The only time I starched anything was a Bruges bookmark, so it was fairly
easy to lift.
Even though the pricking was covered with blue plastic film, I reasoned the
starch would seep through the holes around the pins and on to the pillow. So
I eased the lace and pricking up the pins a bit, lifted
Hello
Thanks for telling me how you starch the lace. On an styrofoam pillow I
never mind if I starch but I will use your info about lifting a piece from a
straw pillow to a piece of styrofoam if I have to starch anything I make on
the straw pillow.
Ann-Marie
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I had an opposite experience lately with Czech costumes. I live in
Nebraska and there are several small towns that celebrate the Czech culture
in weekend festivals. I was just to one such festival a month ago
(Clarkson, NE) and was disappointed by the lack of lace that I saw. I made
a
From: Elizabeth Ligeti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I found little mites walking around on the pillow, but I lifted the
removable outer cover, and sprayed it with fly/bug spray,and that fixed
them for a while. Every time I saw and I repeated the dose, and I have not
seem them for quite a few years,
Greetings!
I decided to reply to the pillow survey. I'm new, so I don't have much of a
collection going.
16 cookie pillow
roller pillow
Next month I'm taking a class to make a travel pillow that has a square in
the center which can be replaced by a roller.
That's it! I'm going to convention
At 12:29 AM 7/19/2004, you wrote:
I then washed the pins in fairly hot detergent before using them again.
Very thrifty. However, I don't want to take the time, so I have an
envelope that is labeled 'Starch Pins', and they are saved to be used again
and again only for starching.
Alice in Oregon
We used to have a major problem with pscosids where we used to live, which
thrived in the mild damp coastal climate. Moving inland, solved the problem
on the whole, as I no longer see them in the books we own.
I managed to solve the problem in my lace pillow well before we moved
though.
From: Clay Blackwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
You mentioned using a cookie pillow. Some of us have come to the
conclusion that if your cookie pillow has a fairly high dome instead of
being relatively flat, this causes more lifting of the lace.
I find more trouble with patterns lifting on a
Ethafoam, ...is not quiet!!
I have found builder's foam (the kind of polystyrene with tiny bubbles in
it) to be noisy, but have never heard anything when pinning into true
ethafoam (polyethylene).
just my humble opinion,
Robin P.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
That reminds me. There is a Renaisance festival not far from here, and I
keep meaning to go, wondering if they have any lace there. It's supposed to
be around Henry the VIII's time when there was much lace worn, and there are
apparently a lot of booths with crafters. It's purported to be like a
Dear Spiders,
Thank you to all who have written to me about the wire lace brooch. I now see
CLEARLY what has to be done. On to another matter: I have a Lace friend who
will be traveling to Russia in August and I was wondering if there were any
places or stores or collectives she might be able
Well, dears, I have nine willing jabotmakers! I need one or two more as
backups just in case. Please apply!
I will also need somebody with a flair for P.R. And somebody else with an
imaginative organizing mind. I can write a presentation letter, if need be,
although it would be nice to get
From: nerakmacd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm wondering which pillows you prefer, and why. I know that the ethafoam
can become worn easier after much use with the pins. Is it the same with
the straw, or does the straw tend to 'regroup' better after being used over
and over with the pins.
My
Hi All, I haven't seen any answers to Linda's question about
learning NL. That was in her e-mail about etui's. That's also
the word I use for needle cases. Anyway, I've heard the book
that is suggested for learning Needlelace is Starting Needle-
point Lace: A Course for Beginners by Valerie
In a message dated 7/18/2004 6:39:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Shirely, do you have trouble with dust coming from the sawdust pillow??
Somebody here had one, and commented on that feature of hers...she resorted to
vacumning it between uses, then discovered after a while
Jane writes:
Jane in Vermont, USA getting excited about going to the IOLI
Convention in two weeks!
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Have any plans been made for an Arachne gathering at IOLI convention
this year? It was great to put some faces to the names last time.
I'll be there the entire time, so any date
Devon wrote:
The treatment to the wood
makes the saw dust cancer causing. They recommended she go to some place
that
only cut exotic woods for wood craftsmen where there would not be any
treated
wood sawdust. More things to worry about!
I know it's not free, but its clean - I buy sawdust
In a message dated 19/07/2004 22:25:14 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My first pillow was made from an old McCall's Needlework magazine, with
felt
roller and lightly-padded cardboard apron.
Do you actually mean it was made from the magazine? Or made from directions
in
A couple of weeks ago a former Secret pal of mine (who sent to me)
emailed to say that she had made a successful bid on Ebay for a small
tablecloth - and because it was on my side of the Atlantic she had
arranged for it to be sent to me!
It arrived a couple of days ago - a bit crumpled and in
Unfortunately, my freezer won't take the 24inch diameter cookie pillow!!!
As to the starch staining the pillow - Don't you people use a removeable
cover on your pillows?
I was told, right at the beginning (In 1978) when I made my first pillow, to
have a removeable cover on it, so it could be
Hi all,
I will be at Convention in Harrisburg and would like to meet with other
Arachne people. Last year I missed the meeting because I did not know
about it. Anyone organizing it? I will be there July 31 and leaving
Aug. 8.
Adele Ward
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Jacquie wrote: And her remaining two or three lace pillows (Malvary and I keep
borrowing them) are on the top shelf to the right of the door, just above the
fabrics,
some dating back to when we lived in Herne Bay pre 1961. Oh what fun we'll have one
day
Mum did a lot of dressmaking for Ann
In a message dated 07/19/2004 5:35:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
.saw dust that comes from treated wood for decks, for
instance, from that that comes from untreated wood. The treatment to the
wood
makes the saw dust cancer causing
Hello all,
If the wood
In a message dated 07/18/2004 7:49:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Does anyone know what Simon Tousteou sp stuffs his pillows with? If he
is going to convention this year I hope someone will let him know that many of
us are not arriving for the first three days.
Just a little 'beware' notice.
Re: Devon wrote : They recommended she go to some place
that
only cut exotic woods for wood craftsmen where there would not be any
treated
wood sawdust.
I would not recommend doing exotic wood sawdust either. Many a woodworker
has found out that exotic woods can
I replied to Linda privately.
I am happy to help with NL where I can. (Gros Point, and Reticella are the
types of NL that I do the most, but I enjoy working Point de Gaze etc, too.)
I also suggested the Val Grimwood book for starters,and the Catherine
Barley book for later on.
from Liz in
Dear Jean,
I know that biologically kangaroos are four-legged creatures, but what's the
meat like? We can get it here, and I assume it's red meat.
It's beautiful, but definitely very red! Still it may well suit you. You
won't really know until you try it. I just love it stewed or curried and
- Never trust a dog to watch your food.
Patrick, Age 10
- When you want something expensive, ask your grandparents.
Matthew, Age 12
- Wear a hat when feeding seagulls.
Rocky, Age 9
- Sleep in your clothes so you'll be dressed in the morning.
Stephanie, Age 8
To all those participating in the Secret Pal Exchanges
By now hopefully all the July packages have been received, but there
are still a few acknowledgment messages still outstanding. I will be
going away at the weekend for two weeks and it would be nice to know
that the July exchanges are
As David says, kangaroo meat is a red meat - very dark and red.
But very, very lean, and rather tough. Simmered a long while
sounds right. I don't think you'd want a steak of it unless it had
been marinated thoroughly in something to tenderise it.
A recipe I've seen just for kangaroo tail
At 04:06 PM 7/19/2004, you wrote:
I hope spiders will excuse our (Oz that is) talk about the weather,
but the drought is of constant worry to us here, with many on
tight water restrictions and dams at all time lows.
We understand. Oregon has had low rainfall for several years. Everything
is
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