Hello Linda
Swedish linen almost certainly means Bockens linen.
Bockens 90 would suit torchon drafted on a 2mm grid (4mm between
footedge pinholes)
Brenda
On 15 Nov 2008, at 20:55, Linda Walton wrote:
The pattern is from Raie Clare's "The Dryad Book of Bobbin Lace", the
book from which I t
Dear Lacemakers,
I've been away from lacemaking for more than three years - getting in
some part-time education meant giving up all but the most vital daily
activities. (I think I've always managed to clean my teeth and provide
clean shirts for my husband: every other thing has been missed a
Hello Anne
The only pattern that I have needs DMC Broder Machine 30. Could
someone please
tell me if there is an equivalent thread that hopefully I will have in
my
stash?
Which is no longer made!
Other 32 w/cm threads are:
Amann Sylko 50 - (3 ply but should be readily available)
Brok 36/2
V
While I have 5 mins waiting for the family to arrive for lunch I thought that
I would write with my question.
A friend phoned a couple of days ago with an urgent request for a wedding
garter needed by the 12th April !!
The only pattern that I have needs DMC Broder Machine 30. Could someone please
No, I haven't seen that thread (yet!)
The way I make a wrapping is to draw the parallel lines exactly 1 cm
apart, using the computer, and print out onto paper. Then take a strip
of the paper and fold it around a small piece of card so that it's
stiff enough to handle and the lines are straigh
Lucie
Ariane 60/2 Coton egyptien mercerise Ne 36/2
(egyptian mercerised cotton)
I can't see it in Brenda's book. Probably the easiest way for you to find
the wraps per cm, is to wrap some thread round a ruler or pencil or bobbin
for 1 cm and count for yourself. If you let me know what the wr
I am trying to determine the size (wraps per cm) of a new thread I have
purchased. Has anyone used it and what might you compare it to?
Ariane 60/2 Coton egyptien mercerise Ne 36/2
(egyptian mercerised cotton)
Thank you
Lucie DuFresne
Ottawa Canada
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On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 15:59:38 +1000, Liz wrote:
>Please can someone tell me what "The Caron Collection Wildflowers, 100%
>hand-dyed cotton thread" is like.
>I have just found a hardanger pattern, a few years old, which uses this
>thread in conjuntion with, (or in stead of) the usual thread - Perle
Here's the Caron website:
http://www.caron-net.com/threads.html
Wildflowers is a pretty single thread. It may be slightly more twisted than Perle.
Brenda's book puts it as equal in thickness to Perle 8.
It is multi-coloured. I have used it with my class of school girls to make bracelets.
See
the
Please can someone tell me what "The Caron Collection Wildflowers, 100%
hand-dyed cotton thread" is like.
I have just found a hardanger pattern, a few years old, which uses this
thread in conjuntion with, (or in stead of) the usual thread - Perle nos 5,
& 8. Is is a single thread, like the Perle,
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