You never know what impact a demonstration will have on someone. I received
a phone call a few weeks ago from a gentleman whose wife had died recently.
She had seen us demonstrating and had tried it herself. He had 2 pillows and
some accessories to donate to the Lost Art Lacers knowing that we
In a message dated 12/17/2004 10:41:37 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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By the way, lots of people know how to make needle lace. Granted, our
numbers are puny compared to the number of bobbin-lace makers. Still,
we are here!
Of course the question stunned me because
Sorry posting this over the list.
Hello Trish Fischer,
Your letter arrived. How nice the bell. i show it to everybody.
Thank you
Ilske
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Tamara writes:
I think, in the future, if anyone asks me about repairing lace, I'll
just recommend that they get Elizabeth Kurella's Anybody Can Mend
Lace and Linens.
Dear Tamara:
I suggest that in Kurella's next edition of her work, she adjust the
title a bit so it reads Anybody Can Mend Lace
I don't know about ethical repairs, or what demand there might be
for that. The lace repairs that I have actually seen were done for
people (who admittedly had $$) wanting their repaired item to look as
nearly as possible the way it did when it was new. Certainly the
thread _had_ to match (a
In a message dated 12/16/2004 3:06:45 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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I think that may be the crux of the matter, Aurelia: the fact is that
ordinary
people do *not* buy original paintings or piceces of sculpture any more than
they
would buy lace at the price we would
I think that is a good idea to recommend Elizabeth Kurella's book to someone
who wants lace repaired..if they are at all handy with a needle and thread.
Earlier this year I used the book when I needed to repair a small tear in a
gorgeous antique filet tablecloth. The tear wasn't that big but I
Dear Jeri
How did we miss this? I guess because we know the Springett's and got all
wrapped up in the other auction. That *might* mean there would be some good
buys at Bonhams!
If anyone goes to Knowle to this auction, please report back to Arachne on the
proceedings. Thanks in
In November mention was made that this book was out of print, but that it
was to be republished in paperback. Browsing Amazon and Tesco, I noticed
they both have it listed as due 1st February 2005 - looks like Amazon might
be showing the new cover.
Jean in Poole
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Very interesting! www.amazon.co.uk does indeed list this volume, with
the release date as Jean mentioned, and a picture of the new cover.
www.amazon.com (the US version) does not list the new volume at all, and
lists the old one as being out of print (except for one exorbitantly
overpriced
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Time spent at craft shows, while illuminating for the public, is
not going to result in as large a pay off, unless they are very high end
craft shows.
The bottom line here is whether we plan to keep lacemaking alive, by
attracting more
Devon wrote:
Perhaps we should all make it a point to never leave the house for a fancy
occasion, gallery opening, night at the opera, etc. without some hand made lace
or lace jewelry on.
At the recent craft fair I was demonstrating lace making. I also had 6 knitted
neckpieces for sale. I
In a message dated 12/15/2004 1:44:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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BUT surely the price of some lace made now should
reflect its instrinsic value as well? A unique
specially designed item, like a couture frock or an
artisan pot, should reflect at least the scarcity
In a message dated 12/15/2004 1:44:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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I have a friend who has a few antique tatting peices which need
repair. Because of the age of the items, this is very delicate work.
Would you be interested in repairing these items or can you
In a message dated 12/15/2004 1:44:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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I have from time to time tried to find the names of people capable of and
willing to repair lace. But no one I have spoken to has the psychological
stamina to even enter into a negotiation with
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I am traveling for the season, so I am unsubscribing for a bit I'll be back
by the 2cd :)
Happy Holidays!!
Mikki
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FROM : Patty Lewis, HR Director
TO : All Employees
3rd December
RE : HOLIDAY PARTY
Regarding the note I received from a member of Alcoholics Anonymous
requesting a non-drinking table. You didn't sign your name I notice. I'm
happy to accommodate this request, but I must point out
Greetings All,
My neighbour gave me this list of new books and I thought you might enjoy
some of them -
Hit on the Head by I.C. Stars
The Haunted House by Hugo First
Dogs Dinner by Nora Bone
The Card Trick by Howdie Doit
Will He Run? by Betty Wont
Precautions by Justin Case
The Merciless Man by
At 08:25 AM 12/17/04 +0100, Eva Von Der Bey wrote:
none of my dictionaries knows about
moly.
I once read a fantasy story in which instructions for a magical spell began
pick a sprig of moly, so I assume its an herb or plant of some kind.
The story was sort of a feghoot -- the denouement was
On Dec 17, 2004, at 2:25, Eva Von Der Bey wrote:
Dear native speaking friends,
passed a little funny test which asks for your beahviour while
suffering
from a cold and other simple silly questions and gives as a result,
what
kind of herbal tea you are.. while some others turned out to be
On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 09:06:52PM -0500, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
And, on the subject of a missing sleeve... Wasn't there a story - in
the Brothers Grimm collection - about a girl who had to make 12 shirts
for her brothers who'd been turned into ravens?
I remember one with swans... And the
I never minded feeling like a child (I was the I never want to grow up type,
and in fact still am to some extent), but I hated mittens too. Do really bad
things to your manual ability. The string was mildly annoying, but not nearly
as bad as the mittens themselves (plus, I did lose things a lot,
Because it's actually very hard (and I speak as a mother of three here!) to
ease a small child's fingers into gloves! Young children don't seem to
have the manual dexterity to fit each finger in each hole, or even the
mental capability to envisage which finger goes into which holeso you
end
That makes sense... But what age are we talking about here? I was still
wearing
mittens in 1st-3rd grades, and I find it hard to imagine that children who can
write and do math can't put on gloves...
Weronika
On Sat, Dec 18, 2004 at 01:30:59PM +1100, Ruth Budge wrote:
Because it's
Yes, I'd agree with you - don't know why you should still be wearing mittens
that late in life!
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On Dec 17, 2004, at 21:30, Ruth Budge wrote:
Because it's actually very hard (and I speak as a mother of three
here!) to
ease a small child's fingers into gloves! Young children don't seem
to
have the manual dexterity to fit each finger in each hole, or even the
mental capability to envisage
I concur with Ruth about trying to get a toddler's fingers into the
correct holes. I couldn't with the first one, and couldn't with the
2nd, so they wore mittens. Didn't seem to affect the playing in the
nsow too much.
Now they're 9 and 6 1/2 and wear gloves.
Funnily enough, I have some
There are a couple of reasons for mittens rather than gloves beyond
the difficulty of fitting each finger into the proper slot:
1) The space between the fingers when the hand is held naturally is a
heck of a lot thinner on a small child, so a glove thick enough to
keep hands warm outside (as
Hello Eva and everyone
That would be garlic tea - and I can attest it is excellent for what ails
- I make it in the microwave - one peeled crushed garlic in a mug of
water, 'wave on 'beverage' (1 minute 20 seconds on high power). If I
really need comfort and healing, I grate the garlic with my
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