This is a piece that I finished last night. Still have to sew the threads in but that is for another day. It is lilac in colour and my bobbins were make by a gentleman in Adelaide who I found through E-Bay. When I went to order more, His wife told me he had passed away. I really love working with these bobbins and think of him often. Lyn
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15256I am from USA and I have never heard of or saw these bobbins you use. I do (or rather) know how to do crochet, cross stitch, hand emb, smocking,sewing etc. and would be curious to learn this as well. It looks beautiful! I appreciate the work and love you made this with, and I know that you love the craft or you wouldn't take that much time to do.Good for you.Keep up the craft and teach someone else along the way-Toogie
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by bejoscha
22 Aug 2011
I've leanred it purely from the internet and by some trial an error. Before I bought myself some wooden bobbins and a cushion, I tried it using plastic clothespins (clothespegs?) and a flat IKEA seat cushion :c).
The link I've used for learning was "Jo Edkins' Lace School"
http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/lace...
109780This is beautiful. I have yet to learn this craft. I bought the bobbins from a friend who does bobbin work and a kit. Just have to find the time to go to classes
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37638Quel beau travail !!! il y a longtemps que tu en fais ? J'espère pouvoir arriver à ça dans quelques années mais pour l'instant, le temps me manque pour m'exercer.
1646This looks great, I know you must have a lot of patience to make this, it is beautiful ....
You can do in Bruges bobbin lace
8767Great work!
On my cupboard are three pillows sleeping with unfinished lace! (-;
I `LL hope the summer bring any bright hours to do bobbin lace work
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14775Great work!
On my cupboard are three pillows sleeping with unfinished lace! (-;
I `LL hope the summer bring any bright hours to do bobbin lace work
14775Great work!
On my cupboard are three pillows sleeping with unfinished lace! (-;
I `LL hope the summer bring any bright hours to do bobbin lace work
14775Oh my god I wish I lived close to you so you could show me how this is done! Beautiful work and you are so talented. !!! I have been interested in bobbin lace for a long time. I have a few pieces from my grandmother Suzanne
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by mi30kaja
17 Mar 2011
Thank You. Would love to see what your Grand Mother did. I am only new. You should see some that the other ladies are doing. Lyn
111380This is just stunning! Whenever I go to a craft show or such I stand mesmerised by the ladies doing this amazing work.
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by mi30kaja
17 Mar 2011
I used to do this as well, but now I can understand what they are doing. Lyn
3082Absolutely gorgeous Lyn - I reckon us South Aussies have some wonderful craftspeople! LOL!!!!
Love and blessings Chris
I always stop and look whenever we have a demonstration at our local Quilt and Craft fair. It mesmerises me!
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by mi30kaja
17 Mar 2011
Chris, I have lived in SA most of my life, but born near Innisfail FNQ. Sometimes I am a Queenslander and other times a South Australian. Lyn
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62461WONDERFUL Lyn-great job!! Was it a late night? ~linda~
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by mi30kaja
16 Mar 2011
I am always up late since I have found this site. The lace didn't take long to finish but I still have to sew the threads in. That is for another day. Lyn
20173Oh, this is beautiful, and I am envious - I would love to be able to do something like this - this is an art that many do not ever get a chance to see.
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by mi30kaja
16 Mar 2011
I saw a lady doing this many years and my late DH and I just stood and watched in amazement. When he passed my Friend asked if I would like to go to classes with her. That was almost 4 years ago now. Lyn
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11220Beautiful.
When I started lacemaking over 20 years ago, Mike said he could make me some bobbins if I bought him a lathe. I think he made me abot six before he got fed up and started to make other things! (The other things are very beautiful though.)
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by lindalee757
16 Mar 2011
LOL-I think Mike won on that deal Sue - although I am sure he has turned out some beautiful work as a result of getting the lathe. ~linda~
140717lyn, it's lovely! I have some unfinished lace, seeing this I think I'll get it out of the cupboard and get going again. I like the effect of the ground in the middle and the pattern around it. Where did you start, in the right hand bottom corner of the linnen?
You've got lovely bobbins! I use Belgium ones, those are simple, has a fatter bulb at the end, which weighs down the threads nicely. How many pairs did you use for this pattern?
Really nice work!!
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by mi30kaja
16 Mar 2011
I will send you a PM. I used 26 pairs in Perle 8. If you can see my threads underneath they are in the bottom right hand corner. When you turn it over it is in the top Left Hand corner.
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50853Your work is beautifull! I love bobbin lace too, and it is nowadays realy difficult to find good equipment for it.
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13586This is just beautiful and I can imagine just how many of hours of work in this piece. I have just started to learn and cannot believe how long you spend with very little to show after. The lady who is teaching a couple of us has just turned 94 years and still is very active and on a Committee teaching needlework etc. for Country Womens Association in Adelaide Australia. I would just like to keep as fit as her
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by mi30kaja
16 Mar 2011
When I started at Lace there was a lady 92 doing Lace. She started at the age of 87. She will be 96 this year and decided to give it away last year. Lyn
7873This is beautiful, there is something extra special about handmade items. It is nice to see the old crafts being kept alive, it is so easy to lose them in our technological world, says she who uses the machine most of the time. Although after seeing your first biscornu I googled to find what the word was, and spent the weekend cross-stitching myself one out, first time I have done hand work in years. The good thing was my hands handled it quite well, I had given up coz my RSI made it too painful.
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by mi30kaja
16 Mar 2011
Have we seen your Biscornu in Projects as yet and if not, Why not??? Cheers Lyn.
by jasanne
16 Mar 2011
No I hadn't posted it in projects. I'll get a pic and do so ;)
I am in the lower North Island.
Taranaki is that big bump out on the left - lol.
8431Oh my! How beautiful! And all the long hours & work put into it!
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by mi30kaja
16 Mar 2011
The one I am thinking of doing next will take me forever unless I get frustrated and go Snip, Snip. Lyn
35675Have I mentioned that it is also done with pins. Probably why I love pincushions so much. On my next lace project I will take a photo and all of the pins as well. Lyn
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29801How long does it take to make something like that. Beautiful lace
Bev
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by mi30kaja
16 Mar 2011
Took me about 5 weeks at classes. Don't get time to do it at home. Probably would be less if we didn't talk and make so many mistakes at class as well. Lyn
67271Lyn, this is stunning work - when you said you were winding bobbins - I had no idea it was for hand work - this is something that I would love to learn to do - when are you coming to the US? *4U
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by mi30kaja
16 Mar 2011
I will tell my teacher that I have been invited to the US to teach. She will die laughing. Lyn
Must be teachers in the States???
211079Wow Its gorgeous. You are very talented. I saw bobbin lace demonstrated at a country fair and its complicated and so is your beautiful lace.
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by mi30kaja
16 Mar 2011
Thank You. My teacher has been teaching Lace for about 45 years. She can always find mistakes and even tell you where you have gone wrong. She always puts a pin with a coloured top in where your mistake is. Always hate to see a coloured pin go into your work. This means unpicking and lost time. Lyn
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