Using Tanne or DMC Broder machine instead of Brok 100/3 or Finca *will*
make a difference to the feel of the lace because both Tanne and Broder
Machine are 2 ply threads which will make a softer, more draping lace.
3 ply threads are rounder and the lace has more 'body' to it.
If all you are
Hello Brenda
I'm doing as the expert tells me and I've started winding with the Egyptian
cotton 80 - thanks for the advice.
Regards
Diana
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From: Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com
To: Diana Smith dian...@tiscali.co.uk
Cc: Arachne lace@arachne.com
Hi Arachnes All,
That reminds me of one of my students - a relatively new one, who came to
keep a friend company, but who was never as keen on bobbin lace-making as
her friend.
She had been agonising over leaves for some time and announced - to the
class in general and me in particular -
In a message dated 3/3/2009 10:34:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
nestalace.ca...@btopenworld.com writes:
'When the men were in prison years ago, they were made to sew mailbags.I
think lace-making is what they made the women do!'
I think this comment may be more insightful than stupid.
Hi Devon et al,
I didn't mean to imply that the question was stupid!I thought we had
'moved on' slightly, and were also discussing the humour of some of the
comments made whilst teaching and demonstrating!I do know that in several
of the mental homes in my area, we go in to teach lace as
On 3/3/09 11:44 AM, Carol wrote:
. . . - but I also think that what my student was
implying was the lacemaking was a form of punishment,
not quite what we would wish it to be thought, I am sure.
When people were forced to do it, lacemaking *was*
punishment. I vaguely recall a primary
Whatever you say, Miss Swan LOL
bev walker wrote:
Yet I think only if the person is responsive to such, as therapy. For
someone dis-inclined (to aquiesce), it would indeed be a chore.
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 8:17 AM, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote:
Lacemaking, is, after all, very therapeutic.
Swann!
and my dress has lace ;)
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Ruth Rocker roxw...@krafters.net wrote:
Whatever you say, Miss Swan LOL
bev walker wrote:
Yet I think only if the person is responsive to such, as therapy. For
someone dis-inclined (to aquiesce), it would indeed be a chore.
hallo,
what is this?
I have a great love of Sanquhar (and also Selbuvotter, which is less 3 ply
specific).
it sound very Nordic or Irisch or does it make part of some other
ancient knitting slang?
it even sounds to me like part a figure from lords of the ring
furthermore i want to
Hi All
I've just realised that this list doesn't work like the others that I'm
on, so people have been getting personal
replies from me that should have gone to the list. I do apologise.
I'll try to get it right from now on.
Lesley
Stockport UK
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Ah, but it's the pins that would be the problem. I have a friend who
works in a women's prison and she says that anything that could be the
agent of self-harm is not allowed. Which is a shame; lacemaking, as
someone has just said, is very theraputic.
Lesley
I usually try to write on the back of the pricking all relevant information,
no of bobbins, threads, any pitfalls or errors (nobody is infallible even
pattern designers) and sometimes whether I thought it would look better in
thicker/finer threads and lastly if it was a gift for someone to avoid
Hello Fancis
I have a great love of Sanquhar (and also Selbuvotter, which is less 3
ply specific).
it sound very Nordic or Irisch or does it make part of some other
ancient knitting slang?
it even sounds to me like part a figure from lords of the ring
Selbuvotter is the Norwegian two
There is a UK organisation called Fine Cell Work:
http://www.finecellwork.co.uk/
Fine Cell Work is a Registered Charity that teaches needlework to prison
inmates and sells their products.
It seems there is no problem with needles, pins etc in this context.
Margery.
Hi Lesley,
Glad you sorted it out and a belated welcome to the list. I used to live in
Stretford, not too far away from you. I get the digests so by the time I have
seen the emails most of the questions have been answered. I do get the Chat
list reflected emails but so far have not changed my
...A visitor asked me what had been used for bobbins before we had
plastic.
Oh dear!! :( and Bone bobbins look SO nice on a pillow, too! I
hope you wern't too rude, Devon! :)
Alex - I am with you all the way - re colouring and marking your prickings to
help make the lace
This work by prisoners has been a feature of articles in the Embroiderers'
Guild UK's bulletin - Embroidery. It seems quite sturdy, mostly canvaswork
(called needlepoint in the U.S.A.). Famous designers actually bring designs
to the prisons to be stitched for clients. There have been
What, me rude? :-) Actually, I maintained a serious demeanor as though it
were a reasonable question, which actually it was, in a way. I told her all
about the history of bone bobbins, bobbins as love tokens, pointed out mother
and babe, grandmother, mother and babe, twins, tiny little
I've never heard that story! Can you share it with us (just in case any of us
fel tempted to try our hand at making giraffe-bone bobbins...)
Beth
in cold (but at least it's not raining this morning) Cheshire, NW England
Devon wrote:
I may even have
shared the story about the time the
Sorry about the text but I thought you would enjoy the pictures
Greetings from the Knotter
- Original Message -
From: P. u. H. Stoll
To: Dora Northern
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 8:13 PM
Subject: Pumpkin-Show
Hallo dear Dora!!
Lange nichts mehr von Dir gehört oder gelesen, geht
Hello Dora
You can't post pictures to Arachne or Lace-chat. You have to upload
them to a website and post the link.
Brenda
On 3 Mar 2009, at 11:48, Dora Northern wrote:
Sorry about the text but I thought you would enjoy the pictures
Greetings from the Knotter
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Hallo Lacers,
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Please forgive me for showing my AGE
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For years now I've kept the small inexpensive 'deer whistles' from the
hardware store, affixed to my car. I still get deer wandering through the
garden (tip: lean the fencing around the plants *outwards* and they won't
try to leap it - looks odd but it works) but I seldom see animals on the
road
My Dear Dora,
I A-Dora your energy and spunk! Just do what you do and we'll figure it
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Patty
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