Re: [lace] tools

2006-12-18 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hello Jenny, These are hard to get hold of. My husband makes his own bent needles and crochet hooks (warm them in hot water, to make them bend easier using a pair of pliers, and if necessary a vice to hold). The pin lifter bits we found at SMP lace, when they visited a local fair. Husband is

Re: [lace] bucks point grids

2006-12-18 Thread Sue
Brenda and Jo, thank you for your emails, I think I ought to consider using a circular grid might make the best job. Aurelia reminded me of Ann Colliers Fan book, which is sitting in my bookcase so I better find time to read and see how much I can learn and how much inspiration she can pass

[lace] miscellaneous lace questions

2006-12-18 Thread the Mouzons
While I was looking at the website for the Lace Guild, I found a pattern for a wedding horseshoe. I was wondering how the horseshoe came to be connected to weddings. I have seen patterns for horseshoe many times since I began lacemaking, always connected to weddings, but I never asked for the

[lace] Good news!

2006-12-18 Thread Tess Parrish
Lace CD #6 is finally complete and ready to go! As you know, John Cropper took over the Professor's monumental job and has been working very hard for the last month to get this latest collection ready to go and readable by all. This was no mean feat! We certainly appreciate all his very

Re: [lace] bucks point grids

2006-12-18 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Oops sorry, my mistake. Jo's grids DO have a constant angle - because the diameters of each concentric circle of dots increase more as the circles get bigger - on 'regular' graph papers the diameters increase by a fixed amount each time. As with everything there is a penalty to pay for this

[lace] CD 6 contents

2006-12-18 Thread Tess Parrish
In response to queries, here are the contents of Lace CD#6. I know that you are eager to have your own copies, but it is coming up onto the Holidays, and Kris has his little children to entertain, so please be patient with his web site and your orders. Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Articles

[lace] Santa

2006-12-18 Thread Janice Blair
Hi Sherry, I am attaching my pricking and directions for my Country Santa. I know the attachment will get stripped from the Lace email. I apologise that the pricking is upside down to the picture of the lace, that is because I had it set up originally to use as a card by folding the paper in

[lace-chat] christmas exchange

2006-12-18 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
Wow Hello all, I just recieved the most beautiful piece of lace that I have ever seen in my life, it is exquisite. I hope someday I can do something like that. Even my DH who kind of poo poos the lace stuff said. hmm she's pretty good huh that is an extremely big compliment