Brenda, I'm so excited to have won the raffle and be getting the latest version of your book. I've found Threads for Lace Version 3 to be most useful, particularly over the last few months.
The Enchanted Lacemakers are in the second week of demonstrating at the New Mexico state fair. We have had a demo pillow for several years, but it's a simple bookmark in whole stitch. Thanks to the Arachne list, I found a make and take project from the Lacemakers of Puget Sound that Julie Enevoldsen has so beautifully presented at http://weft.wlonk.com/lacefishdemo/index.htm. Not having the DMC perle 8 on hand, but with plenty of DMC craft thread (slightly larger than perle 5) left over from another project, Threads for Lace Version 3 gave me the way to determine that 170% of the original was what was needed. The make and take is definitely a hit with the children; and the largest crowd gathered when one little girl was making hers this afternoon. It was fun to show people that with the same basic stitch and number of bobbins that you could make things as different looking as the basic bookmark, the fish, or the apple from Fukuyama's 100 New Bobbin Lace patterns. Haven't got a lot done on the Flanders hankie edging on my pillow, but a lot of people learned more about lace. Next month we demonstrate at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, in conjunction with their exhibit entitled "Needles and Pins: Textiles and Tools." It will be interesting to see what sort of reaction the make and take fish draws in the very different venue. Beth Stoll On 9/15/07, Brenda Paternoster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My granddaughter Leah stayed over last night, and just before we took > her home she did the honours and drew four names from the hat - we used > a sun hat which hasn't had much use this summer! > > The lucky names are: > Beth Stoll in USA > Janette Humphrey in Australia > Judy Tucker (Australia) > Sue Fink in New Zealand. > > I have Beth's and Sue's postal addresses. > Judy and Janette would you please both send me yours. > > Coincidence or what, but Janette and Sue are both past Secret Pal > partners of mine; I sent to Janette and received from Sue! > > For the other 104 people, I'm sorry your names weren't picked, but UK > traders have the books and parcels have gone to USA, Australia and > Germany. > > Brenda in Allhallows, Kent > http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html > > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
