Very sorry to hear of the Lace Fairy's fall. Obviously not a very
Fairy-like tumble!
A shattered elbow is a very nasty injury, and can be difficult to heal - and
Very difficult while healing, I would imagine.
That will spoil moving into a new home, and make life very difficult for her
for
Hello Lacefriends,
Sory for posting this over the list but it is a US-american Question.
I am reading Goodbye, Columbus from Philip Roth, in chapter 6 (in my
book page 106) he describes children: playing at Willie Mays with a
broom handle and half a rubber ball.
Are I am right thinking they are
Hi everyone,
I just thought I would let you know that there are still some tickets left
for Poole Lace Day - Saturday 4th June at the Allendale Centre, Wimborne.
The speaker is Arachnean, Vivienne Walton from Biggins.
Full details from
Mrs Jayne Frampton
97, Ashley Road
Poole Dorset
BH14 9BU
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I just thought I would let you know that there are still some tickets left
for Poole Lace Day - Saturday 4th June
Likewise for Tamworth (Staffs) on the same day (for those not able to
get to the South Coast). Suppliers
Have we just all run out of steam or is the list unusually quiet at the
moment? We have had a week of our anti-virus fighting off several
hundred spam emails (from the same domain) a day and I wondered if
anyone else was getting this - the messages apparently contained a worm
- and of course, the
Hello Spiders
A while ago I asked for lacy places in Pague, Faye Owers requested a report
as she also plans a trip, so here it is for others as well.
Anne Bednar Garrison reccommended a shop of Iva Prokov on
http://www.palickovani.cz When I tried too look for the street Chalabalova,
it appeared
Hi All, There is a BL fence in the New York Times Sunday magazine.
I know we talked about one some months ago but I never got a chance to look
at the URL so this might be the same one. It's in the style section on page
48. I don't have the URL off hand but you can Google it www.google.com
You
Other than that, and a twisted ankle last weekend (much
better now, but I've decided housework is dangerous!)
Oh, yes, housework is much too dangerous for a twisted ankle! You
definitely need to rest it and make lace. BG I guess my virus
software has taken care of the worm problem, because
Jane makes an important point. Devon, I nominate you to write an
appropriately critical and yet informative letter to the NY Times, in order
to correct this grievous error and educate the masses!
Barbara Joyce
Snoqualmie, WA
Hi All, There is a BL fence in the New York Times Sunday magazine.
Whilst at ebay saw this.
A Kristina pillow
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=19158item=8188714121
rd=1
Not like mine with the revolving skirt. And different accessories. But mine
was born in 1985 . Is this what Kristina is making now?
I thought mine was
A sharp letter will go out immediately.
What do you think it should say?
Devon
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No, this is not the Christina with the revolving skirt. This pillow
looks nearly identical to a Swedish pillow I own, which is a wonderful
pillow. The one on ebay is larger than mine, and the extra roller is a
very nice thing to have! The shipping is quite expensive, as would be
expected.
I've
On May 8, 2005, at 16:57, Jane Viking Swanson wrote:
Hi All, There is a BL fence in the New York Times Sunday magazine.
I know we talked about one some months ago but I never got a chance to
look
at the URL so this might be the same one.
It probably is the same one, but I can't tell without
Well, you might start by mentioning that the article, printed in their
tabloid ; )
Just kidding - honestly!!
Clay
Clay Blackwell
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On May 8, 2005, at 18:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Devon) wrote:
A sharp letter will go out immediately. What do you think it should
say?
Since I was unable to reach the site and read the article, it's hard to
say. Jane's report quoted:
Very unfortunately the words say that the banal chain link takes
Sounds like the same fence. The one we saw a couple of months ago was
by Joep Verhoeven. See
http://www.kantopleiding-nko.nl/Aktiviteiten/Aktiviteiten.html
Sue
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I am working on my letter to the Times. Would I be correct in thinking that
Jeroen is a male name? Also, why is he sometimes Joep, sometimes Jeroen? Would
Joep be a diminutive of Jeroen?
Devon
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Joep is certainly male - see the translation below which was on Arachne a
while back and the photos of him learning lacemaking.
Can't comment on the Jeroen name.
Sue
Joep's fence
In May 2004 we got an email from Joep Verhoeven, a student at the Design
Academy in Eindhoven. He was doing a project
Susan Wenzel - lacysusan - sells these.
Ruth (Sydney, Australia)
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About ten years ago, I bought a thread gauge that was a
transparency with various grids on it that you could lay over your
pricking to see
what type it was, ie. 5mm diagonal, 1/8 straight,
Hunted all through the NY Times Magazine for today (May 8) but
couldn't find the article about the lace fence (imagine how that
hurts, as I have been making just that for some weeks now!). And
worse, can't remember who wrote in about it on Arachne. Would the
spider repeat her thread? (or
Hi All again, I did a little looking myself. Here's the URL for the NY
Times magazine. The picture is with the article Show Biz in the Style
section (page down in the middle) and shows different pieces from a
furniture show. It's the 8th or 9th picture and you can click on next
before the
Sue Babbs wrote:
Sounds like the same fence. The one we saw a couple of months ago was by
Joep Verhoeven. See
http://www.kantopleiding-nko.nl/Aktiviteiten/Aktiviteiten.html
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Yes this is the same fence and much easier to see at this URL G.
Thanks
Thanks, Jane!!
I was finally able to see and read the picture and the article, and it *is*
the stunning BL fence we've seen before. And the article just flat-out
calls it crochet. Education is in order... Devon?
C
Clay Blackwell
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From: Jane Viking
A letter has been dispatched to the editor and signed with both my official
titles, Lace Study Editor of the International Old Lacers and Chairman,
Campaign for Modern Lace.
It is probably a long shot at publication, however, I have pointed out the
growing popularity of modern lace in
I agree. Get your priorities right!
Jacqui Butler ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Shirley T. wrote:
For those interested in miniature lacemaking, you might like to take
a look at our Guild home page at
http://www.austlaceguild.org/pages/branches/sa/salaceshop.htm
I saw that gorgeous miniature lace shop at the Adelaide AGM last year. It
looked absolutely divine. What a shame
What a marvellous fence! How clever!
Wish mine looked that good!!!
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
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We have been watching the Jamie Oliver TV series on the School dinners, and
his effort to get decent food into the schools.
Do the kids have to pay for these dinners, and if so, how much?
I have a feeling
Hi Liz,
At the primary school that I work in the children are only entitled to a
free school dinner if their parents are on income support otherwise it costs
£1.60 a day.
The Jamie Oliver programme has had a brilliant effect at our school and
because of it last week our canteen stopped selling
If your uncle builds a still
This is a true story. My brother is a chemical engineer. His first job
right out of university was with a chemical plant located in the mountains
of a southern state. He was in the development Lab and needed distilled
water in a process, so decided to make
Hi All,
Yes - it does depend very much on the school, the local authority, and also
on whether the schools kitchens have been decommisioned!My grandson - a
veggie - occasionally has school dinners, which cost about £1.60 per day -
but if they have any *special* days (Christmas, St. Valentine,
On May 6, 2005, at 2:15, Jacqui Butler wrote:
Two tourists were driving through Wales.
At Llanfairpwllgwyngllgogerychwryndrobwllyantsllyogogogoch, they
stopped for
lunch at Burger King and one tourist asked the waitress, Before we
order,
could you please settle an argument for us? Would you
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