[lace] hand made paper bobbins

2005-03-09 Thread Jenny Brandis
Hi For those of you who have been following the saga of the Kununurra Kid trying to get her kit together you will be pleased to know that I have found a way around the bobbin issue http://www.brandis.com.au/craft/bobbin.html - if the town has enough gift wrapping paper that isg. Still no reply

Re: [lace] Barry Biggins new desing book on ebay

2005-03-09 Thread Claire Allen
It never ceases to amaze me how daft some people can be when it comes to ebay. Like they say. There's one born every minute. Claire Kent,UK On 9 Mar 2005, at 6:23 pm, Jean Nathan wrote: You'll never believe that Barry Biggins new design book on ebay (currently available direct from him at

[lace] Thread for Idrija Lace

2005-03-09 Thread Noelene Lafferty
I'd like to try the pricking in Indrija Lace by Cook and Tratnik called Brains, because it looks like A Round Tuit, and I really must have A Round Tuit. But can anyone tell me exactly what Thread 30 cotton means. They say in the Description pag under threads that the numbering of cotton threads

[lace] Lace Day

2005-03-09 Thread Janice Blair
As the lists seem to be a little quiet I thought I would also post another date for your diary. Lacemakers Collectors Exchange (L.A.C.E. ) of Clarendon Hills, Illinois, will be holding another Lace Day in Downers Grove on Saturday June 11. Vendors will include Lacy Susan, The Lacemaker,

[lace-chat] The Little Paper Bag

2005-03-09 Thread Malvary J Cole
A little paper bag was feeling unwell, so he took himself off to the doctor's. Doctor, I don't feel too good, said the little paper bag. Hmm, you look OK to me, said the Doctor, but I'll do a blood test and see what that shows, come back and see me in a couple of days. The little paper bag

[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thanks

2005-03-09 Thread Carol Adkinson
Well - a huge thank-you to my wonderful Secret Pal. The parcel came this morning - and it certainly brightened up a very grey day weatherwise! The kangaroo is lovely - but I really don't think I could stick pins into his tummy! I am the person who, when she washed the children's soft toys,

[lace-chat] secret pal

2005-03-09 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
Hello to my secret pal, Once again you have outdone yourself. The needlelace video, wow, I can't wait to watch it and see what it is all about. Something new for me to learn...gourmet jelly beans to die for. The coffee creamers, yum and I love the smell of the potpouri. Finally the extra

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: An amusing slip-up

2005-03-09 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
To keep up my Polish in an all-English environment, I subscribe to an e-mail newsletter, published by the Physics dept of the Polish Academy of Science. Mostly, it gives (briefly; no in-depth articles) the news of Poland (though with special interest in Warsaw) - political scene, corruption