Jean raised this one with us.
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I cant find anything that totally resembles this winder in any of my
reference books.
So here goes with a guess.
I does seem to be a winder and I suspect that it was once part of a winder
Good morning All,
To Dora and others who have been talking about beginners instructions
for bobbin lace, some of the best and least expensive instruction books
fro the various lace techniques are those published by the Lace Guild
in UK. You do not have to be a member of the Guild to buy them.
Jane wrote:
How many times I
have heard a lacemaker say but I'm only a beginner.. as if the
magazines were *only* for the experienced, and that membership of
whatever guild or society is far beyond their reach. This is, and
should be, far from the truth - though if the only patterns published
are
On the shade card there are only three varigated colours, all the others
are pain. 280 is turquoise pink and gold with a tiny bit of green, all
fairly well blended together. Colour 380 is turquoise pink yellow and
white and looks more stripey in the sample, ie longer lengths of each
colour, and
I subscribe to the magazine 'Piecework' and the latest issue has a blurb
that I think would be of interest to lacemakers who have extra books to
give away. Many, many years ago, when I was studying to be a Librarian,
one of the compulsory courses was about the history of libraries. The
most
At 07:47 AM 6/27/2003, Brian wrote:
I would suggest that it is certainly a horn bobbin. I this that
translucence that you associate with such material.
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I was the one who bought this bobbin. I have other horn bobbins, and
Brian that sounds right. I thought it looks like it was made to be inserted
in a stand or something, but did not know hwo to describe it clearly enough
to respond. BarbE
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Candace asked:
Does anyone out there have instructions for crocheting bobbin holders?
It looks simple enough, but I wonder if instructions were available
somewhere on the Web. Thanks.
I crocheted very simple ones from listening to a description.
To hold a dozen bobbins:
Crochet 25 chain. One
Dear Lacemakers in England,
Is there a needle museum in your country?
Perhaps one of you is familiar with whether they display pins in this museum?
Perhaps there is a Web Site?
Perhaps they have published a booklet on the history of needles and pins?
Was this museum on the tour i/c/w
Margot, out of the kindness of her heart,
has asked for donations to the library
being rebuilt/restocked in Alexandria . . .
Jeri has collected, over a lifetime, an
'inheritance' for lace-makers, and also has
asked for suggestions on how to best
use/maintain it . . .
. . .
Putting all one's eggs
Jay Ekers wrote:
It is easier to insert and remove the bobbins if wool thread is used
because it has a little more give than cotton thread.
If you can get shirring elastic (a thin, round elastic) it makes wonderful
bobbin holders when crocheted according to Jay's pattern.
Beth
in a very wet
try this Jeri and see if it looks familiar
http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/worcestershire/museums/forge-hill.htm
jenny barron
Scotland
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Is there a needle museum in your country?
Forge Needle Museum, Studley, near Redditch, Worcestershire. (We passed
it yesterday, on the way to Coughton Court - home of the Throckmorton
Family - of Gunpowder Plot fame - though also on
I had a phone call this pm in response to my email from a nice lady called
Linda at Madeira. It would appear that I have one reel each of old and new
stock. The colour change is down to the change of process used for the
metallic threads to come within EEC guidelines! She would have exchanged
both
Margaret Hamer's Lace. Part 1 - longish
Brief Summary for those who missed my original posting.
Last week I told you how Pauline and I were to choose a share of the lace
left by the late
Margeret Hamer, sister of Kathleen Waller. When we visited Kathleen she
brought out box
after box of lace,
I understand that crochet stitches, although worked the same, have different
names in the US and UK. Don't know which system is used in other countries:
US
UK
single crochet (sc)
double crochet (dc)
half double crochet (hdc)
half treble (htr)
double crochet (dc)
treble (tr)
treble or triple
When I was a child, about seven yers old, I remember my parents taking me to
Cardiff Museum in South Wales, England. I was most interested in a display
of costume that showed a woman's cloak held together at the top by a very
large thorn. (maybe hawthorne, I do not know).
I have a pair of horn
In a message dated 6/29/2003 2:11:52 AM GMT Daylight Time,
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From Lace and Bobbins, T.L.Huetson 1973
The making of pillow lace requires the use of pins, and when the art of
making lace was brought to England these were very expensive.
Consequently
the workers
On Sunday, Jun 29, 2003, at 22:04 US/Eastern, Dora Smith wrote:
Hey, I could really use some instructions on how to do bobbin lace.
Advanced patterns really won't do it. I haven't been able to find any
in a
single fabric or craft shop.
Oh, Dora... :) No offence, honestly, but this was as good
Candace
I've never actually seen instructions, but it is a strip of single crochet
with treble chain 1 treble worked in each single crochet. At the end of the
row do several stitches into the end single crochet, and then treble 1,
chain 1 across the other side. The end result is a strip thick in
Either thread the pearls on to the thread of one bobbin, and pull each one
up as you want to enclose it in a stitch. Or make a look in the thread on
one bobbin, (if the hole's big enough use a crochet hook to) pull the loop
through the hole in the bead. Pass the other bobbin through the loop.
Does anyone out there live in Tampa, Florida? I'm looking for an item sold at
an outlet mall there (by the airport), the store is called Casual Living.
Can anyone help? I'll explain in detail later.
:-
Thanks.
Jana in Michigan
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According to Helen Muller, in her little book Jet Jewellery and Ornaments -
a
Shire Publication:
Jet is a type of brown coal, a fossilised wood of an ancient tree.
Jet is very light in weight. It breaks with a conchoidal (shell-like )
fracture and burns with a smell of burning coal. It is
Hello secret pal. I got your wonderful package. I loved the thread and the
bandana.The flower pot holder was great. The hit of the package was the
carmello koalas. They were great. The kids are loving the puzzle. Thank
you so very very much for all the wonderful things in my
From: R.P.
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Actual Analogies and Metaphors Found in High School Essays
Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently
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His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like
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