Re: [lace] Mangling
Jean in Poole said My first washing machine (a top loaded that had to be filled with hot water and emptied when finished) had a small electric mangle attached to remove most of the soapy water befor carrying it to a sink to rinse. I'm sure other of my age and probably younger remember, and have used, mangles. I remember helping my Mum do the washing and mangling my hand by mistake! jenny barron Scotland UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lacemaking and RSIs
Hi Jane just tried the web addy and it doesn't take me to your page, is the address complete? jenny barron Scotland - Original Message From: Jane Atkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, 10 July, 2006 10:39:59 AM Subject: [lace] lacemaking and RSIs While I'm on, I've wanted to report that I've just updated my website, lace.nildram.co.uk, with a report under 'feedback' on my teaching trip - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] the IOLI Bulletin
just received the summer Bulletin - lovely, I especially like the Liers Lace on the inside front cover, I think Spring 1 is my favourite. Silly question but I presume the net is cut off from around the worked area when finished to make the lily on the cover? jenny barron Sunny, windy NE Scotland, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Queenslander
I'm going to be brave and send this on to chat - if it offends I'm sorry but the heat is frying for what passes for my brains at the moment and it did make me lol jenny barron scorching NE Scotland A Queenslander is drinking in a West Aussie bar when he gets a call on his mobile phone. He hangs up, grinning from ear to ear, he orders a round of drinks for everyone in the bar, because, he announces his wife has just produced a typical baby boy weighing 25 pounds. Nobody can believe that any baby can weigh in at 25 pounds, but the Queenslander just shrugs, That's about average in Queensland. Like said, my boy is a typical Queensland baby boy. Congratulations showered him from all around and many exclamations of STREWTH were heard. One woman even fainted due to sympathy pains. Two weeks later the Queenslander returns to the bar. The bartender says You're the father of that typical Queensland baby that weighed 25 pounds at birth. Everybody's been having bets about how big he'd be in 2 weeks. We were going to call you. So, how much does he weigh? The proud father answers, ³17 pounds The bartender is puzzled and concerned. What happened? He weighed 25 pounds the day he was born. The Queensland father takes a long s-l-o-w swig from his , wipes his lips on his shirt sleeve, leans onto the bar and proudly says... ..Had him circumcised No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/362 - Release Date: 12/06/2006 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace express
was that the first issue of 2006? The web site says it was sent on the 2nd June http://www.laceexpress.de/cgi-bin/web_store/web_store.cgi?page=/magazines/le1_06.htmcart_id=7730860_2379 jenny barron Scotland - where it is far too hot, roll on Autumn Jackie Bowhey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings all, Has anyone received their April issue of Lace Express? Jackie in cold and windy Brisbane - 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]
Re: [lace] Spangling without wire
Jenny Brandis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Use crimping beads too so no more knots :) I like the idea of no knots but what are crimping beads? jenny barron Scotland no rain here but a little chilly for May - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Fan exhibition at Holyrood Palace - Edinburgh
I just googled and it's on till May 29th http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/default.asp?action=articleID=25 jenny barron Scotland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you know how long the fan exhibition is on for. Micki? I shall be in the Edinburgh area mid June and would love to see it. Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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]
Re: [lace] English laces and locations
Hi Lorri, I googled and came up with these sites http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Tolland/index.html http://www.portsdown.demon.co.uk/lace.htm jenny barron Scotland Lorri Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To a Gentle Spider in the UK I have recently found that my father's ancestors came to the USA in 1630 from Tolland, Somerset, England. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] lace tools
yes that's the exact same one I bought - except here it costs the equivelent of $11.71 jenny barron trying not to feel ripped off Elaine Chock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think this is what you're looking for. I found one in my local needlework shop. This is from Nordic Needle, and I'm sure they mail their products all over the world. http://www.nordicneedle.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PRODProduct_Code=300-700-0001Category_Code=E12-00-00Product_Count=13 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: more on garter lace
Ooh I've never heard of these customs for weddings, what is the significance of them? jenny barron Sunny NE Scotland Roberta S Donnelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A very dear friend of mine designed and made a pair of wedding moths for them. the six pence that we had taped to her shoe. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fwd: Fw: southerners vs Scots
I thought this was apt as the snow leaves Scotland and travels down the UK, the last line the 6 nations refers to the Rugby Union Championship that is finishing this weekend and no Scotland will not win this year but we've done not badvbg jenny barron somewhat chilly south of Inverness Subject: southerners vs Scots 50F degrees People in southern England turn on the central heating People in Edinburgh plant out bedding plants 40F degrees Southerners shiver uncontrollably Glaswegians sunbathe on the beach at Largs 35F degrees Cars in the south of England refuse to start People in Falkirk drive with their windows down 20F degrees Southerners wear overcoats, gloves and woolly hats Aberdonian men throw on a T-shirt girls start wearing mini-skirts 15F degrees Southerners begin to evacuate to the continent People from Dundee swim in the North Sea at Broughty Ferry Zero degrees Life in the south grinds to a halt Inverness folk have the last BBQ before it gets cold Minus 10F degrees Life in the south ceases to exist People in Dunfermline throw on a light jacket Minus 80F degrees Polar bears wonder if it's worth carrying on Boy Scouts in Oban start wearing their long trousers Minus 100F degrees Santa Claus abandons North Pole People in Stirling put on their 'long johns' Minus 173F degrees Alcohol freezes Glaswegians get upset because all the pubs are shut Minus 297F degrees Microbial life starts to disappear The cows in Dumfriesshire complain about farmers with cold hands Minus 460F degrees All atomic motion stops Shetlanders stamp their feet and blow on their hands Minus 500F degrees Hell freezes over Scotland wins the 6 nations To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace tools
Just discovered a new lace tool today. I bought a needle tugger meant for pulling needles through thick fabric and spotted the potential for pulling pins out of the pillow - I'd use tweezers but it puts my teeth on edge - it's basically a thin plastic tube you put over the pin and pinch and then pull out. I suffer from nails that peel and shred when I pull out any quantity of pins so I think this is going to save my nails jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Further steps in Honiton Lace
I don't know if anyone on the list is still looking for this book by Susanne Thompson, it doesn't come up very often and it's sitting with no bids at the moment http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Further-Steps-in-Honiton-Lace_W0QQitemZ8391956018QQcategoryZ64290QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem jenny barron Snowy NE Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Further steps in Honiton Lace
I don't know if anyone on the list is still looking for this book by Susanne Thompson, it doesn't come up very often and it's sitting with no bids at the moment http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Further-Steps-in-Honiton-Lace_W0QQitemZ8391956018QQcategoryZ64290QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem jenny barron Snowy NE Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] long lace
Whitham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These garters are beautiful, but a lot of work. Do we have anyone else making a garter right now? Irene Whitham Surrey, BC Canada Hi Irene I'm just pricking out a bucks garter, bobbins all wound so almost ready to start, I've not got a deadline as it's for my niece who has just turned 16 so I'm counting on at least 10 years before it is needed! jenny barron sunny Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] redrafting pricking
I am having another go at a bucks (my bete noir) garter. (Torchon is my favourite lace - I think because of its orderliness) So I've found a pretty garter in an old magazine and am at the stage of photocopying the pattern to prick out. The thing is the pricking looks out of sync to me. Are there any computer programmes - lace design or some sort of graphic package - that will allow me to scan the pricking and true up the dots?I'm not being fanatical about this - if I have to redraft it with pen and paper I'll live with itg. I'd be grateful for any advice jenny barron Sunny Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: favourite authors
Lynn Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Sharon Whiteley wrote: My all-time favourite author is Terry Pratchett. Hooray, another Terry Pratchett fan! Hi Lynn, was reading in my local paper today that there is to be a TV film of Hogfather with David Jason playing Albert. (grumpy former wizard) Sky One is doing it but there was no projected date for showing it. Something to look out for jenny barron cold and snowy NE Scotland. UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Pricking for a bat
Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Anyone know of a pattern for a bat in bobbin lace? I don't know of a bat pattern but this site http://www.coloring.ws/bats1.htm has children's colouring pictures that you can print out and some would be a good basis for a tape lace pattern. jennt barron sunny Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace-in relay
So, everyone - what time zone are you in? (It would make life easier for me if you put your name, country, and time zone on 1 line and then I could just cut paste.) I'll start it off: jenny barron Scotland 0 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] RE:drawn thread handkerchief
It's used to cover a corpse prior to burial, not sure if it's the whole body - would have thought that was a shroud - or just the head jenny barron scotland Lorri Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, that is a new one (to me!). What is a pall cloth? Lorri -who has so-o-o-o much to learn Could it be a pall cloth? Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver - 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]
Re: FW: [lace] Thistle bookmark
Patricia Dowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And then there is the foliage. Thistles come in a lot of different colors, The thistles I am familiar with have a sort of silvery green foliage http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/thistle/thistle.html quite a pretty picture here jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Footside-Right, Footside-Left
why do you have to flip the diagram upside down ? I would scan it and print it as a mirror image or am I missing the point somewhere? jenny barron Scotland Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's true, up to a point... If it's a Torchon pattren -- no problem. It looks the same if you work it with the pricking upside down. It is also no problem with a Point Ground... Provided you understand the pattern and do not need a diagram. Alternatively, it is also no problem, if you're a whiz at geometry and can -- mentally -- flip the diagram upside down. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] John Brooker
Aurelia Loveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Dear all -- Does anybody know the current whereabouts of the great British fanmaker of two or three decades ago, John Brooker? Thank you! -- Aurelia Hi Aurelia, I googled and came up with his homepage http://www.fanmaker.co.uk/ jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] wool lace weight thread
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shetland wool, Shetland knitting patterns, and Shetland ring shawls come from the Shetland Islands, home of Shetland ponies, in Great Britain. Off Scotland, I believe, but possibly off northern England. Hope you didn't hear my sharp intake of breath and subsequent choking fit - g - England is a lovely country but Shetland is about as far away from there as you can get in the UK. It's got more in common with Scandinavia than England. http://www.visitshetland.com/ http://www.shetland-museum.org.uk/collections/textiles/shetland_lace_knitting.htm have a look here to learn more, there is lace content - knitting - on the second site jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] wool lace weight thread
you are welcome to take the mickey any time you like Avital, I have 2 boys at home at the moment whose main pastime is just that sport - sigh. Seriously a lovely island to visit would be Lindisfarne http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/ that is off the north east coast of England. No lace though. Just to add some lace content - before I get my wrist slappedvsg I've just started a fan from Carolina de la Guardia's Spanish Braid Lace Witch Stitch 2, and am having trouble keeping my braid next to the inner/turning pin on a curve. It's the zig zag trail and the cloth stitch edges of the braid are taking up too much room and compressing the zig zag part of the braid and there is a wide gap between the inner cloth stitch and the inner pin. Any ideas on how to reduce the gap? jenny barron Scotland where its raining and I've got to take the dog for a walk. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OH NO You mean we won't be able to drive there from Manchester on our next trip to England? I was looking forward so much to visiting the Shetland Wool Brokers. Just kidding! Avital, who's not trying to take the mickey out of you - Original Message - From: Jenny Barron Hope you didn't hear my sharp intake of breath and subsequent choking fit - - England is a lovely country but Shetland is about as far away from there as you can get in the UK. It's got more in common with Scandinavia than England. - 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]
Re: [lace-chat] Taking the mickey
mine are 17 and 19 and the favouite sport at the moment is patting me on the head, (I'm 5'5, they are both over 6') and commenting unfavouribly on my dwarf like size - it is actually very funny so I don't really mind. Mind you at 12 you've got quite a lot of mickey taking to come - look on the bright side - he is talking to you and you understand what he is sayingg jenny barron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm moving this over to chat. Jenny Barron wrote: you are welcome to take the mickey any time you like Avital, I have 2 boys at home at the moment whose main pastime is just that They must have taught my son. He's 12. I think it comes with the age. sport - sigh. Seriously a lovely island to visit would be Lindisfarne http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/ that is off the north east coast of England. No lace though. Gorgeous! I like old monasteries and churches, too. I'd love to visit someday. Avital To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: ideal knitting bag
maureen harvey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What on earth is a fanny pack ? it's a bum bag, you have it on a strap round your waist jenny barron Scotland where we are expecting blizzards today To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Pins in feet
A Y Farrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My eagle eye husband finds them with a sweeping glance around the room and boy do I get a lecture every time he spots one. I am very careful about pins etc since the time my husband - not DH at that moment - found a needle and when I put my hand out to take it from him jabbed it into my palm, very unlike him I must say but he made a point! jenny barron sorry for the terrible pun To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] cakes for lace days
bevw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm thinking this might be fun to take to the Christmas meeting of my group - if I could find a source for 2 tblsp. of whisky. If I bought a bottle, I'd have to take that to lace day, too (heetee) . could you not buy a miniature bottle of whisky Bev? I f you can't find one locally I'll send you one as I live in the whisky capital of the world - I'm ducking now! jenny barron Speyside Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] The Lacemakers Circle 1988 1998
this is their website Lynn http://www.oz-arnold.net/lmc/ jenny barron Scotland Lynn Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just received a green pin with a white flower centre with the words The Lacemakers Circle 1988 1998 from my aunt in Canada. She was recently on a knitters bus tour around England and bought this pin for me. Would someone please tell me what group it represents, just curious. Thanks, Lynn Scott, Wollongong Australia - 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]
Re: [lace] And how did you find out about making lace?
The Mouzons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All the talk about getting youger people interested in lacemaking made me wonder...how did you find out about lacemaking? About 13 years ago I was in my local library with my SIL to pick up our sons from a reading group and there was a glass case with bobbin lace on display and a notice of a local group starting and beginners welcome for classes. BL is not native to this part of the UK (North Scotland) but we have 2 big RAF air bases near us with lots of RAF wives from all over the UK and Moray Lacemakers was started by 3 of them. All of the founders have moved on - as is the way with the forces - but they left a great legacy. jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] And how did you find out about making lace?
The Mouzons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All the talk about getting youger people interested in lacemaking made me wonder...how did you find out about lacemaking? About 13 years ago I was in my local library with my SIL to pick up our sons from a reading group and there was a glass case with bobbin lace on display and a notice of a local group starting and beginners welcome for classes. BL is not native to this part of the UK (North Scotland) but we have 2 big RAF air bases near us with lots of RAF wives from all over the UK and Moray Lacemakers was started by 3 of them. All of the founders have moved on - as is the way with the forces - but they left a great legacy. jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] And how did you find out about making lace?
The Mouzons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All the talk about getting youger people interested in lacemaking made me wonder...how did you find out about lacemaking? About 13 years ago I was in my local library with my SIL to pick up our sons from a reading group and there was a glass case with bobbin lace on display and a notice of a local group starting and beginners welcome for classes. BL is not native to this part of the UK (North Scotland) but we have 2 big RAF air bases near us with lots of RAF wives from all over the UK and Moray Lacemakers was started by 3 of them. All of the founders have moved on - as is the way with the forces - but they left a great legacy. jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] And how did you find out about making lace?
The Mouzons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All the talk about getting youger people interested in lacemaking made me wonder...how did you find out about lacemaking? About 13 years ago I was in my local library with my SIL to pick up our sons from a reading group and there was a glass case with bobbin lace on display and a notice of a local group starting and beginners welcome for classes. BL is not native to this part of the UK (North Scotland) but we have 2 big RAF air bases near us with lots of RAF wives from all over the UK and Moray Lacemakers was started by 3 of them. All of the founders have moved on - as is the way with the forces - but they left a great legacy. jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] sorry
sorry about the quad posting - absolutely no idea what I did jenny barron - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Friday AM Smiles....
well it's really Wednesday morning smiles, no 9 does it for me jenny barron Scotland HOME REMEDIES... 1. If you are choking on an ice cube, don't panic. Simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat and presto! The blockage will be almost instantly removed. 2. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop away. 3. Avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the toilet seat by simply using the sink. 4. High blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for a while, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. 5. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep when you hit the snooze button. 6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you will be afraid to cough. 7. Have a bad tooth ache? Hit your thumb with a hammer, then you will forget about the tooth ache.. 8. AND... Sometimes we just need to remember what The Rules of Life really are: 9. You need only two tools: WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40. If it moves and shouldn't, use the duct tape. 10. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them. 11. If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance! 12. And finally... Be really good to your family and friends. You never know when you are going to need them to empty your bedpan. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Dowager?
C. Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I send this only in the interest of accuracy. We are not all lacing widows. Personally, I have to admit to being married. how about Grande Dame? When I googled it most of the entries had something to do with Champagne - now I could handle that! jenny barron NE Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Rosalibre brooch
Does anyone on the list know of a UK supplier for the brooches used in the Rosalibre book? I've just finished my first bit of Rosalibre and once it's off the pillow I would like to use it as intended. Thanks jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Pillow Bag
Thanks for all the advice about pillow bags, I've just finished making the one Clay recommended and I'm impressed - with the concept not particularly the execution, my dressmaking skills are very rusty - it's a very adaptable shape and it's taking my largest round pillow, I think it's a 24inch, with ease. I think I'll make a smaller one for my littlest round pillow - can't resist fiddling about with patterns to see how I can adapt things. jenny barron Sunny Scotland, think I'll take the dog for her overdue walk - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Pictures from Rauma lace week
try this link to the home page http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 jenny barron Scotland Ann-Marie Lördal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello When I try to look at the album I got a page that says it does not exist. 1996 I spent a day in Rauma and it was a very beautiful city with a lot of lovely lace. It was a day called The day of the black lace. Ann-Marie, Sweden Hälsningar Ann-Marie, Ljusdal [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.thebreastcancersite.com http://community.webshots.com/user/annma1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello everyone, http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=viewAllPhotosalbumID=469031950 Happy lacing! Outi From Vantaa, Finland - 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]
Fwd: Re: [lace] pillow bag
hope you don't mind me forwarding this to the list Fran, I think everyone else who is thinking of making a pillow bag will appreciate another take on the flat bag. I've got lots of ideas from everyone and as I have the book Clay was recommending I'm going to try that one first. Thank you one and all jenny barron Scotland Fran Higham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Fran Higham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jenny Barron [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [lace] pillow bag Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 19:23:58 +1000 Hi Jenny Imagine a cross like the Red Cross cross - nice big and fat with thick arms and a thick bit in the centre of the cross. The centre square bit bit is the square that you put your pillow on and then the arms of the cross fold over. 2 of them will just cover the pillow to keep it clean and the other 2 arms of the cross have a handle in them at the far outside edges of the arms. They meet and form the handles when you fold then in towards the centre. The handles are usually just a bit of dowel or even a posh bit of timber which is fed into the entire edge of the outside of the last 2 arms and they have a D shaped cut out of the fabric so you can grasp the handle. Hope that helps. Fran in Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] pillow bag
I fancy making a new pillow bag for myself out of some patchwork I am about to quilt - new hobby, must make use of practice pieces - and I thought instead of the normal bag that puts the pillow on it's side when being carried I'd like the kind that leaves the pillow flat. But - now I come to the actual planning of such a bag I realise I've no real idea of how to make one. Do you start with a square of fabric big enough to place the pillow in the middle and fold the corners over the pillow with a bit to spare? Anyone ever made one who could point me in the right direction? jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] bulletin
I got my IOLI bulletin this morning, just had to say I really enjoyed the convention report by Alexandria Marguccio and all the convention lace pictured - inspirational. jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re:Art Fairs and Designing in PG
Aurelia Loveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a couple of pages (unimaginably helpful!) that a certain K. Blum published 20-odd years ago in, I think, the Australian lace mag, on the subject of nook-pins. If you don't have that, I'll be happy to send it to you (I got her blanket permission a couple of years ago); just let me have your address. sounds like that could be a help to more than Lorri - any chance of posting it to the list or on to a web site? Would your blanket permission cover that? jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace flower
I've just spotted this book on ebay. http://tinyurl.com/9scef It seems to show the flower we were talking about a couple of months ago on it's cover. Someone was looking for the pattern but I can't remember who it was and I've just been looking on webshots where the picture of the flower was posted and it seems to have gone. As my memory has gone AWOL I'm not even sure now if it's the right flowerg. Anyone else remember better than me? jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] ebay bargain
this tonder lace book is described as a bargain by the seller, I must admit my jaw hit the floor http://tinyurl.com/d6ulg jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] coffee and tea preferences
Bev Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but also have Tetley's (why-is-it-round) on standby. Evening tea is almost always rooibos. I presume you mean why is the tea bag round? - I think it was a marketing gimmick - fits the bottom of the mug for those of us philistines who make a mug of tea not a pot! I love Tetleys extra strong tea made with soft Scottish water but rarely drink coffee, love the smell but the taste never matches up to the promise and it gives me palipitations if it's at all strong. Actually my favourite tipple is tap water. jenny barron Scotland jenny barron To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] :) Fwd: Late-Night Jokes About High Gas Prices
Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gas prices continue to rise. At the gas station near my house they have a slot for your credit card and one right next to it for your 401K. --Jay Leno sorry don't understand - what's a 401k? jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Longish but definitely worth the wait...
not sure if it is worth the wait but it might raise a wee smile jenny barron Sunny Scotland Last Saturday night; a young chap was walking home from a club. It was a cold, wet, windy evening, and he was tired and freezing. Most of the streetlights in the area were broken, and the silence was only broken by the occasional sound of a stray cat sifting through a dustbin. Then suddenly he heard a strange noise... BUMP BUMP BUMP Startled by this, he turned, and to his amazement, through the driving rain, he saw the faint outline of a large box turning into his road. BUMP BUMP BUMP He froze to the spot, he couldn't believe his eyes, as the box approached from the shadows, he was able to make out its shape more clearlyIt was a coffin. Not wanting anything to do with this, he put his head down and started walking briskly home. BUMP BUMP BUMP He could feel the coffin gaining on him, he started walking faster. BUMPBUMP.. BUMPBUMP. BUMPBUMP.. The coffin was closing with his every step, he started to jog, but he heard the coffin speed up after him.. BUMPBUMP..BUMP.. BUMPBUMP..BUMP.. BUMPBUMP..BUMP.. He started to sprint, but so did the coffin . BUMP...BUMP...BUMP...BUMP. BUMP...BUMP...BUMP...BUMP. BUMP...BUMP...BUMP...BUMP. Eventually he made it to his front door, but he knew the coffin was Only seconds behind. Fumbling around in his pocket, he pulled out his keys, His hand trembling, he managed to open the lock, he dived inside slamming The front door behind him. He shot into his front room, and lumped into his comfy chair. Suddenly there was a loud crash, as the coffin smashed its way through the front door. The force of the impact broke the lock off the coffin allowing the lid to swing freely on its rusty hinges as it continued Its chase. BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH... BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH... BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH... BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH... In horror the young lad fled again, as fast as his shaking legs could take him he bolted upstairs to the bathroom and locked the door BUMP...SCREECH...HOP...BUMP...SCREECH...HOP... BUMP...SCREECH...HOP...BUMP...SCREECH...HOP... BUMP...SCREECH...HOP...BUMP...SCREECH...HOP... The coffin again gave chase up the stairs, across the landing and launched itself at the bathroom door. With an almighty smash, the Bathroom door flew off its hinges The coffin stood in the doorway, then started to approach the young terrified lad. BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH... BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH... BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH... In a last ditch attempt to save his skin, he reached for his bathroom cabinet.. He grabbed a bar of Imperial Leather soap and threw it at the coffin...still it came . BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH... He grabbed his can of Lynx deodorant and threw it . Still it came.. BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH... He grabbed his first aid kit and threw it .still it came.. BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH... He grabbed some Benelyn cough mixture and threw it The coffin stopped. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] UK petrol pumps
Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With petrol prices predicted to go above GBP1.00 a litre next week, just read in my morning local paper that fuel prices are already £1/litre in Inverness(north east of Scotland) - just 50 miles up the road from me - of course our fuel prices were already more expensive so we had a head start on the south coast of England - our local businesses are always complaining about the price of fuel up here. Most of the price is tax of course - has anyone ever heard of a tax going down vbg jenny barron Scotland, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] arachne 98
if anyone is interested there are 2 cover clothes from Arachne 98 - in Nottingham - for sale on eBay, only 99p at the moment. This is the url http://tinyurl.com/8y2q5 jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Fw: WOMENS WORLD
He addressed the man, Can you name your wife's favorite flower? Tom leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently and whispered, It's Pillsbury, isn't it? ?? didn't understand :(( dominique from Paris, France .. Hi Dominique, I think Pillsbury is a brand of baking flour not the type you find in a bouquet jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Question for UK members
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone tell me the name of the husband of Jilly cooper, the novellist? it's actually Leo Cooper, her maiden name was Sallitts would you believe jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Travelling children
Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With houses in the UK being quite small, once a mother has got used to the idea that her offspring has flown the nest, she's usually very happy to finally have a sewing/lace/craft room and let the offspring sleep on a camp bed when he/she returns home for a while. ah, they may fly the nest but they leave their stuff behind them and it's apparently far too precious to dispose of!! jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Travelling children
The parents I know (mainly teachers and/or lacemakers) put their kid's stuff in the loft, and take over the room with glee! Jean, Poole, Dorset, UK sorry Jean, I've already filled the loft - with everyone else's help I have to say - so that's not an option jenny barron Scotland - sunny again at last To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Author query
This is a question possibly for the UK alone. Is there a mystery writer called Morag Ross or Joss? Particia in Wales Hi Patricia, I googled and came up with this http://www.edbookfest.co.uk/whatson/event_listing.html?event_id=16330 jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] weather surprises
further to our talk on weather around the world, the UK just suffered a tornado, nothing on the scale of the ones the US suffers from but I wouldn't have liked to have been in it's path http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4725279.stm jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Monica Ferris
I see the first 3 Monica Ferris books have been re-released in one volume called Patterns of Murder http://tinyurl.com/cgf8f jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Chantilly Lace
I see there is another copy of the chantilly lace book up on eBay, it's like 2 buses coming along at onceg http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=64290item=8321043959rd=1 jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Harry Potter
Lynn Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but it certainly leaves us hanging for the big finale whenever that gets written and published. saw part of an interview with her yesterday, when asked that question she said she had done a bit of work on it but was not going to start writing it properly until the beginning of 2006 jenny barron NE Scotland where it has finally cooled down a bit To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Looking for photo archive boxes in UK
http://www.arrowfile.com/product.asp?pf_id=C3894 not sure if this is what you want Avital, I buy their photo albums which are acid free. The boxes don't seem to specifically say acid free. I've found them very good as a company until my last order when they charged me £5 extra postage as they said I was Highlands and Islands of Scotland - which I'm not. Not sure if it was them or their delivery company which ripped me off. I'm pretty sure a delivery to Manchester would be considered mainland UKg. jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] was photo archive boxes now scrapbooking
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a little pricey for the small size, but OTOH it's still reasonable and it's acid-free. Oh dear. Are those scrapbooking supplies I see? Scissors? Paper? Oh-oh, I think my credit card is in trouble ;-) well if you want to trouble your credit card Avital - try here http://tinyurl.com/aldjt jenny To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] was green tomatoes now hush puppies
I googled and came upon this recipe http://www.gumbopages.com/food/breakfast/hush-pups.html sounds quite tasty jenny barron NE Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] quiet
Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Goodness we are a quiet lot! must be the 4th July weekend effect, I'll start the ball rolling - my bulletin (IOLI) has just arrived and it's yummy, I especially like the milanese heart pattern, maybe if I start it now I'll finish it for next Valentine's day? jenny barron Scotland - very glad not to be visiting Edinburgh just now, friends are going today for their daughter's graduation and are rather worried To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] glass bobbins
I think Phil Tuffnell makes all things glass including bobbins, I've just done a quick google and I can't find any trace of him. Maybe someone has contact details jenny barron sunny Scotland Helen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, yet another question :o) Can you tell that term's over? Anyway, I've just used the glass bobbins I got for my birthday a few weeks ago. How expensive is my new-found glass bobbin obsession likely to end up being (I'm in the UK)? And can you tell me the names of any recommended suppliers? Thanks, Helen Helen in Somerset, UK Forget the formulae, let's make lace -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.2/29 - Release Date: 27/06/2005 - 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]
Re: [lace] Arachne 1st anniv. bobbin on Ebay
is this it? http://tinyurl.com/77fmy jenny barron Scotland Kim Czerwinski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I spotted an Arachne 1st anniversary bobbin on E-bay and thought that some of you might like to know about it. I haven't figured how to put up the clickable url but this is the Item number: 8200923461 Kim from Delaware - 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]
Re: [lace-chat] london
Janice Blair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having just filled out my application for my British pension, have been dragging my feet for over a year on this, :-), I guess DH and I qualify for the discounts for seniors. Do we need to have proof of any kind to get the discounts at museums, etc? Janice aren't most of the major museums free to enter - the ones that are publicly funded anyway? I think they ask for donations but that's discretionary. jenny barron far too hot in Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Extra lighting - safety tips
Janice Blair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then I went to the new Super JoAnnes to check out Ott lights. Pricy, I think it was $69.99 for the table stand model but the sales clerk said they were the best - she had heard. They also sell a Tensor Vision Max which has a similar daylight bulb and light output for $32.99, it also felt a little lighter than the Ott. Hi Janice, I have a Tensor floor standing light, don't know if it compares to the model you were looking at but I know it's 27w full spectrum daylight bulb is equal to a 100w incandescent bulb. My eyesight is average to not so good and this light is a great help not just with the light but seeing colour correctly jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Graph grid query
Can anyone advise if I am likely to find perle 5 in The Embroidery Shop in Edinburgh? Hi Patricia, I heard last week that the Embroidery shop moved - not sure where to. Maybe someone in the central belt could help with some info? jenny barron NE Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fwd: FW: Irish
not sure if this has been on chat before, made me chuckle jenny barron Scotland Bloke goes into a shop and asks for Irish Sausages. The Assistant looked at him and asked Are you Irish? If I asked you for Italian Sausage, would you ask me if I was Italian? Or, if I asked for German Bratwurst, would you ask me if I was German? Or if I asked you for a Kosher Hot Dog, would you ask me if I was Jewish? Or, if I asked you for a Taco, would you ask me if I was Mexican ? Would ya, ay? Would Ya? The assistant says, Well no. And if I asked you for some Bourbon Whiskey, would you ask me if I was American? What about Danish Bacon, would you ask me if I was Danish? Well, I probably wouldn't, With self-indignation, the man says, Well, all right then,why did you ask me if I'm Irish just because I asked for Irish Sausages? The Assistant replies, Because you're in Homebase. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Miss Channers mat
there is also a copy of Miss Channers mat pricking on eBay at the moment, can't remember if anyone was looking for a copy g http://tinyurl.com/9r8j5 jenny barron Scotland really should get back to my ironing - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] tonder prickings
there is a nice set of Tonder prickings for sale on eBay at the moment http://tinyurl.com/75nv2 jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] unflappable picots
Mikki said My tutor said that at our last lacemaking weekend she learned to do the perfect picot, which she showed to the group and I promptly tried it and will now have 'unflappable picots' in future. Yipee. My picots will now stop waving their two arms in different directions. well give Mikki - how do you make the perfect picot? jenny barron Elgin, Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fwd: FW: Probably the worst joke ever... and I mean ever
apologies for this, my DH sent me this jenny barron sunny Scotland One day God calls down to Noah and says, Noah me old china, I want you to make me a new Ark. Noah replies, No probs fella, anything you want - after all you're the guv'nor. But God interrupts, Ah, but there's a catch son. This time Noah, I don't want just a couple of decks... I want 20 decks - one on top of the other. 20 DECKS!! screams Noah Well, OK Big Man, whatever you say. Should I fill it up with all the animals just like last time? Yep, that's right, well... erm... sort of right. This time I want you to fill it up with fish, God answers. Fish? queries Noah. Yes, fish. Little things.. that swim in sea's and stuff. You know 'em. Well, actually, to make it more specific Noah, I want carp... wall to wall, floor to ceiling.. CARP! Noah looks to the skies. OK God, me old mucker. Let me get this right then geez, you want a New Ark? Check. With 20 decks, one on top of the other? Correct. And you want it full of Carp? Oh yes. But why?, asks the perplexed Noah, who was slowly but surely getting to the end of his tether. God replies: Scroll down everyone! It's possibly the best ever God say's, I dunno really... I just fancied a Multi-Storey Carp Ark. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Scottish Lace Newsletter
I discovered last night - after 12 years of making lace in Scotland - that there is a Scottish Lace Newsletter. Does anyone know where I could subscribe to it? I want to put my lace groups contact details in it and find out about Lace Days in Scotland. jenny barron quite ashamed of herself in Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: petals
I am now attempting petals, my petals look like twigs. With practice, they'll begin to look like pine-cones, and then like the real thing :) my teacher called mine holly leaves, put me off for quite a while and I still avoid them if I can which is a shame jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: These made me laugh too
Yours, plowing through the entire series (now that I've finally assembled all its ingredients and can read the books in order) of the detective feats of the 17th c samurai Sano Ichiro, and learning bits about the political system of Japan of that time. that sounds interesting Tamara, I loved Robert Van Gulik's Judge Dee series set in 7th century China - are there many books in the series? Is it also a trait of lacemakers that we have to read books in orderg. I have to confess I will not read part of a series of books - even if they are stand alone books - if I cannot get them all, I'm sure I miss out on books that I would love but I can't help it jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace ebook
unusual to see a lace ebook for sale on eBay? http://tinyurl.com/dp5xd jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Monica Ferris book coming out
I think it's a large print book - can't remember where I saw that though jenny barron Scotland Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: According to Amazon UK, there's already a paperback of 'Crewel Yule', but it's more expensive than the hardback for some unknown reason, and the mass market paperback is due in October 2005. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Elastic for wedding garter
The holes in the garter are very small and will only take 4mm size elastic and ribbon - and that's another story trying to find some decent ribbon of that size so if you know of any good suppliers with a selection I'd love to hear from you. can't help with the elastic but try cake decorating shops for thin ribbon, they tend to have a good choice in pale wedding colours and really narrow ribbons jenny barron sunny scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Fans
try here http://www.annmargaretkeller.com/ jenny barron Scotland Fran Higham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been to check out Malcolm Cox's fanstick site and notice that he mentions that his fanssticks suit patterns by Springetts, Snowgoose and Ann Keller. Can anyone tell me who Ann Keller happens to be and where I may see her patterns? TIA Fran - 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] decorating bobbins
I've just seen an easy way of decorating bobbins with postage stamps, I suppose it's decoupage http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=19319item=8192139510rd=1 of course to work properly the body of the bobbin would have to be straight. jenny barron Scotland where its very sunny but the north wind doth blow - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Rosa Libre
I've just finished my first rosa libre flower and it is so cute. I love the way it ruffles and sort of ripples. Now I'm going to practice a leaf and then work out a design for the top of a jewellery box that is crying out for 3D decoration. Haven't had so much fun in ages jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] LAce Guild website
No, I was in looking at the list of books this morning jenny barron Sunny Scotland Sue Babbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since the posting yesterday about books for sale on the Lace Guild website, I have only been able to get up a blank page on the Lace Guild website. Is this happening to other people too? Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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]
Re: [lace] Finca 60 thread equivalents
isn't this the thread that Biggins is stocking? http://bigginslace.co.uk/ jenny barron Scotland Pickford Diana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Help, I am going on a workshop at the weekend and just discovered the pattern I want to do recommends using Finca 60. Can anyone tell me an equivalent thread for Finca 60 please? Brenda is Finca in your book? I only have version 1. Failing that where can I get a reel of Finca 60 by Friday? Thanks in advance Diana Berkshire UK This e-mail is only for the use of its intended recipient. Its contents are confidential and may be privileged. Fujitsu Services does not guarantee that this e-mail has not been intercepted and amended or that it is virus-free. Diana Pickford FUJITSU SERVICES Eskdale Road, Winnersh, Berkshire, RG41 5TT Tel: +44 (0) 0870 853 2785 Internal: 730 35517 Fax: +44 (0) 0870 853 2816 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://uk.fujitsu.com/ Fujitsu Services Limited, Registered in England no 96056, Registered Office 26, Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1SL - 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]
Re: [lace-chat] Getting sticky-label gunge off melamine
Hi Ann I use Sticky Stuff Remover from Lakeland. Works every time and it's doesn't smell nasty jenny barron Scotland Ann McClean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings fellow spiders, Advice, please, on how to remove the residue from sticky labels from a pair of melamine salt pepper shakers. The paper has soaked away, but the sticky gunge left behind is proving stubborn :( To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] laminating
Claire Kent, UK, Off to Bruges in 2 days time. Yippee! Anyone recommend any good lace shops? how about the Kantcentrum which is on Peperstraat http://www.kantcentrum.com/Engels/algemeen/inleiding/inlfsete.htm and just across the lane from the back of the Kantcentrum is a lovely shop with thread, bobbins, lots of lace and 'stuff'. A great browsing shop and I can't remember the name, sorry. jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Commeratives and Web page
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My WONDERFUL DH re-did the web page for this year, so if you want to see some of the stuff, you can hit it at http:members.aol.com/jspruitt I had a problem getting there, this worked for me http://members.aol.com/jspruitt/ jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Commeratives and Web page
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My WONDERFUL DH re-did the web page for this year, so if you want to see some of the stuff, you can hit it at http:members.aol.com/jspruitt I had a problem getting there, this worked for me http://members.aol.com/jspruitt/ jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] spring has sprung
it's official Spring is here, got my IOLI bulletin this morning - lovely lovely lace jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] expensive pillow
I've been following a lace pillow on eBay made by Glimakra. It's just sold for £155 and I was wondering why? Is it the rolls royce of pillows? http://tinyurl.com/4fl43 jenny barron Scotland. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fwd: Fw: History Lesson
I'm not sure how many of these I believe but they sound plausible jenny barron Scotland The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the Water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s: Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were Starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odour. Hence the custom of carrying a bouquet when getting married. Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all, the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, Don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and off the roof. Hence the saying It’s raining cats and dogs. There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence. The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying dirt poor. The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they adding more thresh until when you opened the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entranceway. Hence the saying a 'thresh hold. Getting quite an education so far? In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old. Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. This was a sign of wealth. A man could bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat. Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning deaths. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous. Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or upper crust. Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake. England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. They would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house and re-use the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. They would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer. Whoever said that History was boring??? 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: Tax Freedom Day
And then there are the extra taxes on gasoline and telecommunications services I don't think we're quite to 41%, but it's sure more than we'd like! just out of interest how much tax do you pay on petrol/gasoline? I'm not sure of the exact figure after our recent budget but last year of the 82p per litre petrol cost 46p of that was tax. jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] The Bill - Again
david, you might not want to use this site - depends how weak willed you are!! http://www.thebill.com/episodes/episodes.html just put the episode number you are interested in in the box and off you go, could spoil your enjoyment though. jenny barron Scotland ps how is your new kitten getting on with you? To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fwd: Fw: Blonde Joke
I've not seen this one before - made me giggle jennybarron Scotland A blonde was driving home after work, and got caught in a really bad hailstorm. Her car was covered with dents, so the next day she took it to the repair shop. The shop owner saw that she was a blonde, and decided to have some fun. He told her just to go home and blow into the tail pipe really hard, and all the dents would pop out. So, the blonde went home, got down on her hands and knees and started blowing into her car's tailpipe. Nothing happened. She blew a little harder, and still nothing happened. Her roommate, another blonde, came home and asked,What are you doing? The first blonde told her how the repairman had instructed her to blow into the tailpipe in order to get all the dents to pop out. Her roommate rolled her eyes and said...HEL-L You gotta roll the windows up first! -- To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] New OIDFA Bulletin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This bag is pictured in Greek Lace in the Victoria and Albert Museum. They describe it thus: Constantinople, Purse; mid 19th century. sounds intriguing - where can we see it? jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] New OIDFA Bulletin
Helen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, What's OIDFA? this is their homepage http://mapage.noos.fr/oidfa/ jenny barron Scotland UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz
Pricking card Tamara said Any gift-box, dis-assembled and covered with transparent, coloured, plastic film will do just fine Jane said I teach my students to use proper pricking card (glazed manila) and a waterproof pen. I must admit to coming back to proper pricking card. The photocopying of and then covering a pricking with film is very easy to do but I really come unstuck when doing sewings. I use a lazy susan, it might be different with a crochet hook, and almost always end up with the business end stuck in the pin hole and making a mess. Pricking card being so much sturdier makes sewings a lot cleaner and easier. This is more important for sectional laces with a lot of sewings. jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace ufo's
Hi, I'm slowly progressing with my longest running UFO - pattern no 8 from Syllabus Grof (Brugs) Bloemwerk by Sonia Vanoosterwijck, that's the Bruges mat on the cover - which I started on 1/1/2000. I did a bit of the middle motif that year and for one reason or other shelved it but have now finished the middle motif and an working the flowers etc that surround it. I'm doing it in Bockens 50/2 linen in white. I've just been working in daylight for the first time and noticed a difference in the lace I made 5 years ago and the flower I just finished. The new flower is bright white and the older lace is not, I'd say it has a creamier colour now, not yellowish though. Would that be an oxidation/natural aging process do you think? It was covered well when I wasn't working on it so I'm assuming it's not exposure to light. I'm hoping that as I work it -maybe finishing it at some pointg all the thread will end up the same shade. It's not nearly obvious enough for me to abandon it but I'm curious. jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] ufo's - Acid burn? Newbies - please note!
Newbies: You might like to print out these instructions and keep them for future reference. Never mind newbies, I've printed them out and put them in the syllabus so that when I finish the lace I can refer to them. Most of the points don't apply but it is a polystyrene pillow with a plastic covered paper pricking so that's probably what's affected the thread. It is very slight and only noticable in good daylight so I think I'll press on and wash carefully. I'll let you know how it works out - just don't hold your breathg I'll try to speed up but the pillow is really too big to comfortably work Bruges on, it's a block pillow and really I prefer a round one. It may be worth swopping pillows. Thank you Jeri for the advice. jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
