I have found that my tablecloth made in 50 Bockens linen feels beautifully
soft since it was washed, however the threads now look thicker. It mat be wise
to make a sample and wash it before committing yourself to a large item.
Alex
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I am trying to work a blossom crossing. I have various diagrams to follow
but I am not getting it right. Can anyone simplify it for me? I am doing a
piece of beds lace but understand that the honiton method is preferable.
Ann
Yorkshire UK
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Dear Arachneans Betty Ann,
My apologies for not realising this pattern was not in earlier editions and
for those of you who want to look this up~ my version is the completely
revised new edition dated 1995. I hope this clears things up and many thanks
to for bringing this to my attention. Does
Ah, yes, Rhiann, I also have the 1995 edition, and that pattern is an
interesting variation in gimp; your colors will be beautiful, I believe.
Thanks for giving us the edition you are
using.
Ann, if you would like to send me your email addy I can scan and send you a
very good instruction of the blossom filling that I have always used with
good success and found very clear to follow.
Sue M Harvey
2harv...@tiscali.co.uk
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Hi,
I guess I missed that I had won a prize, no wonder people were congratulating
me on my success lately. Susie forwarded this email but it cut off the return
email for Sue Harvey, I am still waiting for the digest so had not seen this
post.
Sue, please contact me and I will send you my mailing
Hi spiders,
does anyone have good instructions for making a bobbin case?
I don't like the rolls, I prefer something to be zipped. I had some good
instruction but have misplaced them and instead of wasting my time looking
for them I decided to ask you people.
Miriam
In Arad Israel
where it
Thanks to a couple of friends alerting me that I had won the spider raffle.
No wonder they were telling me to buy a raffle ticket. I had received the
last lace digest but just skimmed down to the email about the Lace Guild
Advent Calendar because Jean had written to me privately. I was going to
Hi Miriam,
I make bobbin cases for myself that lie flat like a wallet or purse, zip up the
center, and hold 18 to 22 pairs in a removeable pouch. It's hard to explain!
If my case sounds like what you want, send me your address and roughly the size
of your bobbins, spangled or no, and I will
Hi Alex,
I suggest you mangle your tablecloth. If this were 100 years ago, all linen
tablecloths, woven or lace, would be mangled as a matter of course. Linen
threads are supposed to be mangled - that's what gives linen its gloss, supple
hand, and smooth fine threads. Most weavers are
Hi Jude,
I don't have a camera at the moment, but I am expecting one any second now.
UPS says it's in the mail and has left California! Can you wait a day or two?
Sally
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 08:44:17 -0700
To: sally13n...@q.com
From:
Oh, Sally! Won't you tell all of us? I'm sure there must be others who work
in linen...
Sr. Claire
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Sally Schoenberg sally13n...@q.com wrote:
Hi Alex,
I suggest you mangle your tablecloth. If this were 100 years ago, all
linen tablecloths, woven or lace, would
Share please Sally!! Sounds really interesting!
Sue in EY
On 8 Jan 2009, at 15:53, Sally Schoenberg wrote:
Hi Alex,
I suggest you mangle your tablecloth. If this were 100 years ago,
all linen tablecloths, woven or lace, would be mangled as a matter
of course. Linen threads are
Sally, I would love a peek of that bobbin case also. Can you post the photo
on our Arachne Webshots page?
Thanks in advance
Susie, Morris, IL
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From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of
Sally Schoenberg
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009
First, wet the piece of linen (lace or handwoven fabric), damp out most
of the water by rolling the item loosely in a cotton towel. Lay the lace flat
on a hard surface, roll it hard with a rolling pin, let it dry where it is. The
idea is to flatten while applying pressure. When it is dry,
Hi Susie, I've drawn some pictures. You're going to laugh at them, but yes, I
can post them and a photo when the camera arrives, if someone would please send
me instructions for posting? Thanks! Sally
From: cjohnson0...@comcast.net To:
I've uploaded two drawings showing how I make my cases, but the Webshot images
are very small. They don't print out, and saving the image to my image
software program doesn't work either. I don't know what to do now! When I
lived in Alaska my internet provider provided me with a website
Yes please Sally. And I'm sure your instructions will be interesting for
everyone.
Thanks,
Karen in Malta
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From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of
Sally Schoenberg
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 4:53 PM
To: alexstillw...@talktalk.net;
Would this mangling process be appropriate for old pieces of linen lace?
My first lace pieces were made with linen thread and I don't really like to
starch them so they are looking rather tired now.
Karen in Malta
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From: owner-l...@arachne.com
Sally, Thanks for uploading the drawings to Webshots. I managed to
get them printed out in a very nice size. Here's how I did it.
At the Web Shots opening screen, I clicked on one of the drawings,
which gives me a larger view in a new window. On the far right is a
small magnifying glass which
I certainly would wash and mangle old lace, and have done it. Wash gently in
warm water, mild soap. Lift out without wringing, and set the lace on a
cotton towel. Fold the towel over the lace. Leave it for awhile, then turn
the whole bundle over to get as much water out as possible. Then I
That's great to hear. Then I'll take a photo when the camera arrives and put
that on webshots too.
Two more notes about the bobbin cases: sometimes I have so many bobbin pairs
to transport that I don't bother with the outside pouch. I have a small box
that I can fill with the inside pouches
Hi Susie,
I wouldn't object at all if you put this in any newletter. Just be sure to
credit me. Sally
From: cjohnson0...@comcast.netto: sally13n...@q.comsubject: RE: [lace] Bobbin
caseDate: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 14:25:37 -0600
Sally, would you object to a guild using this pattern in their
Thanks Sally - will try it.
Karen
From: Sally Schoenberg [mailto:sally13n...@q.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:36 PM
To: kaza...@melita.com; lace@arachne.com
Subject: RE: [lace] mangling linen
I certainly would wash and mangle old lace, and have done it. Wash gently
in warm
My mind had gone suddenly blank - how do I find the webshots? I tried
Arachne2003.com on Google and I know the password is Honiton, but it
didn't appear. Where is it? Help this roadkill on the information
superhighway! Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA
Jan 8, 2009 03:01:02 PM,
On Jan 8, 2009, at 16:32, Clive Betty Rice wrote:
My mind had gone suddenly blank - how do I find the webshots? I tried
Arachne2003.com on Google and I know the password is Honiton, but it
didn't appear. Where is it?
http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003-date
I never even log on
Hi,
Just checking the Edward R Hamilton book site
http://www.edwardrhamilton.com/subject2/lac.html
and I noticed two entries for Lace Fans by Ann Collier but with different ISB
numbers and different covers. Does Ann have two books out or did was it
republished? I have the first one that was
Thanks, Tamara, for posting that link again. I had it bookmarked at one
time, and seem to have lost it. Oddly enough, there used to be a file
of photos on that page with some of my picures, but that's now gone (and
I don't remember deleting it...). Well, I guess that means it's time to
post
I will post photos as soon as my camera arrives. I dropped the old one just
one too many times. The camera should be delivered this afternoon or tomorrow
afternoon. Sally
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I must have missed the details of Nelleke Glansdorp's lace for a
historical costume - can someone enlighten me on what that type of lace
is called?
Sally, your bobbin case looks quite interesting and I am looking forward
to seeing a photo (or 2) once you get your camera. Have you seen the one
Any helpful hints as to where in your web site we can find the PDF and/or
see your bobbin case, Jenny. I've clicked on everything remotely
suggesting a bobbin case to no avail. Help! Betty Ann in Roanoke,
Virginia USA
Jan 8, 2009 07:56:05 PM, je...@brandis.com.au wrote:
(snip) Have you
On Jan 8, 2009, at 19:55, Jenny Brandis wrote:
I must have missed the details of Nelleke Glansdorp's lace for a
historical costume - can someone enlighten me on what that type of
lace is called?
Early 17th century? I don't think, at that stage of lace development,
there were technique/town
I haven't seen formal instructions, but I have seen a variety of bobbin cases,
and made one myself many years ago. This is a long saga, so delete if you
don't have much time.
It was for the Arachne 98 Conference in England. I was told to bring 100 pair
of bobbins, and I needed something to
What is the 'click on' address for Sally's drawings?
For those of us who are puter challenged, Lorri
Sally, Thanks for uploading the drawings to Webshots. I managed to
get them printed out in a very nice size. Here's how I did it.
At the Web Shots opening screen, I clicked on one of
On Jan 9, 2009, at 0:05, Lorri Ferguson wrote:
What is the 'click on' address for Sally's drawings?
http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003-date
It's the first two albums. The first one holds one photo, the
second holds two
--
Tamara P Duvall
G'day all,
Thank you, Tamara, for giving us the addy for the webshots. This address is
so frequently asked for that I wonder if it would be a good idea for Avital
to include it with the instructions for unsubscribing that appears several
times in each Digest?
Sue Fink,
In sweltering hot
The instructions for unsubscribing appear in each digest only because
they are attached to each email, not because I like sprinkling them
liberally in each digest. You wouldn't believe how many How do I
unsubscribe when I go away for the holidays? messages I get because
they go to my admin
Hi Dora,
Both lists are quiet. I just found out from a friend that I had won a spider
raffle and I also won the Lace Guild Advent Calendar. No wonder people were
saying I should buy a lottery ticket this week. I finally received the digest
for Lace and will read it asap, but Lace Chat is very
Wow, Janice! Lucky you! Those are gorgeous needles, and look like they
would be nice to work with!
I've also been knitting! I've finished a short hood which is just a
tube which can be worn over the head outside, and inside is just pulled
down onto the shoulders as a cowl. It's nice and
That sounds like a nice project to knit but I would dislike wearing it except
outside. I am stil getting those awful hot flashes (and at my old age too!!),
so I can't stand anything around my neck. Yes, I'm older than you think :-)
I get my Medicare coverage next week!
Hope your cold has
I complained - well, made a remark,- about the Easter things being on sale
already, and was told by the Staff, that they had to order by July.
Still, - I don't see why they have to display the stuff by Jan!! I suppose
they are needing the back-room storage space.
It does make a mockery of it
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