Re: [lace] Floral torchon questions

2005-01-07 Thread Alice Howell
At 05:21 PM 1/7/2005, you wrote: Greetings and Happy New Year to All, 1.In floral torchon, other than using linen thread and thick silk gimp threads is there anything to differentiate floral torchon from regular torchon? 2. Are there any floral torchon patterns other than G. Stott's? My understandi

[lace] tsunami

2005-01-07 Thread Sulochona Chaudhuri
Dear Lace Friends, Jeri asked me to post to arachne, to let you all know that we are safe. We were not near the disaster areas of South India or Andaman & Nicobar Islands, though some people from work were, they managed to get flights out after being very frightened. However, we did feel the trem

[lace] Fwd: Identified child - Phuket, Thailand

2005-01-07 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
Begin forwarded message: From: Adele Shaak the picture is of a little Swedish boy who was identified just a day after his picture first appeared on the Internet, and reunited with his father, who also survived the tsunami. The child's mother died. At least we know... -- Tamara P Duvall

[lace] Un-identified child in a Thailand hospital

2005-01-07 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
Martha Krieg has sent this message to the lace-chat, as is proper for non-lace content. But I felt that human-content merits forwarding to lace (I've already forwarded, with the photo, to most in my addressbook; sorry for duplications). And the list-medium strips the photo; I now have it, and w

[lace] Floral torchon questions

2005-01-07 Thread Jacqueline Bowhey
Greetings and Happy New Year to All, 1.In floral torchon, other than using linen thread and thick silk gimp threads is there anything to differentiate floral torchon from regular torchon? 2. Are there any floral torchon patterns other than G. Stott's? TIA Jackie in breezy Brisbane - To unsubscr

Re: [lace] Web page

2005-01-07 Thread Clay Blackwell
> On 7 Jan 2005, at 11:43, Brian Lemin wrote: > > > Just a note to say I am back home and am planning a new web page. > > > > All I know is about lace bobbins, what would be useful to have on such > > a page? > > Hi Brian ! I missed your original post somehow, but knowing how much you have worked

[lace] lace angels

2005-01-07 Thread Alice Howell
At 09:24 AM 1/7/2005, you wrote: Bragging time! I have this book, and made some angels http://homepage.mac.com/bejoyce/bandofangels.jpg Barbara, They are delightful! Thanks for sharing them. Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [

Re: [lace] Web page

2005-01-07 Thread Brenda Paternoster
On 7 Jan 2005, at 11:43, Brian Lemin wrote: Just a note to say I am back home and am planning a new web page. All I know is about lace bobbins, what would be useful to have on such a page? Adverts for your own bobbins Pictures of different types of bobbins Info about the different types of wood e

Re: [lace] New(ish) book and a question

2005-01-07 Thread Alice Howell
The yarn given is Coats & Clark Knit-Cro-Sheen - a North american name. ... Given the paucity of good knitting/yarn shops in my area I have no idea where to start looking - or what to look for. Can anyone tell me what the equilavent yarn is in the UK? This name is not in the cotton section of

Re: [lace] New(ish) book and a question

2005-01-07 Thread Barb ETx
I messed up the names.40 lashed with a wet noodle for me Sorry Barbara. the pix are of your angel. So cutemy order for the book was just confirmed. Time to haunt the mail box!!! (VBG) BarbE - Original Message - From: Barbara Joyce To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; lace@arachne

Re: [lace] New(ish) book and a question

2005-01-07 Thread Barb ETx
How cute. I have found that www.half.com has several 0f these books at a good price. Patriciado you have such a thing as a crochet cotton, called bedspread cotton (any brand). Actually any size 10 crochet cotton is what I use.You can see it here http://www.herrschners.com/product

Re: [lace] Re: Living Billboard Campaign-readable copy

2005-01-07 Thread Diane Williams
Sue, This sounds really nice! I took a 's Gravenmoerse class at the IOLI convention last summer and really enjoy it - a lot more than Torchon and a nice break from my usual point ground. What pattern did you use? What is your favorite source of patterns for 's Gravenmoerse? How did you stiff

Re: [lace] New(ish) book and a question

2005-01-07 Thread Barbara Joyce
Bragging time! I have this book, and made some angels. Taking the author's advice to have the angels hold symbols of our hobbies, last year I decided to create angels who make bobbin lace. I'm a member of a small group of dedicated lacemakers which meets twice a month at the home of one of the wome

[lace] Lace in Hawaii

2005-01-07 Thread Jane Dobinson
Lisa, Thank you for the tip :) We have a long day in Honolulu which is partly planned already but I certainly will keep the Museum in mind! Jane No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 03/01/2005 - To unsubsc

[lace] New(ish) book and a question

2005-01-07 Thread Scotlace
this morning I collected a book I had ordered after seeing a small photograph of the front cover and, fortunately, I am not disappointed. It is new to me although it was published in 2002. It is: Angels: a knitter's dozen by Gerdine Strong, published by XRX Books, 2002. 1-893762-12-2. 13.99

Re: [lace] Re: Living Billboard Campaign-readable copy

2005-01-07 Thread Sue Babbs
kits). Does that mean that all of us ought to swith to wire, in order to capture the public's attention? Wire isn't essential to catch the public's attention. In fact, the piece I have most been asked about by complete strangers was a stiffened, black silk cuff I made from an adaptation of an

[lace] Web page

2005-01-07 Thread Brian Lemin
Just a note to say I am back home and am planning a new web page. All I know is about lace bobbins, what would be useful to have on such a page? A happy New Year. Did you see the Ausssie fireworks from Sydney? Brian and Jean from Cooranbong Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTEC