[lace] Various lace techniques & photos posted

2015-06-27 Thread hottleco
Hello All! Lest you think that I spent the week eating bonbons, I have posted some new pics to Arachne Flickr. The needle lace basket & flowers are Joan Brash's design & they will be adorable on a future CQ (crazy quilt) creation. I am taking these to the demo tomorrow, along with a newly sta

[lace] Flickr

2015-06-27 Thread Clay Blackwell
I just wanted to alert you to the fact that Flickr is still functioning! My difficulties posting a picture had to do with the fact that I was trying to do it on my iPad. Apparently, Flickr isn't totally compatible for that, although it is possible to view pictures. Once I switched to my lapto

[lace] Wisteria!

2015-06-27 Thread Susan
One of my favorite plants wrought in lace--thank you Agnes! In addition to the sharing your very lovely work-in-progress, you kindly posted a clear picture of the text in the middle of the pricking. What a delight to know that CS redrafted the motif from a vintage collar & that the wisteria wa

Re: [lace] Bobbin storage

2015-06-27 Thread Sue Harvey
I store mine in material roll wraps that hold about 40 pairs, in pairs if I can as have a thing about keeping my bobbins stored in pairs, silly I know but drives me crazy if they don't at least start off in pairs. Mine are nearly all Midlands. Sue M Harvey Norfolk U.K . Sent from my iPad >

RE: [lace] Bobbin storage

2015-06-27 Thread Agnes Boddington
Ex-video boxes are good for bobbin storage or for taking spare one to class or demonstration/course etc. I treated myself to a small chest of drawers. It has 11 drawers about 3cm deep, and 30cm wide. It's full! I then decided to buy a second one, but use that as a jewellery box. Only problem I have

Re: [lace] Bobbin storage

2015-06-27 Thread AGlez
What a good question! I see that we all have the same storage problems! I have kept changing the way I store my bobbins, and now I have them in transparent plastic boxes (in fact, those for chocolates of Ferrero-Rocher, http://idealgift.com.my/add-on-gifts/ferrero-t16.html). They are the perfect

Re: [lace] Bobbin storage

2015-06-27 Thread J-D Hammett
Hi Fellow Arachnids, My bobbins are mainly stored in bobbin bags which are flat and have narrow sections that take a pair of bobbins. Each bag which is slightly padded contains about forty or so pairs and the bags can be stored on top of one another. They are easy to carry and you can also use

Re: [lace] Flickr

2015-06-27 Thread Tregellas Family
I have to agree with Beth - those of us without Facebook accounts will miss out on seeing some exceptional lace by our members. Please don't let it happen. Cheers, Shirley T. - in cold (max 14C today) Adelaide, well it is winter but definitely no snow. On 27-Jun-15 5:39 PM, Beth Marshal

Re: [lace] Flickr

2015-06-27 Thread Beth Marshall
the problem with a closed facebook group is that it will exclude all those arachne members like myself who are not on facebook and don't intend to join ... At least with the flickr page we can all see it/add photos even if we don't have our own flickr account. Beth In a sunny Cheshire, NW En