RE: [lace] Lacemaking group wanted

2010-05-04 Thread Jo
http://lace.lacefairy.com/Lace/Map/ lists a honiton tutor in Wellington, she might know more Jo Does anyone know of a lacemaking group in the Tiverton UK area that I might be able to join? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] lace bedspread

2010-05-04 Thread Sue
Check out item no: 120564598612 on Ebay – a double bedspread measuring 68” x 89” surely it cannot be handmade for the £14.99 starting price, it is advertised as bobbin lace. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] lace bedspread

2010-05-04 Thread lacelady
I would say that it is handmade bobbin lace. It looks like it was made in sections and then sewn together. Some of the sewing threads have loosened. It's not the normal pattern for Chinese lace. I'm guessing it was made in Europe. This is all guessing...but it may have been made by a group

Re: [lace] lace bedspread

2010-05-04 Thread robinlace
Sue 2harv...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: Check out item no: 120564598612 on Ebay – a double bedspread measuring 68” x 89” surely it cannot be handmade for the £14.99 starting price, it is advertised as bobbin lace. It's bobbin lace but it could easily be machine-made, looking at the