RE: [lace] Italian web site

2007-03-28 Thread Sue
Thanks Tess, I know its not lace but the site is wonderful I have found all sorts of very useful info, particularly the embroidery stitch guide as I can never seem to remember how to do certain stitches, have put the site in my favourites for future reference. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK

[lace] New England Lace Group Retreat

2007-03-28 Thread Carolyn Hastings
The New England Lace Group will be able to accept some beginning lace students at our annual Retreat in Wareham in May. Holly Van Sciver is happy to have beginners in her class. I've had a couple of inquiries lately from people who were interested in this kind of class at Retreat. Please let any

[lace] some lace books for sale

2007-03-28 Thread bevw
HI all I have been doing a clear out also , need to make way for more books LOL. I have a bunch for sale and a tatting freebie, to anyone at Canadian or US addresses. (on account of postage). The two most expensive are hardbound books, and cost the most to mail. E-mail me for the price details an

Re: [lace] Anna and Aenne Burda

2007-03-28 Thread Malvary J Cole
I got my Anna in the mail this morning with a letter telling me how much credit I have with them. I can either have a subscription to Filati or Sandra or order a few single copies of Special Editions which they list on the back - 3 are Hardanger and 2 are Patchwork. Think I'll just ask for my

[lace] Re: lace-digest V2007 #84

2007-03-28 Thread Paula
I enjoyed reading about the idea of making bobbins with dowels and pony beads. When we moved from Holland to the U.S. in 1984 I could not get bobbins quickly and was unfamiliar with the sources, so my DH made some for me out of pony beads and dowels!! Of course I eventually found more of the

RE: [lace] Anna and Aenne Burda

2007-03-28 Thread Karen
Julie - would you be willing to share two or three of your old issues of Anna? Let me explain. My aunt has been collecting them for many years too, but every time she moved to her summer residence, which would be around May, it seems that her newsagent didn't keep her copy. I told her that since I