Liz shared these tips with me when I emailed the list to ask for help - and
they work so well! I had always been afraid of making tallies and thought
them beyond me, but now I can do them, and they are not half bad, either!
Thank you so much, Liz!
Dee Palin
Warwickshire
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Hello Gentle Spiders...
It's interesting to see that many of you identify joining and mounting as
things you dread. As planning for "Lace at Sweet Briar 2008" got underway last
summer, these were identified as things we should offer.
Participants at LASB in June will have the opportunity to ta
We all seem agreed that the most enjoyable part is the actual bobbin
clicking!
To get over the worst bit, of pricking and winding bobbins, I usually start
doing this in small stages before I have actually finished the previous
lace - an hour or so at a time. This way, the pricking is easiest as
Sewing together!
This is why I've been so quiet recently :o) I haven't been making lace
because to do that, I've got to clear my pillow which means sewing the
current piece up. It's only a rectangular border, a beginner's piece of
Torchon but I really can't convince myself to sew the stupid
Hi All,
Just to clarify, I am not frightened of the hand-sewing - my first love
(BBL - Before Bobbin Lace) was sewing and embroidery - it's just that I have
arthritis in my hands, and they get very painful when I try to do fine
sewing now, and it also makes the stitches less than perfect. But
I was taught that it must be done by hand and I did that (with great
difficulty because of eyesight problems) and the end product is ok but
nothing special. Earlier this year I made some napkins and wanted to do
better, they were a gift for my sisters table and after a trial run using
the mach
Hello Lacefriends,
There is nothing about lacemaking I can say I hate it but some things
like
1) Winding bobbins
sometimes I find boring and sometimes I became unpatient but it belongs
to the whole thing so I have to do it. Often I think it would be nice
if somebody else would do it for
To add to the comments about sewing lace on by machine.
In an issue of Anna ages ago it showed the steps of pulling a thread to get
straight lines (when apporpriate), tacking the lace in place a little way in
from the edge, using a straight machine stitch right at the footside edge to
hold th
As I sit here yet again avoiding the final sewing of my current lace piece
(the first of two interlocked hearts, only 12 pairs for goodness sake!), I
find myself pondering on what aspect of bobbin lace people dislike the
most. I know lacemakers who profess to dislike most - or even hate and
av
At 6:20 PM -0800 12/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
1) Winding bobbins
2) Final sewing together
3) Tallies (leaves, squares, triangles, any other type)
I hate any and all sewings, so I stick to continuous laces. That
still leaves me with the problem of joining at the end, if it's a
hankie edg
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My thoughts on the subject -- a bit long, so delete at
your leisure.
> > 1) Winding bobbins
> > 2) Final sewing together
> > 3) Tallies (leaves, squares, triangles, any other
> type)
Hate??? None of these do I hate. Each is a function
of lacemaking that needs to be learned. When first
learned
Jo,
The new buddy map looks great. It was so much easier for me to navigate
around.
Thanks for all of the work you did in getting out the kinks -- hopefully
someone will let you know how to fix the IE problem.
Helene Ulrich
Surfside Beach, SC, USA
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Hello Everyone.
Surely using a sewing machine or hand sewing should be up to the
lacemaker.
I agree with what Carol said about Arthritis in the hands. I have the same
problem.
A while back in Lace magazine. The Chairman I think it was posed this
question.
She finally decided that sewing
Hello Daphne and everyone
I agree!
On Dec 9, 2007 3:35 PM, Daphne Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> We may make an old craft, but we do live in the modern world.
> So why can`t we use things that would help us???
> Does anyone agree???Daphne Wet Wet Wet Norfolk England
>
If sewing by hand
Hi Spiders,
In the course of the discussion of what we like least about bobbin
lacemaking (add me to the "tally" group), someone said that it was agreed
that we all like the moving of the bobbins best. Looks like I might be the
odd one out here - I love the drafting of the pricking (I used to say "
Firstly, a big thank you to the 37 people from 8 different countries who have
already kindly provided their answers. Since there must be more bobbin lacers
on the list, I encourage you to pipe up with your response too - I will keep it
anonymous if sent privately, I promise!
So far, I have had
Liz, Why don't you post the tips you gave Dee to the list? Dee didn't include
your tips in her posting. I'd LOVE some tips on leaves and tallies. Maybe I'd
get inspired to make some Beds.
Happy Lacemaking,
Betty Ann in Roanoke, VA USA who is supposed to be on the map!
Dee Palin wrote:>
Liz s
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