Re: [lace] Accidents

2010-09-26 Thread Carol
PM Subject: [lace] Accidents Dear Friends, I'm afraid there was a bit of language at the lace pillow today. Have you ever pushed in a pin really hard, only to discover to your peril that it was upside down??? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

Re: [lace] Accidents

2010-09-26 Thread Malvary J Cole
My worst accident was one day when I had gone away for a weekend break and I was carrying my pillow complete with tools etc into the hotel. I was waiting for the elevator while my friend was at the counter asking a question. I could feel that I was losing some of my load, so hitched it up

Re: [lace] Accidents

2010-09-19 Thread Maureen Bromley
Dear David Yes I think we have all been there. The worst thing, I think, is to cut off a pair of bobbins that you thought were another pair, only to find that they are the workers. But then these are the jhoys of being a lacemaker. !!! Maureen E Yorks UK - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Accidents

2010-09-18 Thread David C COLLYER
Nancy And the weaver pair threads broke--both of them, right at the point of the sewing. I still have that little scrap of Honiton, and am concentrating on my Flanders!! You're telling us that there was no way to fix it - h. No chance of using a pin to undo a couple of passes then

Re: [lace] accidents

2010-09-18 Thread David C COLLYER
Oh Claire While sewing the flower on to the band trying to push the needle through a stiff piece of fabric I managed to force the eye of the needle completely inside the top of my finger right alongside the nail. Ow ow ow! Nail beds are the pits for that sort of thing - and the pain seems to

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2010-09-18 Thread Nancy Neff
! Nancy From: David C COLLYER dccoll...@ncable.net.au To: Nancy Neff nnef...@yahoo.com; lace@arachne.com Sent: Sat, September 18, 2010 9:13:56 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Accidents Nancy And the weaver pair threads broke--both of them, right at the point

[lace] Accidents

2010-09-18 Thread Alex Stillwell
Dear Arachnids I think we have all found the wrong end of a pin at some time, I ceertainly have. Having cut off many pairs of bobbins that should have remained in use I now always leave at least 6 inches (15 cms) of thread when I cut off a pair. Then if I find I have made a blunder, I can tie

RE: [lace] Accidents

2010-09-18 Thread Sue
Yes David, been there, done all that too Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

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2010-09-18 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
Oh dear! Been there, done that!!! Not only have I pressed on the wrong end of a pin , and run the eye end of a needle into my finger, but I have also stitched myself to some fabric! Ouch!! Re broken ends in lace - I don't do much Honiton, as I find it too fine and fiddley!, but I did a nice

[lace] Accidents

2010-09-17 Thread David C COLLYER
Dear Friends, I'm afraid there was a bit of language at the lace pillow today. Have you ever pushed in a pin really hard, only to discover to your peril that it was upside down??? I did it this morning and am sure it scraped the bone. Any other interesting accidents out there? Like cutting

Re: [lace] Accidents

2010-09-17 Thread bev walker
Hello David and everyone ow, ow, ow. I've done that to a finger, but not as dramatic a push (can I say you get a 'point' for that?). Yes the ol' cut off the pair before they're finished trick...done that too. In my Honiton days I had a glass bobbin slither off the pillow pointy-end down to my

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2010-09-17 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Oh yes, David, the same happened to me some time ago. And it wasn't only to push very hard it was, I couldn't see it, the point where two parts of the pillow came together what means I pushed on the wooden part. Awful! Good luck for the next lacing day. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Accidents

2010-09-17 Thread Carol
On Sep 17, 2010, at 9:07 AM, bev walker wrote: Hello David and everyone ow, ow, ow. I've done that to a finger, but not as dramatic a push (can I say you get a 'point' for that?). Yes the ol' cut off the pair before they're finished trick...done that too. In my Honiton days I had a glass

Re: [lace] Accidents

2010-09-17 Thread Nancy Neff
it was heartbreaking for a minute there. I still have that little scrap of Honiton, and am concentrating on my Flanders!! Nancy Connecticut, USA From: David C COLLYER dccoll...@ncable.net.au To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Fri, September 17, 2010 11:57:21 AM Subject: [lace

Re: [lace] Accidents

2010-09-17 Thread Lesley Blackshaw
On 17/09/2010 16:57, David C COLLYER wrote: Dear Friends, I'm afraid there was a bit of language at the lace pillow today. Have you ever pushed in a pin really hard, only to discover to your peril that it was upside down??? I did it this morning and am sure it scraped the bone. Ooh, that

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2010-09-17 Thread Lorelei Halley
I had a similar experience to Nancy's. But at the point where everybody in the room saw my broken threads, the teacher said does anybody have any glue? I cracked up, laughing so hard I forgot all about the tragedy. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: