I too have just returned to lace. I didn't do any for 18 months have
got a clot on my lung after a coach holiday- too long sitting in one
position and then not enough time to sightsee! I took up cloth-stitch,
easier to move one's legs. It is not just a problem of remembering
how, but the
Did anyone else in the U. K. see 'Bargain Hunt' yesterday afternoon
on "Yesterday".A mahogany box was chosen by one team which
contained 5-6 pairs of E.Midland bobbins. They were described, by an
expert, as Honiton. At the auction they went for £10 or £15. I'm sure
that, like me, many c
In the 1990's /early 2000's Alan and I had a number of holidays in
Normandy/Britanny. Needless to say I bought a number of lace cards.
Lucky some were from the early 1900s, with old lace The newer cards,
in colour, tended to be headdresses etc. of machine lace. Many
different designs b
Received a lovely Milanise Heart today from Laura in Tasmania. Cheered
me up, it's frosty and foggy. Most unpleasant! Still struggling to get
finished for the family!
A Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to all Arachnes.
Sheila in Sawbridgeworth
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This discussion has been very interesting, however for those of us who
came to lace in the middle '70s there were not many 'textbooks' around,
certainly in English.
My introduction to lace was a Council evening class with Tordis Berndt
as our tutor -20+ of us in September 1976.. The only liter
So bedazzled I forgot to say it came from Robin DeSpain. Sorry Robin.
Sheila Brown
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Today's post brought a lovely, multicoloured, tatted bookmark.What a
marvelous way to start the week which should be sunny but is very cloudy.
Sheila in Sawbridgeworth
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Many thanks for all the info. Must remember that with new batteries the
bobbin gets full very quickly.
Wall to wall sunshine and fluffy clouds. Long may it last.
Sheila in Sawbo.
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Can anyone remember the instructions how to make a bobbin winder using a
little battery fan. They were in a 1980's/90s copy of Lace and I've
sent all my back issues of 'Lace' to Bury St.Edmunds Museum library.
Mine has at last given up the ghost and my wrists are grumbling!.
No Lace yet, h
What a terrible loss. Sheila and Russell came to the first Lace Day that
Sawbridgeworth Lacemakers held in 1978 and for many years after that.
Nick had just started making bobbins, which I still have. They have
had a very special place in our hearts as they were one of the first
lace supplie
A friend sent this to me.it's what we all need to cheer us up.
Sheila in dull and cold Sawbo'
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This is funny!But if she is 79, she’s looking pretty good I reckon.
JULIE ANDREWS
*Julie Andrews Turning 79 - this is hysterical! *
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This is a scanned photo of a badge I have had for many years,can't
forgot when or where I got it.
Sorry it is so small.
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Can someone help me, my PC doesn't like the address I have for Jenny
Brandis and I need to send her the Xmas card details.
Thanks, Sheila in dry Sawbridgeworth well above the river, but not in
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Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:36:46 +
From: Alan & Sheila Brown
To: lace Arachne
Can anyone remember or know where these came from.I neglected to
make a note. They may go back +20 years or more.Please
Watching the news on the BBC makes one realise how dependent we have
become on gas, electric/water supplies etc.
In 1987 southern England had a very strong storm -hurricane. Living
north of the Thames the damage was nowhere as bad as in the south(near
Stansted Airport), in fact we all slept t
Dear Arachneans, the message about trip to Honfleur was not for all to
come , it was sent by mistake, my new long nails touched the wrong name
on my list.
Sorry everyone, might let you know how it went later.
Sheila in Sawbo' where it is raining.
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Morning, nice today so he is getting on with the painting. I've
found the site for Honfleur and dates. Three in May :- 11th, 18th and
25th. 5 days. the first and third are £499, the middle one £469
each. Maybe cheaper since not over a bank holiday. What do you think?
Done the ironing,
grandchildren to the art.
Sheila Brown in Sawbo', a great-grandmother to 2 girls
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an Cole's Parlimentary reports are available in the
House of Commons library where 'my husband,also Alan, did much of his
research.
Alan did not re-write the reports, he did research in the Commons
Library,the Guildhall and the London Library in Bishopsgate.
Sheila Brown, presently in Su
On 23/06/2012 14:31, Brenda Paternoster wrote:
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> Can anyone identify the lace in this skirt
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To those intending to drive in France after 1st July 2012 be AWARE that
you must have a BREATHALYSER in your car. Lack of one will cost you € 11.
This has not been widely mentioned in the Press or TV here in GB, so
make sure you have one before entering French borders. You should be
able to fi
Dear lacers in Tasmania/Australia,
Can you help me get in touch with either Win or Faye who I fist met at
OIDFA 2002 in Nottingham and then saw again in 2008 in Holland. One of
them wrote to me earlier in the year saying they would be in Caen. I've
lost the email and I need to get in tou
How many among us remember having to wear these or were they only in
Britain.
Sheila in Sawbo' where it is cold, but sunny unlike tomorrow where we
are promised rain again!
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The Cluny Lace Co. factory in Ilkeston, Derbys. is still working and I
was fortunate enough with some friends to go over the factory a couple
of years ago. It was their lace that was used for Kate's wedding dress.
Sheila in cold Sawbo' trying to finish a wedding garter.
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On 29/07/2011 08:39, Nathalie wrote:
>> In the UK, an antique has to be over 100 years old. So currently anything
>> before 1911 is classed as antique.
> So I guess if I had a piece of War Lace dated from 1914, I can't label
> it as antique?
> Or a piece of Art Deco from the 1920s also is vintage?
Some of my bobbins are dated '84 and '86, others have no dates. I have
the pair which were on ebay.
By the way I have a great-grandmother bobbin made by Barry Adams for my
mother, the babe is in blue. Now I'm become one I feel I can use it.
Barry only worked in ivory, salvaged initiall
Haven't yet found the one on e-bay. I have 8 of his, 6 with hands, 1
bell and a mammoth/ivory which is smaller than the others in length.
They have blue/red dots and rings and one is decorated with musical 'clefs'.
I first met David at a Craft Fair held in Sawbridgeworth in the early
1980s a
Since Andrea Lamble, some years ago mentioned pasta drying stands I
have acquired 2 of these . They each have 12 arms and I usually place 6
pairs on each arm. Saves remembering how many pairs one has
wound..Gimps go on one arm.
Sheila in Sawbo where it is a lovely day again and hoping it s
Many years ago, when my youngest daughter wanted to learn to make lace,
I used to sit and whittle 4mm wooden canes to make her bobbins. I even
used to carve patterns along the body using a Stanley Knife (a make of
craft knife in the UK).
One of the woodwork teachers taught me how to use a lat
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On 16/04/2011 09:02, lacel...@frontier.com wrote:
From: Nancy Neff
>If I had known how much usable pillows and bobbins (even Continental
bobbins) were going to cost me eventually I might never have started. Thank
heavens I didn't know! Now it's too much fun to stop.
The cost of the art ca
This year we met at The National Trust Headquarters in Swindon. It was
an excellent venue since there were other activities around, especially
The Steam Museum(Isambard Kingdom Brunel).
Over 150 membersattended for the entire weekend, with day members and
visitors as well. The latter include
With OIDFA being in Caen next year, it would be useful if we knew how
many members are likely to attend.We could then look at the possibility
of organising some sort of informal get-together.
In the past we have had these at Lace Guild AGMs with a dozen or more.
This year we were all busy meet
I recently had to clean a long runner which I have on my chest of
drawers/dressing table. Many years ago someone said put the lace into a
bag with unperfumed talc and give it a good shake. Then shake all the
talc out. It worked and the runner is like new.
Otherwise I have pinned out the lac
I have also been concerned about Sachiko Yamamoto who used to come to
the Lace Guild AGMs with her husband and is a crochet expert.
She lives in Sasayama-City. I have checked on Google map to see exactly
where this is. It is near Osaka which is a long way from the earthquake
area, so they sh
Unfortunely it seems that one can only download this if you have
Facebook/Scribd accounts.
Sheila in Sawbo' where it is gloomy but dry.
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An old Swedish pillow I saw many years ago had this saw-toothed
feature. This enabled one to move the pillow very slightly and the
whole was kept in position with a piece of wood rather like a tongue
depresser.
Sheila in Sawbo' where it is dull and a little warmer
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How lovely to see the class, mainly of a certain age! No cover cloths,
how do they manage when you have to work over finished areas or do they
use sheets of fine cloth as needed, so that the threads will not catch
in the pins. Nice to see the children there ,pre-school age, I expect
as they
I had mine 2 days ago.
Sheila in Sawbo' where it is wet and very dull altho' warm
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I've been in touch with the editor of the BBC Countryfile magazine.
Apparently the 'gentleman' who wrote the article on Leek(Staffordshire)
made a mistake and should have said silk. This, of course, is why we
were so puzzled and couldn't find anything in the literature .
Sheila, in Sawbo'. N
I don't think any of these are Acorn's. All the ones I have, even the
travellers, have a very distinct acorn at the spangle end.
Sheila in a cold Sawbo', but sunny.
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Well I didn't think that my innocent posting would result in such an
avalanche of names.
Alas, although I did make some bobbins for my youngest daughter from 3mm
dowling using a Stanley knive, I wouldn't call myself a bobbin maker.
Neither was Alan, his forte was to write on the social his
It would be nice if we posted the names of bobbin makers from whom
we have bought bobbins, so that a list could be compiled which took in
all bobbin makers.
Sheila in Sawbo' where we are waiting for more rain and it's cold!
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Reading the letters on making bobbins, brought to mind the people I have
bought bobbins from since I started in 1976. Sadly some have retired
or died, but we are fortunate in that others have taken their place.
David Springett, who came to the first Lace Day I organised in
1979/80 Also the
Kate Darvill (14th), my grand-daughter Sian (2nd) and myself (6th)
wouldlike to invite all lacemakers born in August to join us in a
birthday tea party on Sunday, 8th August. No matter which technique ,
where you live - if asleep have happy lace dreams - to celebrate together.
Sheila in Sawbo
This is a plea for help. We in Sawbridgeworth have a lacemaker who is
returning to the USA to join family. She is moving to Mesa, Arizona and
would like to keep her lace going. But she needs to have people to
encourage her -don't we all!So we thought that the spider's web
could help in
I've also received one and I seems to remember subscribing in the dim
and distant past!
Sheila in Sawbo' where the sun is shining brightly for now.
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Has anyone any knowledge of this lace which was being made in Leek ,
Staffordshire(1860-70s). The BBC Countryfile magazine(April) mentions
that this was due to the demand for black lace while Queen Victoria was
in full and half mourning. So far I have found nothing on the net so
any thoughts
Hi, this just goes to show the depth and breadth(!) of the exhibits in
the Science Museum. It wasn't like that in my day, not even any
lace-edged liberty bodices.
Sheila in sunny Sawbo' but a little cooler
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I wish you all a very Happy, Prosperous, Healthy and Peaceful New
Year. The snow had gone, but it is now damp and cold.
Sheila in Sawbridgeworth where someone is still letting off fireworks
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I had both cataracts removed last year, the second 3 months after the
first and drove home after the op. Had to keep my head up for the first
week ie no bending, but after that it was back to lace with my new
glasses. Good luck Anny.
Sheila in Sawbridgeworth where it is pouring. Thankful I l
Can anybody give me some information on this. Bakewell Old House Museum
have one of this name, given to them by Derby Museum sometime ago.
It's nearest discription is that it is like a large French pillow- no
roller, about 12" x 12", height at the back 4" reducing to 1/2" at the
front.
Sh
Many years ago at a lesson with Veronica Sorenson the subject of
tallies came up. She then proceeded to show us 8 different ways, most
of which I have forgotten- senior moments!
The weekend course was on Schneerberger lace and was most enjoyable.
One word of warning, if you try and make the
I have a copy which seems to be similar to Brenda's. It's a hardback,
olive green in colour, with gold DMC patterned onto the inside front and
back covers.
Sheila in Sawbo' where it is still very hot and exhausted after the tennis!
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I agree with Jacqui about this winder. The only problem we had was finding the
correct washer/thing to stick the cotton reel too which would fit securely
over the fan spindle.
I have used Richard's bobbins on it without any problems, if the bobbin
is very fat then it won't go in.
Sheila in
Sorry, forgot to attach it, a senior moment. Sheila
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As you will have all seen, by now, the one shown in Lace is indeed that
in Dorothy's book. I will attach the photo of mine with this.
The other winder is the one made by Gaye Beswick's husband which I also
have. The only problems with this are a) getting the right bands and b)
being careful wh
I'll get in touch with a friend to lend me her copy of Lace that has the
instructions in it. My back copies are all in Bury St.Edmunds Library.
I'll send them as an attachment, hopefully over the weekend.
Sheila
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A number of us in Britain have made one from the little battery-driven
fans. The method was in Lace about 20 years ago. Needs one fan, a
Guttermann empty bobbin and 2 AA batteries.
Sheila in Sawbo' which is now dull, awaiting the rian.
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I found lace in 1976 when we moved up into Sawbo' from London. Decided
the way to get to meet people would be an evening class. I had done
knitting, crochet and embroidery, but this was something new and better
than taking an armchair down to an upholstery class on a wheelbarrow!.
The rest of
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I won't be on line for the next 2 weeks , off climb hills(maybe) in The
Peak District and then the Lace Guild Convention.
Sheila
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I used to try and encourage students to work out a pricking from a lace
photograph, simple torchon to start with and then progress further when
they had acquired more experience and design something themselves.
When I started lace classes in 1976, Tordis Berndt had Maidment and
the two Sw
Dear All, there will be a table for spiders at the Lace-in on Friday ,
also the possibility of having one for the whole w/e. So any volunteers
to help man it, if the commitee are agreeable
I know it's not lace, but I must share my good news-* I'm going to be
a great-grandmother*.Need suggestio
dmt11h...@aol.com wrote:
An article in today's New York Times discusses a recently found portrait
thought to be William Shakespeare. He is wearing a lace collar. The portrait is
thought to date from 1610 (confirmed by x-ray of the wood panel) which was
six years before Shakespeare died in 16
I've used these for some years. To give some body to the lace I use a
firmer thread for the weavers- Guttermann,DMC etc. If you are running
out of thread, send a metre to De Havilland, if a varigated one, and
this will be dyed to match. A lovely lady who will do lace days and we
met them
Janis Savage in her posting in February asked if any spiders were going
to Worcester in April for the above.
Could you please let me know if you will be attending. If yes, then
would you prefer we all met on Friday at the 'Lace-in' or at the Sat.
Buffet. Which ever has the most votes, I'll t
Heard at Stevenage Lace Day yesterday that Ken of Chrisken Bobbins had
died suddenly.British lacemakers will remember his lovely ebony
bobbins inlaid with mother of pearl.
The talk was on beads 'To bead or not to bead', very interesting by a
lively, delightful lady. Sadly , at the moment
Three's a crowd! I cannot raise it either.I use thunderbird on Microsoft XP.
Sheila in Sawbridgeworth where the sun is shining and last night's snow
(3") is all but gone.
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I hope that none of our friends 'down under' have been caught in the
current bush fires raging in Victoria and S.Australia. Maybe one of
them might be able to tell us about the situation.
Here in Sawbridgeworth we, at the moment, have missed the worse of the
snow, as we do the flooding when it
Seasons Greetings to all wherever you are.
I have just finished a Jenny Hester wall hanging, I bought this on
6th Dec. so it's been goodbye to dusting etc to get it finished in time
as a present.
Now it's back to my grand-daughter's garter for her wedding in January
-little horseshoes.
When t
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Dear Spiders , Here is one recipe for the Clanger from The Independent
newspaper. Would have sat very heavy in the tummy, but full of energy.
Sheila in sunny, cold Sawbridgeworth waiting for lacema
I'm working on old Czech/Bohemian patterns at the moment, having to work
out the prickings first!. In some cases in order to be quicker they are
not doing picots, but putting extra twists on the pair coming out of the
headside instead. As others have commented they look alright, which when
all
Dear Spiders, First of all, sorry about the error in trying to send
the spider over. I hope it will reach you by other routes i.e. Malvary
and Margot.
On behalf of the family, which includes 3 other lacemakers and 1
embroiderer may I thank everyone for their kind thoughts on Alan's
death.
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Dear Spiders, This is the display in one of our local florists, windows
running with moisture from the earlier frost.
Sheila in Sawbridgeworth, Herts.where the weather is better than in
Devon- hailstones a foot deep floating on the flooded roads in Ottery
St.Mary (a lace village)
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Has anyone got Bridget Marrow's e-mail address as I have some photos
from OIDFA to send her.
Sheila in Sawbo where the sun is still shining
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Just back from the w/e and shall start the tale from the beginning of
Frankie Anderson's and my visit.
A 4am wakeup call to get to Stansted(London) for 5am- 2 hours before the
flight and so had time for a breakfast. At 9am we landed at Amsterdam
and after what seemed miles we arrived at the rail
Is anyone likely to begoing on the 10.23am. train from Schipol airport
to Groningen on Thurs. 3rd July and would like to meet up with fellow
travellers.
Sheila in Sawbridgeworth, Herts.,where on the 1st day of Wimbledon the
sun is shining. Hip Hip hurray!
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i have mother and babe bobbins - babe inserted inside large bobbin;
mother and twins; grandmother bobbins- one inside another and a
great-grandmother bobbin which barry adams made for me when my mum died.
he made the 'babes' in different colours to see them clearer. excuse
lower case, i've
The unaccustomed sunshine had gone to my head! Lunch is Friday not
Thurs.!!
Sheila in Sawbo'
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I f the plane /train from Stansted and Shipol are on time, I also hope
to be there.
Sheila in sunny Sawbo,Herts.,
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His address is :- 3 Broad St., Warwick, CV34 4LT
Tel. 01926 40222965
No e-mail
Sheila in sunny Sawbridgeworth.
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These work well when doing Schneeberger lace. The variegated threads are
wound evenly onto the bobbins, plain thread being used for the weavers.
Since this lace is a type of tape, the light and dark portions of the
thread will appear at the inner or outer curves of the designs.
Lia Baumeister-
Over the years DH and I have visited the museum a number of times and
have seen it change from just a few pieces of lace in showcasesand small
lace machines(made in Nottingham) to 3 years ago and beautiful display
of lace and a very large machine. The latter was making lace at least 4
m. wide
paths.
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Like most people life revolved around the family, getting back to work,
knitting, crochet and embroidery. Remaking gardens on moving into a
different house(twice before lace, now up to five!); helping DH build
wardrobes etc. indooors Outside we laid patios, built decorative walls
- to keep th
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