Jenny,
Thanks so much for posting this. I have been wanting a copy of this book for
a long time. I am happy to report that I won it today, and I can't wait
until it arrives on this side of the pond (and all the way across the US).
Barbara Joyce
Snoqualmie, WA
USA
> I don't know if anyone on the
I'm with you, Betty Ann! I had not heard of the different twists in
threads either, so I just wound the bobbins, put on a ½ hitch, and made
lace!!!
I still do it that way, too!! I have never bothered about the
twist on the thread!
I occasionally have a rogue bobbin hitch - but
Jenny B. - There are many names for the same thing, in lacemaking, due to it
evolving in various parts of the world - Take Workers - or Walkers, Weavers,
lLeaders or Runners - 5 names for the same thing - the pair that works
along a row, and back again!!!
Some people call CTC a whole Sti
Dear Robin, that's right, nap is the culprit usually.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> From: David in Ballarat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > I don't know if this is relevent to your needs
> Clay, but Z & S twists
> can be
> > really important when you are doing a fine Petit
> Point, Cross Stitch
> or
>
From: Jane Partridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Likewise we have got a reporter hooked, but why sort out "special"
> equipment - I gave up having a separate pillow long ago, and now when
> demonstrating those (of any age) who want to have a go do so on the
> piece I am working at the time -
The reason
From: David in Ballarat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I don't know if this is relevent to your needs Clay, but Z & S twists
can be
> really important when you are doing a fine Petit Point, Cross Stitch
or
> Tapestry. If the thread starts to unply, or become frizzy when it
> shouldn't,then the twist is i
Seems we have a mystery on our hands. Where is the Tatting Frog Prince and
his ambassador? The ambassador was last seen wearing a black bowler hat
trimmed in green tatting. He was wearing a beautiful tatted beribboned tie
across his chest. I believe I know who originally kidnapped the ambas
On 15 Mar 2006, at 20:06, The Hildebrand Clan wrote:
My questions:
1. Those snake bookmarks: Why do my snakes not remain flat when they
are
removed from the pillow?
You've probably worked your snake in half stitch using a Z twist thread.
Have a look at
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/la
I never heard of the difference between "Z" and "S" either until I read
Martina Wolter-Kampmann's book on threads. It is fascinating, and explains
*why* it helps to change the hitch on those misbehaving bobbins. ;) As I
said to Jenny about terminology, I tend to just "do it" and put a name t
On 3/15/06, Jane Partridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> , bevw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>
> > It is easy for the newcomer to be
> >confused.
> >
> if you have a knitter, explaining that each pair
> of threads/bobbins is virtually the equivalent of one of their st
Hello Liduina,
thank you for both of the links. I just visited your site and have to say that
the laces
are wonderful. It must have been very interesting exibitions.
Thanks for sharing!
Martina in the South of Germany
On 13 Mar 2006 at 11:31, LiduinaJ wrote:
Hello Alice,
In Belgium most of
Because I did carpentry in the past I have a suggestion for pushing pins down
in the
pillow. Use a large 9 Penny finishing nail which has a indentation in the top.
My 9
penny nails are 9 cm in length (or 3 1/2 inches). I have these left from
framing a
door.
For removing pins, in a pinch,
On 15 Mar 2006, at 10:00, Jane Partridge wrote:
The
only problem here is if you get a slightly deaf student, used to doing
her (embroidery) cross stitch, who latches on to "cross & twist"!
I had a Chinese student once who used to do 'closs stitch' in her
bobbin lace and 'closs stitch' embroi
On 15 Mar 2006, at 07:35, bevw wrote:
On 3/14/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
CTC makes woven fabric, so one of its names is cloth stitch. Those
places where BL is done with linen thread call it linen stitch. The
When I first took lace 'lessons' ages ago, my teacher whose o
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
, bevw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
> It is easy for the newcomer to be
>confused.
>
But it is also very easy for us to assume they have little or no
intelligence! In fact, if you have a knitter, explaining that each pair
of threads/bobbins is virtually the equivalent
_Jo Edkins' Lace Website_ (http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/lace/index.htm)
this is a wonderful site and actually is animated, especially since we have
had several newbies recently.
usual disclaimers...
Christine
Lone Star Lacers
Katy TX
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Hi everyone
Alice mentioned the 'snake' on the trysie pillow - I received a
variation on the snake idea in the mail, from another lacemaker, a
smaller and quicker project, would be good to use if time allows one
person completing it.
(The nice thing about the snake is it can be ongoing, on the pill
On 3/15/06, Alice Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's the spinning of the thread that catches the
> 'head' of the fiber section in the forming thread, and
> leaves the 'tail' on the edge of the thread. You want
> to use the thread 'head first' so all the friction of
This is true if all the
--- The Browns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The one thing that no-one has mentioned in all the
> discussion going on
> so far,is where do you start when you have a
> beginner to whom you wish
> to explain how to work a stitch...
I probably proceed with a new person a bit different
Thank you, Betty! Me, too.
I learned to lace and spin in the same year (mid '70's), but it was a **long**
time before I applied my spinning knowledge to lace threads.. too busy
learning to bother with the details!
Thus, I did as you, Learned to wind bobbins clockwise and adjusted the
hi
On 3/15/06, The Browns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> to explain how to work a stitch...
The word 'stitch' is even ambiguous! Hardly a 'stitch' is taken in
making bobbin lace, in sewing terms. Like knitting and crochet, the
'stitch' is a complete set of movements, but unlike them, not
performed wit
--- David in Ballarat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> but Z & S twists can be
> really important when you are doing a fine Petit
> Point, Cross Stitch or
> Tapestry. If the thread starts to unply, or become
> frizzy when it shouldn't,
> then the twist is important to its use, and it means
> you hav
The one thing that no-one has mentioned in all the discussion going on
so far,is where do you start when you have a beginner to whom you wish
to explain how to work a stitch
There you are with your threads wounds onto the bobbins in pairs and you
are going to work a bandage. Regardless of wo
Just a quick note to say thanks to all who responded to my inquiry regarding
garters. I apologize that it's taken me so long to acknowledge your responses
but our cable internet has been out the past couple of days. -must be all this
blustery wind we're having here in Maryland!
I rec'd several nic
Dear Clay,
Many thanks for your response - it was indeed beautifully worded. I have to
say that I agree with you entirely on every point. But shall relate here my
own experiences. Jenny, please let's know if you don't understand about Z &
S twists.
Z & S was first brought to my attention by Rosema
Well put, Clay! However, I was taught, many, many years ago, to wind
clockwise and I had never heard of Z-twist and S-twist threads. Maybe there
were Z-twist and S-twist threads, but we never heard of them. Hasn't made
any difference in my lacemaking the past 29 years 'course I am known to
c
Hello Agnes!
Thank you for your nice "About Me". I feel that we know you a bit better!
I applaud the efforts you and your husband are making to provide basic bobbins
for an affordable price. It is possible to buy plain bobbins by the sack, but
it's so much more satisfying to have an array o
Dear David --
For once, I read the original note to the list and then followed up by reading
all the responses before I jumped in with my own 2 cents worth...
And while I found some satisfaction in the fact that I've been at this
obsession called lacemaking long enough to recognize all the vari
I teach my studens to count 1-2-3-4, 1-2 halfs. 1-2-3 cloth/linen s. 1-2-3-4
hole/double s. it is easyer for some that way to do numbers then letters
Dorte
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From: "bevw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc:
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 8:35 AM
Subject
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Alice Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>The English terminology is:
>Half Stitch CT
>Whole StitchCTC
>Double Stitch CTCT (or Whole stitch plus a twist)
>
>The Continental terminology is:
>Half stitchTC
>Cloth or Linen stitch CTC
>Whole Stitch TCTC
Welcome to the list! And my apologies for leaving out
the most basic of lace terminology.
C is Cross (left thread over right thread)
T is Twist (right thread over left thread)
When done in a stitch sequence with two pair, the
Cross is done by the middle two threads. The Twist is
done by both
Yes, a bit of everything can be found everywhere.
Bolster pillows in UK or USA, flat pillows in Denmark,
and so forth. I was speaking in very general terms in
my previous message.
Modern lacemakers are not restricted to one type of
lace, one type of pillow, one style of bobbins, only
one way to
I'll answer (and no, not a silly question, it's a good question)
C (cross) = left bobbin over right, e.g. #2 over #3 of 4 bobbins,
T (twist) = right bobbin over left, e.g.of 4 bobbins #2 over #1 at
the same times as #4 over #3
Welcome to the list ;)
On 3/15/06, Annemarie Beukman <[EMAIL PROTEC
I am new to the list too, joined about a week ago and
love all the info that is going back and forth. I
have been doing lace now for 3 years, mostly Torchon.
Started with Bedfordshire recently and just love it.
Thank you very much for the explanation about the
stitches Alice (Howell). Just a sil
a little correction, flat pillows is allso used on the continentel, not just
an english phenomenon, and we use the same terminology as ctct hole/double
stich, here in Denmark
Dorte
Hi Jenny,
You have jumped into the world of lacemaking terms
with both feet. We're all there with you. I hope
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