Hello to all you fonts of all wisdom:-)
Over the weekend I began to make a bucks point hanky edge, using a pattern
from Alex Stillwells geometric lace book. I ordered and am using the
Egyptian Cotton 60 thread as mentioned in the book. I have previously
worked with the Eqyptian 36/2 and
In message 60ac1333c39c49b88b1695bfdde38...@suzyf9f7c645ba, Sue
hurwitz...@talktalk.net writes
Anyway about 2 inches into the lace on a cloth stitch trail I ended up with
a loose bobbin and thread in my hands.
This time I know I am not pulling too
hard, not flying through the work, working
Helo Jane,
the dress she wears on the painting she is standing is in the way of dresses
the Duchesse d'Aumale created but in black with Chantilly lace in several
stripes over those big skirts. Here it looks like white Blonde for me. But
Winterhalter didn't paint the lace like in nature , more
Hi Sue -
Jane gave you good information which should help. The only other thing
I can think is, how are you winding your bobbins? Are you using a
winder, or doing it by hand? If by hand, are you wrapping the thread
around the bobbin, or turning the bobbin in your hand to take up the
Sue, Thanks for asking that question and Jane, thanks for answering
it. I currently am using a brand new spool of Bokens Linen size 80
on a Bruges Flower piece and it keeps breaking on me. GGranted I
tend to tug hard so have to back off my tension. But it will break
not just at a pin,
AnswerBefore. You want the threads in contact with the dampness. Linen
is strong when damp, strongest when wringing wet, thus its usefulness in
ropes. It tends to mildew though, so you want fresh damp all the time!
On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Mark, aka Tatman tat...@tat-man.netwrote:
Sent just to me, but I am sure Hélène meant this for the whole list:
-- Forwarded message --
From: Helene Guilmette hguilme...@rogers.com
Thanks to all of you for sharing your knowledge and experience. I have
started lace making last September with Malvary Cole (who is a great
I'm working on some research into lacemakers/lacemaking in the East Midlands
and on several occasions the name Arthur A. Carnes has cropped up. He is
acknowledged in the book by Thomas Wright and is also mentioned in the book
by Miss Anne Buck on Thomas Lester and also her book In the Cause of
Yesterday I received my Needle 'n' Thread magazine - from the Guild of
Needlelaces, and today the postie has just delivered the UK Lace magazine, -
so I have a continuing feast of lace!!!
I have only openend the envelope so far, - and looked at the front cover - a
beaut fan, and read the lovely
Hello Liz and everyone,
Liz, this is a generous goal!
I am sure more people have something they can share, too, with their lace
magazine(s) of choice.
I like the idea of buying a book to review!
On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Elizabeth Ligeti lizl...@bigpond.comwrote:
...I try to do one
To all who are struggling with breaking threads. Here in South Africa where
we have a very definite wet or dry season, I was told a long time ago to
keep my threads in a plastic box or bag in the fridge or freezer. This stops
them drying out and becoming brittle when it is dry or growing mould
One more word on this subjectI had the same thing happen in a
Rosaline class at the Denver IOLI Convention. Helena Demeyer had
specified two thread alternatives and for some reason I decided to get
both. (Can't remember at this hour exactly what they were, but typical
fine Rosaline
Hi Avital everyone,
Lovely knitted shawl (love the color!) and very nice beginning to the
Unicorn tapestry cross-stitch! I'm with you as far as compulsive
cross-stitching is concerned since I love finely detailed charts. I
had a look at the Scarlet Quince website
The Vermeer Lacemaker chart was once in my own hot little hands, but I
donated it to Lace at Sweet Briar where someone was able to win it! I
took one look at those pages and pages and pages of charts and knew I'd
never get it done!! I held on to The Girl with the Pearl Earring
(also
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 12:19 AM, Vicki Bradford twohappyb...@aol.com wrote:
Hi Avital everyone,
Lovely knitted shawl (love the color!) and very nice beginning to the
Unicorn tapestry cross-stitch! I'm with you as far as compulsive
cross-stitching is concerned since I love finely detailed
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