Re: [lace] Ebay -- lace making thimble
In my humble opinion, it just looks like an ordinary sewing thimble - although I *think* I can see a "splodge" on the top flat surface of the thimble which might just indicate that the "pin-pusher" part of a true lacemaker's thimble has been removed or fell out (as one did recently on one of my lacemaker's thimbles!) Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) "L. E. Weiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello all -- I was waiting to see whether someone else spotted this and sent it to the list (along with comments), and thought it quite a coincidence that the subject of thimbles came up anyway! (I apologize if someone has already mentioned this on the list.) A friend sent me this item from Ebay. (As usual, make certain you paste it into your browser as one line if it is coming to you as two lines.) Any opinions out there about the label on this item? --- Subject: lace making thimble > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3255711483&category=38065 -- regards, Lorraine in Albany, NY (recovering from Thanksgiving Day cooking and about to spend the rest of the day on lace--something else to be thankful for) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://personals.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Personals New people, new possibilities. FREE for a limited time. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Ebay -- lace making thimble
I have watched this thimble for a couple of weeks... it didn't sell during its first "outing", and is reposted (IF I remember correctly...). At any rate, I think its claim to lacemaking is tenuous at best... Except for the specialty thimble which has been recently discussed on this list (thimble with a pusher attached...), I haven't really been aware of a need for a thimble exclusive to lacemaking. And when I did have a need (inadequately pricked pricking which means I should have used a larger needle...) I used the (also previously mentioned...) "Thimble-its" which saved the day. I learned my lesson, and now no longer need a thimble. I think the seller may be banking on the term "lacemaking". Clay - Original Message - From: "L. E. Weiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 1:12 PM Subject: [lace] Ebay -- lace making thimble > Hello all -- > I was waiting to see whether someone else spotted this and sent it to the > list (along with comments), and thought it quite a coincidence that the > subject of thimbles came up anyway! (I apologize if someone has already > mentioned this on the list.) > > A friend sent me this item from Ebay. (As usual, make certain you paste it > into your browser as one line if it is coming to you as two lines.) Any > opinions out there about the label on this item? > --- > Subject: lace making thimble > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3255711483&category=38065 > -- > > regards, > Lorraine in Albany, NY (recovering from Thanksgiving Day cooking and about > to spend the rest of the day on lace--something else to be thankful for) > > - > 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] Ebay -- lace making thimble
The text says 'We understand these longer thimbles are used for lacemaking.' Is this true? First I've heard of it - why would a lacemaker need a longer thimble than a seamstress or an embroiderer? On Friday, November 28, 2003, at 02:12 PM, L. E. Weiss wrote: ...quite a coincidence that the subject of thimbles came up anyway! Any opinions out there about the label on this item? Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Ebay -- lace making thimble
Hmmm...as always, I'm taking the eBay description with a grain of salt. It may be that the person who used this thimble used it to make lace (probably needle lace) but it is just a regular decorated sewing thimble, possibly late Victorian (?). The "coat of arms" could be the crest of a school or a guild. Also, souvenir sewing thimbles decorated with crests were sold everywhere (and still are, like spoons, in a lot of places), so it could equally well be a geographic crest - (like the town or province/state/county you bought the souvenir in). Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) A friend sent me this item from Ebay. (As usual, make certain you paste it into your browser as one line if it is coming to you as two lines.) Any opinions out there about the label on this item? --- Subject: lace making thimble http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3255711483&category=38065 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Ebay -- lace making thimble
Hello all -- I was waiting to see whether someone else spotted this and sent it to the list (along with comments), and thought it quite a coincidence that the subject of thimbles came up anyway! (I apologize if someone has already mentioned this on the list.) A friend sent me this item from Ebay. (As usual, make certain you paste it into your browser as one line if it is coming to you as two lines.) Any opinions out there about the label on this item? --- Subject: lace making thimble > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3255711483&category=38065 -- regards, Lorraine in Albany, NY (recovering from Thanksgiving Day cooking and about to spend the rest of the day on lace--something else to be thankful for) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
