[lace] asymetrical spiders and ...

2005-08-21 Thread Jo Falkink
Hello spiders I'm happy to announce my first release of a polar grid generator with a constant angle. http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/grid-round-EN.html (the learn-to-program-Java project I was working on) I'm curious for alternatives of the asymetrical spiders. Don't restrict to Torchon,

Fwd: Re: [lace] History of lace in US - help - Minnesota!!

2005-08-21 Thread Nicole Bouchez
Dagmar and Jerri Part of my family is from Minnesota althought I don't live there so I can't help much with lacemaker contacts. I do know I have seen messages from arachne members in Minnesota. Maybe some of the them will speak out (or maybe everyone is still on their summer break). What I was

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2005-08-21 Thread Barb ETx
All I remember is that there was and may still be a large bobbin lace comunity in New Ulm, MN. Some in the comunity taught bobbin lace usng the hooded bobbinsso must be of German heritage. BarbE - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL

[lace] Rosalibre experiment

2005-08-21 Thread Jeanette Fischer
I have put a photo of my latest Rosalibre experiment on the Webshots. It is the flower of the passion fruit or the grenadilla as we call it, so my flower is called The Passionate grenadilla!! I used DMC Perle no 12. Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape,South Africa. - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] asymetrical spiders and ...

2005-08-21 Thread Jo Falkink
Hello Spiders Brenda Paternoster came with another figure. Still 1:2, but it inspired me to vary. My conclusion: once you see the system 3:5, 5:8 and anything is also perfectly possible. Some examples are shown on http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/grid-round-EN.html Still only torchon, but

RE: [lace] asymetrical spiders and ...

2005-08-21 Thread Clay Blackwell
WOW, Jo !! I'm impressed!! I've bookmarked your site for future reference! Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Original Message] From: Jo Falkink [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 8/21/2005 10:27:59 AM Subject: [lace] asymetrical spiders and ... Hello spiders I'm

[lace] Re: History of lace in US - help

2005-08-21 Thread Jane Viking Swanson
Hi Dagmar and All, Another place you might look for local lace history is in a local museum. Milwaukee, Wisconsin has quite a display of lace in their city museum. There are a lot of Finns in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I'm not sure when they would have immigrated but the signs in the old

Re: [lace] Rosalibre experiment

2005-08-21 Thread robinlace
It's great, Jeannette! Looks like a passionflower, too. I gotta learn this lace--it looks like such fun. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Jeanette Fischer [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have put a photo of my

[lace-chat] Lace materials

2005-08-21 Thread Jean Nathan
Susan wrote: i'm going to write some stores for suggestions, and maybe they will at least carry the book. Which book are you going to suggest? I own around 200 hundred books on bobbin lacemaking alone without those on needlelace, Carrickmacross, tambour lace, crochet, etc. Of the bobbin

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2005-08-21 Thread Win Lambert
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[lace-chat] Hedgehogs

2005-08-21 Thread RicTorr8
Hedgehog lovers unite! Shooting cull of isles hedgehogs Hedgehogs are being shot in the latest stage of the cull Officials at Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) have confirmed that staff are to shoot hedgehogs in the Western Isles this autumn. It is the latest development in the agency's

[lace-chat] Critters swallowing metal

2005-08-21 Thread RicTorr8
Hi all -- just came across these little gems on the Net I can relate toso I thought some of you might enjoy reading them, as well! Ricki in Utah If someone's pet swallows your scissors or thimble, you must graciously pay half of the vet bill to have it surgically retrieved; you may not

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Fallliinnnggg...

2005-08-21 Thread Tamara P Duvall
My kind of exercising - let someone else sweat :) If you get tired, just capture the enthusiastic athlete with your mouse (click and drag)... From: M.D. http://www.izpitera.ru/lj/tetka.swf    -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA