Hi Noelene and all spiders,
Once again Noelene another marvellous poem, thanks I really enjoyed it.
Best wishes to you and all your family for Christmas and the New Year.
Happy lacing
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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From: Noelene Bill Lafferty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Hi Ronna and other spiders,
How I feel for you, I broke my arm this time last year and could not find a
way of making lace to my satisfaction (was certainly not through lack of
trying) but I caught up on all the books that I had been meaning to read for
ages.
Hope you didnt invite people for
Hi Jane and all spiders
I don't ever wash mushrooms it makes them go all slimy when cooked, I always
clean my thoroughly with kitchen paper it is all they need really.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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From: Jane Viking Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: chat
Thanks for the tip Jean I never ever thought of that, just goes to show what
an ingenious lot we are.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Chat lace-chat@arachne.com
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 10:43 PM
Subject: [lace-chat] Peeling
Hi Jean and all spiders
I did not manage to get to NEC this year but I am glad you enjoyed yourself,
never mind about spending Mr Brown's money, after all like me, I expect you
contributed well while working and you can always make lace twice as fast to
try and keep warm in the winter months.
Yes I agree that her Bucks patterns are very good as they are very precisely
and evenly printed therefore giving a much neater piece of lace. . I love
Bucks Point and have just finished her Hexagonal edging No1 and I am very
pleased with the result.
Happy lacing
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
Hi Hendrika and all spiders,
The two books that I found invaluable when I started making bobbin lace were
Before Grey Rabbit and Making Lace with Little Grey Rabbit both by Dorothy K
Cox ISBN 0 9508558 1 2 and ISBN 0 9508558 0 4 respectively, they are very
basic and taught me all the
What on earth is a fanny pack ?
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
Where we have forecast for snow tommorrow
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From: Joy Beeson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: lace-chat@arachne.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 4:04 PM
Subject: [lace-chat] Re: ideal knitting bag
At 03:54
Dear Malvary
Thank you for your lovely card and beautiful piece of lace which I will put on
my tree when I decorate it. It was nice to find out a little bit about Canada
I only wish I had thought of putting something on my card about Norfolk (sorry
Diane) but I hope you liked the postcards. I
Hi Irene and all spiders,
Firstly you get your family married off (or otherwise) then you ask them if
they would like the furniture out of their room, then you have a lovely
clear room in which to deposit all your lace equipment etc. henceforth known
as Mum's craft room, easy, yes.
Happy
Barbara, Thanks for sharing it is a lovely article, makes me feel so lucky
that I had lace tutors readily available when I learnt lacemaking. Do you
think it would be alright to print it in Norfolk Lacemakers next newsletter?
Happy lacing
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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I always pick mine up off the street outside where the postman drops them
after taking the bundles out of his bag.
Happy lacing
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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From: rick sharon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: lace@arachne.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 5:51 AM
Subject:
Hallo spiders,
I have really missed you all, I have been off line for nearly a month due to a
faulty modem and they have only just replaced it. I have had a very busy
afternoon catching up on all my mail it was great to know that you were all
still there I felt lonely without all your chat about
Jane, thank you for putting the details of the radio talk about Irish lace,
it was so good and I have taped it for a friend of mine who is very
interested in needl laces of all types, I personally only make
Carrickmacross (which I love) I do hope many of you listened, and like me,
thanked my lucky
Evening all, this reminded me of a story abouth the hurricane that we had in
UK on the 16th October 1987, a bobbin maker (his name escapes me at the
moment) was always pestering his dad for wood from a very old plum tree that
he had, every time he asked his dad refused, sadly just the day before
Jeanette,
Congratulations, just love it, I also love your beautiful fish, I really
have to get the Rosalibre book and get started.
Happy lacing,
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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From: Jeanette Fischer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: arachne lace@arachne.com
Sent: Sunday, August 21,
What a lunch break, buffalo burgers. ostrich burgers? my ham sandwiches at
lace day will never be the same.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
Just struggling with the start of Bridget Cooks' small Bucks fan pattern -
it will not beat me!!!
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From: Patsy A. Goodman [EMAIL
Thanks to all who have put online sympathy messages about the London
bombing, my niece works in the city and travels to work on the underground
every day to Liverpool St. station we had a worrying time whilst trying to
contact her because all the mobile lines went down because so may people
were
Hi Jane, thanks I was so pleased that I won it makes up for the
disappointment I had whan I won a previous raffle for a spider but
unfortunately it never arrived. I believe Jackie Bowhey did not receive
hers either.
Sue Harvey
Norfolk UK
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From: Jane Viking Swanson
Better still, why don't you make lace with them, they make the most
delightful sound.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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From: Margot Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ARACHNE lace@arachne.com
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 8:14 PM
Subject: [lace] displaying bobbins
You could wind
Thanks Jean, it sounds good wish I could get to Athens next year it would be
lovely.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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From: Jean Barrett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Maureen Harvey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Brian Lemin [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace@arachne.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 8
Jean, excuse my ignorance but what exactly is a bibllla?
Sue Harvey
Norfolk UK
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From: Jean Barrett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Brian Lemin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] Picture of a needlelace needle required
Tamara and al spiders,
I have'nt thought of not putting in the middle pin of a spider, I suppose
because that was the way I was taught, but I have now tried it and find it
looks much neater, thank you Tamara
Sue Harvey
Norfolk UK
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From: Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL
Hallo Jenny and all spiders,
I think you have progressed remarkably well, if I had done half as well in
the first three months that I was learning I would have been really happy.
Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.
Happy lacing
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk
UK
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Hallo Jenny and other spiders,
I have recently completed a dragon in Milanese from New Braids and Designs
by Patricia Read and Lucy Kinkaid (page 113) it is not a very big dragon but
very sweet (if you can call dragons sweet), I put in in a paperweight.
Happy lacing
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
-
Hallo Shirley and other spiders,
Love the lace shop it is charming, such a lot a lace beautifully worked, I
especially loved the parasol, well done all.
Happy lacing
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK - where it has rained on and off for four days
Looking forward to Saturday and the Jubilee Lace Day
Thanks Jean, sorry for the typo, enjoy
Regards,
Sue
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From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Lace Lace@arachne.com
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 9:11 AM
Subject: [lace] Printables for miniaturists
Sue's link to the printables for miniaturists was missing the 'm'
Hi Andy and all spiders,
Welcome, I am sure once you start Bobbin Lace you will very soon become
addicted, I see that one of your hobbies is dollhouse miniatures, there is a
book on Miniature lace for dollhouses by Roz Snowden(sorry I do not know the
ISBN), it is a lovely book and I feel sure that
Hi Rosemary,
Could you please share the web address of kancentrum with us, I would love
to have a look at what it has to offer.
Regards,
Sue M Harvey
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From: Rosemary Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Claire Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, April 17,
Hi Vivienne and all spiders,
I totally agree with you, I first purchased Finca thread from you at a lace
day after seing lots of your work on show made with same. I have made
several Bucks patterns with it (my favourite) and whenever I have it on a
pillow everyone asks what thread are you using?
To Alice and all other spiders,
I have for a long time been contemplating doing a piece of overlap lace but
to date have never tried it, are there any pitfalls that I need to look out
for, help gratefully accepted.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
where I am sitting in an almost empty workroom because we
Hallo Jenny and fellow lacers,
Oh Jenny how I remember the thrill of taking home a crumpled piece of lace
with DH saying is that all you have done tonight, what is it? did I thump
him, no, I was just too pleased and happy, I am sorry to say that you have
just caught the lace bug, I have had it
Hallo Tamara and all spiders,
Reference which bobbins to use for Milanese, I have only made two pieces of
Milanese to date and have used my usual Midlands spangled bobbins with no
trouble at all. The second piece I have just finished ( the peacock from
New Braids and Designs in Milanese Lace by
Hi to all fellow spiders,
Ref pricking card discussion when I first started to make lace we were
told that if you could not afford (or get hold of) proper pricking card, to
use any firm card covered with sticky plastic covering and if you could only
find the shiny type use a plastic pan scrub (the
Patty and all spiders, re no lacemaker lives in lace heaven well I think
in Norfolk we do, we have at least eight lace days in the surrounding area
that we can attend plus we have really good access to most of the suppliers
in the UK via phone or e-mail, we also have a non profit making shop at
Hallo Helen and all spiders,
I had the same problem when I started to learn Bucks. I worked my way
through most of the beginning patterns of Geraldine Stotts book on Bucks
Point and ended up with lots of strips of Bucks. I had a small china headed
baby doll so I made a very fine Christenening gown
Hi Lynn, A very wise choice, it was the book recommended to me when I
started about twenty years ago and I found it invaluable.
Regards,
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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From: Lynn Weasenforth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: lace lace@arachne.com
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 1:23 AM
Hallo Jen and all spiders,
My lace tutor taught us how to make a small pillow for needle lace that I
have found very useful although my first love is BL. Find a piece of rigid
tube ( I got a piece from the carpet shop it is the centre that the carpets
are rolled onto) mine was 3inches across
To Jaqui, try leaving out the housework, its surprising how much more time
you have for the important things in life i.e. the kids and lace of course.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
where we have a sprinkling of snow tonight.
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From: Jaqui Borg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: lace
Tamara and all, I know exactly what you mean, my own grandaughter at aged
12 was so interested in lace making and being the dutiful grandmother I
bought her a pillow, bobbins (plastic thank goodness) bobbin case,
pincushion etc. She only made one piece of lace from then on, when I now
ask her at
Hi Jenny,
Do you mean 50 New Milanese Patterns? if so I bought it from Roseground at
Birmingham on Sunday
Happy hunting
Sue M Harvey
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From: Jenny Barron [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 12:09 PM
Subject: [lace] Milanese
Hallo Tamara and all spiders
I keep seeing references to Rosa Libre in postings, this is a new one to
me, is it a type of lace or someones name? Curiosity killed the cat but I
must know.
Regards
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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From: Tamara P. Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Hi Linda and other spiders,
Yes, felt worked for me too but I used it double thickness and found that no
emery powder escaped I have had this one now for about four years.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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From: Linda Walton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Hi Tamara,
I have been looking at your work it is beautiful, I absolutely love your
birth announcement, is it on general sale as I would love to make it for my
niece who expects her first baby next year, I could use it as a birth
congratulations.
Best wishes
Sue M Harvey
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Hi Sue and fellow spiders,
Cattern Cakes ( as we call them in Norfolk UK) are named after Catherine of
Aragon who once lived at Amphill Castle. They are specially prepared for St
Catherine's Day -the patroness of spinners, lace makers, rope makers and
spinsters on 25th November, they are
Hi Noelene,
Congratulations on getting into print, I have just printed it out for a
friend of mine who loves doing spiders. I had to print it out twice, once
in landscape and once portrait because I could not get it to print all of it
out in portrait, but managed to fit the two together ok.
Hi Ruth,
Are you sure they are tea towels? I got some lovely cloths from the lace
guild that look just like tea towels (or maybe it is me that is wrong) but I
use mine as a top cover cloth.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk
UK
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From: Ruth Hickman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Arachne
Hi Carol
I have ried to view the bobbins online but whatever I type in
(Sothebys,Kerry Taylor) on the auctioneer site it just keeps telling me - o
found. Is there a certain path to follow?
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk
Had a marvellous day at Norfolk Lacemakers Suppliers Fair yesterday (spent
all the
Tamara, you are correct. Larkholme lace is going to attend Norwich
Suppliers fair. I shall be going on Sunday with four friends. The fair is
organised by the Norfolk Lacemakers and it is usually a very busy day.
Norwich is about twenty miles from us in Gt Yarmouth we are on the most
easterly
Jazmin, just back from my holiday and am admiring your knitted cloths, I
have tried it several times but cannot get a nice even ring started, is
there a knack to making the first few rounds I would love to make another
attempt if you could give me any tips how to make a neat start.
About my
Dear Spiders,
And what a delight this is, listed suppliers are:
Acorn Bobbins, Margaret Adkins, Anita's Beads, Reg Beasant, Beginnings,
W.Beswick, Biggins,The Torchon Pattern People, Bobbins and Pillows, Carey
Company, Calico Wagon, Tom Chip Extreme Woodturning, Church Meadowcrafts,
Malcom Cox,
Hallo Sylvia,
However did you make that mat so quickly, I would like to know how many
hours it took, or don't you count, I always count the hours on my lace
because so many people say WHY DON'T YOU SELL IT? only fellow lacemakers
understand how many hours it takes and you could not possibly
For Kathleen Edmonds via Mark ka Tatman,
My dictionary of lace by Pat Earnshaw says Battenburg - A form of
renaissance lace, giving the appearance of a floppy edging made up of big
loops of tape caught together by 'spiders' or by tenuously twisted braids.
It was used for the borders of afternoon
I too got eaten alive whenever I went on holiday to warmer climes(as the
weather here in UK is not usually warm enough for mosquitoes). While on
holiday in Turkey nursing several nasty bites from you know who, a Turkish
lady doctor who we just happened to meet gave me this cure that I have used
Hi Tamara,
Being the owner,(or do I mean being the servant) of a ten month old Yorkshire
Terrier named Roly, I can heartily endorse all of gone to the dogs
I now get a daily walk (whether I want one or not)
Dinner is on time (or else)
Between 7pm and 9pm is playtime (no matter what else I have in
Dear Joan from Melbourne, thanks for your information, after looking for the
book for so long I was amazed to find an answer from yourself and also from
Jane in Vermont USA, it just goes to show what a good lot lacemakers are.
I now hope to track down the book and get making my miniature fan.
Best
Hi, I am new to Arachne, having only recently gone on to the internet. I
wondered if anyone could help me track down a book, I believe that the author
is Mary Shields and the title is Miniature Fans. I have tried for some time
in every book shop, ebay, book sites to no avail.
I am really
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