[lace] lacemaking with limitations
Hi fellow spiders, Does anyone have experience making lace in a full arm cast? I broke my forearm on Sunday. Ice skateing.I had splint that covered my whole hand for 3 days, but now I have a cast with my fingers free. I can't bend my elbow. I am supposed to do my first lace demonstration on the 18th. I am hoping I will still be able to do so. I won't be alone, there are at least three of us sceduled to demonstrate that day. I plan to try to make lace this weekend, if my finger pain is decreased by then. Any ideas, suggestions? I am told my wrist will not bend well for some time after the cast is off, not at all a pleasant thought. Ronna, in Omaha Nebraska - snowy and fridged. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lacemaking with limitations
Been there and done that! Twice! Oh Ronna, I really do feel for you. If you can handle it that would be a grand demo...shows the dedication of lacers. About all you can do is work one handed. Doable but slow, and you need lots of dividers to retain the 'resting' bobbins. I did it but only to see if I still could. Last time,I broke my right arm.so my left had to do the work. I got pretty good at one handed t c, then had to set down the bobbins and do the pinning! I did not try any picots!;-) You can laugh at yourself , with the crowd, and make little jokes about how easy it is with two hands. Now one handed tatting..that is hard, but also doable. I know this is not a laughing matter, and it will go away. Let us know how things go for you. I can just see three lacers industriously making lace and one with her arm in a cast.If you feel well enough it will be a hoot. My worry...it will be a long day...you take care of you! Now to write to family way up there in Broken Bow;-) Fondly BarbE - Original Message - From: Ronna Bruce To: Arachne Lace Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 5:47 AM Subject: [lace] lacemaking with limitations Hi fellow spiders, Does anyone have experience making lace in a full arm cast? I broke my forearm on Sunday. Ice skateing.I had splint that covered my whole hand for 3 days, but now I have a cast with my fingers free. I can't bend my elbow. I am supposed to do my first lace demonstration on the 18th. I am hoping I will still be able to do so. I won't be alone, there are at least three of us sceduled to demonstrate that day. I plan to try to make lace this weekend, if my finger pain is decreased by then. Any ideas, suggestions? I am told my wrist will not bend well for some time after the cast is off, not at all a pleasant thought. Ronna, in Omaha Nebraska - snowy and fridged. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/6/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lacemaking with limitations
Hello Ronna, Sorry to hear you broke your arm. As for lacemaking, your arm may get tired easily with the heavy cast...butwith demoing there is always a lot of talking, so you can always sit at your pillow and talk. Then you won't miss out totally. Irene Whitham Surrey, BC Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lacemaking with limitations
Ronna...me again. I forgot to mention that instead of divider pins (unless I am stacking bobbins), ages ago I bought some of the white rubber erasers...you know, the oblong ones. I found these invaluable working with one hand..for keeping the bobbins in place while I fiddled with the other bobbinsit seems that I ran out of hands And they are easier to work around than the pins, until you get a free hand;-) As I remember, this idea started at Doris Southard's house.she needed to separate some bobbins and picked up the first thing she sawwhich was a piece of beeswax. Worked just fine. Elaborating on that I bought some erasers (total of 4) and these little blocks are just fine...and fewer pin holes in the pillows! Practice...keep those damaged fingers lazy and work that other hand. Shucks, people play the piano with one handmusic written just for the purpose. Hope this helps, BarbE - Original Message - From: Ronna Bruce To: Arachne Lace Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 5:47 AM Subject: [lace] lacemaking with limitations Hi fellow spiders, Does anyone have experience making lace in a full arm cast? I broke my forearm on Sunday. Ice skateing.I had splint that covered my whole hand for 3 days, but now I have a cast with my fingers free. I can't bend my elbow. I am supposed to do my first lace demonstration on the 18th. I am hoping I will still be able to do so. I won't be alone, there are at least three of us sceduled to demonstrate that day. I plan to try to make lace this weekend, if my finger pain is decreased by then. Any ideas, suggestions? I am told my wrist will not bend well for some time after the cast is off, not at all a pleasant thought. Ronna, in Omaha Nebraska - snowy and fridged. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/6/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Cutting off lace - the verdict
Thank you to all that replied - Betty Ann, Barb, Jacquie, Jane, Noelene and Robin (I hope I didn't miss anyone). I liked all the ideas. But, since the friend that I gave the lace to is most likely going to use it on some of her 1860s dresses or bonnets that she makes, I thought it wiser to avoid tape or fray check and just cut that lace off! I still have about 8 inches on the pillow and am not too worried about when I start working it again. I may have to secure the footside passives, but otherwise it went fine. I don't know why I was so nervous! She absolutely loved the lace and now says she can't stand to use it; she wants to KEEP it. I told her that she should put it on something and when the garment wears out or she retrims the bonnet take the lace off and reuse it. That's what they did back then. Diane Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galena Illinois USA __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: wire lace / spools with(out) handles
IOW, the project has to be small not only in the number of pairs, but in overal length as well, if you want to use it without the spools with handles. The spools recieved their handles to avoid touching the thread. Touching wire is no problem so why not use sewing machine spools? The metal ones if you prefer weight, the plastic ones if you dislike weight. They require less space and are cheaper. for links about wire bobbin lace: http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/lnk004-NL.html did I miss anything? Jo Falkink near Gouda, Netherlands - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lacemaking with limitations
You could also staff a try it pillow, where you tell others to cross and twist (and which bobbin moves for each). Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Whitham [EMAIL PROTECTED] As for lacemaking, your arm may get tired easily with the heavy cast...butwith demoing there is always a lot of talking, so you can always sit at your pillow and talk. Then you won't miss out totally. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lacemaking with limitations
Hi Ronna and other spiders, How I feel for you, I broke my arm this time last year and could not find a way of making lace to my satisfaction (was certainly not through lack of trying) but I caught up on all the books that I had been meaning to read for ages. Hope you didnt invite people for Christmas, I had 16 for lunch Christmas day, all brought along the vegetables already to be cooked,deserts already to be served so all I had to do was supervise the stuffing and cooking of the turkey. Happy lacing (or not) Sue M Harvey - Original Message - From: Ronna Bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Arachne Lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 11:47 AM Subject: [lace] lacemaking with limitations Hi fellow spiders, Does anyone have experience making lace in a full arm cast? I broke my forearm on Sunday. Ice skateing.I had splint that covered my whole hand for 3 days, but now I have a cast with my fingers free. I can't bend my elbow. I am supposed to do my first lace demonstration on the 18th. I am hoping I will still be able to do so. I won't be alone, there are at least three of us sceduled to demonstrate that day. I plan to try to make lace this weekend, if my finger pain is decreased by then. Any ideas, suggestions? I am told my wrist will not bend well for some time after the cast is off, not at all a pleasant thought. Ronna, in Omaha Nebraska - snowy and fridged. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - 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] Lace Guild Advent Calendar patterns
Today I had a query about whether the pricking for the pattern on the Lace Guild Advent Calendar for 7th December had printed out at the correct size. It hadn't and was smaller than it should have been - this is something that can happen when the browser has 'Shrink pages to fit' (or something similar) as the default setting. You need to make sure that the page prints at full size - on my version of Explorer I have to select 'Print wide pages'. To help you I've now added the correct size for each pricking at the top of the pattern page after the no. of pairs and the thread. Have fun - there's still one to come! Jean -- Lace Guild home page: http://www.laceguild.org (alternative if problems: http://www.laceguild.demon.co.uk/) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lacemaking with limitations
Robin's suggestion is just PERFECT!! You really will enjoy this role, and it only takes one hand - if that - to show the way!! Have a wonderful time! Way to go Robin! Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Date: 12/8/2005 4:31:31 PM Subject: Re: [lace] lacemaking with limitations You could also staff a try it pillow, where you tell others to cross and twist (and which bobbin moves for each). Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Whitham [EMAIL PROTECTED] As for lacemaking, your arm may get tired easily with the heavy cast...butwith demoing there is always a lot of talking, so you can always sit at your pillow and talk. Then you won't miss out totally. - 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-chat] seasonal groan!
A man and his wife are sitting at the kitchen table, which is next to the window. The man's name is Rudolph, and since he is Russian, people call him Rudolph the Red. Rudolph looked out the window and said to his wife, Oh look honey, it's raining outside. She looks out as well and says, No, I think that is snow. He looks at her and says, Rudolph the red knows rain dear. Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Remember this at Christmas
REMEMBER THIS AT CHRISTMAS TIME According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to EVERY historical rendition depicting Santa's reindeer, EVERY single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be a girl. We should've known... ONLY women would be able to drag a fat-ass man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost. David in Ballarat Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.1/169 - Release Date: 15/11/05 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Frosty travel: was Re: Christmas Card Exchange
At 12:33 AM 12/7/05 -0500, Tamara P Duvall wrote: Speaking of which... Running errands - postponed from yesterday (and yes, Joy; I did sweep the snow off all the windows of my car as soon as it stopped snowing last night, so I would be able to get out today. I thought my car was nice and clean Tuesday, because it hadn't snowed since I drove it on the day before -- but we had a heavy frost in the night. By good luck I'd intended to get to the dentist's office half an hour early. Windows still weren't all that clear when I started moving -- stopped in the mouth of the driveway to give them a few more scrapes -- even though I had the engine running and the defrosters going all the time I was cleaning them off. --- Later -- home from my embroidery lesson. I had to walk in the street because none of the walks were safe to use after dark. Met one pedestrian and no cars! (But I was overtaken by a long string, presumably released from the stoplight at the entrance to the village.) The class is down to two boys, but they are both doing very well. 8 December 2005 The bangle ones - in both silver- and gold-coloured metal, at $4.98 might work as frames for ornaments, Cool! Cheap, glittery bangles are one of the things I miss about dime stores. The next thing you know, someone will be selling the elegant little bottles of cologne. Vermont Country Store *has* brought back Evening in Paris -- but it's parfum in the pretty blue bottle, not cologne, and it's *far* from a dime-store price. The whole point of a dime store is that the nifty stuff is stuff that a child can buy with its own money. And funny books will never be seen again. The distribution system broke down and cannot be replaced, which is why comix cost so much more than funnybooks, and why every place you find paperbacks, it's all the *same* paperbacks. But electronic publication may take care of that, if we can settle on a standard format and ditch DRM and other bugs that are put in on purpose. See http://www.ethshar.com/thesprigganexperiment0.html and http://jiltanith.thefifthimperium.com/Collections/HaraldChapters/Harald_Link.php . -- Joy Beeson http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ http://home.earthlink.net/~dbeeson594/ROUGHSEW/ROUGH.HTM http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ http://www.timeswrsw.com/craig/cam/ (local weather) west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. 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: Peeling mushrooms
Congratulations, Linda Yvonne. DH I celebrate our 25th anniversary on January 10th. I'm just hoping that I don't have to cook dinner that night. And I can say now that I started making BL 25 years ago. After spending a week learning how to make BL in Bathurst, NSW, I then made a sleeve insertion a square neck edging for my wedding dress, wore the veil my mother's mother had embroidered. How time flies, especially if you are raising a family. BTW I have never ever peeled mushrooms - just rinsed the dirt off them. Congratulations on your 25th, Yvonne! We will be celebrating our 25th on Feb 14th next! What are you doing to celebrate? Linda, the string-a-holic in Oregon - Original Message - Cheers, Yvonne who is celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary today! Penelope Piip [EMAIL PROTECTED] City of Tartu, Estonia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Death of the Cardiologist
I *may* have seen this one before... But, with my memory shot, I have the priviledge of enjoying the same things many times g? From: M. C. A cardiologist died and was given an elaborate funeral. A huge heart covered in flowers stood behind the casket during the service. Following the eulogy, the heart opened, and the casket rolled inside. The heart then closed, sealing the doctor in the beautiful heart forever. At that point, one of the mourners burst into laughter. When all eyes stared at him, he said, I'm sorry, I was just thinking of my own funeral. I'm a gynecologist. That's when the proctologist fainted. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
