Noelene – Lace Gumnuts

Pretty Binche

By Steffi Reinhardt, Katrin Zschoche.

“All sorts of little things in Binche Technik”

Text in German, with some English translations.

ISBN 783743 165472.

A5 format, soft cardboard cover, 56 pages.

B&W, with some coloured pages of working diagrams Continue reading →

Downton Lace

Author: Kemp, Bertha

Title: Downton Lace.

Language: English

64 pages, hardcover, 1988.

Out-of-print but available second-hand.

ISBN 0-85219-745-4.

An instructional book with 25 patterns in point ground based on the archive of lace patterns (200 are point ground, the rest Continue reading →

Rochelle has provided us with two lists of lace books she has for sale, all under $20 each.
Please contact Rochelle direct at cottonsandbobbins@lacemakingsupplies.com.au if you are interested in any of these books.

Rochelle’s books List 1 –

Rochelle’s books List 2 –

Maree Langley – Pillows & bags

Maree Langley in Melbourne is a supplier of travel pillows, round segmented pillows, 9 block pillows, bobbin bags (for approx.48 pair), carry bags (to hold the round and square block pillows, and which have internal pockets for supplies and books), Continue reading →

Moravia Superstarch

The best starch is from Moravia in Germany – it’s permanent, they call it Superstarch. I use it a lot. You can apply it while your piece is still pinned to the pillow, but I prefer to re-pin Continue reading →

Multiple pair crossing

Multiple pair crossing, as demonstrated by Jenny Rees. It sounds confusing, but if you follow it step by step, it works!!!

Sort all your bobbins into sets of 2. (e.g. 16 bobbins equal 8 sets of 2: Continue reading →

Every Sewer Needs

Every Sewer Needs is in Burpengary, Qld, and owner Cassandra Karkkainen not only stocks all sorts of supplies for hand sewers, she also stocks wooden bobbins, lace pins and linen fabric, including precut Belfast linen in ecru, cream, antique white, Continue reading →

Ann’s Facemasks

For a downloadable, PDF document of these instructions, download here – AnnsFacemasks

Ann suggests you do not iron the shopping bag fabric, it may alter the water resistant quality.

And that all seams are 1/4″.

Requirements:-

Reusable shopping bag Continue reading →

Liz Green Arts lace supplies

Liz Green Arts is in Eagle Point, East Gippsland, Victoria. Liz stocks a large range of Lizbeth tatting threads, lots of different brands of shuttles, tools like individual, and sets, of tatting needles, mini crochet hooks for tatting Continue reading →

Building a block pillow

Flat pillows with removable blocks can be made from builders insulation boards available from a local hardware store. But the best foam is a “closed cell polethylene foam” like Ethafoam. If you have an extruded polystyrene foam board Continue reading →