - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Helpful cheap tools
Sorry, I hit the "send" button too fast... The other option if you can't get to a fly-fishing supply shop is to go to a place like Radio Shack (electronic supplies). They have wire clips which feature a little "plunger" top which, when depressed, causes a small metal hook to come out of the end. When you hook your thread in this and release the plunger, the hook retreats and the thread is clamped in place. They're very inexpensive and come in a variety of sizes and colors. Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA The Browns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: = For those of us who can't get to fishing shops, possible we could use good eyebrow tweezers .Any thoughts? Sheila in a wet (at last) Sawbo' www,lace-helpandhistory.info - 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]
Re: [lace] Helpful cheap tools
The problem with eyebrow tweezers is that they're like scissors - they open and close freely, so when you put them down, the thread falls out. Hackle pliers, on the other hand, are like small clamps - they are closed unless you pinch them open. The particular hackles that I like have rubber-like pads on the tips so they grip the thread quite well when closed. This means you can put them down and pick them up again just as you would a wound bobbin. Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA The Browns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: = For those of us who can't get to fishing shops, possible we could use good eyebrow tweezers .Any thoughts? Sheila in a wet (at last) Sawbo' www,lace-helpandhistory.info - 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]
[lace] Re: lace-digest V2006 #67: string as a bobbin winder
> a string as a bobbin winder, I have tested this one out on our lace class and we are all in the dark. We would love to know, how does a piece of string work as a bobbin winder? Hello Elsbeth, This is the method I have always used to wind my bobbins, especially if I don't need to wind too many. It is a quick and easy method. In Carolina's web site she explains with pictures how to do it. This is her site: http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego/winder.html As a difference with Carolina's method, I don't use a ring, I just hold the string with my fingers. And I don't use a string, I use any left over thread (have to change it after a while, as it breaks after much use).. Good luck. Greetings from -- Antje González, in Guadalajara, Spain http://es.geocities.com/antjeglezherrero - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Helpful cheap tools
Not sure who exactly, there was a UK lace supplier who sold the hackle pliers done up neatly in a plastic packet; a kind lacemaker from the UK sent me one a few years ago. Possibly SMP lace? Like David said, the tweezers won't stay shut like the little pliers. On 3/7/06, The Browns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For those of us who can't get to fishing shops, possible we could use > good eyebrow tweezers .Any thoughts? -- Bev who defines 'dinky' as vernacular for 'very small, almost too small to be useful' in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Dinky Toys were a name brand of small toy cars and trucks, v. collectible now (whatever) blogging lace at www.looonglace.blogspot.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] winding bobbins using string
I've never used the string method, winding bobbins is a good excuse to sit in front of a film all evening :o) Here's a link to a website description http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego/winder.html This is how it was explained in an email to Lace by Janice Blair last year when I was wondering how it worked: Get a piece of string or strong thead about 24 inches long and make a loop at either end. One loop is pinned down onto your pillow or a convenient chair arm. Next I start wrapping my thread clockwise around the neck of the bobbin for about 8 or 9 turns so that the thread will hold. Wrap the string around the body of the bobbin clockwise up near the pin that is holding the string. If you are right handed, catch the other loop in your left hand pinkie finger and hold the string tight and straight towards your body. Your right hand has been holding the bobbin in the string whilst doing this. Now support the bobbin with your index and middle fingers on either side of the string, over the top of the bobbin. Still keeping the string tight, draw the bobbin down towards your body. The thread will automatically wind onto the bobbin. When you get as far down the string as you can, you push the bobbin back up to the top and start again. It makes winding a few yard a breeze once you get the knack. I also guide the thread from the spool through my left hand to keep it tidy. Helen At 15:33 07/03/2006, Elsbeth Mendes da Costa wrote: On 5 Mar 2006, at 13:48, lace-digest wrote: a string as a bobbin winder, I have tested this one out on our lace class and we are all in the dark. We would love to know, how does a piece of string work as a bobbin winder? Elsbeth Worcestershire, UK Helen, Somerset, UK "Forget the formulae, let's make lace" -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.2/274 - Release Date: 03/03/2006 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: lace-digest V2006 #67
On 5 Mar 2006, at 13:48, lace-digest wrote: a string as a bobbin winder, I have tested this one out on our lace class and we are all in the dark. We would love to know, how does a piece of string work as a bobbin winder? Elsbeth Worcestershire, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Helpful cheap tools
For those of us who can't get to fishing shops, possible we could use good eyebrow tweezers .Any thoughts? Sheila in a wet (at last) Sawbo' www,lace-helpandhistory.info NO way! They don't hold on once you let go of the handles :) David in Ballarat - - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Helpful cheap tools
For those of us who can't get to fishing shops, possible we could use good eyebrow tweezers .Any thoughts? Sheila in a wet (at last) Sawbo' www,lace-helpandhistory.info - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Handy and inexpensive lace tools
Dear Friends, I hvae many of the tools which have been discussed here. However, there's one which hasn't yet, and that's my shuttle winder for tatting. It was designed and made by a bloke in Pennsylvania (whose name escapes me) - perhaps his daughter is still on the list. It works on Clover and Boye plastic shuttles - wouldn't risk it on an antique - and I can't live without it. David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Handy and inexpensive lace tools
I just bought some great containers for storing threads. They're deep enough to take, upright, all but the very large cones of thread and you can see what's in each box. I got them in the fishing tackle section of Walmart. If you go to http://tinyurl.com/kxczm the ones I bought are pictured at the top of the listing. Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/quinbot/seaspray/SeasprayLaceGuild.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Further steps in Honiton Lace
I don't know if anyone on the list is still looking for this book by Susanne Thompson, it doesn't come up very often and it's sitting with no bids at the moment http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Further-Steps-in-Honiton-Lace_W0QQitemZ8391956018QQcategoryZ64290QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem jenny barron Snowy NE Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Further steps in Honiton Lace
I don't know if anyone on the list is still looking for this book by Susanne Thompson, it doesn't come up very often and it's sitting with no bids at the moment http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Further-Steps-in-Honiton-Lace_W0QQitemZ8391956018QQcategoryZ64290QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem jenny barron Snowy NE Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
