[lace-chat] Kortelahti book on eBay
The Kortelahti book Bobbin lace Patterns 1998 is on eBay right now -- due in six days. It is listed as 'Bobbin lace patterns english is one language'. This is a small booklet, but it has the angel pattern that I used for my ornament exchange last year. If you are in the USA, especially west coast, this might be a good chance to get a copy. I won't be bidding on it since I already have the book. G Alice in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Things to know (long)
Actually this tip does work. We use it on our dive masks and ski goggles. You smear the toothpaste on the dry mask with your finger and then rinse it out and let dry. The residue it leaves behind works better than any of the commercial defog products that I've tried and best of all - it's a lot cheaper! You should use plain, basic toothpaste for this, not the stuff with crystals or other additives. Lisa Thompson in Plano, Texas USA David in Ballarat wrote: 30. To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste What a picture this paints. I seriously doubt that you'd be able to see much out of them at all after that :) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thanks
Hello to my Secret Pal, Well - firstly, I think you were very brave to sign up for the exchanges when you are moving house!Isn't that supposed to more stressful than almost anything else in life - but it sounds as if you are coping well! The package was delightful to receive! The small of the lavender even before I opened the package fully was great - I love the scented sachets, and the toiletries, and they are in use already. One of the sachets is in my car, and the other strung over the lamp above the computer - it will stop us getting stressed, I am sure. The colour of the thread is lovely too. I am getting (very gradually!) more adventurous with colures, and those muted colours I love. I will now have to find a 'special' pattern to use it. The little pink bag is super too - in fact, the lavender sachet is in that, in my car, so every time I turn a corner, I am reminded of you and your generosity! Now the ear-rings. What can I say? I am delighted with them, and am looking forward to wearing them - roll on Easter Day!!!You'd be surprised - I love the shell, and one of my class members toured Australia and New Zealand in a camper van for three months last year, and brought back some earrings - but she asked me to spangle a pair of bobbins with them as her ears aren't pierced, and she very rarely wears ear-rings. I was pleased to do it for her, but was very envious, as the Paua shell is so lovely - but now I have my own, so I am pleased indeed. I also owe you an apology for last month!I didn't mention the package of 'Mud' toiletries, did I.It wasn't because I wasn't pleased, it was because they were already in my bathroom, being used, so thank you so much for them - I sometimes have trouble as my skin is awkwardly sensitive, but they aren't causing any problems, and are definitely doing good! So - thank you once again for everything, I will hope that the move goes well and in a trouble-free manner, and also hope that your SP is as good to you! Love and God Bless, Carol - your Secret Pal. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] story
Do you want to know the rest of the story? Since then, you can see the midget run around in his meadows, laughing all the time. Why? Because now, the grass tickles him so heavenly at the place which was hurting before... Rose 2006/4/12, Carol Melton [EMAIL PROTECTED]: My brother who lives in Texas is recovering from hernia surgery. A friend sent him this story, with the added admonition Bob, Maybe you shouldn't wear your cowboy boots just yet, Bill. I just about got a hernia from laughing so hard after I read his message to my brother. By the way, DBro is recovering nicely. The testicles of a Texas midget hurt and ached almost all the time. The midget went to the doctor and told him about his problem. The doctor told him to drop his pants and he would have a look. The midget dropped his pants. The doctor stood him up onto the examining table, and started to examine him. The doc put one finger under his left testicle and told the Midget to turn his head and cough, the usual method to check for a hernia. Aha! mumbled the doc, and as he put his finger under the right testicle, he asked the midget to cough again. Aha! said the doctor once more, and reached for his surgical scissors. Snip-snip-snip-snip on the right side, then snip-snip-snip-snip on the left side. The midget was so scared he was afraid to look, but noted with amazement that the snipping did not hurt. The doctor then told the midget to walk around the examining room to see if his testicles still hurt. The midget was absolutely delighted as he walked around and discovered his boys were no longer aching. The doctor said, How does that feel now? The midget replied, Perfect Doc, and I didn't even feel it. What did you do? The doctor replied, I cut two inches off the top of your cowboy boots. Yours, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun Phoenix, AZ USA To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Marcus LeroyMarie - Rose Delahaye (+1-646-873.0860 +1-646-708.1620) 100 UN Plaza #14E 327 East 48 Street New York, NY 10017 USA [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] Re: stain help
On Apr 12, 2006, at 17:33, Lynne Cumming wrote: Please oh please can someone help me! Having bought a new pair of jeans at a price I wouldn't normally pay (from Marks Spencer's no less!) but did because they fitted and were comfy - I went and knocked a bottle of garlic oil (olive oil base) over and it went down both legs. I washed them with Ariel and once dry saw the stains were still there, Eek. Hope the wash had not *set* the stains; my general policy is treat first, wash second, panic last. Can't find my Household Hints book to check (I'm old enough to go to books before I go to Internet g), but getting rid of oil stains brought a whole slew of oil stains removal responses on Google, so that might be a route to take. This said... :) Years and years ago, I accidentally dribbled some salad oil (home made: olive oil and cider vinegar, garlic, mustard powder, salt, pepper) on a (pure cotton) skirt I rather liked, and *nothing* worked to remove that stainless glass look from the spots -- not treatment, not washing. The skirt ended up in a I'll think about it one day pile for a couple of years. Then I went to UK (Oxford) in '88 and discovered a miracle soap -- a *cake* of something called Vanish. It was not the same thing as our (US) Vanish. And the cake is not the same as the foam and liquid forms of UK Vanish which appeared later (got those in '98 and am not at all happy with them). But it seemed to be coping with stains better than anything else I'd ever encountered, without leaving a big pale blob in place of the stain. So, as the last resort, I dampened the oily spot with cool water (as recommended; the cake version of Vanish was originally formulated as a laundry aid for campers who had little access to hot water) and rubbed the soap into the stain. Left the soap-lather in for about 45 minutes (*not* as recommended g) before tossing the skirt (*not* rinsed out) into the washing machine with other laundry. The skirt came out pristine -- neither the oily spot nor a spot after spot was to be seen. It's just *too bad* that I only got to enjoy the skirt for another couple of years, after which my waist-line began its middle-age-creep-up (*extremely* annoying, especially since my *weight* has remained the same. Nobody likes to look like a hot dog g)... -- 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]
[lace-chat] Re: stain help
In the buffet line at a friend's wedding about 6 years ago, I set the salad plate down while I ladled something onto the entree plate. The salad plate dumped itself all down the front of my new skirt (fortunately, it had enough of a pattern that it didn't scream across the room...). I used Spray 'n' Wash, I think, and it all came out of the polyester. That or the stain stick, or K2R spot remover, generally works on my cotton turtlenecks which act as magnets for salad dressing and Chinese sauces. Spray'n'Wash now has a liquid form you can dump in with the laundry, but for something this major, I'd go for something directly applied. Don't know what's similar in the UK to K2R or Spray 'n Wash. At 8:51 PM -0400 4/12/06, Tamara P Duvall wrote: On Apr 12, 2006, at 17:33, Lynne Cumming wrote: Please oh please can someone help me! Having bought a new pair of jeans at a price I wouldn't normally pay (from Marks Spencer's no less!) but did because they fitted and were comfy - I went and knocked a bottle of garlic oil (olive oil base) over and it went down both legs. I washed them with Ariel and once dry saw the stains were still there, Eek. Hope the wash had not *set* the stains; my general policy is treat first, wash second, panic last. Can't find my Household Hints book to check (I'm old enough to go to books before I go to Internet g), but getting rid of oil stains brought a whole slew of oil stains removal responses on Google, so that might be a route to take. This said... :) Years and years ago, I accidentally dribbled some salad oil (home made: olive oil and cider vinegar, garlic, mustard powder, salt, pepper) on a (pure cotton) skirt I rather liked, and *nothing* worked to remove that stainless glass look from the spots -- not treatment, not washing. The skirt ended up in a I'll think about it one day pile for a couple of years. Then I went to UK (Oxford) in '88 and discovered a miracle soap -- a *cake* of something called Vanish. It was not the same thing as our (US) Vanish. And the cake is not the same as the foam and liquid forms of UK Vanish which appeared later (got those in '98 and am not at all happy with them). But it seemed to be coping with stains better than anything else I'd ever encountered, without leaving a big pale blob in place of the stain. So, as the last resort, I dampened the oily spot with cool water (as recommended; the cake version of Vanish was originally formulated as a laundry aid for campers who had little access to hot water) and rubbed the soap into the stain. Left the soap-lather in for about 45 minutes (*not* as recommended g) before tossing the skirt (*not* rinsed out) into the washing machine with other laundry. The skirt came out pristine -- neither the oily spot nor a spot after spot was to be seen. It's just *too bad* that I only got to enjoy the skirt for another couple of years, after which my waist-line began its middle-age-creep-up (*extremely* annoying, especially since my *weight* has remained the same. Nobody likes to look like a hot dog g)... -- 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] -- -- Martha Krieg [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Michigan To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
