On Saturday, August 9, 2003, at 12:38 PM, Adele Shaak wrote:
Adele (who has to admit she doesn't know what RSI is, but is assuming
it's some kind of arthritis)
RSI is repetitive stress injury... not really arthritis, but a more
generic description of a class of injuries of which carpal tunnel
On Saturday, August 9, 2003, at 11:41 PM, Annette Gill wrote:
I was also interested in the description of RA as inflaming the
ligaments etc
around the joints. The rheumatologist who dealt with my RSI 18 months
ago
found I had high levels of rheumatoid factor in my blood, but said
there was
On Sunday, Sep 28, 2003, at 07:38 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Liz)
wrote:
Just a question to the spiders though, does anyone know of a supplier
in the
UK who sells insect pins (and I don't just mean lace suppliers).
If you know someone who has a connection to a university or college,
you
On Friday, October 10, 2003, at 11:25 PM, Annette Gill wrote:
What you in the US call an exhibit, we in the UK call an exhibition.
We use
the word exhibit to mean a single item on display within the
exhibition. So,
if the National Gallery had an exhibition of Van Gogh paintings, one
of the
On Thursday, October 16, 2003, at 09:38 AM, Esther Perry wrote:
Once in a while the name Orvus pops up, as a cleaning agent for lace.
I just did a search on Google, and only got Orvus WAPaste as a
janitorial supply,
and Orvus as a dog or horse shampoo!
Are these all the same product?
Yep- it's
Yep- it's a netting shuttle. From the size, it'd be used to make rather fine
nets. If it was originally with the tatting shuttles or other
needlework-related items, it was probably used to make the ground net for
various embellished nets such as lacis.
Katrina Worley
kwor...@mac.com
A docent is a volunteer, usually at a museum, historical site, nature park,
etc... They usually do public interface work rather than behind the scenes
support work. I spent a lot of time as a living history docent at a local
historic site before being hired as interpretive staff.
Katrina
woven cotton
fabric over the batting to contrast with the lace so the design stands out. I
wouldn't recommend them for long-term storage of lace, but for short-term
display they'd be great since they'd resist casual pilferage.
KW
Katrina Worley
kwor...@mac.com
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History: special people
than covering my
lace pillow, it covers my lap. Sometimes these cloths are simple woven
dishtowels from Ikea or World Market, but other times they're linen tea towels
picked up on my travels.
Katrina
--
Katrina Worley
Loomis, California
kwor...@mac.com
On Mar 16, 2013, at 10:14 AM, Jane
I'd agree with both, and add that in comparison to needlelace there's less
preparation
no need to lay out foundation threads, etc. You just pick up the
hook and go. It's also easier to correct mistakes.
Katrina Worley
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History: special people in special places at special times
; thats a more
recent style of loom, although the structure of the tape produced would be
pretty much the same). These types of tapes would be used for almost anything
requiring ties or laces in the household, so most households would have had
some means of producing it.
Katrina Worley
kwor...@mac.com
-new course in our department on Ancient Technology, with
textiles as one of the major topics, so I've been working with this material a
lot recently.
Katrina
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Katrina Worley
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History: special people, in special places, at special times.
Anthropology: everyone else the rest
and
Nobleâs nook formats, they really want to lock you into their apps/devices
for accessing the content. When it works, itâs great. When it doesnât, it
can quickly become frustrating.
Katrina Worley
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el bad about making notes on them (Iâm one of those who
canât bring myself to write in books).
Katrina Worley
kwor...@mac.com
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History: special people in special places at special times
Anthropology: everyone else the rest of the time.
K.Worley, 1997
> On Jun
On your Mac, if you go to the system preferences and choose âKeyboardâ,
you can check the box that says âshow keyboard and emoji viewers in menu
barâ. This puts a little icon in the menu bar that allows you to pull up the
two viewers from the desktop⦠the Emoji viewer is the same one you
I did a quick web search on âAlex Stillwell fish patternâ, and came up
with this PDF as the first hit⦠I think it's what youâre thinking of:
https://alexstillwell.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/fish-1-9.pdf
<https://alexstillwell.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/fish-1-9.pdf>
Katrina
The reports from the Five Points archaeological excavations are online⦠In
going through the artifact inventory of the âCourthouse Blockâ, page 82
lists âlace bobbin fragmentsâ and âlace bobbin all parts presentâ both
from the household analytical stratum, and described as
The archaeologist in me says that if the bobbins have a distinctive look, to
the point that you could look at one and identify it as coming from that
particular region, it’s a “regional type”. However, based on what I’ve
understood from your post, unless the lace is equally distinctive, I don’t
On Friday, July 4, 2003, at 08:53 PM, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
On Friday, Jul 4, 2003, at 16:08 US/Eastern, H. Muth wrote:
What other interesting and quirky festivals are there out there?
Haven't *seen* it; left the area before it started... But, when I
visited a lacemaking friend (and an
On Sunday, September 28, 2003, at 06:59 PM, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
What's the English term -- *is* there an English term? -- for the
do-dad that used to show up on old maps? It looks like what one sees
on a compass: a convergence of rhombuses (rhombi?), usually 8,
sometimes 16, but at least
On Sunday, September 28, 2003, at 08:40 AM, Jean Peach wrote:
I am hoping that some one on Arachne can help me, I am sorting
out family photos with my family in Florida, we have identified
many, one is a real mystery. There are three women they all
have hoops under their dresses. Now I know
On Feb 24, 2004, at 8:31 AM, Joy Beeson wrote:
When writing an essay on flat-fell seams, I said:
any error in width will be automatically compensated for.
Grammatically, I've got my choice of underlining automatically,
saying
any error in width will automatically be compensated for, or saying
On Mar 1, 2004, at 4:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A scientist tracked down some people in the village who were the
descendents
of the survivors and examined them. It appeared that many of them had
a gene
or two genes with mutations (defects- mind you, not superiorities)
that somehow
made it
On Jul 5, 2004, at 10:06 AM, Esther Perry wrote:
I have come to the conclusion that 'genealogy' can mean anything you
want it
too, and I really don't use the word a whole lot any more. I prefer
'Family
History'. And in the Family's History, both biological and natural
parents
find a place.
As
try this link-
http://18.1911encyclopedia.org/W/WO/WOOLSACK.htm
Katrina
On Sep 23, 2003, at 11:38 AM, Jean Peach wrote:
I am wondering if anyone knows the answer to the following, my DH
has been trying to find out where is the Wool Sack? In the House
of Commons or the House of Lords, who sits on
On Dec 1, 2004, at 9:26 PM, Weronika Patena wrote:
The Christmas Eve dinner started when the kids saw the first star
(really
annoying when it's cloudy), and we got to open presents after dinner
(according
to my friends you do in the next morning in the US - is that right?).
It really is sort of
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