[lace] Anyone got $2,000 dollars to spare for these bobbins on ebay?

A collection of 34 decorated bone bobbins on ebay. Start price $500 (reserve not met) or buy them now for $2,000: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3234790883category=114 Although I've only got a couple of the simpler type, I dread to think what my bobbins (or yours) are worth.

[lace] Polishing bobbins

I'm a newcomer to lace-making and recently bought some bobbins by mail order that I didn't realise would be unpolished. I'm finding that when I try to lengthen the thread on a bobbin while I'm working, it catches on the slightly rough bulb as I turn the bobbin. (I'm using fine thread - 80.) Does

[lace] polishing bobbins

on the question of polishing bobbins using a very fine steel wool will sometimes help also finishing them will also help either with paint or varnish or sometimes beeswax also can help after the steel wool hope this helps yours in lace Dearl Christiansburg, Virginia, USA My idea of housework is

RE: [lace] Engineering Felt

From: Ruth Budge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sue, can you describe what engineering felt looks like? I use something called gasket paper for making my prickings - and I'm wondering if that's what you're talking about. I have something called Industrial Felt, which I think is the same thing as

[lace] Princess on ebay

There's a Princess pillow on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3234536185category=114 I've never seen bobbins styled like these, they are not anything like the bobbins that I got with my Princess. And the pricking is definitely modern. It appears to be in decent shape, for

Re: [lace] Polishing bobbins

try to lengthen the thread on a bobbin while I'm working, it catches on the slightly rough bulb as I turn the bobbin. (I'm using fine thread - 80.) Does anyone know of a way of polishing these bobbins? I understand that they're normally polished by machine. Annette, depending on the

[lace] Logarithmic Lace

Hi, I have been interested in making some logarithmic lace , for a long time, but there were always other projects to be finished. Right now I'm in a kind of in between stage. My imagination isn't at its best for designing right now, so I decided to give it a go. I would like to make the

[lace] polishing bobbins

Annette The bad news is that you need to use at least 2 grades of sandpaper to get rid of all the hairs and notches on your bobbins. Start with #100 garnet paper which will remove the notches and hairs. Then move on to #200 and #400. It is important to use a tack cloth or to carefully vacuum

[lace] Angela's Mountain Adventures

Just a note to all on the lace list who requested copies of the Adventure, there will be a couple of week's delay in sending. I am away for a few days next week, but have a very sad day on Friday as my best friend Pat died last week and it is her funeral. She was a wonderful embroiderer,

Re: [lace] Engineering felt

Gosh! I'd forgotten that!! Shows our age, though, doesn't it?? (VBG) Ruth (Sydney, Australia) Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it's the same thick felt that used to be placed under manual typewriters (half to three quarters of an inch thick). If you work in an older office it

RE: [lace] Princess on ebay

Hi Marcie, I think its mostly the perspective - but from what I can see, the tension in the lace isn't all that crash hot, which could mean that the lace shrank a bit after the pins were taken out...after all lace *does* shrink when the pins are removed anyway, and in my experience, poor tension

Re: [lace-chat] Advertising?

I really have to jump in here... I agree completely with the ban against advertising, but I think that it's important to be clear about what advertising IS! Advertising is announcing the availability of products for sale by the person who is selling the product and will be making a profit. It

[lace-chat] secret pal thanks

Hi Secret Pal in Florida, Your parcel arrived today and I absolutely love it!! How clever you are to make the pouch from material that you have dyed yourself and the pincushion in the shell is so sweet !! It is so tiny and must have been really fiddly to make !! I know what you mean about the

[lace-chat] Vivienne' letter

Evidently I have to shut up. Received from someone called Clay. Now Vivienne - Because you are the subject of much criticism on this list (although you've made a great effort to conform to the list rules lately), I think you'll find that the less you say on THIS subject, the better! Clay

[lace-chat] Over the top...

A day ago, there was a skirmish on the list involving advertising. Someone made a comment about the list police which prompted Avital to inquire who those police were. Vivienne wrote back, They are the self appointed, holier than thou few who sit like hawks waiting to pounce. I then wrote to her

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Cajun fishing

From: R.P. A Cajun was stopped by a game warden in Southern Louisiana recently leaving a bayou well known for its fishing, with two ice chests of fish. The game warden asked the man, Do you have a license to catch those fish? Naw, ma fren, I ain't got none of dem, no. Dese are my pet fish. Pet