Hi Louise et al,
I would agree that the exhibition is wonderful - but I did have a rueful smile
when I read the messages. Umpteen years ago, my late husband and I went to
Ely, and clambered right to the top, up some really winding and dark stairs, to
the gallery where the most wonderful
Hi Sharon and Spiders,
It can be fraught with horrors when one volunteers to finish something! One
of my best friends passed away two years ago, on Boxing Day, and I volunteered
to complete a half-finished mat on her pillow, for her mother. Well - she had
been ill for a couple of years,
Hi Arachnids All,
Talking of Pipers' Silks brought back many happy memories! I first met Mr
Piper, many years ago, when my Mum was an embroiderer - she photographed
places, then freehand embroidered the scene - quite remarkable, and absolutely
beautiful! However, when Mr Piper heard
To all Arachnids,
I do hope you all have a happy Christmas, and a healthy and happy, peaceful and
prosperous New Year - I am taking my Mum off to Suffolk (UK) this afternoon, so
we can spend Christmas Day with my son - a chef! - and his family, and Boxing
Day with my daughter and her family -
Hi Spiders All,
I am a member of the North Norfolk Assn for the Blind (my Mum has impaired
sight, so I joined as I chauffeur her around...) and we enjoyed greatly a
handbell ringing group last Thursday. I was intrigued and, as I read music,
play the double bass and the piano, decided that I
Dear Spiders all,
I am overwhelmed! Thanks you all so much for your help - it will certainly
be a good idea to check out the baggage allowances, and its good to know that
there is a left luggage facility at the airport. I have forwarded the
messages, and I am sure that my family will
Hi Aussie Arachnids All,
I am hoping you can give me some advice. My son-in-law, grandson and
grandson's friend are travelling by Malaysia Airlines to Cairns next week (29th
Oct, I believe) and the baggage allowance is 25kg on the international flight.
However, they will be travelling
Hello Spiders All,
I had a little silver three-penny bit sewn into my wedding dress - the
something old was a prayer book, the new was the dress (and accoutrements!) and
the something borrowed was a handkerchief from my sister. These old traditions
don't die, do they - my 47th wedding
Hi Lyn and Spiders,
Just to add a little bit more to the topic.
Although some (most ?) lace tutors probably don't have 'teacher training', I,
with the help of the Lace Guild bursary, took the City and Guilds Teaching
Certificates, and they certainly helped! The class was taught by a
Hi Kathleen and Spiders
I can agree whole-heartedly with the last paragraph. I was talking at a Lace
Day, when I was taking the Lace Circle goodies around, with a very respected
tutor - she told me that whilst teaching, I shoud NEVER teach students how to
start, and how to finish. The
Hi Clay and all Spiders,
I would like to add just one small point! Even knowing the subject
inside-out is not always a good preparation for teaching said subject. My
lace is not quite of the quality of other really marvellous lace-makers, but
many of my students have said that they have
Hi Liz and Spiders,
That reminds me of a time when someone was complaining that the Lace Day didn't
have the suppliers she wanted. 'Well - I'll nominate you for the Committee,
and then you;'ll have an input and, if you become the Events person, you can do
it all yourself.' Same reaction
Hi Spiders All,
Firstly, Jeri, please, don't stop posting! All the information you send is
invaluable - if we don't need it immediately, we always need it later, and
because we know the answers to our problems are there somewhere, we don't panic
quite so much, so it saves us lots of
Hi ladies,
In the UK, we can't choose a license plate registration - we can if we are
lucky and quite flush with cash purchase 'cherished numbers' but they are few
and far between - I have been looking for years for C4 ROL' but I haven't seen
it advertised in any of the motor trade journals,
Dear Spiders,
I am S glad I don't have a cat or any other pets that might shed hairs
onto my lace! I once had a warm, cosy and fluffy angora cardigan, which I
wore a lot, until I realised it left hairs on lace and crochet, so it went very
abruptly into the charity shop! The
Hi Spiders,
Just a little snippet I felt I ought to share!
The Stalham Lace Circle is again decorating a tree for the Stalham Christmas
Tree Festival, and have decided (yes! I know we are definitely ahead of
ourselves) on angels and candles. Knowing that I procrastinate, I have
Dear Arachnes All,
Well - I am overwhelmed at the wonderful response - so many patterns for Janet
to make a choice, so I am sure she will be as delighted as I am at the help
from you all - too many to reply to individually, so I do hope you will all
take this as a 'personal' thank-you from
Hi Spiders All,
I am hoping that you can help me! A lace-making friend was hit by the North
Sea Surge in December last, and her house is till full of sand and sea-water,
as well as other impossible things, but she - and others in the same situation
- has had a great deal of help from the
Hi Spiders All,
If the demo was in England, I could well have been the person who told the lady
that there were two actions in bobbin lace! Once you have mastered the cross
and the twist, those are the movements you make, with variations on numbers and
twists etc. I also tell people that
I have lways used the sticks of whatever they are that are used to make brass
rubbings - I believe they are a similar composition to heelballs, bt made as a
stick/crayon shape - much easier to handle!
When I first started to make lace - more years ago tham I care to remember now!
- that was
Hi Sharon and Spiders All,
Another good source of reviews is the Lace Guild's publication, Lace - their
books are reviewed by lacemakers - members of the Lace Guild usually - so are
sometimes a bit later than those on the blurb on the covers, but I trust them
implicitly. It isn't only
Hi Spiders All,
I am reading this thread with interest. I also was fortunate to have a good
teacher at first, and have been very thankful for her help, as it eradicated a
lot of my general shyness in life, and eventually enabled me to teach others,
join lace committees, and even reach the
Hi Susie et al,
I am still on my summer holiday in West Wales, and Tesco's store has their
Christmas stock displayed - why can't they all leave it until after Halloween?
Carol - from North Norfolk, UK
From: Susie Rose susierose_89...@yahoo.com
To: Arachne
Hi Robin et al,
I wonder if it is also because crochet grows much quicker than knitting, and
infinitely faster then bobbin lace! I started a crochet cardigan, admittedly
in double knitting wool, last night, and have now finished the back, and
halfway through one front - I couldn't possibly
Hello Spiders,
This is really making us all think, isn't it!
When I went into the schools in which I taught lace-making, as an after-school
activity, there was always a teacher present, so they didn't think that a CRB
was necessary, as the teacher was always on the spot. (One of the teachers
Hi Anna et al,
Talking about the library, I found a couple of students by just taking my lace
into the Library, and making lace on several occasions. The library was keen
to have me working there, saying that it was no different to students working
away on their studies, but people were
Hi Spiders,
This theme has made me think! I was lucky enough to teach lace at a private
school, in the after-school activities, and had so many children we had to have
a 'helper' for me! I taught the Textiles class, and when some of the parents,
children and staff knew I made lace (I made
Hi Spiders All,
I think there was a company called 'Ladlow' or Laidlow' or something similar,
quite a few years ago - which may be the company searched for. I am not at
home at the moment, so I can't look up bavck copies of 'Lace', but I am sure
they were called something like that.
Carol
Dear Spiders All,
I would like to thank all of you who replied to my requests for ressurance -
too many of you to reply to individually, and also too many to name - poor
Avital would be having conniptions if I tried to put all your names down in one
eMil!
However, the op. was done just
Hi Spiders All,
I was supposed to be going into hospital for a hip replacement - long awaited,
and would be turning cartwheels with joy, if the hip wasn't too bad at present!
- which was scheduled for the 15th May. That gave me a few weeks to get over
the shock, I thought, but this morning
Hello Arachnids All,
Well - thanks for the information, to all of you who have replied! I realise
I do have a memory stick for the laptop, but didn't associate it with a flash
drive - my mind was working on cameras, at that point!
As someone once said, America and the UK are two countries
Hi Spiders All,
I know my technological knowledge is limited to back when quill pens were the
height of technology but ... what is a flash drive please? I could ask my
three year old grand-daughter, as I expect she already knows, but I really
don't want her to think I am a bit dim!
Carol
Hello Spiders All,
Maybe it would be a good idea for each country (?) to have their own cover
cloth made and despatched by their 'local' manufacturer - that would probably
diminish slightly any overseas costs etc - and I am sure that a company in
Redruth, Cornwall (I think!) called HandPrint
Hi Arachnes All,
This reminded me of a talk to Essex Lace Makers (UK) given
some years ago by Veronica - it was so interesting, and the items she brought
with her were wonderful. She did say, however, that the straw plaiters had
to wet the straw before being able to plait it, and this was done
Hi Spiders All,
One of the first demos I did was in our church, where we had a 'Hobbies
Weekend' - with all sorts of crafts and hobbies, including collections of
fountain pens and fly making (for fishermen) - and ME! One little girl of
about 13 stayed with me most of the two days and,
Hi Arachnids All,
I hope you all have a very happy Christmas, and a peaceful and prosperous,
happy and healthy New Year - and that your pins never bend!
Carol - newly settled in North Norfolk UK - and hoping to find the Christmas
decorations sometime before Christmas 2013!
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