Hi, I am Jana and I live in North Dakota. I have been doing lace for about 5 years now and I have started making some bobbins out of polymer clay, whittled...
Hi Eva Welcome to the lists of bobbin lace makers - and you must be really brilliant to learn from books! Keep up the good work! But - please tell me what...
Interested in making bobbins. Don't have a lathe and don't want to invest in a lathe just to make bobbins. Could you describe your polymer clay bobbins and...
My favorite kind of lace to make is torchon, I find that I can whip out those the quickest. Right now I have a yard and half of trim that I am working on, I...
The SCA is the Society for Creative Anachronism (sca.org). It's a group of people who get together to re-create what each sees as their favorite parts of...
Eualyon The purpose of having 7 dozen bobbins isn't to use them all at the same time (although this can happen), but to have enough for whatever you want to...
Charlene Dremel makes a miniature lathe that is perfect for bobbins, and isn't all that expensive. I have one. But the polymer bobbins interest me too. ...
Jana, I can beat the 10 yards of lace - I spent 10 years in English Civil War re-enactment and had one pattern which I only made at events (and bearing in mind...
Polymer clay, once it is baked, is a plastic, usually used to make stamps out of, The bobbins I make have the basic shape of a belgium bobbin, and they weight...
I am in the process of making a pillow (3 pillow, first one I have made) and I have heard somewhere that I should cover it in wool batting than put a cover...
I would say this is just a matter of preference. I have made several pillows, without this feature and no problems. Just make sure that the pillow is stuffed...
Paula Robinson
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Jul 9, 2002 10:46 pm
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Jana As I understand it, the traditional pillow stuffed with dried straw or sea grass doesn't need a felt top layer. But it is possible to make the whole ...
... 100% ... Just to jump in with my two bits worth: I just made a pillow with a wool blanket material for filling. I picked up the blanket at a thrift shop ...
I decided to forego the grass and used Esthers idea with the blanket from the thrift store. It looks pretty good and it has legs on it too, because I used a $6...
What a great Idea, for a pillow, just wish we could find wool blankets down here. It is just tooooo hot for wool blankets. ===== Ruth Hickman Nacogdoches, TX ...
Is this a cookie pillow or a bolster? I know how to make a bolster with a blanket but not a cookie. Can you post the directions? Please, pretty please? ...
In a message dated 7/11/02 3:07:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Ruth where is down here LOLOL maybe someone could do a swap with you ...they get the blanket...
Orlaith Here follow directions I wrote to another participant about using wool cloth to stuff a flat pillow: FLAT COOKIE PILLOW: I have made several pillows...
Sorry, I live in East Texas, just about 80 miles form the Louisiana border. It is hot here much to much of the year, and wool is not something most of us...
Well, I have finally done it. Written a book of designs to make some wire bobbin lace jewelry. There will actually be two books of designs. They are the...
In a message dated 7/10/2002 9:05:33 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Ruth, Have you tried Army surplus stores? That is where the Austin Guild got some of the...
Hello Michelle, never thought of having someone look at the base, that might work. We are still talking about making a gossip pillow and will need more than ...
Hello, Bobbin-lacers! My name is Noreen, and I'm subscribed to this group under two ID's, 'jamereen' and 'tennesseeans83', so you'll see posts from both names...
Noreen, Who is "Jan-in-Crete"? I may be interested in on-line lessons also. Please post to the list or let me know privately. I'm brand new also. Charlene...
