[lace] Tatting in fiction

Oh my, this is a classic: "And I will go and see about dinner, Reginald," remarks Mrs. Owenson, settling her cap with a pleased simper at herself in the glass, "if you can spare me." "Spare you! What the devil good are you to any one I should like to know! sitting there with your eternal knitti

Re: [lace] Lace in Popular Mechanics

Clay, It took a bit of head scratching, but I've got the gist of it. In 1660, with the end of the Protectorate and the Restoration of Charles II, Virginia was once again seen as a source of income for the Crown. As a result, the Governor and General Assembly had to knuckle down and show t

Re: [lace] Securing prickings

On Apr 10, 2010, at 10:02 AM, David C COLLYER wrote: Personally I feel that the pricking would not buckle so much if it was a thin Manilla-type card, but as mine are always paper with Contact, this is often a problem. I feel it has something to do with large areas of point ground, rather

Re: [lace] Mystery tool

Shirley, Oh look, there's one just like yours on ebay: 350183137862 Su On Sep 29, 2009, at 3:57 AM, Tregellas Family wrote: Afternoon Everyone, I'm wondering if someone can help me please. I've posted some pics on the Arachne webshots page (thanks Liz L for your help) under my nam

Re: [lace] Mystery tool

Shirley, Eureka -- googled "special scissors" and found cigar scissors -- aha, that rings a bell! So I refined the search and found out that some folks apparently pierce their cigar rather than clipping it. Now why in the world was this cigar piercer in a needlework box? Did the needlewor

[lace] lace (pins) in fiction

Likely this is already in the collection--the book has been out for a few years--but I've only just gotten around to reading it and now that I've recovered, dried my eyes, and picked myself up off the floor beside the sofa, I just had to share: "What's the most expensive pin ever made comm

Re: [lace] Pretty object, but what is it?

Clay, Oh my, lovely!! What a wonderful find!! How long are they? Su On Aug 24, 2009, at 2:48 PM, Clay Blackwell wrote: I have just uploaded a couple of picture to my folder on the Arachne2003 webshots. Tiny Url is *http://tinyurl.com/nwetd4*** While out runni

Re: [lace] Sue Carter?

HI Duchess, and all you other Arachnids out there, too!! I'm here, though I do sort of have a modified identity ;-) Along with my new e-mail, I've a new car, which obviously needed a new license plate!!! So if you're in Virginia and see a silver Honda with PTGRND honk and wave a bobbin!!!

Re: [lace] Any ideas what this ebay item is?

Oh, oh, me, me, I bet I know what that is!!! It's a distaff - the thing that women (you know, "distaff side ...") use to hold the fiber they're spinning so they have two hands free to spin with. If this is in fact an artifact of the silk industry, it would be holding the broken fibers that m

Re: [lace] Pop goes the weasel

But Jeri, why would they measure knitting yarn? Measuring yarn on the weasel yields that all important Yards Per Pound (ypp) that weavers need to plan the loom set up - it's the same ypp that informs our lace thread sizes. Su On Aug 18, 2008, at 6:17 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From th

Re: [lace] RE: A question

Bingo!! Thank you Verla! I'm with you -- it's likely the twist. Ann, you might try a 3-ply thread. Three-plies are supposed to be more neutral. It would be an interesting experiment. Or try a different manufacturer of whatever size thread you normally use. Hmmm, sounds like the next edition

Re: [lace] Exhibition

Oh Jane, thank you – I did a bit of googling and found his portfolio!!! Some good shots of the lace to study more closely once my eyes are fully open ;-) http://www.tricikel.net/ The portfolios ( his and his partner) are at the bottom of the page. AND!!! Did anyone notice the Nov/Dec 2007 issu

Re: [lace] The strange bobbin

Just to stir the brain cells a bit, let me point out that half (more or less) the population of Virginia did not come equipped with an English, or even a European background -- they were slaves, many of them no more than a generation from their African roots. And then there's the Native Ame

[lace] Slough of Despond

Here's another interesting quote, but beware: she's very opinionated! Although good Queen Adelaide had a pretty fancy for lace, she wore little of it, and it was left to Queen Victoria to revive the glory of wearing Brussels to any extent; and she, alas! was sufficiently patriotic to encour

Re: [lace] RE: Fanny Kemble quote

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[lace] Lady Blindloss

Jacquie, Not to worry, Lady Blindloss's directions for the braid of 40 bobbins is available. It's transcribed in Noemi Speiser's "Old English Pattern Books for Loop Braiding". I haven't had a chance to look through it yet, but Noemi observes: "Apparently Lady Blindloss was familiar with this tech

Re: [lace] museum exhibit - flour sacks

Nifty! There's an exhibit on-line at his Presidential Library - http://hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/collections/flour%20sacks/ What a treat - there's even a pair of bloomers ;-) Su Alice Howell wrote: > I just opened my paper and read about a display of flour sacks stitched for > Presiden Hoo

Re: [lace] lace pillow storage

Elaine, I'd be concerned about using plastic of any kind to store pillow or lace - not just the off gassing, but also trapping moisture inside with the possibility of mold, mildew, etc. I've managed to save the carton my pillows came in or stumbled on one that would work, so I can pretty much pac

[lace] Interesting use for lace

Something finally came along that brought me out of my long lurk-mode. On another list I subscribe to, one on 18c history, they've been discussing toilet paper - as in what was used before the purpose made rolls of today. This morning someone posted a link to an amazing collection of tp trivia, in