[lace] Unsubscribe lace-chat

Unsubscribe lace-chat Thanks for all you do. Susie CJohnson 3565 Prairie Lane Morris, Illinois 815-942-1838 -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] thread storage

I have been enjoying storage for my threads in the "Plano Metal Car Garages" These plastic storage containers are double-sided and can hold several spools of thread on each side of the box. When they were sold as Car Garages, they were relatively cheap, but now that they are being sold as thread

[lace] hacked

Do not pay attention to distress email. We are fine. I was hacked. Susie - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] IOLI Handbook

Has anyone heard if the handbook is going to also be available on line. If I was to have a chance to vote...I would say no. But, It makes a difference to some how we fill out our contact details on our renewals sheet, so I would appreciate an answer. Thanks all, Susie C Johnson

[lace] Threading needles

is to be sure the needle is positioned exactly right for the mechanism that makes the stitch. If the needle were rotated the slightest amount, the thread wouldn't be hooked and there'd quickly be a thread jam. Nancy Connecticut, USA On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:50 PM, C Johnson

[lace] Machines and spools.

Good morning Lacemakers I believe this information will be helpful to lacemakers who actually do sew their lace onto cloth, etc with a sewing machine. Forgive me for the length but it is all very helpful. Concerns position of the spools of threads... Reference:

[lace] Threading needles

Good afternoon lacers, I believe even the sewing machine needles are one directional while threading. Else why would they have a flat side to put again the post. My mother taught me early on to find the right side of the needle to thread into, and to thread the cut end of the thread into the

[lace] Left or right sewing edge

Hello all, Just a reminder that Doris Southard's book LESSONS IN BOBBIN LACEMAKING (DOVER, 1977). In her introduction she explains that she learned her lacing skills from books. What she learned she taught to others. Have you noticed she teaches Sewing Edge to the left? In fact a few

[lace] Idiot's board or ghost board

I found the board an excellent way to teach a beginner how to read the pricking... adding a few arrows I could show her what to complete first, second and so on, and she knew where to start the next time she returned to the project whether in class or on her own. Sometimes, I just asked "Show me

[lace] Lace content only

Good morning Susan, Such a lovely lace story. Condolences for the loss of your mother. Making lace for family that appreciate the pieces gives lacemaking such a loving home. Good luck with your garter. Susie In Northern Illinois where we are receiving showers from the east, presumably from

RE: [lace] Pictures added to Flicker.

I think the Flicker page is a huge asset and maybe IOLI would consider sponsoring it. We have participants from all over the world and we all want to see it continue. Thanks for all you do Clay. Susie -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On

[lace] Milanese Workshop

Good morning Arachnids: I just wanted to share with the lacemakers in the Chicago, Joliet and Rockford (Illinois) area that there is a Milanese Workshop with Sylvie Nguyen coming up June 16&17 sponsored by the L.A.C.E. Guild in Clarendon Hills. Check out this link:

[lace] Lacemaker's dog

An article on the Frenchie Bulldogs included the reason Lacemakers had a dog. I am eliminating the majority of the article to save space...but you can look up the breed for more information. The French Bulldog also was developed for a specific purpose, but that purpose required little energy or

RE: [lace] Valenciennes de Gand, but not quite...

Subject: Re: [lace] Valenciennes de Gand, but not quite... My impression is that there were a variety of 'strange' laces, that don't fit nicely into any category in the late 19th century. They seem to have all sorts of mixed techniques and I wonder if they were part of the handmade lace

[lace] Lace Guild website

Jean and David. Thank you for a website that was so easy to use, and beautifully prepared as well. Susie Subject: [lace] Lace Guild website The Executive Committee of The Lace Guild has decided it wishes a new webmaster, and therefore after today, 7th January 2017,

RE: [lace] scanned lace books on the internet

Helen Ulrich says: Jenny, I too have seen all of the books being posted recently. Most of them seem to be from European lace makers. I agree with what you say and will do my part. Perhaps someone with more knowledge of international copyright laws could notify the moderators for the lace

[lace] double emails

I am getting two copies of every email...is anyone else getting this today? Susie Johnson Morris, Illinois - 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:

[lace] old friends

Arachne does create good friends, about the same time as David I joined Arachne and met a beginner who needed help and so started a friendship to this day. It was Susie Johnson from Ilinois , they have been here to visit and she is now my other Sister. Thank you Arachne. Shirl in Corio , Oz.

[lace] Bookmark Exchange Web Pages

Yes, well done Jenny! Susie Johnson in Morris, IL I am so pleased to announce that Jenny has wonderfully set up an awesome web site that is a tool as well as the panorama of all the lovely lace presentations. I think she went an extra mile this time and does all of us proud to have her as a

[lace] Protect pricking from moisture.

Hi all, There is another good reason to cover your print out with a laminate, whether you use a laser printer or an ink jet printer. If somehow you accidentally get water, or even moisture off your finger on to the pricking printed from your computer printer, it will smear from being in

RE: [lace] Prickings

I'm assuming laser dots are colour fast? I use a HP Laserjet 1022 and no, it is not color fast. In fact I can even erase it off the paper. Susie in Illinois cjohnson0...@comcast.net - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here.

[lace] Fall IOLI Bulletin?

I do not have mine yet either, Illinois --Susie in Morris Subject: Re: [lace] Fall IOLI Bulletin? I renewed Aug. 1, my membership runs Sept. 1 to Sept. 1, and I have not received the Fall IOLI Bulletin either. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

[lace] de-fuzzing lace

Subject: [lace] de-fuzzing lace I have a sheltie and I, too, use a tweezer. I stop often and run a sticky roller over the pillow edge, and my cover cloth to try to keep the hairs out of the vicinity of my pillow. But do not roll the sticky roller over your lace. I did that once, and never

[lace] Continued: Vologda lace on Sochi quilt

Noelene said: The cat that comes up when you click on the volgoda lace icon is very familiar. I have seen it recently, but I can't remember where. It appeared on the Bobbin Lace face book page and we have had quite a bit of fun with it. -Susie Morris, Illinois - To unsubscribe send email to

RE: [lace] Another lace bobbin on Ebay - any ideas on what it is?

I have a similar piece that is used just to wind finished straight lace on behind the pillow??? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-or-Antique-Turned-Lace-Bobbin-/40065613651 1 ?pt=UK_Crafts_Lace_Making_EThash=item5d48f7793f tinied: http://tinyurl.com/nntydkv Susie Morris, IL. - To unsubscribe

[lace] filing notes away

When I get an email that I want to save, but I don't like what is on the subject line... I hit forward and send it to myself with the proper word on the subject line. Then I can find it again very easily. Susie in Morris, Illinois - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] New Year Resolution and UFOs

Hi All, My 2013 resolution was to finish my UFOs in all my crafts. My results are not so good. My guild last year had a new type lace presented each month with a sample to work. Lace Day classes also added an item or two to my activities. I enjoyed all of those so much, which again filled my

[lace] Learning and teaching

Regarding Liz's statement: I would also take issue with some of you on the list (in a nice and friendly way of course) that when you say tacit you don't teach, you just show, that actually, you are teaching you just call it another thing. Kind Regards Liz Baker As a retired teacher, I

[lace] Book inventory.

RE: Book inventory. I made my book list using Excel from the Microsoft office group. I made columns of the things I wanted to remember such as: Author, title, Company, Year it was published, Hardback or paperback, number pages. and price. Topic columns are also included such as: type of lace,

FW: [lace] blue film and book inventory

Oh, that sounds nice. Now I really wish I made the bar code column I will have to check to see if it works on Nook or on HP Touchpad. Susie Morris, Illinois. -Original Message- Subject: Re: [lace] blue film and book inventory I paid the grand sum of about £2.49 for the iPad app

[lace] Blue film

re: laminatefor pricking. Around school time I have found a blue film but it was tectured a bit and to dark for my likeing. The laminate we use is actually clear shelf liner with a sticky back. Susie Morris, Illinois - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

[lace] good teachers

. Susie C Johnson Morris, Illinois - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] tools for lacemaking

Regarding tools for lacemaking... I found surgical forceps (hemostat in the US) cut my thread when I tried them. I do not recommend the forceps. Susie Johnson Morris, Illinois - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For

[lace] New address

Greetings, Shirley Meier in Australia wants everyone to know that she has changed her email address to pippa200...@yahoo.com Happy Lacing... Susie Johnson Morris, Illinois - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help,

RE: [lace] Tatting update

I taught my left handed friend to use the tatting shuttle. My theory is, tatting is a two handed operation anyway. So just do it like I am, and Cheryl learned without any trouble ... Go figure. Susie in Illinois. To: 'Daphne Martin' Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Tatting update Some

RE: [lace] pictures on Flickr

Nice eye candy! Thanks for sharing Tess. You have inspired me to do larger projects. RE: Thanks to Clay and Sue Babbs, I have posted a few pictures onto Flickr. Tess (tess1...@aol.com) in Maine, USA Susie Johnson Morris, IL http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] Lace Shopping

Anyone in the area is welcome to come and shop our vendors at Lace Day, Saturday June 8 from 10 - 3. Visit our website for more information: http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org Susie Johnson Morris, Illinois - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

[lace] FW: Printing correct pricking sizes

Hi All, In regard to pricking size, I would love it if the designers would constantly use a scale beside their prickings, or give the dimensions of the pricking so we could more accurately represent the design they have created. This is one of the nice points about Janice Blair's prickings and a

[lace] e-readers

A program available for computers called Caliber (free download) lets you change the format of e-books so they can be read on different readers. PDF readers for tablets are also available so the books on the professors website can be read easily. FWIW Susie Morris, Illinois - To

RE: [lace] books vs kindle

RE: You've all left out the most important problem of owning an e-reader - where do you put your lace book mark? Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK Hi Jean and lacemakers... I could hand stitch it to the bag I put my e-reader in for safe keeping??? Then everyone could admire it. Susie Morris, IL -

RE: [lace] no messages

The weather is nice and we all are sitting out on our patios making lace -- I wish! Susie Morris, Illinois -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of d2one...@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:07 AM To: lace arachne Subject:

[lace] Lace Day Event

LACE DAYS for Lacemakers COME LACE WITH US June 8, 2013 The Lacemakers and Collectors Exchange will host their annual Lace Day at the American Legion Hall (4000 Saratoga Avenue, Downers Grove, Illinois.) The event will include vendors, classes and demonstrations. Visit our

[lace] Arachne spider pricking

Thank you Tamara. I am excited to give the pattern a try. Susie Morris, IL RE: If you're talking about mine, here's the answer. *If it gets through this time; I tried to send it last week, when Janice Blair asked, and no luck. Top to bottom (right down the middle of the spider) the pricking is

[lace] Arachne spider pricking

Hi All, I was wondering, perhaps I missed it. Exactly how wide across is the pricking suppose to be so we make the spider and web the correct size? thanks Susie Johnson Morris, IL where the sun is shining! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe

RE: [lace] Big marriage in a small country

Neither have I until I look into the mirror...TeeHee. Susie Susie Johnson Morris, IL 815-942-1838 cjohnson0...@comcast.net | | Great link at the lace. I got a reality check. Princess Caroline of | Monaco and | I are the same age. I have not aged a bit. In my mind

[lace] Smile

Hello everyone, From what I have read I gather that Smile is to be a more private site that is shared among friends as personal photos. A much smaller scale. I think the real problem is that we don't lose any of the photos, so everyone should retrieve their folders to their hard drive so when

[lace] Funny Marks

I believe most of the funny marks happen because the messages you are writing is in HTML or Rich Text. List is in Plain Text. So when you message arrives at the Arachne List server, your characters are changed to plain text thus interpreting what you really wrote in HTML or Rich Text. It's

[lace] dog hair for lace knitting

. Susie in Morris, IL -Original Message- From: lynrbai...@desupernet.net [mailto:lynrbai...@desupernet.net] To: C. Johnson Subject: RE: [lace] A bird of a different feather! pvt See, now, if you have a Newfoundland, like I do, you can spin it, and you get a lot of it. When I brush her

RE: [lace] A bird of a different feather!

I used to put out Malamute hair, the under coat was so soft. I used to spin it also. Now I have a sheltie, much longer hair than a Malamute and curlier too. Nice for spinning if one would care to. She is so small it would take ages to get enough for a project though. Only 8.5 lbs. Susie Susie

RE: [lace] chicago convention

RE: Midwest Lace Events We will hold a smaller lace event in Downers Grove, Illinois June 2013. Planning is in the works but the date is not yet firm. Watch for further announcements. Susie Johnson Morris, IL L.A.C.E. cjohnson0...@comcast.net http://lacemakersofillinois.org -Original

[lace] Storage of lace

Hi Lacemakers, Don't leave any of your lace pieces in Wal-Mart or Jewel shopping bags either. My girl friend lost about 40 Santa quilted ornaments because they were in a Wal-Mart bag. They even had little bells on them so they had to make a bit of noise ...but they are still missing and so we

[lace] yardage clubs for crochet or knit lace

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone has had experience with a yardage club for Crochet, Knitting or even Tatting lace. L.A.C.E. Guild has a yardage club for Bobbin lace but we are interested in added the other catagories as we have members who like these three catagories as well. I

RE: [lace] webshots

Hi All, I don't know about anyone else, but I am finding that Internet Explorer is causing me a lot of problems: screens not completely visible, links don't work and the program locks up intermittently to the point where I must be constantly restarting. I switched to Mozilla Firefox as my

RE: [lace] lucky charms

I just spent some time on line looking for boot buttons but basically found boots with buttons on them.. No separate pictures of the buttons. BTW, Ben Franklin Stores, in their craft departments have been known to keep metal charms available at the least in this area Susie

[lace] lucky charms

Good morning Lacemakers, Seems to me that I heard somewhere or read somewhere that a button on your pillow is good luck. Has anyone else heard that? Susie Susie Johnson Morris, IL cjohnson0...@comcast.net - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] lucky charms

| Can any one tell me of items they would consider to be a lucky charm | apart from the horseshoe? A penny, and a four-leaf clover. Some have lucky numbers also. Susie Susie Johnson Morris, IL 815-942-1838 cjohnson0...@comcast.net - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] Starching item on the lace pillow

Lacemakers, • I was wondering if any of you are starching your items on the pillow. If so could you list your procedure for doing so. • Do any of you use a hairdryer to dry the starch while it is on the pillow? What precautions do you use to be sure the pillow is not harmed? I left the starch

[lace] Drying starch on pillows

Thanks to all who replied. I would like to share these comments in a story for my newsletter (L.A.C.E. Guild in Illinois) because I think starching on the pillow is a great time saver. I used to re-pin and spray items with a liquid spray starch but working on the pillow is much better with a

[lace] More Determined - additionally

Convention references were not in the piece but the news reports mentioned the event the night it aired. I thoroughly enjoyed the story. Susie Johnson Morris, IL 815-942-1838 cjohnson0...@comcast.net From Janice Blair | | My interview was by a guy who liked to

RE: [lace] Wooden implement question

I also measure my threads with a ruler but I can understand Brenda's reasoning with the procedure she uses... And rulers have the little marks a bit embedded thereby controlling the flow of the threads a bit so many Brenda's plan is better. Susie Johnson Morris, Illinois - To unsubscribe send

Re: [lace] Re: amounts of thread

Wow, I am a thread miser, I guess... I actually try to follow the threads to find out which is going to be the longest threads and wind appropriately. Whoever gets my books after me is gonna' love them. I write the estimated lengths by the patterns in my books in pencil. If I miss it really

RE: [lace] White - Lace

While I think Jenny is correct on the processing of the thread, I would think that the white lace shows up beautifully on the attire they might select. In that period in history it was more correct to wear dark colors and white lace was very visible on the dark colors. Lace was thought to be a

[lace] L.A.C.E. Lace Day Flyer finalized

Just a reminder for our lacemaking friends, We are hoping to see many of our friends at our 2011 Lace Day! Attached please find the new 2011 Lace Day Flyer from L.A.C.E. in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. Please share it with your friends. Share it with members of your guilds. Class reservations

[lace] Doris Southard

Lyn in Lancaster PA asked: How many of her (Doris Southard's) students are on Arachne? Hi All, I began with Doris Southard's book also and worked to about the middle of the book and then switched to Judith Markham's on-line Torchon Beginners class. I also have a soft place in my heart for my

RE: [lace] Lace@Arachne's Birthday

Ditto, from Morris, Illinois And I want to thank all the people who ask the questions and supply the answers. I feel like this is one of the best references in my tool box. Thank you for being my friends!!! Happy lacing to all. Susie Susie Johnson Morris, IL

[lace] Lace Day in Illinois

Hi lacemakers, I just wanted to take a minute to let you know about a lace day coming up June 18th, sponsored by the L.A.C.E. Guild in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. You can find out all the particulars, including location, the vendors, and classes offered by clicking on this link.

[lace] RE: Exhibit of lace in Illinois

Oops I forgot to include the Museum website address... http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/main/exhibitions.html?ExhibitID=200 Subject: Exhibit of lace in Illinois The Urge to Embellish This exhibition (At the Illinois State Museum in Springfield Illinois) examines a basic human impulse - the

RE: [lace] Finishing off traditionally and cutting yardage?

The message was: I'm only familiar with the fray check on braided or knotted pairs but surely there was a secure way of finishing before they came on the scene. My comment is: P l e a s e do not use fray check for bobbin lace or tatted pieces. In my experience, it will yellow your threads in a

[lace] Christmas Card Exchange

Silvia and lace making friends, My Christmas card from Silvia in Italy arrived last evening. It is absolutely Beautiful. This is a lovely Christmas Ball ornament in needlelace made with beautifully done fine stitches in white and gold metallic. It will sit it on my mantel for all my friends

RE: [lace] Re: Tying thread on bobbins

A piece of tape might leave some residue...not sure I like that idea...but worth pursuing. Thanks Susie Susie Johnson Morris, IL 815-942-1838 http://home.comcast.net/~cjohnson0969/home.html cjohnson0...@comcast.net HELP STOP SPAM-Remove all email addresses and use

[lace] Tying thread on bobbins

Hi All, I tie my thread on my bobbins, for three reasons. * Demonstrating at my favorite park (Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area) in Morris, Illinois, I am sometimes in the Cragg Cabin. That cabin has cracks in the floor between the floor boards and if I drop a bobbin or a tool for

RE: [lace] Aussie bobbin makers

Hi All, I will also vouch for Max Meier's bobbins. They are lovely and have a great feel as I work with them whether they be the midlands, or the midland travel bobbins. I was pleased to meet Max in 2003. Marvelous person and his wife, Shirley is a special friend. Susie

[lace] Answer to another lace puzzle

Kate Henry (who is not on Arachne at present) is very good at identification of lace, as you all know. I asked her to go to the site and take a look at the Shawl in question. Her answer is below. _ Dear Susie, You were right. I did know it right away. :)) It is

[lace] Shredding threads and cover cloths

Hi all, I use cover cloths a lot, sometimes covering my entire pillow; so I know from experience that Two (2) problems can result in regard to the shredding of threads and cover cloths: 1.) The longer the working thread between the pricking and the bobbins, the more likely it WILL rub on

[lace] protecting lace photos

Hi Lacemakers, One of the things you can do to protect your copy right of the laces on your websites is to open your photos in a program that allow you to add words to the photo and re-save it with your name on it. You can add, for example: (copyright symbol) 2009 SJohnson to the face of the

[lace] protecting lace photos cont.

That is a very good point Ilske, Then why not label it with a year and the name of the exhibit. (copyright symbol, 2009, L.A.C.E. Day) Perhaps that will give the maker some credit through associationbut you have a very valid point. Or You still own the photo and it could still have your

RE: [lace] Oxfam books

Hi Janice, Were you the one who was trying to make at least one project out of each of her lace books, or was that someone else? Teehee. You are just making your list of projects bigger if that is the case. I also love a good lace book! Susie Johnson Morris, IL On Behalf Of Janice Blair

Re: [lace] Orts and Clews and thrums!

Hmmm, I use my thrums to make thrum dolls (string dolls) They are very pretty when the warp is colorful. Susie C Johnson cjohnson0...@comcast.net Morris, IL - Original Message - From: bev walker The word you want for thread ends on the loom is 'thrums.' Some weavers find uses

[lace] Lace knitting hint

Good day to all Lacemakers! Speaking of knitting, At the L.A.C.E. Guild meeting last Saturday, I was so pleased to see the ladies Lace knitting. Lace knitting is very challenging to me...Jan Frederickson was working on a lovely lace scarf and was kind enough to give this lace knitting beginner a

Re: [lace] Lace knitting hint

Additionally and along the same line: those magnetic boards that cross-stitchers use with the long narrow magnets allows you to mark your rows also. Would work well if your knitting area allows you space to use it. Susie again from Morris, IL - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Text on card website now larger and better colour

Jenny The Card pages are beautiful and so easy to see. Thank you and everyone who participated. Susie Morris, IL - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

[lace] shops

Hello lacemakers. Mark, I didn't read all of your message when I wrote mine. That is the same shop in Iowa I was in. Wasn't it grand? Also remember to take a look in the upscale quilt shops and sewing stores.many carry several brands of thread. Jansen's in Morris, Illinois is a sewing

[lace] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?

HI all, I am new to lace as of 2001. I had tried everything else, from my mother's knee to classes to reading the book to learn to do most everything, even weaving and spinning. So Lace just seemed like the next step in the study of fiber Arts. I have never regretted my interest in fiber arts.

RE: [lace] Using glue

Hi, I have used fray check on my lace for 18 year and have no holes or discoloration. I was told the USA Fray check, by fray check, was different from the UK one, many years ago. Vivienne US Fray check left a yellow stain on my lace. I do not recommend it. Susie Susie

RE: [lace] Bangles

Good morning lacemakers, The link worked for me. Do try again - http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 When I clicked on Eve's link to the Webshots, I found that Eve's Album was the very last one...so you have to scroll down. They are very pretty. I enjoyed my eye candy. Thanks Eve

RE: [lace] tatting beginner

Hi All, You asked... sj (in an instruction 4ds, p, 4ds, sj.) (From a bookmark pattern Dhamana on Dreams of Lace site) CTM (in an instruction ...wind shuttle using CTM) which I think was from Be stitched but Brigit Phelps is the designer so I might have muddled the sites Answers - SJ is a

[lace] Lace RXP

Ruth, Could you please post the website for RXP again. I have lost my bookmark. Thank you so much. Susie Susie Susie Johnson, lacemaker Member L.A.C.E., I.O.L.I., Arachne List Morris, Illinois cjohnson0...@comcast.net http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org

[lace] emails from lace

Hi all, Just a comment on email programs and lace It has been my experience that Microsoft Outlook and also Outlook Express lets you direct incoming mail and outgoing mail by the names of who you are sending/receiving to or by subject line words such as [lace] I take advantage of those and my

RE: [lace] Re: Obama dress - lace-digest V2008 #285

Hi All, Referencing the question regarding the bookmarks and if Mrs. Obama had seen them: I thought the description included that the bookmarks would be presented in France on the Day of the Inaguration, and then were being sent to the US after that presentation I got that from the materials

RE: [lace] bobbincase photos

Sally, Thanks for posting the Bobbincase photos. This makes all the directions so easy to follow. It is wonderful to have so many people share such wonderful materials. Susie Susie Johnson, lacemaker Member L.A.C.E., I.O.L.I., Arachne List Morris, Illinois

RE: [lace] Bobbin case

Sally, I would love a peek of that bobbin case also. Can you post the photo on our Arachne Webshots page? Thanks in advance Susie, Morris, IL -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Sally Schoenberg Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009

RE: [lace] On the Pillow?

Hi Clay, I love your kitty stories. Thanks for sharing. I am a dog person myself, but am entertained just as much with my little one. I have a sheltie named Tessie. (only 13 inches in the shoulder at 9 months old) She cannot get into the chair with me when I am doing lace, so she stands

[lace] lacing and Holidays

Season's Greetings, I would like to extend my thanks to all the lacemakers that contribute and read the list. It is encouraging to talk with other people who love lace so first of all, let me say I appreciate the list. Secondly, I appreciate the lace exchange for Christmas cards and enjoy the

[lace] Patterns for my young students

Sr. Claire and teachers of lace, I would like to recommend 100 New Bobbin Lace Patterns by Yusai Fukuyama (1996, 1998 Dover paperback) as a source for prickings for your young students or beginning lacers. You can add techniques to their work gradually as the motifs include different techniques

[lace] Block pillow construction

Hello everyone, I am interested in the layer of felt, Clay, Did you use wool or acrylic felt? Thanks, Susie Morris, IL I needed a pillow for a large project. I ordered foam blocks from Ken van Dieren (he's in the US, as I am, but I'm sure you can find a source in the UK). My pillow is

RE: [lace] Re: Mixing Threads

Good morning Arachnids, I would respectfully suggest further discussion on threads and the mix... It is important to learn the properties of each fiber you want to work with. When you take a sewing class, did the instructor tell you to wash your fabrics to make the fabric to remove the sizing?

RE: [lace] hitches

Just a note Janice and everyone: My Australian lace instructor always cautioned me to be careful to NOT fill the neck so much that the thread rubs on the pillow. I think it would wear on the threads. Otherwise, I wind pretty much like Janice does. My Honiton projects with 120/2 or smaller

RE: [lace] Bruges

Alice and Tess, I am enjoying this thread about the trip so much. I hope there is more... Susie Johnson Morris, IL - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [lace] Declining Lace day Numbers

Hi Lacers, Well, when Wal-mart stops selling fabric - which seems to be happening at my branch, (only one fabric rack left from a whole department of fabric) the only fabric in town will be the Fabric Store, which is now specializing in only quilting cottonswe will pretty much see the end of

[lace] Dictionary and OCR

Hello all, I have been sitting here thinking the same think David. Unless the print is collected very clear, lots of misspellings occur and you must read every paragraph anyway. You might do a sample page and see what you think...unfortunately, I have spent more time in editing that the

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