OK, I understand now, I sort of got it right but for needlelace, not bobbin
lace. Thank you all for some very good and clear emails. As I am not a
needlelace person I will stick to the tried and tested card and blue paper I
have used for 8 years:-)
It just seemed the right time to ask the
Hi all,
I gave it a try and made a pattern from the inspirational piece of jewelry I
found on google images of a St. Bridget Cross that I posted earlier(
http://witchcraft-supplies.com/CelticJewelry/Q4108.jpg). It is
kind of Bedfordshire stye laceI guess. Hopefully this pattern will make
sense
Dear Jeri -- So interesting even if it may be a bit of old hat to
embroiderers like us! The title of the old book does get to me
somewhat (WeibStickereien -- Weib means female; Stickereien
means embroideries). This particular female made a pulled-work
sampler some thirty years ago, which I
Dear Jeri -- Re-reading your interesting book review for the tenth
time: could the B in WeiBstickereien really be that funny double-S
that we used to see in Elizabethan times, and that I think probably
still appears in German? In which case, the WeiB would just mean
white.
Aurelia
Dear Aurelia and Others Confused by My Typing Decision,
The B looks like an italicized capital B, though in different type fonts
it might look like a double S. So, that would mean it translates to white
embroideries, per Aurelia.
I know there is probably a way to convert this letter or
Hi Pene
Arcopal is a glass brand name; a bit like pyrex. Many years ago I had
some translucent coffee cups and saucers which were made by Arcopal.
From the size you give it sounds like a paperweight or a coaster.
Brenda
On 28 Aug 2009, at 07:16, pene piip wrote:
When we moved into our
I did wonder if it was used to stop milk boiling over, but it is
completely circular, not like the ones I found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_watcher
but maybe still does the same job.
If it is useful for this, can I use it when making jam?
Pene
Brenda Paternoster wrote:
Hi Pene
Hi All, I have some saucers I use as ashtrays. THey're from France and I
believe they were used as coasters in a restaurant. Everytime someone
ordered a drink it came on a coaster with a price on it. At the end of
the evening the waiter would just add up the prices on the coasters for
the
