Re: [lace] Miser's purse instructions

2006-08-15 Thread Jean Nathan
Noelene sent me the following message. The web page shows just over one half of the purse. The one shown is much larger than the one my grandmother had. The beads should be metal, so the one shown would be very heavy. I have an old one made of some kind of fine mesh, decorated with a feather

Re: [lace] Need info on British Lace Days end of September

2006-08-15 Thread Eve Morton
Hi Cynthia Does anyone know of any Lace Days going on in Britain around September 23rd? Go to the Lace Guild website, http://www.laceguild.org click on Events and then Lace Days, there are two lace days on the 23rd with contact details of the organisers. Eve London, UK. - To unsubscribe

[lace] Crochet magazine draw winners

2006-08-15 Thread Steph Peters
Sorry I'm a bit late with this. The winners of the crochet magazines are: Hazel Smith Heather Bogart Hazel and Heather please send me your address. Sorry there weren't more to go round. -- Money can't buy everything. That's what credit cards are for. Steph Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tatting, lace

Fw: [lace] Fan Making -- pattern shape

2006-08-15 Thread Sue
Mine definately is close to a full 180 deg. and obviously need to take the outer guards into account. I will keep looking out at designs I really like before I choose one to do. I have seem some I like more than others, but before I put all the work in, I have to decide which style pleases me

[lace-chat] even more humour

2006-08-15 Thread David in Ballarat
A man is dining in a fancy restaurant and there is a gorgeous redhead sitting at the next table. He has been checking her out since he sat down, but lacks the nerve to talk with her. Suddenly she sneezes, and her glass eye comes flying out of its socket towards the man. He reflexively reaches

[lace-chat] DVD's for UK

2006-08-15 Thread Malvary J Cole
I want to get a DVD made from a Video to send to the UK. What I need to know is whether a DVD made in Canada work on a computer in the UK or does it have to be in PAL format? The difference in cost is quite considerable ($25.00 for normal for Canada or $145.00 for PAL). The manager at the

[lace-chat] elephant's memory

2006-08-15 Thread Sharon
Elephant's Memory - Touching Story. In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from college. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed so Mbembe approached it very carefully. He

Re: [lace-chat] DVD's for UK

2006-08-15 Thread Bev Walker
What you do need to worry about is the DVD region format. North America is region 1, while UK, Europe, and Middle East are region 2. Playing a I think this is for the commercially sold DVDs, as in movies. If we make a DVD on our computer, it should be playable on another computer, anywhere in

RE: [lace-chat] DVD's for UK

2006-08-15 Thread Avital
Oh, right. I assumed you were using a commercial movie format. If you're using a PC movie format like wma and burning it to a DVD, then you're right. You can use anything. PCs have no regions (unlike DVD players). Avital What you do need to worry about is the DVD region format. North America