[lace] Re: two singles or pair

2004-12-02 Thread Eva Von Der Bey
Hello, Julie, still unworked in my bookshelf stand the dragons. It's a beautiful fan patern you choose! Well, at first, I'm already impatiently awaiting the weekend, because I'll be off for a class with Ulrike Loehr. We are going to do the practising butterfly to learn the tricks and

Re: [lace] Lace Guild's Lacemakers' Census

2004-12-02 Thread Sue Babbs
On Dec 1, 2004, at 8:15, Sue Babbs wrote: I'm also trying to decide on what to put on a luggage label. I've made a decision too! And even started trying to design it! I thought I'd try to do Paddington Bear on the label (with his own label of course). I've got as far as drawing him - now to

Re: [lace] Lace in Mexico?

2004-12-02 Thread Karen Bovard
On 12/1/04 3:26 PM, Whitham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm curious to whether there is any lacemaking in Mexico? I will be in Nuevo Vallarta in January and it would be fun to see some. I've been to Mexico several times and have always been on the lookout for lace. I don't go to the really

[lace] Re: classes in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

2004-12-02 Thread lucieduf
To Canadian Arachneans: I have a request from a woman in Cornwall, Ontario who would like to take lace classes. She already has her tools, just no teacher. Can anyone help? Lucie DuFresne Ottawa Ontario Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe

Re: [lace] Lace in Mexico?

2004-12-02 Thread Linda Young
I crossed the boarder into Mexico last year from El Paso TX. In the market there I found lace for sale. I bought a night dress that had a bobbin lace yoke for $10.00. Linda Young Virginia Beach, VA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] lace in Mexico

2004-12-02 Thread Dmt11home
According to Florence Mays works on Hispanic Lacemaking there has been lacemaking in Mexico. There are several entries in the index, but I don't have time to go through them at the moment. I looked this up once in reference to a piece of metallic lace which we have in the collection at the

[lace] help with thread choice

2004-12-02 Thread beth
Greetings, fellow lacemakers I'm preparing to start the les lauriers pattern from Fouriscot Arpin's book on Cluny de Brioude, and intend to buy my thread for it at the NEC on Saturday. The pattern calls for 50/2 linen, but the last lot of linen thread I bought was horribly slubby and I want to

[lace] Re: Lace Guild's Lacemakers' Census

2004-12-02 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Dec 2, 2004, at 17:36, Janice Blair wrote: I decided to do something simple on my mailing tag. I made my initial J in a tape lace. My own very first thought was a T, but... Years and years ago - at least 7 or 8 - I started to design an alphabet. After a couple of years of trial and error

[lace] Re: help with thread choice

2004-12-02 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Dec 2, 2004, at 14:43, beth (in Cheshire) wrote: Does anyone who uses linen a lot (I mostly do much finer lace, so usually use cotton) have an opinion as to whether any of the regularly available brands (Bockens/Bouc/Friesia/?) is likely to be less slubby than the others? I don't use linen a

[lace-chat] bobbins from Ballarat

2004-12-02 Thread sealacehaven
Hi spiders Have just been able to successfully re-subscribe again! Computers ouch! Anyway, wonder if someone, (probably David from down under?) can answer my query. One of my students has just returned from six weeks in Australia (rained most of the time where she was), and on return to class

[lace-chat] Re Advent Calandar

2004-12-02 Thread Shirley
I am either suffering from old timers disease or I have gone blind, I cannot see how to look at the Guild Advent Calandar.I have checked the date at the bottom.Can anyone with more brains than me tell me how to get to it please Shirley in Corio,Oz. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

Re: [lace-chat] Thanksgiving (was Christmas of old)

2004-12-02 Thread Katrina Worley
On Dec 1, 2004, at 9:26 PM, Weronika Patena wrote: The Christmas Eve dinner started when the kids saw the first star (really annoying when it's cloudy), and we got to open presents after dinner (according to my friends you do in the next morning in the US - is that right?). It really is sort of

[lace-chat] : } Blond Joke

2004-12-02 Thread Linda Walton
An Irishman, a Mexican, and a blonde guy were doing construction work on a scaffolding on the 20th floor of a building. They were eating lunch and the Irishman said, Corned beef and cabbage! If I get corned beef and cabbage one more time for lunch I'm going to jump off this building. The Mexican

[lace-chat] Sp thank you

2004-12-02 Thread Alessandra
I am very sorry, please forgive for my delay in sending you my THANK YOU for your last and wonderful parcel! It arrived 10 days ago but.. Recently I lost a friend of my age and I did not want to do anything. It a very sad time: we were at primary school together and I have good memories of

[lace-chat] Re Advent Calandar

2004-12-02 Thread Shirley
Thanks to those who tried to help me view the calandar but no matter what I do I still get Myth or Mystery on the top. In desperation I even went to Google and got the same thing. Never mind, I think it is telling me I don't need to look at it. Thanks again. Shirley in Corio. Oz. To unsubscribe