Hi Vicki:
Way way back, the cottons used in England were imported from India and the
Middle East. Some cottons came from a place called Calicut (in India). Others
came from a place called Mosul (now in Iraq). And thatâs where we get the
words âcalicoâ and âmuslinâ from. Originally, they
Has anyone used this lovely spaced-dyed silk? I got some at the Stevenage
lace day last weekend. It comes as a 12-ply silk and is described as being
similar to other embroidery silks in thickness.
I've worked a few Russian tape patterns scaled down to fit ordinary Silko
50 - where they ask for
I used some Gloriana when learning Chrysanthemum lace from Cathy Belleville.
It came out a lot softer than her work (linen), but had enough body to tack
onto a blouse. I mixed a turquoise-and-blue variegated with some solid-color
silks in the same range. The result is lovely, if I do say so
Hello Louise
You should aim for for an average of 10-12 wraps of thread between
pinholes. Just wind the thread around a narrow ruler or strip of card
(make sure the threads are lying close together but not overlapping)
and see how ith distance covered compares to the pinhole spacing of the
In a message dated 8/1/04 9:06:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Mr and Mrs Hoover (before he became President), managed to persuade the
US government to send help to Belgium, and managed to persuade the
Germans to let it through. So, flour went in, and empty bags came
At 11:15 PM 01-08-04 +0100, you Ann Durant wrote:
Dear All
So many things that had very many uses are not obtainable any more. During
World War II, and presumably before, flour used to be sold in fabric bags,
heavily sized, and machine sewn with the sort of stitch where you only have
to pull
Many thanks to all who responded to the calico question. I have a muslin
fabric that I hope will do. The suggestion to call the hotel is a good one,
however, as always I thought of my materials at the last minute and have to hit
the road myself within the next three hours!
Devon
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To
Calico in Oz is an unbleached (usually) cotton fabric - very inexpensive.
It is a plain fabric - no pattern on it.
In USA I believe it is called Quilters muslin - but I could be wrong (I
often am!!)
I have purchased White (Bleached) calico - in wide pieces - often used for
curtain lining. You
