Hi Jackie and All, Some years ago on arachne we discussed
this and decided to call Bobbin Lace "Braid Lace" and Battenberg
style "Tape Lace". That lasted about 5 minutes . Like
Tamara I always ask now. In the US Battenberg is the term
usually used for the lace made with a purchased tape.
How
On May 11, 2004, at 6:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jacquie) wrote:
I was always been taught that laces such as Russian and Milanese are
braid
laces and some of the fillings are done with plaits. Tape lace is a
machine
made tape tacked onto the pattern and secured with sewing and needle
made
fillings
Hi Elaine,
Sorry to hear about your computer woes.
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Curiosity got the better of me!! It will cost 73.4217 AUD (£28.98) from
Amazon.co.uk
Sue
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The book is gorgeous and well worth getting. It weighs 2lb 11.25 oz (you'll
need imperial measurements for the USPS site).
Amazon.com are currently charging $30.60 for it i.e. $14.40 off the list
price. According to their website they charge $6.99 per parcel + $4.99 per
item to mail things to Aus
Some of us Yanks learned early-on about Milanese from Read and Kincaid, and
so call that (and Russian) "braid lace". Although it grates on my ear, I've
never heard a decent alternative term to use.
I usually avoid the braid/tape controversy by calling the other kind
"Battenberg family" or "lace m
Here's my two penn'orth
Brenda wrote:
>though the flowers have five petals and the patches of
>> cloth stitch in the PG filling are diamond shaped.
If you look at mayflower filling you will see that the cloth diamonds
form the centres of flower shapes - six petals admittedly, but pretty
similar
Oh Elaine ! I'm so sorry to hear you had that trouble!
I've spent the last three days fretting over my computer,
which fortunately never completely died. In the meantime, I
had a chance to back up all my data and to print out my
address book. The problems aren't resolved yet, but I HAVE
finally
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Dear friends. I have had a computer failure that erased my entire address
book.
I would very much appreciate a short email from those of you who correspond
more or less regularly with
On Tue, 11 May 2004 11:53:42 +0100, Karen wrote:
>a needlepin is a slim wooden handle, with a needle inserted, so that about
>3/4 in or 2cm of the needle is visible.
>
>I've looked for a supplier with a picture so you can see, but couldn't find
>one at the sites I use most.
You can see one on
Hi Jo,
a needlepin is a slim wooden handle, with a needle inserted, so that about
3/4 in or 2cm of the needle is visible.
I've looked for a supplier with a picture so you can see, but couldn't find
one at the sites I use most. It is similar to a disposable pricker, though
this has a shorter sect
I am in the middle of writing a short explanation of what braid lace is.
In the process I am trying to add a brief "translation" between US and
English language (in the same way as I do for cloth stitch -ctc- and whole stitch -
either ctc or ctct depending on where you are/been taught by) so peo
Sorry to cross post but not sure which list Jana (Michigan) is on. If she is
out there can she please send me her email address as the one I have
bounced.
Lynne Cumming
Baldock, North Herts, UK
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the
pig."
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Dear Marie
We are all looking forward to coming to Prague this year and may we
thank you for your local information and advice.
One area that appears to have been overlooked is coordinating the
members who are intending to camp near Prague.
At Lunt in Sweden, there was just the one campsite and I
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