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2010-01-26 Thread hottleco
Super duper lace Alix! I neglected to compliment you earlier. Snocksnarls will be my new word of the day! What a great term to share with textile friends. I have already shared the Butterfly Project info with embroidery quilt guild friends. You can never have too many butterflies! Thanks

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2010-01-19 Thread hottleco
Hello All! Warm weather has finally returned to the Keys so I've stowed the fleece!! In between houseguests laundry, I've spent a little time Googling found some lace eye candy. Try www.horchow.com. Click on Sales/Value, then Clearance, then scroll down to the black lace chandelier.

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2009-08-06 Thread hottleco
Hello All! Thank you for posting the Beeton's link. Ahh--but did you notice at the bottom of the article--Paternoster Row?? Any relation?? As to The Lacemaker in Cortland, OH--yes the shop is very much alive well. Tracy has been out of the office teaching vending at various lace days

Re: [lace] misc and Beeton's book of Needlework

2009-08-06 Thread Barbara Ballantyne
needlework and social history as well as of crochet lace. Barbara Ballantyne in Sydney Australia www.crochethistory.com - Original Message - From: hottl...@neo.rr.com To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 12:35 AM Subject: [lace] misc. Hello All! Thank you for posting

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2009-08-02 Thread hottleco
Hello All! Re: the bone item on ebay--is it a needle case? Since the ends unscrew, perhaps it is hollow? I have a tiny vintage bone needle case, carved etc that swings from a miniature handle (like a little bucket except it's a carved tube) so this sort of thing exists in small scale for

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2009-04-08 Thread hottleco
Hello All! Snow--After last night's snow, we are now at 145 on the season, the 2nd snowiest in Erie, PA history. Using bobbins with Pewter--Is anyone concerned about the lead content potential contamination? Just think of how we work. Hands to bobbins, hands to push up glasses that have

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2009-04-08 Thread Clive Betty Rice
I figure I'll be hit by a bus before I get brain damage or die from the lead in the pewter my bobbins contain! Happy Lacemaking, Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA who is back on line after a battlefield tout of Middle Tennessee. Apr 8, 2009 01:23:00 PM, hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: (snip) Using

[lace] misc. arachne photo display?

2008-10-22 Thread hottleco
Hello All! Before asking for help, I will just say that Cattern Cakes are delightful The Enclave celebrates every year in Cortland, OH. We also celebrate as many other occasions as possible because we are party animal lacemakers!! G I finally clipped the threads on my 's Gravenmoer piece

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2008-09-08 Thread hottleco
Hello All! I survived the EGA seminar/50th year celebration lived to tell the tale!! If you are in/near Louisville, KY--do stop by the EGA headquarters on Jefferson St. The 19th annual exhibit is on there is a nice piece of contemporary needlelace on a metal armature near the front.

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2008-08-27 Thread hottleco
To Dee: have you tried yarn bobs? They are these cute little plastic thingies that look like half of a bagel. The rounded side flips up to install the ribbon, perle, floss, whatever on an inner spool, then snaps back down to cover the strands keep them clean. The flipped down flap holds