Hi. I'm Sharon from Alberta, Canada. I'm in my late forties working on my second husband and family :). I have five kids in total, with two girls 12 and 7 at...
Hi, welcome to the group. I am also a recent learner (well, since last August). Your weaving is lovely, I wish I had a place and the time to learn. I have a...
Boy aren't you guys glad I joined? *rueful look* The half stitch ground instructions in the Lacis kit that I'm using weren't quite making sense to me so I...
Hi Sharon, and welcome to the land of bobbin lace making. I, too, am a knitter, tatter and crocheter and since Oct. last year, a beginning bobbin lace maker. ...
thanks for the welcome Norma :) hehe ;) I'm actually NATA#1 or I used to be, dunno if I still hold that title or not :) I posted about a dream I had on...
I was in a weaving bookmark exchange last fall and decided to try incorporating bobbin lace to the bottom of the bookmarks using the warp threads, The result...
Sharon, half stitch is always messy looking till there are several rows worked. You always feel like there is something"off" in it. I count to myself while...
It seems strange to be discussing this on this forum but I do have a question of Norma. Unfortunately I must say that I had to get to the NATA site though a...
Thanks Pat, for checking. I posted about my dream and it caught on :) we had a lot of fun with it and somewhere I still have the little nut and shuttle that I...
Thanks Eve, They look beautiful. Seems like a good size to start integrating bobbin lace with weaving. -Liz ... From: eve schuld <evesch@...> Subject:...
Sorry Pat, but I don't know where I put that info as that was a very stressful time for me. I was care-giver for my precious hubby who died May 26, 2007 and...
I am so sorry for you loss. That truly must have been a difficult time for you. I was just interested because I haven't seen to any new members of NATA and I...
I haven't heard much from Gale (Tat's All) in a long time. But I haven't had (needed) to buy tatting supplies in a while. I had seen your page before in my...
I have been thinking about some of the issues I have heard here and elsewhere concerning bobbins and thought I might go ahead and present this information now....
Thank you Pat. There are some on the tatting groups that can tell you what is happening there. I worked on making left and right picots last night and feel...
Norma, I am jelous! I think I have got the left picots down pat but my right ones definately need help. What kind of picots are you doing. Mine are twisted. ...
I knew I should have waited. I started checking out the lollipop bobbins and some of the duct tape is lifting. The ones from contact paper should be able to be...
I HAVE USED THE SCREWER FOR BOBBINS. I FOUND A FEW OF MY OLD CAMP FIRE GIRL BEADS AND USED THEM. FUN TO LOOK AT AND FUN MEMORIES. MARJI ... From: Pat...
Jenny, it took me a while to grasp the technique and to help me my teacher made a pricking using two rows of holes. This is the way she was taught. She...
Hi Jo - it's so nice to hear that you are going to try your hand at lace. just wanted to let you know that we have a group of 4 to 5 lace makers that meet once...
I always knew there was a million uses for duct tape. That is cool to use on the bobbins. And duct tape does come in other colors. Thanks for sharing the...
Norma, these are difinately twisted picots and the only ones I have ever tried to do. You are such a sweetie to post this, thanks so much.I have not had a...
If you go to this site: http://bobbins.lacefairy.com/Bobbins/Cher1.html there are pictures and directions on how to make paper bobbins. Towards the bottom of...
Sorry I did not know those photos stayed small. I went and deleted them and uploaded fresh from my camera card. We lost our computer a couple months ago so...
Thank you, these are very similar to mine. It would not surprise me if this was the source for the Austin Lacemakers (http://www.lacebobbins.com/AustinLace.htm...
I was watching the dvd of Louise Colgan working the hummingbird, and following them too, and she uses square bobbins, but as I don't do so much with lots of...
... I have directions on my blog sidebar on how to make the pony bead bobbins. Click on the "Making the Bobbins" link under the HOW TO MAKE BOBBIN lACE section...
Thanks Mark, my brain is on a go slow today, well not just today as it often goes on strike. Sue T ... I have directions on my blog sidebar on how to make the...
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