Re: [lace] Question re Old Toender Pricking

2007-01-08 Thread LiduinaJ
David emailed a scan of the portion of his pricking that he is asking about. Here's the URL: http://homepage.mac.com/bejoyce/tonderdetail.jpg I'll be interested to hear what other ideas we can come up with for the treatment of the center of the flower. When I looked at the pricking, my

Re: [lace] Question re Old Toender Pricking

2007-01-08 Thread Antje González
Hello David and all, In Spain, this kind of pattern (but in horizontal direction) means a tulle ground is made. I will try to explain how. In Almagro, where the typical Spanish blonde was made (the blonde for the mantillas), as they used very very fine thread, they didn't draw one line of dots,

Re: [lace] Patterns' sending -- help?

2007-01-08 Thread Margot Walker
If you save the document as .rtf (rich text format), any computer can read it. As least that's been my experience both when I send documents to people with Microsoft products on their computers (which I don't have) and vice versa. It's not as pretty as Word or Appleworks, but it does the

Linda Thomson[lace] Design Programs

2007-01-08 Thread Sue
Linda, I stayed out of the conversation as you said Lace 2000 and Knipling. I have no knowledge of either, but I do have Easy Lace which wasn't easy initially without the booklet written by a lovely lady. Now I am finding I can use it and am learning more each time I try. The book helps me

[lace] Spanish Island - - Spanish Lace

2007-01-08 Thread eva schaefer
Tenerife is one of the Canary Islands and belongs to Spain. http://www.puntoinfo.idecnet.com/index.php?sectionID=80s=1lang=2 http://www.abouttenerife.com/tenerife/history.asp Regards, Eva in Spain __ Do You Yahoo!? Sie sind Spam leid? Yahoo!

[lace] straight v diagonal updated

2007-01-08 Thread Jenny Brandis
Hello one and all It has taken me longer than a few hours, but the update is done along with some more information at http://www.brandis.com.au/craft/lace/grids.html An interesting day for sure :) I have now decided that I was right to quit school when I did. It also reminded me that I still

[lace] Re: lace cataloging

2007-01-08 Thread Louise Bailey
Gentle Spiders, Happy New Year. I come late to this thread having left my computer at work for the holidays. But I thought I'd contribute a mite. I use a free sql dbase called PORTABASE available from sourceforge. http://sourceforge.net/ . It works on Windows PC and linux based pdas such as

Fw: [lace] Question re Old Toender Pricking

2007-01-08 Thread Sue
I just found a similar pattern of dots, in Danish Net. This is a Torchon pattern in Bridgette Cooks, Building Torchon Lace Patterns book, as I have no idea of Toender lace, I cannot say whether it would be helpful or not. listed as row 1, ws, twist pin, ws and twist row 2, hs no pin. Sue T,

Re: [lace] Patterns' sending -- help?

2007-01-08 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Tamara I have Appleworks 6. If I 'Save As' in Appleworks the default option is the Appleworks format something.cwk. However, if I choose Text from the file format list it will just come out as something which should open Word on a Windows machine, but that Windows PC is less likely to

[lace] Question re Old Toender Pricking

2007-01-08 Thread Jenny De Angelis
I have been unsubscribed for a few weeks because of an unexpected family death in the UK shortly before Christmas and having to dash off at a moments notice. But I have just re-subscribed and seen the message about the Tonder Pricking. I am jumping in without having seen the original posting

Re: [lace] Patterns' sending -- help?

2007-01-08 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Further to that - if you select WindowsWord format that too defaults the file name to just something. If you change it to something.doc it becomes a Word file that should open on any windows PC. Brenda On 8 Jan 2007, at 14:08, Brenda Paternoster wrote: Tamara I have Appleworks 6. If I

[lace] Re: visit to Florida

2007-01-08 Thread Sue Babbs
Just found this link too http://www.flheritage.com/preservation/folklife/awardDetails.cfm?id=28 It has the usual good(!) description of lacemaking, but more info about the lady who founded the group Sue - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] Re: visit to Florida

2007-01-08 Thread Sue Babbs
The latest IOLI magazine has an article on a lace making day in Kissimmee on October 15 2006. The article was written by Patsy Anderson, Florida. Libby, have you heard from her directly? It says it was organised by Mundillo en Orlando (Spanish for Lace in Orlando). They are a Puerto Rican

Re: [lace] Question re Old Toender Pricking

2007-01-08 Thread Antje González
Yes Jenny, that's what I meant. Thank you very much for your translation! Greetings from Antje, in Spain - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Coming back

2007-01-08 Thread Ann-Marie Lördal
Hello I have been away from the list at least a year and have not made any bobbinlace for 2,5 years due to different circumstances. I am in the middle of scarf in thick rose silk which I hope I will complete this year. I have a lot of other things to do though, as my mom passed away before

[lace] Re: visit to Florida

2007-01-08 Thread Sue Babbs
Eva has kindly sent me a correction to my running translation of Mundillo en Orlando. The word Mundillo referring specifically in Spanish to the wooden roller lace pillow, rather than just lace. So now I know the difference between encaje and mundillo, which I have heard used interchangeably

Re: [lace] Question re Old Toender Pricking

2007-01-08 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Hello Barbara and all others too, In the booklet From OIDFA Point Ground Lace you find seven fillings with such a pricking. So we have the choice which one to take. Perhaps David is eager enough and work all of them. Greetings Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

[lace] Puerto Rican pillow

2007-01-08 Thread Alice Howell
--- Sue Babbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Puerto Rican mundillos are different from the elongated Spanish pillows You can see a Puerto Rican pillow on Lacefairy. (Lacemaking, Gallery, Lace Pillows, Puerto Rican pillow) OR http://lace.lacefairy.com/PillowsBobbins/PuertoRicanPillow.html Alice in

Re: [lace] Patterns' sending -- help?

2007-01-08 Thread Sue Duckles
Hi All The simple solution would be for everyone to download open office on to their computers (there is a version for both PC and Mac users... (It's free!) That way everyone could view it without worrying!! go to: www.openoffice.org and download! Sue - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Re: visit to Florida

2007-01-08 Thread Antje González
Another note on Spanish terms: bear in mind that although in Puerto Rico Spanish is spoken, sometimes the same words don't have the same meaning. In Puerto Rico, mundillo means the pillow , but also the lace. Whereas in Spain, mundillo is only the pillow, but usually the pillow which has a roller

RE: [lace] Coming back

2007-01-08 Thread Karen
Anne-Marie - what are the books you have for sale please? I may be interested if you can post a list. Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ann-Marie Lördal Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 4:24 PM To: lace arachne Subject: [lace]

[lace] New webpage

2007-01-08 Thread Janice Blair
Hi All, My daughter Judy has been working on a web page for me as a present and I am now unveiling it. She has used Wordpress, which is a blog site, but I am using it as a web page as I doubt I have much to say on a blog. It is about my lace designing and includes a pattern that can be

[lace] Winter Lace Conference

2007-01-08 Thread Patsy A. Goodman
Hi Everyone, Just a last minute reminder to all lace makers including tatters.. The Winter Lace Conference February 16 - 18, 2007, plus an add on day on Monday the 19th. Holiday Inn 3131 South Bristol Costa Mesa, CA 92626 The tatting class is a go with the Shuttle Bros.. Still a few openings

Re: [lace] Winter Lace Conference

2007-01-08 Thread Sue Babbs
Try this link instead: www.Hedgehoglacers.org not so many letter ss Sue - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Lace book list

2007-01-08 Thread hollie1216
I would be interested also. Could you please post a list? Hollie from the swamp New Orleans, LA USA (not having trouble with FEMA, fortunately!) Karen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anne-Marie - what are the books you have for sale please? I may be interested if you can post a list. Karen in

[lace] Ilske - Question re Old Toender Pricking

2007-01-08 Thread David in Ballarat
Dear Ilske, In the booklet From OIDFA Point Ground Lace you find seven fillings with such a pricking. So we have the choice which one to take. Perhaps David is eager enough and work all of them. I also got some others from Tamara. Now if only there are enough of those flowers to go around I

[lace] Sending patterns -- reprise

2007-01-08 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Gentle Spiders, First, apologies for not replying to each and every one of you who'd written me with suggestions -- on and off list -- there's too many of you, wonderful people :) That's not to say I have not appreciated your input; in fact, I spent most of today testing the various options

[lace-chat] English cricket humour - risque

2007-01-08 Thread David in Ballarat
BILLY'S GAY DANCER DAD Billy was at school this morning in Dorset and the teacher asked all the children what their fathers did for a living. All the typical answers came fireman, policeman, salesman, chippy, captain of industry etc, but Billy was being uncharacteristically quiet and so the

[lace-chat] Blonde Logic

2007-01-08 Thread David in Ballarat
BLONDE LOGIC Two blondes living in Oklahoma were sitting on a bench talking... and one blonde says to the other, Which do you think is farther away... Florida or the moon? The other blonde turns and says Helloo , can you see Florida ...? SPEEDING