On 1/29/09 3:36 AM, Jean Nathan wrote:
So it seems that some people still do value lace and are
willing to steal it from shows or displays as Jane said.
Unfortunately, many people are quite willing to steal things
that they don't value. Think of the condition of stolen
cars that are found aba
Dear Mark,
Thankyou for your welcome. It is very re-assuring to see some familiar and
some famous names on Arachne.
I am enjoying the talk on Arachne very much.
40 degrees C here today, and in many parts of the land Downunder. I think I
would rather be ear-deep in snow, but only for a few min
Take a look at ebay #260357513756
I just bought 2 pillows from her, and she sent me this message:
I made them myself. I came from Idrija, Slovenia, a town with a 400+ year
tradition of lace making. They are made the way my mother and grandmother
used to make them. Sawdust came from a local PA c
Hello All! I made it back to E-e-erie, PA through the mountains of W VA where
three tractor trailers had crashed, with one spilling a huge load of cocoa
powder on the expressway! Did you know that cocoa burns? Well yes indeed.
The headline in Erie was Hot Chocolate on I-79! Anyway--I wanted
Hi Sue and Brenda.,
>Their machine cotton (on a reel) is 3Z-28 w/cm - same as
ordinary Sylko<
I'm currently using a variegated Oliver Twist in place of
Colcotton 70/2 [32 wraps] and it is working out just fine.
Jane O'Connor
jjo...@sbcglobal.net
New Lenox, IL USA
Life is like a roll of toil
Hello Nancy and all,
My name is Joanne Scowcroft and I am Australian. I have to confess to
lurking for a couple of weeks. You all sound so knowledgeable that I am not
sure I will have much to contribute. I have been a lace-making supplier in
Australia for 3 1/2 years.
Nancy - a very good
Hi Sue,
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The first time I have even heard of Oliver (Twist) thread was this week, when
my secret pals parcel arrivedfrom the UK! The most delicious green
colour that I can't wait to try! Which "lacemaker" site did you find the
patterns on please?
Warm regards,
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Laura Forrester @>++
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Dear ladies,
Thank you all for your enthusiastic response!
All the books are spoken for now; and I will get in touch with each person
who wrote, as soon as I have got postage costs and who-gets-what sorted out.
There will be more books and patterns shortly.
Best wishes,
Margery.
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Nancy wrote:
< I have at the moment The Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches by Cook
& Stott and have just bought Practical Skills in Bobbin Lace by Cook. I
have
just noticed another one called Introduction to Bobbin Lace Stitches by Cook
&
Stott at a reasonable price. >
"Introduction to Bobbin Lace
