My worst accident was one day when I had gone away for a weekend break and I
was carrying my pillow complete with tools etc into the hotel. I was
waiting for the elevator while my friend was at the counter asking a
question. I could feel that I was losing some of my load, so hitched it up
aga
was bleeding quite well, and I am extremely
squeamish.
What fun we do have as lacemakers ...
Carol - in Suffolk UK
'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.'
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From: "David C COLLYER"
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Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 4:
Dear David
Yes I think we have all been there. The worst thing, I think, is to cut
off a pair of bobbins that you thought were another pair, only to find that
they are the workers. But then these are the jhoys of being a lacemaker.
!!!
Maureen
E Yorks UK
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Oh dear! Been there, done that!!!
Not only have I pressed on the wrong end of a pin , and run the eye end of a
needle into my finger, but I have also stitched myself to some fabric!
Ouch!!
Re broken ends in lace - I don't do much Honiton, as I find it too fine and
fiddley!, but I did a nice flo
Yes David, been there, done all that too
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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Dear Arachnids
I think we have all found the wrong end of a pin at some time, I ceertainly
have.
Having cut off many pairs of bobbins that should have remained in use I now
always leave at least 6 inches (15 cms) of thread when I cut off a pair. Then
if I find I have made a blunder, I can tie bob
a souvenir!
Nancy
From: David C COLLYER
To: Nancy Neff ; lace@arachne.com
Sent: Sat, September 18, 2010 9:13:56 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] Accidents
Nancy
> And the weaver pair threads broke--both of them, right at the point of the
>sewing.
>
> I still
Oh Claire
While sewing the flower on to the band trying to push the needle
through a stiff piece of fabric I managed to force the eye of the
needle completely inside the top of my finger right alongside the
nail. Ow ow ow!
Nail beds are the pits for that sort of thing - and the pain seems to
Nancy
And the weaver pair threads broke--both of them, right at the point
of the sewing.
I still have that little scrap of Honiton, and am concentrating on
my Flanders!!
You're telling us that there was no way to fix it - h.
No chance of using a pin to undo a couple of passes then somet
Had one today while making a lace flower to wear to the Lace Guild Exhibition
tomorrow. While sewing the flower on to the band trying to push the needle
through a stiff piece of fabric I managed to force the eye of the needle
completely inside the top of my finger right alongside the nail. Ow ow
I had a similar experience to Nancy's. But at the point where everybody in
the room saw my broken threads, the teacher said "does anybody have any glue?"
I cracked up, laughing so hard I forgot all about the tragedy.
Lorelei
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On 17/09/2010 16:57, David C COLLYER wrote:
Dear Friends,
I'm afraid there was a bit of language at the lace pillow today.
Have you ever pushed in a pin really hard, only to discover to your peril
that it was upside down??? I did it this morning and am sure it scraped the
bone.
Ooh, that sou
was
heartbreaking for a minute there.
I still have that little scrap of Honiton,
and am concentrating on my Flanders!!
Nancy
Connecticut, USA
From: David C COLLYER
To: lace@arachne.com
Sent: Fri, September 17, 2010
11:57:21 AM
Subject: [lace] Accidents
...Any
On Sep 17, 2010, at 9:07 AM, bev walker wrote:
Hello David and everyone
ow, ow, ow. I've done that to a finger, but not as dramatic a push
(can I say you get a 'point' for that?).
Yes the ol' cut off the pair before they're finished trick...done
that too.
In my Honiton days I had a glass b
Oh yes, David,
the same happened to me some time ago. And it wasn't only to push very hard it
was, I couldn't see it, the point where two parts of the pillow came together
what means I pushed on the wooden part.
Awful!
Good luck for the next lacing day.
Ilske
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Hello David and everyone
ow, ow, ow. I've done that to a finger, but not as dramatic a push
(can I say you get a 'point' for that?).
Yes the ol' cut off the pair before they're finished trick...done that too.
In my Honiton days I had a glass bobbin slither off the pillow
pointy-end down to my fo
Dear Friends,
I'm afraid there was a bit of language at the lace pillow today.
Have you ever pushed in a pin really hard, only to discover to your
peril that it was upside down??? I did it this morning and am sure it
scraped the bone.
Any other interesting accidents out there? Like cutting o
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