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Janice Blair replied to Sheila Antell's discussion New to Beds in the group Bedfordshire

"I use long fine silk pins and larger ones for the picots. Depending on the pricking, you can leave your pins up if you are doing something straight such as a bookmark. If your pattern follows a curve such as a circle, you will want to push…"

Dec 28, 2016

Elizabeth Ligeti commented on Janice Blair's photo

Lester giraffe

"This is a lovely piece - and I look forward to seeing your Ostrich when it is finished. Holly has done so well in making these patterns up from the Lester Lace, so that they can be made nowadays, too. I love Lester lace!"

Aug 3, 2016

Janice Blair commented on Janice Blair's photo

mad hatter

"Neither of the designs were mine, but I can take credit for mounting the lace with one of my favorite actors."

Jul 13, 2016

Janice Blair commented on Administrator's group Computer Aided Design

"I will be working the Arachne table at the Teachers Showcase and would like to know where you are meeting."

Jul 13, 2016

Janet Peer commented on Janice Blair's photo

Lester giraffe

"This is such an amazing piece of lace!!!!! I love it!!"

Jul 13, 2016

Janet Peer commented on Janice Blair's photo

mad hatter

"Very clever, Janice! You always come up with the most interesting designs, and your work is so lovely!!"

Jul 13, 2016

Robina Melville commented on Janice Blair's photo

Lester giraffe

"Beautiful"

Jul 12, 2016

Janice Blair commented on Janice Blair's photo

Lester giraffe

"I started in 1994, so 22 years. I love Milanese, Beds and now Binche. My husband bought me a book on Beds (which was just eye candy) when I first started lacemaking and I told him that I doubted I would ever make it as the designs to me looked…"

Jul 11, 2016

carol coallier commented on Janice Blair's photo

Lester giraffe

"wow that is just lovely, and it's so nice that you won fist place. how long have you been doing bobbin lace?"

Jul 11, 2016

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Jul 11, 2016

Janice Blair commented on Administrator's group Contemporary Bobbin Lace

"The contemporary lace is interesting, but under Other Albums I noticed that several seem to be copies of pages from books and maybe the whole book in some cases. I guess that copyright doesn't exist in Spain or wherever these photos were posted…"

Jul 4, 2016

Elizabeth Ligeti commented on Janice Blair's photo