Hello my name is Stephanie, 43 years young, and I live in Wisconsin near Green Bay. I am the mother of four including one who is currently serving in the US...
Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Jeannie and I live in New Mexico. I'm just starting bobbin lace and working alone - I haven't met anyone in Roswell...
Hi, I am Jenny from Sydney Australia. I was introduced to bobbin lace over 20 years ago by a work collegue, but had to shelve all my bobbins & pillow to raise...
For some reason my inital post hasn't shown up (new members on moderation?) so thought I'd try again. Hi, I'm Norma and I live in Salem, VA/USA. Â I love lace...
Hi, I'm Norma and I live in Salem, VA/USA.  I love lace and am a tatter who also knits lace. Many years ago when I was a member of EGA I saw Bobbin Lace...
Hi Norma, Great to see you here. Hope you find someone close to help you. Hugs, Jenny in Sydney Make the switch to the world's best email. Get Yahoo!7...
Hi, Norma - Welcome. I'm just beginning to learn Torchon bobbin lace. I am in Virginia, but on the other side of the state on the Chesapeake Bay. I have been...
Hi, Jenny, you are so lucky to live were you do. I visited Sydney once and was invited to a wonderful group of lacemakers. They happen to have a meeting while...
Welcome Norma.; I did not see anything much wrong with that first try that isn't common to all of our first tries. Looks a lot like mine did anyway. ...
Hi Christa, Sydney's Powerhouse Museum Lace Study Center is just awesome and is manned by volunteer lacemakers. There are also a few different lace groups...
Hi, Jenny, Thanks for the push in this direction. Have you been looking at the fantabulous albums? Such gorgeous and inspiring lace! Not even halfway...
Hi Barb, Thanks for the welcome and the link. I couldn't find anything helpful there but I'd already bookmarked the Van Sciver site for supplies so I'll see...
Hi Eve, Thanks so much for the warm welcome. At least I know I'm on the right track. I have planned to continue with the cloth stitch and half stitch until...
Keep trying - it gets better!! And easier. Cloth stitch gives you a pair of workers going from side to side. Colours help in cloth stitch but less in half...
Hi Sue, Aha! I've not been pulling hard on my thread at all using the perle 8. I was just loosely weaving across ... didn't even think about pulling for...
... I learned out of Doris Southard's book. Love it. Back then DMC Cebelia was readily available and in colors. Size 30 worked well with the prickings in...
Glad to be able to offer advice. Until you get to really fine threads, some physical tensioning other than just relying on the bobbins' weight is necessary....
Hi, Cynthia, Thank you so much for your help. DMC Cebelia 30 is still available in colors .... I have several colors .... it is one of my favorite tatting...
Sue, I live in Salem, VA. Many years ago when I belonged to the local EGA there was someone who came to a meeting and demonstrated bobbin lace but I don't...
Anyone in Salem, VA who can meet with Norma? Yes the foot-side is the straight edge of the lace which you would use to attach it to a piece of material. Rather...
Black line graph paper is getting harder and harder to find. I'm a weaver and can use some of my weaving computer design programs to generate graph paper. A...
Sue, this is the best help ever. I'm not computer savy enough to do the graph paper but I have a son who can show me how ... computers are his business. I...
Norma; Sue is right about the half stitch ground goes all the way across with one thread, the color will not help you much there. It is cool to do it...
Cynthia, I made my pillow using a mediumweight blue denim and the tag/card stock I bought was a package of bright primary colors, so I feel good about that...
Christa - Welcome to Virginia. I live about 80 miles from Richmond and don't get there very often. There is a group that meets in Williamsburg. You could try...
Thanks Eve, I'm getting so much wonderful information from this group. Norma http://normasneedlez.blogspot.com http://sistersstitching.blogspot.com NATA #847 ...
Thank you, Barbara. I wrote right away. Christa From: Barbara Frey Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 7:29 AM To: bobbinlace@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
EEEK sounds like she got the Kit From H*ll. meager instruction big bobbins. comes with prickings that sound like that but you totally have to find other...
Norma.... about the colored card stock or any color used on the pillow other than in tiny amounts. Suggestion is to stare at that color and if your eyes get...
Well, I'd better jump in the Intro pond, too... Hi, I'm Sarah E. in Texas. It's Jenny-in-Sydney's fault that Norma and I are here (*grin*)!! Norma and I are...
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