[lace] Visit to Normandy

2005-09-27 Thread LaceAnneDrew2
I am making plans for a group visit to Normandy next September, to visit the towns on the Lace Route. I have already been given some advice re. Argenton but wondered if any Arachneans, particularly those in France, could advise me on the suitabilty of the other towns and what options could

[lace] spiders

2005-09-27 Thread Sue Harvey
I have just returned home after a week at my daughters house and my Avon lady has left me the latest catalogue, on page 130 what do I find - a lovely spider brooch, it is silver plated and set with sparkly stones I am ordering it straight away. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK Not

[lace] Belgium trip

2005-09-27 Thread RicTorr8
Hi All - I'm planning a trip to Belgium for the end of October/beginning of November, and would appreciate any recommendations for lace collections or shops I should plan to visit, as well as any recommendations you might have for places to stay, or to avoid. Thanks very much! Regards,

RE: [lace] Belgium trip

2005-09-27 Thread Jane Bawn
My recommendation would be to make sure you hang on to bags. We were told there was a very low to almost non existent crime rate when we went about 10 years ago but I had my handbag stolen. I had only put it down for a few seconds while I re balanced the tray i was carrying and when I went to

[lace] Re:Art Fairs and Designing in PG

2005-09-27 Thread Aurelia Loveman
Lorri -- I got out my (1999) folder from Pam N's workshop, Designing for Bucks Point. There wasn't anything about rules or pointers, but I thought it was pretty clear what we did. I had a couple of pages of ground, and another couple of pages of freehand designs that I had drawn (leaves,

[lace] Selling on Ebay and PayPal

2005-09-27 Thread Brenda Paternoster
A big big thank you to everyone who took the time to reply to my questions. The only thing everyone agreed on was not ironing anything that had not been laundered. As far as Ebay goes; I'm having second thoughts. I've looked at all the lace and the few baby gowns that are currently on offer

Re: [lace] Belgium trip

2005-09-27 Thread Brenda Paternoster
On 27 Sep 2005, at 20:33, Jane Bawn wrote: I remember the lace being extremely expensive. I expect their will be others who have been more recently who can tell you the best places but there is plenty to see lace wise and non lace. The machine made lace is pretty inexpensive, then comes the

[lace] IOLI lace contest

2005-09-27 Thread Needlelace
Canadian or non-US members of I.O.L.I. may send their contest entry to Suzanne Gagnon in Quebec or to me Debra Jenny. US members will send their entries to me. (The addresses will be given out when an entry form is requested.) The post mark date of June 24 will allow all members an equal

Re: [lace] Belgium trip

2005-09-27 Thread Jo Falkink
..., went on a canal boat ride and ate a delicious lunch al-fresco outside one of the many cafes and bars, and got some I'm afraid it is too cold for outside lunches or teas by now. Last week it would have been OK but that's an exception. Jo Falkink near Gouda, Netherlands - To unsubscribe

[lace-chat] Re: coffee and tea preferences

2005-09-27 Thread Jane Bawn
Tamara wrote: I'd meant to ask but forgot when writing my long-winded essay... do y'all think there's a correlation between *dedicated* tea/coffee drinkers on the one hand and the choice of pets on the other? I don't have a pet at the moment (negotiations with DH are slower than lacemaking

[lace-chat] Moments in Life

2005-09-27 Thread Jane Bawn
This was forwarded to me by my best friend. She knows where to hit the spot. I don't remember seeing it here so I thought it would be good to share. Moments in Life There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!

[lace-chat] RC Humour

2005-09-27 Thread David Collyer
Wrong Side Of The Bed! Mother Superior was on her way to late morning prayers, when she passed two novices just leaving early morning prayers, on their way to classes. As she passed the young ladies, Mother Superior said, Good morning ladies. The novices replied, Good morning, Mother Superior,

[lace-chat] Belgium trip

2005-09-27 Thread RicTorr8
Hi All -- Does anyone have any hotels or bed-and-breakfast recommendations, or warnings for places to avoid, in Brussels, Antwerp and/or Brugge? I'm planning a trip for the end of October/beginning November, and haven't been there before. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or dire

Re: [lace-chat] Re: Katrina devastaion

2005-09-27 Thread susan
we don't agree on anything, and my idea was a suggestion that maybe they should have never built castles on sand. i'm sure after 300 years of living in a flood hole, they have no intention to move their city regardless of what it costs. they make in revenue yearly what the cost was, so the cost

Re: [lace-chat] ebay plans for craft projector

2005-09-27 Thread Sue Babbs
is there colored tranparent contact paper? Walgreens (and other places in USA) sells a removeable self-adhesive vinyl, which I have found to work fine for covering patterns for the girls in my bobbin lace class. It is less expensive than the blue vinyl sold for lacemakers, but seems to work

[lace-chat] Castles on sand

2005-09-27 Thread Jean Nathan
Susan wrote: my idea was a suggestion that maybe they should have never built castles on sand. That instantly put the Three Little Pigs story in my mind, where the woldfblew down the house of the first little pig because it was made of straw, then the house of the second little pig whose

[lace-chat] Diet

2005-09-27 Thread Carol Melton
A funny to enjoy - from my nephew in North Carolina A woman asks her husband, Would you like some bacon and eggs? A slice of toast and maybe some grapefruit and coffee? she asks. He declines. Thanks for asking, but I'm not hungry right now. It's this Viagra, he says. It's really taken

[lace-chat] firetruck

2005-09-27 Thread Carol Melton
Another bit of humor. A fire fighter is working on the engine outside the station when he notices a little girl next door in a little red wagon with little ladders hung off the sides and a garden hose tightly coiled in the middle. The girl is wearing a fire fighter's helmet.  The wagon is being