[lace] Bayeux books

2003-11-19 Thread Paul and Dona Bushong
Tamara, Thanks for the quick and full of information, response. I will look into purchasing the Nobecourt book. I do hate to spend quite so much on postage on a book I can only use for a couple of weeks. I found earlier, the same situation while checking into renting books on tape and getting

[lace] Tonder book

2003-11-19 Thread Annette Gill
Does anyone know if there really is an English translation for the Tonderkniplinger 2 book by Inge Skovgaard? I'm getting contradictory answers from UK suppliers. Regards, Annette, London - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Lace Magazine

2003-11-19 Thread Annette Gill
Is anyone else in London still waiting for their copy of the latest Lace magazine? I seem to have received everything else that got caught up in the post strike, but not this. Regards, Annette, London - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL

[lace] Downton bobbins

2003-11-19 Thread Jean Nathan
Noelene wrote: What do Downton bobbins look like please? http://www.angelfire.com/folk/bobrian/Nonem/nonem.htm shows Downton bobbins as well as others like Malmsbury and Ipswich. If you click on any of the pictures you get an enlarged version. According to David Springett's Success to the Lace

[lace] Havant lace fair

2003-11-19 Thread Janice Blair
Hi Lacers, I am back safe and sound from my trip to the UK. I enjoyed meeting all the lovely lace ladies at the Havant lace fair including Jean Peach, Milada, Sheila, et al. Spent waaay too much!! I know it was crushed around the tables but I did not see any square bobbins, even though some

RE: [lace] Spangle Question

2003-11-19 Thread Panza, Robin
From: Aurelia L. Loveman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh, I can't agree with you, Robin, that Christine Springett's spangles are loose and floppy. I have dozens of her bobbins, and they are perfect. If there were anything the matter with them (and there isn't), it would only be that we amateur

[lace] Brussels lace book

2003-11-19 Thread Cindy Rusak
Hi Spiders, I thought someone might be interested in this and there's only an hour and half left and no bids. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3253669312category=114rd=1 Good luck, Cindy in the northwoods of Wisconsin - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

[lace] Spangles

2003-11-19 Thread Jean Nathan
If spangles 'flipping' bother you, please don't try spangles made with fishing line. Or have bird-cage spangles where a large bead sits in a four-strand cage made from tiny beads. There's an example of one on Lori's Lace Fairy web site, but it looks like the cage there is only three strands.

[lace] lace digest 3855

2003-11-19 Thread Janice Blair
Thank you Avital for the prompt response and sending the wayward digest. Isn't it great to have someone in charge of things and on the ball. Thanks for all you do for Arachne. Janice - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

Re: [lace] Spangle Question

2003-11-19 Thread Clay Blackwell
Oh yes, Alice - you're so right! She has her custom-made T-squares which work for everything she does! But what she hasn't said (at least in a long while) is that she also has a full array of spangled Midlands bobbins, which she used when she first started making lace... until she realized that

[lace] Withof/Beds Workshop

2003-11-19 Thread Carole Lassak
I am in the process of planning a workshop this summer with Yvonne Scheele-Kerkhof following her sessions at IOLI. Yvonne has agreed to teach Withof and Beds. No previous experience with either lace is necessary. Dates will be August 9, 10, and 11. I've secured a wonderful facility in Dublin, Ohio

[lace] Re: Spangle Question

2003-11-19 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Wednesday, Nov 19, 2003, at 12:39 US/Eastern, alice howell wrote: If people weren't different, then life would be dull indeed. I could see Tamara roll her eyes at this discussion. She avoids the whole problem by using unspangled square bobbins for all her lace. Oh no, I wasn't; just smugly

[lace] Admin: Digests and subscription help

2003-11-19 Thread Avital Pinnick
Hi, all, Just a note about missing digests. I do save digests (except for the occasional one that gets deleted accidentally) and burn them onto CDs as part of my monthly backup. If you ever need a digest, don't hesitate to ask. The other note is about subscription help (unsubbing, changing

[lace-chat] S.P.thanks

2003-11-19 Thread Magaret Turner
Hi, Just received your parcel this morning, and just the pick up I needed, especially the little angel, it is lovelly.I will be able to oranize my lace days for next year with the calendar, and just right for the purse. Hope that I can get the decoration made up for my special lace xmas

[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thanks

2003-11-19 Thread Maryanne Peebles
Hopefully this is third time lucky I am lucky anyway! I have a new Italian friend, who has send me a wonderful gift. I have threads in wonderful shades of pink and blue, chocolates and a teatowel which will look very good on one of my pillows. For some reason my messages have been going going

[lace-chat] Kneading Cats

2003-11-19 Thread Janice Blair
I love to get a massage from my cat, Molly, a calico, but not at 5:00 am, on my boobs, or when her claws need clipping, which is why I am at the computer so early this morning. Ouch!! Does anyone know why cats do this movement? Janice Blair Crystal Lake, IL, 50 miles nw of Chicago Where I am

[lace-chat] Square bobbins

2003-11-19 Thread Scotlace
Some years ago I purchased a pair of square bobbins for my secret pal of the time. It must have been at chepstow and therefore would have been from Winslow bobbins, I think. They said they had started producing them because of demand. Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send

[lace-chat] Thank you Secret Pal

2003-11-19 Thread Cindy Rusak
Hi, I'd like to thank my secret pal for the packet of gifts this month. Unfortunately I'm having to fight with my children as to who gets to use them - they like the pen and the watch as much as I do. The chocolates were great and the notepad is already getting used. I write a fair number

[lace-chat] RE: Handicapped parking

2003-11-19 Thread Thurlow Weed
About two years ago, I had a serious illness from what turned out to be a throat infection -- an exuberant overgrowth of the normal flora. It was not found early despite 2 trips to the MD and 1 to the ER. It was three weeks after the ER visit that I was finally able to get in to see the ENT

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: dubya the queen

2003-11-19 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
I'm positive I've heard this one before, just with a different cast of characters (I seem to remember queen Victoria?). However, The Visit (so well-discussed on chat g) makes it timely again, so... :) BTW, I wonder if horse-drawn carriages have to pay the congestion fee in London, or is it