We are going to Nella Wensing’s class on Chrys. lace in about 12 days, and wonder How large/small are the patterns? What size pillow would do – Will a 16 inch or 18 inch pillow be big enough? Continue reading →
Working a star, and using crocheted bobbin holders.
STAR IN CHANTILLY LACE
It brings 3 pairs together to start a half stitch motif. It is described as “a vertical 6-thread crossing, and is worked as a 6-pair crossing. Continue reading →
A series of comments about books including mistakes and misprints. An extensive list of websites. Some translations in French and Geman. A list of museums and comments. Free graph paper that can be downloaded from the web.
How many bobbins you need to start off and starting off. Winding bobbins and how much thread to use. Grids and threads and hexagonal and sectional patterns.
How Many?
Working out how many pairs of bobbins are required for Torchon Continue reading →
Includes information about making and characteristics of timber bobbins, acrylic bobbins, spangling bobbins, (jewellery with spangling wire), square bobbins, bone bobbins, paper bobbins, aluminium and glass bobbins, plastic bobbins, hooked bobbins, beads, decals, suggestions for using and mending broken Continue reading →
In France, we pronounce Binche like “bench” without the “t” sound.
Rosemary Shepherd pronounces it “Baachnce”….but I’ve heard all sorts of other pronunciations.
Sounds like “banch” to say the word Binche
Pat Earnshaw, in “A Dictionary of Lace” describes Binche Continue reading →