Re: [lace] roller or block

[C Eamey]

Hi Nancy

I have the best of both worlds, in my opinion - a block pillow plus a block 
with a roller insert. I bought them from SMP & when the roller is worn out I 
just buy a replacement.
As others have said I find the roller best for long straight lengths while 
the block pillow is ideal for edgings.


Carole

in Portsmouth, UK


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From: "Nancy Nicholson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "Lace makers" 
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 10:33 AM
Subject: [lace] roller or block



I have not been lace making for very long and as such I am still buying the
'tools of the trade' I have two small round pillows, one large pillow and 
a
three block pillow.  I was going to buy a roller pillow but the man who 
owns
the site says that almost everyone uses block pillows instead.  Which is 
best?

Roller or block?

Nancy

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Re: [lace] roller or block

[C Eamey]

Hi Nancy

I have the best of both worlds, in my opinion - a block pillow plus a block 
with a roller insert. I bought them from SMP & when the roller is worn out I 
just buy a replacement.
As others have said I find the roller best for long straight lengths while 
the block pillow is ideal for edgings.


Carole

in Portsmouth, UK


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From: "Nancy Nicholson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "Lace makers" 
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 10:33 AM
Subject: [lace] roller or block



I have not been lace making for very long and as such I am still buying the
'tools of the trade' I have two small round pillows, one large pillow and 
a
three block pillow.  I was going to buy a roller pillow but the man who 
owns
the site says that almost everyone uses block pillows instead.  Which is 
best?

Roller or block?

Nancy

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Re: [lace] roller or block

[C Eamey]

Hi Nancy

I have the best of both worlds, in my opinion - a block pillow plus a block 
with a roller insert. I bought them from SMP & when the roller is worn out I 
just buy a replacement.
As others have said I find the roller best for long straight lengths while 
the block pillow is ideal for edgings.


Carole

in Portsmouth, UK


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From: "Nancy Nicholson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "Lace makers" 
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 10:33 AM
Subject: [lace] roller or block



I have not been lace making for very long and as such I am still buying the
'tools of the trade' I have two small round pillows, one large pillow and 
a
three block pillow.  I was going to buy a roller pillow but the man who 
owns
the site says that almost everyone uses block pillows instead.  Which is 
best?

Roller or block?

Nancy

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Re: [lace] roller or block

[C Eamey]

Hi Nancy

I have the best of both worlds, in my opinion - a block pillow plus a block 
with a roller insert. I bought them from SMP & when the roller is worn out I 
just buy a replacement.
As others have said I find the roller best for long straight lengths while 
the block pillow is ideal for edgings.


Carole

in Portsmouth, UK


- Original Message - 
From: "Nancy Nicholson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "Lace makers" 
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 10:33 AM
Subject: [lace] roller or block



I have not been lace making for very long and as such I am still buying the
'tools of the trade' I have two small round pillows, one large pillow and 
a
three block pillow.  I was going to buy a roller pillow but the man who 
owns
the site says that almost everyone uses block pillows instead.  Which is 
best?

Roller or block?

Nancy

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Re: [lace] Beds Bookmark in Color

[C Eamey]

I too was inspired by Patty's picture of the Beds bookmark and had a go 
myself. I'd already done some experiments using colour in Beds lace & also a 
Cluny piece from 'Cluny de Brioude'. I used cotton threads including some 
old sylko sewing cottons and I was very pleased with the result.

So thanks to Patty for inspiring me.

On the subject of life BL I too have done various needlecrafts and still do, 
but lace is definately a passion. I think it's something you either love or 
loathe & once 'hooked' that's it!


Carole
in Portsmouth UK

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From: "Patty Dowden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 9:52 PM
Subject: [lace] Beds Bookmark in Color



>
Is the pattern for the Beds Book Mark available anywhere?  That is 
something I would like to try, I love the way you added color (or is the 
pattern designed that way?).


Lorri
Here's a link to Arachne Webshots for a picture:
http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2352827590048870129abqGRX

+++
Here's the story:

The pattern is 'August' designed by Carol Andrews on page 102 of Barbara 
Underwood's "A Bedfordshire Lace Collection".  Since it was a summery 
theme, I chose a bright yellow cotton to work it in.  At the time, Cathy 
Belleville was running a lace class for the Lace Museum in Sunnyvale, and 
she said something close to the following "But the barley needs to be 
gold, doesn't it ?!"   (Leading me down the garden path, she was)


So, in the end, the yellow is cotton and all the other colors are silks. 
Since Beds is a lace where you can add and throw out at will, changing the 
colors worked rather nicely.  The leaf tallies are hiding all kinds of 
mayhem.  What I personally like best are the sunflowers, they seem so 
alive!


If you wish to perpetrate this yourself, I can give you some hints, but 
since the threads were talking to me, I can't give you a blow by blow.


One hint, I do remember.  When you knot silk, dampen it with a drop of 
water, otherwise the knot will just slither out of its constraints.


Good luck!

Patty
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[lace] Re: christening gown

[C Eamey]

I haven't made a christening gown but I did make a bonnet to go with our 
family gown.
I made the honeycomb rings edging from Geraldine Stott's 'Visual 
Introduction to Bucks Point lace'. I found it grew quickly & was a pretty, 
narrow edging.


Carole

Portsmouth UK
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I am in the process of planning to make a lace trimmed christening gown.  A
first for me and I wondered if I could ask those of you who might have 
done

something like this in the past for the benefit of your experience.
Just as a point of interest what type of lace did you choose to do,
Was there anything you wished you had done differently.
Obviously this is the sort of garment worn just a few times but has to be 
kept

in storage for the greater part of its life (I already know about the acid
free paper), but is there anything else I should know about long term
storage.

Many thanks Sue T, Dorset UK

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