Re: [lace] Jo Edkins

2007-05-26 Thread Jo Falkink
I got through her privatly, she just returned from holliday and found her server dead and appearantly solved the problem. "Only one or two weeks ago I ran a check on my link page. The wasn't reported as having a problem. But currently I can't acces it either. - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Mixing midlands sizes on one pillow?

2007-05-26 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On May 26, 2007, at 20:19, Jane Partridge wrote: That said, the difference in length is likely to drive you bananas, While I said it would drive me nuts. I guess the the lace-monkeys have different diets, on the two sides of the Atlantic... :) -- Tamara P Duvallh

Fwd: [lace] Mixing midlands sizes on one pillow?

2007-05-26 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Oops... Meant to send to the list... I have a number of "standard" size bobbins and another group of "travel" size bobbins. Is it feasible to mix these two sizes on the same project on the pillow? Certainly possible, in a pinch. But feasibility depends on your personality and on your working

[lace] Book question

2007-05-26 Thread Jane Partridge
Some time ago, I was given a Bedfordshire collar by an elderly friend - his mother, a lace teacher in Olney, had made it in around 1910. Last year, being tempted on a visit to The Hollies to buy Cynthia Voysey's Bobbin Lace in Photographs (I already had the Needlelace one), there is a photograph o

[lace] Mixing midlands sizes on one pillow?

2007-05-26 Thread Jane Partridge
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Gina Shillitani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >"standard" size bobbins and another group of "travel" size bobbins. Is >it feasible to mix these two sizes on the same project on the pillow? You could, I suppose. I tend to spangle my travel bobbins so that they suit the

Re: [lace] Mixing midlands sizes on one pillow?

2007-05-26 Thread Sue Babbs
Yes, it's feasible, but it will probably slow down your working, as you have to handle bobbins of significantly different size. There may also be very slight differences in the tension on the threads as the bobbins will weigh differently. But if your pattern needs amore bobbins and you don't

[lace] Mixing midlands sizes on one pillow?

2007-05-26 Thread Gina Shillitani
Hi y'all, This is probably a stupid question but here goes. I have a number of "standard" size bobbins and another group of "travel" size bobbins. Is it feasible to mix these two sizes on the same project on the pillow? Thanks, Gina in Tampa, FL USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROT

Re: [lace] Membership to IOLI

2007-05-26 Thread Barron
Hi I paid for mine by paypal last year, if you email Laurie Hughes I'm sure she'll set you in the right direction jenny barron Scotland Shirlee Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Am I mistaken in thinking we can pay for our memberships with PayPal? I cannot find any information about this on

[lace] Membership to IOLI

2007-05-26 Thread Shirlee Hill
Am I mistaken in thinking we can pay for our memberships with PayPal? I cannot find any information about this on the IOLI website. Blessings, Shirlee - Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. - To unsu

[lace] Some interesting Victoriana photos

2007-05-26 Thread David in Ballarat
Dear Friends, Found some interesting Victoriana photos of Machinery for making lace at the factory in Tiverton, Devonshire in the 19th century. Go to: http://www.victorians.org.uk/ then click on "themes gallery" then "factory life". the section on Clothing is also fascinating. David in Ball

[lace] Re: lace festival

2007-05-26 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Hello Lacefriends, Here the third one. 20. bis 23. september 2007 das 11. international festival der Spitze in Lepoglava in Croatia. Greeting Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] is Arachne slow these days?

2007-05-26 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Dear Tess, She wrote to me too and i told her to write to our moderator. meanwhile I found time to look through my mails, I was behind a lot, but I can't find a mail from her. Hope she finds us again. greetings, Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsu

[lace] Re: Raffle and others

2007-05-26 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Hello Lacefriend, the list is a bit quiet and I was quiet too. Why? from easter till last sunday I was away four times. i know I wrote only about Kiskunhalas. After that I was in Rimini - Italia Invita. I liked my stay there very much, I met a lot of lovely people "old" ones and "new" but i h

RE: [lace] is Arachne slow these days?

2007-05-26 Thread Annette Meldrum
Tess, it is slow, only the odd message coming through. We will see if this makes it through as well I'm sure there is no rule change but maybe a technical gliche? Regards Annette in Wollongong Australia -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tess

[lace] dutch girl or boy in lace

2007-05-26 Thread Jo Falkink
Andrea The original drawings that inspired the lace I meant were easy to find: http://www.jipenjanneke.nl/web/show?id=39673 But I'm afraid that is not what you want. Gon Homburg has made them from lace or knows someone who did, but it is neither on her website nor on her blog. http://www.klosk