> > I've seen posts expressing satisfaction with spun silk for
> > making bobbin lace. Has anyone compared spun to reeled for
> > this purpose?
From: Brenda Paternoster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Spun silk is easier to work with - reeled silk being very smooth and
> shiny is slippery and doesn't stay
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
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 ma
Hi everyone
I'm sorry, I should clarify that the booklet I have to give away is a
40-page coilbound translation in French of the original Dutch/English
hardbound book published by LOKK, not the original book itself.
I'm wondering if someone would benefit, whose first language is French, one
who d
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.
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Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada)
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To u
