Dear Lacemakers
My friend Jean Eke and I are working on a website that
should soon be ready for viewing. We shall each have a
page about our lace an there will be a pattern page that
will change periodically. My lace page will start with the
saga of my 'Greek Gods!!'. I am hoping to begin
I have not been lace making for very long and as such I am still buying the
'tools of the trade' I have two small round pillows, one large pillow and a
three block pillow. I was going to buy a roller pillow but the man who owns
the site says that almost everyone uses block pillows instead. Which
Hello Alex,
both designers are dead, so you will have to ask the publisher.
Greetings,
Gabriele
Alex Stillwell schrieb:
Dear Lacemakers
My friend Jean Eke and I are working on a website that
should soon be ready for viewing. We shall each have a
page about our lace an there will be a
Alex,
I doubt that either of these lacemakers is still alive but I could be wrong. A
google search on Emilie Palickova revealed she was born in 1892 and another
search talked about a reprint of a 1925 book by Leni Matthaei.
For more about Emilie Palickova you could try the contacting the Lace
Hi Nancy,
I use both roller and block pillows - I tend to use the roller pillows for
the garters, and block pillows for large, wide, long lengths, so it isn't
really a question of 'most people' - its what you feel you would like, and
feel most comfortable with.
Both the roller and the block
Nancy wrote: I was going to buy a roller pillow but the man who owns
the site says that almost everyone uses block pillows instead. Which is
best?
Roller or block?
The type of pillow really depends on what type of lace you make.
To help with your decision just remember that you can easily
Hi Nancy!
I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying lacemaking! You have asked a
question that many ask, once they know that they're hooked, and want
to continue.
There is no absolute answer to your question, however. All seasoned
lacemakers will tell you that it depends Roller pillows
Hi Nancy
I have the best of both worlds, in my opinion - a block pillow plus a block
with a roller insert. I bought them from SMP when the roller is worn out I
just buy a replacement.
As others have said I find the roller best for long straight lengths while
the block pillow is ideal for
Hi Nancy
I have the best of both worlds, in my opinion - a block pillow plus a block
with a roller insert. I bought them from SMP when the roller is worn out I
just buy a replacement.
As others have said I find the roller best for long straight lengths while
the block pillow is ideal for
Both Carol and Clay mentioned 'fitting' the pattern round the roller. May I
suggest that when using a roller that you have the pattern larger than the
roller.
If the pattern is fitted closely round the roller, then you are using the
same pinholes on every rotation of the roller. This is
Hi Nancy
I have the best of both worlds, in my opinion - a block pillow plus a block
with a roller insert. I bought them from SMP when the roller is worn out I
just buy a replacement.
As others have said I find the roller best for long straight lengths while
the block pillow is ideal for
Hi Nancy
I have the best of both worlds, in my opinion - a block pillow plus a block
with a roller insert. I bought them from SMP when the roller is worn out I
just buy a replacement.
As others have said I find the roller best for long straight lengths while
the block pillow is ideal for
Malvary makes a good point about how to fit the pricking on the foam
roller... But when you make your pricking just a little bit bigger, you
have to be careful as you work that it stays centered on the roller.
Things have a tendency to drift off to one side, which can be annoying,
to say the
Yes, to the predicament of the pattern fitting the roller, or larger than,
or just laying a great long length of pattern in a U around the roller -
which I've tried, but my favourite advice to myself is, don't fight your
materials...If whatever it is isn't working for you, try something else (so,
You might one day like to try a bolster pillow. They are great for edgings
and even small motifs, they take up less space than pillows on the flat, but
they require a different application of the lacemaker than working with a
flat arrangement. I have a narrow edging on a bolster right now and the
Perhaps it has been mentioned and I missed it. If not, beware of breaking
bobbins when you are transporting your lace pillow. Be sure bobbins are
properly anchored, but not so tightly or loosely that they tilt in a way that
if
bumped they will snap. This has happened to a number of
Thank you to everyone who wrote me, on or off the list, with kind comments on
my trip saga. I didn't get to reply to everyone personally so wanted you all
to know your comments were appreciated.
It's nice to have it written up for future reference and to put in my
scrapbook, when I have time
Dear all,
I hope that Angela doesn't mind me adding to her lace tales on Croatia but
I've just returned from a weeks break in the Dubrovnik region. I was able to
access the Dubrovnik ethnographic museum located in the old town within an old
granary and found some examples of lace on the top
Hello
I have been sent a photo of some lace bobbins and lace rings which
came from two elderly Dutch ladies who said they are ivory. I
personally don't think they are ivory or lace bobbin but would be
interested to know what anyone else thinks they are/were used for.
Please have a look at
What is their size, Brenda? I can't tell from the picture.
Sr. Claire
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 10:58 PM, Brenda Paternoster
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello
I have been sent a photo of some lace bobbins and lace rings which
came from two elderly Dutch ladies who said they are ivory. I
Brenda and everyone
They look like embroidery 'stilettos' where you poke a hole in the fabric
and stitch around. There were some of bone, in a great-aunt's sewing box.
The rings, maybe to cover with stitching as for buttons? or for another
closure system?
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Brenda
I have asked that question and will let you know when I get a reply.
Brenda
On 27 Jul 2008, at 21:03, Sister Claire wrote:
What is their size, Brenda? I can't tell from the picture.
Sr. Claire
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 10:58 PM, Brenda Paternoster
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello
I have
Hi:
I'm sure the bobbins are stilettos, much used for Ayrshire Embroidery
which was so popular from the 1840s on into the 20th century. The
stilettos are used to start eyelet holes, then you embroider around the
inside of the hole which tends to pull it out of shape, and finally you
finish
I seem to remember many years ago my mother having curtain rings very like
those. They had to be sewn onto the curtain material and the curtain wire
was threaded through them - could be wrong though ;o)
Diana in a very hot, sticky Northants
- Original Message -
From: bevw [EMAIL
This arrived in my inbox, I think meant for the whole list:
-- Forwarded message --
From: Angel Skubic [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Subject: RE: [lace] roller or block
I have a small bolster and I am madly in love with it. My next pillow will
be a full
I have made my own roller pillows and my favourite one is designed by Britt
in Perth, Western Australia. It packs up to the size of a shoebox yet holds
my full size midland bobbins perfectly. The great part about making your own
roller is that you can decide what to make it from. I currently like
Things have a tendency to drift off to one side, which can be annoying,
to say the least.
Now you tell me!! :))
I did the table ribbon for IOLI competition the other year on a roller pillw.
I did not join up the pattern, as I had ends to the piece, but let the pattern
hang out the back of
http://es.geocities.com/antiluchi/almohadilla.htmhttp://es.geocities.com/ant
iluchi/almohadilla.htm
Spanish Bolster Pillow
Does anyone have a translation of steps 2-4 on making the Spanish pillow. I
have often wondered how they were made. I think I might just try one. I do
have a few Spanish
28 matches
Mail list logo
