[lace] Getting to NEC Lace Fair from NA

2005-12-05 Thread Jean Nathan
Bev wrote: i propose you all in the UK adopt one of us in NA and we go on a road trip to next year's NEC. you can then watch us contribute to your local economy vbg Unfortunately the only airline travelling from/to the west of the UK into Birmingham International airport (which has a shuttle

[lace] Godmother's present

2005-12-05 Thread julie newman
Hi everyone I made an initial C for a little girl called Calista in Honiton in 120 thread, put it in a silver frame on red velvet. It looked marvellous, you could make a letter in a different sort of lace and it would be quite effective Good luck from sunny Australia

Re: [lace] Godmother's present

2005-12-05 Thread Dorte Tennison
Hello Julie Is there a chance to see a picture of it? Dorte - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Re: winner of Advent Raffle (stamps)

2005-12-05 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Hello Lacefriends, Here I am again after a wonderful weekend in Berlin with three very interesting art exhibitions. There were nearly fourty lacers intersted in winning the stamps before I left HH. I put them all in my little top-hat which was full now. Yesterday evening I found new ones in my

Re: [lace] Christchurch

2005-12-05 Thread Alix Hengen
On Sun, 2005-12-04 at 22:49 +, Jean Nathan wrote: Helen wrote: To me, Christchurch has always been part of Dorset! :o) Poole has always been Dorset. Bournemouth, which is next door to (east of Poole) used to be in Hampshire, but is now in Dorset, much to a lot of people's disgust.

[lace] Re: lace-digest V2005 #380

2005-12-05 Thread Whitham
another version is he told the father to put the girls' shoes/socks (it varies) outside - and the next morning there were gold coins in the shoes/socks. I like to think that is the source of the tradition of putting gold-foil-covered chocolate coins in the children's stockings at Christmas. Hi

[lace] New Book by Angela Thompson

2005-12-05 Thread Jeriames
Our Arachne, Angela! Her book has finally been published by Batsford in England, ISBN 0-7134-8953-7, and is available there. It will come out in 2006 in the United States. It is called Embroiderer's and Quilter's Sourcebook. Excellent photography. Ninety percent of 1,000 color images

Re: [lace] Collecting lace

2005-12-05 Thread Tiny Dell
Hi, Does anyone know the highest price ever payed for a piece of lace? Tiny - Original Message - From: Jane Viking Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 1:52 AM Subject: [lace] Collecting lace Hi Tiny Dell and All, You didn't say

[lace] card exchange

2005-12-05 Thread Janice Blair
Hi Bev, I know the deadline is tomorrow for the card exchange, and I have sent and received my cards already, but I cannot find the email that I know I saved regarding the email address that we are to send our scans to for the web page. Can you repeat that information as I am sure I am not

Re: [lace] card exchange

2005-12-05 Thread Barbara Joyce
I can fill in a bit of the information, and it's probably a good idea to furnish it to all. Please send a scan or photo of your lace--the one you made and/or the one you received to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. It would be interesting to learn a little more about the lace, such as who made it, to whom it

Re: [lace] card exchange/send digi-photos

2005-12-05 Thread bevw
Hi everyone, Thank you Barbara for the photo destination again: Please send a scan or photo of your lace--the one you made and/or the one you received to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. It would be interesting to learn a little more about the lace, such as who made it, to whom it was sent, what thread,

[lace] last reminder for lace card exchange!

2005-12-05 Thread bevw
Hi everyone, most especially those in the lace card exchange - you've all made your cards right? and sent them, or getting them to the PO asap?!! If you forgot to take a scan or digiphoto before mailing, perhaps your recipient can do so, and e-mail the picture to Barbara [EMAIL PROTECTED] who

[lace] card exchange

2005-12-05 Thread lacespider
Hi all, I sent my exchange card away to Australia today. I hope it has a safe trip overseas. I received a lovely card in the mail today from Dianne Taylor of Dunlap Tennessee. I will hang my red and gold BL candle on our tree when we get it up. I love having a new lace treasure to hang on the

[lace-chat] Antique Bone Fansticks

2005-12-05 Thread delia.palin
I have bought two sets of antique fansticks, both made of bone, one of which has gold paint decoration on it. They both have the old, very dirty and torn, fanleaves on them, which I want to remove so that I can make my own bobbin lace to attach. Could anyone please tell me the safest way to

[lace-chat] Antiwue Bone Fansticks - Again!

2005-12-05 Thread delia.palin
I forgot to mention that one of the sticks is broken about an inch from the top. What glue can I safely use to repair it, please? Thank you. Dee Palin Gloucestershire To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write

Re: [lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms

2005-12-05 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi Jane et al, My mum also still peels mushrooms, but I don't - but mum still does the mushrooms her way when she comes to our house!I am a bit too impatient to peel them, and I decided long ago that the heat in the cooking would kill off any bugs that are lurking, and washing them will get

[lace-chat] Observations...

2005-12-05 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi All, I was demonstrating on Friday evening, after a horrendous trip back to Suffolk from Wales on Thursday, so probably not at my best but There I was, showing some youngsters on the 'Have-a-Go' pillows how to make lace, and explaining as they went along. Imagine my surprise to be

Re: [lace-chat] Observations...

2005-12-05 Thread suzy
was the woman black? i think she might have taken the political correctness a little too far. although i have not researched lace so thouroghly that i would know for sure, but i have never seen an article where lace was made by the slaves or maids. it was the aristocrats who were only allowed

[lace-chat] secret pal

2005-12-05 Thread Melinda Weasenforth
Dear Brenda, Please write to me, since we have changed from dial up to dsl. I have lost most all my contacts, I need everybody's addresses to fill up my address book. But I need my secret pals address one last time so I can mail out her package. Thank you, Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe

[lace-chat] Re: Peeling mushrooms

2005-12-05 Thread Jane Viking Swanson
Hi All, Thanks for all the comments on peeling mushrooms. Except for old ones I have now peeled my last mushroom VBG. I even bought a mushroom brush today (I was in the hardware store and it appeared right in front of me). Anything to make cooking a little faster is much appreciated!

Re: [lace-chat] Observations...

2005-12-05 Thread CLIVE Rice
Dear Carol, I just came back on lace-chat after being away awhile - have stayed on lace, and want to make a comment on this. Bloody well use whatever you want! I would have asked the dolt, I wonder why anything black bothers you...Do you have black kin in your heritage? She would have crept

[lace-chat] Peeling mushrooms

2005-12-05 Thread Janice Blair
Hi Jane, I remember being told not to wash mushrooms but I can remember why, maybe it was if you were going to fry them. I usually cut of the end of the stem and rinse them under running water as I always forget that I have a mushroom brush at the bottom of my sink untensil jar. I had a

[lace-chat] Teddy bear game

2005-12-05 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
Does anyone know the URL for the stack of teddy bears that you click on and they fall down? An inane game that keeps tiny minds occupied for a while!! I have the bubble wrap game, but can't find the teddy bear stack. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send

[lace-chat] Re: Observations...

2005-12-05 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Dec 5, 2005, at 12:19, Carol Adkinson wrote: She pursed her lips, and 'hmmm-ed' a bit, and when I asked her why she wanted to know, she said that she had hoped that the workers were not black because the slaves were black and did all the work. I am still not sure whether she was taking

[lace-chat] Re: Peeling mushrooms (and other things)

2005-12-05 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Dec 5, 2005, at 16:57, Jane Viking Swanson wrote: I know my mother peeled the carrots before cooking them. That I stopped doing after I met DH and found out not everybody does. I just give them a scrub. Given the reports on how good the peel is for you, I considered doing the same.No

Re: [lace-chat] Re: Peeling mushrooms

2005-12-05 Thread Joy Beeson
At 04:57 PM 12/5/05 -0500, Jane Viking Swanson wrote: I even bought a mushroom brush today (I was in the hardware store and it appeared right in front of me). Anything to make cooking a little faster is much appreciated! If it's anything like the brushes I buy, reserve the mushroom brush

[lace-chat] card exchange

2005-12-05 Thread lacespider
Hi all, I sent my exchange card away to Australia today. I hope it has a safe trip overseas. I received a lovely card in the mail today from Dianne Taylor of Dunlap Tennessee. I will hang my red and gold BL candle on our tree when we get it up. I love having a new lace treasure to hang on the