I [lace] Oliver Twist threads
I have some Oliver Twist and can almost vouch that I got them at IOLI from Roseground who sells in Nottingham UK Happy Lacemaking,Betty Ann Rice in Roanoke, Virginia USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Oliver Twist threads
Hi Sue and Margot, You can certainly find the Oliver Twist threads in Wickham Market, at the Quilters Haven!Suffolk Lace Makers have a regular Lace Day at WM, and the hall goes silent and deserted at the lunchtime break, as everyone trundles off to Quilters Haven, and returns laden with goodie bags. I have bought several 'sets' of colours there - they have a website, and sell mailorder, but the sets of different graded colours are lovely, and save a lot of hard work and graft trying to pick out matching and contrasting shades! So - if all else fails, try the Quilters Haven web site ... Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: "Margot Walker" To: "ARACHNE" Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:10 PM Subject: [lace] Oliver Twist threads They should be easier to find in the UK than anywhere else, since they come from England :D I've bought them at the Knitting and Stitching Show in London and they're beautiful threads. On 6 Feb 2009, at 10:24, Sue wrote: We have a lace day on March 7th in Norwich so maybe I will have to look out for Oliver thread there as it is a new one to me or maybe not too common in the UK? Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/quinbot - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Oliver Twist threads
They should be easier to find in the UK than anywhere else, since they come from England :D I've bought them at the Knitting and Stitching Show in London and they're beautiful threads. On 6 Feb 2009, at 10:24, Sue wrote: We have a lace day on March 7th in Norwich so maybe I will have to look out for Oliver thread there as it is a new one to me or maybe not too common in the UK? Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/quinbot - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Oliver Twist threads & French lace
Thanks to all who responded to my Oliver thread question I am going to play around with some threads out of my stash that Brenda recommended and see what comes up best. We have a lace day on March 7th in Norwich so maybe I will have to look out for Oliver thread there as it is a new one to me or maybe not too common in the UK? Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK Still managing to avoid the snow that the rest of UK have. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Oliver Twist threads & French lace
Hello All! I made it back to E-e-erie, PA through the mountains of W VA where three tractor trailers had crashed, with one spilling a huge load of cocoa powder on the expressway! Did you know that cocoa burns? Well yes indeed. The headline in Erie was Hot Chocolate on I-79! Anyway--I wanted to respond to the OT question. I don't know the weight, but it is slightly finer than Stef Francis fine mercerised cotton & has a much higher twist. It is absolutely marvelous & comes in so many colors you will be dazzled. AND if you buy the thread pack, it comes with 8 (I think) coordinating thicker threads/yarns that can be used for gimp. I've used OT for s'Gravenmoer & Mirecourt. It's too heavy for Bucks without blowing up the pattern. As to the French lace article, thanks for posting the link. I will say, however, that the couture industry also employs bobbin lace makers. I met Mme. Arpin, La Meillieure Dentelleuse de France (sp?), at her atelier & saw a photo of a straple ss Givenchy dress with her work. The entire bodice was Cluny de Brioude leaves done in gold thread. Zowee!! Susan, in PA where the snow is up to the bottom of the roadside mailbox - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
