[lace-chat] Vancouver Island

Hi, For those list members who are knowledgeable about Vancouver Island (and I know that there are quite a few of you :-) ), I have a question for you. I would like to stay somewhere near the north of the island (I've already spent a couple of months working at Comox so have seen that bit!)

[lace] Portland

Hi, If anyone on the list is a member of the Portland Lace Society (in Oregon, USA) then could they please contact me privately? Thanks, Helen ([EMAIL PROTECTED] in Vancouver, BC on the west coast of mainland Canada where the weather doesn't seem to know whether to be cloudy, sunny or

[lace] Lace in an In-Flight Magazine!

Hi, I just have to take a few minutes away from work (any excuse!) to tell you about Air Canada's Enroute magazine. I was flying on Thursday night (for a brief weekend at home) and decided to look at the (February) in-flight magazine. Imagine my surprise when, on page 24, I came across a

[lace-chat] International Money Transfer Question

Hi, I am hoping that you can help me. I am looking for information on transferring money (inheritance - several thousand GBP) internationally. I need to get some money from a UK building society account to a Canadian credit union (similar to a building society) account (where it will be

[lace] Sisters

Hi, I am a bit behind on digests but I thought I would add my bit on lacemaking sisters (and other family members). My grandmother was a lacemaker (for pleasure) having learnt in her childhood. She taught my two sisters the basics when they were about 9 and 8, though by the time it was my

[lace] Beryl Maw's Lace Pack

Hi, Has anyone from North America ordered Beryl Maw's lace pack directly (ie not got someone in the UK to buy it for them)? I am interested to know how much the postage is (in pounds and pence) so that I can send off my order ... Thanks in advance, Helen. ([EMAIL PROTECTED] in sunny

[lace] September Lace Days

Hi, A group of us are planning a trip to England in September. I would be interested to know of any lace days during that month as people are interested in buying supplies during the visit. If any of you know of any events then please let me know dates and locations (city/town is fine for

[lace-chat] Missing Digests

Hi, I'm just curious, am I the only one that just gets occasional digests? Looking at the recent history, for lace I have got 74, 75, 76, 79, 80 and 83 and for chat I have got 55, 56, 57, 60 and 63. I know the issue is unrelated to mail box size (it would be quite a challenge to come close to

[lace-chat] How do you tie a cravat?

Hi, My Dad doesn't like wearing a tie so would like to wear a cravat instead. Unfortunately, not only have I offered to make him one without any idea what it should really look like (dimensions, etc), he doesn't know the correct way to tie it! So, knowing the wonderful knowledge base existing

Re: [lace-chat] :) Fwd: which loony tune

I came out as Speedy Gonzales. Thanks Tamara for brightening up (even more than usual :-) ) a horrible day at work ... Helen ([EMAIL PROTECTED] in sunny Vancouver, BC on the west coast of mainland Canada) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat