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Thank you so much! At the time when I made this video I was pretty much self taught, but I’ve since had some lessons and I hope to soon do a series of videos about what I’ve been learning.

Thank you! I love having lots of hobbies too!

Thank you so much. I'm glad you you are enjoying my videos! I always love it when I get to colour a new place on my map! Thank you!

Thank you! I hope that all my trial and error helps you do your own case quicker than me! Hahaha

Oooo that's exciting! I'm so glad you've been able to follow my tutorial. I hope you will love using your sketchbook!

Thank you! It’s a balancing act of taking enough so you don’t feel too restricted but not taking too much so that you don’t feel overwhelmed by it. And I guess that is different for each person. I did an updated video about a year later, but not much had really changed

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Thank you! I’m glad you could follow it!

Thank you! It’s always fun when I get to colour a new state on my world map!

Thank you for your kind words and suggestions! I have tried trimming signatures since making this video and I did ok with it, but I still need more practice to get a very neat finish (I miss the big electric guillotine in the office at my old job hahaha). I did try once with a curved needle and while I found it easier to link to the previous signature, I found it more awkward stitching through the holes. I should probably give it another try. Thank you

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Thank you so much for your kind comment!

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Thank you! I'm glad you found my explanation clear!

I'm glad you enjoyed my video. I have edited my map and coloured a tiny little red spot for you! Thank you!

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I hope you will enjoy making your own books too!

Can you believe it.... I can't find the book to measure it! (I have a vague memory that I may have given it as a gift to someone). I believe the pages are approximately 10cms (so paper cut at 10x20cms).

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Thank you, glad you liked it!

Thank you so much! It's very hard when circumstances beyond our control mean we have to stop doing things we've enjoyed in the past.

@@madebylora I still knit and do a bit of embroidery when I'm in the mood, but they're not as absorbing as bobbin lace

Well done for persevering. Maybe now it will be easier to do it in future.

Thank you! I’m glad you found this helpful. I also did another video like this about a year later to talk about what really worked well and what things I changed (to be honest, not that much changed!). Yes, I have also got a tutorial about how I make my books. If you look at my playlists, I’ve got one for handmade books. Oh yes, and that pencil case is still my favourite ever! Haha! I hope you are enjoying your drawing and painting journey!

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. I wasn’t sure what you meant by larger drop journal storage? Is that a case that is big enough for art supplies and the journal too? My big pencil case was from Amazon and I just had a look at the original order, the product title was “Shulaner 250 Slot Pencil Case Holder with 5 Multi-Layer Large Capacity Pencil Pouch Pencil Bag Stationery Organizer”. Hope that helps.

Thank you! I hope you enjoyed the bookbinding video too

I did it! Two travel art journals made for the price of the 50p pad of watercolour paper I found in a charity shop 😁

This makes me so happy! I’m so glad that my video was helpful and that you managed to make 2 journals so cheaply!! Did you enjoy making them? I hope so!

Yes! I feel so satisfied 😊

And the paper was 300g W&N Cotman - very nice 😂

You'll never go back to buying books now haha x

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Hi again Allen, it’s interesting that you saw a difference between the two videos. I guess it’s partly because I was more confident in my choices and had been using the art supplies more, but also having more experience with making videos in between too. Thanks for the support.

Hi Allen, thank you for your encouragement. I was going to mention that I’ve done an updated video since this one, but then I saw that you found that one anyway.

So, how does English Cornwall compare with Canadian Cornwall? Haha. I try not to beat myself up too much if I don’t sketch on location. To me, it has to feel right otherwise I probably wont like the end result anyway. But my mindset at the start of the day often plays a big part in whether I do it or not.

Thank you so much! (I had no idea there was also a Cornwall in Canada!)

I’m so pleased you found my video helpful! I’m sure you’ll love making your own books! My guess is that when you’ve done it once, you’ll never go back! If you’re on Instagram I’d love to see what you make, if you’re happy to share.

Thank you! I’m hoping to do some more lace videos soon. When I made this video I was self taught from books and CZcams but I’ve since had some lessons with an experienced teacher and there are a few minor things I would explain differently now or I have a clearer understanding about.

Thank you!!! It is a long one to watch all in one go haha, I’m so glad you managed to watch it and feel inspired! I really hope you will enjoy making your own book! If you’re on Instagram, I’d love to see a pic of what you make, if you’re happy to share it.

@@madebylora I’ll absolutely share it! I think I found and followed your account on IG. 🤞🏻

Thank you! I'm glad it helped. Hopefully it will be easier for you to go back and understand the video for your specific pattern after seeing the basic steps slowly. I hope to do more videos with showing some more practical examples rather than just the basic moves. But I have so many video ideas (not just lace) so I'm not sure when I'll manage to do everything I want to do.

Aww thank you so much for your lovely comment! I hope you will enjoy making your own! I'd love to see it if you want to send me a pic or tag me on Instagram (I wish we could send photos in CZcams comments, but that would probably be a risky door to door with some people hahal

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I was never into fishing, but I would always choose to be in the garage working on cars with my dad, rather than in the kitchen cooking with my mum! And now look at us tomboys making bobbin lace! Haha

@@madebylora Oh wow! Snap! I 'm qualified mechanic, what a coincidence. I'm just gearing up to start restoring my '73 Beetle, Jack (to my shame, life & health got in the way & I've left him to sit for the last ten years so he needs a he'll need a wheel nuts up resto 😬) . Etenal tomboys rock, especially the ones who love fibre crafts, art & creativity 😁

@flatbatterymakes2495 I used to have a couple of classic cars (not at the same time). They were both 1962 Ford “Consul Classics”. (It’s funny to think it was named classic when it was brand new haha). And guess what…. The first one I had, I named Jack!!! (The second one was Bob). I loved doing work on them but unfortunately I am not a mechanic and eventually it got too much for me. My dad would help, but then he’d have a really bad back or neck afterwards and I felt too guilty to keep asking for help. I hope all goes well for you and your Jack! (I assume it’s fairly easy to get hold of beetle parts?)

@@madebylora Thank you... Yes. I'm very grateful to have a large physical VW parts warehouse just up the road for original parts, ebay is great too & there's an online store for after market parts & modifications. And, should I ever get stuck my husband is also a very talented & experienced master mechanic 😁 (I won't, He's an original beetle, you can fix one with a hammer, a screwdriver & a can of WD40!! Haha). I love that you had a Jack too. Though sad it got on top of you & your Dad after a while, but then, it's hard work isn't it? The older we get the longer those aches & pains hang around!! Lol

Thank you! I’ve got a playlist of all the lace videos I’ve done so far, if you like my way of describing what I’m doing. I’ve got one video which is the very basic first steps. It’s over a year old, but seems to currently be one of my most popular videos on CZcams. I go very slow and step by step with winding bobbins and making the first basic stitches. At the time when I made that video I was self taught from books and CZcams, but I’ve since been to some lessons and hope to do more videos soon. Are you still local to Swindon? I go to classes in Tetbury (going today actually). Let me know if you’d like details.

@@madebylora I'm watching through your lace playlist this afternoon & now ridiculously excited to get going! I definitely need more bobbins, I think, but I'll scour ebay for more. I'm not in Swindon anymore, I'm living in Birmingham now. I've had a look for classes or groups near me but there's nothing that's easy for me to get to, never mind though. One thing I would like to ask is about patterns. Even though I'm a beginner, I want to make some of my owns patterns for panels & pictorial pieces. I've scoured lots of websites & there are many beautiful pieces out there, they're not my sort of thing. Being a sci fi & fantasy nerd, who loves more traditionally masculine things, there isn't much available - I know I'm trying to run before I can walk but as undoubtedly beautiful the vast magority are, they're not inspiring me - How soon do you think I could make up a pattern of my own? Jojo

I know what you mean about the patterns! I do like some of the girly lace patterns too, but a lot of them are like “nah!” It’s a lot of time and effort to put into something you don’t really like! Unfortunately learning the basics often involves doing progressively harder patterns to learn the important skills. I have a history of jumping too far ahead to the ones I like, but then can’t understand the instructions because of all the ones I skipped! Haha! I’ve only had one attempt at making a pattern from scratch and it was mostly ok (two linked heart shapes). I think if you can learn to do the cloth stitch, then “tape lace” might be a good way to start with doing your own designs. So you basically make an outline of whatever shape you want to do. Keep it simple. Actually my gold swans were similar to that. Obviously it got wider and narrower, but essentially it was just a big curve that looped over itself. Joining the bits that cross over might be a bit fiddly for a beginner, but, if you were planning to stitch it onto fabric or even to glue it down in a frame, I guess it wouldn’t be crucial to make the joins because you could fix it down other ways. I hope that makes sense! Maybe try a search for tape lace or “idrija” lace. I hope that helps.

Oh, and about bobbins. I started off with 15 pairs and that was more than enough to start with (especially if you do try the tape lace idea, that doesn’t use many pairs), but if you stick with it and do more complex designs, you’ll soon need more. The current pattern I’m working on uses 40 pairs of bobbins! That’s the most I’ve ever used…. So far…. But my teacher does patterns that use hundreds of bobbins!!!

@@madebylora Ahahaha I'm a bit of a bugger for jumping ahead, as you might have noticed! Haha My hubby says that my favourite hobby is collecting hobbies too (he's not wrong, to be fair to him!) & I've been thinking about relatively easy shapes to try & make into patterns but will be a good, sensible girl & start with book marks & insertion lace (handy, seeing as I started recreating Victorian fashions last year!) I have about 15 bobbins, total, not pairs. So will definitely need to get some more, I'm pretty sure 7 pr & a spare won't cut it, even for a newbie. I was thinking about the lace making goodies I've ordered through ebay last night, by another coincidence, there's a chance you might know the lady selling them because the parcel is coming from Swindon!

Thank you for the lovely comment! I've got a playlist of other artwork, but hoping to film some more soon

Thank you so much for your lovely comment