Re: [lace-chat] what is it
to hold a ball of yarn? the ring goes over the wrist... At 03:57 PM 11/19/2006, Alice Howell wrote: Here is another 'what is it' tool on eBay. Anyone have any ideas? http://cgi.ebay.com/GLORIA-Celluloid-Lace-Tatting-Crochet-Tool_W0QQitemZ260054399382 Thanks, Alice in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sumac in southern Vermont USA www.sumac.us http://www.sover.net/~sumac http://sumac05301.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Hair dye
A few years ago, I decided I wanted red hair. So I got the least expensive kit I found at the store, and dyed my hair. Since then, I have noticed that as it grows out, there is quite a lot of gray in the roots. so I just keep on dying it. I like having red hair, and don't feel ready to go gray. I use Garnier brand, and it works well, hasn't damaged my hair that I can see. Sue Sumac in southern Vermont USA www.sumac.us http://www.sover.net/~sumac To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] comb bindings
I like these bindings as the book will lay flat, but there is usually no title printed on them. I recently got a modern label maker, and have been busy making labels with this for my books with comb bindings. It will take a while, but will make finding books a little easier on my shelves! Sumac Sumac in southern Vermont USA where there is *still* snow on the ground! www.sumac.us http://www.sover.net/~sumac To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] wild afternoon with Jane
Jane and I spent the afternoon in Northampton, Mass. First we went to Webs, a yarn and weaving supplier. They have all kinds of yarns and fibers. There is some tencel blend that I've had a sample of, which tatted nicely. Not much that I thought would be good for bobbin lace. They do have stuff for doing Kumihimo, a neat foam 'board' that will make a number of braids. I had to get this, and the companion booklet. Also got some eyelash yarn, glitzy yarn, and a third coordinating yarn to knit a neat little bag with. I wore my wire lace dogwood earrings, made this week, from the pattern on Diana Stevens' web site. I showed them to a couple of the people working there (no one noticed independantly). One of the women made a comment about them as bringing lace to the 21st century. The main reason for the trip was for a shopping spree at Turn It Up! , a music store. I had 93 seconds to grab as many cds as I could fit in the bag they gave me. What a scream! I won this from the radio station that I listen to ( www.wrsi.com ). I also won an iPod! And all I did was give them my 5 favorite songs of last year, on their website. Never expected that I would win! It was really fun, and was broadcast live. I managed to grab about 60 CDs in my 93 seconds. Now that I'm home, I find that I only have 9 duplicates, with what I picked up and the ones I have at home. It will be another week or 2 before the iPod is ready, it's being engraved, and will have the top 93 songs loaded. What a great way to start the new year! I heard that I won on the radio just as I was getting ready to go to work on new years day. I was really glad to have Jane with me on this trip, to keep me from getting too crazy! Enjoying the start of this new year, Sumac in southern Vermont Susan G. MacLeodDummerston, VT USA NATA #69 new! www.sumac.us www.sover.net/~sumac To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] SP Thanls!
Dear Patricia. Thanks for being my secret pal these past months! Love this package with all the great Scottish stuff. The rock is really cool, as is everything. hugs, Sumac Susan G. MacLeodDummerston, VT USA NATA #69 new! www.sumac.us www.sover.net/~sumac 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
Dear SP, Thanks for the neat package! I love the socks! That yarn is really neat. I've knit one pair of socks, so I know how much work they are. The cover cloth is cute, I'll take it to Ithaca with me. Love the chocolate, makes me feel like I've been out trick or treating. The M&M tin will be a nice tatting project container. Thanks again, Sumac Susan G. MacLeodDummerston, VT USA NATA #69 new! www.sumac.us www.sover.net/~sumac 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!
Dear SP, Thank you for the box of fun treats! I love the 'spooky' spider and the cute Halloween cats. The tea will be tasty, the bowl is lovely. The bookmark is sweet, and will go in my current book. The muffin mix will be great, I'll make it to take to Ithaca when Jane and I go in a few weeks. The cloth wrapper is almost too pretty to undo! I know what you mean about the weather changing, I've been busy bringing in my houseplants. I think I'll decrease the collection by a few this year. Between the iguana and the cats, I can't put many on the windowsills downstairs. Thanks again, Sumac Susan G. MacLeodDummerston, VT USA NATA #69 new! www.sumac.us www.sover.net/~sumac 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!
Dear SP, Thanks for the package of goodies! The cookies are nice and crunchy, the fan will be great when the heat comes back again. I don't have much heat tolerance these days. The kitties are sweet, but one of my naughty kids stole the plainer one off the table from inside the bag! No harm done, just some kitty spit on it! The bobbins are sweet, they must be travel bobbins as they're small. Now I'll have to finish the travel pillow kit I got some years ago . Thanks again for all the nice treats! Sumac Susan G. MacLeodDummerston, VT USA NATA #69 new! www.sumac.us www.sover.net/~sumac To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] SP Thanks!
Dear SP, Thanks for the nice West VA package! I always find it interesting to learn about other parts of the country. Very pretty there. All the tasty goodies will be great to make up. The lotion has such a yummy smell, also. Thanks again, Sumac Susan G. MacLeod Dummerston, VT USA new! www.sumac.us www.sover.net/~sumac "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." John Wooden To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] SP Thanks
Dear SP, Thanks for the package that came today! The sweet cat is sitting above my computer. I haven't decided where to put the lovely lavender sachet yet, maybe I'll hang it up with my work shirts. I love the bobbin! I've read about these beaded bobbins, this is the first one I've seen and it's beautiful! Did you make it? I'll bet you made the earrings, also. I'll have fun wearing them. My kitties send purrs to yours Thanks again, Sumac Susan G. MacLeod Dummerston, VT USA new! www.sumac.us www.sover.net/~sumac "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." John Wooden To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] a funny from a tatting list
Calling in sick to work makes me uncomfortable. No matter how legitimate my excuse, I always get the feeling that my boss thinks I'm lying. On one recent occasion, I had a valid reason but lied anyway, because the truth was just too darned humiliating. I simply mentioned that I had sustained a head injury, and I hoped I would feel up to coming in the next day. By then, I reasoned, I could think up a doozy to explain the bandage on the top of my head. The accident occurred mainly because I had given in to my wife's wishes to adopt a cute little kitty. Initially, the new acquisition was no problem. Then one morning, I was taking my shower after breakfast when I heard my wife, Deb, call out to me from the kitchen. Honey! The garbage disposal is dead again. Please come reset it." "You know where the button is," I protested through the shower pitter- patter and steam. "Reset it yourself!" "But I'm scared!" she persisted. "What if it starts going and sucks me in?" There was a meaningful pauseand then, "C'mon, it'll only take you a second." So out I came, dripping wet and buck naked, hoping that my silent outraged nudity would make a statement about how I perceived her behavior as extremely cowardly. Sighing loudly, I squatted down and stuck my head under the sink to find the button. It is the last action I remember performing... It struck without warning, and without any respect to my circumstances. No, it wasn't the hexed disposal, drawing me into its gnashing metal teeth. It was our new kitty, who discovered the fascinating dangling objects she spied hanging between my legs. She had been poised around the corner and stalked me as I reached under the sink. And, at the precise moment when I was most vulnerable, she leapt at the toys I unwittingly offered and snagged them with her needle-like claws. I lost all rational thought to control orderly bodily movements, blindly rising at a violent rate of speed, with the full weight of a kitten hanging from my masculine region. Wild animals are sometimes faced with a "fight or flight" syndrome. Men, in this predicament, choose only the "flight" option. I know this from experience. I was fleeing straight up into the air when the sink and cabinet bluntly and forcefully impeded my ascent. The impact knocked me out cold. When I awoke, my wife and the paramedics stood over me. Now there are not many things in this life worse than finding oneself lying on the kitchen floor buck naked in front of a group of "been-there, done-that" paramedics. Even worse, having been fully briefed by my wife, the paramedics were all snorting loudly as they tried to conduct their work, all the while trying to suppress their hysterical laughter and not succeeding. Somehow I lived through it all. A few days later I finally made it back in to the office, where colleagues tried to coax an explanation out of me about my head injury. I kept silent, claiming it was too painful to talk about. Which it was. "What's the matter?" They all asked, "Cat got your tongue?" If they only knew! Susan G. MacLeod Dummerston, VT USA new! www.sumac.us www.sover.net/~sumac "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." John Wooden To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] belated SP thanks
Dear Secret Pal, I got your nice package last week, thanks so much for the nice treats! So sorry I kept forgetting to write. My tatting class has kept me too busy lesson planning. Sumac Susan G. MacLeod Dummerston, VT USA www.sover.net/~sumac "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." John Wooden To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] SP thanks
Thanks to my new secret pal for the great package! I must say that the Venus thread is greatly appreciated!!! Have wanted to try it since I first heard of it, it's really nice! And thanks for all the lovely goodies in the package! Sumac Susan G. MacLeod Dummerston, VT USA www.sover.net/~sumac "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." John Wooden 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!
Dear Secret Pal. Thanks for the Great package that came yesterday! Love the bobbins, the laminiated ones are really pretty! The NEC bobbin is great, were you lucky enough to get to go there? I can't imagine what it would be like to be able to see so much lace stuff in one place. For me, the Ithaca lace day is the biggest I can see. The purple bag is great, I love little project bags like that! I may have to make a pattern from it and make more of them. And of course, chocolate is always appreciated! hugs, Sumac Susan G. MacLeod Dummerston, VT USA www.sover.net/~sumac "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." John Wooden 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 Christmas dinner
Thank you so much Alice! I knew someone would have this! Sumac At 11:39 PM 11/21/03 -0800, alice howell wrote: At 10:07 PM 11/21/2003 -0800, you wrote: >I know there are varied interests in this group. I am looking for the >Modern Priscilla, probably December '02 or '03 for my brother and >SIL. This issue has an elaborate Christmas dinner by Fannie Merritt Farmer >that they used to use, till it got lost somewhere in their moves. It's in the December 1906 issue. The Christmas Dinner By Fannie Merritt Farmer Clam Consomme Fillets of halibut a la creole Apple Giner Creamed turnips Breslin Patties English Plum Pudding, hard sauce Christmas cake Salted pecans Pulled bread Stuffed Roast Goose Potato Forms with cheese Tomato baskets with peas Vanilla ice cread with orange marmalade Crackers Cheese Cafe Noir Bonbons Then some of the recipes are listed. I'll make you a copy. Alice in Oregon - Deluges of rain and much wind, and maybe snow. Oregon Country Lacemakers Arachne Secret Pal Administrator Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Susan G. MacLeod Dummerston, VT USA www.sover.net/~sumac To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] looking for Christmas dinner
I know there are varied interests in this group. I am looking for the Modern Priscilla, probably December '02 or '03 for my brother and SIL. This issue has an elaborate Christmas dinner by Fannie Merritt Farmer that they used to use, till it got lost somewhere in their moves. A photocopy or scan would be wonderful to find for them. TIA, Sumac who just finished teaching a third tatting class to my 2 new tatters, and a previous student who came back for more! Susan G. MacLeod Dummerston, VT USA www.sover.net/~sumac 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!
Dear SP, Thanks for the great package! I've heard about the Finca thread and had been wanting to try it, I'm so happy that you sent me some! What a cool way to have chocolate, in the shape of lace bobbins! Such a nice treat, Thanks ever so much! hugs, Sumac Susan G. MacLeod Dummerston, VT USA www.sover.net/~sumac To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] SP Thanks!
Dear SP, Thanks for the nice package! Just love everything you send!!! Those patterns are so nice, I'll have to make time some day to learn how to do them. The cookies are yummy. Have been busy tatting everything Celtic I can find. What fun! hugs, Sumac Susan G. MacLeod Dummerston, VT USA www.sover.net/~sumac To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] using a car in central London - long
What is a congestion charge??? Sumac 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!
Dear SP, Thanks for the great package! More of those interesting patterns!!! I just have to learn more about this lace and how to do it, the patterns are so nice! I love the beads. The lemons on the potholder looked so real, I had to sniff them! It has been very hot and humid here. I feel moldy from all the rain and moisture. Almost makes me want to move to Alaska where my big brother lives. Have done a little tatting, but no other lace as I've just felt too sticky. Tatting works great in front of a fan. Jane (Swanson) has talked me into entering a tatted seahorse in the CraftAdventure show that is the end of the month. Wish me luck! There are still pollywogs in my frog pond without legs. I wonder what they are that is taking them so long to grow up??? The kittens are getting big, the boy is bigger than his mom, and still has a lot of growing to do still. They are almost 5 months old now. They still race around like crazy cats, it can be very amusing or irritating, depending on the time of day. bye for now, Sumac 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!
To my secret pal somewhere in Italy, Thanks for the great package! I love the sugar free candy, it is such pretty glass! The cookies are nice, is Biscotti just Italian for cookie? I always thought that it was just the crunchy ones that are slice off a loaf and baked twice. The threads are very pretty. And the patterns! I am going to have to figure out how to do this lace, I love the abstract shaped one, and would really like to make it. Please tell me more about this type of lace! I will save the Larkspur seeds for next year, as there is not enuf summer left for them to grow. The dianthus should be able to grow enough this year that they can bloom next year. There was a horrible hot spell here the beginning of the month, thankfully it is better now. I'd be happy to have the temp in the 70's. Mosquitos and black flies have made gardening less than pleasant this year. There are lots of pollywogs in my frog pond, they will be changing over to little frogs soon. It is a lot of fun to watch them grow up. The water lilies winter well, and I hope to see flowers from them a little later on. Bambi broke into the vegetable garden and ate my beans and a pepper plant. Rotten critters! Tho I did see a fawn run across my front yard yesterday, and it was very cute. If they'd just leave my gardens alone... hugs, Sumac To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Questionnaire
These have been interesting to read, so... 1. What time is it? 12:45 pm 2. Name as it appears on birth certificate: Susan Gracie MacLeod 3. What is your nickname? Sumac 4. Number of candles on your cake: 49 on the one coming up. yikes! 5. birthday: March 14 6. Hair color: Mango, at present 9. Eye color: blue 10. How much do you love your job: love it most of the time. 11. Hometown: Reading MA, USA 12. Current Residence: Dummerston, VT USA. 13. Favorite Food: chocolate 14. Been to Africa? No. 15. Been toilet papering? No.. 16. Loved somebody so much it made you cry? Yes 17. Been in a car accident? yes, got rearended at a stop sign. Made me a faithful seatbelt wearer. 18. Croutons or bacon bits? neither 19. Favorite day(s) of the week: weds and thurs, my days off 20. Favorite word or phrase: sh*t happens 21. Favorite Restaurant: Chelsea Royal Diner 23. Favorite Drink(s): coffee 24. Favorite sport to watch: yuck 25. Favorite ice cream(s): Ben & Jerry, From Russia with Buzz. Used to be Coffee, coffee, buzz, buzz, buzz, but they stopped making it. 26. Disney or Warner Bros.: either. Rarely watch TV 27. Favorite Fast Food Restaurant? Burger King 28. What color is your bedroom carpet? Purple 29. How many times did you fail your drivers test? Zero 30. Who is the last person you got email from? Arachne 31. Do you sing in the shower? occasionally 32. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Wouldn't do it, but Van Sciver Bobbin Lace would be fun! 33. What do you do most often when you are bored? Don't get bored, just too tired to do much, so I play Kyodai Majhongg on the computer. 34. Most annoying thing people ask/say to you? How ong do you think it will take (for someone critically ill to pass on, I'm a nurse in a nursing home) 35. Bedtime: Around 1 am, I work 3-11 pm 36. Who will respond to this e-mail the quickest? Not expecting a response. 37. Who is the person you sent this to that is least likely to respond? Not applicable. 38. What is your favorite TV show (s): ER My one regular show weekly. 39. Last person you went out to dinner with? My Mom 40. Ford or Chevy: Toyota 41. Time you finished this: 12:54 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thanks
Dear Secret Pal in Italy, Thanks for the great package!I love the frog and lily patterns!!! The bobbins are beautiful, I have been collecting some hooded bobbins, and should have enough now to make something small. The chocolate was delicious, even tho it didn't travel well. Is the photo of your lace pillow? hugs, Sumac To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
