Yes, the list is quiet. Your message is the third today, there were none
yesterday, and only 5 the day before. Everyone must be making a lot of lace!
Avital
Dear All,
I have found the list very quiet for days now - only 1 or 2 messages per
day. Has it been quiet or am I having computer
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I have found the list very quiet for days now - only 1 or 2 messages per
day. Has it been quiet or am I having computer problems?
Eirwen Woodroffe
Liffey Tasmania
Dear Lacemakers,
Is it
Since the list is quiet, perhaps I could introduce a subject that has me
intriqued. The other day I saw a textile at the MMA which looks just like
needlelace, being made of detached buttonhole stitch, but dates from the Yuan
dynasty(1279-1368). I know that looping stiches have been made in
For some reason, the web address of the Chinese needlelace has appeared
twice in this e-mail. Please disregard the repeat.
Devon
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From the picture, it looks like embroidery to me - I can't see any
detached buttonhole stitch.. I guess you have to see it in person. It
is a beautiful piece though.
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The other day I saw a textile at the MMA which looks just
. Everyone must be making a lot of lace!
Avital, I think they are making goodies for Christmas. I remember last
year about the same time the list was quiet as well.
Greetings
Ilske
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Hello Lacefriends.
The Panther is back and so am I. For all who was woriieng about the
cat, it isn't a real panther. It is our MAC OSX panther, sorry for
confusing you but I am cat-fan.
Jeri, if a have finished my book-design and my Christmas-card and
answering my mails I will tell the list
I'm on some other 'fibre' lists too, and they've all been abnormally quiet
lately. (Of course, just after I unsubscribed from others because I was
going to be too busy to read them once term started again). However, all my
husband's astronomy lists are just as busy as ever.
Linda Walton,
Greetings,
Avital suggested writing about a lace in a museum. It brought to mind my
visit to England for the Arachne 98 conference. Before the conference, I
took a tour of Scotland. I kept watching for lace in the various places we
visited, and finding very little.
Near the end of the tour,
. Everyone must be making a lot of lace!
I was making lace this weekend, I was woking a sample of Bucks using Finca
no.80. It gave a beautiful result, but was much too firm and scratchy for
the purpose intended (a proposed edging for a christening gown). I've
reverted to Egyptian Cotton 70/2
I've been quiet because I've been madly organising... one of my students
asked why not organise another Tamworth Lace Day, as there hasn't been
one for several years... so as the idea grew very quickly, I got on with
making arrangements! The history behind this is that I was the first
secretary of
Our group was recently asked to put a lace display in our local museum.
Turned out they kept the display for two months. That was a pain because
half my equipment was there..like bobbin winder etc.
Anyway, I have a warning for those of you who do this sort of thing. Check
out the museum
Dear All,
Thank you for all the replies - both personal and to Arachne. I can cope
with a quiet list but the thought of no list is almost too much to
contemplate.
In reply to Jeri's question as to why more Arachne members do not
contribute, speaking for myself I can tell you it is because I
Who's going to Havant on Saturday? I am and so is Liz Pass (both of us from
Poole).
Are we going to arrange to meet up and put faces to names?
We were there two years ago, but went to NEC in Birmingham last year.
Jean in Poole
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Thanks Devon, that was an awesome link... the detail is astonishing! As for
the lavish-ness of the gold underlying it. One can only dream about materials
like that!
Once, at least 8 years ago, I had the privilege of sitting in the back of a
classroom that Jane was teaching, in at our regional
Dear Devon,
My first thought was When did Marco Polo go to China? Sure enough, his dates
are 1254-1324. Trade is always a two way street. While I don't necessarily
think that it was Marco Polo or his father or their expedition that was the
most likely contact point, I do think that traders
Is it true...is Practical Skills out of print? Sharon on wet Vancouver
Island
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Hello,
I recently purchased the book 24 Hearts in Bobbin Lace by Lene Bjorn.
I have been reading through it and I am totally confused by the woven
hearts. I can't figure how they can be woven together when there is no
opening or open end. I hope someone out there has worked with this book and
Is it true...is Practical Skills out of print? Sharon on wet Vancouver
Island
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Sad to say, yet it is. I was stunned when I found out; no notice, just bang!
Now it's only available on the used book market.
Patty Dowden
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I just checked with www.half.com and they are out. But tomorrow might be a
different story. I usally keep an eye out here for lace books. BarbE
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Seems a shame, it is the one book that I recommend to every lacer. Think I
will hug my copy.and keep my eye out for a hard back.
BarbE
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Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 3:15 PM
Subject: RE: [lace] Is this
Hi Ruth,
I don't have the book you mention but the 2 sections of the hearts form
little pocket when you weave them together. This is hard to explain but see
if you can make any sense of this description!
Lay the 2 sections folded double with the fingers facing each other. Take
the first finger of
Well, Linda - I just had to respond to your note!! Yes,
I've noticed that the list is fairly quiet lately myself,
and I confess that I have not contributed anything for quite
a while (except to ask the same question about the quiet
list a month or so ago!)
But what made me laugh at your response
Hi Ruth,
I hope I can help. I have this book and made one of the hearts. Not
particularly challenging lacemaking, but a nice result.
The woven paper hearts are a Swedish traditional decoration, for Christmas!
I'd suggest you make a few with colored construction paper and you'll
quickly
Ruth
I don't actually have that book, but I have seen it and just by chance
I was practicing making a woven heart with paper strips just yesterday
evening!
I suggest you practice with two colours of paper so as not to crumple
the lace too much with practice efforts! Cut each piece of paper to
Hi everyone and Sharon
Is it true...is Practical Skills out of print? Sharon on wet Vancouver
Island
I thought it was reissued by Dover? It might be available through Indigo.
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bye for now
Bev in Sooke, BC (also on Vancouver Island - sunny after a lot of
rain)(west coast of Canada)
Cdn.
BTW, one of my students, who is Danish, is looking to purchase that
book. She couldn't get it at Tonbridge a few weeks ago. Does anyone
know who stocks it, preferably in UK?
Brenda
Brenda,
Sorry I don't know of a source in UK, but Holly Van Sciver has it on her web
site. She accepts
Hi,
Both Roseground and SMP have the book I have just been at both looking for
another book.
Sonja Sillay
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Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 11:05 PM
Woody - you have Lots of knowledge to impart. Don't be so
modest!!! :)) :))
And there must be others in Tasmania also on the List that we have not heard
from.
Tell us what is going on in Tasmania. You people are always saying that you
are the forgotten folks - well, now is your
I must say, I'm always surprised when I meet lacemakers from other parts of
Australia, to find out how many are members of Arachne, but who never
contribute anything!
At the last conference of the Australian Lace Guild, I was asked by the
Secretary of the Guild to chair a meeting of Arachne
Yes, it does look like needle lace when you zoom in. I, too, thought it
reminded me of Hollie Point (but in colour not just white). How wonderful.
Sue Babbs
As for the appearance of the work, I think it looks more like Hollie
Point.
resembles Italian Needlelace, especially in its diamond
Hi All, I've been up to my ears in getting my in-laws into an apartment in
town so that's why I've been quiet. We moved them last weekend so I thought
my work was done - I'm the only one of the kids and spouses with time to
pursue this. Anyway, turns out they're getting the run-around from the
On Nov 16, 2004, at 17:59, Clay Blackwell wrote:
Point being... how many members of our list have been affected by the
downturn in the US economy? I know of several, and there may be many
more.
Affected in many ways (just watching the interest on my investmens
dwindle, since *early* '01 - not
Several copies of this book are available through listings on
www.fetchbook.info Some are new. You can also try www.bookfinder.com Both
of these sites will search the internet for available books, new and used,
in print or out of print, and compare prices. I've had good results finding
lace
This may be old news to many of you Australians.
Currently I am planning to make a film of The Rocks (just an amateur film,
for my own interest) and instead of focussing on grand surviving buildings
and important men of the past, I want to tell the story of ordinary people
and their everyday
Linda wrote:
However, all my husband's astronomy lists are just as busy as ever.
Probably mostly men in those, Linda :-)! They've got nothing to do before
Xmas! You wouldn't catch my DH making Xmas presents, cooking Xmas food or
writing Xmas cards, exept maybe 1-2 for his work (He is president of
Anita wrote:
BTW, has anyone got a nice pattern for said christening gown that I might
borrow? I've looked in Vogue, Butterick, Simplicity, etc. etc. but not
been 100% pleased with the patterns there.
I can't remember exactly where, but I saw a round christening robe
somewhere (could it have
On Wednesday, November 17, 2004, at 02:48 AM, Helene Gannac wrote:
I can't remember exactly where, but I saw a round christening robe
somewhere (could it have been in Lace?) with lace around the edge. It
is
really clever, as it has a central hole for the neck, and little slits
to
put the hands
Tamara wrote:
Out of sheer cussedness, I checked the currency converter on the day of
delivery (Oct 19) and it would have cost me U$ 31.30, had she not been
honest. I checked again today, and the same GBP 17.99 translates to U$
33.32. That means, that the buying power of the (once almighty)
there is a copy of Practical Skills on Amazon at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0486255611/qid=1100675894/sr=12
-1/104-3225690-3309557?v=glances=books
for $89.89 Gold plated pages??? Not for me this Christmas, I'm afraid.
Maxine
in N.Z., where it dried out and warmed up a
On Nov 17, 2004, at 1:43, Helene Gannac wrote:
You wouldn't catch my DH making Xmas presents, cooking Xmas food or
writing Xmas cards
Hah! I came, I fought, I conquered :)
Not only am *I* a dyed-in-the-wool atheist (I believe in a moral
compass, but it's not directed by a god of any kind), but
Normally I'd switch this to chat, but since people on lace have been complaining
about few emails, I figure they won't mind...
On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 02:34:46AM -0500, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
On Nov 17, 2004, at 1:43, Helene Gannac wrote:
You wouldn't catch my DH making Xmas presents,
Hi folks.
Here is a real non-lace request. I do hope somebody may be able to help.
My brother is a model making enthusiast, and wants to make a model of a
particular crane at Bath harbour. He has managed to get a library book with a
photo of the crane in it, but it is not really very
I know this subject has come up in the past, and I would welcome
suggestions for music/songs to be played at my brother-in-law's
funeral this Saturday.
Tim died suddenly last Saturday of a massive heart attack aged just 42.
His widow, Kerry [my husband's younger sister] has asked for ideas
for
Dear Friends,
What's junket?
I make junket a couple of times a year. You use a Junket tablet, which is
really flavoured rennet (the enzyme from stomachs which curdles milk. It's
just scrumptious, but if you didn't have it as a child you might not like
it now.
The tablets are still freely
Greetings all,
I am looking to purchase a yogurt maker for my home. Does anyone have any
experience with one of these and is there any particular brand that seems to be
better?
Thanks.
Deborah Redman
Newfield, NY
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At 02:56 PM 11/16/04 +1100, Elizabeth Ligeti wrote:
I had forgotten all about junkets - and what about Blanc Mange - anyone had
one of those recently?
Made one just last night, but I put carob chips and frozen raspberries in
it, so it wasn't a *blanc* mange.
And I didn't have any vanilla,
Deborah, I use a wide-necked Thermos flask...no need for a fancy, expensive,
yoghurt maker at all!!
Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia)
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I am looking to purchase a yogurt maker for my home. Does anyone have any
experience with one of these and is there any
Yvonne, you weren't having a senior moment and a flash back to 1974,
being at an engagement party with a fondue gift set?? :-)
Barbara from Parkes, Australia
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Yes the 70's have returned. In Victoria fondue sets are all the rage again.
Just shows you, everything old is new again!
Cheers, Yvonne
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Oh dear! I shouldn't have thrown mine away, should I?
Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia)
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Yes the 70's have returned. In Victoria fondue sets are all the rage again.
Just shows you, everything old is new again!
Cheers, Yvonne
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On Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at 09:19 PM, Ruth Budge wrote:
Oh dear! I shouldn't have thrown mine away, should I?
You certainly shouldn't have. It was a life-saver when I lived in
Montreal and lasted for a week without heat or light in -20C, after an
ice-storm. It's amazing what you can
Hello Helene
The small icecream maker I have is from Donvier and it
holds just 2 cups of liquid. You freeze it in the
freezer and then add the liquid and give it a few
turns every few minutes until it is done. Now for the
bad news, I do not believe they still make them this
small. I got this
Blanc mange is disgusting stuff..especially the lurid grey-pink stuff they
used to pass off as strawberry in school lunches. The semolina and
tapioca weren't much better, they really had to give the spoon a good whip
to get it off and into the dish...it was grey too. I've never been able to
All this talk of trifle,junket and flummery (with blancmange -
white eating) thrown into the pot... Really :)
My step-daughter-in-law, who's Chinese, took me (and my DH, and my DS,
and her own DH) to a China-town restaurant in Boston (MA, US) for a
Sunday dim-sum brunch one time. We all
Oh dear! I shouldn't have thrown mine away, should I?
Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia)
Anybody want *mine* ?? Still in the same box, and you get the dust, too.
The forks had their own box, but the cheesy plastic top disintegrated
('cheesy' was a word for what went into the fondue, back in the
I used to make fondue a lot when my children were little and were'nt keen to
eat their vegetables. Serve a plate of veges up with cheese sauce and a
fancy fork..no worries.
Cheers, Yvonne.
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- Original Message - It must have been the Asian answer
to junket - a bland, barely set, whitish something, with a hint of
almonds and sweetness its only flavours. I was told, since, that it's
made of soy milk and set with agar-agar
I went out for malaysian one night and we were
On Nov 17, 2004, at 0:30, Yvonne Farrell wrote:
I went out for malaysian one night and we were served similar with
black
beans in it. Not to my taste at all.
I don't think I'd have enjoyed the Asian black beans with my desert
(however subtly flavoured) either. The black beans I know (courtesy
...
Sugar, milk, and almond flavourings are all in the bland-to-pleasant
range. They *could* use something to pick them up, but lemon juice, sour
cherries, cranberries, or rhubarb pulp would - IMO - be as harsh
contrast/complement as they could bear. Black (fermented) beans are
*salty* and
(snip)
How are we to use fondue sets now though? same recipes or is there
something more trendy we can do with them? are they good for Pho?
Bev in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada)
Cdn. floral bobbins
www.woodhavenbobbins.com
Making chocolates !
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe,
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