re: [lace] pens and plastic for prickings
Hi Weronika and all If you can't get contact paper right away, put the pricking into a sheet protector (student supply places should sell sheet protectors?). Trim away excess and pin to pillow through the plastic/pricking paper layers. Sheet protector plastic isn't as durable as contact paper, so you might only get one use out of the pricking, but it will protect the thread from the ink. Some lacemakers use clear adhesive packing tape (wide enough to go right over a narrow pricking for a bookmark or edging), or even the 'magic tape' (the one that doesn't show when photocopied) which is slightly matte compared to the former and you do have to plaster it, but it works in a pinch. Personally I don't like pinning through adhesive and I just use a photocopy of the pattern, over a piece of card, all pinned to the pillow. Lately for getting a sample done quickly, I've even dispensed with the card - easier to pin through because I don't pre-prick the patterns ;) -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Visit to Belguim
Hello Jean, There are two interessant exhibitions in Brussels at that moment, one in the Musée du Costume et de la Dentelle (http://www.brussels-online.com/uk/ville.php?spartie=Cultural+activities clik on MUSEE DU COSTUME, or http://www.brucity.be/artdet.cfm?id=91nLanguage=1, but this one is only in french or in dutch), and one in the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire (http://www.kmkg-mrah.be/fr/divers/tentoonstellingen_nu.html also only in french or in dutch). Liduina, from a sunny Ath in Belgium. www.athdentelle.be - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Wedding Bobbins
Quoting Adele Shaak [EMAIL PROTECTED]: (snip) Never mind that there's little evidence that bobbin lacemaking even existed in medieval times, (snip) Quoting Jean Barrett [EMAIL PROTECTED]: (snip) I think that any writing that mentions 'lace ' and 'medieval' in the same context needs more salt to swallow it than is good for you. (snip) Just on this one point - I've noticed that many historians who specialise in Modern History will count the English Medieval period as ending at the accession of James I; that is, at the end of the Tudor dynasty. But thank you to both of you for your comments, which are most enlightening. And when I get home, (I'm housecat-sitting for my sister - I call it a holiday, due to the rare opportunity for continuous lacemaking), I must try to find my copy of 'The Romance of the Lace Pillow' by Thomas Wright. (O.T. Jean, yes I'd love to know more about the Scandinavian custom, too!) I say bah, humbug! Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) Me too, me too! Linda Walton, (of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, and Goosnargh in Lancashire, U.K.). (Yes - Goosnargh - named by Norse settlers.) -- - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
re: [lace] pens and plastic for prickings
My personal solution is to get the pattern photocopied on to coloured paper, cut it to size, then have it laminated - all at my local copy shop. As the lamination is just heat-sealing in very thin plastic, there's no glue to worry about. Also, you can choose whatever colour of paper suits your thread, so you don't have to worry about getting coloured plastic. The whole sandwich is very thin, so it's easy to prick, and it's easy to overlap with another copy of the pricking if you want to join them up. In England, at least, it's very cheap too. Linda Walton, (in Goosnargh, Lancashire, U.K., blessing the arachne member who first introduced me to the idea, and wishing I could remember who it was). - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Wedding Bobbins
Just on this one point - I've noticed that many historians who specialise in Modern History will count the English Medieval period as ending at the accession of James I; that is, at the end of the Tudor dynasty. My Oxford reference dictionaries define the medieval period as being from the 5th to the 15th centuries - ie, roughly from 401 - 1500 AD, and I think that's the generally accepted meaning of the term. The Oxford Illustrated History of England cuts off the Middle Ages with the accession of the Tudor dynasty. I don't doubt your veracity - but if I knew those historians, I'd argue the point! Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] pens and plastic for prickings
On Fri, 28 May 2004 23:25:40 -0700 (PDT), Bev wrote: Personally I don't like pinning through adhesive and I just use a photocopy of the pattern, over a piece of card, all pinned to the pillow. Lately for getting a sample done quickly, I've even dispensed with the card - easier to pin through because I don't pre-prick the patterns ;) Buy the grade of very light card that can bend enough to go through photocopiers, and just print straight onto the card. Mine is 160 grams per square metre, which is equivalent to 4.86 ounces per square yard. It will happily go through the rollers of a photocopier, or through a computer printer. So I just scan into my computer and print on the light card using my *laser* printer, which is the same technology as a photocopier. Don't do this with an ink jet printer though as the ink isn't suitable for making lace on. -- What boots up must come down. Steph Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tatting, lace stitching page http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm Scanned by WinProxy http://www.Ositis.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] happy dance !!
Forgive me for this message, but I am so excited! I just have to share this with someone!! I've just received a letter from the Lace Guild telling me that one of my entries for Myth or Mystery - a miniature sampler roseground book based on the nursery rhyme Ring a Ring o' Roses - has won a Medal of Excellence and the Ann Collier trophy for miniature lace. Whoopee!! Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] happy dance !!
Congratulations, Sue!! I think you have every reason to be happy dancing, and I've just done a turn with you!! Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've just received a letter from the Lace Guild telling me that one of my entries for Myth or Mystery - a miniature sampler roseground book based on the nursery rhyme Ring a Ring o' Roses - has won a Medal of Excellence and the Ann Collier trophy for miniature lace. Whoopee!! Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
re: [lace] pens and plastic for prickings
This brings to mind the solution suggested when this subject was last on the list (two years ago, maybe?) There are little devices sold in craft shops which laminate anything you want (within reason, of course!), and while the cost might seem steep at first glance, if you use it strictly for making your prickings and can keep the kids away from it, it really isn't so bad... especially if you can get it using a discount coupon (our Michael's is always sending out 40% off coupons, and that's how I got my little one). My bigger one was a find at a yard sale, and I couldn't resist. When this subject was last explored on the list, there were a lot of lacemakers who swore by this method of making a sandwich. Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 5/29/2004 3:31:53 PM Subject: re: [lace] pens and plastic for prickings My personal solution is to get the pattern photocopied on to coloured paper, cut it to size, then have it laminated - all at my local copy shop. As the lamination is just heat-sealing in very thin plastic, there's no glue to worry about. Also, you can choose whatever colour of paper suits your thread, so you don't have to worry about getting coloured plastic. The whole sandwich is very thin, so it's easy to prick, and it's easy to overlap with another copy of the pricking if you want to join them up. In England, at least, it's very cheap too. Linda Walton, (in Goosnargh, Lancashire, U.K., blessing the arachne member who first introduced me to the idea, and wishing I could remember who it was). - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: happy dance !!
Conga-Rats! -- Joy Beeson - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Kids Humour
Things I've learned from my Children (honest no kidding): 1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house 4 inches deep. 2. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite. 3. A 3-year olds voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant. 4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft. room. 5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way. 6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan. 7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words uh oh, it's already too late. 8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it. 9. A six-year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year old man says they can only do it in the movies. 10. Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4 year old. 11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence. 12. Super glue is forever. 13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water. 14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O. 15. VCR's do not eject peanut butter jelly sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do. 16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes. 17. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving. 18. You probably do not want to know what the odour is. 19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on as plastic toys do not like ovens. 20. The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response time. 21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy. 22. It will, however, make cats dizzy. 23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy. 24. The mind of a 6-year old is wonderful. First grade...true story: One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where the first pig was trying to accumulate the building materials for his home. She read,..And so the pig went up to the man with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said, 'Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that straw to build my house?' The teacher paused then asked the class, And what do you think that man said? One little boy raised his hand and said, I think he said...'Holy crap! A talking pig!' The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes. 25. The final one: 60% of men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: Arrangement of dates
I have a strong suspicion -- Weronika? -- that Poland is now aping the custom (along with many others). When I was growing up, the dates were not only written in the day, month, year sequence (the logical progression from the smallest to the largest unit), but the month was written in Roman numerals, just to make everything perfectly clear. So, today, would have been: 28.V.04. Sometime after I left, the month began to be written in Arabic numerals. I expect, with the school week being reduced from 6 days to 5, there was't enough time to teach kids Roman numerals g But, later still, I began to get things dated *both* ways: 28.5.04 and 5.28.04. Drives me up the wall :) Tamara, How was it arranged when spoken? We say 'May 28, 2004', would you have said '28th of May, 2004? Lorri To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: Arrangement of dates
On Sat, May 29, 2004 at 09:19:06AM -0700, Lorri Ferguson wrote: I have a strong suspicion -- Weronika? -- that Poland is now aping the custom (along with many others). I've never heard the month/day/year version before coming to the US, so no. Sometime after I left, the month began to be written in Arabic numerals. I expect, with the school week being reduced from 6 days to 5, there was't enough time to teach kids Roman numerals g I've seen both Roman and Arabic, often Arabic for forms and such because it's probably easier for computer reading, but mostly Roman for normal usage. Tamara, How was it arranged when spoken? We say 'May 28, 2004', would you have said '28th of May, 2004? Yes, that's how we normally say it in Poland. Weronika To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fwd: [lace] Wedding Bobbins
Begin forwarded message: From: Brenda Paternoster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 29 May 2004 20:06:49 BST To: Adele Shaak [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [lace] Wedding Bobbins On 29 May 2004, at 18:45, Adele Shaak wrote: Just on this one point - I've noticed that many historians who specialise in Modern History will count the English Medieval period as ending at the accession of James I; that is, at the end of the Tudor dynasty. My Oxford reference dictionaries define the medieval period as being from the 5th to the 15th centuries - ie, roughly from 401 - 1500 AD, and I think that's the generally accepted meaning of the term. The Oxford Illustrated History of England cuts off the Middle Ages with the accession of the Tudor dynasty. My understanding is that the Middle Ages ended with the Renaissance, which wasn't a fixed date, just a general trend towards the 'rebirth' of culture. This started sometime during the 15th century and gradually moved on towards the industrial revolution. The earliest references to BL are 16th century; so these new skills, and the tools used, were a part of the renaissance, not medieval. Brenda http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/ Brenda http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Arrangement of dates
On May 29, 2004, at 12:19, Lorri Ferguson wrote: Tamara, How was it arranged when spoken? We say 'May 28, 2004', would you have said '28th of May, 2004? Dwudziestego osmego maja, dwa tysiace cztery (or: dwa tysiace czwartego roku), Lorri Ferguson napisala (on the 28th of May, two thousand and four, or: in the year two thousand and four; Lorri Ferguson wrote). Polish is highly inflectible; we depend more on word endings, than on prepositions. And endings might be harder to learn, perhaps, but are easier to use :) --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) Healthy US through The No-CARB Diet: no C-heney, no A-shcroft, no R-umsfeld, no B-ush. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
