I always thought the name "Point Ground" came after, and from, Buckspoint. I
assumed it was meant as a general term for "Buckspoint and Buckspoint-like"
family of laces. "Point" was used for a lot of kinds of stitching, not just
needlepoint, petit point (both embroideries), and gros point (nee
".The Lace Guild (England) bulletin #141, January 2011? "
Gosh! I must have read that article in my sleep! I have the UK Lace - #5 -
74, then a gap and all since #103!
I will re read it. Gracious!!, I don't know how that slipped my memory.
Thank you for reminding me of it Jeri.
I will Read,
Dear Arachenes,
I found this article that shows a good photo of cactus thorns being
used on a bolster. The video shows the store owner displaying and
talking of the different mats, doilies and table runners in different
techniques.
Enjoy!
http://www.descolex.com/2010/04/aula-de-rendas-cadeiao-
I just received a set of Tulip Etimo steel crochet hooks (after discovering
that their larger aluminum set is the best ever!)
They have a cover for the
hook tips, similar to the old steel shroud that used to cover a size 14 steel
hook (such as Boye), but these have a quality plastic cover that is s
Dear Liz,
Can you get your hands on The Lace Guild (England) bulletin #141, January
2011?
There is a 2-page article on pages 12-13 by Maureen Barber "Z Twist or S
Twist: Ladies Weaving with Bones" that tells a little bit of Gil Dye's
adventures with bones, which she related while teaching
On 21/05/2011 22:57, Alex Stillwell wrote:
[snip]
I think we have had plenty of evidence that
thorns have been used as subsitutes for pins
[snip]
Sorry - I think I must have missed a bit among all these fascinating
messages: so what was the original evidence for the kinds of things
used wher
Very interesting article. I wonder how the banana leaves stuffed pillow stood
up over time. Wouldn't the leaves break down into compost? :-) Also the lace
in the photo does not look too miniscule to me and that size of thread should
produce more than a few inches a day.
Janice
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Dear Friends,
As I laboured away with love and forbearance on my Chantilly today, I
began to ponder on the origin of the use of the word "point" when it
came to describing a ground, or indeed as in needle point etc. etc.
Why would such a ground be designated a "point ground" rather than
say u
Gil Dye said "Not yet found any fish bones that work well as pins, on the
other hand I
have successfully used rabbit and game bird bones as bobbins - but that's
another story."
I would Love to hear that story!! :)
I have used half a clothes peg (the sort with the metal spring in between
t