[lace] competition/pattern instructions

2003-07-02 Thread linda
Hi all I have just finished Tamara's Milanese Swan and found her instructions invaluable, though it was complicated in parts to do and not for beginners. Tamara was able to document it very well. Tamara introduced me to a couple of her new braids and it was great to follow her diagrams, which I

[lace] Re:lace,spice girls' vocal concert

2003-07-02 Thread Jennifer Nielsen
Dear Arachneans IMHO someone has tried to forward a photograph to the list. The gibberish would be the data behing the digital photo. I believe this to be the case because in line 2 of the text it says: name=CAGBAHYZ.jpg Files that end with .jpg are graphic or photo files. IMHO Jennifer in

[lace] Binche : qualified !

2003-07-02 Thread Liduina
Hello, This year was my last year in the laceschool in Binche. We were 8 students to end our training and to present the exam, we all succeeded. We are very proud :o... One of us is the first man who is qualified in Binche. They have a niew site in Binche : http://www.dentelledebinche.be ,

[lace] beginners

2003-07-02 Thread Darlene Mulholland
I'm trying to advise beginners so as to help them avoid frustration. IS ANYBODY LISTENING? Lorelei Yes, I'm listening. While I started *doing* lace with a very generous supply of books, bobbins and pillows I purchased as a lot from someone who had tucked them away for over 20 years quickly

[lace] Re: beginners

2003-07-02 Thread Ilske und Peter Thomsen
Hello, What I have seen from the book from Lorelei this book is in my opinion a very good book for people who have no teacher at hand on their beginning. And I know what I say than when I started I was nearly alone too with the book from katharina Egger but with only linnen 50. You can believe me

[lace] re bones and thorns and pins

2003-07-02 Thread Sally Schoenberg
Hi everyone, Alaska, as you know, is famous for its fish. It's fish, fish fish all summer long and lots of fish have to be cleaned and cut up, and eaten too. There is also endless talk about catching, cleaning and eating fish. Well, there's a row of little tiny pin shaped bones embedded in the

Re: [lace] beginners

2003-07-02 Thread David
I've always thought I couldn't do crochet beyond simple edges on garment but I'm really intrigued with Irish Crochet. Is there a beginners book in Irish Crochet? Darlene- The best book I have seen on Irish Crochet is Clones Lace: The Story and Patterns of an Irish Crochet by Maire

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Re: [lace] Binche : qualified !

2003-07-02 Thread Sof
Bravo Sof On 2 Jul 2003, at 11:50, Liduina wrote: Hello, This year was my last year in the laceschool in Binche. We were 8 students to end our training and to present the exam, we all succeeded. We are very proud :o... One of us is the first man who is qualified in Binche. They have

[lace] Leaves in machine lace.

2003-07-02 Thread Jeanette Fischer
Is it possible for a machine to make leaves? I have in my mind that leaves are always hand made but is it correct? Machines are supposed to be so wonderful :-))). Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Fwd: [lace] Taking a break.

2003-07-02 Thread Thodedm
Brian wrote that he is taking a break for a few days. I wish you good luck and a successful procedure. Mary in Southeastern Michigan USA Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from rly-yb04.mx.aol.com (rly-yb04.mail.aol.com [172.18.146.4]) by air-yb02.mail.aol.com (v94.1) with ESMTP id

[lace-chat] Food

2003-07-02 Thread Jean Nathan
Tamara wrote: At about 18, I was stunned to discover that some people ate it only once a week But none of those who got it once a week only were undernourished. I have two brothers. One was born in 1939 before WWII started, I was born in 1943 near the end of it, and my other brother in 1945

RE: [lace-chat] well, there went my cool . . .

2003-07-02 Thread etherege
Hmmm, OTH, my mother always said You can't starve the cook -- meaning she could always get what she wanted before serving. Carolyn Carolyn Hastings Stow, MA USA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of W N Lafferty Sent: Tuesday, July 01,

[lace-chat] jumping into the meat fray....

2003-07-02 Thread Sarah Tuttle
i find your response totally fascinating, toni. On the one hand, its always a little sketchy when they apply research to a single sex without looking at the other side of the coin, so to speak. But, unfortunately, its always *really* sketchy when reading a popularized news-source version of

[lace-chat] Re::Fat, multiplication and eating habits

2003-07-02 Thread Lisa Thompson
Tamara wrote: I never knew (so it's not a matter of forgetting, for once g) what that level is, but it's very, very low. The women in Auschwitz and other labor camps (walking skeletons) didn't menstruate, so couldn't get pregnant. But it was not the lack of *meat*; it was the lack of *any

[lace-chat] :-) Senior ailments

2003-07-02 Thread Jean Nathan
A group of seniors were sitting around talking about all their ailments. My arms have gotten so weak I can hardly lift this cup of coffee, said one. Yes, I know, said another. My cataracts are so bad; I can't even see my coffee. I couldn't even mark an X at election time, my hands are so crippled,

[lace-chat] :-) The Marriage Fairy

2003-07-02 Thread Jean Nathan
Click on this link: http://www.funtown.com/marriage/The_Marriage_Fairy_Haha.swf Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]

re:[lace-chat] Recycling old mobile phones etc.

2003-07-02 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone I was astounded to find out the number of discarded cellular phones in Canada. We can now donate old ones to agencies such as food banks or transition houses who sell them to a recycler, rather than having the old cels end up in a landfill somewhere. The number of discarded phones is

[lace-chat] ah, yes, the ?last? of those southern gentlemen

2003-07-02 Thread Toni Hawryluk
Don't do as I do, do as I *say* . . . and other powermaniacs . . . http://slate.msn.com/id/2085087/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] yeah, right . . .

2003-07-02 Thread Toni Hawryluk
There's lots of Americans to 'spend' - none of *its*, however . . . http://www.msnbc.com/news/933766.asp?0sl=-30 Bush challenge to Iraq attackers: 'Bring them on' excerpt : But with opinion surveys showing public confidence in the U.S. campaign falling to below 60 percent, the president

[lace-chat] Fat, multiplication and eating habits

2003-07-02 Thread W N Lafferty
Dug out my old book Cannibals Kings, The Origins of Cultures by Marvin Harris. It does make interesting reading. According to Harris, the body fat threshold to accommodate the demands of a foetus is 20 to 25%. He points out the diet of the Kalahari people was high in animal and plant proteins