Many thanks to Jeri for pointing out her instructions in the archives!
Debora Lustgarten
Toronto, Canada
At 11:23 AM 16/01/2013, jeria...@aol.com wrote:
>Dear Debora and our Newbies,
>
>I will not write another long memo to Arachne on this subject,
>because many members have followed my instruct
Dear Debora and our Newbies,
I will not write another long memo to Arachne on this subject, because
many members have followed my instructions to print out
conservation/restoration memos and put them in a binder. There are over 1,100
memos by me in the
archives, on many subjects. You can
Dear Arachnes,
I recently bought three vintage openwork hankies from ebay. They seem
to be vintage Chinese whitework, sold as "Madeira".
They have never been washed and still show the pattern tracing marks.
My question to you is how best to wash them, if at all advisable.
Thanks,
Debora Lustgart
aller
squares (quarters) and pressed. This is a terrible practice from a
conservation perspective. Woven linen or cotton to which lace is attached
has a
tendency - over time - to weaken or completely break apart at pressed creases.
If you have folded/pressed lace hankies in storage, I recommen
I think for the price the lace is quite good value. It just depends on its
origins.
Ann
Yorkshire UK
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To: "Diana Smith" ; "Arachne"
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Lace hankies on ebay
Diana,
Item number 250531072130 then click on See other items.
Interesting. Whilst this item is still there, there are now NO other
items.
All
Diana,
Item number 250531072130 then click on See other items.
Interesting. Whilst this item is still there, there are now NO other items.
All seems a bit suss to me. Perhaps she bought a heap of them in
either China, India or Sri Lanka???
David in Ballarat
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Has anyone else noticed this person on eBay selling handmade lace edged
handkerchiefs for £14.98 each, there are several listings as 'Buy it Now'
with 10 available of each listing.
Registered as a business in Southampton. Judging by the blurb by
'karizma-lace' they don't know a lot about lacem
On 16 Mar 2009, at 08:52, Sue wrote:
I have read several references to pulling a thread and am not
quite sure if you mean to remove that thread to allow you to fold
there, sew there or what. ?
I suspect that for a handkie you'd want to do drawn thread
embroidery, not pulled thread. Here
I have read several references to pulling a thread and am not quite sure if
you mean to remove that thread to allow you to fold there, sew there or
what. ? Reading the sentance below makes me think maybe it is the cutting
mark to get the right finished size of hanky and can trim along that li
Hello all,
I now make all my hankies. If I make the "frame" of lace first, then I make
the hankie as I attach the lace.
I once bought a ready-made Irish linen hanky, expensive, but was
disappointed with the fraying corners. Now I pull threads and hem stitch my
own hankies most of the time.
I
Hi David,
I am with your Granny. Everything I make is at least for visual pleasure,
but hopefully for use as well. At least I try to make things that are
visually pleasing - not always successful. Although I must say that I
prefer to look at unused hankies.
Best wishes,
Joanne
Ph: 02 4975 5201
Hello again all! Tracy at The Lacemaker has white hankies with hem stitched
edge but I believe they are linen, not cotton. I will be at the shop on Thurs.
& will take a look. At one point she had some fine white cotton fabric that we
have used for Carrickmacross (sp?) & also shadow work (Made
Just my two penn`th about hankies.
I buy hankies three in a box all different colours, usually pale shades. Two
have embroidered flowers and one plain. Its surprising how pretty the hanky
looks with a lace edging and an embroidered flower. They are a good size and
usually square.
A white edging loo
Thank you Tamara for this very good detailed explanation which is the
very thing. I would have to have made something just a little too small
when with the information now to hand I can be sure it will suit every
purpose. I am currently working my little projects but will enjoy
checking throu
Sue, I read somewhere that the finished hankie should be 13 inch square.
I agree with Tamara that "tucks to" fit would be much better than a
skimpy bonnet. Happy Lacemaking,Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA
On Sep 28, 2008, at 9:26, Sue wrote:
> Before this subject comes to its natural conc
On Sep 28, 2008, at 9:26, Sue wrote:
Before this subject comes to its natural conclusion, is there a
natural hanky size for the christening bonnet (the wedding hanky
wouldn't matter so much), but to fit a baby head is a more complex
thing.
I don't know that there's a "natural" size :) And, t
Thank you, I thought it might be easier as the new Mum wasn't my
daughter or direct grand daughter, but no such thing. I am still short
on sleep and with a few extra grey hairs through worrying:-) Still she
is here and very cute.
I shall be doing the baby bonnet, and then with instructions to
I was a little concerned that there might be an almost a taboo thing, I
suppose, but with the answers received so far I now feel released to
choose whatever I like. Thank you all very much for your replies.
Before this subject comes to its natural conclusion, is there a natural
hanky size for t
Thank you Robin, when I made mine the pattern piece was given to me by
my teacher to expand and mack up a square, as a learning tool of
course. I had just done some samples and then one other beds/cluny
piece, so by the time I got to the end I was feeling I understood the
pattern better and do
Sue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What edgings have other people used, apart from bedfordshire with lots of
leaves for a bridal hanky, would anyone consider any other type of lace ?
I would not only consider something other than Beds, I wouldn't consider Beds
at all. I'm not fond of tha
Opps... meant to send this to the list too.
bobbi
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Subject: Re: [lace] lace hankies
Congratulations on the great grandma thing!!
How wonderful to do it wedding hanky . baby bonnet.
I've done it the other way baby bonnet wedding hanky.
On Sep 27, 2008, at 9:55, Sue wrote:
What edgings have other people used, apart from bedfordshire with
lots of leaves for a bridal hanky, would anyone consider any other
type of lace ?
Any type of lace that you enjoy making would be suitable; whyever not?
I've only ever made one wedding han
From: Sue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [lace] lace hankies
To: "Arachne"
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008, 6:55 AM
On thursday I became a step great grandma and my mind has been
awandering a bit. The question I would like to ask you lacemakers is
about baby bonnet/wedding handke
On thursday I became a step great grandma and my mind has been
awandering a bit. The question I would like to ask you lacemakers is
about baby bonnet/wedding handkerchiefs.
About 4 or 5 years ago I did make a bedfordshire hankie edging and
attached it to cotton fabric, was quite proud of it,
catching up on emails
Regards,
Ricki in Utahlooks like the clouds are breaking. Yay!
---Original Message-
From: Noelene Lafferty
To: 'Margot Walker' ; 'ARACHNE'
Sent: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 1:46 pm
Subject: RE: [lace] Hankies
A folded hanky pinn
A folded hanky pinned at the neck makes a lovely jabot
.Noelene in Cooma, Australia
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> A friend of mine has just inherited 60 hankies and about 20 of them
> have very beautiful lace and/or embroidery. Does anyone have
> suggestions about how she could use or display them?
>
th by Socks: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeathbySocks/
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From: "Margot Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "ARACHNE"
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 11:29 AM
Subject: [lace] Hankies
A friend of mine has just inherited 60 hankies and about 2
How about making them into a wall quilt? That way they can be displayed as
well as preserved.
Mary in SE Mich where it is freezing and 6-10" snow forecast for tomorrow
In a message dated 1/29/2008 2:29:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A friend of mine has just
A friend of mine has just inherited 60 hankies and about 20 of them
have very beautiful lace and/or embroidery. Does anyone have
suggestions about how she could use or display them? (Besides their
original purpose, that is :D )
Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
Visit t
>>>Mary writes: Okay, here's a newby question asked to me by another newby,
and it had me thinking. She found some pre-made linen hankerchiefs in her
basement and wants to add a lace edging to them. I know to use cotton
thread on cotton, or linen thread on a linen hankerchief. <<<
If I'm using a
At 02:34 PM 6/17/2004, you wrote:
She found some pre-made linen hankerchiefs in her basement and
wants to add a lace edging to them. I know to use cotton thread on cotton,
or linen thread on a linen hankerchief. Should we:
a. wash the hankerchief and lace edging before attaching the lace, and hop
On 17 Jun 2004, at 22:34, W & N Lafferty wrote:
It's d. or possibly e, if you have a fairly large hankie and a
not-so-large edging.
Making the fabric fit the lace and not trying to make the lace fit the
fabric is something I've been banging on about for years.
Brenda
Okay, here's a newby quest
Mary writes:
Okay, here's a newby question asked to me by another newby, and it had me
thinking. She found some pre-made linen hankerchiefs in her basement and
wants to add a lace edging to them.
Dear Mary,
Well, by pre-made, I assume hemmed.
Actually, another option is that if you like the linen the pre-made
handkerchiefs are made of, you can make your edging whatever size you want
(as long as it's smaller than the handkerchief), and when it's finished,
then cut the handkerchief accordingly. Cut two adjoining sides first, hem
by whate
Hi Mary
Doing a clean up of my internet folders, and I haven't seen
anyone answer your query about attaching a hanky edge,
so I've sent it on to Lace.
The main thing to remember is that your lace will shrink when
you take all the pins out and take it off the pillow. The amount
of shrinkage will v
Mary send the following to lace-chat recently, and I thought
I'd move it to lace, 'specially seeing things seem a bit slow.
I'll send a reply in a separate message.
Mary writes:
Okay, here's a newby question asked to me by another newby, and it had me
thinking. She found some pre-made linen hanke
>>>From: Helen Crews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
'thought you might like to see this. Don't know how they got my address,
but here it is. <<<
Well, their bobbins are certainly inexpensive! They're very much like the
antique French bobbins that were on eBay a few months ago--stout. The
various de
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Subject: Re: [bobbinlace] CHRISTMAS GIFT!!! 40 BOBBIN LACE HANKIES FOR THE
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