I agree with what Alex has written but I have also read somewhere that the
soil and growing conditions has some effect on the colour of unbleached
flax/linen. Where the soil is rich in iron and has a reddish colour the flax
fibres will absorb some of that colouring.
There is a lot of detailed inf
Hello Marianne,
Adele has already given you a perfect explanation. I agree that you should
always follow the instructions and method used by the teacher or the book.
When buying books or magazines, we must always make sure which method is
using the writer. So it is convenient to get used to readin
This is a very clarifying explanation, as sometimes different lacemaking
methods with similar results lead to confusion. It is important to understand ,
the "how" and "why" teachers make things in one or another way. In this case
for practical reasons according with used pillows.
Thanks
Carol
This is a very clarifying explanation, as sometimes different lacemaking
methods with similar results lead to confusion. It is important to understand ,
the "how" and "why" teachers make things in one or another way. In this case
for practical reasons according with used pillows.
Thanks
Carol
Chantilly is different in some minor respects - you’ll find out working through
Lia’s examples.
Then again: if you don’t want/need to work in a historically correct way, you
could simply work the pieces as you are used to for Bucks (you could even
mirror the pattern to have the edge on the other
Thanks to all who answered/explained. It does make more sense once you
know why there is a difference. I will try the different way of doing
things, at least while I am working through this book. In the meantime
I've also learned about a few other books on Chantilly lace. Books on
Chantilly la
Thanks Antje.
This is a very clarifying explanation, as sometimes different lacemaking
methods with similar results lead to confusion. It is important to understand ,
the "how" and "why" teachers make things in one or another way.
In this case for practical reasons according with used pillows.
Hello Marianne,
> Like, I just realized that Devon trolly lace is another point ground type
lace, and I'd like to try them all, I see now that the first book is already
out of print... i just can't keep up.
You wont miss much there IMHO - its not different from Bucks point and the
patterns in t
I have this book coming in my next shipment. I ordered it from van
Sciver, but she was out of stock last month. And I have also ordered
some of the threads used in this book. Oh my, 25,000 pins per repeat or
250 pairs? That is a lot of pins as well as bobbins. But I am starting
to get there wit
Agree with Alex and Brenda. I grow flax for handspinning. Have done so for six
years. Environmental conditions do affect color as does retting process, be it
dew retting, pond retting, or my method baby pool retting. I believe the flax
seed variety also gives subtle color differences at least in
First, let me thank all who wrote with suggestions & resources! That's quite a
reading list & I'd better get started before I'm in the urn. Second, I don't
think my effort will be particularly scholarly so perhaps I won't offend those
who are more detail oriented. If I can identify the major
Thanks Rita, indeed Beeton is on gutenberg & available to all. Lorelei, you
have hit the nail on the head. No wonder I wasn't finding much other than tape
lace when I initially searched for needle lace online! Point de gaz(e)
wouldn't have been made by amateurs. Ironically, that fact brought
Take a quick gander at www.needlenthread.com today. Mary Corbet posted a
whitework piece with some very lovely needle lace. Susan Hottle
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This is David using Jean’s address to announce that another language has just
been added to the Lace Translator on the OIDFA website
(http://www.oidfa.com/translate.html) making 17 in all. This one is Hebrew, and
it’s different for a couple of reasons.
First it’s a right-to-left language, whic
Hi Brenda
Re: . but I have also read somewhere that the
soil and growing conditions has some effect on the colour of unbleached
flax/linen. Where the soil is rich in iron and has a reddish colour the flax
fibres will absorb some of that colouring.
That also sounds feasible. If busy lizzi
Susan
Thank you for your kinds words about my website.
For what its worth, I have collected over 5900 photographs on my pinterest
boards, and nearly all of them are lace, sorted by type. I have done this as
an aid to lace identification. It might be worthwhile to start a pinterest
account, just s
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