If there is anyone who would benefit from my copy of the French translation
of Kant uit Vlaanderen en 's Gravenmoer (the LOKK book on diagonal
half-stitch) please get in touch with me.
I would like to give it away.
--
Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada)
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To
I'm moving this to Lace because it's relevant to lacemaking
(the quality of cotton thread may vary, but polyester is polyester .
. . .
NAY!
Some polyester is chopped up to suit cotton-spinning
machines, and is very fuzzy and weak. In addition to having
a short staple, cheap poly threads
Dear Friends,
I recently completed a delightful piece of Bayeux Lace called Raie
de Coeur. I had to make it because my big sister's name is Raie.
Having done a bit of searching it seems that this term Raie de Coeur
was given to a design of cornice common in the days of Louis XVI, and
means
Our local department store had a haberdashery section - threads, canvases,
cross stitch kits, frames, tapes, elastic, knitting supplies, etc - which
they closed down about three years ago. Went in there in January and found
they have reopened it on a smaller scale, but combined it with card
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Walmart I believe is getting rid
of all their sewing departments. Here in the United
States, Central California, the fabric stores are
becoming few and far between and seem to be giving
over to more crafts than sewing supplies. Is this
the case elsewhere?
Hi,
I
Michelle and Alice wrote:
... does machine need a check up
before use? probably :(
Yes..if the machine has sat for a long time, it at
least needs oiled before using.
Not if a machine like Husqvarna which shouldn't be oiled and can, in fact,
be damaged by oiling.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
On 4/9/07 3:32 AM, Jean Nathan wrote:
(the quality of cotton thread
may vary, but polyester is polyester . . . .
NAY!
Some polyester is chopped up to suit cotton-spinning
machines, and is very fuzzy and weak. In addition to having
a short staple, cheap poly threads may be thinner than
... does machine need a check up
before use? probably :(
Yes..if the machine has sat for a long time, it at
least needs oiled before using.
Not if a machine like Husqvarna which shouldn't be
oiled and can, in fact,
be damaged by oiling.
Rightyou have to go by the rules of your
For items like this I use superfine fishing line/leader line. It is
NOT the same stuff that they sell in the fabric stores as clear thead.
If you get the really fine stuff (3-4 lb test) it works really well
for sewing and doesn't pull out as easily at the clear thread. My
roommate uses it for her
On Apr 9, 2007, at 13:14, Susan Reishus wrote:
Conjecture here, but I think that ruddy is related to what in the US
we call 'red-neck, of which is a person who is in the sun too much,
implying a blue collared worker, and tending toward drink and a flush
to the face, and all of the free
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