Re: [lace] Collecting lace

2005-11-07 Thread Tiny Dell
Thanks for the information. I shall see if I can track the books down. - Original Message - From: Jane Viking Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 1:52 AM Subject: [lace] Collecting lace Hi Tiny Dell and All, You didn't say what

RE: [lace] french to english - fils coupes

2005-11-07 Thread Patricia Dowden
Hi there Babelfish has Fils Coupes meaning wire cuts - does that mean the lace i am looking at is made from fine wire rather than thread? Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia === Hi Jenny, I have seen File Coupes referring

Re: [lace] Re: lace-digest V2005 #358

2005-11-07 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Hello Elaine, That's a typo, it's edition 3 not 33!! BTW my email is [EMAIL PROTECTED] The old argonet one does still forward, but argonet have ceased business as an ISP, if anything goes wrong with their old server they won't fix it. Brenda On 7 Nov 2005, at 00:05, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Re: Bockens linen lace thread

2005-11-07 Thread Addicks
A stockist to add to your list is Becky Ashenden, Becky's Vav Stuga www.vavstuga.com She has color cards available for a small charge. A happy customer, Alison Addicks - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to

[lace] Spider pin Raffle

2005-11-07 Thread Pauline
Dear friends, I bought an additional Avon Spider pin to be able to offer it as a raffle open to all of course. It is much nicer (in fact really super), and larger than I imagined, at 65mm that's approx; two and a half inches diameter, it is coloured silver, and the body has 'synthetic'

[lace] Jean Peach/Att. Dora Northern

2005-11-07 Thread Laura Oppedisano
Greetings Dora Northern, In Oct. you mentioned that you would get messages to Jean Peach since her computer on down. We just were wondering how she and Gary were. we knew Gary's health was not good and we were concerned about him. As I have said before I usually hear from her about twice a

[lace] Anita Wilkinson Books

2005-11-07 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
To Diana in Northamptonshire Oh! They sound nice!! I had not heard about them. Please let us have a brief review of them - and the price if you find them out! Are they on general sale. I wonder? (As if I need More books!!! :)) But then, there is always Just one more

[lace] Some bargain lace books

2005-11-07 Thread Lisa McClure
Just in case some of my fellow bookaholics are looking for some more ... I found these lace books heavily discounted at http://www.bookcloseouts.com today: The History of the Honiton Lace Industry (4 copies) Lace for Dolls Dolls Houses (2 copies) Special Occasions in Lace (5 copies) plus

Re: [lace] Re: weight to length translation

2005-11-07 Thread suzy
thanks for the info on the thread. that would not have been the right size. maybe i'll try the size 80 in linen and it will be a size 60 in cotton thread? i've given up. i'll just go shopping and find out!! lol. i'll write the goldschild website for the information and they probably will have

Re: [lace] technique help

2005-11-07 Thread suzy
you are really cool!! thank you for interpreting. i'll have a look again and see how to order the catalog. p.s. my light pole was struck by lightning, so sorry about the delay in answering. it's been 2 days without the internet! its been terrible!! lol. --- bevw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [lace] technique help

2005-11-07 Thread suzy
thanks for the email. i do want a copy, it's a shame it doesn't come in with the colors the way it is on the website. it's still a pretty pattern and unusual. I got a copy by emailing him at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I must confess to being extremely disappointed with the catalogue - it was

Re: [lace] technique help

2005-11-07 Thread suzy
thanks for the website. i don't see the same pattern for the wreath, but they have some nice ones you don't see on his website. i guess he likes animals. most of his designs are of animals. i was thinking about the one with the horse. that would look really nice in a picture frame. i

Re: [lace] le puy lace

2005-11-07 Thread suzy
thanks for the website. it is really strange how many rules were made to discourage lace making. in this day and age anyone can make lace and anyone can wear it. i could never live in that day, and not just because it outlawed lace. i'm very happy to be living in 2005. i am only wishing i could

Re: [lace] technique help

2005-11-07 Thread suzy
now i know 3 words in french! --- romdom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i got the translation for cartons and it means paperboards. i assume that is a pricking. absolutely right .. dominique from paris . from suzy in tennessee,u.s.a.

Re: [lace] Re: weight to length translation

2005-11-07 Thread suzy
i've found that out now. i also found a new company that has a website unlike goldschild. i can't find anything on them at all. i'll just order a small amount to see what the thread looks like and what size it might be, but i'm going to order the amount i need for my next project from a company

[lace] Re: le puy lace

2005-11-07 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Nov 7, 2005, at 23:30, suzy wrote: i could never live in that day, That statement is both haunting and amusing at the same time; my own version would, probably, have been the longer: I would not want to live in that day We all live in whatever circumstances we're tossed into, and make

[lace] Re: weight to length translation

2005-11-07 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Nov 7, 2005, at 23:55, suzy wrote: i also found a new company that has a website unlike goldschild [...] i'm going to order [...] londonderry linen thread I'm not 100% certain but I think the two are the same thread, just labelled differently for two sides of the Atlantic. I do know that

Re: [lace] Re: weight to length translation

2005-11-07 Thread suzy
the formulas are excellent brenda, and i'm totally confused. i was a little mistaken by the size. they sell it in 66/3, but don't worry because i found another maker of 3 ply linen thread which gives the length of the thread. i'm going to write the company (email) and ask what the equivalent

Re: [lace] Re: weight to length translation

2005-11-07 Thread suzy
i'm happy hopefully to still get the same thread then. goldschild sounded like some really nice thread, and so did londonderry. i'm also happy with the colors they offer, and i can contact this manufacturer and get a reply. i really like the yellows. --- Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] lace supply store in moated castle in germany

2005-11-07 Thread suzy
thank you for the information. i doubt i'll be able to travel any where the way things are going, but germany has a lot to offer tourists, and maybe in 2007 the overseas travels from the u.s.a. will be less stressful. i appreciate the information on the thread and i plan to buy a sample or one

[lace-chat] Spider pin Raffle

2005-11-07 Thread Pauline
Dear friends, I bought an additional Avon Spider pin to be able to offer it as a raffle open to all of course. It is much nicer (in fact really super), and larger than I imagined, at 65mm that's approx; two and a half inches diameter, it is coloured silver, and the body has 'synthetic'

[lace-chat] struck by lightning!!

2005-11-07 Thread suzy
i haven't been able to get on the internet because the light pole outside of my house was struck by lightning the night before last. today it was fixed, so i'm a happy camper now to be able to get back on the the computer!! from suzy in tennessee,u.s.a.

[lace-chat] making Music!

2005-11-07 Thread Maxine D
This did the rounds a year or so ago, but is still worth another visit if you have already seen it. M. Read instruction first ! Wait for the entire screen to load up with all four horses and a fence in front of them. Then click on each horse. Make sure your sound is on. Re-click on any horse