The way tatmantats moves his bobbins on You Tube. Simon...
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Tatman
tatmantats
May 21, 2012 8:07 pm
Simon, Glad you are watching my videos! :-D The efficiency depends on how you hold your bobbins and what technique you are using with a particular pillow....
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jsimonpurple
May 21, 2012 11:29 pm
Thanks, Mark. I saw other bobbin lacers for the first time last Tuesday and just wondered if I need to change my method of handling the bobbins now before I...
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SusanR
elationrelation
May 22, 2012 12:28 pm
I think that the terms "flipping"; sounds like a good descriptive term for underhand, and "throwing"; for overhand techniques. The former is almost more of a...
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Eleanor
lacemakerellie
May 23, 2012 5:50 pm
Hello.. I'm enjoying these flipping and throwing messages... I guess I would have to say that I throw my bobbins more than flip them.. It depends on the...
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jsimonpurple
May 23, 2012 7:16 pm
Well, I went to class yesterday and got the low-down on bobbin flipping. I'm good to go now. Simon...
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jsimonpurple
May 29, 2012 11:57 pm
Update on the flippin' bobbins: perhaps it is called rolling? I'm doing it now. I guess the other way lifting and setting them down? I find it's a much...
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Lorelei Halley
loreleiterry
May 30, 2012 3:22 pm
Simon 25 years ago we invited a Dutch teacher to come to Chicago and give us a workshop. Her name was Carola Van Hout-Geelen. She showed us how she was...
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nestalace.carol@...
bty367244
May 30, 2012 3:36 pm
The last paragraph made me smile!  Many years ago, I made a lace swan - I think it as my first 'proper' piece after the regulation bandages - and was so...
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Sue
the_soo
May 31, 2012 4:00 pm
Remember all those paintings and drawings your children did that you put up somewhere in your home, it is a better version of that and loved as much. No one...
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Andy Blodgett
andy9064106
May 31, 2012 6:38 pm
Hello all, I have been spammed. Do not open anything from me with the subject matter "Hi". It gets into your computer and sends the same message...
10418
Andy Blodgett
andy9064106
May 31, 2012 7:11 pm
Hello all, I have been spammed. Do not open anything from me with the subject matter "Hi". It gets into your computer and sends the same message...
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jsimonpurple
May 31, 2012 10:03 pm
What are Swedish pillows stuffed with? Thanks, Simon in Austin...
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Lynda
lyndalibby
Jun 16, 2012 3:51 pm
I will be in the Cleveland area next week. Are there any good textile museums or lace to be seen that I should not miss? Or any lacemakers from this group...
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Ceridwen
s_harrett
Jun 17, 2012 4:42 pm
Lynda, The Cleveland Museum of Art has many pieces of bobbin and needle lace, going back to the 16th century.They used to have many photos on their website,...
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Lorelei Halley
loreleiterry
Jun 17, 2012 9:31 pm
Ceridwen I followed through on your mention of the Cleveland Museum of Art. They do have a section in their online collection, of Textile photos -- 96 pages....
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Lynda
lyndalibby
Jun 17, 2012 9:32 pm
Thanks. That museum is difinetely on my list of places to go. Lynda...
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Cheryl
mayflowerlace
Jun 18, 2012 12:22 pm
VERY nice! ... From: Sue <hurwitzend@...> Subject: Re: [bobbinlace] Re: Wedding garter To: bobbinlace@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, April 5, 2012,...
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Lynda Libby
lyndalibby
Jun 25, 2012 11:36 pm
I went to the Cleveland Museum of Art. They did not have any lace on display because they are doing a large remodel. However, I was informed that there will...
10426
lacemaker1994
Jun 27, 2012 1:45 pm
Hiya, Im new to this group. I am a 65 yo Lacemaker from Liverpool England. I am now retired so am enjoying more lacemaking than I had time for when I worked!....
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Sue Babbs
sueinchicago385
Jun 27, 2012 1:48 pm
Welcome! I’m a lacemaker from Wallasey – so just across the water, but I now live a long way away in the suburbs of Chicago. Sue suebabbs@... From:...
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Lorelei Terry
loreleiterry
Jun 27, 2012 2:19 pm
I have added a few more patterns to my set of free bobbin lace lessons on my website. They use only the techniques that occur in the lessons I posted a few...
10429
lacemaker1994
Jun 27, 2012 6:58 pm
I have added a link on the links page for Brugge Lace patterns as there are not many patterns for that type of lace outside Brugge. Chris aka Lacemaker94...
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Cynce Williams
cyncewilliam...
Jun 27, 2012 7:39 pm
Interesting. Looks like they have a copy of the RosaLibre book for 36 Euros. Cynthia ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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lacemaker1994@...
lacemaker1994
Jun 27, 2012 9:21 pm
Hiya Sue, What a small world we live in sometimes! I belong to 2 Lace
groups and we have quite a few members from the Wirral at one of them. Did
you belong to...
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Sue Babbs
sueinchicago385
Jun 27, 2012 9:26 pm
No, I moved to Manchester and then London after university, and learned lacemaking in Blackheath. Bromley used to have great lace days, and I see there is a...
10433
lacemaker1994@...
lacemaker1994
Jun 27, 2012 9:56 pm
Not sure if they are cheap or dear, but most of those books are not available in UK! ... From: Cynce Williams Date: 06/27/12 20:39:31 To:...
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lacemaker1994@...
lacemaker1994
Jun 27, 2012 10:50 pm
Hi Sue, I belong to the North Cheshire Lacemakers and they do have
suppliers at a few of their meetings, but they don't always sell very much,
I'm looking...
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lacemaker1994
Jun 27, 2012 10:55 pm
I have posted a link to the Dutch Lace Guild site (Lokk) It has many patterns, but its in Dutch, but some of you may be able to understand how the lace is...
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lacemaker1994
Jun 27, 2012 10:55 pm
Sorry Lorelei, I didn't see your post about the website until I posted the link myself...Chris (Lacemaker1994)...
