You're not alone, Devon. I, too, love my iPhone. I have a bunch of books
downloaded to read while waiting at the doctors or other places with cruddy
magazine selections, games for when I'm bored and a list of my books so I
don't keep buying the same one over and over. It helps me find my way
I doubt I'll make it. That's a 2-hour drive away from me :(
On 9/1/2010 10:53 PM, Tamara P Duvall wrote:
Wooster, Ohio 44691
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Another reason for an external site is just that - it's external to
the list. Currently the only people who can read the Arachne messages
are members of the list. A blog, however, can be seen by anyone surfing
to the site. This has the potential to attract new lacemakers/list members.
I say
Do you have a friend with a chipper/shredder? Maybe dumping the straw
into that would save you some work :D Or if you have a mulching lawn
mower with a bag?
On 8/30/2010 11:01 AM, Tatman wrote:
How ingenious! Good repurpose of a garden tool. I thought about using the
food processor, but
Anything I don't want to do is tedious. That includes housework and my
job (some days). I make lace to have something productive to do with my
hands. I make lace to carry on a beautiful tradition. I make lace to
watch as the finished product appears from what started as mere pieces
of thread.
Here's a link to information about the company that made Quaker lace:
http://www.workshopoftheworld.com/kensington/quaker_lace.html
On 7/22/2010 9:27 AM, Tatman wrote:
An interesting article about an artist that presents their work mostly with
raffia and twine and does some lacemaking
The first thing I thought of was the top of an old treadle sewing machine.
On 7/12/2010 9:45 AM, Nancy Neff wrote:
I think it may be an old writing desk, since the open side is at the hinged end.
From: Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com
What
Absolutely beautiful!! Congratulations - you deserve it!!
On 6/25/2010 8:57 AM, Claire Allen wrote:
I'm so thrilled.
I have just received a letter from the Lace Guild to say that I have won a
Medal of Excellence for my entry into the Lace Guild competition.
Claire
Kent, UK
Jumping up and
Can plastic bangle bracelets be used for these projects? There are some
available here for children that would be inexpensive to practice on.
Just curious . . . :D
On 6/24/2010 10:23 AM, Jane O'Connor wrote:
All of you making bangle ornaments - beware that the bangles may tarnish,
discolor
Can plastic bangle bracelets be used for these projects? There are some
available here for children that would be inexpensive to practice on.
Just curious . . . :D
On 6/24/2010 10:23 AM, Jane O'Connor wrote:
All of you making bangle ornaments - beware that the bangles may tarnish,
discolor
Thanks, Jean. I've seen other videos of these dogs. They're so cute. I
wish my dogs were this well trained sigh.
Jean Nathan wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=pkPNa4DBFHI
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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This item is listed as lacemaking equipment, but how??
http://tinyurl.com/y5dwym5
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-century Leavers machine carriage.
Clay
On 4/15/2010 1:04 PM, Jane Partridge wrote:
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This item is listed as lacemaking equipment, but how??
http://tinyurl.com/y5dwym5
They are the bobbins used in lace machines - can't
I took shorthand in high school and then again in business college. But,
unfortunately, by the time I sent to college to pursue my degree, I had
lost those skills. I was truly bewailing the loss as it would have made
lecture classes much easier to remember. Like most things in life, it's
use
Linda I think slate pencils were actually soapstone. They're not called
that any longer, but are available for quilters to use to mark on dark
fabrics.
Studebaker was an American car. You can find tons of photos online by
searching for the name. They always looked like upside down bathtubs to
All these books have been spoken for and will be on their way to their
new owners this next week.
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How very lovely. I especially liked the Greek lady with her lyre.
Alix Antoine Hengen wrote:
I opened a photo-album with a few of my laces
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/576389899ciMgTX
and hope you will like them.
Alix
from Luxembourg.
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You should never reply to these things AT ALL! It let the spammer know
they have a live address and you'll never see the end of junk you receive.
jeanette wrote:
Suddenly I have been receiving a lot of spam/ phising / scam e-mails where I
have won a lot of money in the British lottery, the
Those are great pictures, Avital. I must be living in a cave because I
wasn't even aware of the eclipse sigh
Avital wrote:
Gentle spiders,
Did anyone else manage to see the solar eclipse? I thought it would be
too cloudy but just at the maximum point the clouds parted and we were
able to
The two phrases I like are personal summers or My inner child is
playing with matches.
Lesley Blackshaw wrote:
Tamara P Duvall wrote:
Live and learn :) I just learnt that what we, in the US of A, call
hot flashes,
in Australia, NZ and the UK it has always been Hot Flushes. Not sure
about
DH and I were at a picnic and sitting on a merry-go-round. He casually
handed me an engagement ring and asked if I'd like to go 'round with him
for the rest of my life. We'll be married 25 years next September.
Janice Blair wrote:
I was watching a proposal on tv yesterday where the man was a
I'm not nearly good enough at making lace to even attempt Bucks, but my
curiosity is really piqued. Where can one obtain a copy of this book?
Thanks.
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Aurelia Loveman wrote:
Hello everybody, and hello especially to Tony and Shirley for waking
up an
Absolutely amazing!! But not a job for me. I'm definitely an
arachnophobe and just looking at the picture of the spiders freaked me out.
pene piip wrote:
Absolutely stunning fabric made from the silk of spiders in Madagascar.
From the New York Times: http://tinyurl.com/ya22xwh
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Hi all
I know I'm certainly enjoying watching these videos on YouTube. What I
need help with isn't leaf tallies, it's the square ones. I have YET to
make one and have it look right. What are the secrets?
Thanks. I'm still a baby when it comes to making lace so I need all
the help I can get.
Hello, fellow spiders and spiderettes :D
I will be travelling to Hunt Valley, MD towards the end of the month for
mandatory fun for my job blech. I wanted to find out if there are any
lace shops in that area that might make the trip a little bit more
bearable. After all, if I can get supplies
I've had good luck with a charcoal briquette such as is used in backyard
grills in the USA. Just make sure it's not the self lighting kind :D
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Janice,
I can tell you what won't work. I tried putting a book in the freezer (in a plastic bag) for about 3 months. About 10
I totally agree. With lace just as with quiltmaking, both finishing and
perfection are highly overrated!! LOL
robinl...@socal.rr.com wrote:
When all else fails I shamelessly use glue :D
Or you could do what I do--not finish anything! Then I don't have to worry about
darning
I am very happy to hear this review. I recently purchased this book. I
learned the basic stitches some time back, but life keeps getting in the
way of getting to actually make any lace and it seems like I'm
continually starting over. I intend to start (again) using this book
this time. Keep
Whatever you say, Miss Swan LOL
bev walker wrote:
Yet I think only if the person is responsive to such, as therapy. For
someone dis-inclined (to aquiesce), it would indeed be a chore.
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Lacemaking, is, after all, very therapeutic.
Oh, my, David!! That is spectacular. I hope to learn to make lace half
this well when I grow up :D
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I nearly had a heart attack when i clicked the link. I thought this was
a cute little programmed spider. I'm so seriously arachnophobic that I
can't even watch them on TV.
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Clay, don't worry about it. It is a very clever bit of programming and
I'm sure there are more people who like it than not :D
Clay Blackwell wrote:
Oh Dear!
I certainly had no idea that our mascot would scare you so!! I
thought it was a clever website. I'm so sorry it frightened you.
Like Sue, I, too, did Louise Colgan's Milanese hummingbird. This was my
first foray into Milanese and while my little bird isn't as pretty as it
could be, I can say I did it!! I have a photo of it posted on my website
at http://krafters.net/06photos/my-handwork/ along with some of my other
Not profiteering, but caveat emptor - let the buyer beware. If you don't
know what you're buying, it's way easy to get caught up on eBay deals.
Ruth R. in Ohio
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Annette, I just looked at your webalbum. I'm just speechless!! That is
SO gorgeous. You did a spectacular job and your daughter must have been
so pleased. By all means, pat yourself on the back.
Ruth R. in Ohio
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It states in the auction description that it's made on the old 1814 Leavers
lace machines so my guess it machine made :D but what do I know? I'm a
struggling newbie LOL.
Ruth R. in Ohio
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Avital, that is beautiful! Lace related or not, thanks for sharing. I have
lots of her patterns but with my eyesight nowadays (grin) I don't think I'll
get any of them done. Pat yourself on the back, but don't strain your arm :D
Ruth R. in Ohio
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I guess I sort of started this discussion so I'll add my information, too.
Before lace, like a lot of you, I had tried my hand at a wide variety of
other things. My great grandmother taught me the things a girl needed to
know like embroidery, knitting, crochet and quilting starting when I was
Hello, all
I don't usually post anything as I'm such a beginner I have little to
contribute. But I do need your expertise now.
I recently purchased a set of ethafoam blocks to make a block pillow. They
came to me naked :D and I need to know the best way to cover them for use.
Any assistance this
lightweight, pretty fabric won't be a problem, either. I guess I lucked out,
huh? LOL
Ruth R. in Ohio
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What a very nice piece. And it was nice for those of us who don't get to
meet other lacemakers to put a face with a name. And you do BEAUTIFUL
work, Janice.
Ruth R. in Ohio
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This is ridiculous. Any office supply store sells postage scales. Put
the item(s) in whatever container they will be mailed, put it on the
scale and you have the weight. Go to either the post office website or
UPS or FedEx or whatever shipping company and you can tell almost to the
penny how
I completely with Debbie. I, too, purchased this kit when I was just
starting. I found it EXTREMELY frustrating as the instructions that come
with it are completely useless!! I still use the pillow to prick my
patterns and I think the bobbins are lurking around in my craft room
somewhere.
An IED is an improvised explosive device, i.e., roadside bombs such as
are currently being used in Iraq
Tamara P Duvall wrote:
A good one, making equal fun of everyone :) I don't know what IED (3rd
paragraph) is, though...
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I'm rolling on the floor. Having just left Oklahoma (yippee!!) I can
guarantee you I've met every single one of those guys. I didn't send it
to the list, but I love it!!
Ruth in OH (now)
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I found out the hard way that I'm very allergic to stinging nettles.
When we lived in Nebraska the house we bought had a little spot fenced
off for a garden. It hadn't been tended for a long time, though, and was
very overgrown with weeds. I started to clean it up and was pulling the
weeds
And thank God for that!! I'd like to find the idiot who coined that
phrase and beat him/her/it with a person-hole cover grin. Thanks for
the grin.
Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
As we're exiting the era of PC (as in: political correctness, not
personal computer), enjoy the times when it was prevalent
Hi all
My hubby and I will be moving shortly after the first of the year to the
Dayton Ohio area. I've contacted the IOLI director for that region but
she didn't know right off if there were any guilds in that area. So I
thought I'd ask here. Do any of you know of any in that area? It's easy
I sent this before but didn't realize it went to a single person rather
than the list. Sorry 'bout that.
A Green Man is a nature spirit inhabiting forests and wooded areas.
Here's a good link for a more in depth explanation.
http://www.enhyper.net/greenman/greenmanlegend.html
Ruth in OK
Bev
That thing should be made illegal!! I got that when I was first learning
and was so incredibly frustrated that I nearly gave up trying to learn
altogether. Luckily, I found some sites online that allowed me to
purchase proper equipment and books. While I'm still not very good at
least I no
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