In a message dated 22/10/2004 05:43:52 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Evening Stitches is selling the horror kit on e-bay. Oh Dear!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=19158item=8140494
929rd=1
I thought, 'horror kit' nothing can be that bad. So I went
Is it possible that some people were thrown by the line break in the
middle of the URL? I had no trouble accessing the page. Maybe this
will work: http://tinyurl.com/66qjp
Avital,
still without a computer at home
On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 18:27:49 +0100, Brenda Paternoster
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I went to have a look on this horror kit why do you call it a horror kit,
all what I could see was some bobbins, tread, and a roller and at the moment
at 25.95
Dorte
http://www.f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dorte_zielke/my_photos
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I've already sent this to chat a few days ago, but it might be relevant to
UK arachneans not on chat.
My local postmaster told me that all packages leading up to Christmas will
be
checked at the post office to make sure that they have the correct postcode
on. If you don't put one on, they add it.
Dorte wrote:
I went to have a look on this horror kit why do you call it a horror
kit,
You missed the board leaning at an angle to work on instead of a pillow.
Has anyone written to the seller? I've given up doing this. In the past I've
had some very pleasant conversations with sellers who were
Had a closer look and can see it clearer, in tønder in the old day they used
to work on one similary to the one on the picture, just a bit different
design
I have also loade the rest of the pictures on to my album, from the general
meeting in our lace guild
Dorte
With all this talk about postcodes, I thought it might be interesting to add
a little local tidbit from the State of Washington, USA. As you all know,
this country is having an election soon. In this state, anyone who wishes to
can vote by absentee ballot/mail. My husband and I have our ballots,
That's absolutely right. Het lassen may not be the traditional way of
joining Bucks, and it may not be *quite* as reliable/strong as it is on
laces which have 4 pairs coming into each pin, but it's still a most
excellent join, able to withstand mistreatment (washing). The only way
it would be
Hi All, and Sylvia in particular,
I *loved* the signature! I have spent the weekend hustling about, rushing
round, and on Saturday spent the day making lace in my parents church in
Sheringham, in Norfolk in the UK.It was a Celebration of Crafts Day, and
there was so much wonderful stuff on
In a message dated 10/24/04 3:09:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=19158item=8140494
929rd=1
I thought, 'horror kit' nothing can be that bad. So I went and took a look.
What on earth is a work board? Is
Faye
I haven't seen Tahiti Ribbon, but I'd guess from its name that it is a
very narrow ribbon, Here in UK we can get double sided satin ribbon
that's only 1.5mm wide (made by Offray). I have used that as a gimp in
torchon.
Brenda
On 24 Oct 2004, at 00:19, Faye Owers wrote:
Hi,
I have bought
Brenda writes:
Here in UK we can get double sided satin ribbon that's only 1.5mm wide
(made by Offray). I have used that as a gimp in torchon.
Me too. It makes a wonderful gimp. Narrow metallic ribbon makes a nice
flashy gimp too. I've also threaded ribbon through torchon after it's been
It was good to see a lot of familiar faces at Tonbridge lace Fair
today. Hope none of you overspent!
I'm away for the rest of the week - not signing off though so all
messages should come through and be waiting for when I return.
Christmas card exchange requests still welcome though you
On Oct 24, 2004, at 11:56, J.Falkink-Pol wrote:
The only way it would be too bulky is if a single repeat
constituted half or more
of your total lace length (ie, half of the edging was double, and half
single).
I don't understand the last statement. You work a repeat twice but sew
at
most 2
I had the same problem - being denied access, so I went into Brenda's web
site, via the address below her signature, and then found the thread chart
that way - from the Home page.
Many thanks for the chart. Brenda.
I have just skimmed through the Australian Post Office Postal Charges
booklet,
Jeri, Jean and Liz, and others,
I did not contact Evening Stitches about the Horror Kit. I meant to, but
never got around to it. Someone must have as it has been withdrawn. Even
Annies Attic, the crochet catalog now carries that kit.
To our amazement, just within one week we met 2 ladies who
I started with the Horror Kit too, but once I decided I'm seriously interested
in bobbin lace and started looking at lace resources online, I quickly realized
there were much better ways of doing it... So I think there's a good chance that
most people who start with the horror kit will eventually
In a message dated 20/10/2004 22:00:15 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Yes, the solid fabric donut cloth (hole in the middle) does block the view
of everything except the circle. Some of the people around here use a
circle of clear plastic with a hole in the center. They can
I live in NE Ohio -- about 60 miles in from both the N and E borders.
About 20 years ago, a community of black squirrels were living about 20
miles north of here--and were prevalent. No one I knew had ever seen
black squirrels before. Now there are black squirrels where I
live--both black
I know Stanford has both black and ground squirrels, and they both seem to be
doing fine. The ground squirrels are much more numerous - in fact on average
there's at least one in sight wherever you are on campus. I'm not sure about
brown tree squirrels though.
At Caltech we have lots of brown
We have a small number of black squirrels here in the northern suburbs of
Chicago, but they are not the dominant ones. They are generally smaller than
the ordinary grey squirrel and even smaller than the fox squirrels
Sue
I live in NE Ohio -- about 60 miles in from both the N and E borders.
Brenda wrote:
I picked this up from someone in Canada on a family history discussion
group, but would apply to lacemakers too.
Unfortunately a couple of Secret pal packages have gone astray this
round. I believe they all had some sort of return address on, but
without one it is even less
Here in Ottawa (and presumably other parts of Ontario) we have more black
squirrels than any other colour. They are an absolute pest and destroy
gardens and plants and cause damage to houses. I have about 6-8 who tear
through my garden on a regular basis.
I occasionally see grey squirrels, but
On Oct 24, 2004, at 23:26, Helene Gannac wrote:
ALL the parcels I've received in Melbourne for the last 6 months or so
have been opened by Customs, even though they all had sender's ID at
the
back, and whether they were flat (magazines) or parcel shaped! The
repair
job on the wrapping was
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