But + 10 euros postage surface mail to the UK. I keep thinking about
it, but nearly £11 a copy..
Jacquie
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I have got the ordinary 'shelf' type fitments that consist of two metal
strips with slots in screwed to the wall. The triangular brackets that the
shelf
itself fits on are available in lots of sizes (for different shelf widths) and
I use those for the pillows - without a shelf first. The brackets
Although I personally agree with the general concensus that a workshop is a
one-off unit of learning and a class is a regular commitment, when I was doing
my teacher training I encountered another definition.
>From the early days of the course (here used as the total learning I had to
do, split
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> although like everything
> else in lacemaking, some people find them difficult, and others do not.
In one class I was teaching, one quite experienced lacemaker had managed to
avoid tallies with her previous t
Whether I have been "lucky" or not, over the last couple of years I have been
using the Colcoton Unikat threads quite a lot - including pale green and pale
turquoise-green and have had no problems at all with any of the colours
breaking, in either of the thicknesses. Unfortunately there is not
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> how does Fimo work for making beads for spangles?
Some of my very first painted bobbins bought in the early 1980s came with
Fimo beads colour co-ordinated with the painting and they still look like new
after
When I had a very basic roller pillow with no satisfactory anchor to
stabilise the roller I found the most effective way to hold it was by using a piece of
tape or ribbon over the top of each end of the roller with the front ends
pinned into the pillow near the roller (they are mainly needed to
I did try wedges first, but I think that perhaps the roller didn't sit very
deeply into the hole, and it was "just" a roller with no central dowel to slide
into grooves. It literally pushed into the box and the hole was not very
deep. I think that maybe the maker thought it fitted tightly enou
According to Anna Crutchley, in "The Tassels Book", passementerie is the
making of tassels and trimmings. She says it is "a hybrid craft. It employs the
talents of the cordspinner, weaver and tassel maker, each of whom works to a
high level of skill and expertise. They in turn are answerable
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> As far as I'm concerned, only two laces "belong" in that group:
> Milanese and Chrysanthemum. And, of the 2, Chrysanthemum is "iffy", "on
> the fence", as it were, since it uses only one decorated braid (and
I am in the middle of writing a short explanation of what braid lace is.
In the process I am trying to add a brief "translation" between US and
English language (in the same way as I do for cloth stitch -ctc- and whole stitch -
either ctc or ctct depending on where you are/been taught by) so peo
The second Elsie Luxton book has directions for sewing a Honiton lace motif
to fabric (ie handkerchief corner) and finishing the rest of the edge.
As I looked for the book to give you its name I realised it's not there. I
must look in my "library book" to see which student has it, because w
A quick flick through the "Bucks. Cottage Workers Agency" book, not dated but
after 1911 so from the fashions as well, a little earlier than your book,
reveals only one Bucks collar. Lots of Beds and Irish crochet(?) and a Bucks
neckband - very Edwardian.
The collar is marked as 8/6, 10/-, 12/
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> What you are all saying is
> that it is OK to take someone's work and use it for one's own material gain?
>
That isn't how I read the posts on this subject at all. What they do all
seem to be saying is that
Looks good from the cover, very tempting, but don't get too carried away over
the bidding. I'd guess it is for sale by the author or author's contact.
If you go to the seller's other items he/she has three copies for sale at the
moment, so don't bid over the "buy it now price" of 17 euros/$23
After "meeting" Rosemary Shepherd when I phoned her daughter's house to order
Fantasy Flowers, and learning I am subscribed to arachne, she has e-mailed to
ask me to forward the following post to arachne to clarify the position
regarding her new book. I have ageed to because I feel it's fair we s
If you aren't confident drawing the lines on your pricking, then be all means
you it lightly in pencil first. Draw the permanent lines in a waterproof
fibretip type pen and then use a soft eraser to remove any traces of pencil as
this will rub off onto the lace.
Do not use a biro type pen, as
Well.. as everyone else has come out of the closet, and with
Malvary nagging me, I guess I'd better confess to winning the Individuals Trophy
with my Milanese lace dragon. It was made for Pat Read to go into her new
book, but as it fitted the theme I decided to enter it in Myth and
Seven ages of man, dance of the seven veils, seven years bad luck for
breaking a mirror,
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>From this time, at least, the size restrictions were maximum 100cm (or 40" -
so if you've got size problems, work in inches ) in any one direction but
with a total of height + width + length not more than 190 cm (75"). But that
is in it's packaging so in fact, for example, if you want to do a
As an update to the previous comments about which pieces of work are on
display at Coventry, I have just been speaking to Pat Read on another subject and
mentioned how upset people are that their lace is not included.
She said she hopes that no-one thinks it was the judges who decided, and told
As Jean said, don't forget you will need the person (not necessarily male!)
who is the "I" in the rhyme.
Also, please remember this was originally a riddle, not a nursery rhyme, the
question being,
"Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were there going to St Ives?"
The two solutions (depen
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> The people would mostly be facing
> the "TO". sign, except for a wife who stopped to pick up a lost sack and is
> turned around while picking it up.
>
No. That's the whole point! It's "I" that's going to S
I have a poem for the other way around!
A tiny square of linen
And a dainty edge of lace
Designed into a bonnet
To frame your baby's face
After baby's worn it
Fold and tuck away
And it becomes a hanky
For baby's wedding day
Not a lot of help to you, I know, but it might be useful for someon
Well, someone must have told him, because the auction has been ended. At
least some of them listen, and you could sort-of see how a non-lacemaker could
think they were bobbins.
Who watches the Christmas tree ornaments ?
Jacquie
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It depends a bit on what sort of lace we are talking about.
Nice machine lace (or even handmade lace) that doesn't really come into the
*collector's* category I would prefer to keep in larger yardages as this gives
me the option of using it.
If it's what I would consider to be of real collector
Just as a follow on to my previous reference to machine made lace.
At a lace day many years ago, the speaker was the lace and textiles lady at
Philip's auction house. A friend of mine had an exquisite handmade collar
which she had recently bought in an antique shop. She asked for a valuation,
an
I have just (last week) finally removed from a pillow a large piece (about
2ft square) of Torchon, made in yarn about 4ply thickness. Mum bought it as a
T-shirt kit in the middle 1980s and gave it to me to make. As she is now
nearly 90, I think (hope) she has forgotten all about it.
As someon
We have a new arachne, Jill Harward, who just happened to win the John Bull
Trophy with the "Hydra".
We were talking on Saturday at the awards ceremony at Coventry, and she let
slip that she has finally joined having been listening to me going on about all
the things I find out about here. But
And the connection is deeper still - our Mum was the first one to start
classes, but at the same time without knowing she was going to classes, I started
teaching myself from a part work, Golden Hands Crafts (still one of my
favourite reference "books", everything you can think of is in there).
I don't think Judges here in England have lace on their robes, but may be
wrong on this.
Not quite the same thing but the Speaker of the House of Commons has a
Honiton jabot and cuffs, made by Pat Perryman. And several mayors (I wonder if
there is a list of them anywhere) have jabots or what
As this now seems to be getting serious there are a couple of things
that come to my mind.
First is that you are probably making it for the post rather than person, so
what is a lady judge now may not always be.
You do need to make sure that they will be welcomed (there is a hell of a lot
of
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> My first pillow was made from an old McCall's Needlework magazine, with
> felt
> roller and lightly-padded cardboard apron.
>
Do you actually mean it was made from the magazine? Or made from directions
in
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> I would not recommend doing exotic wood sawdust either. Many a woodworker
> has found out that exotic woods can cause many allergies or illnesses
I'll second this one. Doing the health and safety aspect of lace
Jean's post about Budleigh Salterton has reminded me I meant to post about
the museum where the "new" Devon trolley net is on display.
I'm afraid I can't remember the name of the village (town?) but one of my
students went while she was on holiday and was most disappointed. She said
that
the peop
Well, Devon, you're lucky to have got that far!
I've had five tries now and each time the PDF page comes up and then that's
it. A blank. And three times my computer has frozen.
Are there really 20 pages of bylaws to download?
Jacquie, one of the newest IOLI members
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Not being able to remember this bookmark, I reached down my copy and settled
down to read. What an issue of interest to arachnes.
One of the first things I spotted was a letter from Leonard Bazar about the
original inch measurement.
A couple of pages on was an article about a jabot and cuf
Just a couple more ideas I haven't seen.
If it's a thread you use a lot, then bobbins with lots of thread on, keep
them as you can wind half across to make a pair. The rest, as you take the
thread off the bobbins any that there is more than half a yard (a short arm length)
just drop it, as it
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> Wind the mate with 8 rotations off
> the first bobbin, and your pair is equal - and you don't have to deal with
> piles of thread getting tangled and dirty
But make sure you take the thread off onto the second
These sound like Susanne Thompson's ones. It's a book published by Lacet
Publication called Torchon Lace Purse Pendants. 24 pairs of bobbins (or 48
singles) with 30" or 76cm of thread per bobbin is the required amount, with thread
about Bockens 40 thickness, so it depends on how far you over e
Minimum, one and a half times the measurement of the bit of the leg where it
is to be worn.
Most people seem to want to wear them just above the knee (where it is purely
ornamental and won't help a lot with holding anything up!) and the average
measurement here seem to be 18". So, that works o
In case anyone was interested in this bobbin, the seller has now managed to
get two clearer photos. It is still very difficult to see the words and the
confusing thing is that it looks as if there are 5 letters not 4 in what is
possibly Bull. The W is very clear, the B not bad, and you can sor
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> However, the case can probably be made
> that they intended the patterns and their derivatives (the finished lace or
> bookcase or whatever) to be "for personal use" and not for publishing by the
> people who ma
This is an appeal for information from the Australian Arachnes.
Within the next couple of weeks one of my students is leaving for a holiday
in Australia, lasting a couple of months. Some of the time she will be touring
but she is based in Melbourne from 18th October to 20th November.
Is ther
Got mine yesterday - it's really good :-) Just to rub it in, as Malvary
organised my membership for me at the same time as her own.
Jacquie
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One of my students, in conjunction with an on-the-ball photocopy-shop man,
found out that she could have her black on orange pricking (which she didn't
like) copied onto white by the simple expedient of him "turning off the
background colour" in a colour photocopy machine ie it only picked up th
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> On Saturday, there was an exhibition of lace made by members of the Guild -
> including a chance for us to see the piece "Medusa's head" which won the
> John
> Bull trophy.
>
I don't think so!! The John B
Of course I meant to say The John Bull Trophy was *won* by Jill Harward with
her piece called "The Hydra", not "made by".
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When I was doing lace City and Guilds in 1987 (unfinished at that time as it
was interupted by a fairly major car accident) one of my fellow students did
some research on the use of fish bones and thorns as pin substitutes. I am
fairly sure that her conclusions were that mostly they were not an
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> Does anyone have any idea what the rings are for? The seller doesn't know.
>
Without a photo I wouldn't have a clue. Patty has read this as turned rings
on the bobbins, I had read it as 4 (separate) rings
"I wouldn't touch a digital camera with a barge-pole! They are dreadful, and
only give you very mediocre results."
Sorry, I have to disagree with your Committee member. I have a Canon digi
(not bottom of the range by any means but nothing even approaching 10,000
dollars!) and if you are inter
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> Do you have experience with flashing lace that is framed behind glass? When
> flashing straight from the front you whould get a white reflection spot.
>
My problem when I have recently tried to photograph piec
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> I would add that I did not
> have problems communicating in English in Belgium (but maybe that was
> because
> of the planning that went into the tour
Not necessarily. I have always been most impressed in
A few of the big ones will - off the top of my head I think Tim Parker, SMP,
Roseground if they are there. Most of the smaller ones don't.
As Tamara says, ATMs and a debit card are the way to go. However, if you
want to find one I would recommend you learn to ask for "cash-point machines"
as
A
Something very tightly woven for an inner layer: calico works well (this is
English calico I'm talking about - cheap, and beigy colour). You can buy
different weights and for a smallish pin cushion, a light to medium weight
would be
best. Hot wash it to soften and remove the dressing, then ir
Your translation is probably right! A wreath is a ring of flowers, leaves,
ribbons built on a wire, wood or flower arranger's foam frame. They are used a
lot at Christmas to hang on doors, but also traditionally at funerals.
They can be a similar shape and size to a round lace pillow which is
Devon, who is planning to go to two theatrical events next week in lace
jewelry
Well, that should be noticed! Might even get in the press. I think Devon
should be applauded for her dedication
Jacquie
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> Personalised stamps have been around for quite a while in the UK and can be
> ordered through the Royal Mail web site. They cost 14 pounds 95
> pence for 20 - quite expensive, but rather nice for a specia
There are many inexensive software packages designed for printing on labels,
mine came included in my WordPerfect package.
The labels are all made in set sizes and so you just tell the computer which
photo to use on which size label and it more or less does it for you. So, you
could do singl
Like Carolina in Spain I am unable to order these as I am in the UK.
But they are basically only a strong magnet with a "tunnel" attached to one
of them for the brooch pin to pass through. I must admit that my first thought
when I looked at them, (before I realised it would be complicated to
Honiton raised work is when there are ribs that are then worked over the top
of, such as along the edge of a leaf. The rib is used to carry pairs to a
different place on an unworked bit of the design. Raised and rolled is when a
roll is also used to carry pairs by the side of a worked piece.
I think Anneke misunderstood my use of "emphasise", and that we are probably
saying the same. I was just trying to keep it brief as I knew the whole post
would be lengthy. I agree that the roll emphasises the design by giving it
depth and strengthens the design lines by making them bolder. Bu
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> I thought it was in Cook, but I looked and it wasn't there. Now I
> have to look through my vast collection of books to try to find it. (May
> take
> a while)
>
Oh yes it is, chapter 9, #48, describ
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> To get the effect of the filling tucked behind the rib, you would have to
> sew into the pinhole threads through the back of the rib where the
> non-pinhole side faces the filling - best to avoid this and switch
In response to Tamara
" " There are different turning stitches; the least bulky is to work to the
turn, twist the worker and leave it and return with the last pair passed
through."
OK; this is the version I'd like to concentrate on, because it's both
simple and versatile, and the one I invaria
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> Jo, what Alice said is precisely what I meant: 2 colours, instead of 3.
> That is, green as usual for half stitch (with an extra cross-hatch for
> the honeycomb. Or "roseground" in Denmark). But a *single colo
Two of my students have just finished their first square of Flanders lace
(after some samples), with the overlap join. They both did the join in class,
and each of them took about an hour to do it, which is quicker than doing all
the sewings and then running in the ends. Yes you do have to mak
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> Two weeks later when the exhibition was removed, the art
> department staff were very frustrated at not being able to find which of
> their students had painted it so that they could be reunited.
>
And on a simi
If any of you are still having problems seeing Rhiannon's photos, I didn't
even think of doing a copy-and-paste job. I have the arachne webshots
bookmarked (surely you all have too ) so I went that route and clicked on
newest
(as her photos are only recently there). Straight in and hers were
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Spangled bobbins were designed for flat or almost flat pillows. Though
people sometimes use them otherwise, the spangle does not function properly
unless it is flat.
Except that the spangled bobbin is als
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> Here are some interesting lace bobbins for sale. They
> look like they have lead weight inside.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=945&item=6159496881&;
> rd=1
An idea of size or scale
Well, the mystery is over, the bobbins are "7" long, each weight is about
2oz" but they have been sold with a buy-it-now purchase so someone really
wanted
them.
At a second look, the thing I did notice was that although they are big and
clumpy, the difference in diameter between head/body an
There is a photograph somewhere on the internet of hair weaving in action. I
wonder what I was looking for when I found it!
Anyway, it reminded me of working Kumihimo braid and certainly my "bobbins"
for that are lead weighted - three differently weighted sets in fact for
different threads.
Catching up on back issues, but I don't think this point has been covered.
One of my students made lace to go down the front of a polyester blouse and
used polyester thread. No particular problems making the lace, but the reason
for choosing the thread was that she was able to throw the blouse
And on a related theme to Carol's request for ideas why one lady's hitches
won't stay even though using the same thread, bobbin and method as the rest of
the class, has anyone got any thoughts about why just one or two threads out
of
40 or 50 on a pillow untwist and run the risk of breaking.
Malva
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> I have to say - is that threads should *not* be too long, and the pillow
> should look *tidy* - ie, with all the threads about the same length. Some of
> the class members are meticulous about this, others -
I nearly always use the double head on a midlands bobbin - the exception
would be if I have thick thread too bulky for that bobbin, or a very slippy
synthetic perhaps, but for "normal" thread it is as easy to put the hitch on
the
head as on the neck and is often easier to release thread. As ot
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> One woman came up and said that she used to make lace, but couldn't now as
> her grip has gone and the bobbins slide through her fingers. Off the top of
> my head I passed on the thought that if something like
Post arrives, and Richard wanders in saying "Well, I guess you're the *old*
lacer here". Yes, my Bulletin arived in Lincolnshire today.
It's never occured to me to ask before, but why is it called International
*Old* Lacers?
Jacquie
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when what touched off the subject was, first, an objection to being called
"old,"
Oh dear, I am sorry to have stirred up such a can o' worms. I have just got
back from from a wonderful weekend at The Lace Guild convention to find over
150 posts, largely
Have a look in the archives under RSI for ideas as wrist problems have been
discussed at length in the past. As you say it's only "every so often" it's
most likely the muscles and tendons just getting themselves back in condition,
and it's a case of finding the best angle of hand/wrist to pillo
If you plan carefully before you start, then the overlap can be a bit smaller
than the (I think) suggested 4 repeats. If you decide where you want to do
the join, one repeat before at the start and one extra at the end gives plenty
to be able to handle it.
The other advantages of this join tha
Do these joins work well on heavy (thick thread)
laces?...As I want it to look good (it's a special present
for friends), and wasn't
happy with the way the first repeat or two turned out, making extra and
overlapping sounds like a good idea,
No, not really. It is tradition
Out of curiosity, is the 1923 date a "fixed in stone" (perhaps for 5 or 10
years?) or an "82 years before now" date that has been decided on as a suitable
period for the cut off point? In that case, does it move on a year each
year, ie next year 1924 books can be used?
Jacquie
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One of Ann Moore's patterns (on her web site, google search will find it) is
for a table cloth/mat/tray cloth etc and has advantages over the Veronica
Sorenson one in that the borders all fit all the size middles. It is sold as a
self-contained booklet and as she sells direct I would think it i
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> I have just been talking to a lacemaking friend, who has had a bad go with
> a
> reel of Finka - #60 I think. It has put her off ever using it again, but I
> suspect she may have a bad reel, as I have not ha
The point ground style lace ground is made with 2 pairs working cttt pin and
that's it.
A flanders type ground is made with 4 pairs doing something on the lines of
ct on each of two sets of 2 pairs of bobbins, ctct on the centre 2 pairs, ct
again on both sets of 2, pin, ctct in the centre aga
Although I don't think the pictures are all that good for someone hoping to
sell an item for this much money, from what I can see there is very little in
the way of "Milanese" braids. Lots of holes (possibly Figure of 8s), cloth
divisions (but they're in a lot of braid laces) and a few small le
Having been away for a couple of days, I'm a bit late picking up on some of
these threads but...
The change of description is there, but as someone else said, I'm inclined to
think these are "modern, commercial" Chinese or whatever, not Granny-made.
What did amuse me however is if you s
It looks like we're getting to him/her!!
The seller is now saying he/she is having doubts about it being a lace
bobbin, and has given two enquiries to that effect. Hasn't published mine (or
Amanda's, I don't think) and has changed the story from 'selling it for someone
else' to 'bought it at a
I thought it was probably a stiletto. The LH end in the photo looks like the
start of the taper and I have seen one before with a Stanhope in.
Jacquie
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> The ebay 'bobbin' isn't a bobbin..
And the seller must know this very well, because as well as Jean writing to
her, she has some very nice bobbins for sale. BUT, considering her feedback,
I'm
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> i appreciate this very much. i am sure i can make enough of them to start
> a small project in tatting this way.
>
Hi Suzi, how are you
You only need one shuttle to start to tat! Eventually when you are
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> I wonder if ebay item# 8194265826.is the same as or a different version
> to.images
> provided by Tess Parrish.
>
Very probably, I'm going to write and ask themDo you think they'll
tell me?
Jacqu
Hi everyone interested in this subject. I answered Kathy privately but have
been reading the other replies. What I have been interested in is the
suggestion that you need to tie the workers against the first passive pair
either the
first time or even every time.
When I was taught Milanese
While I was away this weekend I bought from a junk stall a delightful pink
satin "corset". I don't know a lot about underwear and wonder if there is
anyone that could give me some ideas about date.
It is waist length (10" from the highest arch of the bust shape), the front
boned top to bottom.
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> I seem to get a series of holes just inside the outside edge, which I don't
> like in a naturalistic pattern.
This is an integral part of this method which Pat sometimes refers to as
'fully-fashioned shaping'
Unfortunately that one is, I think, a lot older than mine. I still find it
strange/ unlucky-for-me that it's the only mention of the Double Axe Company
anyone can find. I had hoped that I would be able to find a bit about the
company which would give me not before or after dates.
I couldn't f
In a message dated 10/06/2005 14:10:09 GMT Standard Time,
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> I'm so excited, this is the first time I will be taking a 24-hour class.
Make sure you get lots of sleep beforehand then
Jacquie
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In a message dated 10/06/2005 16:53:51 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> There is a bobbin lace instruction book in Russian on eBay right now
These books (there are two) are not 'rare' in the way that the seller is
implying. I bought them about 2 years ago and I have seen them for s
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