[lace] anniversary.

2019-04-27 Thread Sharon Whiteley
I too found Arachne in 1996, in about August of that year. I remember when I first discovered it. I had typed in "lace" in the browser and was shocked to get a lot of porno web-sites :) Luckily arachne did appear too and I've belonged ever since. It was a real thrill just to know there

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2018-04-15 Thread Rick & Sharon Whiteley
It’s hard to believe it’s 23 yrs. already :) I joined Arachne about 6 months after it’s beginning and remember when I first found it. I was very new to the internet and I typed simply “lace” into the search engine. That was an eye opener because most sites with the key word were about

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2018-04-14 Thread sof
Me too, I think I joined arachne in 2002. Sof Le 14/04/2018 à 15:02, Ilske Thomsen a écrit : If I am right it was 2002 that I joined arachne but I am not sure. And I still like it to be a member. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe

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2018-04-14 Thread Ilske Thomsen
If I am right it was 2002 that I joined arachne but I am not sure. And I still like it to be a member. Ilske - 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:

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2018-04-12 Thread Adele Shaak
I’ve been on Arachne since 1996 - just about the beginning. I will always remember the excitement of reading the many, many pages of messages that came every day in my digest. So much information, and I wanted to print it all out! I had been making lace in a vacuum - none of my friends or

Re: [lace] Anniversary ideas for a small guild? Thank you!

2017-04-15 Thread Osgood Martha
Wow. These celebration ideas are deeply appreciated! Will ya look at their creativity, warmth and meaningfulness!! These warm ideas can lead to more connections among lacemakers, AND make memories that can be rekindled each following year. Thank you each very, very much! Martha Osgood Eugene,

[lace] Anniversary ideas for a small guild?

2017-04-11 Thread Janice Blair
I belong to Silvergate Lacers in the San Diego area and last October we celebrated our 40th anniversary.  We had commemorative bobbins, a cake and a pot luck lunch.  I was unfortunately absent but the photos look like I missed a good time.  We also had a member who had tee shirts machine

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2017-04-11 Thread Jeriames
Dear Martha, On March 23rd, and again today, I sent you long private messages to help you with lace public relations and celebrations. Your address is Comcast, and I am not sure you are receiving mail from AOL. If you are not, please request someone you know to be a go-between, and I'll

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2017-04-10 Thread Anna Binnie
A commemorative bobbin and an afternoon or morning tea/get together. Have a cake to share and perhaps a small snack and tea/coffee or if you are daring and don't need to drive a glass of bubbles. Anna who is currently re-organising her craft room and rediscovering 'treasures' in a cold Sydney

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2017-04-10 Thread Clay Blackwell
Martha, I agree with Sue, and our regional guild often uses Chris Parsons (UK), who can provide a painted bobbin based on your picture, or Richard Worthen(US) for hand-turned and pyrographed bobbins. Clay Sent from my iPad > On Apr 10, 2017, at 1:28 PM, Sue Harvey

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2017-04-10 Thread Sue Harvey
Hello Martha, We celebrate in several ways but the one I like is to have a commerative bobbin with name and date, we have had our Coral anniversary that we celebrated that way. Sue Harvey Norfolk UK Sent from my iPad > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

[lace] Anniversary ideas for a small guild?

2017-04-09 Thread Osgood Martha
Hi Lacers, We’re still a small guild (ahem - for a while), and some of our members are not able to be as active as they’d like. But we’d still like to do something to acknowledge our (non-zero) anniversary as a charter member of IOLI. Can any of you share little things we could do that would

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2013-03-25 Thread robinlace
Carolinadgg carolina...@aol.com wrote: This put my mind to think about designing something in Witchstitch lace ( also called Hinojosa lace) I shared it with the list and this was the result: Hi, Carolina I remember this spider. It's really quite nice. It is abstract enough that I can

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2013-03-23 Thread Alex Stillwell
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:27:54 -0400 From: Malvary Cole malva...@sympatico.ca Subject: Re: [lace] anniversary One suggestion that flew by and wasn't commented on, was a mouse pad. I don't think they will go out of style for a while like the flash drive/memory stick/thumb drive might. Hi

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2013-03-23 Thread suebabbs
The Lace Guild used to sell a wonderful mouse mat - with the mouse made of tape lace printed on it Sue - 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:

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2013-03-22 Thread Alex Stillwell
Hi Arachnids Transfers can be made for ironing onto fabric. Then they could be used on cover cloths, T-shirts etc. no matter our type of lace we could use them Again, these would be light, easy and inexpensive to post. The person having the job of posting all these items needs to be thought of.

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2013-03-22 Thread Lyn Bailey
I think logistically we can do all sorts of things, although it would be nice to have a unifying logo. Who will come up with this logo? And if there is more than one suggestion, how will it be chosen, or will we again have a choice. With all the creative talent on this list, I am sure there

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2013-03-22 Thread Malvary Cole
One suggestion that flew by and wasn't commented on, was a mouse pad. I don't think they will go out of style for a while like the flash drive/memory stick/thumb drive might. Of course - the mouse pad doesn't get seen by others so we aren't 'spreading the word', but this is OUR anniversary

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2013-03-22 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Trying again. When I tried yesterday, I was told my message was rejected as spam... On Mar 20, 2013, at 8:55 PM, Liz and Ken Roberts wrote: How about commemorative name tags? Or maybe someone on the list (with more knowledge and talent than I)would be willing to design a small piece of

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2013-03-22 Thread Bev Walker
Hello Tamara (and everyone) (sent once only to T., oops) I think that using an iteration of Lenka's design is a great idea. I'm sure she would approve even if we used the original - that was the purpose of her design and it was freely posted at the time. As I recall the spider did look like a

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2013-03-22 Thread Carolinadgg
Hello all, Speaking of lurkers... I am usually a lurker excepting those few times I think I can contribute to the list. There are not so many because of language (this there has been talking yet) and because the expertise of the members are just wider than mine. I am member of Arachne since

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2013-03-22 Thread Bev Walker
Hello Carolina and everyone Thank you for reminding us of your a witch stitch @ spider! But I had Lenka's design on file for a while then did some housecleaning - glad that Tamara has her version. There are a few other spider designs collected at the Lace Fairy site although not all links still

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2013-03-22 Thread Carolinadgg
oh yes, it was from Jacqui Southwork not Janice Blair. Thanks Bev. Is there any picture from Lenka's?. I do not remember it a all. Carolina from a sunny Mojacar, S.E. Spain Enviado desde mi iPad El 22/03/2013, a las 17:18, Bev Walker walker.b...@gmail.com escribió: Hello Carolina and

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2013-03-22 Thread Bev Walker
I have been looking online and do not find one yet. This was from early in the arachne list, even before the archives. On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Carolinadgg carolina...@aol.com wrote: oh yes, it was from Jacqui Southwork not Janice Blair. Thanks Bev. Is there any picture from

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2013-03-22 Thread Janis Savage
I think that is a lovely design Carolina. It is maybe a bit big to go onto a bobbin, pin, flash drive etc., but I like it. Janis in South Africa Where the leaves are starting to fall from the trees but this autumn is just as hot as the summer has been.

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2013-03-22 Thread Liz and Ken Roberts
I like this design! It looks like it could be very versatile and it is so lacy it is not quite as icky as a real spider! I'm not sure if as a beginner I would be able to work it, but I think I could try, with a little help. Liz in sloppy wet and snowy Missouri. I am member of Arachne since

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2013-03-22 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Scans of the lace and the pricking have gone to Clay Blackwell (thanks, Clay! And thanks, Bev, for offering, but Clay offered first g), who said she'd upload them to Flickr, so everyone will be able to see them. It was *definitely* Lenka's design. I have Jacqui's spider -- she made me a

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2010-03-26 Thread Lorelei Halley
Definitely, Thanks to both Liz and Avital for their work on arachne. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com