Re: [lace] IOLI Bulletin

2004-10-15 Thread Laceandbits
Got mine yesterday - it's really good :-) Just to rub it in, as Malvary organised my membership for me at the same time as her own. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] more RPL . from a b'berg design

2004-10-15 Thread Chaudhuri
Dear Lace Friends, Last night I stayed up late cutting the basting stitches to my latest RPL. It is from a Battenberg design which my kind friend Jane (Viking Swanson) gifted me for my wedding anniversary. Jane redrew this beautiful design from a magazine dated 1900 or so. I still have to sew in

[lace] Re: Finished knitted lace

2004-10-15 Thread Joy Beeson
At 11:12 PM 10/13/04 +0100, Steph Peters wrote: I'm wondering what you do if you misread the pattern or make a mistake, I imagine you must have to undo the error and fix it to keep the pattern correct. One very big help is to put a marker after every repeat -- preferably at a point in the

Re: [lace] Finished knitted lace

2004-10-15 Thread Brenda Paternoster
On 14 Oct 2004, at 14:03, Jazmin wrote: Yes, mistakes involve picking back (tinking in the knitting world.. tink is knit backwards. ;) Ah yes! I guess that most BLers are pretty competent at ecaling. Brenda http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

[lace] honiton pillow

2004-10-15 Thread harlequin lace
I am sorry to send this to the list, but if Viv would like to E mail me I may be able to solve her search for a traditional honiton pillow. Happy Lacemaking Sue In cold, wet Southampton U.K. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Thread

2004-10-15 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
Gentle Spiders, I was told that Susan Wenzel (of Lacy Susan) carries Colcotton 34/2, but I can't find it on her website... Does anyone know of an US supplier of same (and price g)? Holly doesn't carry it either (or, at least, not so far). I want a whole lot of colours (for further adventures

[lace] Nottingham lace curio

2004-10-15 Thread Clay Blackwell
I ran across this interesting bit on ebay tonight. It is a metal sign of some sort which looks as if it was once attached to a lace making machine. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=605item=6124946670rd=1 I thought someone on the list might be interested! Clay Clay

[lace-chat] your heart

2004-10-15 Thread Helene Gannac
What bad news, David, but so good that it was detected in time and didn't cause you enormous problems!! No wonder we don't see you at the meetings anymore, but I hopw you will drop in som times now you have a brand new artery... All the best with everything, specially your Valenciennes :-)

[lace-chat] computer humour

2004-10-15 Thread Helene Gannac
I just got these from work, and can't remember seeing them on the list, so enjoy! Im sure Tamara particularly will appreciate, being an avid computer fan.. Helene, the froggy from Melbourne HOW TO CLEAN YOUR MOUSE This memo is from an unnamed computer company. It went to all field engineers

[lace-chat] Getting There

2004-10-15 Thread David Collyer
Dear Friends, Many thanks to all of you who have sent letters of support over the past 24 hours or so. They mean such a great deal. I'm feeling better every day - particularly far lass tired. Walked along the creek today and carefully leant in to feel the eggs in the blue wren's nest. (I'm the

[lace-chat] The Bill Again

2004-10-15 Thread David Collyer
Dear Friends, You may recall some months back we had a discussion about what's been happening on The Bill. Well obviously the UK were far ahead of us when I went to their Homepage. I actually sent my first ever fan mail to Roberta TAYLOR (alias Gina GOLD) and of course never got a reply, which

[lace-chat] :-)) Tip toe

2004-10-15 Thread Jeanette Fischer
Tiptoe A man staggered home after another late evening with his drinking buddies. With shoes in his left hand to avoid waking his wife, he tiptoed as quietly as he could toward the stairs leading to their upstairs bedroom. But he misjudged the bottom step in the darkened entryway. As he grabbed

[lace-chat] SP THANK YOU

2004-10-15 Thread Alessandra
Dear SP, forgive me for delay in thanking you, but I went back to Italy last Sunday and I am still confused and tired because of the jetlag. Oz and Aussies, and better Australian lacemakers are wonderful. Thank you for the usefull things you sent me, I really enjoyed them. Best wishes

[lace-chat] SP thank you

2004-10-15 Thread dominique
dear lucy and clancy (what handsome cats you are !!! ) how thoughtful of you to have your human send me that precious little book on how to train one's pet human . nice being able to check if there was anything i had forgotten over the years . I'll have to take the book with me under the

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Sugar

2004-10-15 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
Possibly, a bit iffy for chat... But my excuse is that we're all adults here, and that David needs cheering up after his brush with unspeakable. From: J.F. Walking through the woods, a man comes upon another man hugging a tree with his ear firmly against it. He asks, Just out of curiosity, what