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Nancy M. Terselic Female Hamilton, OH United States

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Nancy M. Terselic commented on Administrator's group Bobbinlace Beginners

"I understand how hard it is to get going when you can't find a group or teacher - I'm entirely self-taught, but look for opportunities to meet other lacemakers so we can "geek out" together and learn from each other. To that end,…"

Jul 30

Nancy M. Terselic replied to Dee Dove's discussion Hello all.... in the group Bobbinlace Beginners

"Dee and Shirley, I, too, taught myself bobbin lace since there were no teachers or resources near me. The 2 books that really got me started on the right path were Gilian Dye's Beginning Bobbin Lace (once very expensive on Amazon, but I…"

May 25

Nancy M. Terselic replied to Dee Dove's discussion Hello all.... in the group Bobbinlace Beginners

"Dee, For just starting out, your sample looks very good! I would suggest angling your pins away from the lace so that you can tension against them. (see photo link) The rest is just going to be a question of practice…"

May 22

Nancy M. Terselic replied to Dee Dove's discussion Hello all.... in the group Bobbinlace Beginners

"Elizabeth - Amen, sister! My primary pillow is my bolster, but I have 5 cookies I use for teaching, a big rectangular pillow, a bolster in progress, and a Princess machine! Right now I'm experimenting with teaching kits that use…"

May 22

Nancy M. Terselic replied to Dee Dove's discussion Hello all.... in the group Bobbinlace Beginners

"Welcome to the addictive world of Bobbin Lace! I see you purchased the Lacis kit; it's not bad for just starting out, although I find the foam pillow a bit too thin (although it does fit into my airplane carry-on!) and the bobbins too…"

May 22

Nancy M. Terselic commented on Administrator's group Bobbinlace Beginners

"I, too, understand. I taught myself bobbin lace from books (and using Jo's site)since I could find no teachers. I love connecting with other lacers and can do so a couple times a year at different events we travel to (nothing local…"

Mar 31

Nancy M. Terselic commented on Administrator's group Bobbinlace Beginners

"Jo, your website has been translated into at least a couple different languages online. I don't know if you did this, or if other have, but you might be able to augment your glossary by looking at those sites. Also, Gertrude…"

Mar 26

Nancy M. Terselic commented on Administrator's group Bobbinlace Beginners

"Fans are fun! I don't know if this is similar to the one you're working on, but perhaps this will help you see how they come together. The pink pair are the workers, and I traced their path in purple (ignore the pink at the…"

Mar 19

Nancy M. Terselic replied to Joseph's discussion Travel Pillow. in the group Bobbinlace Beginners

"I travel with my bolster pillow frequently, but I just put it to bed with a cover cloth and elastic band to hold the cloth and bobbins in place, and carry it in a fabric market basket. I also have a large cookie that came with a…"

Aug 29, 2016

Nancy M. Terselic replied to Eva Francis's discussion Home spun thread? in the group Bobbinlace Beginners

"I understand about having a lot of irons in the fire. They say that you cannot die until you complete a certain percentage of the projects you begin. If that's true, I'm immortal! I, too, love colors. While I…"

Jul 11, 2016

Nancy M. Terselic replied to Eva Francis's discussion Home spun thread? in the group Bobbinlace Beginners

"I tend to spin very fine as well, although I'm planning to use some handspun wool as gimp in a piece soon. If history is what you are after, try finding some flax to spin. It takes a different technique than cotton or…"

Jul 11, 2016

Nancy M. Terselic replied to Dawn Ellis's discussion What is the english name of this ground stitch? in the group Bobbinlace Beginners

"Dawn, do you mean the open squares / grid-looking area? If so, that's known by a few different names depending on which book you're reading or who you ask - double stitch, whole stitch and twist, cloth stitch and twist, whole…"

May 26, 2016

Nancy M. Terselic replied to Jo Edkins's discussion Working a stitch in the hands rather than on the pillow in the group Bobbinlace Beginners

"Depending on the pattern I'm working, it's not unusual for me to be putting sets of bobbins over the back of my bolster to keep them out of the way while I'm working a different section. I can keep them in order…"

May 9, 2016

Nancy M. Terselic commented on Administrator's group Bobbin made tape laces (braid laces)

"Good news! The Bridget M Cook and Metka Tratnik book Idrija Lace has been reprinted! It's been out of print for a while, and used copies on Amazon have been running about $350 USD. I just received my copy, which was £31.50…"

Jan 13, 2016

Nancy M. Terselic replied to Sally Olsen's discussion Beginner Scarf in Torchon Ground in the group Torchon

"Beautiful! I love your choice of colors. It looks like you used 18 pairs, correct? What was the finished length and width?"

Nov 22, 2015

Nancy M. Terselic commented on Administrator's group Bobbinlace Beginners

"Wow...just wow on the tallies. Like many lacers, tallies are my bane (them and picots). I do mine on the bolster, too, but I just cannot get them to come out right. I am interested in the fact that she really…"

Oct 16, 2015

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What is your primary lace interest? Check more than one.: lace maker, lace historian, lace teacher

What kinds of lace do you make or collect?: Bobbin Lace

What kinds of lace do you want to learn?: More Bobbin Lace

Tell us more about your lace interests.: My family is from the country of Slovenia, which has a rich history with bobbin lace. In addition, I am a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism and through that a fiber artisan. After years of wanting to learn, I taught myself bobbin lace last year with the help of some books and websites, and it has become a wonderful obsession. I am just a beginner still, and look forward to learning more from the ILOI community.

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At 2:50pm on January 26, 2014, Selena Marie Joosten said…: You have to click on' The decline of the Bobbin lace industry' to see the bobbin winder.

At 2:48pm on January 26, 2014, Selena Marie Joosten said…: http://www.cowperandnewtonmuseum.org.uk/lace-making/

Here i think you will find some research on bobbin lace and a lovely antique winder.

At 3:18pm on January 22, 2014, Selena Marie Joosten said…: http://www.ebay.com/bhp/bobbin-winder

As you can see there seems to be some early bobbin winders on Ebay, really i'm quite suprized.

At 2:56pm on October 31, 2013, Administrator said…: Nancy: to add a photo from your photo album to a comment box, do this.

Go to the photo, click on VIEW AT FULL SIZE. When just the photo is on your screen copy the url.

Go to the comment box, click on the IMAGE icon (2nd from left). It gives you a choice of selecting an image from your computer, or from the internet. Click on FROM A URL. Paste the url into the slot. (Be sure that the http:// appears only once.) It will give you options about positioning the photo, but you can just ignore that part. Click on SAVE.

At 3:08pm on May 9, 2012, Administrator said…: Nancy

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