Re: [lace] I am looking for a lacemaker

2014-01-21 Thread Jenny Hester
Hi,I think Stuart Johnson sells Springett fan patterns as he sells the fan sticks to fit. I don't know his web address, can find out if anybody wants to know, but his mobile phone number is 07951823488. Jenny Hester in Wales,UK -- On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 11:29 PM GMT

[lace] Mullers for handmade lace?

2005-08-29 Thread Jenny Hester
Hello all, Coming out of lurkdom to ask what you all think that these mullers are? I have found these on eBay uk http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7344793903sspagename=AD ME:L:RTQ:UK:1 I sent a question to the seller to ask how they were used, and the reply was muller is

Re: [lace] Mullers for handmade lace?

2005-08-29 Thread Jenny Hester
that Tonnie is correct so I'd love to know what this reference book says to make them so sure that these Mullers are used for lacemaking. Knew some one would know. Spiders to the rescue:-))) Jenny S. Wales - Original Message - From: Tonnie McBroom To: Jenny Hester Sent: Monday, August

Re: [lace-chat] Harry Potter

2005-08-02 Thread Jenny Hester
Hi Jean, Yes there are two different covers for the Harry Potter books. One for adults and one for children. I found out on the one before the new one when I pre ordered though Amazon, I had a choice, both at the same price. Perhaps some adults are embarressed to be seen reading a childrens

Re: [lace] Straw vs ethafoam

2004-07-17 Thread Jenny Hester
Hi all, Just had to delurk to correct the impression that Styrofoam is the stuff that comes as packing material. Here in the UK polystyrene is used as packing material and Styrofoam is the building material which is blue. It is manufactured in a completely different way as it is extruded into

Re: [lace] Fw: [lace-chat] Justice Jabots (Supreme Court Justices)

2004-07-17 Thread Jenny Hester
Hi all, Re. Border Lacemakers jabots. Yes, we made 9 jabots for the local Mayors for the Millennium and sold the pattern books. I designed the patterns for the jabots in Torchon as it meant that more lacemakers in our group could take part. As we had 2 strips of lace for the jabot and 1 each

Re: [lace] Aurelia/buffing lace

2004-02-14 Thread Jenny Hester
Hi all, I picked up on this thread when a lobster claw was mentioned as I went to the Musee des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle in Alencon last September and saw the demonstrator use a lobster claw at the finishing off of her work. In the catalogue it states that there are 10 steps in the making of