On eBay at the moment is postcard of a Honiton lacemaker named as H B
Goodman. Does anyone know anything about the lady - as the card doesn't
appear to be too old maybe she is still around.
No reason - just curiosity. Item number 120366619539
Diana in Northants
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Hi All
Can anyone suggest a piece for me to do for a new grandaughter due in March,
so she can have it as a keepsake. I am doing a card but I wanted something
special, nothing too complicated though please. I thought of maybe getting her
a little dress and making a lace border for it but then she
Hello Wendy et al
My friend has just had a little boy and my partner is going to be godfather. I
am re-making a simple bobbinlace design from a few years back of a cradle in
blue- which I will mount on fabric, then embroider the name;weight;time and
date of birth then frame it up. If you (or
At 10:47 AM 1/24/2009, Brian Lemin wrote:
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There are two small bones (matched!) which one museum has labeled
bobbins but then put an iron age label on them. They are pretty
certain that the Iron age is an OK date so I have dropped
investigating these completely, though of all the possible
To add to the nice ideas already, make a bookmark (in colours if you wish)
and tuck that into a small book, e.g. of poems or prayers, with pictures,
suitable for a child. She will have it to enjoy in different ways as she
grows older.
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 5:41 AM, Wendy Davies
Dear Wendy -- Make her a lace rose. She can wear it on her
christening gown, she can put it into her hair when she is in her
teens, she can add it to her wedding veil, and when she is a grandma
she can teach it to her granddaughters.
Aurelia
Baltimore, Maryland
Hi All
Can anyone suggest
I give up. What is ebay item 120365023152?
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A wire-pulling gauge? A gadget for measuring wire or needle diameters?
Avital
blindly guessing
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It's billed as a lacemaker's thread puller, which sounds horrifying!
Nice handle, though.
Sr. Claire Edith
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 8:04 PM, Avital spind...@gmail.com wrote:
A wire-pulling gauge? A gadget for measuring wire or needle diameters?
Avital
blindly guessing
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009
Hi all,
As an example of what today is made with gold lace, I have included a
picture taken 2 years ago during my stay in Andalusia, and also other
pictures of Puntas de Espanya.
http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego/lacehistoryinspain1.html
Links with pictures of walking processions
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Laurie Waters
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I give up. What is ebay item 120365023152?
It is described as a tire-fil. I googled tire-fil and came across
DMC's french website, which explains the matter - this is what we call
waste canvas embroidery - you get
Further to my last - this tool could be used in lacemaking if you're
making the kind of needle lace where you need to withdraw threads from
woven fabric before making lace using the threads you've left behind. I
can't quite remember the name of the lace just now - the Italians did
it early in
Happy Australia Day to all lacemakers - but especially to all ex-Pats
throughout the world. Hope you can have a pie, or Vegemite sandwich, washed
down with a cold beer, - and followed by a big piece of Pavlova - and/or a
laminton.! :))
Regards from Liz in drought-stricken
Hello Liz
You are quite welcome to our rain.
Daphne Rain soaked Norfolk England From: lizl...@bigpond.com To:
lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Greetings to Lacemakers Date: Mon, 26 Jan
2009 11:14:32 +1100 Happy Australia Day to all lacemakers - but especially
to all ex-Pats throughout
Hi Karen,
Would you be kind enough to drop me an email please? I have some Ipswich
bobbin questions you may be able to help me with.
I hope you do.
Thank you
Brian
From Brian and Jean;
in Cooranbong. Australia
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Miriam, Though the novel is based on historic events, not all of the
historical figures are real, this is a fiction story and I think it is
not quite accurate.
Regards
Carolina
Miriam escribio':
The story takes place in the 14th century in Spain.
In one of the chapters the author tells
The draw happened this afternoon and here are the winners! :
Jane Swanson
Sue Duckles
Susie Johnson.
I have Jane Swanson's s-address and will appreciate it if the other two
winners could send me their addresses.
Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa.
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