Fw: [lace] What are you working on?

2007-02-22 Thread Sue
Having recently completed the garter lace for my daughter, I have also now completed my strip for my convict bonnet and am almost halfway through the first of my special lace cuffs. Both the convict bonnet and the cuffs are my first really exciting venture into designing my own pieces which

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2007-02-22 Thread Carol Adkinson
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2007-02-21 Thread bevw
Having 5 pillows on the go is multi-goal oriented vbg tongue firmly in cheek Lots of people prefer to do one at a time, and others do the multi-task thing. I have several projects that are to deadline, and they get priority - and there are several that patiently wait. I like to work on different

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2007-02-21 Thread jeanette
Quoting bevw [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Having 5 pillows on the go is multi-goal oriented vbg tongue firmly in cheek or going nowhere slowly? ;-) even bigger grin!! I might only do one project at a time but make no mistake I have at least six different pillows - roller , blocks, straw, sawdust

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2007-02-21 Thread bevw
On 2/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting bevw [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Having 5 pillows on the go is multi-goal oriented vbg tongue firmly in cheek or going nowhere slowly? ;-) even bigger grin!! Dear me, no ;) I think I bore my lace group when I take the recent

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2007-02-21 Thread Tess Parrish
Books, books, books! Josette and Sof and I are scanning like mad. The books are being posted one by one by John, so keep on looking. http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/ And the hunt is on for even more. This is fun! Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) in Maine USA - To unsubscribe send email

[lace] what are you working on?

2007-02-20 Thread janebidston
Working on a few yards of edging for my wedding dress and veil - kat stitch with little pale blue fans and making butterflies for the bodice, headdress, cake etc. It's keeping me out of mischief! Jane, in an grey, damp Ely. ___ Tiscali

[lace] What are you working on?

2007-02-20 Thread ehc
I work in a hundred of things that concerns Nhanduti''s project, also to make nhanduti (or tenerife). I want to talk only about the blog http://nhanduti.blogspot.com . It will have a atelier to shown our pieces. Is all under construction. I also want to say that I am always surprised by the

[lace] What are you working on?

2007-02-20 Thread Jane Partridge
The main thing I'm working on at the moment is trying to stay awake (due to one month old - already! - granddaughter being a nocturnal beastie [g]). Lace wise, the petticoat lace is still on my travel pillow, but only about six inches of that to go (an adaptation of one of the first set of

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2007-02-20 Thread jeanette
Having 5 pillows on the go will give me a nervous breakdown:-)) I start something and finish it - anybody else suffering from the same disease? It is called goal orientated! My travelling pillow though has a Bucks edging on that has been going for years. There are so many mistakes due to

[lace] What are you working on?

2007-02-19 Thread salternkb
Hi all, I don't often contribute but this is one thread that I can comment on. I have just finished lace for a wedding hanky (The Bride from 100 Traditional Bobbin Lace Patterns by Stott and Cook) I stillhave to attach it to the center but the fabric is ready and I have figured out how to do

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2007-02-19 Thread lists
I'm still working on the gold lace although I'm finding that somehow it's not getting worked on a lot since I also have three crochet projects going as well as getting ready for a charity dinner for 200 next Saturday. I have also volunteered to teach two intro to bobbin lace classes at SCA events

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2007-02-19 Thread Carol Adkinson
your pins never bend. Carol - in Suffolk, UK - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 2:55 PM Subject: RE: [lace] What are you working on? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL

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2007-02-19 Thread Daphne Martin
Hello Barb What a lovely idea. Daphne Dull and grey Norfolk England From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] What are you working on? Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:21:34 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from mail2.panix.com

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2007-02-19 Thread Faye Owers
Hi Spiders, I have just completed a piece of lace that is the shape of a leaf (Barbara Underwood Design) approximately 2 inches long that my sister is going to try casting in silver. It will be an interesting project so I looking forward to the result. I am also working on 2 pieces of

[lace] What are you working on?

2007-02-19 Thread Janice Blair
I have finally started working on my competition piece for IOLI this summer and also another napkin ring for the IOLI cd, both bobbin lace. Yesterday I finished knitting a jacket in a variegated rayon and I have started sewing it together. It does look lacey as it is a variation of the feather

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2007-02-19 Thread clayblackwell
Oh, Thank Goodness!! Just when I think that all lacemakers fade away as non-descript little old ladies, I learn from Janice that a lacemaker is not only still making lace, but is not beyond threatening someone with a knife for giving away secrets!! I laughed and laughed!! Thank you, Janice,

[lace] What are you working on?

2007-02-18 Thread Catherine Hill
I think it was Tamara who asked this question in the middle of an e-mail. And I thought, Once again I am knitting socks, which has nothing to do with the lace list. But then I realized I am knitting *lacy* socks. I am using the Drooping Elm Leaf pattern from Mary Thomas's Book of Knitting

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2007-02-18 Thread bevw
Hello Cathy and everyone On 2/18/07, Catherine Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I thought, Once again I am knitting socks, which has nothing to do with the lace list. But then I realized I am knitting *lacy* socks. Good to hear from the lace knitters - I'm a lace knitter mostly wannabe!

[lace] What are you working on?

2007-02-18 Thread Agnes Boddington
Not a lot, just finished a piece of Torchon, went very well, only I can see the mistake (deliberate or otherwise). Still finishing off a piece of Bedfordshire that I started last June on a course with Christine Springett, and having fun with the magic threads. When I did the ironing this