Dear Arachnids
If you are having problems with hitches popping off when using springy thread
there are bobbins with hooks at the top specially produced for metalillic
thread or you can use the very very small elastic hair bands on the bobbins.
Happy lacemaking
Alex
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Hello all:)
My name is Summer, a crafter from Grand Rapids, MI. My first and
favorite art has been beadwork. Recently I've felt like I've hit a
plateau, technique wise, and have decided to branch out into other
arts. I've always had a love for fiber, and my favorite beadwork is
netting (which
Hi All:
but was told no, it is "schnee" (rhymes with "see" in English). My
guess is that it is somewhere "in between"...??? I hate to
mispronounce things ))-: Of course, I'm sure there must be
regional differences in pronunciation in Germany just as there are in
the US
I learned Stan
FunnyI asked this very question when I was in Germany last
December. There was a confection called "schneeballen" (snowballs)
which is popular in Rothenburg and recommended to us by our German tour
director. I asked about the pronunciation since I too had thought it
was as Clay indicated,
When I have trouble with the half hitches 'leaping' off the bobbin, I
cut lengths of drinking straws and slit them lengthwise. Then I
slip a straw over the thread and half hitch on each bobbin.
Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
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On Apr 22, 2009, at 19:56, jeria...@aol.com wrote:
Has anyone had problems with pressing lace that is combined with
metallic
threads?
Like Bev, I avoid ironing my lace. But, if I had to, and it contained a
metallic-wrapped thread which is likely to melt as soon as you give it
a hot look (ne
For sure, do a test with the thread if you know the piece with metallic
thread will be ironed later. Make sure there is a waste cloth underneath, in
case it does melt in the test!
I usually just cold press any of my laces.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 4:56 PM, wrote:
> Run a warm-to-hot iron over
>
In my case the problem lies more with the operator - I notice I flick
the bobbins for doing the tally, then the hitch (single, double or triple,
doesn't matter) cheerfully loosens off the head, or neck. I could find a
different heft of bobbin, or I could play with technique, but otherwise the
tall
Has anyone had problems with pressing lace that is combined with metallic
threads?
In the embroidery community, we have been advised to test (with an iron)
before using any metallic thread in combination with any fabric we intend to
wash that may need pressing at some time in future.
It h
On Apr 22, 2009, at 14:53, Antje González wrote:
The long "e" from German doesn't exist in English. So it is difficult
to
explain...
Yep. "Long e" (or "long a") means something else in English than it
does in German (or in Polish, for that matter). Try saying a short "e"
(as in men, pet, l
On Apr 22, 2009, at 17:27, bev walker wrote:
Wiry metallics can have a mind of their own, yet, surprise, surprise, a
Maderia metallic weaver thread in tallies I am working now is
remarkably
well-behaved in action, even if its hitch wants to spring off the
bobbin.
One thing I've found helpful
And don't forget the differences between the way Americans pronounce words
and English/Australians..I'm not being nasty, just very aware of the
differences after two years of listening to our church minister who came
from America only 2 years ago. He often stops in the middle of the sermon
fo
Now why do we get the impression you like Binche Clay???
Sue in EY
On 22 Apr 2009, at 22:09, Clay Blackwell wrote:
Greetings, lacemakers!
Martina's query about where to upload photographs prompted me to put
some pictures on WebShots. For some reason, the folder I created
several years jus
Do tell Alex.. what's the comment??
Sue in EY
On 22 Apr 2009, at 21:37, Alex Stillwell wrote:
> Dear Maureen
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> Welcome. It's about time you joined us. I would make one of my usual
> comments
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> Best wishes, Alex
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Thank you Alex, and to everyone:
This good advice applies to any type of thread 'new to us' that we might
want to try. Linen is not elastic, but has its own characteristics to get
used to; cotton has some stretch (I find it to be the most forgiving of the
threads). Wool should be treated with gent
Greetings, lacemakers!
Martina's query about where to upload photographs prompted me to put
some pictures on WebShots. For some reason, the folder I created
several years just disappeared. Oh well... probably a good thing!! ; )
Anyway, I've posted some pictures of my work over the past tw
Dear Arachnids
If you use any thread other than the usual natural fibres check if it will
stretch. If it does your tension when making lace will cause the threads to
stretch and they will shrink when the pins are removed. I tried a polyester
thread once and it was obvious that my tension varied; i
Dear Maureen
Welcome. It's about time you joined us. I would make one of my usual comments
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That would be on webshots! I can't wait to see your wild ground! I
have been working Binche for several months that has sections of wild
ground in it, and I'm only now beginning to like it!!
http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
If this doesn't connect you directly to the arachne pa
Hello Diane,
Schneeberger is pronounced Shneéberger
That is Sch = Sh
ee is a long e like in neé
be = like in beg
r = like in kirk
g = like in government
er = similar to theatre/theater.
Let me know if it helps.
Martina in Germany,
who did make Schneeberger Spitze a while ago.
On 22 Apr 2009 a
Dear arachneans,
how or where can I show you the unicorn I made in Russian tape lace some months
ago
using wild ground for a filling.
Martina in Germany
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Then I think you mean Sh-n-e-berger :)
short 'e' but drawn out ;)
eh, short, similar to 'huh', not eh as in ay -
ack, English as she is spoke :S
2009/4/22 A. González
> Hi Bev.
>
> The long "e" from German doesn't exist in English. So it is difficult to
> explain... The sound is the "e" w
Hi Bev.
The long "e" from German doesn't exist in English. So it is difficult to
explain... The sound is the "e" which you pronounce in "men" or "let." But
it has to be pronounced long. (Perhaps "present" was a wrong example! It
just came to my mind in the moment of writing the first message).
H
Bev wrote:
Or the long e of Whee!!! ?
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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Would that be long e, of present, as in "I present this information" rather
than the short e sound of "I gave her a present." Yes?
2009/4/22 A. González
> Hi Diane
>
> I am from Spain, but was born in Germany and have been living there 10
> years And I can assure you that "Schneeberg" is pr
Hi Diane
I am from Spain, but was born in Germany and have been living there 10
years And I can assure you that "Schneeberg" is pronounced with a long
"e" (similar as the first "e" in present"). Schneeberg is the name of a
place in Germany, and the final ending in -er is a genitive (same as in
I'm sure someone with more knowledge of German pronunciation than I have will
answer soon, but as far as I can remember from the long-distant (pre-1980)
days when I learnt/used German "schnee" is pronounced as "shnay".
Beth
Cheshire, NW England
On Wednesday 22 April 2009, Diane Haber wrote:
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Dear Lacers,
I have a question that I hope you can help me with. I've started doing
Schneeberger lace and I really enjoy it. I was pronouncing it with a long e
sound when someone told me I should be saying it as Schnayberger but then
someone else disagreed. So I appeal to you, which is the right
This question comes up at regular intervals on this list, and to my
knowledge, there is no one definitive way of determining how much thread
you're going to need for a project.
However, the suggestion that Beth made at the very end of her reply is
what I have found to be the best solution...
Morning fellow Arachnids.
I've just spent the last half hour drooling over a book which arrived
in the post this morning (instead of housework, or planting hedging in
the garden) I got a copy of Alphabet Inspirations by Sandi
Woods. All I can say is. WOW!!
Sue in EY
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