RE: [lace] Lace Damage from Wood Pulp Adhesives

2009-03-02 Thread Rhiannon Mann
Thanks so much Jeri- Its something i didn't put much consideration into. Its not the box i'm using tho~ some stores here include a foam circle in the base of the box for the pizza: this is what I have used. Is the foam likely to give off these gases and cause earlier destruction? The lace is

[lace] Finca threads

2009-03-02 Thread Diana Smith
Can anyone suggest some equivalent threads to Finca 80 please. Diana in Northants where its bright and sunny but a bit on the chilly side. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

[lace] First pieces

2009-03-02 Thread Lesley Blackshaw
Hi All Encouraged by Daphne I have put up pictures of my first pieces of lace onto Webshots in the folder Lesley's Lace. I'm pleased with them all, despite the huge mistake in the mat. I'd taken so much of the mat back to correct mistakes that I hadn't the heart to take it back again when I

[lace] Query re: selling lace in England in 1821

2009-03-02 Thread nicky.hoewener-townsend
Hi all Coming out of lurkdom to ask a question of you all. Can anyone enlighten me regarding any rules or regulations that might have been in force in England around 1821 regarding the selling of lace? Was it a regional or national thing? Any info would be of interest but if you can give me

RE: [lace] First pieces

2009-03-02 Thread Rhiannon Mann
Hey Lesley That is some great work- and as someone else said to me when I focussed too much on the errors; its unique and is your own interpretation! I look back at some of my early pieces with dread but it is so good to see where we have improved and I even went back to one pattern (turtle on

Re: [lace] Finca threads

2009-03-02 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Hello Diana Brok 100/3 is the only other thread anything like Finca 80 Brenda Can anyone suggest some equivalent threads to Finca 80 please. Brenda in Allhallows, Kent http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

[lace] Recent member

2009-03-02 Thread Alex Stillwell
Hi Lesely Welcome to our group. Happy Lacing Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

Re: [lace] Finca threads

2009-03-02 Thread Diana Smith
I'm not keen on the Brok threads so much prefer the Tanne 80 option. I shall be using it for a floral Beds motif - adapted by Anita Wilkinson from one of the old units prickings - so adding an extra pair here or there shouldn't be a problem. Thank you to the people who offered suggestions.

[lace] Mistakes

2009-03-02 Thread Alex Stillwell
Dear Lesley Your mistake in using a wrong stitch or wrong ground is a very common one. There are some traditional indicators used to help with this problem, or you can devise your own. I had problems making sure which was which in a circular design in a recent book of mine. I wasted two pieces

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Re: [lace-chat] Deer: was: A Little Canadian Humor

2009-03-02 Thread Joy Beeson
On 3/1/09 4:12 PM, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: I would think it would be hard enough to kill a deer with a bow at all, let alone to kill them in any particular order. They don't shoot at deer with antlers until after bagging a doe. The Web site I read did say that you would get a pass if