[lace] RE: lace bobbins
Susan The second one is not a Stephen Pearce the tail shape is quite different - here a link to a picture of one of his: http://web.archive.org/web/20030804042826/http://homepages.tesco.net/~stephen.pearce/ I can't quite tell from the picture - is there a little groove round the top of the head? if so it might be one of Geoff Mudge's he doesn't have a website. I'll have a better look when I get home and can compare to mine. Louise In distinctly autumnal feeling Cambridge - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Re: Lace Bobbins
Could these be part of a game? - YES! they are more likely Mahjong counters than they are lace making bobbins. The Chinese didn't make lace...they did amazing embroidery. As someone pointed out there is fabric or cord in some of the holes. I'd think they were beads attached to a bit of clothing or on strings used for hair decorations before I'd think they were anything else. Also, if that part of the ID is off they may not even bee Chinese in origin. -- Never, ever, let anyone tell you what you can and can't do. Prove the cynics wrong. Pity them for they have no imagination. The sky's the limit. *Your* sky. *Your *limit. Now, let's dance. *~Tom Hiddleston* - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] RE: lace-bobbins and types
Of course this all falls down when you consider Buck thumpers... Why? Many of my "South Bucks" style bobbins are quite small and light in weight, much smaller than those often thought of as "Thumpers", and of course none of them have the weight of a spangle. Also, often the old spangles were much heavier than the modern ones, (and are usually changed when I buy old bobbins) so that would make the unspangled bobbins even lighter by comparison. Before you all throw up your hands in horror, I buy bobbins to use, not to look at. I don't believe that the spangle on the bobbin is very often likely to be the original one anyway, but I do keep the old beads separate from new ones and only use old beads on old bobbins; I mostly just need to make the spangle smaller to get a more functional spangle for my lacemaking style. This has the added bonus of leaving beads over, so when I buy old bobbins which have lost their spangle, I have authentic beads to use. To tie in with what Louise was saying, it is possible that one of the reasons why a some of the old bobbins have almost out of proportion heavy spangles (now, or since photography at least) was because the style/size of bobbins were originally used with finer thread, and the weight of the spangles were increased as the thread became thicker. There seem to be too many with these big, clunky spangles for it to be just someone's taste; I feel there has to be a logical reason for it. These were tools of the trade, not the fashion accessories our bobbins mostly are now. But as for the modern bobbins being thinner than the old ones, I don't necessarily agree with that. Many of my plain "Old Maid" wooden bobbins are very fine. It may just be that over the years these bobbins have been more vulnerable to breakage and loss than their more sturdy companions. Jacquie in a slightly foggy, cold, dank Stamford, just 50 or so miles up the A1 from Louise in foggy cold dank Cambridge. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
[lace] Re: Lace bobbins and types
I have a wide collection of spangled midlands(many of them painted by our CelticDreamWeaver and I cherish them!) and continentals that I have collected over the years. True that the painted and decorated bobbins(both midlands and continentals) do get a lot of my attention when lacing. But I do concentrate more on what I am lacing then stopping to "smell the roses(bobbins)". If I stop it is more to situate my posture or see what I missed on the tv or to get up and stretch or do something else. I am not one to sit for hours and lace, unless I am at a demonstration. Hence why not much lace gets done! I tend to pick bobbins according to the project. If it is a pattern that has a lot of sewings then I don't typically pick spangled midlands. I go for the more pointed continentals. 4 special bobbins always make it to my pillow. They were turned by my lace teacher's husband and are exclusive to her needs. They are continentals with a very pointed end for the purpose of sewings and making tallies, but have a good weight to them. Plus they handle well and feel good in my hands. That is another factor. Does it feel good in my hands. Working with the bobbins and how they handle with my big hands is a major factor. I have worked with all types and found that the very large bulby type just fit and toss about quite nicely with my fingers. I do have trouble with skinny spangled or skinny continentals. Even the square bobbins tend to slip my fingers and can be a frustration. The bulby Belgium style or Danish or any of the large bobbins work well with my hands and I can lace fairly fast with them. It does get frustrating to have to make sure my fingers cooperate with the bobbins, and then my lacing gets slow. Not that I am trying to race with the lace. I just want to enjoy it. But little blips in the process do hinder. I have found that working on a bolster with bobbins palms up works better for my hands. Not that it is what I always use. I enjoy using all types of pillows and bobbins. The painted and decorated bobbins are a feast for the eyes, as is the lace that comes out from it. Working with bobbins that fit your hand is also a lacemakers delight. ;) -- Mark, aka Tatman website: http://www.tat-man.net blog: http://tat-man.net/blog Magic Thread Shop: http://www.tat-man.net/tatterville/tatshop/tatshop.html email: tat...@tat-man.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tatmantats - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
[lace] Re lace bobbins
Bone bobbins are my favourite and I have managed to collect quite a few over the years and in all that time I have only ever broken one as a result of dropping it on my tiled kitchen floor. I have had wooden bobbins snap off at the neck too. My advise would be to collect the type of bobbin that really appeals to you. If you are just starting out collecting bobbins don't pay too much for them until you know exactly what it is you want. A lot of the pleasure in making lace for me is the look and the feel of the smooth bone bobbins in my fingers. Ann Yorkshire UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: lace Bobbins
On Jul 21, 2008, at 23:58, Elizabeth Ligeti wrote: I love the smooth silky feel of bone bobbins, - but can't afford them very often, unfortunately. Ditto on both -- I adore bone bobbins but can't really aford them. It's just as well that my favourite bobbin maker (Neil Keats, in Oz), who makes my "special T-squares", doesn't work with bone; I'd be too broke to afford thread or pillows :) Bone bobbins are heavier than wood -- even ebony -- ones, so they tension better. But they're not as heavy as metal ones, so they don't break even very fine thread. They don't need varnish or laquer to finish -- they just get smoother and smoother as they age, without anything peeling off, getting sticky in humid climate or porous from excess hand perspiration. The sound of bone bobbins clicking is surpassed by that of glass ones but, somehow, bone bobbins feel more "alive" to touch, than glass ones ever do. So, if I had all of "my d'ruthers", I'd rather have only bone bobbins to work with. But I'm happy enough with my wood ones, though I -- definitely -- have preferences as to which woods I like better than others. -- 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]
[lace] Re Lace bobbins in Radio Times
apparently the honiton bobbins needed to pass through the fabric! jenny barron Well I would have liked to see that. ;-) Shirley in Corio Oz. [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 bobbins Australian dig site
Dear Brian, My DH is digging up yard at Rose St., Chippendale for building on, he has found bits of pottery, glass & tiles etc.. shall I get him to dig deeper to find some bobbins?? Barbara, Parkes, Australia.. where the current dust storms and locust plague are preventing one uncovering the lace pillows!! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
