Re: [lace] Jeri's posts

2014-08-14 Thread M Lynn Scott
for what you contribute. Lynn S in Australia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] Fwd: Fw: Crowood Website Enquiry

2014-01-07 Thread Lynn Scott
: Crowood Website Enquiry To: bunnyrosena...@gmail.com Dear Lynn Scott Thank you for your enquiry. We have been looking into this, but so far have not been able to identify the title you mention. Yours Ken Hathaway The Crowood Press - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

[lace] Miss Channer's Mat

2014-01-03 Thread Lynn Scott
to receive many requests for it, perhaps they would put it out. enquir...@crowood.com -- Lynn S in Grafton, Australia bunnyrosena...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

[lace] Needle Bobbin Club bulletins

2011-04-23 Thread Lynn Carpenter
, Nos. 1 2 in 1989. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ Ravelry ID: alwen - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http

[lace] Hairwork wig-making

2010-04-09 Thread Lynn Carpenter
-arts.blogspot.com/2010/03/basking.html Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ Ravelry ID: alwen - 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] Victorian lace and Bobbin hairwork

2010-04-03 Thread Lynn Carpenter
=vLdAYAAJ or http://books.google.com/books?id=BNATYAAJ They are intended to use bobbins, but he used a round table with a hole in the center like the Japanese maru-dai (braiding stand) used for kumihimo. (I am using a circle cut from thick craft foam!) Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA

Re: [lace-chat] Chestnut adventure

2009-10-22 Thread Lynn Carpenter
little town had a mini-festival after Thanksgiving. They smell good, but the texture is like garbanzo beans. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ Ravelry ID: alwen To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y

Re: [lace] 1810s vs 1860s

2009-08-20 Thread Lynn
Here in Virginia Beach, VA we have Ferry Plantation House (1830 - 1850). We have a pillow and bobbins in the house thought to date around the mid 1800's. It was found and bought at a barn sale not far away from the house. My theory is if the pillow was here, someone was making lace on it.

Re: [lace] Miss Channer goes Chantilly

2009-04-16 Thread Lynn Scott
David that is an astounding piece of lace. The other astounding thing is how do you manage your time so well - you have so much on the go. Lynn in the Gong bunnyrosena...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here

Re: [lace] Arachne anniversary

2009-04-13 Thread Lynn Scott
I can't remember the decade I joined, never mind the day, month or year. Hubbie and I even have to check with our vet to see if our beloved dog is 12 or 13 today - never mind Arachne. Although mostly a lurker, I have learned so much from this list and made some very lovely friends. Lynn S (expat

RE: [lace] David's lace

2009-02-15 Thread Lynn Scott
In this world of six degrees of separation there must be a lacemaker out there with a connection through to Princess Mary - that is truly a magnificent work of art David. Lynn Scott, Wollongong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] Swiss lace

2009-01-21 Thread Lynn Scott
Urban Zundt of Zundt Designs in Switzerland did a presentation at a machine embroidery conference I attended a few years ago and some of the fabrics he displayed created fabric that looks very similar to the effect on Mrs. Obama's lemongrass outfit. Lynn S coming out of lurkdom, Wollongong

[lace] Any word on IOLI website?

2008-10-25 Thread Lynn Carpenter
it back! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ Ravelry ID: alwen - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [lace] Re: Miss Channer

2008-09-13 Thread Lynn Scott
. Lynn in Wollongong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] lace fairs

2008-06-24 Thread Lynn Scott
, and as a rule have a speaker and classes. All in all, I would say that we are doing well - our NSW ACT (Canberra) membership just hit 356 so to have 80 attend from a very large area is good. Lynn in Wollongong Australia coming out of lurkdom - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

RE: [lace] Hand or machine

2007-12-11 Thread Lynn Scott
torchon attached with a machine and then had the audacity to do machine embroidery on the gown. I didn't put it in a competition because I was told it wasn't traditional and that it wouldn't comply - do I care - nope - I just don't enter competitions. I make lace for me and those I love. Lynn

[lace] Bobbin lace, er, salamander (new picture)

2007-07-27 Thread Lynn Carpenter
Okay, I've posted a close-up of Mr. I'm-Now-Convinced-He's-A-Salamander: http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/2007/07/here-be-salamander.html If you click on the photo of the salamander, it should take you to a much bigger image, bigger than the lace is itself, so you can see every twist cross. I

[lace] Bobbin lace dragon

2007-07-20 Thread Lynn Carpenter
flame in front of its nose? TIA, Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [lace] Re: lacing right this minute

2007-06-19 Thread Lynn Scott
I have been working on a edging for a Christening bonnet to go with a gown I made last year. I still have to design something for the back of it yet. Have to take a break from it tho as I gave myself a beaut of a steam burn on the back of my left hand last night. Lynn Scott in Wollongong

[lace] interesting reference to bobbin lace

2007-06-14 Thread Lynn Carpenter
that bobbin lace is a woven, off-loom technique, not a knitted one.) And oh look! It's threads wound around pins clear back in 1846. Anyway, I thought the lacemakers among us might enjoy dissecting this translation. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost

RE: [lace] Bags of lace stuff

2007-03-18 Thread Lynn Scott
for the next generation. Lynn in Wollongong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Turning lace pillows

2007-03-16 Thread Lynn Carpenter
back in working order and there was only one pin on the floor. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] recipes with cloves

2007-02-27 Thread Lynn Carpenter
The chili recipe my mom (which came from my dad's Aunt Ruth) always uses has cloves, the spice, in it. My husband likes to add the garlic -- but that's not on the recipe! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

[lace-chat] the tall Dutch

2007-02-27 Thread Lynn Carpenter
can't find where I read that, but I believe it. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Spangles

2007-02-24 Thread Lynn Carpenter
, then Spangles/Paillettes), but they're not cheap: http://www.hedgehoghandworks.com/index.shtml Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write

Re: [lace-chat] I know it is not lace

2007-01-30 Thread Lynn Carpenter
chairs, but you must admit lace would not look very well on it. http://theknotter.atspace.com Your webpage opened all right for me -- and I have the same rule when I vacuum under the chair cushions: Anything found in chairs or sofas belongs to the (vacuum-er) especially money. Lynn Carpenter in SW

[lace] secret pal

2007-01-27 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
. Everyone take care, Hugs to all, Lynn - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Tried twice

2007-01-26 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
Hello all, Ok I am getting emails (smile) for the pillow bag, Jenny D. is the one with the instructions. I guess I worded my email all wrong. Thank you, Lynn - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write

[lace] pillow bag

2007-01-26 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
Hello all, I just need to send a note here. sorry...Thank you, Hi Jenny, I still can't get through to you, yes I would love the instructions. Thank you, Lynn - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [lace] One more option securing bobbins

2007-01-25 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
Ok, I give up what are berry pins and where do you get them. Lynn Hendrika van Kooten [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anna, one of our Lacemakers, uses a two and a half inch wide tensor bandage, stretching and pinning it with berry pins where necessary, to hold down the bobbins for transporting her

[lace] Tried twice

2007-01-25 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
into a jpg file and can send that as an attachment to the mailed instructions, so that you can see what I am talking about. ..but I keep getting mailer demon thingys in my email. Thank you. Lynn - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace-chat] Re: Christmas too early

2007-01-02 Thread Lynn Carpenter
. This year we had no snow for Christmas, still no snow now, and temperatures near 50 degrees F. Pfui! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED

[lace-chat] battenburg lace

2007-01-01 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
Hello all, I hope this new year finds you all well...I have a question. Where could I find the little lace tape used in making battenburg lace. Jane V. has inspired me to check it out and see what I can do. Thank you all in advance for any advice. Love, Lynn WV. To unsubscribe

[lace-chat] secret pal

2006-12-25 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
thank you for all these goodies, I can't wait to find out who you are. Till next time. Happy Holidays to you and yours, Love, Lynn To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] Grinch name

2006-12-23 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
I just got this in my email from another group it is a hoot, enjoy. Love, Lynn P.S. I hope it works, I don't know if you can click or paste either way it's cute. http://www.yourgeekfriend.com/GrinchName/GrinchName.php To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

[lace-chat] christmas exchange

2006-12-18 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
yours, my son said he mailed it last week, if you didn't please let me know and I will get after him. Again, Wow!!! Love, Lynn To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] Latvian mittens at Riga NATO summit

2006-12-12 Thread Lynn Carpenter
/119/ Latvian men`s mittens from the Vidzeme region, 8 pages http://www.rigasummit.lv/en/id/gallery/nid/120/ Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL

[lace] bobbins

2006-12-11 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
or midlands. The only thing I know is honiton is pointed on the bottom end. Huh, there you are, my lace expertise.. Hee Hee Thank you all, Lynn West Virginia, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

[lace-chat] bobbins

2006-12-01 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
: Bobbins are like shoes, you can never have enough and you should alway buy in pairs! They are so beautiful, Thank you for letting me have the chance to win. Love, Lynn To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help

Re: [lace] Next wire question!

2006-11-29 Thread Lynn Scott
Sue, found my silver wire from Lenka still in its pouch - fine silver (0.999) wire AWG 30 Lynn Scott, Gwynneville, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] secret pal

2006-11-16 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
Hi, Just wanted to say that I got the most beautiful book in the mail. It's Brudges Lace, there was no return address so I will assume that it is from my secret pal. Thank you so much, Lynn To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat

[lace-chat] Christmas card partner

2006-11-15 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
Hi, Ok, we have moved and apparently so did all my saved mail. Can someone tell me who my partner is again? Thank you, Lynn To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] When do you swear the loudest?

2006-11-09 Thread Lynn Scott
picking pins out of a mass of fur on a rather uncooperative dog and out of the carpet, than I did fixing the mess on the pillow. Lynn in the Gong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

[lace] When do you swear the loudest?

2006-11-09 Thread Lynn Carpenter
her free, I was relieved to see I hadn't lost a stitch. Whew. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] long list of websites that contain lace

2006-11-07 Thread Lynn Scott
to do it soon as he just turned 93. It would be a great bookmark for Harry Potter 7 - I says he has to hold out for the final story. Lynn S in Wollongong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

[lace] Re: Lace with paper strings

2006-10-27 Thread Lynn Carpenter
, but the purple cord says 10 cords 36 inches long. These might even be found in a craft store like Michael's or Hobby Lobby. Yasutomo, the origami paper company, has a line of mizuhiki: http://www.yasutomo.com/Mizuhikicolors.htm Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost

Re: [lace] Australian Bonnet project - questions

2006-10-18 Thread Lynn Scott
, UK, Canada, and hopefully the US, and on from there. Lynn Scott in Wollongong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Australian Bonnet project - questions

2006-10-18 Thread Lynn Scott
I will leave the response to Alice's questions in its entirety. She has addressed each of Alice's questions throughout the email. Hope this helps, Lynn Scott - Original Message - From: christina henri [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lynn Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 19

[lace] Bonnet Deadline

2006-10-18 Thread Lynn Scott
Re: bonnet deadlineSorry this should be the last I need to say on this, you can contact Christina directly if you like. - Original Message - From: christina henri To: Lynn Scott Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 11:34 AM Subject: Re: bonnet deadline Dear Lynn, I am saying October 2007 so

[lace] Lace table

2006-10-14 Thread Lynn Scott
And in Australia the IKEA table is called Dave, and its $59.00 Lynn in Wollongong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace-chat] how government works and recycling

2006-09-19 Thread Lynn Carpenter
, and I'm sure two-week-old chicken scraps would get pretty unpleasant if we didn't freeze them. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help

Re: [lace] Local exhibition

2006-09-18 Thread Lynn Scott
Miriam, I do hope you will post photos of your work somewhere for all of us to enjoy. Sounds very creative and a wonderful use of an old handcraft married with a new medium. Lynn in Wollongong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] Lace at Luton

2006-09-13 Thread Lynn Scott
like to use a couple of the photos in the NSW Lace Guild magazine and want to put credit to the museum, and get their permission. Thanks, Lynn S Wollongong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

Re: [lace] old trees

2006-09-02 Thread Lynn Carpenter
About Me photo. If you right-click on the photo and pick View Image you can see it pretty well. http://tatt3r-lace.blogspot.com/ (It's fun to watch her lace progress, too.) :) Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email

Re: [lace] dating old lace-knitting needles?

2006-08-25 Thread Lynn Carpenter
And here is the answer I received from Plaid: Unfortunately, all I can tell you is that they were discontinued before Plaid purchased Bucilla in 1996. Thank you for contacting Plaid. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send

[lace] dating old lace-knitting needles?

2006-08-24 Thread Lynn Carpenter
good Google searcher, but I just haven't found anything about Bucilla or when they made steel knitting pins. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [lace] dating old lace-knitting needles?

2006-08-24 Thread Lynn Carpenter
the Atlantic. (Now I wonder what those doilies were.) Still no date range on the knitting pins! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help

[lace-chat] three snakes on a large round pillow

2006-08-17 Thread Lynn Carpenter
this message, and since I understood what it was about, it didn't really strike me until later how calmly I had read the phrase three snakes on a large round pillow. Then it struck me as very funny! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe

[lace] fiber arts events with lace

2006-08-09 Thread Lynn Carpenter
the 20th. http://www.michiganfiberfestival.org/ Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace-chat] another strange 'lace' tool

2006-08-06 Thread Lynn Carpenter
: http://cgi.ebay.com/Wood-warping-paddle-hand-weaving-tool-weaver-warp_W0QQit emZ8257312619 Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write

[lace] Michigan Fiber Festival

2006-07-31 Thread Lynn Carpenter
it can be hard to find amidst all the yarn (lots and lots of yarn, and then some more yarn), spinning wheels, looms, books, dyes, and fiber tools of all kinds. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [lace] ... melting

2006-07-30 Thread Lynn Scott
% of the dog owners, over 1000 people, and probably 50% of the dogs, our dog had two on, plus a wet towel over his back. There were indeed lifesavers, and I think the vendor did pretty good with sales on the day. Lynn S in Wollongong Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [lace] Hot and bothered

2006-07-29 Thread Lynn Carpenter
at the Michigan Fiber Festival in August! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Re: hot bothered

2006-07-28 Thread Lynn Carpenter
outdoors in August, and I brought alcohol hand-wipes along. Otherwise the thread absorbed so much moisture from the air that I sometimes could not pull a ring closed. Since a tatter touches the thread around the hand, I tend to avoid powder or talc or anything that would get on the thread. Lynn

Re: [lace] Mangles and mangling

2006-07-20 Thread Lynn Scott
I used to help my grandmother mangle the sheets and towels until the neighbour put caught her arm in her electric one. After that, we weren't allowed to help anymore - but it is a great and fascinating process. Lynn S in Wollongong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [lace] curiouser and curiouser

2006-07-13 Thread Lynn Carpenter
that spool of thread in its hand, and it does look like the Beaver must be leaning against my hypothetical bobbins! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED

[lace] Shetland Museum website

2006-07-12 Thread Lynn Carpenter
/textiles.htm Use the pull-down menus (where it says Textiles Menu) to view pages on Shetland lace knitting, as well as Fair Isle knitting, Shetland wool, and Shetland sheep. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

Re: [lace] query

2006-07-09 Thread Lynn Carpenter
! You might be able to get at part of it via the Internet Archive / Wayback Machine, but unfortunately that drops off most of the pictures. http://tinyurl.com/ql9na Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [lace] Sewing Machines

2006-07-03 Thread Lynn Scott
, and when she moved to the UK, my sister inherited it still with the 1953 buttonhole attachment. I wish I had it for my Husqvarna Designer - as the old buttonholer does the best job. Lynn in Wollongong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe

Re: [lace-chat] World Cup

2006-06-14 Thread Lynn Carpenter
, Since I don't watch TV or follow sports, I have missed most of this, except for some depressing commentary on the radio about the US team's, er, performance. But soccer is played enough here that the phrase soccer mom shows up in Wikipedia! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer_mom Lynn Carpenter

[lace-chat] Drat, forgot to email this!

2006-06-14 Thread Lynn Carpenter
*sigh* Just found this half-written email in my Out box, not sent. I was listening to the BBC World Service on the radio last week, and was surprised to hear the announcers talking to someone in Hell, Michigan. (This was Monday night, just before 6/6/06.) I think we talked about the place back

Re: [lace] indoor UV

2006-06-06 Thread Lynn Carpenter
would go. So that raises another question: how much, if any, of the UV from a household fluorescent bulb would be filtered out by a glass ceiling shade? Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

[lace] indoor UV

2006-06-05 Thread Lynn Carpenter
fluorescent-lighted plant rack become brittle or discolored from exposure to the UV from the lights. So it stands to reason that thread exposed to the same conditions might also deteriorate. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send

[lace-chat] sirens

2006-06-01 Thread Lynn Carpenter
. If they go off, I'm afraid I'd have more than the creeps. :( Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] tatting - history

2006-05-31 Thread Lynn Scott
I think shuttles have been used for centuries on fishing vessels to make and mend nets. Did the firsherman get the idea from his lacemaking wife, or did she get the idea from him all those years ago. Lynn in Wollongong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

[lace] lace in (and not in) Wikipedia

2006-05-31 Thread Lynn Carpenter
! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

netting, was Re: [lace] tatting - history

2006-05-31 Thread Lynn Carpenter
Lynn Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think shuttles have been used for centuries on fishing vessels to make and mend nets. True -- if your heart craves documentably ancient, netmaking is probably the art you want. There really are ancient Egyptian nets: http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk

[lace] tatting - history

2006-05-30 Thread Lynn Carpenter
make claims about its origin, but only a few give any documentation or references to support them. So tatting is fa-a-ar into the future for anyone doing Elizabethan. :) Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

Re: Fw: [lace] What is everyone up to?/Robin

2006-05-18 Thread Lynn Scott
Wow, what an astonishing gown, congratulations on a beautiful piece of wearable art. Lynn in the Gong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] Re: What's the term?

2006-05-08 Thread Lynn Carpenter
Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 6, 2006, at 11:09, Lynn Carpenter wrote: And I don't know if this one counts -- I always think it sounds like a tattoo-and-piercing place -- there is a law firm that advertises on one of the public radio stations I listen to called Harness

Re: [lace-chat] What's the term?

2006-05-06 Thread Lynn Carpenter
listen to called Harness, Dickey Pierce. It's true, really, try Googling them! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

[lace-chat] gammon

2006-04-22 Thread Lynn Carpenter
! :) Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] Re: paraffin

2006-04-19 Thread Lynn Carpenter
of every filling station, but you can't buy kerosene at all now, let alone by the gallon. Guess that's a regional thing -- here in SW Michigan, there are still regular pumps at many gas stations labelled kerosene. They sell it for use in kerosene heaters. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen

[lace] Re: S/Z twist

2006-03-17 Thread Lynn Carpenter
and a Z. Kids of a certain age love this.) Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] long lace

2006-02-24 Thread Lynn Scott
I am making a garter and a little bag with matching lace for my sister, she wants something for her lippie and her ciggies). Adding the grosgrain ribbon does sound like a good idea, but I will still insert it at the same time as I make it. Lynn Scott, Wollongong, where it is really hot without

Re: [lace] looong lace blog

2006-02-24 Thread Lynn Scott
did pull the passives too hard I was able to smooth the lace out without any problem. Actually the chopsticks look perfect for the ribbon insertion because you could firmly attach the ribbon, and elastic, before starting. Lynn in Wollongong Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

Re: [lace] working long on laces

2006-02-23 Thread Lynn Scott
Bev, are you putting the ribbon in as you go, so much easier, I did that for the 4 metres of lace on my great nephew's Christening gown, put ribbon on a bodkin then overlay and underlay as you go. Lynn in Wollongong - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line

[lace-chat] Re: Writing (was: Editing )

2006-02-15 Thread Lynn Carpenter
searching through my old mildewy yearbook. She obviously didn't love teaching English. I learned far more English puzzling my way through Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and can remember being in complete sympathy with Amy Carter bringing a book to a state dinner. Lynn Carpenter in SW

[lace] Re: olive oil soap

2006-02-13 Thread Lynn Carpenter
to a detergent) to clean textiles is the reaction between soap and hard water. I have extremely hard water, and soap reacts to form floating clumps of soap scum, which is a huge pain to try and remove from fabric. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com

Re: [lace-chat] Terry Pratchett

2006-02-10 Thread Lynn Carpenter
this quote from the article above: . . . a 6ft 7in Dutchman will play Death in person. I don't generally feel short in the US, but when we went to the Netherlands -- well, let's just say I haven't looked so many belt buckles in the eye since I was in grade school! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan

[lace-chat] Re: favourite authors

2006-02-09 Thread Lynn Carpenter
and worst of times. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Re: Lace in New York Times and in dinnerware

2006-02-01 Thread Lynn Carpenter
from the mainland brought fulltime wet rice agriculture. For the entire ten millennia, the Jomon peoples used ceramic vessels for storage and cooking. Incipient Jomon ceramics are identified by patterns of lines applied onto a bag-shaped vessel. BP just means before present. Lynn Carpenter in SW

Re: [lace] Lace imprinted on ceramics

2006-01-28 Thread Lynn Carpenter
pieces, using combinations of all the glazes the art center had available, to see which ones would leave the tatting impression visible. I only wish I had the money to continue -- it was great fun! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com

[lace] lace-knitted shawls

2005-12-22 Thread Lynn Carpenter
was just looking at a page with Orenburg shawls a couple of days ago, but pooh! I can't find it now! It was a lace knitter's web page with some photos of a shawl that was brought to a fiber arts group's meeting. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com

[lace] subscribe

2005-12-04 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
. Any advice as to what I am doing wrong. I didn't want to unsubscribe with this email until I got it squared away with the other, could that be my problem? Thank you Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED

[lace-chat] subscribe

2005-12-04 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
. Any advice as to what I am doing wrong. I didn't want to unsubscribe with this email until I got it squared away with the other, could that be my problem? Thank you Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL

[lace] looking for someone

2005-12-02 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
Sorry to post but Shirley McDaniel please write me, I tried to write you but it won't go through. Thank you Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] looking for someone

2005-12-02 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
Sorry to post but Shirley McDaniel please write me, I tried to write you but it won't go through. Thank you Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Help please

2005-11-30 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
with some help I sure would appreciate it. I can even send a picture of the pattern if needed. I am stumped...oh the joys of being a newbie. g Thank you, Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write

[lace-chat] secret pal

2005-11-30 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
at the pattern. If someone could write to me I would be happy to find out what kind of stitches and how many bobbins are required. Thank you again to my secret pal, I can't wait until next month to find out who you are. Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

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