Devon wrote:
There seems to be a huge divide between the hobby lacemaking world and the
artistic world. The hobby world has classes, books, lending libraries, but
the artists seem to be going it alone. In fact, it is actually somewhat
painful to see artists re-inventing the wheel with a
My old monastery just gave me a box of wonderful old embroidery threads,
probably from France in the early to mid-20th century. Among the threads are
four larger skeins of something that might be appropriate for a coarse lace.
Only one of the skeins still has a tag on it. The label reads:
No. 4
Only one of the skeins still has a tag on it. The label reads:
No. 4
LCF
Coeur de Lin
Superfin
300 Tours
Has anyone heard of it?
Thanks,
Sr. Claire
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Coeur de Lin = Heart of Linen
Superfin = Very Fine
300 Tours = 300 Turns
It
Hello All! Hooray! The fan handles arrived yesterday but I didn't want to
make a report until I tried a little beading experiment. The handles are wood,
1/2 diameter painted black. The handle is also knurled, creating sort of a
segmented/bamboo effect. There is a hole at the bottom end
Dear Sr. Claire,
With thread of age, it is a good idea to test for strength and whether it
not only looks good but is still strong. I mean, has the strength been
compromised? If I am considering such old thread for use in lace repairs (and
I do prefer old thread that more-closely matches
shakes his head in amazement, and says .. . .
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What the f would they want with a plasterer??!
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