Morning Spiders
I get the impression that there are a lot of lace books that are out
of print. Why they can't be released on cd gets me. Rather than
their being reprinted, it would be useful if these old books could be
scanned and put onto cd, cheaper than reprinting, more
Come on Shirley, put us out of our misery. we know the bobbins are
now unavailable, but what style of bobbins were made??
Sue in EY
On 22 May 2009, at 04:05, Tamara P Duvall wrote:
On May 21, 2009, at 11:28, Jensen Marilyn wrote:
I have some aluminum bobbins which make such a wonderful
I got some of the RGS bobbins at Harrogate. Haven't spangled them
yet. but they will be on the pillow soon as I get some beads to
tone! Gorgeous colours!
Sue in EY
On 22 May 2009, at 07:15, Jacqui Southworth wrote:
On Thu, 21 May 2009 23:44:54 -0400, you wrote:
So, I got this,
Sue Duckles wrote:
I got some of the RGS bobbins at Harrogate. Haven't spangled them
yet. but they will be on the pillow soon as I get some beads to
tone! Gorgeous colours!
I saw those and was definitely tempted, but I'd just bought a book and
had come to the end of my budget. Have
The Digital Archive of Documents Relating to Lace
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html is right up your
alley. =)
Sr Claire
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:54, Sue Duckles s...@duckles.co.uk wrote:
Morning Spiders
I get the impression that there are a lot of lace books that are
I've got that site bookmarked! Excellent isn't it Sr Claire!
Thanks
Sue in EY
On 22 May 2009, at 10:38, Sister Claire wrote:
The Digital Archive of Documents Relating to Lace
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html
is right up your alley. =)
Sr Claire
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Do all bobbins need to be the same weight? IMHO I'd have thought not,
some old bobbins could have buttons on them, different weight to glass
beads or would one not put bone and wood bobbins together, or ones
with wood beads as opposed to glass. Some ebay sellers put plastic
beads
I mix bobbins of different sizes, weights, and materials without any
problem. I do have a pair of the Tregellas aluminum bobbins and they
are light. So when I spangled them, instead of a larger bobbin bead,
I used silver charms from the charm bracelet that I had as a teenager.
On 22 May
Sue Duckles wrote:
Do all bobbins need to be the same weight? IMHO I'd have thought not,
some old bobbins could have buttons on them, different weight to glass
beads or would one not put bone and wood bobbins together, or ones
with wood beads as opposed to glass. Some ebay sellers put
Actually, some books now are available on disk, but not many.
Clay
Sue Duckles wrote:
Morning Spiders
I get the impression that there are a lot of lace books that are out
of print. Why they can't be released on cd gets me. Rather than
their being reprinted, it would be useful if these old
I'm not claiming to have more experience than you, Lesley, but I will
share my thoughts anyway! When I'm working a project, I'm not watching
the bobbins, I'm watching the work. So I pick up all bobbins the same.
If it's larger and heavier than the others, I may fumble it. If it's
I have a couple of the aluminium bobbins commemorating the CD 2000 project,
and they are lighter (and a little slimmer) than any of my wooden bobbins.
I love the sound they make, but I personally feel they're too light to use for
anything except fine thread lace.
I see that the RGS engineering
Malcolm Fielding spangled wood bobbins bought in 2003 cost me between $13
and $17 each. I guess the smooth finish, the intricacy of his turning, the
exotic woods and the importing from Australia all contribute to them being
more expensive than the average wood bobbin. However you can tell when
Beth Marshall wrote:
I have a couple of the aluminium bobbins commemorating the CD 2000 project,
and they are lighter (and a little slimmer) than any of my wooden bobbins.
I love the sound they make, but I personally feel they're too light to use for
anything except fine thread lace.
I see
I'll have to dig out an unspangled bone and the aluminium one and
weigh them see if there is a difference, or they're the same
mind you, different makers bobbins can be different weights, thinking
of the shapes and sizes! It's probably so little that it doesn't
matter...
While Robin makes some good points here, and perhaps the $5/wood, $10/bone
formula is a good one to go with, ultimately. The issue is not what you
paid for a bobbin in the 1990's or even what you would pay for a bobbin now,
but what you could sell the bobbin for, now. Typically retail has 100%
I like my bobbins to be all the same size and weight.
I mostly work with large continentals (all the same) for thick yarns or
spangled midlands bobbins, and they can vary a lot, in thickness and in
length! If I mix sizes and weights it affects both tension and ease of
working.
I keep the
I have several Aluminum bobbins, but I have no idea who made them. I also
inherited a few of mum's aluminum bobbins (although I think hers would
probably be made of aluminium as they were English)!
I love them. I don't find them any different to work with except that they
hold lots of
In message 5c3e2d9a-e7c6-40da-9a14-d7167a637...@duckles.co.uk, Sue
Duckles s...@duckles.co.uk writes
I'll have to dig out an unspangled bone and the aluminium one and
weigh them see if there is a difference, or they're the same
mind you, different makers bobbins can be different weights,
I am in Texas. I have not been able to find out anything about this except
for a reference in an article on the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork, Ireland.
http://www.crawfordartgallery.ie/1876-1900.html
There is a reference to the wife of an American millionaire named
Winnaces and a quilt
It always makes me so happy when someone, Sister Claire in this case,
introduces the Archives to someone who hasn't heard about them.
Although we are no longer adding to number of CDs, eight in all, we
are always ready to scan and post any books or other out of copyright
(before 1923 or
In knitting terms, Tunisian Crochet, aka Afghan Stitch, is
worked by casting stitches onto the single hooked needle,
binding them off by repeatedly pulling a loop through two
loops, then picking up the stitches by pulling a loop
through each stitch, then binding them off again.
When was a
I am aware of this, but of course Further Steps in Honiton Lace isn't there
in the Arizone.edu archives.
I am a visual person, have to touch and have access to all, and printing out
200 pages, typically is a $32 cartridge of ink (or most of it) and then some
paper.
(I have filled ink cartridges
...However you can tell when you've reached one on the pillow simply by
touch...
To me, this says it all. In a past life I was a competitive drummer, and
carefully chose my sticks before purchasing. (Rolling on a glass counter
determines if the stick was straight or not, for starters). I feel
Dear Book Lovers,
Books on disk will become obsolete technology. Remember what you were
able to use 14 years ago (when Arachne started). Some products are no
longer
usable and may be physically degraded. In some cases, it is not possible
to upgrade directly from them, or extremely
Please excuse the double posting but there is a lace connection because the
appeal is on behalf of one of my lace students, and she uses this
particular piece of obsolete technology to write up lace notes. At the moment
she is
using Brenda Paternoster's bookmark pattern and is way past her
Jacqui (and everyone)
There is a device that reads floppies to our latest pc's transferring data
via the USB connection. I have one, found it at a computer part recycling
dealer. Check out the traders in your country, if there is a large dealer
online for instance. I would check with NCIX, here,
I had a floppy disk reader installed when I had my PC built, as my digital
sewing machine works from them, and I have a separate floppy disk reader
that goes into the USB port, for my lap top, (for the same reason) if that's
what you mean.
I have the mechanical technology to read floppies, I
Bobbins the same weight? Well, not necessarily. I have met people who
required their bobbins to weigh the very same on a pillow. To the milligram.
Butthat's a bit compulsive. I would say...lacemaking is more efficient if
the bobbins on a project are similar in size and weight. The
I suspect it is highly unlikely you will be able to read the floppies
on your computer - it is even possible they are not standard diskettes
- and the language is almost certainly a proprietary one.
It is just possible that the files are plain txt, in which case, if
your computer will read
I am aware of this, but of course Further Steps in Honiton Lace isn't
there
in the Arizone.edu archives.
*** Further Steps in Honiton Lace is still in copyright and will be,
probably for the lifetimes of everyone on Arachne
I am a visual person, have to touch and have access to all, and
I think that maybe I haven't been clear enough about the difficulty we have
with the Video Writer. Several people have written to tell me that
A-drives/floopy disk readers are still available. That isn't the problem; I
have
one on both my PC and my laptop for my sewing machine software.
Hi Pat,
Thanks for the web link. I will pass it on to Eve at the library. Sounds
like it might be the piece they are looking for but it does not say where it
went to.
Janice
Janice Blair
Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA
www.jblace.com
Hi Jaqui
At the moment she is
using Brenda Paternoster's bookmark pattern and is way past her 50th
variation - and that's all on the same size grid so she isn't doing
the same
variation with thick and thin thread and calling it two. And Brenda
will now
know who I'm talking about.
She's
Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net wrote:
I think with my Midlands, there is more lattitude. But since the bobbins are
mostly shaped the same, and have spangles that are consistent in size (my OCD
again??), I don't have as much trouble with differences.
Human physiology is
Synchronicity abounds on Arachne! I was just to ask if most have come into
bobbin lace (or other forms) via lineage, or self-initiation, and then Alice
posted this:
new lace student is very enthusiastic. Her grandmother made lace and she's
excited about learning how to do it.
Sometime they say
Oh good, a poll!
I found lace on my own, none of my foremothers did such a thing - they
sewed, mended, knitted, as required, during their careers as housewives and
mothers; they were also businesswomen. No lace pedigree in my family, and
none of my offspring or their offspring are interested.
HI all,
I am new to lace as of 2001.
I had tried everything else, from my mother's knee to classes to reading the
book to learn to do most everything, even weaving and spinning.
So Lace just seemed like the next step in the study of fiber Arts.
I have never regretted my interest in fiber arts.
Thanks for all the wonderful comments on our aluminium bobbins. Yes
we do still make them but we have reduced the number of styles we make
because my husband can no longer polish them (courtesy of the medical
profession). At the moment we only sell in Australia and make to order.
I've
I first saw Bobbin lace being worked in 1976 at a Heritage Fair and thought
some day I want to learn that. Then some 12-14 yrs. later I heard about
'gold and silver wire lace' and since I was using gold and silver wire in my
jewelry career I thought 'I can do that too' but realized I needed to
Are any of the ribbons on this site what she needs? if so, maybe she can
email the company to find out who stocks them - or find a business to order
them for her!
http://www.compredia.com/ribbons-philips-ptw-series.html
Sue
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