Benton & Johnson! Yes, that was it. I couldn’t find them on the web any more -
thanks for the info that I should be looking for Toye, Kenning & Spencer.
Not that I want anything, but I do like to keep up with who the suppliers are
and where I can find them.
Adele
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> Benton and Johnson are no
> On 2 Feb 2018, at 20:46, Adele Shaak wrote:
> I just got my “Lace” magazine - does anybody know this frogging technique?
Gil Dye has instructions for working this frogging in ‘Surface Decoration in
Silk and Metallic Threads’, Book 3 of her Sixteenth & Seventeenth Century Lace
series. It’s a c
Nancy and Adele -
Benton and Johnson are now part of Toye, Kenning, & Spencer, "By
Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen, Suppliers of Gold & Silver Laces,
Insignia, and Embroidery", since 1685. I didn't look hard for gold frogs,
but they might still make them. Website: https://www.thetoyeshop.com
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Adele Shaak wrote:Back when I was doing embroidery, I
recall there was a place in London where they sold real gold threads and
purls, etc, for use in uniforms. Does anybody know if that company is still
running - or better still,
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Yes, I think you mean Benton and Johnson. Their thi
Hi Adele,
I don't know if they are in London, but Benton & Johnson carry bullion,
gold passing, etc. Are they who you were remembering?
Nancy
Connecticut, USA
On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 3:46 PM, Adele Shaak wrote:
> I just got my âLaceâ magazine - does anybody know this frogging
technique?
> W
I just got my “Lace” magazine - does anybody know this frogging technique? Was
it traditionally made using ribbon or a metal strip? The picture looks to me
like a thin strip of gold-coloured metal, rather than ribbon, but I haven’t
heard of the technique before and I don’t know for sure.
Back
I just saw the messages about not having received any since January 26. I sent
the message below on January 30 and wondered why no one had commented. I dug
through my Sent boxes and found Iâd sent from the wrong email address, not
the one I joined Arachne with. Operator error.
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