[lace] Shawl finished

2011-12-15 Thread Agnes Boddington
. Not the easiest to work with at it is very slippy and I used standard English bobbins with spangles. I have uploaded some photos on Webshots in the Arachne album. Go to : webshots; log in as Arachne 2003 and password is honiton. Back to my Chantilly practice pieces now. Agnes Boddington Elloughton UK

[lace] Answers

2011-12-15 Thread Agnes Boddington
. Even now (aged 31) she often wears clothing with peacock features/colours, peacock feather earrings etc. Thanks for all the lovely comments I have received, brightens up a dark winter's day. Agnes Boddington Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

[lace] message for Jane O'Connor

2011-12-15 Thread Agnes Boddington
and paste it into your browser, or type the address into your browser. So none the wiser whether it is your or my computer. Agnes Boddington Elloughton -UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera

Re: [lace] Hello

2011-12-14 Thread Agnes Boddington
Yes, Daphne, I too got this, but thrashed it immediatley. It does show the importance of signing your messages with your name (and where you live), so we know from whom the message has come. Agnes Boddington Elloughton UK Hello Everyone I have sent the message I now recieved

[lace-chat] The Scouser´s Bank Loan

2011-12-05 Thread Agnes Boddington
Subject: Fwd: The Scouser´s Bank Loan A Liverpudlian walks into a bank in Hope Streetand asks for the loan officer. He tells the loan officer that he is going to Australia on business for two weeks and needs to borrow £5,000. The bank officer tells him that the bank will need some form of

[lace-chat] Places I have been

2011-11-07 Thread Agnes Boddington
(Smells) - not very nice ones. Over de Dijk (across the Dike - Dutch , not English one) is OK, providing the river bed is dry; as is Napels if it is in Italy, not in Groningen. An I really did live in Grave for about 11 years, then escaped to 's-Hertogenbosch (the Duke's Forest). Agnes

Re: [lace] What are you doing?

2011-11-01 Thread Agnes Boddington
. Will keep you up to date, and when finished will post a photo on Webshots. Agnes Boddington Elloughton UK I've thought about using a merino silk blend to make a scarf (Jaeger spun Zepher) but I was worried it might stretch too much when finished. When I was first knitting with alpaca, my daugher

Re: [lace] kat stitch question

2011-10-31 Thread Agnes Boddington
I totally agree. Person in question should have asked the teacher privately to explain now or later (by email, phone etc). Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Hi Having only briefly followed the thread on teaching methods I thought it was a good place to let off steam and for teachers

[lace] What are you doing?

2011-10-28 Thread Agnes Boddington
daughter has been obsesses with peacocks, and often buys clothing, earrings etc. in their colours. So I am trying to get this shawl done for her as a Christmas present, not sure whether that will be this Christmas or the next one. Agnes Boddington Elloughton - UK - To unsubscribe send email

[lace-chat] tongue-in-cheek politics

2011-10-27 Thread Agnes Boddington
have a good laugh. A Labour/Green will delete it because he's offended. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http

Re: [lace] New stamps from France

2011-10-12 Thread Agnes Boddington
I just ordered all four stamps directly from the French postal service: http://timbres.laposte.fr/detailarticle.jgi?index=3idArticle=100 Incl. postage the price is ?12.90 for all four. Most of the site is in French. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK I just posted a piece on LaceNews about

Re: [lace] New stamps from France

2011-10-12 Thread Agnes Boddington
I did the same, cost was 12.90 Euro for all 4 incl. postage. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Hi arachnids, Have just ordered all four stamps directly from the French Postal site. The site is in French but can be translated after a fashion (enough to understand what is going

Re: [lace] biz

2011-10-11 Thread Agnes Boddington
Just as well I have never heard of BIZ. My skin has enough to cope with already. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK There is another reason to be cautious about BIZ. A largish minority of people have a strong allergic reaction to it. One of my sisters and I both had severe contact dermatitis

Re: [lace] a very old lace book

2011-10-11 Thread Agnes Boddington
Thanks again, Tess, for all your hard work. What I found interesting as a linguist, was the alphabet on page 81 - no J - U - W yet. In those days functioned as J, and V as U/V/W. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK I have been downloading lace books from Archive.org, all of which

Re: [lace] Holly v S

2011-10-08 Thread Agnes Boddington
I rang Holly via Skype a couple of weeks ago, cost me pennies, and could give my credit card details directly to her rather than sending several emails. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Dear Friends, I'm now using a go-between to get to Holly. I have no idea why I was recently blocked

Re: [lace-chat] The Tower of London Yeoman - A bit of English History with a twist

2011-09-18 Thread Agnes Boddington
Brilliant! Thanks for a good laugh. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Hope it doesn't offend anyone. I think it's very funny. Dread to think which nation he'd insult on the next part of the tour. http://millmore.posterous.com/yeoman-warden-at-tower-of-london Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK

[lace-chat] EU bureaucracy

2011-08-26 Thread Agnes Boddington
Pythagorean theorem: ...24 words. Lord's prayer:...66 words. Archimedes' Principle: ... 67 words. Ten Commandments:

[lace-chat] EU bureaucracy - forgot

2011-08-26 Thread Agnes Boddington
Just sent an email on EU bureaucracy and forgot to sign it. Agnes Boddington - very watery Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http

[lace-chat] EU bureaucracy

2011-08-26 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hello Lesley, I know, but still makes a good story. It is also said, that when the EU comes out with a regulation say 500 words long, the French will go na and trim it down to 100. Whereas the English will add another 2000 to the directive. Agnes Boddington - Eloughton UK Where I just got

[lace-chat] Deep thought

2011-08-24 Thread Agnes Boddington
/watch_popup?v=42E2fAWM6rA So well put together. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003

[lace-chat] Emeror Penguins

2011-08-23 Thread Agnes Boddington
Magnificent: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=SkY03n0_sD8vq=medium Agnes Boddington - UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http

[lace-chat] Passport application

2011-08-17 Thread Agnes Boddington
work for the British Red Cross ever since I left the Services. However, I have to get someone 'important' to verify who I am -- you know, someone like my doctor... who, before he got his medical degree 6 months ago WAS LIVING IN PAKISTAN... Yours sincerely, An Irate British Citizen. Agnes

[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Got long hair?

2011-08-17 Thread Agnes Boddington
whether my parents agreed this was ok, and of course I said yes. Needless to say, my parents were horrified, and I immediately grew my hair again, but never quite as long as it was then. I later sold my plaits to a doll maker and got what was for me a nice sum of money for them . Agnes Boddington

Re: [lace] Got long hair?

2011-08-16 Thread Agnes Boddington
David, my hair is shoulder length, so I am staying out of your way. Too many memories of my mother plaiting fours girls' hair before going to school. If you were unfortunate and the last of the four, she'd had just about enough of the job and would plait in a frenzy. Agnes Boddington

Re: [lace] How do you sit?

2011-08-15 Thread Agnes Boddington
, and they do help to keep your back straighter. I have to be careful with my back and neck anyway, as both suffered permanent damage when I was hit by a car when I was 14, and I have a good massage every three weeks which keeps the worst at bay. Apart from that, I also caught a cold! Agnes Boddington

[lace-chat] Golf Dutch style

2011-08-07 Thread Agnes Boddington
#100097 Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003

[lace] re: Brugge lace

2011-08-05 Thread Agnes Boddington
secure them? Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003

Re: [lace] Henna designs As source of lace inspiration

2011-07-31 Thread Agnes Boddington
I found this site, where there are loads of designs in the flat which could be adapted to lace designs. http://mehndidesigns.hosuronline.com/home/ Agnes Boddington - Sunny Elloughton UK PS Does anyone have surplus rain for my veggies? Came across these henna pictures while browsing

[lace-chat] lipstick

2011-07-29 Thread Agnes Boddington
. There are teachersand then there are educators. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Still thinking which I am: teacher or educator or both? To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera

[lace-chat] grocery shopping

2011-07-13 Thread Agnes Boddington
people Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003

[lace-chat] Nagasaki

2011-07-13 Thread Agnes Boddington
the earthquake area. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003

Re: [lace-chat] Fwd: When U were born---- very informative

2011-07-12 Thread Agnes Boddington
As I was born and bred in the Netherlands, I did not recognize much of what was said about my year of birth. Some of the film titles and tv programmes rang a bell, but not until much later than was said. Obviously knew most of the historic facts from school and college. We did not have a TV

Re: [lace] lace and music

2011-07-11 Thread Agnes Boddington
I don't think £171 is a neciely reduced price. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Alfred Von Henneberg's book The Art and Craft of Old Lace likens the analysis of lace construction to that of musical composition. For those who have this amazing book, see pages 30-31. If anyone is interested

[lace-chat] Brilliant

2011-07-07 Thread Agnes Boddington
Someone with a lot of time on his/her hands: http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/077/2/e/Animator_vs__Animation_by_alanbecker.swf Agnes Boddington Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace] re: unfinished projects

2011-07-03 Thread Agnes Boddington
point in time - on a free Wed afternoon, as my mother used to tell us (Dutch schoolchildren have Wed afternoons off). Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera

Re: [lace] fire

2011-07-03 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hi Laurie So glad you are safe, and your house is still standing ok. Take care, Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Subject: [lace] fire The Los Alamos townsite was opened at 8AM this morning, and the refugees are slowly coming back. One of the other cars with my lace has appeared

Re: [lace-chat] hacked

2011-06-30 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hi David et al, I never click on a link directly, but always copy an then paste into the browser. Is supposed to (according to my son) to be safer. Agnes Boddington - Just finished the first side of my Beds oval, only about a quarter to go now, but lots of leaves. At 12:12 AM 1/07/2011, you

Re: [lace] Las Conchas fire

2011-06-27 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hi Laurie I hope it does not get any worse, for you and all the other people in the area. I know it reasonably well, having toured it in the late 80's when we lived in California. For holidays we'd rent an RV and toured around quite a bit. Good luck, I'll keep my fingers crossed. Agnes

[lace] lacemakers/groups in Devon

2011-06-17 Thread Agnes Boddington
Are there any lacemakers or lace groups in Devon? A lady living in Kernborough nr. Kingsbridge is looking for other lacemakers. I think she has made lace before, but not for a long time. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton East Yorkshire UK rain forecast - so going t pick fruit before it arrives

Re: [lace] Query about exclusively for you

2011-06-12 Thread Agnes Boddington
I agree with Jacquie, it looks suspicious to me, so I immediately deleted it. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - waiting for rain, please!!! Before I open this, is it another spam post from a hacked computer? It's unlike an arachne post to be so enigmatic. If it is genuine, could I ask

[lace] Hanging bobbin

2011-06-07 Thread Agnes Boddington
her to return to him, and as they were walking back home he cut her throat. He was hanged on Saturday, March 31st, 1860. sourse: TrueCrimeLibrary Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here

[lace-chat] Affairs

2011-06-07 Thread Agnes Boddington
The 1st Affair A married man was having an affair with his secretary. One day they went to her place and made love all afternoon. Exhausted, they fell asleep and woke up at 8 PM. The man hurriedly dressed and told his lover to take his shoes outside and rub them in the grass and

[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Pricker cover

2011-05-19 Thread Agnes Boddington
I got some small rubber bits from somewhere (cannot remember now) for my lace prickers. They look like mini rubber corks, and in my experience stay on very well and do not appear to blunt the pricker. It is brick-red dense rubber, similar to the old fashioned bath and sink plugs. Agnes

[lace-chat] Car trouble

2011-05-11 Thread Agnes Boddington
replies angrily, You idiot! Call your zupervisor over. I vant to speak to someone viz more intelligence! Sorry responds the Italian officer, He can'ta come. He'sa busy witha 2 guys in a Fiat Uno Agnes Boddington – Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

Re: [lace] cleaning bobbins and silver inlays?

2011-04-20 Thread Agnes Boddington
somewhat dirty, and this is what I do. Agnes Boddington Sunny Elloughton UK Hi Fellow Spiders! I would use a silver polish cloth made just for jewelry. I don't think the polish embeded in the cloth would hurt the wood part. The bobbins sound lovely! Trish in West Virginia USA I have a couple

Re: [lace] Disaster?

2011-04-08 Thread Agnes Boddington
Ouch! One thing to try is to lay the piece of lace on a flat surface, and cover with a slightly dampened cloth. Then leave to dry naturally. No guarantees, but have used this method on cross stitch and embroideries on cloth which needed a gentle wash. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Can I

Re: [lace] Lace in the Wall Street Journal

2011-04-04 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hi Alice Thank your for that link. I enjoyed reading the article and watching the video. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK A friend gave me an article from Thursday's Wall Street Journaltitled New Life for the Historic Art of Lace-Making. The story and most of the pictures can

[lace] Community Webshots

2011-04-03 Thread Agnes Boddington
Can someone tell me hwo to upload photos onto the archne 2003 community webshots? I do have an album there, and have tried several times to upload photos, but they do not appear in my album. Agnes Boddington - sunny Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

Re: [lace] Cast Your Bets Ladies Gentlemen

2011-03-31 Thread Agnes Boddington
So, the circumference of the roll is approx. 23.55cm. For each yard the roller has to go fully around almost 4 times. However, this does not tell me at what point youir pricking wore out. Agnes Boddington Dear Friends, I'm still making yards of fine point ground edging and as usual my

Re: [lace] Ebay item #390300855726

2011-03-30 Thread Agnes Boddington
It says that it is a lace pillow stand. The small pillow looks removable and the stand itself looks fit for a Honiton pillow. Agnes Boddington Anyone care to venture a guess if this is related to lacemaking? Laurie http://lacenews.net - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

Re: [lace-chat] Boogie Woogie

2011-03-30 Thread Agnes Boddington
This should be required fitness-exercise for all ages! Just think how great you'd feel physically and mentally. Thanks for the link. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK This and the big bands was what my parents primarily played, and I've missed it. The 78s we have no equipment that will play

Re: [lace] 'Correct names'

2011-03-20 Thread Agnes Boddington
have adopted some of these, using them and therefore making them a part of the English language. Just as with different names for identical lace stitches, it all depends on where the name came from and how it is changing. Is not language wonderful! Agnes Boddington-van Giersbergen Hi Arachnids

[lace] Japanese lacemakers

2011-03-14 Thread Agnes Boddington
I'v had email contact with two Japanese lacemakers. One lives in Tokyo, the other further South. They and their famileis are OK. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

Re: [lace] Facebook scams from Arachne list

2011-03-13 Thread Agnes Boddington
Thanks Clay, I had a similar messages this morning, and not trusting it deleted it. Agnes I have just received two emails that look like they're telling me that two of my favorite Arachne friends have sent me a message via Facebook regarding free Jet Blue tickets. I'm positive they're

[lace-chat] Re: [lace]languages

2011-03-08 Thread Agnes Boddington
I moved this to chat, as I never saw any lace as I was growing up. I was fortunate that I was born on the border between the Netherlands and Germany: the end of the street was Germany. I grew up speaking three languages: Dutch, German and Limburgs (which is more german than dutch). However, I

[lace] webshots

2011-02-19 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hello Can anyone tell me how to upload photos of lace to the arachne2003 album on webshots? I had several goes at it the afternoon, and my pictures are probably in several categories now, apart from where I wanted them. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord

Re: [lace] What???????? on ebay

2011-02-14 Thread Agnes Boddington
It does not give a size, but my husband thinks it is an old truncheon that English Bobbies (i.e. policemen) use to carry around with them. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK It simply looks like a piece of treen done for fun or for practice. Patricia in Wales - To unsubscribe send email

Re: [lace] What???????? on ebay

2011-02-14 Thread Agnes Boddington
That is the wrist strap. If you ever watch old Charlie Chaplin movies, you'll see the policeman twirling his truncheon with wrist movement, and the strap around the wrist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mTgX_SFqZEfeature=related This shows how to make your own (should you ever need to) Agnes

[lace] snuggling on the beach

2011-02-13 Thread Agnes Boddington
http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/23157786/269087697/name/SNUGGLING_ON_THE_BEACH.wmv You haev to watch this. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

[lace-chat] Who pays the bill after heart surgery?

2011-02-13 Thread Agnes Boddington
are not spinsters, they are married to God! Well, says the patient: In that case, just send the invoice to my brother-in-law! Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera

[lace-chat] The true story of the 3 bears

2011-02-11 Thread Agnes Boddington
grumpy presence, listen carefully, because I'm only going to say this once 'I HAVEN'T MADE THE F***ING PORRIDGE YET Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write

Re: [lace] Lace on eBay

2011-02-06 Thread Agnes Boddington
Very nice, except for the price. Agnes Boddington Have you seen this? eBay Item 360194002093 Best, Susan Reishus - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http

Re: [lace] Chantilly lace fan

2011-02-05 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hi Achim I am not an expert, so dare not comment on the technical side. However authentic it is or not, it is a beautiful fan, and for its age in excellent condition. Agnes Boddington Elloughton UK I'd like to show (off to) you a recent ebay purchase and would like to know your

Re: [lace-chat] Parking Ticket

2011-01-30 Thread Agnes Boddington
Love it, Mike being a typical retired NIMBY , and I half-way there, it shows how not to grow old gracefully! Btw: for those outsied UK, a NIMBY is a Not-In-My-Back-Yard person. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Working people frequently ask retired people what they do

[lace-chat] sending messages

2011-01-30 Thread Agnes Boddington
the same to my contacts, you do. From a security point not very good. Is there any setting o stop this from happening? Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace-chat] sending to mailing list

2011-01-30 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hello all, I had several responses to my question about sending emails to multiple addresses. All adviced me to use BCC for my list of addresses, and one person suggested to put my own email in the to box. Will try this next time. Many thanks for all your help, Agnes Boddington

Re: [lace-chat] Very smart CSI question ..

2011-01-30 Thread Agnes Boddington
I don't think I'll bother asking ... afraid he may get the answer right. Agnes Boddington So, I ask the husband and guess what, he got the answer right. I may be looking into my life insurance in a couple of minutes L Kind Regards Liz Baker It seems to be the season for silly e-mails

[lace] lacemakers sought

2011-01-29 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hi all, Is/Are there any lacemakers from Southern Germany on this list? I email with a lacemaker from the Munich area, and she told me that she does not know of any other lacemakers or groups in the area. All offers gratefully accepted. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send

Re: [lace-chat] A little weirdness.

2011-01-29 Thread Agnes Boddington
Now, that will get the doom-sayers out. It worked though for my husband, me and even for my dog Megan. Agnes Boddington - chilly, but sunny Elloughton UK This year we will experience 4 unusual dates ... 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 . Now go figure this out -- take the last 2

[lace-chat] toasting fork

2011-01-25 Thread Agnes Boddington
with toasted seeds and raisins - Heaven! Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK, where the sun is shining. Brian asks : [hands up those who remember toasting their bread on the fire using a long toasting fork! Delicious!] Yes. my hand is up too. I still always do this when I'm camping out bush

[lace-chat] Norwegian Royal Guard

2011-01-25 Thread Agnes Boddington
Spectacular! http://sorisomail.com/email/16993/exibicao-de-banda-militar--um-espectaculo-imperdivel.html Agnes Boddington To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.

Re: [lace-chat] Prayer for 2011

2011-01-16 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hi David Love it! Will say this prayer each and every day of the year. Agnes Boddington - UK Dear God, my prayer for 2011 is for a fat bank account a thin body. Please don't mix these up like you did last year. AMEN!!! David in Ballarat To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] crochet hooks

2011-01-12 Thread Agnes Boddington
There are plenty of conversion charts on the internet to find the equivalent sizes for US/UK crochet hooks and knitting needles. e.g. www.thread-bear.co.uk/images/threadbear/Converion hooks and needles.pdf Btw the spelling in conversion is wrong, but as per the web address Agnes Boddington

Re: [lace] crochet hooks

2011-01-12 Thread Agnes Boddington
Try the following website: www.karpstyles.com/crochet/hook-chart.html Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Over Christmas my Mother-in-law gave me a large number of crochet hooks that had belonged to her mother. Among them are two hooks that are marked Size H USA and Size K USA. On the other

[lace-chat] UK economic stimulus

2011-01-10 Thread Agnes Boddington
could be of help. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.

[lace-chat] postal services

2010-12-31 Thread Agnes Boddington
not arrived at their destinations, incl in the UK. So I get emails from people asking me where there parcel is, and the post office telling me to tell them to be patient as it will all be sorted in the end. G.. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Wishing all of you a good and healthy 2011

[lace-chat] round world

2010-12-04 Thread Agnes Boddington
. Agnes Boddington, Elloughton UK - still snowed in and more to come according to the weather forecast. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.

[lace-chat] Jesus knows

2010-12-02 Thread Agnes Boddington
are you?' 'Moses,' replied the bird. 'Moses?' the burglar laughed. 'What kind of people would name a bird Moses?' 'The kind of people that would name a Rottweiler Jesus.' Whatever we do to stay amused whilst almost snowed in! Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK

[lace-chat] stimulus package

2010-11-28 Thread Agnes Boddington
. However, the whole town is now out of debt and looking to the future with a lot more optimism. ……..and that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the stimulus package works. Agnes Boddington - snowed in in East Yorkshire UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

Re: [lace] Lace Guild magazine

2010-11-08 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hello Angela I received my copy last Friday. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Hi All For those of you living in the UK, have you all received your copy of Lace this quarter? Angela Sussex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

Re: [lace-chat] Has anyone bought a good dishwasher lately

2010-11-07 Thread Agnes Boddington
bobbins!!! Now that's the sort of model you need!!! Sue in EY On 6 Nov 2010, at 09:49, Agnes Boddington wrote: I have a perfect dishwasher, and have had it for 31 years. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write

Re: [lace-chat] Has anyone bought a good dishwasher lately

2010-11-06 Thread Agnes Boddington
. Though after I broke my arm, my dishwasher functioned three times a day, but I am slowly taking over again. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Has anyone bought a good dishwasher lately We had to replace a 10 - 15 year old dishwasher three or four years ago

[lace-chat] humour

2010-11-03 Thread Agnes Boddington
. Wife replied.. 'Your horse phoned' Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK, who received these from a member of our lace group. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here

[lace] spangling

2010-09-22 Thread Agnes Boddington
I got fed up with the brass wire for spangling: it breaks easily and distorts the spangles. I now use either 0.45mm or 0.4mm stainless steel wire, depending on the hole size in the beads. It is so much stronger and also more rigid so does not distort the spangles. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton

[lace-chat] just think about this ..

2010-09-21 Thread Agnes Boddington
work environment. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Cast is off my arm, but have a pop-off one now, so at least I can have a shower and exercise my arm and hand. Waiting for physio as I have tendon damage and frozen wrist and hand. Apart from that, I think I am ok, but won't be making lace

Re: [lace] Lace experience in Finland

2010-09-01 Thread Agnes Boddington
a different craft. Must see if I still have any photos. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Thank you very much to Outi and Pene, who gave me a lot of advice about what to see in Finland! Hope you like the article. This is the link to the blog: http://mi-pequeno-taller-eng.blogspot.com/ Best

Re: [lace] lace in the media

2010-09-01 Thread Agnes Boddington
I don't know whether you cab do this from outside of the UK, but BBC tv has an iPlayer. You download a small programme, and can then watch many programmes broadcast ion the last 7 days. Agnes Boddington - ElloughtonUK Subject: [lace] lace in the media http://wwitv.com on my laptap so that I

[lace-chat] broken wrist

2010-08-07 Thread Agnes Boddington
the news that i have broken my wrist brought a lot of well-wishes to my inbox. thanks to all. also a lot of stories about useless husbands in circumstances like mine. they do try, the dears, as does mine, so we forgive them their clumsiness in opening the washing maschine, cooking under

[lace] thank you all

2010-08-06 Thread Agnes Boddington
Just a big thank you for all your good wishes for a speedy recovery of my broken wrist. The good thing is that it is my left wrist and I am right-handed. The bad thing is that it hurts. It'll pass. Thanks again, Agnes - Elloughton UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace-chat] exercise

2010-07-31 Thread Agnes Boddington
friends But just e-mail it to them. Agnes Boddington - UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.

[lace-chat] Kind deeds

2010-07-31 Thread Agnes Boddington
to even notice the ordinary miracles when they occur. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU GATHER, BUT WHAT YOU SCATTER THAT TELLS WHAT KIND OF LIFE YOU HAVE LIVED! Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help

Re: [lace] Finland

2010-07-30 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hello Antje On the Lacemakers of the world map, are two lacemakers in Helsinki. http://lace.lacefairy.com/Lace/Map/ Both have email contact (click on envelope symbol). There are another two further up north. I lived in Finland from 1980-1985, and remember going to a craft centre where there were

Re: [lace] Ethafoam after straw and horse hair

2010-07-25 Thread Agnes Boddington
with coconut fibre. It weighs a tonne but is sturdy and should last a lifetime, but I do not think I'll carry it to class. Agnes Boddington- elloughton UK I just got my first ethafoam pillow, and I find working on it a new experience. Until now, I've worked Torchon on a traditional straw

Re: [lace] Ethafoam ...

2010-07-25 Thread Agnes Boddington
I had the impression that ethafoam was like memory foam, and wondered about the suitability for lace pillows, as it is rather soft adn squigy. Agnes Boddington Hi Agnes and everyone In essence, ethafoam = polystyrene , also known as polyethylene-based extruded foam, for our lace pillows

[lace-chat] Thomas Cook

2010-07-16 Thread Agnes Boddington
now hold you responsible for the fact that I find myself pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked. Agnes Boddington To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write

Re: [lace] Pierrefeu Lace Couvige

2010-07-12 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hi Sof Thanks for posing that link to the photos. From East Yorkshire in England where we have some welcome rain. Agnes Boddington http://picasaweb.google.com/jean.leader/PierrefeuCouvige10 . - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

Re: [lace] Storing bookmarks

2010-07-12 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hi Miriam Like you I keep some of the bookmarks, put them in a plstic bookmark cover, and use them in my lace books. Others I give away as presents. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK What do you do with the bookmarks you make? Do you give them away, do you save them. How do you store them

Re: [lace-chat] anyone out there?

2010-07-09 Thread Agnes Boddington
To be quite honest, I have not heard much about OIDFA on Arachne, and I certainly do not know anyone in this area of UK who has gone there. I had vague plans a while back, but just too expensive, so spending some money on decent lace books instead. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Just checking

Re: [lace-chat] Lego printer

2010-07-06 Thread Agnes Boddington
Mmm, seeing as my printer is just gone kaput, and my son's lego is still upstairs in the loft, I am tempted to have a go, though would not know where to starts. Agnes Boddington- Elloughton UK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX09WnGU6ZY Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email

[lace] portrait in lace

2010-07-02 Thread Agnes Boddington
Just browsing, I found this video. The guy is a columnist for a newspaper and an artist. He is painting a portrait of Emanuel Kant (wordplay of the word kant = lace in dutch), and surrounds the protrait with painted lace www.humo.be/tws/kamatube/89/kant.html Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK

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