Re: [lace] Needlelace class

2010-04-18 Thread Janice Blair
Thanks to everyone who has told me the book is still available. Hope I get it before everyone else rushes over to the site. :-) Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org

Re: [lace] Needlelace class

2010-04-18 Thread Aurelia Loveman
Dear All: ...but if you can't get Irma Osterman's book, don't cry. Cathy Barley's wonderful books are available. And for a lifelong inspiration, try Venetian Gros Point by Lovesey Barley! Aurelia Loveman Catonsville, MD -Original Message- From: Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net Sent:

Re: [lace] Marie-Antoinette's Gaze

2010-04-18 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Machine-made net is not quite that early (1779). The earliest machine net was about 50-60 years later. In 1769 the stocking-machine from Frost still could make ground. So it's not so impossible that this gauze/gaze was machine made. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] Re: pictures uploaded

2010-04-18 Thread Ilske Thomsen
For those who are interested in the background, I loaded up some of my works for the DKV-congress 2010. Explanations are under the pictures. Have fun Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

RE: [lace] Christina Pillows

2010-04-18 Thread Sally Schoenberg
I believe I have a Christina. I got it in 1987. Where is the number located? I don't think I've ever noticed a number. In 1987 I was in a weaving supply store in Anchorage, Alaska, perusing a bobbin lace book. The owner of the store, Kay, asked me if I wanted to learn to make bobbin lace

RE: [lace] Christina Pillows

2010-04-18 Thread Sally Schoenberg
Yes, the one at the bottom is like mine. Mine is stuffed very hard with some kind of grass/straw and I couldn't tell what the stuffing is for the pillow that is available for sale now. I think I prefer mine, without the bobbin turntable. I think I like stacking and clearing a wide work space in

[lace] Re: Pictures from DKB congress

2010-04-18 Thread Susan Reishus
I just put online pictures of laces in deutsche Klöppelverband congress  in Bad Hinderlang. http://picasaweb.google.fr/nardale/DKB2010#; Sof from France Thanks for sharing!  I LOVED the clothing accessories! Best,Susan Reishus - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

[lace] Daisy thread 30 to new home

2010-04-18 Thread bev walker
Hi everyone I have 6 - 500 yd. skeins of Daisy mercerized crochet cotton 30 to go to a new home. 3 are white, 2 are Ivory and are stained, possibly from glue from the label. The skeins are well-tied, can be rinsed and allowed to dry and I'm sure would be good to use. The thread is very strong; I

[lace-chat] Moving companies

2010-04-18 Thread Sue Babbs
Our son is moving back from California to Illinois fairly soon, with an apartment's worth of furniture etc. Has anyone had a good experience with long distance movers? Recommendations would be much appreciated - as there seems to be so much choice! Sue sueba...@comcast.net To unsubscribe send

Re: [lace-chat] Moving companies

2010-04-18 Thread Janice Blair
Just tell him to stick with reputable companies like Mayflower, in IL, and not to go to anyone whose entry in yellow pages starts with AA or Brothers. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org -