Hi everyone
T. wrote
> could the colour blind draw over the diagramms with the colours they
*did* recognize...
Possibly so, unless it is easier to follow the diagram in black and white
anyway - which is what I do - as I said I disregard the colours, even
shades of grey. If I photocopy the diagra
Dear Lacemakers,
Tess scanned my book, "Bobbins of Belgium" by Charlotte Kellogg, which I've
been told is on CD #2. It describes the efforts to provide relief to
lacemakers during WWI.
(It also provides some history of the development of the Belgian Color Code.)
Here is the address for the
Irish crochet is my current obsession, after buying a copy of Maire
Trainor's book on Clones lace. They use size 40 Cordonnet for the motifs and
60 for the ground. BTW, Piecework isn't as bad as most when it comes to
thread. The only instance I've found that uses size 20 thread is for padding
cord,
Sharon ,
If you plan to make a Christening gown for a baby, PLEASE do not consider
using size 20 crochet cotton such as adaptations in magazine patterns (ie
Piecework) geared to crafters who only have access to supplies from
"Michaels". Irish Crochet is usually done with size 80 cordonet for moti
Dear All,
I am writing a review of a very interesting and charming new book, so I
thought you might want to hear about it too.
Att dikta en spets, Om knyppling i Sverige (Composing one's lace, about
lacemaking in Sweden), Editor Kristina Malmberg, ISBN 91-86425-58-7, 104
pages (28 EUR from Barba
At 09:42 AM 11/8/2003 -, you wrote:
>I too learnt to the chant of ' 2 over 3 and 2 & 4 back, 2 over 3' and still
>teach it that way.
Never thought of it that way -- never heard it said just that way. When
manning the 'try it' pillow and talking someone through the stitches, I
found myself
I just found an interesting website that gives hints on distinguishing ivory
and bone (plus other similar materials.)
http://members.lycos.co.uk/lazyjacks/button2.htm
This is an excerpt:
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Ivory: No odour with hot needle test. Hard to penetrate. May leave a brown
residue in the
In a message dated 08/11/2003 09:45:15 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I too learnt to the chant of ' 2 over 3 and 2 &4 back, 2 over 3' and still
> teach it that way. Seems to work well. My son ( now 17) proves he can still
> remember how to make lace by chanting it out. I know whe
I too learnt to the chant of ' 2 over 3 and 2 & 4 back, 2 over 3' and still
teach it that way. Seems to work well. My son ( now 17) proves he can still
remember how to make lace by chanting it out. I know when my students are
relaxing into their lacemaking by the lack af under the breath muttering
