[lace] ebay item
Here's another strange pair of 'bobbins' on eBay - item number 230037008494. Any ideas as to what these were used for? Diana in a wet and miserable Northamptonshire - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Ebay
Hello Everyone I would just like to advise anyone buying patterns on Ebay to be wary of a seller called Sandie 8246. I`ve just bought a copy of Christine Springetts Torchon Lace collar. On screen it is the original. It arrived today and is a photocopy which I think has been reduced. The picture of it certainly has. Plus I had to chase her to get it posted several times. For this I paid .50p for the pattern and .65p for the postage. Thank goodness it wasn`t more. Some people eh?? Daphne Sunny chilly Norfolk [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of imstp_chubbi_en_by_im.gif] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Gunvor Jorgensen
It is with the sadness that I respond to the passing of Gunvor Jorgensen. I had read about her in issues of IOLI and on Arachne and finally had the opportunity to take classes from her this past June in Portland and Seattle. She was a fantastic teacher, I learned so much from her in 30 hours.she gave me such inspiration, I will never forget her. The first day of class in Portland was Gunvor's 85th birthday, she was so full of life, it's unbelievable that she is no longer with us. The last thing Gunvor said to me was See you in Tønder She will be missed, Irene Whitham - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] ebay item
Just because they are long and skinny doesn't make them bobbins. G They are markers of some kind. It looks like each cube has X 1 2 / on the sides, and each one gets turned to mark or record a series of actions/stitches/threads/ But..What? It's probably some manufacturing machine marker. One end fits over a rod, and the other slides in a slot. Anyone familiar with lace machine parts? Alice in Oregon -- sunny days, cool nights, and my walnuts are falling. --- Diana Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's another strange pair of 'bobbins' on eBay - item number 230037008494. Any ideas as to what these were used for? Diana in a wet and miserable Northamptonshire - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] ebay item
Someone has already contacted the seller with this suggestion. I think I agree. Dear Seller. I am a lace maker but the tools concerned have nothing to do with the craft. My Father used to use something like that for filling in the old fashioned type of football pools(12X meant home win,away win or draw)back in 1950. But the seller doesn't agree. Thank you for taking the time to email me. I will add this information at the bottom of the listing. The tools look too old to be pools counters so If anyone else can help with the mystery I would love to know more! Thank you. Liz Pass (in Poole where the sun has just decided to shime after a day of rain) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.2/471 - Release Date: 10/10/2006 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Some great antique lace eye candy on eBay
http://tinyurl.com/rayaf I was surprised that the predicted prices are so relatively low. We'll see when the sales occur, I guess. Beautiful Brussels lace and other wonders. Patty - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] :) They just can't help it
It's one of those urban legends that are just too good from the point of view of the creator to be too concerned about the specific facts. This one showed up on one of my church lists, too. We all had a good chuckle, until someone looked up the actual birth dates. The people listed actually aren't the most popular people in the world regardless of your political persuasion. They're all more or less peculiar, unlikeable people. Even Al Gore, who I actually find pretty likeable but who put on a deliberately arrogant air for his election campaign that bugged everybody. Hilary Clinton is an alien, huh? That explains her lack of emotion, her failure to sleep with her husband, and her weird ideas on how to attract people to her cause.( Not her husband should be sleeping with his interns if his wife has issues, but what kind of woman would have stayed married to him?) Yours, Dora Smith Austin, TX [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: chat Arachne lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 12:53 AM Subject: [lace-chat] :) They just can't help it Gentle Spiders, (and others) On Oct 8, from one of my staunch Republican corrspondents, I received a piece of e-mail, with the subject line: information. We trade jokes, so I accepted the message, even though it bor no indictor :) that it *was a joke. Here's what I found, and I think it was sent in all seriousness: From: M.W. Many will recall that on July 8, 1947, witnesses claim an unidentified object with five aliens aboard crashed on a sheep and cattle ranch just outside Roswell, New Mexico. This is a well known incident that many say has long been covered up by the US Air Force and the federal government. However, you may NOT know that in the month of March 1948, exactly nine months after that historic day, Albert Arnold Gore, Jr.; Hillary Rodham; John F. Kerry; William Jefferson Clinton; Howard Dean; Nancy Pelosi; Dianne Feinstein; Charles E. Schumer; and Barbara Boxer were born. Of the 9 people targeted for the smear, only one -- Al Gore (the Presidential candidate in 2000, who won by popular vote and lost by the Supreme Court decision) -- was born in March of 1948 (31.III.'48). The rest are as follows: Hillary Rodham-Clinton -- 26 October, 1947 John F. Kerry -- 11 December, 1943 Bill (William Jefferson) Clinton -- August 19, 1946 Howard Dean -- November 17, 1948 Nancy Pelosi -- March 26, 1940 Dianne Feinstein -- June 22, 1933 Charles Schumer -- November 23, 1950 Barbara Boxer -- November 11, 1940 -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/395 - Release Date: 7/21/2006 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Laptop uses
Not natively. But there are USB ports on laptops, and USB divided/angled keyboards (I've got one both at work and at home). Not quite as nice as the original Mac split keyboard that could be actually opened up to your preferred angle, but that one had, as they say, issues, and wasn't very durable. At 9:13 AM -0400 10/5/06, Malvary J Cole wrote: I've thought about getting a modern laptop (I have a very old one with virtually no memory, it just about runs windows and Wordperfect 5.1 and no colour screen). I use it to take minutes at meetings and for that service it is fine. I haven't been looking recently for a laptop, but would need one with a divided keyboard and have never seen one. Don't know if they even exist. Struggling at the moment to type using both hands (with a broken left arm which is improving a bit) I did a big number on my right wrist 5 years ago and now can't rotate my right wrist much to the outside so need the angled keyboard to be able to type for any length of time. Does anyone know if a laptop exists with a divided keyboard? Malvary in Ottawa (the National Capital), Canada To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- Martha Krieg [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Michigan To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Humour
Two elderly friends, Bill and Sam, met in the park every day to feed the pigeons, watch the squirrels and discuss world problems. One day Bill didn't show up. Sam didn't think much about it and figured maybe Bill had a cold or some such But after Bill hadn't shown up for a week or so, Sam got worried. However, Sam had no idea where Bill lived; so, he figured that he had seen the last of Bill. A month had passed when one day Sam approached the park and, lo and behold, there sat Bill!! Sam was happy to see him and told him so. Then he asked, For crying out loud, Bill, what in the world happened to you? Bill replied, I have been in jail. Jail? cried Sam!! What in the world did an old codger like yourself do to get in jail? Well, Bill said, you know Sue, that cute little blonde waitress at the coffee shop where we sometimes get coffee? Yeah, said Sam, his eyes getting wider. What about her? Well, one day she charged me with rape, and I was so proud that when I got into court, I pled guilty. So, the judge gave me 30 days for perjury. David in Ballarat To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
