Talking about glue, darning and knots! The square that I did recently I did a
'sewing' to join the pieces together at the end. Was that the right thing to
do or should I have done something different? I then did a couple of knots to
be on the safe side. How close could I have then cut the
Hello Nancy
For short lengths of thread, it's usually as quick to wind the bobbins by hand
as to use a winder. Unfortunately there's no really quick way to wind a large
number of bobbins.
Your next square probably will turn out better than the first - you'll have
learnt so much from doing the
Hello Nancy
Yes, a sewing is the correct way to join the two ends, and knotting them after
the sewing is usually a good idea. If you're going to darn in the ends, cut
the pairs off leaving a nice, long end to thread into your darning needle -
you only need to darn in about half an inch (maybe
Hello Bev,
So you have to darn the ends in as well as do a sewing? Ooops! Oh well never
mind it is my first attempt at a square so I guess that is ok. I am preparing
to start another square so maybe that one will go better. There are 35 pairs.
Is there a quick way of loading the bobbins. I
Dear all,
I have been asked to find lacemaking contacts in the U.KSouth of the
Thames, for someone from
Reigate in Surrey.
I would like to hear from any one in that area. Please contact me
privately.
Many thanks
Anne in North Herts
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Hello Nancy
I doubt if glue would be very satisfactory for holding lace together.
A tiny bit to stop ends from coming unknotted is one thing but you'd
need a big blob to make unattached threads stay together.
What I would do in this case is thread a needle, either with the lace
thread or
Hello Anne
I'm south of the Thames, but a long way from Reigate, about 50 miles!
I would think that Reigate is on the edge of the North Downs Lacemakers
catchment area, so have a look at
http://www.northdownslacemakers.org.uk/Index%20original.htm
Brenda
On 27 Apr 2009, at 12:01,
Hi Anne,
I'm a lurker from Redhill which is only four miles from Reigate so if I can
be of help, please let me know or pass on my email address to whoever needs
it :-)
Best wishes
Jill
Redhill, Surrey miserable day after the most beautiful warm and sunny
weekend
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Does Fouriscot do Cluny and also needle lace? What are the techniques, as the
French is hard to discern all, and are the books English friendly, even if
written in French? In other words, can one make one's way through them, if one
only knows enough French to order from a restaurant menu? G
I totally agree. With lace just as with quiltmaking, both finishing and
perfection are highly overrated!! LOL
robinl...@socal.rr.com wrote:
When all else fails I shamelessly use glue :D
Or you could do what I do--not finish anything! Then I don't have to worry about
darning
If you are mounting the finished lace on top of a piece of fabric, eg a
cushion, do the sewings and knot the pairs just once. Leave them fairly
long, and then thread each in turn into a needle and pass them through to
the wrong side of the fabric. Knot them using a reef or granny knot on the
From: Brenda Paternoster
paternos...@appleshack.com
To: Arachne Arachne lace@arachne.com
Sent:
Monday, 20 April, 2009 11:34:29 PM
Subject: [lace] Thread choices questions
I
have been asked which threads I think lacemakers would most like to have
available. I
Mick Fouriscot definitely does Cluny. She is associated with the lace
school in Brioude. I am not sure about needle lace so someone else can
respond to that. Though the books with which she is associated are in
French, the diagrams are very good and can be followed without the
verbage by an
I should have added that the school in Brioude is noted for its
Cluny, but the chief lacemaker/designer there is Odette Arpin.
Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site:
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/quinbot
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SorryI just assumed she was also associated with the Brioude school
since the school in shown in photos in Fouriscot Cluny books. Margot
and I were also in Nathalie Bailly's Cluny class at IOLI Montreal, and
Nathalie is with the Brioude school along with Odette and others. I
believe each
Hi All,
The other designer is Martine Piveteau
Mary Carey
Campbelltown, NSW, Australia
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On Apr 27, 2009, at 17:47, Vicki Bradford wrote:
Vicki in Maryland where we have skipped spring and gone straight into
summer!
Don't exaggerate; we did, too, have spring, before moving to summer.
*At least* two days of it :)
Vis Fouriscot/Fouriscot imprint books... I only have one -- Mick
I was taught to tie a reef knot, then one more single knot (3 knots), and then
to couch down the knot onto the lace using one of the 4 threads. This way the
know will stay out of sight, and the ends are trimmed away close to the knot.
It can be a bit lumpy sometimes, but the knots Never come
Got this one from an Arachnean, who, apparently, has more delicate
sensibilities than I do and didn't post it to the list...
From: S.M.
I became confused when I heard these terms with reference to the word
'service'.
Canada Revenue 'Service'
Postal 'Service'
Telephone 'Service'
Cable TV
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