[lace] looking for thread

2010-10-31 Thread tess parrish
Can Goldschild thread be found in the US? I have started a torchon mat and am afraid that the one spool of 50/3 1/2 white is not going to be quite enough. I know it can be bought in Germany--that's probably where I got it--but couldn't seem to find any listed here. I would appreciate

Re: [lace] looking for thread

2010-10-31 Thread bev walker
Hi Tess and everyone As it happens, the answer would interest me, our one supplier in Canada for this thread is closing business. Maybe her successor will carry it. In the meantime I recall that Goldschild is marketed as Londonderry 'here' - a quick google pulled up quite a few sources of

Re: [lace] looking for thread

2010-10-31 Thread Sister Claire
I just checked Holly Van Sciver's site, and she sells Londonderry linen. Here is a link: http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com/2Threads.html#Linen%20Threads. No commercial connection. Just a frequent, satisfied customer. Sr. Claire On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 18:53, Beth Marshall b...@capuchin.co.uk

[lace] Re: bbnlace thought you might like this item on eBay

2010-10-31 Thread Sue Babbs
And Clay went one better and found the lace panel for sale on eBay! A must for all of us for next year?! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=110603570385ssPageName=AD ME:B:EF:US:1123 Sue - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] Re: bbnlace thought you might like this item on eBay

2010-10-31 Thread bev walker
WhoooOOOooo would have thought?! I'm going to keep this in mind, dark lace motif on white lace grid, back lit, to show the motif...hmm... good display idea. I might apply it to a Christmas ornament :D On 10/31/10, Sue Babbs sueba...@comcast.net wrote: And Clay went one better and found the lace

[lace] help with a pattern?

2010-10-31 Thread Nancy Neff
Has anyone worked pattern #23 from Nora Andries' pattern pack entitled Onder de loep?  I'm having some problems and hoped there might be someone out there who could help. There are the usual occasional missing pin holes on the diagram and such, like almost any patterns out there. However, in

[lace] Back from Spain

2010-10-31 Thread Laurie Waters
I got back from Spain last night - spent a wonderful afternoon on Friday with Carolina de la Guardia at the lace museum in Arenys del Mar. I'll write it up for LaceNews soon. I also learned a bit more about the felt Spanish dolls, and did some revising of that posting. Interesting thing