I haven't seen this posted so I thought I'd share: North Carolina Regional Lacers Spring Lace Day Saturday April 10, 2010 at the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill,...
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Angelique Jansen
a68d98c00
Apr 7, 2010 9:29 pm
Hi There, Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm Angelique from Holland, I'm a single mum (42 (nearly)) of two boys (10 and 11) and two cats (brothers 6...
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christmas_mouse_1998
christmas_mo...
Apr 8, 2010 3:54 pm
Hello everyone, I'm sorry I haven't logged in for a while - life has been BUSY (not!) Its funny, but now I am retired as opposed to just being off sick, time...
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Mark, aka Tatman
tatmantats
Apr 9, 2010 1:18 pm
I went searching for a leaf pattern to try out the Lime Sherbert Blendables Sulky thread, and really didn't find what I was looking for. So I drew one up and...
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deanna7 Cohen
deanna7trees
Apr 9, 2010 2:58 pm
Very creative and beautiful. deanna in Texas "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim ...
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Sue Babbs
sueinchicago385
Apr 9, 2010 8:37 pm
Welcome to the group, Angelique. I hope you will derive as much pleasure from bobbin lace as I do. Well done on completing the bookmark. It looks very good. ...
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Angelique Jansen
a68d98c00
Apr 10, 2010 12:57 pm
Thank you, Sue, I'm quite pleased with my bookmark myself. I actually have a few square continentals, and indeed they work just as well. It's just that I...
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Sue Babbs
sueinchicago385
Apr 10, 2010 1:18 pm
I'm glad you enjoy spangled bobbins - and spangling! I do too, but some people prefer not to Have fun! Sue [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Mark Myers
tatmantats
Apr 12, 2010 6:35 pm
I had a bit of fun with some little lace projects over the weekend. These first two I drew up and laced it from the drawing. I am trying my hand at ...
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lise thomsen
lace4cape
Apr 13, 2010 12:09 am
Hi Mark The first "addersses"don't work. The last one dos. Â Lise from MO ... From: Mark Myers <tatman@...> Subject: [bobbinlace] Weekend lace...
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Goca Zi
gocazi
Apr 13, 2010 11:37 am
Hello everyone! I am not so good in writing, because of my English, but I hope that you will understand me... I am reading your mails every day and they helped...
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Sue Babbs
sueinchicago385
Apr 13, 2010 12:49 pm
Hello, Goca Welcome to this lace list. Is this the book "Idrija Lace" by Bridget Cook and Metka Tratnik? If so, please could you tell us what page you are...
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Lynda Libby
lyndalibby
Apr 13, 2010 12:58 pm
Mark, I have made a lizard (not exactly a gecko) from a pattern I found somewhere - I don't know the source. His picture is in my photo album on yahoogroups. ...
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Sue Babbs
sueinchicago385
Apr 13, 2010 1:09 pm
I have also made one - from Lace Express. He looks cute climbing up the wall! Sue ... From: Lynda Libby To: bobbinlace@yahoogroups.com Mark, I have made a...
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Mark Myers
tatmantats
Apr 13, 2010 2:06 pm
Lise, Sorry about that. There was a typo. Needed a big ³L² instead of small ³l² in Blpatterns directory. Here are the two correct addresses: ...
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Goca Zi
gocazi
Apr 13, 2010 2:19 pm
Yes, the book is "Idrija Lace" by Bridget Cook and Metka Tratnik, and the pattern is "Cvetka"... Thank you for trying to help. ...
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Sue Babbs
sueinchicago385
Apr 13, 2010 2:54 pm
Now I see the problem!! This is how I would tackle it: I haven't worked Idrija lace for a while, but I believe it is one worked wrong side up. If so, work the...
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Mark Myers
tatmantats
Apr 13, 2010 3:11 pm
I figured there must be other lizard/gecko patterns. Nice to see what others have done. Cute lizard Lynda :) -- Mark, aka Tatman website:...
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Goca Zi
gocazi
Apr 14, 2010 1:30 pm
I did something like that, but I didn't remember plates, I carried every pair separatly with twists! How stupid of me! Thank you very mutch, I would try with...
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Sue Babbs
sueinchicago385
Apr 14, 2010 1:36 pm
Hope it works well! It looks as if you have several flowers to practise on! Sue ... From: Goca Zi To: bobbinlace@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 14,...
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Esther
teeuwkens
Apr 15, 2010 6:24 pm
Hi! For different types of lace, different grids are used, e.g. a grid at 45 degrees for Torchon, 52 degrees for point ground, etc. Would anyone have a list...
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Brenda Paternoster
brenda_pater...
Apr 15, 2010 10:26 pm
It's just geometry/trigonomety, the tangent of an angle is 'opposite over adjascent' (or width over height on a lace grid) Have look at the trigonometry...
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djl
mabcymraeg...
Apr 15, 2010 10:28 pm
there are several ways to generate your grid for lace. http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/bobbinlace/dots.htm is one software. another, formore plain graph...
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Esther
teeuwkens
Apr 16, 2010 12:18 am
Brenda and djl, ... Thank you both for responding, but maybe I should explain what I'm doing. I like to redraw the prickings for old laces. To that purpose I...
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Brenda Paternoster
brenda_pater...
Apr 16, 2010 9:23 am
Hi Esther You can use the triangle on http://www.carbidedepot.com/formulas-trigright.asp to create your own table of proportions for whatever working angles...
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Esther
teeuwkens
Apr 16, 2010 1:17 pm
'morning, Brenda, ... That looks exactly like what I need. No, it is not the chart I remember, but I think this might be even better! I'm going to try it out...
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djl
mabcymraeg...
Apr 16, 2010 3:03 pm
I have a very old transparency I think I got from "lacemakers" yeeeeeaaaarrrs ago. it hace the grids set up with their various angles. Beyond that, I just use...
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Esther
teeuwkens
Apr 16, 2010 3:17 pm
... And don't we all get "set in our ways"? Certainly including an existing grid as a layer, and working on a transparent layer above it, is an option, and I...
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Tatman
tatmantats
Apr 24, 2010 11:19 pm
It was a whirlwind trip for Kim and I! We left home at 7am and got to Paducah, KY at 9:45am. We made it just in time for the doors to open at the HLG lace...
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Lanny and Ethel
clh_ekh
Apr 25, 2010 4:16 pm
Thank you for posting the great photos. I went to a smaller lace day in Fairfax, VA yesterday---and spent too much. Never thought of tatting with the Sulky...
